OPENING THE RECORD
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544 people on this date
U.S. Representative
Philip M. Crane
Illinois · District 12
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U.S. Senator
Alan Cranston
California
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U.S. Representative
George William Crockett Jr.
Michigan · District 13
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U.S. Senator
John Claggett Danforth
Missouri
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U.S. Representative
Wilbur Clarence Daniel
Virginia · District 5
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U.S. Representative
William Edwin Dannemeyer
California · District 39
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U.S. Representative
George Darden
Georgia · District 7
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U.S. Representative
Thomas A. Daschle
South Dakota · At large
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U.S. Representative
Harold John, Jr., Daub
Nebraska · District 2
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U.S. Representative
Robert William Davis
Michigan · District 11
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U.S. Senator
Dennis Webster DeConcini
Arizona
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U.S. Representative
Michael DeWine
Ohio · District 7
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U.S. Representative
Ronald Vernie Dellums
California · District 8
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U.S. Senator
Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr.
Alabama
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U.S. Representative
Butler Carson Derrick Jr.
South Carolina · District 3
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U.S. Representative
William Louis Dickinson
Alabama · District 2
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U.S. Representative
Norman D. Dicks
Washington · District 6
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U.S. Representative
John D. Dingell
Michigan · District 16
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U.S. Senator
Alan John Dixon
Illinois
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U.S. Representative
Julian C. Dixon
California · District 28
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U.S. Senator
Christopher J. Dodd
Connecticut
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U.S. Senator
Robert Joseph Dole
Kansas
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U.S. Senator
Pete V. Domenici
New Mexico
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U.S. Representative
Brian Joseph Donnelly
Massachusetts · District 11
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Checked Sep 7, 2026