Twenty-ninth Congress

29th United States Congress
28th ← → 30th
United States Capitol (1846)
March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1847
Senate President	George M. Dallas (D)
Senate Pres. pro tem	Willie P. Mangum (W) Ambrose H. Sevier (D) David R. Atchison (D)
House Speaker	John W. Davis (D)
Members	58 senators 228 representatives 2 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Democratic
House Majority	Democratic
Sessions
1st: December 1, 1845 – August 10, 1846 2nd: December 7, 1846 – March 3, 1847 Special: March 4, 1845 – March 20, 1845

The Twenty-ninth 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, 1845, to March 4, 1847, during the first two years of James Polk's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

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

During this congress, two House seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.

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 1850; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1848.

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

(6-1 Democratic)

(1 Democrat)

(4 Whigs)

(1 Whig)

(1 Whig)

(5-3 Democratic)

(6-1 Democratic)

(8-2 Democratic)

(2 Democrats)

(7-3 Whig)

(3-1 Democratic)

(6-1 Democratic)

(4-2 Democratic)

(10 Whigs)

(3 Democrats)

(4 Democrats)

(5 Democrats)

(3 Democrats)

(4-1 Whig)

(21-9 Whig, 4 Americans)

(6-3 Democratic)

(13-8 Democratic)

(12-10 Democratic)

(2 Whigs)

(7 Democrats)

(6-5 Democratic)

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