Thread of former U.S. Senators and House members who passed away in 2020. Listed alphabetically by last name:
Mark Andrews (R-North Dakota): House 1963-81, Senate 1981-87
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000208

Elected to Senate in 1980 Reagan landslide, unseated 1986 by Kent Conrad (D)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/07/obituaries/mark-andrews-north-dakota-farmer-politician-dies-at-94.html
Don Bailey (D-Pennsylvania): House 1979-1983 https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000037

Unseated by fellow Dem John Murtha in 1982 primary after redistricting
Jack Buechner (R-Missouri): House 1987-1991
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001036

Unseated Rep. Robert Young (D) in 1986, lost his seat in 1990 to Joan Kelly Horn (D) by 54 votes
Greg Carman (R-New York): House 1981-1983
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000158

Elected in Reagan landslide, didn't run in 1982 after redistricting. Served as judge on U.S. Court of International Trade
Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma): House 1995-2001, Senate 2005-2015
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000560

Obama in 2014: "the people of Oklahoma have been well-served by this 'country doctor from Muskogee'" https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/01/17/statement-president-retirement-senator-tom-coburn
Statement from the President on the Retirement of Senator Tom Coburn

Those of us who have had the privilege of serving with Tom Coburn will be sad to lose him as a colleague here in Washington.  Tom and I entered the Senate at the same time, becoming friends af

https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000560
Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania): House 2005-2007, 2011-2017.
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000451

Served as Bucks County commissioner and represented the county in Congress. Just 56 when he passed in Jan. 2020. Succeeded in Congress by younger brother Brian. https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/mike-fitzpatrick-dead-20200106.html
Mike Fitzpatrick, a former Republican congressman from Bucks County, has died at 56

Michael G. Fitzpatrick, a longtime Republican politician who rose from Bucks County commissioner to congressman, and whose non-consecutive terms reflected two of the biggest electoral waves of the...

https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000451
Slade Gorton (R-Washington): Senate 1981-87 & 1989-2001 https://twitter.com/greggiroux/status/1296242932715073542?s=20
Richard Hanna (R-New York): House 2011-2017
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001051

Moderate Republican who endorsed Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in 2016 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/us/politics/richard-hanna-dead.html
Richard Hanna, Republican Who Opposed Trump, Dies at 69

A New York Congressman, he broke with his party in 2016 and endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, saying Trump was “unfit” for office.

https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001051
Harry Haskell (R-Delaware): House 1957-1959
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000318

Elected to Congress at 35 in 1956 Eisenhower re-election year. Unseated in 1958 election, served as Wilmington mayor 1969-1973.
Amo Houghton (R-New York): House 1987-2005
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000814

Led Corning Glass. Promoted civility in Congress and was a founder of the Republican Main Street Partnership. Joined John Lewis in leading annual congressional pilgrimages to Selma. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/nyregion/amory-houghton-jr-dead.html
Amory Houghton Jr., Who Went From Corning to Congress, Dies at 93

He led his family’s venerable glass works company before entering the House from upstate New York and becoming a voice of moderation in a hard-right Republican Party.

https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000814
Earl Hutto (D-Florida): House 1979-1995
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001018

TV sportscaster ("In the game of life, as in any game of ball, play it clean, play it fair, or not at all"). Last Democrat to represent Pensacola district https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/12/16/legendary-former-congressman-earl-hutto-died-monday-age-94/3918993001/
Legendary former Congressman Earl Hutto died Monday at age 94

Hutto's biggest impact on Northwest Florida came just six months into his first congressional term when he successfully fought to stop Whiting Field operations from being consolidated.

https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001018
Roger Jepsen (R-Iowa): Senate 1979-85
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/J000101

Iowa lieutenant governor 1968-72. Defeated Sen. Dick Clark (D) in 1978, unseated by Tom Harkin (D) in 1984.
Sam Johnson (R-Texas): House 1991-2019
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/J000174

Decorated Air Force combat veteran who spent 7 years in Vietnam as a prisoner of war. "If I leave any legacy behind, I hope that it is one of service above self." https://twitter.com/greggiroux/status/1265799209644625921
David Karnes (R-Nebraska): Senate 1987-1989
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000011

Appointed to Senate in March 1987 to succeed the late Edward Zorinsky (D). Defeated in 1988 by Bob Kerrey (D).
William J. Keating (R-Ohio): House 1971-1974
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000037

Newspaper executive who led Cincinnati Enquirer https://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2020/05/20/bill-keating-former-congressman-and-enquirer-publisher/567048002/
Bill Keating, former congressman and Enquirer publisher, dead at 93

Any part of William Keating Sr.’s career would have constituted a life lived in full by itself. Taken together, they represent an extraordinary legacy.

https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000037
John Lewis (D-Georgia): House 1987-2020
https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000287

Among first Freedom Riders 1961, led Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, spoke at MLK Jr.'s March on Washington 1963 at 23, suffered skull fracture at Selma march 1965. Lay in state. https://twitter.com/greggiroux/status/1284442586044866560
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