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109th United States Congress - Definition and Overview |
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The 109th United States Congress meets from January 4, 2005, to January 1, 2007.
All members of the House of Representatives were elected in the November 2004 House elections, while 34 of the members of the Senate were elected in the November 2004 Senate elections.
House Leadership
Senate Leadership
Members
Members of the 109th United States Congress as of January 2005:
Senate
There are 55 Republicans, 44 Democrats, and 1 Independent in the 109th Congress.
House of Representatives

American Samoa
District of Columbia
Guam
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Changes in Membership of the 109th Congress
House of Representatives
1 A primary in CA-05 will be held on March 8, 2005. If no candidate gets a majority of the votes on that date, the top two candidates will face each other in a runoff on May 3. If a candidate gets a majority of the votes in the March primary, the May runoff will not take place. [1] (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/01/11/national1559EST0655.DTL)
Senate
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Date of
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No vacancies have occurred in the Senate during the 109th Congress.
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