List of United States political families (B)

The following is an alphabetical list of political families in the United States whose last name begins with B.

NOTE: Info may be incomplete.

Babbitts James E. Babbitt (1902–1944) Member of Arizona House of Representatives 1933–1936; Arizona State Senator 1937–1944). Brother of John G. Babbitt. John G. Babbitt (1908–1993), Arizona State Senator 1944–1949. Uncle of Bruce Babbitt and Paul Babbitt. Bruce Babbitt (born 1938), Attorney General of Arizona 1975–1978, Governor of Arizona 1978–1987, candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States 1988, U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1993–2001. Nephew of John G. Babbitt. Paul Babbitt, former mayor of Flagstaff, Arizona and candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona 2004. Nephew of John G. Babbitt.

Babcocks and Weekses Joseph Weeks (1773–1845), Clerk of Richmond, New Hampshire 1802–1822; New Hampshire State Representative 1807–1809 1812–1813 1821–1826 1830 1832–1834; Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in New Hampshire 1823 1827; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1835–1839. Grandfather of Joseph W. Babcock. Joseph W. Babcock (1850–1909), Wisconsin Assemblyman 1888–1892, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1893–1897. Grandson of Joseph Weeks.

Bacas Joe Baca (born 1947), California Assemblyman 1992–1998, California State Senator 1998–1999, U.S. Representative from California 1999–2013, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 2000 2004 2008, Democratic National Committeeman 2008. Father of Joe Baca Jr. and Jeremy Baca. Joe Baca Jr. (born 1969), California Assemblyman 2004–2006. Son of Joe Baca. Jeremy Baca, candidate for Democratic nomination for California Assembly 2006. Son of Jose Baca.

Bachmanns Carl G. Bachmann (1890–1980), Prosecuting Attorney of Ohio County, West Virginia 1921–1924; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1925–1933; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1934; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1936 1944 1948 1952; Chairman of the Ohio County, West Virginia Republican Party 1940; candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from West Virginia 1940; Mayor of Wheeling, West Virginia 1947–1951; West Virginia Republican Executive Committeeman 1949–1951. Father of Charles F. Bachmann. Charles F. Bachmann (1915–1983), candidate for West Virginia House Delegate 1954, West Virginia House Delegate 1957–1960. Son of Carl G. Bachmann.

Bacons Robert Bacon (1860–1919), United States Assistant Secretary of State 1905 to 1909, United States Secretary of State 1909, Ambassador to France 1909 to 1912. Gaspar G. Bacon (1886–1947), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1920 1936 1940, Massachusetts State Senator 1925–1932, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1933–1935, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts 1934. Son of Robert Bacon. Robert Low Bacon (1884–1938), congressman from New York 1923 to 1938. Son of Robert Bacon. Virginia M. Bacon, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1936. Wife of Robert Low Bacon.

Bacons of Massachusetts and New York John Bacon (1738–1820), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1801–1803. Father of Ezekiel Bacon. Ezekiel Bacon (1776–1870), Massachusetts State Representative 1805–1806, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1807–1813, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Massachusetts 1811–1814, Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury 1814–1815, Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in New York 1818, New York Assemblyman 1819, delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention 1821, candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1824. Son of John Bacon. William J. Bacon (1803–1889), Utica, New York Attorney 1837; New York Assemblyman 1850; Justice of the New York Supreme Court 1854–1870; U.S. Representative from New York 1877–1879. Son of Ezekiel Bacon.

Bacons and Howards Augustus O. Bacon (1839–1914), Georgia State Representative 1871–1886, President of the Georgia Democratic Convention 1880, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1884, U.S. Senator from Georgia 1895–1914. Cousin of William S. Howard. William S. Howard (1875–1953), Georgia State Representative 1900–1901, Solicitor General of Stone Mountain, Georgia 1905–1911; U.S. Representative from Georgia 1911–1919; candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Georgia 1918. Cousin of Augustus O. Bacon.

Backus and Woodbridges William Woodbridge (1780–1860), Ohio State Representative 1807, Ohio State Senator 1813–1815, Secretary of the Michigan Territory 1815–1828, U.S. Congressional Delegate from Michigan 1819–1820, Justice of the Michigan Territory Supreme Court 1828–1832, delegate to the Michigan Constitutional Convention 1835, candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1835, Michigan State Senator 1838–1840, Governor of Michigan 1840–1841, U.S. Senator from Michigan 1841–1847. Father-in-law of Henry T. Backus. Henry T. Backus (1809–1877), Michigan State Representative 1840, delegate to the Michigan Constitutional Convention 1850, Michigan State Senator 1861–1862, Justice of the Arizona Territory Supreme Court 1865–1869. Son-in-law of William Woodbridge.

Baileys John Moran Bailey (1904–1975), Chairman of the Democratic National Committee 1961–1968. Father of Barbara B. Kennelly. Barbara B. Kennelly (born 1936), Hartford, Connecticut Councilwoman 1975–1979; Connecticut Secretary of State 1979–1982; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1982–1999; candidate for Governor of Connecticut 1998. Daughter of John Moran Bailey. James J. Kennelly, Connecticut State Representative. Husband of Barbara B. Kennelly. John B. Kennelly, Hartford, Connecticut Common Court Councilman. Son of Barbara B. Kennelly and James J. Kennelly. Justin Kronholm, Executive Director of the Connecticut Democratic Committee. Grandson of John Moran Bailey.

Baileys of Texas Joseph W. Bailey (1862–1929), U.S. Representative from Texas 1891–1901, U.S. Senator from Texas 1901–1913, candidate for Governor of Texas 1920. Father of Joseph W. Bailey Jr. Joseph W. Bailey Jr. (1892–1943), U.S. Representative from Texas 1933–1935, candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Texas 1934. Son of Joseph W. Bailey.

