Credit unions lost one of their strongest congressional allies this year and will have to deal with more Republicans in both the House and Senate next year.

Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.), who has championed many credit union causes, went down to defeat after a 26-year career. Kanjorski's defeat and that of scores of his fellow House Democrats caused partisan control of that chamber to shift after only four years of Democratic control.

The House currently has 255 Democrats, 178 Republicans and two vacancies. In the new Congress, there will be 242 Republicans and 193 Democrats.

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