OPENING THE RECORD
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A FACE. A ROLE. A PUBLIC RECORD.
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U.S. Senator
James Abdnor
South Dakota
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U.S. Representative
Gary L. Ackerman
New York · District 7
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U.S. Representative
Joseph Patrick Addabbo
New York · District 6
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U.S. Representative
Daniel K. Akaka
Hawaii · District 2
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U.S. Representative
Donald Joseph Albosta
Michigan · District 10
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U.S. Representative
William Vollie Alexander Jr.
Arkansas · District 1
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U.S. Representative
Glenn Malcolm Anderson
California · District 32
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U.S. Representative
Ike Franklin Andrews
North Carolina · District 4
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U.S. Senator
Mark Andrews
North Dakota
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U.S. Representative
Michael Allen Andrews
Texas · District 25
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U.S. Representative
Frank Annunzio
Illinois · District 11
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U.S. Representative
Beryl Franklin Anthony Jr.
Arkansas · District 4
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U.S. Representative
Douglas Earl Applegate
Ohio · District 18
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U.S. Representative
Bill Archer
Texas · District 7
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U.S. Senator
William Lester Armstrong
Colorado
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U.S. Representative
Leslie Aspin
Wisconsin · District 1
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U.S. Representative
Les AuCoin
Oregon · District 1
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U.S. Representative
Robert Edward Badham
California · District 40
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U.S. Senator
Howard Henry Baker Jr.
Tennessee
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U.S. Representative
Druie Douglas Barnard Jr.
Georgia · District 10
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U.S. Representative
Michael Darr Barnes
Maryland · District 8
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U.S. Representative
Harry Stephen Bartlett
Texas · District 3
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U.S. Representative
Herbert H. Bateman
Virginia · District 1
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U.S. Representative
Jim Bates
California · District 44
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Checked Sep 7, 2026