OPENING THE RECORD
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A FACE. A ROLE. A PUBLIC RECORD.
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544 people on this date
U.S. Representative
Byron L. Dorgan
North Dakota · At large
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U.S. Representative
Charles Wayne Dowdy
Mississippi · District 4
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U.S. Representative
Thomas Joseph Downey
New York · District 2
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U.S. Representative
David Dreier
California · District 33
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U.S. Representative
John James Duncan
Tennessee · District 2
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U.S. Representative
Richard J. Durbin
Illinois · District 20
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U.S. Senator
David Ferdinand Durenberger
Minnesota
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U.S. Representative
Bernard James Dwyer
New Jersey · District 6
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U.S. Representative
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally
California · District 31
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U.S. Representative
Royden Patrick Dyson
Maryland · District 1
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U.S. Senator
Alfonse Marcello D’Amato
New York
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U.S. Representative
Norman Edward D’Amours
New Hampshire · District 1
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U.S. Senator
Thomas Francis Eagleton
Missouri
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U.S. Representative
Joseph Daniel Early
Massachusetts · District 3
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U.S. Senator
John Porter East
North Carolina
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U.S. Representative
Dennis Edward Eckart
Ohio · District 11
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U.S. Representative
Robert William Edgar
Pennsylvania · District 7
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U.S. Representative
Marvin Henry Edwards
Oklahoma · District 5
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U.S. Representative
William Jackson Edwards
Alabama · District 1
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U.S. Representative
William Donlon Edwards
California · District 10
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U.S. Representative
Norvell William Emerson
Missouri · District 8
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U.S. Representative
Glenn Lee English Jr.
Oklahoma · District 6
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U.S. Representative
Ben Erdreich
Alabama · District 6
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U.S. Representative
John Neal Erlenborn
Illinois · District 13
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Checked Sep 7, 2026