NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Louisiana's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd Louisiana Congressional District contains nearly all of the city of New Orleans (a small portion being located in the neighboring 1st District), and some of its suburbs, including the West Bank portion of Jefferson Parish and South Kenner. The seat is currently held by William J. Jefferson, a Democrat. New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... The 1st Louisiana Congressional District seat is mostly comprised of land on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, although it also contains some of the South Shore. ... Jefferson Parish is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Kenner Products was a toy company founded in 1947 by Albert, Phillip, and Joseph Steiner, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was named after the street where the original corporate offices were located. ... William Jennings Jefferson (born March 14, 1947), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 2nd District of Louisiana. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

Louisiana gained its second district in 1823 as part of the 18th United States Congress. It is one of the safest Democratic seats in the country; the Republicans have not held this seat in over 100 years (since 1891). 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... (Redirected from 18th United States Congress) Eighteenth United States Congress Links and spelling have to be verified. ...

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2004

Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 109th Congress were held on November 2, 2004. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... William Jennings Jefferson (born March 14, 1947), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 2nd District of Louisiana. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

2002

The U.S. House election, 2002 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 2002 in the middle of President George W. Bushs first term. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... William Jennings Jefferson (born March 14, 1947), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 2nd District of Louisiana. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... â€”Ted M. Tillson, Los Angeles, 1958 // Silky Sullivan was a racehorse Silky Sullivan, an American thoroughbred race horse, was the come-from-behind runner of come-from-behind runners, the closer of closers. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

2000

The U.S. House election, 2000 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 2000 which coincided with the election of George W. Bush as President. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... William Jennings Jefferson (born March 14, 1947), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 2nd District of Louisiana. ...