Bairds David Baird (1839–1927), Sheriff of Camden County, New Jersey 1887–1889 1895–1897; candidate for U.S. Senate from New Jersey 1910; U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1918–1919. Father of David Baird Jr. David Baird Jr. (1881–1955), U.S. Senator from New Jersey 1929–1930, candidate for Governor of New Jersey 1931. Son of David Baird.

Bairds of Indiana Jim Baird (born 1945), Member of the Putnam County Commission 2006–2010, Indiana State Representative 2010–2018, U.S. Representative from Indiana 2019–present. Beau Baird, Indiana State Representative 2018–present. Son of Jim Baird.

Bairds of North Carolina Zebulon Baird (1764–1824), member of the North Carolina Senate Mira Margaret Baird Vance (1802–1878), farmer. Daughter of Zebulon Baird. Robert B. Vance (1828–1899), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1873–1885, North Carolina State Representative 1894–1896. Son of Mira Margaret Baird Vance. Zebulon Baird Vance (1830–1894), Prosecuting Attorney of Buncombe County, North Carolina 1852; member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1854; candidate for North Carolina State Senate 1856; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1856; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1858–1861; Governor of North Carolina 1862–1865 and 1877–1879; candidate for U.S. Senate from North Carolina 1872; U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1879–1894. Son of Mira Margaret Baird Vance. Harriett Newell Espy Vance (1832–1878), First Lady of North Carolina 1862–1865 and 1877–1878. First wife of Zebulon Baird Vance. Florence Steele Martin Vance (1840–1924), heiress. Second wife of Zebulon Baird Vance.

Bakers, Dirksens, and Landons Howard Baker Sr. (1902–1964), Tennessee State Representative, Member of Scott County, Tennessee Board of Education 1931–1932, District Attorney for 19th Circuit of Tennessee 1932–1938, candidate for Governor of Tennessee 1939, candidate for U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1940, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1940 1948 1952 1956, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1951–1964. Father of Howard Baker. Irene Baker (1901–1994), Republican National Committeewoman 1960–1964, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1964–1965. Wife of Howard Baker Sr. Everett Dirksen (1896–1969), U.S. Representative from Illinois 1933–1949, U.S. Senator from Illinois 1951–1969, Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1953–1955 1957–1959. Father-in-law of Howard Baker. Alf Landon (1887–1987), Chairman of the Kansas Central Committee, Governor of Kansas 1933–1937, candidate for President of the United States 1936. Father-in-law of Howard Baker. Howard Baker (1925–2014), candidate for U.S. Senate from Tennessee 1964, U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1967–1985, White House Chief of Staff 1987–1989, U.S. Ambassador to Japan 2001–2005. Son of Howard Baker Sr. Nancy Kassebaum Baker (born 1932), U.S. Senator from Kansas 1978–1997. Wife of Howard Baker. William Kassebaum (born 1962), Kansas House of Representatives 2002–2004. Son of Nancy Kassebaum Baker.

Bakers of Indiana William Baker (1813–1872), Pennsylvania State Representative 1847–1849, Mayor of Evansville, Indiana 1859–1868 1870–1872. Brother of Conrad Baker. Conrad Baker (1817–1885), Indiana State Representative 1845–1846, Indiana Circuit Court Judge 1852–1853, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana 1856, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana 1865–1867, Governor of Indiana 1867–1873. Brother of William Baker.

Bakers of Indiana and Kansas John Baker (1832–1915), Indiana State Senator 1862, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1875–1881, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1888, U.S. District Court Judge of Indiana 1892–1904. Brother of Lucien Baker. Francis Elisha Baker (1860–1924), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court 1899–1902, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals 1902–1924. Son of John Baker. Lucien Baker (1846–1907), Attorney of Leavenworth, Kansas 1872–1874; U.S. Senator from Kansas 1895–1901. Brother of John Baker.

Baldaccis and Mitchells George J. Mitchell (born 1933), candidate for Governor of Maine 1974, U.S. Attorney of Maine 1977–1979, U.S. District Judge of Maine 1979–1980, U.S. Senator from Maine 1980–1995, U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland 1995–2000, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East 2009–present. Cousin of John Baldacci. John Baldacci (born 1955), Bangor, Maine Councilman 1978–1982; Maine State Senator 1982–1994; U.S. Representative from Maine 1995–2003, Governor of Maine 2003–2011. Cousin of George J. Mitchell.

Baldriges Howard Hammond Baldrige (1864–1928), Nebraska state senator. Father of Howard M. Baldrige. Howard M. Baldrige (1894–1985), Nebraska state representative 1923, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1924 1928, U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1931–1933. Son of Howard Hammond Baldrige. Howard M. Baldrige Jr. (1922–1987), U.S. Secretary of Commerce 1981–1987. Son of Howard M. Baldrige. Thomas J. Baldrige (1872–1963), Pennsylvania Attorney General 1927–1929, Pennsylvania Superior judge 1929–1947. Nephew of Howard Hammond Baldrige

Baldwins Joseph G. Baldwin (1815–1864), Alabama State Representative 1843–1849, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court 1858–1862. Alexander W. Baldwin (1835–1869), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada 1865–1869. Son of Joseph G. Baldwin.

Baldwins and Barlows Abraham Baldwin (1754–1807), Georgia State Representative 1785, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Georgia 1785 1787 1788, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1789–1799, U.S. Senator from Georgia 1799–1807. Brother of Henry Baldwin. Henry Baldwin (1780–1844), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1817–1822, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1830–1844. Brother of Abraham Baldwin.