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Women
[edit]List of senators
[edit](Note: Senators are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Senator | Party | State | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835–1930) |
Democratic | Georgia Class 3 |
November 21, 1922 | November 22, 1922 | 1 day | Appointed by Governor Thomas W. Hardwick to succeed Senator Thomas E. Watson First woman to serve in U.S. Senate. First woman to represent Georgia in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1878–1950) |
Democratic | Arkansas Class 3 |
December 9, 1931 | January 3, 1945 | 13 years, 25 days | Appointed by Governor Morgan Foster Larson to succeed Senator Dwight Morrow. First woman to represent Arkansas in the U.S. Senate. Lost renomination. | |
Rose McConnell Long (1892–1970) |
Democratic | Louisiana Class 2 |
January 31, 1936 | January 3, 1937 | 338 days | Appointed by Governor James A. Noe to succeed Senator Huey Long. First woman to represent Louisiana in the U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Dixie Bibb Graves (1882–1965) |
Democratic | Alabama Class 3 |
August 20, 1937 | January 10, 1938 | 143 days | Appointed by Governor Bibb Graves to succeed Senator Hugo Black. First woman to represent Alabama in the U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Gladys Pyle (1890–1989) |
Republican | South Dakota Class 3 |
November 9, 1938 | January 3, 1939 | 55 days | First woman elected to U.S. Senate without previously being elected. First woman to win a special election to the U.S. Senate. First woman to represent South Dakota in the U.S. Senate. First unmarried female senator. Retired. | |
Vera C. Bushfield (1889–1976) |
Republican | South Dakota Class 2 |
October 6, 1948 | December 26, 1948 | 81 days | Appointed by Governor George Theodore Mickelson to succeed Senator Harlan J. Bushfield. Retired. | |
Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995) |
Republican | Maine Class 2 |
January 3, 1949 | January 3, 1973 | 24 years, 0 days | First woman elected to the U.S. Senate in a general election without previously being appointed, elected in a special election, or succeeding a husband. First woman to serve in both chambers of the U.S. Congress. First woman to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate. First woman to defeat another woman in a general election for a U.S. Senate seat. Lost reelection. | |
Eva Bowring (1892–1985) |
Republican | Nebraska Class 2 |
April 16, 1954 | November 7, 1954 | 205 days | Appointed by Governor Robert B. Crosby to succeed Senator Dwight Griswold. First woman to represent Nebraska in the U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Hazel Abel (1888–1966) |
Republican | Nebraska Class 2 |
November 8, 1954 | December 31, 1954 | 53 days | Won special election to succeed Senator Eva Bowring. First woman to succeed another woman in the U.S. Senate. Resigned. | |
Maurine Neuberger (1907–2000) |
Democratic | Oregon Class 2 |
November 9, 1960 | January 3, 1967 | 6 years, 55 days | Won special election to succeed Senator Hall Lusk. First woman to represent Oregon in the U.S. Senate. Spouse of Senator Richard Neuberger. Retired. | |
Elaine S. Edwards (1929–2018) |
Democratic | Louisiana Class 2 |
August 1, 1972 | November 13, 1972 | 104 days | Appointed by Governor Edwin Edwards to succeed Senator Allen J. Ellender. Retired. | |
Muriel Humphrey Brown (1912–1998) |
Democratic | Minnesota Class 1 |
January 25, 1978 | November 7, 1978 | 286 days | Appointed by Governor Rudy Perpich to succeed Senator Hubert Humphrey. First woman to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate. First Second Lady to serve in the U.S. Senate. Retired | |
Maryon Pittman Allen (1925–2018) |
Democratic | Alabama Class 3 |
June 8, 1978 | November 7, 1978 | 152 days | Appointed by Governor George Wallace to succeed Senator James Allen. Lost renomination. | |
Nancy Kassebaum (born 1932) |
Republican | Kansas Class 2 |
December 23, 1978 | January 3, 1997 | 18 years, 11 days | Appointed by Governor Robert Frederick Bennett to succeed Senator James B. Pearson after becoming Senator-elect. First woman to represent Kansas in the U.S. Senate. First woman elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate without her husband having previously served in Congress. Retired. | |
Paula Hawkins (1927–2009) |
Republican | Florida Class 3 |
January 1, 1981 | January 3, 1987 | 6 years, 2 days | Appointed by Governor Bob Graham to succeed Senator Richard Stone after becoming Senator-elect. First woman to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate. First woman elected to full term to U.S. Senate without any family connections. First Mormon woman elected U.S. Senate. Lost reelection. | |
Barbara Mikulski (born 1936) |
Democratic | Maryland Class 3 |
January 3, 1987 | January 3, 2017 | 30 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Maryland in the U.S. Senate. Longest serving female senator. | |