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Senators Stephen Adams (D-MS) Philip Allen (D-RI) David Rice Atchison (D-MO) Charles Gordon Atherton (D-NH) George Edmund Badger (Whig-NC) James Asheton Bayard (D-DE) John Asheton Bell (Whig-TN) Judah Philip Benjamin (Whig-LA) Solon Philip Borland (D-AR) Lawrence Philip Brainerd (Free Soil-VT... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... // Dates of Sessions 1855-1857 The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from December 3, 1855 to August 18, 1856. ... Thirty Sixth Congress of the United States - 1859-61 Congressional Profile Total Membership, House of Representatives: 238 Representatives, 5 Delegates Total Membership, Senate: 64 (prior to admission of Oregon), 66 (after admission) Leadership Speaker of the House: William Pennington, Republican-New Jersey President of the Senate: John C. Breckinridge Senate... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Combatants Union (remaining U.S. states) Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincolnâ€ Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties KIA: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 94,000 Total dead: 258,000 Wounded: 137,000+ The... Dates of Sessions 1871-1873 The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from March 4, 1871 to April 20, 1871. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... James Mann, senior writer-in-residence in the CSIS International Security Program, is the author of two books: Beijing Jeep (Simon & Schuster, 1989) and About Face: A History of Americas Curious Relationship With China From Nixon to Clinton (Knopf, 1999). ... Dates of Sessions 1869-1871 The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from March 4, 1869 to April 10, 1869. ... {{move}} // Dates of Sessions December 1, 1873 to March 3, 1875. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... // Forty-fourth United States Congress Dates of Sessions December 6, 1875 to March 3, 1877. ... Dates of Sessions 1883-1885 The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from December 3, 1883 to July 7, 1884. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Dates of Sessions 1885-1887 The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from December 7, 1885 to August 5, 1886. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Dates of Sessions 1885-1887 The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from December 7, 1885 to August 5, 1886. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Senators Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (R-RI) William Boyd Allison (R-IA) William Brimage Bate (D-TN) James Burnie Beck (D-KY) James Henderson Berry (D-AR) Joseph Clay Blackburn (D-KY) Henry William Blair (R-NH) Rufus William Blodgett (D-NJ) Thomas Mead Bowen (R-CO) Joseph Emerson Brown (D... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Fifty-first United States Congress, dominated by the Republican Party and held between 1889 and 1891, was responsible for a number of pieces of landmark legislation, many of which asserted the authority of the federal government. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Dates of Sessions 1891-1893 The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from December 7, 1891 to August 5, 1892. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The 53rd United States Congress served from 1893 to 1895. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Dates of Sessions 1895-1897 The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from December 2, 1895 to June 11, 1896. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... // Dates of Sessions March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1899 Major Political Events Officers Senate House of Representatives Speaker of the House Thomas Brackett Reed Members of the Fifty-fifth United States Congress Senate Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (R-RI) William Vincent Allen (Pop-NE) William Boyd Allison (R-IA) Augustus... Senators Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (R-RI) William Boyd Allison (R-IA) Levi Boyd Ankeny (R-WA) Augustus Octavius Bacon (D-GA) Joseph Weldon Bailey (D-TX) John Hollis Bankhead (D-AL) Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (R-IN) William Edgar Borah (R-ID) Jonathan Edgar Bourne (R-OR) Frank Bosworth Brandegee (R... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Senators Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (R-RI) William Boyd Allison (R-IA) Levi Boyd Ankeny (R-WA) Augustus Octavius Bacon (D-GA) Joseph Weldon Bailey (D-TX) John Hollis Bankhead (D-AL) Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (R-IN) William Edgar Borah (R-ID) Jonathan Edgar Bourne (R-OR) Frank Bosworth Brandegee (R... // Dates of Sessions March 4, 1909, to March 3, 1911 Major Political Events Officers Senate House of Representatives Members of the Sixty-first United States Congress Senate Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (R-RI) Augustus Octavius Bacon (D-GA) Joseph Weldon Bailey (D-TX) John Hollis Bankhead (D-AL) Albert Jeremiah Beveridge... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... -1... // Dates of Sessions March 4, 1909, to March 3, 1911 Major Political Events Officers Senate House of Representatives Members of the Sixty-first United States Congress Senate Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (R-RI) Augustus Octavius Bacon (D-GA) Joseph Weldon Bailey (D-TX) John Hollis Bankhead (D-AL) Albert Jeremiah Beveridge... Dates of Sessions 1923-1925 Major Political Events Officers Senate President pro tempore - Albert B. Cummins House of Representatives Speaker of the House - Frederick H. Gillett Members of the Sixty-seventh United States Congress Senate Alva B. Adams, Democrat, Colorado Henry F. Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona Lewis H. Ball, Republican, Delaware... -1... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dates of Sessions 1923-1925 Major Political Events Officers Senate President pro tempore - Albert B. Cummins House of Representatives Speaker of the House - Frederick H. Gillett Members of the Sixty-seventh United States Congress Senate Alva B. Adams, Democrat, Colorado Henry F. Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona Lewis H. Ball, Republican, Delaware... The 71st United States Congress met from 1929 to 1931. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... The 72nd Congress met from December 7, 1931 to March 3, 1933. ... Senators Democratic majority with 74 to 30 republicans. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... 77th Congress Party Divisions: Senate 66 Democrats 28 Republicans 1 Independent 1 Progressive House of Representatives 267 Democrats 162 Republicans 3 Progressives 1 American-Labor 1 Farmer-Labor 1 Independent Democrat Officers: Speaker of the House: Sam Rayburn (D-Texas) Majority Leader: John W. McCormack (D-Massachusetts) Minority Leader: Joseph... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. ... Senators George David Aiken (R-VT) Charles Oscar Andrews (D-FL) Warren Robinson Austin (R-VT) Josiah William Bailey (D-NC) Joseph Hurst Ball (R-MN) John Hollis Bankhead (D-AL) William Warren Barbour (R-NJ) Alben William Barkley (D-KY) Theodore Gilmore Bilbo (D-MS) Homer Truett Bone (D... Senators George David Aiken (R-VT) Charles Oscar Andrews (D-FL) Warren Robinson Austin (R-VT) Josiah William Bailey (D-NC) Raymond Earl Baldwin (R-CT) Joseph Hurst Ball (R-MN) John Hollis Bankhead (D-AL) Alben William Barkley (D-KY) Theodore Gilmore Bilbo (D-MS) Ralph Owen Brewster (R... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 80th Congress (1947-1949) Congressional Profile Total Membership: 435 Representatives, 2 Delegates, 1 Resident Commissioner Party Divisions: 246 Republicans, 188 Democrats, 1 American-Labor Leadership & Officers Speaker of the House: Joseph W. Martin, Jr. ... Dates The first session convened on 21 January 1971, and adjourned on 17 December 1971. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. ... The Ninety-third United States Congress was in session from 1973 to 1975. ... Members of the 101st United States Congress: // States Alabama Senators Howell T. Heflin (D) Richard C. Shelby (D) Representatives 1. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... -1... The 109th United States Congress is the current meeting of the United States legislature, comprised of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Jennings Jefferson (born March 14, 1947), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 2nd District of Louisiana. ...

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Categories: Congressional districts of Louisiana | Jefferson Parish, Louisiana | Orleans Parish, Louisiana The 3rd Louisiana Congressional District in contained in Greater New Orleans. ... The 7th Louisiana Congressional District is located in southwestern Louisiana and contains the cities of Lake Charles, Lafayette, and Crowley. ... Congressional districts for representation in the United States House of Representatives are determined after each census. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of Louisiana. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from Louisiana to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ...

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