| 70th United States Congress | |
|---|---|
69th ← → 71st | |
 United States Capitol (1906) | |
March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929 | |
| Members | 96 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Republican (throughVP tie-breaking majority that started at the end of the first month of the first session of Congress) |
| Senate President | Charles G. Dawes (R) |
| House majority | Republican |
| House Speaker | Nicholas Longworth (R) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: December 5, 1927 – May 29, 1928 2nd: December 3, 1928 – March 3, 1929 | |
The70th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of theUnited States Senate and theUnited States House of Representatives. It met inWashington, D.C., from March 4, 1927, to March 4, 1929, during the last two years ofCalvin Coolidge'spresidency. The apportionment of seats in theHouse of Representatives was based on the1910 United States census.
Both chambers had aRepublican majority - albeit reduced from the previous Congress - and along withPresident Coolidge, the Republicans maintained an overall federal governmenttrifecta.[1]
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
At the end of the first month of the first session of Congress, Republicans gained control of the Senate through a VP-tie-breaking majority.
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Farmer- Labor | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End ofprevious Congress | 42 | 1 | 52 | 95 | 1 |
| Begin | 47 | 1 | 46 | 94 | 2 |
| December 20, 1927 | 46 | 93 | 3 | ||
| December 29, 1927 | 47 | 94 | 2 | ||
| March 23, 1928 | 45 | 93 | 3 | ||
| March 30, 1928 | 46 | 92 | 4 | ||
| March 31, 1928 | 47 | 93 | 3 | ||
| April 4, 1928 | 46 | 94 | 2 | ||
| June 24, 1928 | 46 | 93 | 3 | ||
| June 30, 1928 | 47 | 94 | 2 | ||
| December 3, 1928 | 48 | 95 | 1 | ||
| December 9, 1928 | 47 | 94 | 2 | ||
| December 10, 1928 | 48 | 95 | 1 | ||
| December 15, 1928 | 45 | 49 | 95 | 1 | |
| Final voting share | 47.4% | 1.1% | 51.6% | ||
| Beginning of thenext Congress | 39 | 1 | 54 | 94 | 2 |
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Farmer– Labor (FL) | Republican (R) | Socialist (S) | |||
| End ofprevious congress | 182 | 3 | 246 | 2 | 433 | 2 |
| Begin | 194 | 2 | 237 | 1 | 434 | 1 |
| End | 193 | 232 | 428 | 7 | ||
| Final voting share | 45.1% | 0.5% | 54.2% | 0.2% | ||
| Beginning ofnext congress | 164 | 1 | 268 | 0 | 433 | 2 |
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state.
Senators are listed by class. They were elected every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below areSenate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1928; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1930; and Class 3 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1932.
Representatives are listed by district.
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
| State (class) | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania (3) | Vacant | Election ofWilliam S. Vare was not certified by the governor and the Senate refused to seat him. | Vacant | Seat remained vacant until the next Congress. |
| Illinois (3) | Vacant | Senator-electFrank L. Smith was not permitted to qualify and resigned February 9, 1928. Successorelected November 6, 1928. | Otis F. Glenn (R) | December 3, 1928 |
| New Mexico (1) | Andrieus A. Jones (D) | Died December 20, 1927. Successor appointed December 29, 1927. Successor was later not elected to finish the term, see below. | Bronson M. Cutting (R) | December 29, 1927 |
| Michigan (1) | Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) | Died March 23, 1928. Successor appointed March 31, 1928. Successor was thenelected November 6, 1928, to finish the term. | Arthur H. Vandenberg (R) | March 31, 1928 |
| Ohio (3) | Frank B. Willis (R) | Died March 30, 1928. Successor appointed April 4, 1928. Successor was later not elected to finish the term, see below. | Cyrus Locher (D) | April 4, 1928 |
| Idaho (3) | Frank R. Gooding (R) | Died June 24, 1928. Successor was appointed to continue the term. Successor was thenelected November 6, 1928, to finish the term. | John Thomas (R) | June 30, 1928 |
| New Mexico (1) | Bronson M. Cutting (R) | Appointee did not run to finish the term. Successorelected November 6, 1928. | Octaviano A. Larrazolo (R) | December 7, 1928 |
| Ohio (3) | Cyrus Locher (D) | Appointee lost nomination to finish term. Successorelected November 6, 1928. | Theodore E. Burton (R) | December 15, 1928 |
| Delaware (2) | T. Coleman du Pont (R) | Resigned December 9, 1928. Successor appointed December 10, 1928, to finish the term. | Daniel O. Hastings (R) | December 10, 1928 |
| District | Vacated by | Reason for vacancy | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio 2nd | Vacant | Rep.Ambrose E. B. Stephens died during previous congress | Charles Tatgenhorst Jr. (R) | November 8, 1927 |
| Louisiana 7th | Ladislas Lazaro (D) | Died March 30, 1927 | René L. De Rouen (D) | August 23, 1927 |
| New York 35th | Walter W. Magee (R) | Died May 25, 1927 | Clarence E. Hancock (R) | November 8, 1927 |
| Colorado 1st | William N. Vaile (R) | Died July 2, 1927 | S. Harrison White (D) | November 15, 1927 |
| Oregon 3rd | Maurice E. Crumpacker (R) | Died July 24, 1927 | Franklin F. Korell (R) | October 18, 1927 |
| Pennsylvania 1st | James M. Hazlett (R) | Resigned October 20, 1927 | James M. Beck (R) | November 8, 1927 |
| Iowa 9th | William R. Green (R) | Resigned March 31, 1928, after being appointed to theUnited States Court of Claims | Earl W. Vincent (R) | June 4, 1928 |
| Massachusetts 12th | James A. Gallivan (D) | Died April 3, 1928 | John W. McCormack (D) | November 6, 1928 |
| Illinois 1st | Martin B. Madden (R) | Died April 27, 1928 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| New York 32nd | Thaddeus C. Sweet (R) | Died May 1, 1928 | Francis D. Culkin (R) | November 6, 1928 |
| Pennsylvania 8th | Thomas S. Butler (R) | Died May 26, 1928 | James Wolfenden (R) | November 6, 1928 |
| Oregon 2nd | Nicholas J. Sinnott (R) | Resigned May 31, 1928, after being appointed to theUnited States Court of Claims | Robert R. Butler (R) | November 6, 1928 |
| Illinois at-large | Henry R. Rathbone (R) | Died July 15, 1928 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Philippines at-large | Isauro Gabaldon | Resigned July 16, 1928, after being nominated for election to the Philippine House of Representatives | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Alabama 5th | William B. Bowling (D) | Resigned August 16, 1928, after being appointed judge of the5th Judicial Circuit of Alabama | LaFayette L. Patterson (D) | November 6, 1928 |
| Massachusetts 14th | Louis A. Frothingham (R) | Died August 23, 1928 | Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) | November 6, 1928 |
| Missouri 16th | Thomas L. Rubey (D) | Died November 2, 1928 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Arkansas 2nd | William Allan Oldfield (D) | Died November 19, 1928 | Pearl Peden Oldfield (D) | January 9, 1929 |
| Ohio 22nd | Theodore E. Burton (R) | Resigned December 15, 1928, after winning special election to the U.S. Senate | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| New York 41st | Clarence MacGregor (R) | Resigned December 28, 1928, after being appointed to theNew York Supreme Court | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Missouri 4th | Charles L. Faust (R) | Died December 17, 1928 | David W. Hopkins (R) | February 5, 1929 |
| Illinois 15th | Edward J. King (R) | Died February 17, 1929 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| New York 21st | Royal H. Weller (D) | Died March 1, 1929 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
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