Jocelyn Burdick (1922–2019) |
Democratic | North Dakota Class 1 |
September 16, 1992 | December 14, 1992 | 89 days | Appointed by Governor George A. Sinner to succeed Senator Quentin Burdick. First woman to represent North Dakota in the U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Dianne Feinstein (born 1933) |
Democratic | California Class 1 |
November 10, 1992 | Incumbent | 32 years, 63 days | Won special election to succeed Senator John Seymour. First woman to defeat an incumbent senator of the other party. First woman to represent California in the U.S. Senate. First Jewish woman elected to U.S. Senate. | |
Barbara Boxer (born 1940) |
Democratic | California Class 3 |
January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2017 | 24 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Carol Moseley Braun (born 1947) |
Democratic | Illinois Class 3 |
January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1999 | 6 years, 0 days | First woman to defeat an incumbent senator in the primary. First woman to represent Illinois in the U.S. Senate. First African American woman elected to U.S. Senate. Lost reelection. | |
Patty Murray (born 1950) |
Democratic | Washington Class 3 |
January 3, 1993 | Incumbent | 32 years, 9 days | First woman to represent Washington in the U.S. Senate. Served as DSSC Chair. | |
Kay Bailey Hutchison (born 1943) |
Republican | Texas Class 3 |
June 14, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | 19 years, 203 days | Won special election to succeed Senator Bob Krueger. First woman to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Olympia Snowe (born 1947) |
Republican | Maine Class 1 |
January 3, 1995 | January 3, 2013 | 18 years, 0 days | First woman to have served in both chambers of the state legislature and U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Sheila Frahm (born 1945) |
Republican | Kansas Class 3 |
June 11, 1996 | November 6, 1996 | 148 days | Appointed by Governor Bill Graves to succeed Senator Bob Dole. Lost nomination. | |
Susan Collins (born 1952) |
Republican | Maine Class 2 |
January 3, 1997 | Incumbent | 28 years, 9 days | ||
Mary Landrieu (born 1955) |
Democratic | Louisiana Class 2 |
January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2015 | 18 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Blanche Lincoln (born 1960) |
Democratic | Arkansas Class 3 |
January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2011 | 12 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Maria Cantwell (born 1958) |
Democratic | Washington Class 1 |
January 3, 2001 | Incumbent | 24 years, 9 days | First woman to defeat an elected incumbent senator in the general election (along with Sen. Debbie Stabenow) | |
Jean Carnahan (born 1933) |
Democratic | Missouri Class 1 |
January 3, 2001 | November 25, 2002 | 1 year, 326 days | Appointed by Governor Roger B. Wilson to succeed Senator Mel Carnahan. First woman to represent Missouri in the U.S. Senate. Lost election. | |
Hillary Clinton (born 1947) |
Democratic | New York Class 1 |
January 3, 2001 | January 21, 2009 | 8 years, 18 days | First woman to represent New York in the U.S. Senate. First First Lady elected to U.S. Seante. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. First female Senate to be nominee of a major party for president of the United States. | |
Debbie Stabenow (born 1950) |
Democratic | Michigan Class 1 |
January 3, 2001 | Incumbent | 24 years, 9 days | First woman to defeat an elected incumbent senator in the general election (along with Sen. Maria Cantwell) First woman to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate. | |
Lisa Murkowski (born 1957) |
Republican | Alaska Class 3 |
December 20, 2002 | Incumbent | 22 years, 23 days | Appointed by Governor Frank Murkowski to succeed Senator Frank Murkowski. First woman to represent Alaska in the U.S. Senate. | |
Elizabeth Dole (born 1936) |
Republican | North Carolina Class 2 |
January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2009 | 6 years, 0 days | First woman to represent North Carolina in the U.S. Senate. Wife of Senator Bob Dole. Served as NRSC Chair. Lost reelection. | |
Amy Klobuchar (born 1960) |
Democratic | Minnesota Class 1 |
January 3, 2007 | Incumbent | 18 years, 9 days | ||
Claire McCaskill (born 1953) |
Democratic | Missouri Class 1 |
January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2019 | 12 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Jeanne Shaheen (born 1947) |
Democratic | New Hampshire Class 2 |
January 3, 2009 | Incumbent | 16 years, 9 days | First former female governor elected to U.S. Senate. First woman to represent New Hampshire in the U.S. Senate. | |
Kay Hagan (1953–2019) |
Democratic | North Carolina Class 2 |
January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2015 | 6 years, 0 days | First woman to unseat a female incumbent. Lost reelection. | |
