In the United States, many political families (having at least two generations serving in political office) have arisen since the country's founding.
Presidential Several presidential families produced multiple generations of members who devoted at least part of their working lives to public service. • The
Adams family:
John Adams, second U.S. president (1797–1801); his son,
John Quincy Adams, sixth U.S. president (1825–1829); John Quincy's son,
Charles Francis Adams Sr., member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1859–1861) and U.S. envoy to the United Kingdom (1861–1868); Charles Francis' son,
John Quincy Adams II, Massachusetts state representative (1866–67, 1868–69, 1871–72, 1874–75); John Quincy II's son,
Charles Francis Adams III, mayor of
Quincy, Massachusetts (1896–97) and U.S. secretary of the Navy (1929–1933). • The
Harrison family:
Benjamin Harrison V, governor of Virginia (1781–1784) and a signer of the Declaration of Independence; his son,
William Henry Harrison, ninth U.S. president (1841); distant cousin
Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. president (1861–1865);
John Scott Harrison, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1853–1857); John Scott's son,
Benjamin Harrison, 23rd U.S. president (1889–1893) (the only grandson of a president to become president); Benjamin's son,
Russell Benjamin Harrison, Indiana state legislator (1921–1933) and diplomat (1908–1927); Russell's son,
William Henry Harrison III, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming (1951–1955, 1961–1965, 1967–1969). and family • The
Lincoln family:
Abraham Lincoln, postmaster of New Salem, Illinois (1833), Illinois state House of Representatives (1834–1842), U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1847–1849), 16th U.S. president (1861–1865); his cousin-in-law,
John Todd Stuart, U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1839–1843, 1863–1865), Illinois state Senate (1848–1852); President Lincoln's son,
Robert Todd Lincoln, South Chicago Board of Supervisors (1876–77), U.S. secretary of War (1881–1885), U.S. minister to Great Britain (1889–1893); President Lincoln's fourth cousin,
Levi Lincoln, Massachusetts state legislator (1797–98), U.S. House of Representatives (1800–01), U.S. attorney general and acting secretary of State in the Jefferson administration, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (1807–08), governor of Massachusetts (1808–09). • The
Taft family:
Alphonso Taft, U.S. secretary of War (1876) and U.S. attorney general (1876–77); his sons,
Charles Phelps Taft, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1895–1897), and
William Howard Taft, 27th U.S. president (1909–1913) and
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice (1921–1930); Charles and William Howard's cousin,
Royal C. Taft, governor of Rhode Island (1888–1889); William Howard's sons,
Robert A. Taft, U.S. Senate from Ohio (1939–1953), and
Charles Phelps Taft II, mayor of Cincinnati (1955–1957); Robert's son,
Robert Taft Jr., U.S. House of Representatives (1963–1965, 1967–1971) and U.S. Senate (1971–1976) from Ohio; Charles II's son,
Seth Taft,
Cuyahoga County commissioner (1971–1978); Robert Jr.'s son,
Bob Taft, governor of Ohio (1999–2007). • The
Roosevelt family: 26th U.S. President
Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) and 32nd U.S. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945), fifth cousins by blood (their great-great-great-grandfathers were brothers) and uncle-in-law and nephew-in-law by marriage. TR and FDR each served as U.S. assistant secretary of the Navy and as governor of New York before serving as president. FDR's wife and Theodore's niece,
Eleanor Roosevelt, served as adviser to the president (1933–1945), chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1946–1952), chair of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (1961–62). TR's descendants: His son,
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., governor of
Puerto Rico (1929–1932) and the
Philippines (1932–33); Theodore Jr.'s son,
Theodore Roosevelt III, Pennsylvania secretary of Commerce (1949–1951). FDR and Eleanor's sons:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1949–1955), U.S. undersecretary of Commerce (1963–1965);
