Former Members
- Barney Frank (Democrat-Massachusetts; retired in 2013)
- Neil Abercrombie (Democrat—Hawaii; resigned to run for Governor of Hawaii in 2010)
- Bill Delahunt (Democrat—Massachusetts; retired)
- Gabrielle Giffords (Democrat—Arizona; resigned in 2012)
- Phil Hare (Democrat—Illinois; defeated in 2010)
- Jane Harman (Democrat—California; resigned)
- Patrick J. Kennedy (Democrat—Rhode Island; retired)
- Mary Jo Kilroy (Democrat—Ohio; defeated in 2010)
- Michael McMahon (Democrat—New York; defeated in 2010)
- Michael R. McNulty (Democrat—New York; retired in 2008)
- Patrick Murphy (Democrat—Pennsylvania; defeated in 2010)
- Joe Sestak (Democrat—Pennsylvania; defeated in 2010)
- Chris Shays (Republican—Connecticut; defeated in 2008)
- Hilda Solis (Democrat—California; resigned to become United States Secretary of Labor in 2009)
- Robert Wexler (Democrat—Florida; resigned to become president of the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation in 2010)
- David Wu (Democrat—Oregon; resigned)
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Famous quotes containing the word members:
“Safe in their Alabaster Chambers—
Untouched by Morning
And untouched by Noon—
Sleep the meek members of the Resurrection—”
—Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)
“I rejoice that horses and steers have to be broken before they can be made the slaves of men, and that men themselves have some wild oats still left to sow before they become submissive members of society. Undoubtedly, all men are not equally fit subjects for civilization; and because the majority, like dogs and sheep, are tame by inherited disposition, this is no reason why the others should have their natures broken that they may be reduced to the same level.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)