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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