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All current and historical members of Congress (12,700+) from the congress-legislators project. Includes bioguide_id (universal key), party, state, chamber, and cross-reference IDs for OpenSecrets, FEC, GovTrack, and more.

Data license: Public Domain (U.S. Government data) · Data source: Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API

48 rows where chamber = "Senate" and state = "LA" sorted by full_name

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party 9

  • Democrat 30
  • Republican 9
  • Anti-Jacksonian 2
  • Whig 2
  • - 1
  • Adams 1
  • Democratic Republican 1
  • Jackson 1
  • Unknown 1

is_current 2

  • 0 46
  • 1 2

state 1

  • LA · 48 ✖

chamber 1

  • Senate · 48 ✖
bioguide_id first_name last_name full_name ▼ nickname party state chamber district first_served last_served is_current opensecrets_id fec_ids govtrack_id thomas_id votesmart_id lis_id wikipedia_id ballotpedia_id birthday gender terms_count served_until trade_count speech_count bills_sponsored vote_count fec_total_received
B000183 Alexander Barrow Alexander Barrow   Whig LA Senate   1841-05-31 1847-03-03 0   [] 401182       Alexander Barrow   1801-03-27 M 2 1847-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
M001050 Alexander Mouton Alexander Mouton   Democrat LA Senate   1837-09-04 1843-03-03 0   [] 408017       Alexandre Mouton   1804-11-19 M 2 1843-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
P000436 Alexander Porter Alexander Porter   Anti-Jacksonian LA Senate   1833-12-02 1837-03-03 0   [] 408827       Alexander Porter   1785-06-24 M 1 1837-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
M000056 Allan Magruder Allan Magruder   Republican LA Senate   1812-01-01 1813-03-03 0   [] 407084       Allan B. Magruder     M 1 1813-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
E000112 Allen Ellender Allen Ellender   Democrat LA Senate   1937-01-05 1972-07-27 0   [] 403803       Allen J. Ellender   1890-09-24 M 6 1972-07-27 0 0 0 0 0
J000204 Benjamin Jonas Benjamin Jonas   Democrat LA Senate   1879-03-18 1885-03-03 0   [] 406099       Benjamin F. Jonas   1834-07-19 M 2 1885-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
C001075 Bill Cassidy Bill Cassidy   Republican LA Senate   2009-01-06 2027-01-03 1 N00030245 ["H8LA00017", "S4LA00107"] 412269 01925 69494 S373 Bill Cassidy Bill Cassidy 1957-09-28 M 4   215 800 489 8630 25398324
B000664 Charles Bouligny Charles Bouligny   Adams LA Senate   1824-01-01 1829-03-03 0   [] 401626       Dominique Bouligny   1773-08-22 M 1 1829-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
V000127 David Vitter David Vitter   Republican LA Senate   1999-06-08 2017-01-03 0 N00009659 ["S4LA00057", "H0LA01079"] 400418 01609 4615 S299 David Vitter David Vitter 1961-05-03 M 4 2017-01-03 0 1354 587 4863 3325243
C000016 Donelson Caffery Donelson Caffery   Democrat LA Senate   1892-01-01 1901-03-03 0   [] 402178       Donelson Caffery   1835-09-10 M 2 1901-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
G000104 Edward Gay Edward Gay   Democrat LA Senate   1918-11-06 1921-03-03 0   [] 404476       Edward J. Gay (politician, born 1878)   1878-05-05 M 1 1921-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
L000366 Edward Livingston Edward Livingston   Jackson LA Senate   1795-12-07 1831-12-31 0   [] 406858       Edward Livingston   1764-05-28 M 7 1831-12-31 0 0 0 0 0
W000366 Edward White Edward White   Democrat LA Senate   1891-12-07 1894-03-12 0   [] 411528       Edward Douglass White Edward Douglass White 1845-11-03 M 1 1894-03-12 0 0 0 0 0
B000895 Edwin Broussard Edwin Broussard   Democrat LA Senate   1921-04-11 1933-03-03 0   [] 401852       Edwin S. Broussard   1874-12-04 M 3 1933-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
