Posted January 17, 2025 | by KimS | in 118th Congress, DemDaily, Democratic Party, Gubernatorial, In Memoriam, Senate

DemDaily: In Memoriam: The Lawmakers We Have Lost

January 17, 2025

As we begin the new year, we honor the elected lawmakers and public servants we lost in 2024.

"We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives."
-- John F. Kennedy

Lawmakers We Lost In 2024

President: Jimmy Carter (D-GA), US President 1977-1981, Governor 1971-1975

US Senate
Fred Harris (D-OK), 94, served 1964-1973
Tim Johnson (D-SD) 78, served 1997-2015, US House 1987-1997
Daniel Evans (R-WA) 99, served 1983-1989, Governor 1965-1977
James Sasser (D-TN) 87, served 1977-1995
Steven Symms (R-ID) 86, served 1981-1993, US House 1973–1981
James Inhofe (R-OK) 89, served 1994-2023, USHouse 1987-1994
David Pryor (D-AR), 89, served 1979-1997, US House 1966-1973
Bob Graham (D-FL) 87, served 1987-2005, Governor 1979-1987
Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), 82, served 1989-2013, 2000 US Vice Presidential nominee
Jean Carnahan (D-MO), 90, served 2001-2002

US House
Beryl Franklin Anthony Jr., 86, served 1979-1993 *Passed 1/11/25
Joseph Brennan (D-ME), 89, served 1987 -1991, Governor 1979 -1987
Bob Carr (D-MI), 81, served 1974-1995
Chris Cannon (R-UT), 73, served 1997-2009
William Delahunt (D-MA), 82, served 1997-2011
Terry Everett (R-AL), 87, served 1993-2009
Dave Hobson (R-OH), 87, served 1991-2009
Martha Keys (D-KS), 94, served 1975 to 1979
Jim Leach (R-IA), 82, served 1977-2007
Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), 74, served 1995-2024
Andy Ireland (R-FL), 94, served 1977-1993
Pete McCloskey (R-CA), 96, served 1967-1983
NationwideRick Nolan (D-MN), 80, served 1975 -1981
George Nethercutt (R-WA), 79, served 1995-2005

Henry Nowak (D-NY), 89, served 1975-1992
Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ), 87, served 1997-2024
Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ), 65, served 2012-2024
Jim Pitts (R-TX), 77, served 1993-2015
Tommy Robinson (R-AR), 82, served 1985-1991
John Spratt (D-SC), 82, served 1983-2011