Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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Key Offices

The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is led by the following people
Chris Dodd - (D)
Chairman
Chris Dodd has been a U.S. Senator (D-CT) since 1989 and the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. Dodd was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut prior to the Senate and a former candidate for the democratic presidential nomination in 2008.
Richard Shelby - (R)
Ranking Member
Shelby served in the House for Alabama's 7th District (1979-87) before being elected to the Senate as a Democrat in 1987. Switching to a Republican in 1994, he opposes gun control, abortion, gay marriage, and supports English as the federal language.

Members of Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Name Served Since
Daniel Kahikina Akaka - (D)

U.S. Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka is Americas first Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry, and the only Chinese American member of the United States Senate.
Evan Bayh - (D)

Bayh served as Governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997 and has been the Junior Senator from Indiana since 1999. A moderate voice amongst the Democrats, there has been talk of Bayh as a possible '08 Vice President pick.
Evan Bayh - (D)

Bayh served as Governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997 and has been the Junior Senator from Indiana since 1999. A moderate voice amongst the Democrats, there has been talk of Bayh as a possible '08 Vice President pick.
Sherrod Brown - (D)

Prior to entering the Senate in 2007 for Ohio, Brown represented Ohio's 13th District in the House from 1993-2007. He is a staunch rival to the Clinton & Bush Administration supported North American and Central American Free Trade Agreements
Tom Carper - (D)

A Vietnam vet, Carper served in the House for Delaware (1983-93) and as Governor (1993-2001) before being elected to the Senate in 2001. As Vice-Chairmen of the moderate Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), he has garnered much bipartisan respect.
Tom Carper - (D)

A Vietnam vet, Carper served in the House for Delaware (1983-93) and as Governor (1993-2001) before being elected to the Senate in 2001. As Vice-Chairmen of the moderate Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), he has garnered much bipartisan respect.
Bob Casey Jr. - (D)

At the request of Senators Schumer and Reid, Casey ran, and won, the Senate seat for Pennsylvania in 2006. He is strictly pro-life yet falls in line with his party on issues such as the environment and immigration.
Elizabeth Dole - (R)

Elizabeth Dole has served as the Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Labor in the Bush I and Reagan administrations, respectively. Since 2002 she has served in the Senate for North Carolina. She is the wife of 1996 presidential hopeful Bob Dole.
Tim Johnson - (D)

Serving in the House for South Dakota's At-Large District from 1987 to 1997, Johnson won his Senate seat in 1996. Johnson returned to Senate on Sept. 5, 2007 after his 2006 brain hemorrhage. He continues to work toward reelection in 2008.
Tim Johnson - (D)

Serving in the House for South Dakota's At-Large District from 1987 to 1997, Johnson won his Senate seat in 1996. Johnson returned to Senate on Sept. 5, 2007 after his 2006 brain hemorrhage. He continues to work toward reelection in 2008.

 1998
Mel Martinez - (R)

A Cuban-American and Bush II appointment in 2001 as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Martinez left that post in 2003 and won the Senate seat for Florida in 2004. He was the co-chairman of Bush's 2000 campaign in Florida.
Bob Menendez - (D)

Appointed to the New Jersey Senate seat in 2006, the Cuban-American Menendez got his political start serving New Jersey's 13th District in the House (1993-2006). He has since been a vocal opponent to the selling of U.S. ports to foreign governments.
Bob Menendez - (D)

Appointed to the New Jersey Senate seat in 2006, the Cuban-American Menendez got his political start serving New Jersey's 13th District in the House (1993-2006). He has since been a vocal opponent to the selling of U.S. ports to foreign governments.
John F. "Jack" Reed - (D)

Attending West Point and gaining rank of Captain in the Army, Reed later went on to serve in the House (1990-6) before being elected to the Senate for Rhode Island. Americans for Democratic Action have him listed as a "hero" for his liberal voting record.
John F. "Jack" Reed - (D)

Attending West Point and gaining rank of Captain in the Army, Reed later went on to serve in the House (1990-6) before being elected to the Senate for Rhode Island. Americans for Democratic Action have him listed as a "hero" for his liberal voting record.
Chuck Schumer - (D)

Chuck Schumer is the senior Senator from New York and is currently in his second term. He is a leading member of the Democratic Party and is a prime voice in the prevention of crime.