E000068 Elaine Edwards Elaine Edwards   Democrat LA Senate   1972-08-01 1972-11-13 0   [] 403761       Elaine Edwards   1929-03-08 F 1 1972-11-13 0 0 0 0 0
F000389 Eligius Fromentin Eligius Fromentin   Republican LA Senate   1813-05-24 1819-03-03 0   [] 412126       Eligius Fromentin     M 2 1819-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
W000017 George Waggaman George Waggaman   Anti-Jacksonian LA Senate   1831-12-05 1835-03-03 0   [] 411196       George A. Waggaman     M 1 1835-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
J000137 Henry Johnson Henry Johnson   Whig LA Senate   1818-01-01 1849-03-03 0   [] 406036       Henry Johnson (Louisiana politician)   1783-09-14 M 6 1849-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
L000418 Huey Long Huey Long   Democrat LA Senate   1932-01-01 1935-12-31 0   [] 406909       Huey Long   1893-08-30 M 1 1935-12-31 0 0 0 0 0
B000921 James Brown James Brown   Republican LA Senate   1813-05-24 1823-12-31 0   [] 401876       James Brown (Louisiana politician)   1766-09-11 M 2 1823-12-31 0 0 0 0 0
E000229 James Eustis James Eustis   Democrat LA Senate   1876-01-01 1891-03-03 0   [] 403914       James B. Eustis   1834-08-27 M 3 1891-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
D000273 Jean Destréhan Jean Destréhan   Unknown LA Senate   1812-01-01 1813-03-03 0   [] 403408       Jean Noël Destréhan     M 1 1813-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
B000780 John Breaux John Breaux   Democrat LA Senate   1971-01-21 2005-01-03 0 N00005385 ["H6LA07024", "S6LA00037"] 300012 00120   S179 John Breaux   1944-03-01 M 6 2005-01-03 0 658 22 1980 0
H000246 John Harris John Harris   Republican LA Senate   1868-01-01 1871-03-03 0   [] 405124       John S. Harris   1825-12-18 M 1 1871-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
J000189 John Johnston John Johnston   Democrat LA Senate   1972-11-14 1997-01-03 0   [] 406084 01373   S054 J. Bennett Johnston   1932-06-10 M 5 1997-01-03 0 216 0 0 0
K000393 John Kennedy John Kennedy   Republican LA Senate   2017-01-03 2029-01-03 1 N00026823 ["S4LA00065"] 412679   35496 S389 John Kennedy (Louisiana politician) John Neely Kennedy 1951-11-21 M 3   0 719 326 3664 4869509
O000146 John Overton John Overton   Democrat LA Senate   1931-12-07 1949-01-03 0   [] 408397       John H. Overton   1875-09-17 M 4 1949-01-03 0 0 0 0 0
S000487 John Slidell John Slidell   Democrat LA Senate   1843-12-04 1861-03-03 0   [] 409975       John Slidell     M 4 1861-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
T000241 John Thornton John Thornton   Democrat LA Senate   1910-12-07 1915-03-03 0   [] 410819       John Thornton (American politician)   1846-08-25 M 1 1915-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
R000059 Joseph Ransdell Joseph Ransdell   Democrat LA Senate   1899-12-04 1931-03-03 0   [] 409039       Joseph E. Ransdell   1858-10-07 M 6 1931-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
W000303 Joseph West Joseph West   Republican LA Senate   1871-03-04 1877-03-03 0   [] 411467       J. R. West   1822-09-19 M 2 1877-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
J000194 Josiah Johnston Josiah Johnston     LA Senate   1821-12-03 1833-05-19 0   [] 406089       Josiah S. Johnston   1784-11-24 M 3 1833-05-19 0 0 0 0 0
B000365 Judah Benjamin Judah Benjamin   Democrat LA Senate   1853-12-05 1861-12-31 0   [] 401357       Judah P. Benjamin   1811-08-06 M 2 1861-12-31 0 0 0 0 0
L000550 Mary Landrieu Mary L. Landrieu   Democrat LA Senate   1997-01-07 2015-01-03 0 N00005395 ["S6LA00227", "P00003483"] 300063 01546 661 S258 Mary Landrieu Mary Landrieu 1955-11-23 F 4 2015-01-03 0 2075 385 5121 17518899