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966) |
Democratic | New York Class 1 |
January 26, 2009 | Incumbent | 15 years, 352 days | Appointed by Governor David Paterson to succeed Senator Hillary Clinton. Youngest Senator of the 111th U.S. Congress at age 42. | |
Kelly Ayotte (born 1968) |
Republican | New Hampshire Class 3 |
January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2017 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Tammy Baldwin (born 1962) |
Democratic | Wisconsin Class 1 |
January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | First woman to represent Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate. First out lesbian elected to U.S. Senate. | |
Deb Fischer (born 1951) |
Republican | Nebraska Class 1 |
January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Heidi Heitkamp (born 1955) |
Democratic | North Dakota Class 1 |
January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2019 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Mazie Hirono (born 1947) |
Democratic | Hawaii Class 1 |
January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | First woman to represent Hawaii in the U.S. Senate. First Asian-American woman elected to U.S. Senate. First Buddhist elected to U.S. Senate. First female born outside the United States elected to U.S. Senate. | |
Elizabeth Warren (born 1949) |
Democratic | Massachusetts Class 1 |
January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | First woman to represent Massachuessetts in the U.S. Senate. | |
Joni Ernst (born 1970) |
Republican | Iowa Class 2 |
January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | First woman to represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate. First female combat veteran elected to U.S. Senate. | |
Shelley Moore Capito (born 1953) |
Republican | West Virginia Class 2 |
January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | First woman to represent West Virginia in the U.S. Senate. | |
Catherine Cortez Masto (born 1964) |
Democratic | Nevada Class 3 |
January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First woman to represent Nevada in the U.S. Senate. First Latina elected to U.S. Senate. Served as DSSC Chair. | |
Tammy Duckworth (born 1968) |
Democratic | Illinois Class 3 |
January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Thai-American elected to U.S. Senate. First Chinese-American woman elected to U.S. Senate. First female double amputeed elected to U.S. Senate. First senator to give birth while in office. | |
Kamala Harris (born 1964) |
Democratic | California Class 3 |
January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First woman to defeat another woman from the same party in a general election for U.S. Senate. First Indian-American woman elected to the U.S. Senate. First woman senator to be a vice presidential nominee. | |
Maggie Hassan (born 1958) |
Democratic | New Hampshire Class 3 |
January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Tina Smith (born 1958) |
Democratic | Minnesota Class 2 |
January 3, 2018 | present | 7 years, 9 days | Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to complete the term of Senator Al Franken. | |
Cindy Hyde-Smith (born 1959) |
Republican | Mississippi Class 2 |
April 9, 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 278 days | Appointed by Governor Phil Bryant to succeed Senator Thad Cochran. First woman to represent Mississippi in the U.S. Senate. | |
Marsha Blackburn (born 1952) |
Republican | Tennessee Class 1 |
January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First woman to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate. | |
Kyrsten Sinema (born 1976) |
Democratic | Arizona Class 1 |
January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First woman to represent Arizona in the U.S. Senate.<brFirst out bisxual woman elected to U.S. Senate. | |
Martha McSally (born 1966) |
Republican | Arizona Class 3 |
January 3, 2019 | December 2, 2020 | 1 year, 334 days | Appointed by Governor Doug Ducey to succeed Senator Jon Kyl. Lost election to finish term. | |
Jacky Rosen (born 1957) |
Democratic | Nevada Class 1 |
January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Kelly Loeffler (born 1970) |
Republican | Georgia Class 3 |
January 6, 2020 | Incumbent | 5 years, 6 days | Appointed by Governor Brian Kemp to succeed Senator Johnny Isakson. |
Member-Elect
[edit]Senator | Party | State | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Cynthia Lummis (born 1954) |
Republican | Wyoming Class 2 |
January 3, 2021 | Elect |
List of representatives
[edit](Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Members whose service began between 1917 and 1932
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Jeannette Rankin (1880–1973) |
