97th United States Congress
House of Representatives
There were 4 deaths, 4 resignations, one declared vacancy, and one party change.

97th United States Congress

Section Title: House of Representatives
Table Section Text: There were 4 deaths, 4 resignations, one declared vacancy, and one party change.

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation

Michigan 4th	David Stockman (R)	Resigned January 27, 1981, after being appointed Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Mark D. Siljander (R)	April 21, 1981

Maryland 5th	Gladys Spellman (D)	Incapacitated since last Congress and seat declared vacant February 24, 1981	Steny H. Hoyer (D)	May 19, 1981

Ohio 4th	Tennyson Guyer (R)	Died April 12, 1981	Mike Oxley (R)	June 25, 1981

Mississippi 4th	Jon Hinson (R)	Resigned April 13, 1981	Wayne Dowdy (D)	July 7, 1981

Pennsylvania 3rd	Raymond F. Lederer (D)	Resigned April 29, 1981, before a planned expulsion vote, having been convicted of bribery in the Abscam sting operation	Joseph F. Smith (D)	July 21, 1981

Connecticut 1st	William R. Cotter (D)	Died September 8, 1981	Barbara B. Kennelly (D)	January 12, 1982

Pennsylvania 25th	Eugene Atkinson (D)	Changed parties October 14, 1981	Eugene Atkinson (R)	October 14, 1981

California 30th	George E. Danielson (D)	Resigned March 9, 1982, after being appointed associate justice of the California Courts of Appeal	Matthew G. Martínez (D)	July 13, 1982

Ohio 17th	John M. Ashbrook (R)	Died April 24, 1982	Jean Spencer Ashbrook (R)	June 29, 1982

Indiana 1st	Adam Benjamin Jr. (D)	Died September 7, 1982	Katie B. Hall (D)	November 2, 1982

Sentence(s)

In the 97th United States Congress, Gladys Spellman (D) represented until February 24, 1981 and Steny H. Hoyer (D) represented from May 19, 1981.
Gladys Spellman (D) held a spot in Congress until February 24, 1981 and was succeeded by Steny H. Hoyer (D) beginning on May 19, 1981.
Gladys Spellman (D) served until February 24, 1981 and was succeeded by Steny H. Hoyer (D) from May 19, 1981.

final_sentence: In the 97th United States Congress, Gladys Spellman (D) represented until February 24, 1981 and Steny H. Hoyer (D) represented from May 19, 1981.
final_sentence: Gladys Spellman (D) held a spot in Congress until February 24, 1981 and was succeeded by Steny H. Hoyer (D) beginning on May 19, 1981.
final_sentence: Gladys Spellman (D) served until February 24, 1981 and was succeeded by Steny H. Hoyer (D) from May 19, 1981.