James Roosevelt, secretary to the President (1937–38), chairman of the California Democratic Party (1946–1948), U.S. House of Representatives from California (1955–1965); Elliott Roosevelt, mayor of Miami Beach, Florida (1965–67); James's sons, James Roosevelt, co-chair of the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee (1995-), and Hall Delano Roosevelt, Long Beach, California, City Council (1996–2000). • The
Kennedy family:
Patrick Joseph Kennedy, Massachusetts state legislator (1884–1895); his son,
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., chair of the U.S. Maritime Commission (1934–35) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1937–38), and U.S. ambassador to Great Britain (1938–1940. Joseph and Rose Kennedy's children included
John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. president (1961–1963), U.S. House of Representatives (1947–1953) and U.S. Senate (1953–1961) from Massachusetts;
Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. attorney general (1961–1964) and U.S. Senate from New York (1965–1968);
Ted Kennedy, U.S. Senate from Massachusetts (1962–2009); and
Jean Kennedy Smith, U.S. ambassador to Ireland (1993–1998). Ted Kennedy's widow,
Victoria Reggie Kennedy, is the U.S. ambassador to Austria (2022–2025). Joseph and Rose Kennedy's grandchildren include
Joseph P. Kennedy II, U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1987–1999);
Patrick J. Kennedy, U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island (1995–2011);
Caroline Kennedy, U.S. ambassador to Japan (2013–2017) and Australia (2022–2025);
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, lieutenant governor of Maryland (1995–2003);
Mark Shriver, Maryland House of Delegates (1995–2003);
Edward M. Kennedy Jr., Connecticut state senator (2015–2019);
Bobby Shriver, City Council member and mayor of Santa Monica, California (2004–2012); and
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Secretary of health & human services (2025–).
Maria Shriver was First Lady of California (2003–2011) and founded the California Museum (her husband,
Arnold Schwarzenegger, was governor). Joseph and Rose Kennedy's great-grandchildren include
Joe Kennedy III, U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts (2013–2021) and U.S. envoy to Northern Ireland (2022-2024). • The
Bush family:
Prescott Bush, U.S. Senator from Connecticut (1952–63); his son,
George H. W. Bush, 41st U.S. president (1989–93), U.S. vice president (1981–89), director of Central Intelligence Agency (1976–77), U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (1971–73), U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1967–71); George H.W.'s sons,
George W. Bush, 43rd U.S. president (2001–09) and governor of Texas (1995–2000), and
Jeb Bush, governor of Florida (1995–2007); Jeb's son,
George P. Bush,
Texas Land Commissioner (2015–23). • The
Clinton family:
Bill Clinton, 42nd U.S. president (1993–2001) and governor of Arkansas (1979–81, 1983–92); his wife,
Hillary Clinton, U.S. senator from New York (2001–09), U.S. secretary of State (2009–17), and
Democratic nominee for
President of the United States (2016); President Clinton's uncle, Roy Clinton, Arkansas state House of Representatives (1950s). • The
Trump family:
Donald Trump, 45th (2017–21) and 47th (2025–) U.S. President; his daughter
Ivanka Trump and son-in-law
Jared Kushner,
senior presidential advisers (2017–21); his daughter-in-law
Lara Trump, Co-chair of the
Republican National Committee (March–December 2024); his sister,
Maryanne Trump Barry, U.S. district and appeals court judge (1983–2019); his fourth cousin,
John Heinz, U.S. House of Representatives (1971–77) and U.S. Senate (1977–91) from Pennsylvania (their great-grandfathers were first cousins and originated from Kallstadt, Germany). • The
Biden family:
Joe Biden, 46th U.S. president (2021–2025), 47th U.S. vice president (2009–17), U.S. senator from
Delaware (1973–2009); his son,
Beau Biden, state attorney general of
Delaware (2007–15). President Biden's great-grandfather,
Edward Francis Blewitt,
Pennsylvania state senator (1907–10). Two other presidents were related by blood:
James Madison and
Zachary Taylor were second cousins. Other presidents were related by marriage:
George Washington's nephew,
George Steptoe Washington, was Madison's brother-in-law.
Dwight Eisenhower's grandson,
David Eisenhower, married
Julie Nixon, a daughter of
Richard Nixon.