Republican | Montana's at large | March 4, 1917 | March 4, 1919 | 2 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Montana in U.S. Congress. Voted against declaration of war against Germany in 1917. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Montana's 1st | January 3, 1941 | January 3, 1943 | 2 years, 0 days | Only member of Congress to vote against declaration of war against Japan in 1941. Retired. | |||
Alice Mary Robertson (1854–1931) |
Republican | Oklahoma's 2nd | March 4, 1921 | March 4, 1923 | 2 years, 0 days | First woman to defeat an incumbent congressman. First woman to represent Oklahoma in U.S. Congress. First preside over the House. Lost reelection. | |
Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck (1882–1936) |
Republican | Illinois at-large seat A | November 7, 1922 | March 4, 1923 | 117 days | Won special election to succeed her father, Rep. William E. Mason. First woman to win a special election. First woman to represent Illinois in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. First woman incumbent defeated in a primary. | |
Mae Nolan (1886–1973) |
Republican | California's 5th | January 23, 1923 | March 4, 1925 | 2 years, 40 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. John I. Nolan. First woman to represent California in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Florence Prag Kahn (1866–1948) |
Republican | California's 4th | March 4, 1925 | January 3, 1937 | 12 years, 0 days | First woman to be reelected First Jewish American woman elected to U.S. Congress. Succeeded her husband, Rep. Julius Kahn. Lost reelection. | |
Mary Teresa Norton (1875–1959) |
Democratic | New Jersey's 12th | March 4, 1925 | March 4, 1933 | 25 years, 305 days | First Democratic woman elected to U.S. Congress. First woman to represent New Jersey in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
New Jersey's 13th | March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1951 | |||||
Edith Nourse Rogers (1881–1960) |
Republican | Massachusetts's 5th | June 30, 1925 | September 10, 1960 | 35 years, 72 days | Won special election to succeeded her husband, Rep. John Jacob Rogers. First woman to represent Massachusetts in U.S. Congress. Died in office. | |
Katherine G. Langley (1888–1948) |
Republican | Kentucky's 7th | March 4, 1927 | March 4, 1931 | 4 years, 0 days | Daughter of Rep. James M. Gudger Jr.. Succeeded her husband, Rep. John Langley (though not immediately). First woman to represent Kentucky in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Pearl Peden Oldfield (1876–1962) |
Democratic | Arkansas's 2nd | January 9, 1929 | March 4, 1931 | 2 years, 54 days | Won special election to succeeded her husband, Rep. William Allan Oldfield. First woman to represent Arkansas in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Ruth Hanna McCormick (1880–1944) |
Republican | Illinois at-large | March 4, 1929 | March 4, 1931 | 2 years, 0 days | Daughter of Mark Hanna. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Ruth Bryan Owen (1885–1954) |
Democratic | Florida's 4th | March 4, 1929 | March 4, 1933 | 4 years, 0 days | Daughter of Sec. William Jennings Bryan. First woman to represent Florida in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. | |
Ruth Baker Pratt (1877–1965) |
Republican | New York's 17th | March 4, 1929 | March 4, 1933 | 8 years, 60 days | First woman to represent New York in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Effiegene Locke Wingo (1883–1962) |
Democratic | Arkansas's 4th | November 4, 1930 | March 4, 1933 | 2 years, 120 days | Won special election to succeeded her husband, Rep. Otis Wingo. Retired. | |
Willa McCord Blake Eslick (1878–1961) |
Democratic | Tennessee's 7th | August 14, 1932 | March 4, 1933 | 202 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Edward Eslick. First woman to represent Tennessee in U.S. Congress. Not eligible for reelection having not qualified for nomination. |
Members whose service began between 1933 and 1942
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Virginia E. Jenckes (1877–1975) |
Democratic | Indiana's 6th | March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1939 | 5 years, 305 days | First woman to represent Indiana in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy (1894–1952) |
Democratic | Kansas's 6th | March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1935 | 1 year, 305 days | First woman to represent Kansas in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Isabella Greenway (1886–1953) |
Democratic | Arizona at-large | October 2, 1933 | January 3, 1937 | 5 years, 93 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Lewis Douglas. First woman to represent Arizona in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Marian W. Clarke (1880–1953) |
Republican | New York's 34th | December 28, 1933 | January 5, 1935 | 1 year, 6 days | Won special election to succeeded her husband, Rep. John D. Clarke. Retired. | |
