Clean Out Your Desks: The House

As 2008 ends, we pause to remember those members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives who, thanks to retirement, defeat at the ballot box or planned move to the United States Senate or Executive Branch, will be leaving Capitol Hill as this year ends.  (Unless you're Hilda Solis, in which case it's only an expected move for now pending Senate confirmation, or a member of the Udall family, in which case you just flip sides of the building.)

We'll start with the House of Representatives, so cue my Philadelphia brethren for the appropriate music, roll names, and there's no need to hold your applause (or boos) to the end as we say farewell to the following men and women:

Terry Everett (AL-2) +
Bud Cramer (AL-5) +
Rick Renzi (AZ-1) +
John Doolittle (CA-4) +
Hilda Solis (CA-32) **
Duncan L. Hunter (CA-52) +
Mark Udall (CO-2) *
Marilyn Musgrave (CO-4) #
Tom Tancredo (CO-6) +
Chris Shays (CT-4) #
Ric Keller (FL-8) #
Dave Weldon (FL-15) +
Tim Mahoney (FL-16) #
Tom Feeney (FL-24) #
Bill Sali (ID-1) #
Rahm Emanuel (IL-5) *
Jerry Weller (IL-11) +
Ray LaHood (IL-18) +*
Nancy Boyda (KS-2) #
Ron Lewis (KY-2) +
Bill Jefferson (LA-2) #
Jim McCrery (LA-4) #
Don Cazayoux (LA-6) #
Tom Allen (ME-1) ###
Wayne Gilchrest (MD-1) ##
Tim Walberg (MI-7) #
Joe Knollenberg (MI-9) #
Jim Ramstad (MN-3) +
Chip Pickering (MS-03) +
Kenny Hulshof (MO-9) ###
Jon Porter (NV-3) #
Jim Saxton (NJ-3) +
Mike Ferguson (NJ-7) +
Heather Wilson (NM-1) ###
Steve Pearce (NM-2) ###
Tom Udall (NM-3) *
Vito Fossella (NY-13) +
Mike McNulty (NY-21) +
Jim Walsh (NY-25) +
Tom Reynolds (NY-26) +
Randy Kuhl (NY-29) #
Robin Hayes (NC-8) #
Steve Chabot (OH-1) #
Dave Hobson (OH-7) +
Deborah Pryce (OH-15) +
Ralph Regula (OH-16) +
Darlene Hooley (OR-5) +
Phil English (PA-3) #
John Peterson (PA-5) +
David Davis (TN-1) ##
Nick Lampson (TX-22) #
Chris Cannon (UT-3) ##
Thelma Drake (VA-2) #
Virgil Goode (VA-5) #
Tom Davis (VA-11) +?
Barbara Cubin (WY-AL) +

* Definitely moving to Senate or Executive Branch.
** Expecting to move, but requires Senate confirmation first.

+ Retired
+? Retired, and resigned from House a month early to start working for Deloitte.
+* Retired from House, but awaiting Senate confirmation to Cabinet.

# Defeated in General Election

## Defeated in Primary Election
### Defeated in run for other office

Above and beyond all these individuals, we must pause and reflect again on the lives of the Hon. Tom Lantos (CA-12) and Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (OH-11), both of whom passed away this year while serving in Congress.

Go ahead.  Say something nice about those departing Washington -- even the Republicans.