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22 unusual facts about 90th United States Congress


Benjamin B. Blackburn

In 1966, Blackburn was elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth Congress, having narrowly defeated freshman incumbent James MacKay by 360 votes: 55,249 (50.2 percent) to 54,889 (49.8 percent).

Bernard F. Grabowski

He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966, and subsequently resumed the practice of law.

Charles E. Wiggins

Wiggins was elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1979).

Charles H. Griffin

Griffin was elected as a Democrat to the Ninetieth Congress in a special election triggered by Williams' successful bid for governor of Mississippi.

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.

Donald Ray Matthews

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966, defeated in the Democratic primary by Don Fuqua.

Donald W. Riegle, Jr.

In 1966, Riegle, then 28 years old and a moderate Republican, defeated incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative John C. Mackie to be elected from Michigan's 7th congressional district to the 90th Congress.

Gilbert Gude

Gude was elected as a Republican to the 90th Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1967, until January 3, 1977, but was not a candidate for reelection in 1976 to the 95th Congress.

James William Trimble

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1966 to the Ninetieth Congress.

John J. Gilligan

Gilligan narrowly lost his re-election bid to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966 to Republican Robert Taft Jr. after the Republican-controlled Ohio General Assembly redrew his district to favor the Republican Party.

Lyndon B. Johnson judicial appointment controversies

Johnson had nominated Sanders, Poole, Bress and Byrne during the 90th United States Congress, and he renominated the four in the 91st United States Congress, right before his presidency ended.

Margaret Heckler

From 1962 to 1966, Heckler served as Governor's councilor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1964 and 1968 and was elected as a Republican to the 90th through the 97th Congresses (January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1983).

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).

Peter Kyros

Kyros was elected as a Democrat to the Ninetieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975).

Philip Ruppe

He defeated incumbent Democrat Raymond F. Clevenger to be elected to the 90th Congress and was subsequently re-elected to the next five Congresses, serving from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1979.

Powell v. McCormack

In January 1967, the 90th Congress convened, Speaker of the House John William McCormack asked Representative Powell to abstain from taking the oath of office.

Ralph Harvey

He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966.

Robert Tiernan

Tiernan was elected as a Democrat to the Ninetieth Congress by special election in 1967 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative John E. Fogarty.

Sherman P. Lloyd

Lloyd was elected to the Ninetieth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1973).

United States House Committee on Public Works

The committee existed from the 80th Congress to the 90th Congress, when it was dissolved in 1968 and superseded by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

William C. Wampler

Wampler was later elected to the 90th Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1983).

Winfield K. Denton

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966.