Caroline Love Goodwin O'Day (1869–1943) |
Democratic | New York at-large seat B | January 3, 1935 | January 3, 1943 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Nan Wood Honeyman (1881–1970) |
Democratic | Oregon's 3rd | January 3, 1937 | January 3, 1939 | 2 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Oregon in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Elizabeth Hawley Gasque (1886–1989) |
Democratic | South Carolina's 6th | September 13, 1938 | January 3, 1939 | 1 year, 0 days | Succeeded her husband, Rep. Allard Gasque. First woman to represent South Carolina in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Jessie Sumner (1898–1994) |
Republican | Illinois's 18th | January 3, 1939 | January 3, 1947 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Clara G. McMillan (1894–1976) |
Democratic | South Carolina's 1st | November 7, 1939 | January 3, 1941 | 1 year, 57 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Thomas S. McMillan. Retired. | |
Frances P. Bolton (1885–1977) |
Republican | Ohio's 22nd | February 27, 1940 | January 3, 1969 | 28 years, 311 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Chester C. Bolton. First woman to represent Ohio in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995) |
Republican | Maine's 2nd | June 3, 1940 | January 3, 1949 | 8 years, 214 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Clyde H. Smith. First woman to represent Maine in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Florence Reville Gibbs (1890–1964) |
Democratic | Georgia's 8th | October 1, 1940 | January 3, 1940 | 94 days | Won special election succeed her husband, Rep. W. Benjamin Gibbs. First woman to represent Georgia in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Katharine Byron (1903–1976) |
Democratic | Maryland's 6th | May 27, 1941 | January 3, 1943 | 1 year, 221 days | Won special election succeed her husband, Rep. William D. Byron. First woman to represent Maryland in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Veronica Grace Boland (1899–1982) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 11th | November 3, 1942 | January 3, 1943 | 61 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Patrick J. Boland. First woman to represent Pennsylvania in U.S. Congress. Retired. |
Members whose service began between 1943 and 1952
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Clare Boothe Luce (1903–1987) |
Republican | Connecticut's 4th | January 3, 1943 | January 3, 1947 | 4 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Connecticut in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Winifred C. Stanley (1909–1996) |
Republican | New York at-large | January 3, 1943 | January 3, 1945 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Willa L. Fulmer (1884–1968) |
Democratic | South Carolina's 2nd | November 7, 1944 | January 3, 1945 | 57 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Hampton P. Fulmer. Retired. | |
Emily Taft Douglas (1899–1994) |
Democratic | Illinois at-large | January 3, 1945 | January 3, 1947 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900–1980) |
Democratic | California's 14th | January 3, 1945 | January 3, 1951 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Chase G. Woodhouse (1890–1984) |
Democratic | Connecticut's 2nd | January 3, 1945 | January 3, 1947 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
January 3, 1949 | January 3, 1951 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | ||||
Helen Douglas Mankin (1896–1956) |
Democratic | Georgia's 5th | February 12, 1946 | January 3, 1947 | 325 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Robert Ramspeck. Lost renomination. | |
Eliza Jane Pratt (1902–1981) |
Democratic | North Carolina's 8th | May 25, 1946 | January 3, 1947 | 223 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. William O. Burgin. First woman to represent North Carolina in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Georgia Lee Lusk (1893–1971) |
Democratic | New Mexico at-large seat 1 | January 3, 1947 | January 3, 1949 | 2 years, 0 days | First woman to represent New Mexico in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Katharine St. George (1894–1983) |
Republican | New York's 29th | January 3, 1947 | January 3, 1953 | 22 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
New York's 28th | January 3, 1953 | January 3, 1963 | |||||
New York's 27th | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1965 | |||||
Reva Beck Bosone (1895–1983) |
Democratic | Utah's 2nd | January 3, 1949 | January 3, 1953 | 4 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Utah in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Cecil M. Harden (1894–1984) |
Republican | Indiana's 6th | January 3, 1949 | January 3, 1959 | 10 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Edna F. Kelly (1906–1997) |
