Shirley Chisholm, 80. First black woman elected to Congress; first black person to seek a major party's presidential nomination. Jan. 1.
Rep. Robert T. Matsui, 63. Thirteen-term California congressman; Democrats' point man on Social Security. Jan. 1.
Rose Mary Woods, 87. President Nixon's secretary who said she inadvertently erased part of the Watergate tape that had an 18 1/2-minute gap. Jan. 22.
William Augustus Bootle, 102. Federal judge; ordered University of Georgia's integration. Jan. 25.
S. Ernest Vandiver, 86. Georgia governor; won office as segregationist but presided over peaceful desegregation. Feb. 21.
Tillie Fowler, 62. Four-term Florida congresswoman; prominent on defense. March 2.
Tom Bevill, 84. Longtime Alabama congressman known as "King of Pork." March 28.
Howell Heflin, 83. Three-term Alabama senator; influential voice on judicial nominations. March 29.
Robert Granville, 89. FBI agent, headed team that arrested Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. April 12.
Peter Flaherty, 80. Two-term Pittsburgh mayor. April 18.
Peter W. Rodino Jr., 95. Twenty-term New Jersey congressman; led House impeachment investigation of Nixon. May 7.
Lloyd Cutler, 87. White House counsel to Presidents Carter and Clinton; longtime Washington lawyer. May 8.
Jim Exon, 83. Two-term Nebraska governor, three-term senator; helped shape military policy. June 10.
J.J. "Jake" Pickle, 91. Texas congressman for three decades; helped pass 1980s Social Security reform. June 18.
Gaylord Nelson, 89. Former Wisconsin governor and senator; founded Earth Day. July 3.
James Stockdale, 81. Ross Perot's 1992 running mate; retired vice admiral who received Medal of Honor after enduring 7 1/2 years in a North Vietnamese prison. July 5.
L. Patrick Gray, 88. Acting FBI director during Watergate break-in. July 6.
Arthur Fletcher, 80. Adviser to Republican presidents, boosted affirmative action. July 12.
Jay Hammond, 83. Two-term Alaska governor; helped create oil-royalty fund that dispenses annual checks. Aug. 2.
Richard Kelly, 81. Florida congressman caught in Abscam scandal. Aug. 22.
Joe Smitherman, 75. Was Selma, Ala., mayor during the turbulent civil rights era. Sept. 11.
Stan Hathaway, 81. Former Wyoming governor; spearheaded creation of trust fund to harness state's mineral wealth. Oct. 4.
John Monagan, 93. Seven-term congressman from Connecticut. Oct. 23.
Carroll Campbell Jr., 65. As South Carolina governor, helped turn state into a Republican stronghold. Dec. 7.
Eugene McCarthy, 89. Former Minnesota senator whose antiwar campaign toppled Lyndon Johnson in 1968. Dec. 10.
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