| TO: |
AHI Chapter President, Congressional Contact Team Leaders, Members and Friends |
| FROM: |
Nick Larigakis, AHI Executive Director |
| DATE: |
November 14, 2006 |
| Re: |
SEEKING TO IDENTIFY CONGRESSIONAL CONTACTS WITH NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS |
BACKGROUND:
In an effort to continue to update and add to our Congressional Contact program, the AHI is trying identify persons in the congressional districts who would be willing to serve as contacts for the newly elected House and Senate members of Congress. This information will be very useful to our efforts as we pursue our legislative agenda in the 110th Congress on issues of importance to the Greek American community and U.S. relations with Greece and Cyprus.
Listed below are the new members for the House and Senate in the 110th congress (2007-2008):
| House of Representatives: 52 |
| (Democrat) 39 |
|
Member Replaced |
|
| 1. Harry Mitchell |
(D-5-AZ) |
J.D. Hayworth |
(R-AZ) |
| 2. Gabrielle Giffords |
(D-8-AZ) |
Open Seat-Member |
Retired |
| 3. Jerry McNerney |
(D-11-CA) |
Richard Pombo |
(R-CA) |
| 4. Ed Perlmutter |
(D-7-CO) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Governor |
| 5. Chris Murphy |
(D-5-CT) |
Nancy Johnson |
(R-CT) |
| 6. Kathy Castor |
(D-11-FL) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Senate |
| 7. Tim Mahoney |
(D-16-FL) |
Open Seat-Member |
Resigned |
| 8. Ron Klein |
(D-22-FL) |
Clay Shaw Jr. |
(R-FL)* |
| 9. Hank Johnson |
(D-4-GA) |
Cynthia McKinney |
(D-GA)* |
| 10. Mazie Hirono |
(D-2-HI) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Senate |
| 11. Phil Hare |
(D-17-IL) |
Open Seat-Member |
Retired |
| 12. Joe Donnelly |
(D-2-IN) |
Chris Chocola |
(R-IN) |
| 13. Brad Ellsworth |
(D-8-IN) |
John Hostettler |
(R-IN) |
| 14. Baron Hill |
(D-9-IN) |
Mike Sodrel |
(R-IN) |
| 15. Bruce Braley |
(D-1-IA) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Governor |
| 16. Dave Loebsack |
(D-2-IA) |
Jim Leach |
(R-IA) |
| 17. Nancy Boyda |
(D-2-KS) |
Jim Ryun |
(R-KS) |
| 18. John Yarmuth |
(D-3-KY) |
Anne Northup |
(R-KY) |
| 19. John Sarbanes |
(D-3-MD) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Senate |
| 20. Tim Walz |
(D-1-MN) |
Gil Gutknecht |
(R-MN) |
| 21. Keith Ellison |
(D-5-MN) |
Open Seat-Member |
Retired |
| 22. Carol Shea-Porter |
(D-1-NH) |
Jeb Bradley |
(R-NH)* |
| 23. Paul Hodes |
(D-2-NH) |
Charles Bass |
(R-NH)* |
| 24. Albio Sires |
(D-13-NJ) |
Open Seat-Member |
became Senator |
| 25. Yvette Clarke |
(D-11-NY) |
Open Seat-Member |
Retired |
| 26. John Hall |
(D-19-NY) |
Sue Kelly |
(R-NY)* |
| 27. Kirsten Gillibrand |
(D-20-NY) |
John Sweeney |
(R-NY)* |
| 28. Mike Arcuri |
(D-24-NY) |
Open Seat-Member |
Retired |
| 29. Heath Shuler |
(D-11-NC) |
Charles Taylor |
(R-NC) |
| 30. Charlie Wilson |
(D-6-OH) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Governor |
| 31. Betty Sutton |
(D-13-OH) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Senate |
| 32. Zack Space |
(D-18-OH) |
Bob Ney |
(R-OH)* |
| 33. Jason Altmire |
(D-4-PA) |
Melissa Hart |
(R-PA)* |
| 34. Joe Sestak |
(D-7-PA) |
Curt Weldon |
(R-PA)* |
| 35. Chris Carney |
(D-10-PA) |
Don Sherwood |
(R-PA) |
| 36. Stephen Cohen |
(D-9-TN) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Senate |
| 37. Nick Lampson |
(D-22-TX) |
Tom Delay |
(R-TX) |
| 38. Peter Welch |
(D-VT) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Senate |
| 39. Steve Kagen |
(D-8-WI) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Governor |
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| (Republican) 13 |
|
|
|
| 1. Kevin McCarthy |
(R-22-CA) |
Open Seat-Member |
Retired |
| 2. Gus Bilirakis |
(R-9-FL) |
Open Seat-Member |
Retired |
| 3. Doug Lamborn |
(R-5-CO) |
Open Seat-Member |
Retired |
| 4. Vernon Buchannan |
(R-13-FL) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Senate |
| 5. William Sali |
(R-1-ID) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Governor |
| 6. Dean Heller |
(R-2-NV) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Governor |
| 7. Peter Roskam |
(R-6-IL) |
Open Seat-Member |
Retired |
| 8. Jim Jordan |
(R-4-OH) |
Open Seat-Member |
Retired |
| 9. Tim Walberg |
(R-7-MI) |
Joe Schawarz |
(R-MI)* |
| 10. Mary Fallin |
(R-5-OK) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Governor |
| 11. Michele Bachmann |
(R-6-MN) |
Open Seat-Member |
ran for Senate |
| 12. David Davis |
(R-1-TN) |
Open Seat-Member |
did not run |
| 13. Adrian Smith |
(R-3-NE) |
Tom Osborne |
(R-NE) |
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| * Was a member of the Hellenic Caucus in the 109th Congress. |
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| Senate 9 |
|
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|
| (Democrat ) 7 |
|
Senator Replaced |
|
| 1. Ben Cardin |
(D-MD) |
Open Seat-Senator |
Retired |
| 2. Amy Klobuchar |
(D-MN) |
Open Seat-Senator |
Retired |
| 3. Sherrod Brown |
(D-OH) |
Mike DeWine |
(R-OH) |
| 4. Bob Casey |
(D-PA) |
Rick Santorum |
(R-PA) |
| 5. Sheldon Whitehouse |
(D-RI) |
Lincoln Chafee |
(R-RI) |
| 6. Jon Tester |
(D-MO) |
Conrad Burns |
(R-MO) |
| 7. Jim Webb |
(D-VA) |
George Allen |
(R-VA) |
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| Republican 1 |
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| 1. Bob Corker |
(R-TN) |
Open Seat-Senator |
Retired |
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| Independent 1 |
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| 1. Bernie Sanders |
(I-VT) |
Open Seat-Senator |
Retired |
ACTION REQUESTED
Please use the attached “AHI Congressional Contact Team” form to let us now if you wish to be a “Congressional Contact” for any of the above listed new members of the House and Senate.
Please mail the form to:
American Hellenic Institute
1220 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
or you may fax the form: 202-785-5178 Attention: Alex Aliferis.
Thank you for taking the time to respond to this request. |
