Ed Markey (D- MA) was sworn in as Massachusetts’s newest Senator on July 16th, creating a vacancy for his seat in MA’s 5th Congressional District. This marks the fourth House vacancy since January, and there will be a fifth come August, when Congressman Jo Bonner (R-AL) resigns to work at the University of Alabama. In the Senate, there have been several vacancies since January as well, with the resignation of DeMint (R), appointment of Kerry (D) to Secretary of State and the passing of Lautenberg (D). These vacancies have led to four special elections so far this year (MA Senate, IL 2nd, SC 1st, MO 8th), with five more to come (NJ Senate, SC Senate, HI Senate, MA 5th, AL 1st).
The current 113th Congress breakdown is:
House: 234 R, 200 D, 1 vacancy
Senate: 52 D, 46 R, 2 I
The current 113th Congress breakdown is:
House: 234 R, 200 D, 1 vacancy
Senate: 52 D, 46 R, 2 I
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