The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials , including:
The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records , 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole .
Martiss The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress , via Keith Pooles roll call votes data set , for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
THOMAS , for sponsored bills