Democratic | New York's 10th | November 8, 1949 | January 3, 1963 | 22 years, 0 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Andrew Somers. Lost renomination. | |
New York's 12th | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1969 | |||||
Marguerite S. Church (1892–1990) |
Republican | Illinois's 13th | January 3, 1951 | January 3, 1963 | 12 years, 0 days | Succeeded her husband. Retired. | |
Ruth Thompson (1887–1970) |
Republican | Michigan's 9th | January 3, 1951 | January 3, 1957 | 6 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Michigan in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. | |
Elizabeth Kee (1895–1975) |
Democratic | West Virginia's 5th | July 17, 1951 | January 3, 1965 | 13 years, 170 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. John Kee. First woman to represent West Virginia in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Vera Buchanan (1902–1955) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 33rd | July 24, 1951 | January 3, 1953 | 4 years, 125 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Frank Buchanan. Died in office. | |
Pennsylvania's 30th | January 3, 1953 | November 26, 1953 |
Members whose service began between 1953 and 1962
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Gracie Pfost (1906–1965) |
Democratic | Idaho's 1st | January 3, 1953 | January 3, 1963 | 10 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Idaho in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Leonor Sullivan (1902–1988) |
Democratic | Missouri's 3rd | January 3, 1953 | January 3, 1963 | 24 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Missouri in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Iris Faircloth Blitch (1912–1993) |
Democratic | Georgia's 8th | January 3, 1955 | January 3, 1963 | 8 years, 0 days | Only female member to sign the Southern Manifesto. Retired. | |
Edith Green (1910–1987) |
Democratic | Oregon's 3rd | January 3, 1955 | December 31, 1974 | 19 years, 362 days | Retired. | |
Martha Griffiths (1912–2003) |
Democratic | Michigan's 17th | January 3, 1955 | December 31, 1974 | 19 years, 362 days | Retired. | |
Coya Knutson (1912–1996) |
Democratic | Minnesota's 9th | January 3, 1955 | January 3, 1959 | 4 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Minnesota in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Kathryn E. Granahan (1894–1979) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 2nd | November 6, 1956 | January 3, 1963 | 6 years, 58 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. William T. Granahan. Retired. | |
Florence P. Dwyer (1902–1976) |
Republican | New Jersey's 6th | January 3, 1957 | January 3, 1963 | 16 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
New Jersey's 12th | January 3, 1967 | January 3, 1973 | |||||
Catherine Dean May (1914–2004) |
Republican | Washington's 4th | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1971 | 12 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Washington in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Edna O. Simpson (1891–1984) |
Republican | Illinois's 20th | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1961 | 2 years, 0 days | Succeeded her husband, Rep. Sid Simpson. Retired. | |
Jessica M. Weis (1901–1963) |
Republican | New York's 38th | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1963 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Julia Butler Hansen (1907–1988) |
Democratic | Washington's 3rd | November 8, 1960 | December 31, 1974 | 14 years, 53 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Russell V. Mack. Retired. | |
Catherine Dorris Norrell (1901–1981) |
Democratic | Arkansas's 6th | April 19, 1961 | January 3, 1963 | 1 year, 259 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. William F. Norrell. Retired. | |
Louise Goff Reece (1898–1970) |
Republican | Tennessee's 1st | May 16, 1961 | January 3, 1963 | 1 year, 232 days | Daughter of Guy D. Goff. Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. B. Carroll Reece. Retired. | |
Corinne Boyd Riley (1893–1979) |
Democratic | South Carolina's 2nd | April 10, 1962 | January 3, 1963 | 268 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. John J. Riley. Formerly oldest woman elected to U.S. Congress (at age 68). Retired. |
Members whose service began between 1963 and 1972
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Charlotte Thompson Reid (1913–2007) |
Republican | Illinois's 15th | January 3, 1963 | October 7, 1971 | 8 years, 277 days | Succeeded her husband as nominee before election. Resigned to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission. | |
Irene Baker (1901–1994) |
Republican | Tennessee's 2nd | January 7, 1964 | January 3, 1965 | 362 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Howard Baker. Retired. | |
Patsy Mink (1927–2002) |
