OPENING THE RECORD
You’re exploring historyJanuary 2, 1987
A FACE. A ROLE. A PUBLIC RECORD.
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544 people on this date
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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U.S. Senator
Max Baucus
Montana
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U.S. Representative
Berkley Warren Bedell
Iowa · District 6
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U.S. Representative
Anthony Charles Beilenson
California · District 23
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U.S. Representative
Charles Edward Bennett
Florida · District 3
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U.S. Representative
Helen Delich Bentley
Maryland · District 2
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U.S. Senator
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr.
Texas
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U.S. Representative
Douglas K. Bereuter
Nebraska · District 1
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U.S. Representative
Howard L. Berman
California · District 26
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U.S. Representative
Tom Bevill
Alabama · District 4
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U.S. Representative
Mario Biaggi
New York · District 19
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U.S. Senator
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Delaware
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U.S. Representative
Michael Bilirakis
Florida · District 9
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U.S. Senator
Jeff Bingaman
New Mexico
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Delegate
Ben Garrido Blaz
Guam · At large
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U.S. Representative
Tom Bliley
Virginia · District 3
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U.S. Representative
Sherwood L. Boehlert
New York · District 25
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U.S. Representative
Corinne Claiborne Boggs
Louisiana · District 2
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U.S. Representative
Edward Patrick Boland
Massachusetts · District 2
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U.S. Representative
William Hill Boner
Tennessee · District 5
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U.S. Representative
David E. Bonior
Michigan · District 12
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U.S. Representative
Don Leroy Bonker
Washington · District 3
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U.S. Senator
David Lyle Boren
Oklahoma
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Checked Sep 7, 2026