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29 unusual facts about 89th United States Congress


Abner W. Sibal

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964 to the Eighty-Ninth Congress.

Alec G. Olson

Olson served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 1963, to January 3, 1967, during the 88th and 89th congresses.

Carl West Rich

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth Congress.

Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act

Passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson, the law applies to any native or citizen of Cuba who has been inspected and admitted or paroled into the United States after January 1, 1959 and has been physically present for at least one year; and is admissible to the United States as a permanent resident.

Daniel J. Ronan

Ronan was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth, Ninetieth, and Ninety-first Congresses, and served from January 3, 1965, until his death in Chicago, Illinois, August 13, 1969.

Don L. Short

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth Congress.

Elmer J. Hoffman

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth Congress.

Frank E. Evans

Evans was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1979).

J. William Stanton

Stanton was elected as a Republican to the 89th to 97th Congresses, (January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1983).

Jerome R. Waldie

Waldie was then elected to the Eighty-ninth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative John F. Baldwin.

John C. Mackie

Mackie was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 7th congressional district to the 89th United States Congress, serving from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1967.

John J. Gilligan

In 1964 he was elected to the Eighty-ninth Congress as a representative for Ohio's 1st district, serving from January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967.

John Lesinski, Jr.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the 89th Congress in 1964, losing to fellow Democrat John Dingell.

John N. Erlenborn

He represented his district for twenty years, from January 1965 to January 1985, a period which began with the 89th U.S. Congress.

Kenneth W. Dyal

Dyal was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress (January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967).

Maston E. O'Neal, Jr.

O'Neal was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth, Ninetieth, and Ninety-first Congresses (January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971).

Oren Harris

In the 1960s, Harris was the chairman of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Eighty-fifth through Eighty-ninth Congresses).

Paul H. Todd, Jr.

In 1964, Todd defeated Johansen to be elected as a Democrat to the 89th Congress, serving from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1967.

Paul J. Krebs

He was elected in 1964 to the 89th United States Congress, but he did not run for reelection in 1966, after his seat was eliminated in redistricting.

Raymond F. Clevenger

In 1964, he defeated incumbent Republican Victor A. Knox to be elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 11th congressional district to the Eighty-ninth Congress, serving from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1967.

Robert T. McLoskey

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-ninth Congress in 1964.

Rodney M. Love

Rodney M. Love was elected as a Democrat to the 89th United States Congress (January 3, 1965–January 3, 1967), but was unsuccessful as a candidate for reelection in 1966 to the Ninetieth Congress.

Sherman P. Lloyd

He was not a candidate for reelection in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for the United States Senate.

Social Security Amendments of 1965

With the election of Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, Democrats controlled both the Presidency and the Congress, claiming a 2:1 ratio to Republicans in the House and 32 more seats in the Senate.

Thomas C. McGrath, Jr.

In his first bid, for elective office, McGrath was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress, defeating four-term Republican Party incumbent Milton W. Glenn.

Thomas M. Rees

Rees was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative James Roosevelt, and reelected to the five succeeding Congresses (December 15, 1965-January 3, 1977).

Tic Forrester

Forrester was not a candidate for renomination in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth Congress.

United States Congress Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress

The committee was established on March 11, 1965 by S. Con. Res. 2, 89th United States Congress.

Weston E. Vivian

In 1964, Vivian was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 2nd congressional district to the 89th United States Congress, serving from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1967.