Other The following political families are in the United States. For an extensive alphabetical list, see the article
List of United States political families. • The Ashcroft family:
John Ashcroft, governor of Missouri (1985–93), U.S. Senate from Missouri (1995–2001), U.S. attorney general (2001–05); his son,
Jay Ashcroft, secretary of state of
Missouri (2017–). • The Bayh family:
Birch Bayh, Indiana state House of Representatives (1954–62), U.S. Senate from
Indiana (1963–81); his son,
Evan Bayh, governor of Indiana (1989–97), U.S. Senate from Indiana (1999–2011). • The Beshear family:
Steve Beshear, attorney general (1979–83), lieutenant governor (1983–87) and governor of
Kentucky (2007–15); his son,
Andy, attorney general (2016–19) and governor of Kentucky (2019–). • The Blunt family:
Roy Blunt, U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2011) and U.S. Senate (2011–23) from
Missouri; his son,
Matt Blunt, governor of Missouri (2005–09). • The Brown family:
Pat Brown, governor of California (1959–67); his son,
Jerry Brown, governor of California (1975–83, 2011–19), and mayor of Oakland (1999–2007); Jerry's sister,
Kathleen Brown, member of the
Los Angeles Board of Education,
California State Treasurer (1991–95); Edmund Jr. and Kathleen's cousin, Hal Brown, Marin County Board of Supervisors. • The Brzezinski family:
Zbigniew Brzezinski,
U.S. National Security Advisor (1977–81); his son,
Mark Brzezinski, U.S. ambassador to
Sweden (2011–15), U.S. ambassador to
Poland (2022–). • The Casey family:
Bob Casey Sr.,
Pennsylvania Senate (1963–68),
Auditor General of Pennsylvania (1969–77),
governor of Pennsylvania (1987–95); his son,
Bob Casey Jr.,
Auditor General of Pennsylvania (1997–2005), treasurer of Pennsylvania (2005–07),
U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania (2007–25) • The
Celebrezze family:
Frank D. Celebrezze, safety director for the City of Cleveland (1942–47), municipal court judge (1947–53); his brother,
Anthony, mayor of Cleveland (1954–61), U.S. secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (1961–65), federal judge (1965–98); Frank's sons,
Frank Jr., chief justice of the
Ohio Supreme Court (1978–86), and
James, Ohio state House of Representatives (1967–74); Anthony's son,
Anthony Jr., Ohio state Senate (1975–78), secretary of state (1978–83), attorney general (1983–91); Frank Jr.'s son,
Frank III, appeals court judge, Ohio Supreme Court justice; James's daughter, Leslie, judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas (2009 – ); James' son,
Nicholas, Ohio state House of Representatives (2012–19). • The Cheney family:
Dick Cheney, U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming (1979–89), U.S. Secretary of Defense (1989–93), and 46th U.S. vice president (2001–09); his daughter,
Liz Cheney, U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming (2017–23). • The
Cuomos:
Mario Cuomo, governor of New York (1983–94); his son,
Andrew Cuomo, U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1997–2001), governor of New York (2011–21). • The D'Alesandro/Pelosi family:
Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., mayor of
Baltimore, Maryland (1947–59), U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland (1939–47); his daughter,
Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House of Representatives from California (1987–),
speaker of the House (2007–11, 2019–23); her brother,
Thomas D'Alesandro III, mayor of Baltimore (1967–71); Nancy's brother-in-law,
Ronald Pelosi,
San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1968–80); Ronald's nephew,
Gavin Newsom, mayor of
San Francisco (2004–11), lieutenant governor of California (2011–19), governor of California (2019–). • The Daley family:
Richard J. Daley, mayor of
Chicago (1955–76), widely considered one of the nation's most powerful mayors at the time; his sons,
Richard M. Daley, mayor of Chicago (1989–2011);
John P. Daley, Illinois state representative, state senator, and
Cook County commissioner;
William M. Daley, U.S. secretary of Commerce (1997–2000), White House chief of staff (2011–12). • The DeWine family:
Mike DeWine, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1983–91), U.S. Senate from Ohio (1995–2007), governor of
Ohio (2019–); his son,
Pat DeWine, justice of the
Ohio Supreme Court (2017–). • The Dingell family:
John Dingell Sr., U.S. House of Representatives from
Michigan (1933–55); his son,
John Dingell, U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan (1955–2015); John's wife,
