1997

Events

 * January 3:
 * Richard Durbin becomes a Senator of Illinois
 * Charles Roberts becomes a Senator of Kansas
 * Susan Collins becomes a Senator of Maine
 * Bradley Sherman becomes a Member of the House of Representatives
 * Robert Aderholt becomes a Member of the House of Representatives
 * Robert Riley becomes a Member of the House of Representatives
 * John McCain becomes Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee
 * Thomas Price becomes Member of the Georgia Senate
 * Theodore Stevens becomes Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee
 * January 21:
 * Robert Casey becomes Auditor General of Pennsylvania