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U.S. Representative
Fred George Aandahl
North Dakota · At large
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U.S. Representative
Watkins Moorman Abbitt
Virginia · District 4
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U.S. Representative
Amos Abbott
Massachusetts · District 3
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U.S. Representative
Jo Abbott
Texas · District 6
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U.S. Representative
Joel Abbott
Georgia · At large
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U.S. Senator
Joseph Carter Abbott
North Carolina
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U.S. Representative
Josiah Gardner Abbott
Massachusetts · District 4
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U.S. Representative
Nehemiah Abbott
Maine · District 3
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U.S. Senator
James Abdnor
South Dakota
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U.S. Senator
Hazel Hempel Abel
Nebraska
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U.S. Representative
Homer E. Abele
Ohio · District 10
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U.S. Representative
James Abercrombie
Alabama · District 2
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U.S. Representative
John William Abercrombie
Alabama · At large
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U.S. Representative
Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii · District 1
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U.S. Representative
Charles Laban Abernethy
North Carolina · District 3
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U.S. Representative
Thomas Gerstle Abernethy
Mississippi · District 1
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U.S. Senator
James George Abourezk
South Dakota
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U.S. Representative
Ralph Lee Abraham
Louisiana · District 5
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U.S. Senator
Spencer Abraham
Michigan
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U.S. Representative
Bella Savitzky Abzug
New York · District 20
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Resident Commissioner
Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá
Puerto Rico · At large
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U.S. Representative
Ernest Francis Acheson
Pennsylvania · District 24
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U.S. Representative
Ephraim Leister Acker
Pennsylvania · District 6
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U.S. Representative
Ernest Robinson Ackerman
New Jersey · District 5
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Checked Sep 7, 2026