Democratic | Hawaii's at-large | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1971 | 12 years, 0 days | First Asian/Pacific American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Japanese-American woman elected U.S. Congress t. First woman to represent Hawaii in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Hawaii's 2nd | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1977 | |||||
September 22, 1990 | September 28, 2002 | 12 years, 6 days | Won special reelection to succeed Rep. Daniel Akaka. Died in office. | ||||
Lera Millard Thomas (1900–1993) |
Democratic | Texas's 8th | March 26, 1966 | October 7, 1967 | 1 year, 195 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Albert Richard Thomas. First woman to represent Texas in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Margaret Heckler (1931–2018) |
Republican | Massachusetts's 10th | January 3, 1967 | January 3, 1983 | 16 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005) |
Democratic | New York's 12th | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1983 | 14 years, 0 days | First African-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First African American woman to run for major party's presidential nomination. Retired. | |
Bella Abzug (1920–1998) |
Democratic | New York's 19th | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1973 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
New York's 20th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1977 | |||||
Ella T. Grasso (1919–1981) |
Democratic | Connecticut's 6th | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1975 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for Governor of Connecticut. | |
Louise Day Hicks (1916–2003) |
Democratic | Massachusetts's 9th | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1973 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Elizabeth B. Andrews (1911–2002) |
Democratic | Alabama's 3rd | April 4, 1972 | January 3, 1973 | 274 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. George W. Andrews. First woman to represent Alabama in U.S. Congress. Retired. |
Members whose service began between 1973 and 1982
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (born 1932) |
Democratic | California's 37th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1975 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Attorney General of California. | |
California's 28th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1979 | |||||
Marjorie Holt (1920–2018) |
Republican | Maryland's 4th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1987 | 14 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Elizabeth Holtzman (born 1941) |
Democratic | New York's 16th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1981 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Barbara Jordan (1936–1996) |
Democratic | Texas's 18th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1979 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Pat Schroeder (born 1940) |
Democratic | Colorado's 1st | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1997 | 24 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Colorado in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Lindy Boggs (1916–2013) |
Democratic | Louisiana's 2nd | March 20, 1973 | January 3, 1991 | 17 years, 289 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Hale Boggs. First woman to represent Louisiana in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Cardiss Collins (1931–2013) |
Democratic | Illinois's 7th | June 5, 1973 | January 3, 1997 | 23 years, 212 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. George W. Collins. Retired. | |
Millicent Fenwick (1910–1992) |
Republican | New Jersey's 5th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1983 | 8 years, 0 days | Daughter of Ogden H. Hammond. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Martha Keys (born 1930) |
Democratic | Kansas's 2nd | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1979 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Marilyn Lloyd (1929–2018) |
Democratic | Tennessee's 3rd | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1995 | 20 years, 0 days | Succeeded her husband as nominee before election. Retired. | |
Virginia D. Smith (1911–2006) |
Republican | Nebraska's 3rd | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1991 | 16 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Nebraska in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Gladys Spellman (1918–1988) |
Democratic | Maryland's 5th | January 3, 1975 | February 24, 1981 | 6 years, 52 days | Seat declared vacant after suffering a debilitating heart attack and becoming comatose. | |
Helen Stevenson Meyner (1929–1997) |
Democratic | New Jersey's 13th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1979 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Shirley Neil Pettis (1924–2016) |
