Patty Wetterling (born November 2, 1949) is a U.S. advocate of children's safety, particularly focused on protecting children from abduction and abuse. Her advocacy began after her son was abducted in 1989. She was a candidate for the Minnesota Sixth District seat in the United States House of Representatives as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate in 2004 and 2006, losing to Republicans Mark Kennedy and Michele Bachmann respectively.

Albert Benjamin "Ben" Chandler III (born September 12 1959) is an American politician from Kentucky. He is the member of the House of Representatives for and was first elected in 2004. Chandler was born in Versailles, Kentucky. He received a BA and a J.D. from the University of Kentucky at Lexington, Ky., and became a private practice lawyer. He was State Auditor from 1991 to 1995 before he became the Attorney General of Kentucky from 1995 until 2003, …

Robert D. "Bob" McEwen (born January 12 1950) is an American politician of the Republican Party, who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from southern Ohio's Sixth District, from January 3 1981 to January 3 1993. Tom Deimer of Cleveland's "Plain Dealer" described him as a "textbook Republican" who is "opposed to abortion, gun control, high taxes, and costly government programs." In the House, …

John Montgomery (1764- July 17, 1828) was an American lawyer from Baltimore, Maryland. He represented the sixth district of Maryland in the U.S. Congress from 1807 until 1811, and later served as the Attorney General of Maryland (1811-1818) and Mayor of Baltimore (1820-22 and 1824-26).

John Archer was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, representing the sixth district for three terms from 1801-1807. His son, Stevenson Archer and grandson Stevenson Archer II were also Congressmen from Maryland. Archer was born near Churchville, Maryland and attended the West Nottingham Academy in Cecil County, Maryland, later graduating from Princeton College in 1760. He studied theology, but owing to a throat affection, …

Stevenson Archer (October 11, 1786 - June 26, 1848) was a United States Representative from Maryland, representing the sixth district from 1811 to 1817, and the seventh district from 1819 to 1821. His son Stevenson Archer and father John Archer were also U.S. Congressmen from Maryland. Archer was born at "Medical Hall", near Churchville, Maryland, and attended Nottingham Academy of Maryland, later graduating from Princeton College in 1805.

William Walsh was a U.S. Congressman from the sixth district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1875 until 1879. Born near Tullamore, Ireland, Walsh emigrated to the United States in 1842 and settled in Virginia. He graduated from Mount St. Mary’s College of Emmitsburg, Maryland, and began studying law. He was admitted to the bar in Virginia in 1850, and commenced practice in Cumberland, Maryland in 1852.

James Glenn Beall (June 5, 1894 - January 14, 1971) was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1953-1965. He was also a United States Congressman, representing the sixth district of Maryland from 1943-1953. Beall was born in Frostburg, Maryland and attended the public schools and later Gettysburg College. During the First World War, Beall served in the Ordnance Corps of the United States Army from 1918-1919.

John Glenn Beall, Jr. was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland 1971–1977. He was also a member of the Maryland House of Delegates 1962–1968, and the U.S. House of Representatives from the sixth district of Maryland from 1969 to 1971. His father, James Glenn Beall, was also a senator and representative from Maryland. Beall was born in Cumberland, Maryland, served in the United States Navy 1945–1946, …

Gabriel Christie (November 29, 1756-April 1, 1808) was an American political leader from Perryman, Maryland. He was born in Perryman. He served in the Maryland militia during the American Revolution. He served as a member of the Maryland house of delagates and on a commision for staightening roads. He Represented the sixth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 to 1797, and again from 1799 to 1801.

John Bozman Kerr (March 5, 1809-January 27, 1878) was a U.S. Congressman, representing the sixth district of the state of Maryland from 1849 until 1851. Kerr was born in Easton, Maryland and attended the common schools and Easton Academy. He graduated from Harvard University in 1830, studied law further, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Easton in 1833. He served as a member of the State house of delegates from 1836 until 1838, …

Upton Sheredine (1740-January 14, 1800) was an American jurist and statesman from Baltimore, Maryland. He represented Maryland at both the state and national level, and was a judge in several courts. Sheredine moved to a farm near a place known as Liberty in Frederick County, Maryland in 1754 with his family. He served as a delegate during the State constitutional convention in 1776, and one year later became a member of the Maryland House of Delegates.