F000310 Murphy Foster Murphy Foster   Democrat LA Senate   1901-12-02 1913-03-03 0   [] 404259       Murphy J. Foster   1849-01-12 M 3 1913-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
B000541 Newton Blanchard Newton Blanchard   Democrat LA Senate   1881-12-05 1897-03-03 0   [] 401516       Newton C. Blanchard   1849-01-29 M 3 1897-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
S000682 Pierre Soulé Pierre Soulé   Democrat LA Senate   1847-12-06 1853-12-31 0   [] 410153       Pierre Soulé   1801-08-31 M 2 1853-12-31 0 0 0 0 0
G000165 Randall Gibson Randall Gibson   Democrat LA Senate   1875-12-06 1893-03-03 0   [] 404532       Randall L. Gibson   1832-09-10 M 4 1893-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
B000896 Robert Broussard Robert Broussard   Democrat LA Senate   1897-03-15 1919-03-03 0   [] 401853       Robert F. Broussard   1864-08-17 M 4 1919-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
N000085 Robert Nicholas Robert Nicholas   Democrat LA Senate   1836-01-01 1841-03-03 0   [] 408170       Robert C. Nicholas     M 1 1841-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
L000427 Rose Long Rose Long   Democrat LA Senate   1936-01-31 1937-01-03 0   [] 406917       Rose McConnell Long   1892-04-08 F 1 1937-01-03 0 0 0 0 0
L000428 Russell Long Russell Long   Democrat LA Senate   1948-01-01 1987-01-03 0   [] 406918 01386     Russell B. Long   1918-11-03 M 7 1987-01-03 0 0 0 0 0
M000429 Samuel McEnery Samuel McEnery   Democrat LA Senate   1897-03-15 1911-03-03 0   [] 407429       Samuel D. McEnery   1837-05-28 M 3 1911-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
D000476 Solomon Downs Solomon Downs   Democrat LA Senate   1847-12-06 1853-03-03 0   [] 403585       Solomon W. Downs     M 2 1853-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
P000450 Thomas Posey Thomas Posey   Republican LA Senate   1812-01-01 1813-12-31 0   [] 408838       Thomas Posey   1750-07-09 M 1 1813-12-31 0 0 0 0 0
G000522 Walter Guion Walter Guion   Democrat LA Senate   1918-04-22 1919-03-03 0   [] 404867       Walter Guion   1849-04-03 M 1 1919-03-03 0 0 0 0 0
C000408 William Claiborne William Claiborne   Democratic Republican LA Senate   1797-05-15 1817-12-31 0   [] 402547       William C. C. Claiborne     M 4 1817-12-31 0 0 0 0 0
F000057 William Feazel William Feazel   Democrat LA Senate   1948-05-18 1949-01-03 0   [] 404017       William C. Feazel   1895-06-10 M 1 1949-01-03 0 0 0 0 0

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CREATE TABLE congress_members (
    bioguide_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
    first_name TEXT,
    last_name TEXT,
    full_name TEXT,
    nickname TEXT,
    party TEXT,
    state TEXT,
    chamber TEXT,
    district INTEGER,
    first_served TEXT,
    last_served TEXT,
    is_current INTEGER,
    opensecrets_id TEXT,
    fec_ids TEXT,
    govtrack_id INTEGER,
    thomas_id TEXT,
    votesmart_id INTEGER,
    lis_id TEXT,
    wikipedia_id TEXT,
    ballotpedia_id TEXT,
    birthday TEXT,
    gender TEXT,
    terms_count INTEGER,
    served_until TEXT
, trade_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0, speech_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0, bills_sponsored INTEGER DEFAULT 0, vote_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0, fec_total_received INTEGER DEFAULT 0);
CREATE INDEX idx_cm_name ON congress_members(last_name, first_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_cm_party ON congress_members(party);
CREATE INDEX idx_cm_state ON congress_members(state);
CREATE INDEX idx_cm_chamber ON congress_members(chamber);
CREATE INDEX idx_cm_current ON congress_members(is_current);
CREATE INDEX idx_cm_current_trades ON congress_members(is_current DESC, trade_count DESC);
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