Debbie Dingell, U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan (2015–) (the same seat has been represented by a member of the Dingell family continuously since 1933); John's son,
Christopher D. Dingell, Michigan state senator (1987–2003); Michigan circuit court judge. • The Ellison family:
Keith Ellison, U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota (2007–19),
Minnesota attorney general (2019–); his son,
Jeremiah Ellison,
Minneapolis City Council (2018–2026). • The Ford family:
John Ford, Tennessee state Senate (1974–2005); his sister,
Ophelia Ford, Tennessee state Senate (2005–14); brother,
Emmitt Ford, Tennessee state House of Representatives (1975–81); brother,
Harold Ford Sr., Tennessee state House of Representatives (1971–75), U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee (1975–97); Harold's son,
Harold Ford Jr., U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee (1997–2007). • The Gabbard family:
Mike Gabbard, Hawaii state Senate (2007–); his daughter
Tulsi Gabbard, U.S House of Representatives from Hawaii (2013–2021),
Director of National Intelligence (2025–) • The Gaetz family:
Don Gaetz, Florida state Senate (2006–2016), Florida Senate president (2014–2016); his son
Matt Gaetz, U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (2015–2024) • The Gilligan family:
John J. Gilligan, U.S. House of Representatives (1965–67), governor of Ohio (1971–75); his daughter,
Kathleen Sebelius, governor of Kansas (2003–09), U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services (2009–14). • The Gore family:
Albert Gore Sr., U.S. House of Representatives (1939–53) and U.S. Senate (1953–71) from Tennessee; his son,
Al Gore, U.S. House of Representatives (1977–85) and U.S. Senate from Tennessee (1985–93), 45th U.S. vice president (1993–2001). • The Gorsuch family:
Anne Gorsuch, Colorado state House of Representatives (1976–1980),
EPA Administrator (1981–1983); her son
Neil Gorsuch,
U.S. Supreme Court Justice (2017–present) • The Grijalva family:
Raúl Grijalva, U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona (2003–2025); his daughter
Adelita, U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona (2025–) • The Hanna family:
Mark Hanna, U.S. Senate from Ohio (1896–1904), chairman of the
Republican National Committee (1897–1904); his daughter
Ruth Hanna McCormick, U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1929–31). • The Huckabee family:
Mike Huckabee, lieutenant governor (1993–96) and governor (1996–2007) of
Arkansas,
U.S. Ambassador to Israel (2025–); his daughter,
Sarah Huckabee Sanders,
White House press secretary (2017–19), governor of Arkansas (2023–). • The Jones family:
Walter B. Jones Sr., Democrat, U.S. House of Representatives from
North Carolina (1966–1992); his son,
Walter B. Jones Jr., Republican, U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (1995–2019). • The Key family:
Annie L. Key, Ohio state House of Representatives (2001–06); her daughter,
Stephanie Howse, Ohio state House of Representatives (2015–22),
Cleveland City Council (2022–). • The Kyl family:
John Henry Kyl, U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa (1959–65, 1967–73); his son,
Jon Kyl, U.S. House of Representatives (1987–95) and U.S. Senate from Arizona (1995–2013, 2018). • The Landrieu family:
Moon Landrieu, Louisiana state House of Representatives (1960–66), mayor of
New Orleans (1970–78), U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1979–81); his daughter,
Mary Landrieu, Louisiana state House of Representatives (1980–88), Louisiana state treasurer (1988–96), U.S. Senate from Louisiana (1997–2015); her brother,
Mitch Landrieu Louisiana state representative (1988–2004), lieutenant governor of Louisiana (2004–10), mayor of
New Orleans (2010–18), senior adviser to President Biden for infrastructure coordination (2021–2024). • The LaTourette family:
Steve LaTourette, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1995–2013); his daughter,
Sarah LaTourette, Ohio state House of Representatives (2015–19). • The Latta family:
Del Latta, U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1989); his son
Bob Latta, U.S. House of Representatives (2007–) • The Levin family:
Sander Levin, U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan (1983–2019); his brother,
Carl Levin, U.S. Senate from Michigan (1979–2015); Sander's son,
Andy Levin, U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan (2019–2023). • The Lippitt/Chafee family:
Henry Lippitt, governor of
Rhode Island (1875–77); his sons,
Charles W. Lippitt, governor of Rhode Island (1895–97), and