Louis Emory McComas (October 28, 1846 - November 10, 1907), a Republican, was a member of the U.S. Congress from the sixth district of Maryland from 1883 to 1891, and a member of the United States Senate from 1899 to 1905, each time representing the State of Maryland. His granddaughter, Katharine Byron, and great-grandson, Goodloe Byron, also represented Maryland the U.S. Congress. McComas was born near Hagerstown, Maryland. He attended St. James College in Maryland and, …

Charles Benedict Calvert (August 24, 1808 - May 12, 1864) was a U.S. Congressman from the sixth district of Maryland, serving one term from 1861-1863. Born in Riverdale, Maryland, Calvert completed preparatory studies at Bladensburg Academy of Maryland. His mother, Rosalie Eugenia Stier, was the daughter of a wealthy Belgian aristocrat, Baron Henri Joseph Stier (1743-1821) and his wife Marie Louise Peeters.

John Woodland Crisfield (November 8, 1806 - January 12, 1897) was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, representing the sixth district from 1847-1849 and the first district from 1861-1863. The town of Crisfield, Maryland is named after him. Born near Chestertown, Maryland, Crisfield was educated at Washington College on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1830, commencing practice in Princess Anne, Maryland.

Robert Ramsey (February 15, 1780-December 12, 1849) was born in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania on February 15, 1780. He attended school in Hartsville, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly from 1825 to 1831 and served in the 23rd United States Congress as a Jacksonian from Pennsylvania's sixth district, March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1835. He didn't run for a second term to the 24th Congress, but did win reelection later in 1840 to the 27th Congress, …

William McMahon McKaig (July 29, 1845 - June 6, 1907) was an American politician. Born in Cumberland, Maryland, McKaig attended the Carroll School and the Allegany County Academy. He studied law and was admitted to the Allegany bar in 1868. He moved to the Colorado Territory in 1873, but later returned to Maryland. He was appointed city attorney of Cumberland in 1876, and was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1877.

John Thomson Mason (May 9, 1815-March 28, 1873) was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, representing the sixth district from 1841 to 1843. Born at the "Montpelier" estate near Hagerstown, Maryland, Mason was educated by a private tutor and graduated from Princeton College in 1836. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Hagerstown in 1838. He later served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1838 and 1839, …

David John Lewis (May 1, 1869 - August 12, 1952) was an American politician. Born near Osceola Mills, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, Jones worked in the local coal mines from 1878 to 1892. He studied law and Latin in his spare time, was admitted to the bar in 1892, and commenced practice in Cumberland, Maryland. Jones served as a member of the Maryland State Senate from 1902 to 1906, …

Lloyrd Lowndes, Jr. (February 21, 1845 - January 8, 1905), a member of the United States Republican Party, was the 43^th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1896 to 1900 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the sixth district of Maryland from 1873 to 1875. He was born in 1845 in Clarksburg, West Virginia (then in Virginia), and attended Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity.

George Louis Wellington (January 28, 1852 - March 20, 1927) was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1897-1903. He also represented the sixth district of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives. Wellington was born in Cumberland, Maryland and attended a German school with some private instruction. He went on to be a clerk in the Second National Bank of Cumberland in 1870 and later was a teller.

DeWitt Stephen Hyde (March 21, 1909 - April 25, 1986) was a U.S. representative from the sixth district of Maryland. He was a Republican. Hyde was born in Washington, D.C. in 1909. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served in the Maryland state senate between 1951 and 1953. He was a representative from Maryland from 1953 to 1959. He died in Bethesda, Maryland in 1986.

John Robert Foley (October 16, 1917 - November 11, 2001) represented the sixth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1961. Foley was born in Wabasha, Minnesota and graduated from St. Felix High School in 1935. After he received his B.A. degree from St. Thomas College of St. Paul, Minnesota in 1940, he joined the United States Army following the outbreak of World War II, serving from 1941 to 1946.

Milton George Urner (July 29, 1839 - February 9, 1926) was a U.S. Congressman from the sixth district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1879 until 1883. Born in the Liberty district of Frederick County, Maryland, Urner was educated in the common schools. He also attended the Freeland Seminary of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and Dickinson Seminary of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He engaged in teaching in his native county from 1859-1862, studied law, …