United States House of Representatives
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| 2025 | The 119th Congress is set to begin, with a new slate of representatives from North Carolina, including Addison McDowell, Mark Harris, Pat Harrigan, Brad Knott, and Tim Moore. |
| January 14 2025 | Jim Justice becomes the Junior Senator from West Virginia, taking office on January 14, 2025. |
| January 3 2025 | Erin Houchin from Indiana becomes the House Republican Conference Secretary for the 119th Congress, taking office with the current term. |
| January 3 2025 | Riley Moore begins his term representing West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District as a Republican. |
| 2024 | Oregon elects its first African-American representative to the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| July 19 2024 | Sheila Jackson Lee passed away while serving in Congress. |
| February 6 2024 | Jimmy Gomez joined the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare as a Minority member during the 118th Congress. |
| February 2 2024 | Brian Higgins from New York ended his membership on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security. |
| January 21 2024 | Bill Johnson from Ohio leaves his position on the Energy and Commerce Committee, ending his membership |
| 2023 | Lisa McClain assumed the role of House Republican Conference chair |
| 2023 | Blake Moore of Utah takes over as Vice Chair from Mike Johnson, becoming the most recent Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference. |
| 2023 | Gabe Vasquez (D) is elected as a congressional representative from New Mexico |
| 2023 | Republicans renamed the subcommittee to its current name |
| 2023 | The 118th Congress begins, with the current North Carolina congressional delegation being seated, including 8 Republican and 6 Democratic representatives. |
| 2023 | Gabe Amo becomes an African-American representative from Rhode Island, representing the Democratic Party. |
| January 3 2023 | Lisa McClain from Michigan assumes the role of House Republican Conference Secretary, serving through the 118th Congress. |
| January 3 2023 | Ted Budd begins his term as the Junior Senator from North Carolina, representing the Republican Party. |
| 2022 | North Carolina gained one new congressional seat following the 2020 United States census, increasing its House delegation from 13 to 14 members. |
| 2022 | Donald McEachin passed away while serving in Congress. |
| November 28 2022 | Donald McEachin's tenure on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce ended, marking his last day as a committee member. |
| August 3 2022 | Jackie Walorski's tenure as Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare ended, following her unexpected death. |
| 2021 | Mike Johnson of Louisiana becomes the Vice Chair, replacing Mark Walker. |
| 2021 | Michelle Fishbach becomes a Republican representative, and Brad Finstad emerges as a significant congressional figure. |
| 2021 | The 117th Congress saw Deborah Ross, Kathy Manning, and Madison Cawthorn join North Carolina's House representation. |
| 2021 | Marilyn Strickland becomes an African-American representative from Washington, representing the Democratic Party. |
| January 3 2021 | Richard Hudson from North Carolina becomes the House Republican Conference Secretary, serving through the 117th Congress. |
| January 3 2021 | Ben Ray Luján (D) becomes the Junior Senator from New Mexico, taking office on January 3, 2021. |
| 2020 | North Carolina was apportioned 14 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives following the 2020 census. |
| 2019 | Mark Walker of North Carolina succeeds Doug Collins as Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference. |
| 2019 | Deb Haaland (D) and Xochitl Torres Small (D) represent New Mexico in Congress |
| 2019 | Subcommittee renamed to Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support |
| 2019 | Dan Bishop entered the North Carolina congressional delegation during the 116th Congress. |
| 2019 | Ayanna Pressley becomes an African-American representative from Massachusetts, representing the Democratic Party. Joe Neguse becomes an African-American representative from Colorado, also representing the Democratic Party. |
| 2018 | Marty Grohman launched his campaign for the first district in the spring, running as an independent candidate with support from Republican officials including Governor Paul LePage and Trump campaign director Christie-Lee McNally. |
| 2018 | Troy Jackson and Ben Sprague declined to run in the Democratic primary for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, leaving an open field for candidates. |
| 2018 | Jared Golden won the Democratic primary for Maine's second district through ranked-choice voting, defeating Lucas St. Clair and Craig Olson in the second round of tabulation. |
| 2018 | Mark Holbrook, a professional counselor who was the 2016 Republican nominee for Maine's 1st congressional district, declared his candidacy for the Republican primary in the 2018 United States House of Representatives election. |
| 2018 | Continuing trend of non-majority-minority districts electing racial minority representatives. |
| December 24 2018 | Poliquin dropped his lawsuit, allowing Jared Golden to be certified as the winner of Maine's 2nd Congressional District, making Golden the first member of Congress elected via ranked-choice voting. |
| December 13 2018 | Court rules against Bruce Poliquin's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of ranked-choice voting |
| November 2018 | In District 2, the Democratic candidate gained the seat by winning 50.62% of the votes, narrowly defeating the Republican candidate who received 49.38% of the votes. |
| November 26 2018 | Poliquin requested a ballot recount, which he ended after several days and incurring $15,000 in fees, with no significant change in results. |
| November 15 2018 | Jared Golden is declared the winner of the District 2 election through ranked-choice vote redistribution, becoming the first member of Congress elected via ranked-choice voting |
| November 15 2018 | Representative Bruce Poliquin files a federal lawsuit to halt ranked-choice vote tabulation, arguing it is unconstitutional. The court rules against his motion for a halt |
| November 13 2018 | Bruce Poliquin filed a federal lawsuit seeking to halt the ranked-choice voting tabulation process and declare it unconstitutional. |
| November 6 2018 | United States House of Representatives elections are held in Maine for both congressional districts, using ranked-choice voting |
| November 5 2018 | Sabato's Crystal Ball released its final election prediction for Maine's 2nd Congressional District. |
| November 2 2018 | Candidate debate for Maine's 1st congressional district held by Maine Public Television, featuring Chellie Pingree, Mark Holbrook, and Marty Grohman, moderated by Jennifer Rooks |
| October 27 2018 | Emerson College poll conducted in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, showing close race between Bruce Poliquin (R) at 46% and Jared Golden (D) at 47% |
| October 27 2018 | Emerson College conducted a poll for the Maine's 1st Congressional District race, showing Chellie Pingree (D) leading with 56% support, Mark Holbrook (R) at 31%, and 6% undecided |
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