Henry F. Lippitt, U.S. Senate from Rhode Island (1911–17); Henry F.'s son,
Frederick Lippitt, Rhode Island state House of Representatives (1961–83); the elder Henry's great-grandson,
John Chafee, governor of Rhode Island (1963–69), U.S. secretary of the Navy (1969–72), U.S. Senate from Rhode Island (1976–99); John's son,
Lincoln Chafee, mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island (1993–99), U.S. Senate from Rhode Island (1999–2007), governor of Rhode Island (2011–15). • The
Lodge family:
Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. House of Representatives (1887–93) and U.S. Senate (1893–1924) from Massachusetts; his grandson,
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., U.S. Senate from Massachusetts (1947–53), U.S. ambassador to the
United Nations (1953–60),
South Vietnam (1963–64, 1965–67),
West Germany (1968–69), Vatican City (1970–77); Henry Jr.'s brother,
John Davis Lodge, U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut (1947–51), (
governor of Connecticut (1951–55), and U.S. ambassador to Spain (1955–61), Argentina (1969–73), Switzerland (1983–85). • The
Long family:
Huey Long, governor of Louisiana (1928–32), U.S. Senate from Louisiana (1932–35); his widow,
Rose McConnell Long, U.S. Senate from Louisiana (1936–37); his brother,
Earl Long, lieutenant governor (1936–39) and governor (1939–40, 1948–52, 1956–60) of Louisiana; brother,
George S. Long, U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana (1953–58); Huey Long's son,
Russell B. Long, U.S. Senate from Louisiana (1948–87). • The Lujan family: Eugene David Lujan, associate justice,
New Mexico Supreme Court (1945–59); his granddaughter,
Michelle Lujan Grisham, governor of New Mexico (2022–); Eugene's second cousin,
Ben Luján, member (1975–2012) and speaker (2001–12), New Mexico state House of Representatives; Ben's son,
Ben Ray Luján, U.S. Senate from New Mexico (2021–); Eugene's fifth cousin,
Manuel Lujan Sr., mayor of Santa Fe (1942–48). Manuel's son,
Manuel Lujan Jr., U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico (1969–89),
U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1989–1993). • The Mack family:
Connie Mack III, U.S. House of Representatives (1983–89) and U.S. Senate (1989–2001) from Florida; his son,
Connie Mack IV, Florida state House of Representatives (2001–03) and U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (2005–13);
Mary Bono, Connie IV's then-wife, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1998–2013). • The Manning family:
Jeffrey Manning, Ohio House of Representatives (2001–2003); his wife
Gayle Manning, Ohio Senate (2011–2018), Ohio House of Representatives (2019–); their son
Nathan Manning, Ohio House of Representatives (2015–2019), Ohio Senate (2019–) • The
Mathews family:
George Mathews, governor of
Georgia (1787–88, 1793–96), U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia (1789–91); his brothers, Sampson and Archer, served in the Virginia General Assembly. Their descendants served as governors, judges and legislators in five states. • The Menendez Family:
Bob Menendez, U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey (1993–2006), U.S. Senate (2006–2024); his son
Rob Menendez, U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey (2023–) • The Moore/Capito family:
Arch A. Moore Jr., U.S. House of Representatives (1957–1969), governor of West Virginia (1969–1977; 1985–1989); his daughter
Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. House of Representatives (2001–2015), U.S. Senate (2015–); her son
Moore Capito,
West Virginia House of Delegates (2016–); his cousin
Riley Moore, West Virginia House of Delegates (2017–2019), West Virginia state treasurer (2021–2025), U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia (2025–) • The Murkowski family:
Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senate from Alaska (1981–2002), governor of
Alaska (2002–06); his daughter,
Lisa Murkowski, Alaska state House of Representatives (1999–2002), U.S. Senate from Alaska (2002–). • The O'Neill family: Thomas O'Neill,
Cambridge, Massachusetts City Council; his son,
Tip O'Neill, Massachusetts House of Representatives (1937–53), U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1953–87), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1977–87); Tip's son
Thomas P. O'Neill III, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (1975–83). • The Paul family:
Ron Paul, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1976–77, 1979–85, 1997–2013); his son.
