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| 2 | 97th United States Congress - House of Representatives |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | Maryland 5th | Gladys Spellman (D) | Incapacitated since last Congress and seat declared vacant February 24, 1981 | Steny H. Hoyer (D) | May 19, 1981 |
| 6 | Ohio 4th | Tennyson Guyer (R) | Died April 12, 1981 | Mike Oxley (R) | June 25, 1981 |
| 7 | Mississippi 4th | Jon Hinson (R) | Resigned April 13, 1981 | Wayne Dowdy (D) | July 7, 1981 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | Connecticut 1st | William R. Cotter (D) | Died September 8, 1981 | Barbara B. Kennelly (D) | January 12, 1982 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania 25th | Eugene Atkinson (D) | Changed parties October 14, 1981 | Eugene Atkinson (R) | October 14, 1981 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | Ohio 17th | John M. Ashbrook (R) | Died April 24, 1982 | Jean Spencer Ashbrook (R) | June 29, 1982 |
| 13 | Indiana 1st | Adam Benjamin Jr. (D) | Died September 7, 1982 | Katie B. Hall (D) | November 2, 1982 |

Question: Which representatives died in office in the 97th United States Congress?
Answer: In the 97th United States Congress, Tennyson Guyer (R) from the Ohio 4th district, William R. Cotter (D) from the Connecticut 1st district, John M. Ashbrook (R) from the Ohio 17th district, and Adam Benjamin Jr. (D) from the Indiana 1st district died in office.