Patterns in Congress Show Annual Turnover From Death and Departure
An analysis notes that about one quarter of Congress changes each year due to death, defeat, retirement, and resignation. From past cycles 1948 1950 and 1932 show about 50 representatives and 10 senators defeated while 36 representatives and five senators did not seek re election. Death accounts for roughly 10 House members and five Senators per Congress, with average tenures of five years for Representatives and eight and a half for Senators.
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Incoming 84th Congress Sees New Faces Amid Retirements
The 1955 84th Congress will feature many new members as incumbents lose primaries or retire. Len ton A Lennon and Laurie C Battle failed in May primaries. at least 20 House members may not seek re election. Senators Lester C Hunt Edwin C Johnson and Robert Hendrickson retire or die, with several others having left office since 1953. Clifford R Case now seeks the Senate while Thomas B Stanley and Morris Poulan left the House for other roles.
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84Th Congress
Len. Ton A. Lennon
N.C
Democratic Senate
Laurie C. Battle
D. Ala
Alabama Senate
House
Lester C. Hunt
D. Wyo
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Robert €. Hendrickson
R. Nd
Willis’ Smith
D. N.C
Charles W. Tobey
R. N.H
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight Pp. Griswold
R. Neb
Clyde R. Hoey
Hunt
Adolph J. Sabath
E. E. Cox
D.ga
Congress
Joseph R. Bryson
Garret S
Sheriff reads big city story about small towns fame
Wellsburg sheriff Sam and Gus Wheeler joke about a newspaper feature that paints their town as crime ridden. A robbery at the store prompts a State Police roadblock plan and Tad Richards reports a car crash involving Lizzy Owens, the mayor’s wife.
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Sherif
Gus Wheeler
Gam Fuller
Gus
State Capitol
Sam
Lizzy Owens
Ohio
Tad Richards
Fuller
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