35th Congress

35th United States Congress
34th ← → 36th
United States Capitol (1860)
March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859
Senate President	John C. Breckinridge (D)
Senate Pres. pro tem	James M. Mason (D) Thomas J. Rusk (D) Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D)
House Speaker	James L. Orr (D)
Members	66 Senators 237 Representatives 7 Non-voting members
Senate Majority	Democratic
House Majority	Democratic
Sessions
Special: March 4, 1857 – March 14, 1857 1st: December 7, 1857 – June 14, 1858 Special: June 15, 1858 – June 16, 1858 2nd: December 6, 1858 – March 3, 1859

The Thirty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1857 to March 4, 1859, during the first two years of James Buchanan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventh Census of the United States in 1850. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

During this congress, two Senate seats were added for each of the new states of Minnesota and Oregon.

During this congress, two House seats were added for the new state of Minnesota and one House seat was added for the new state of Oregon.

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1862; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1858; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1860.

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

(6 Democrats)

(2 Democrats)

(2-2 split)

(1 Democrat)

(6-2 Democratic)

(5-4 Democratic)

(6-5 Democratic)

(2 Republicans)

(8-2 Democratic)

(3-1 Democratic)

(6 Republicans)

(3-3 split)

(11 Republicans)

(4 Republicans)

(2 Democrats)

(5 Democrats)

(4-2 Democratic, 1 Republican)

(3 Republicans)

(3-2 Democratic)

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