Rand Paul, U.S. Senate from Kentucky (2011 -). • The Payne/Bolton family:
Henry B. Payne, Ohio state Senate (1849–52), U.S. House of Representatives (1875–77) and U.S. Senate (1885–91) from Ohio; his son,
Nathan P. Payne, mayor of Cleveland (1875–76); Henry's granddaughter,
Frances P. Bolton, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1940–69); her husband,
Chester C. Bolton, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1929–37); their son,
Oliver P. Bolton, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1953–57, 1963–65). • The Pence family:
Mike Pence, 48th U.S. vice president (2017–21), governor of
Indiana (2013–17), U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana (2001–13); his brother,
Greg Pence, U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana (2019–2025). • The
Rockefeller family:
Nelson Rockefeller, 41st
Vice President of the United States (1974–77),
Governor of New York (1959–73); his brother,
Winthrop Rockefeller,
Governor of Arkansas (1967–71); their nephew,
Jay Rockefeller, governor of West Virginia (1987–85), U.S. Senate from
West Virginia (1985–2015); Winthrop's son,
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, lieutenant governor of Arkansas (1996–2006). • The
Romney family:
George W. Romney, governor of Michigan (1963–69), U S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1969–73); his son,
Mitt Romney, governor of Massachusetts (2003–07), Republican Party nominee for U.S. president (2012), U.S. Senate from Utah (2019–); Mitt's niece,
Ronna McDaniel, chair of the
Republican National Committee (2017–2024), delegate to Republican National Convention (2016), chair of the Michigan Republican Party (2015–17). • The
Rooney family:
Dan M. Rooney (Pittsburgh Steelers owner and
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee), U.S. ambassador to Ireland (2009–12); his nephews,
Tom Rooney, U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (2009–19), and
Patrick Rooney Jr., Florida state House of Representatives (2010–16). • The Scalia family:
Antonin Scalia,
U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1986–2016); his son,
Eugene Scalia,
U.S. Secretary of Labor (2019–21). • The Suarez family:
Xavier Suarez,
mayor of
Miami, Florida (1985–1993); his son
Francis Suarez, mayor of Miami (2017–2025); his nephew
Alex Mooney, Maryland state senator (1999–2011), U.S. House of Representatives (2015–present) • The Sununu family:
John H. Sununu, governor of
New Hampshire (1983–89), White House chief of staff (1989–91); his sons
John E. Sununu, U.S. House of Representatives (1997-03) and U.S. Senate (2003–09) from New Hampshire, and
Chris Sununu, New Hampshire Executive Council (2011–17), governor of New Hampshire (2017–2025). • The Sykes family:
Vernon Sykes, Ohio state Senate (2017–), Ohio state House of Representatives (1983–2000, 2007–14), Akron City Council (1970s–83); his wife,
Barbara Sykes, Ohio state House of Representatives (2001–06), Akron City Council (1990s–2001); their daughter,
Emilia Sykes, Ohio state House of Representatives (2015–2022), U.S. House of Representatives (2023–). • The
Udall family: David King Udall Sr., representative to the
Arizona Territorial Legislature (1899). His sons:
Jesse Addison Udall,
Arizona state House of Representatives (1931–38), chief justice of the
Arizona Supreme Court (1964);
John Hunt Udall, mayor of Phoenix, Arizona (1936–38);
Don Taylor Udall, Arizona state House of Representatives (1941–42);
Levi Stewart Udall, Arizona Supreme Court (1947–60), chief justice (1951–53, 1957–59). Levi's sons:
Stewart Udall, U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona (1955–61),
U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1961–69);
Mo Udall, U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona (1961–91). Next generation:
John Nicholas Udall, son of John, mayor of
Phoenix, Arizona (1948–52);
Tom Udall, son of Stewart, U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2008), U S. Senate from New Mexico (2009–21), U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (2021–);
Mark Udall, son of Mo, U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2009) and U.S. Senate from Colorado (2009–15), Colorado state House of Representatives (1997–99). • The Zone family: Michael Zone,
Cleveland City Council (1960–74); his wife,
Mary Zone, Cleveland City Council (1974–86); their son,
Matt Zone, Cleveland City Council (2001–); their son-in-law,
Lee Fisher, Ohio state House of Representatives (1981–82), Ohio state Senate (1983–90), Ohio state attorney general (1991–95), lieutenant governor of Ohio (2007–11); their nephew, Joseph Zone, Cleveland Municipal Court judge. ==Other countries==