Republican | California's 37th | April 29, 1975 | January 3, 1979 | 3 years, 249 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Jerry Pettis. Retired. | |
Barbara Mikulski (born 1936) |
Democratic | Maryland's 3rd | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1987 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Mary Rose Oakar (born 1940) |
Democratic | Ohio's 20th | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1993 | 16 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Beverly Byron (born 1932) |
Democratic | Maryland's 6th | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1993 | 14 years, 0 days | Succeeded her husband, Rep. Goodloe Byron. Lost renomination. | |
Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011) |
Democratic | New York's 9th | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1985 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully as the Democrat nominee for Vice President. | |
Olympia Snowe (born 1947) |
Republican | Maine's 2nd | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1995 | 16 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Bobbi Fiedler (1937–2019) |
Republican | California's 21st | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1987 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Lynn Morley Martin (born 1939) |
Republican | Illinois's 16th | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1991 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Marge Roukema (1929–2014) |
Republican | New Jersey's 7th | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1983 | 22 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
New Jersey's 5th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 2003 | |||||
Claudine Schneider (born 1947) |
Republican | Rhode Island's 2nd | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1991 | 10 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Rhode Island in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Barbara B. Kennelly (born 1936) |
Democratic | Connecticut's 1st | January 12, 1982 | January 3, 1999 | 16 years, 356 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Bill Cotter. Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Connecticut. | |
Jean Spencer Ashbrook (born 1934) |
Republican | Ohio's 17th | June 29, 1982 | January 3, 1983 | 188 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. John M. Ashbrook. Retired. | |
Katie Hall (1938–2012) |
Democratic | Indiana's 1st | November 2, 1982 | January 3, 1985 | 2 years, 62 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Adam Benjamin. Lost renomination. |
Members whose service began between 1983 and 1992
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Barbara Boxer (born 1940) |
Democratic | California's 6th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Nancy Johnson (born 1935) |
Republican | Connecticut's 6th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 24 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Connecticut's 5th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2007 | |||||
Marcy Kaptur (born 1946) |
Democratic | Ohio's 9th | January 3, 1983 | Incumbent | 42 years, 9 days | ||
Barbara Vucanovich (1921–2013) |
Republican | Nevada's 2nd | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1997 | 14 years, 0 days | First Hispanic woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Mexican-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First woman to represent Nevada in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Sala Burton (1925–1987) |
Democratic | California's 5th | June 21, 1983 | February 1, 1987 | 3 years, 225 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Phillip Burton. Died in office. | |
Helen Delich Bentley (1923–2016) |
Republican | Maryland's 2nd | January 3, 1985 | January 3, 1995 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Maryland. | |
Jan Meyers (1928–2019) |
Republican | Kansas's 3rd | January 3, 1985 | January 3, 1997 | 12 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Catherine Small Long (1924–2019) |
Democratic | Louisiana's 8th | March 30, 1985 | March 30, 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Gillis William Long. Retired. | |
Connie Morella (born 1931) |
Republican | Maryland's 8th | January 3, 1987 | January 3, 2003 | 16 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Liz J. Patterson (1939–2018) |
Democratic | South Carolina's 4th | January 3, 1987 | January 3, 1993 | 6 years, 0 days | Daughter of Olin D. Johnston. Lost reelection. | |
Pat Saiki (born 1930) |
Republican | Hawaii's 1st | January 3, 1987 | January 3, 1991 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Louise Slaughter (1929–2018) |
Democratic | New York's 30th | January 3, 1987 | January 3, 1993 | 31 years, 72 days | Died in office. | |
New York's 28th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
New York's 25th | January 3, 2013 | March 16, 2018 | |||||
Nancy Pelosi (born 1940) |
Democratic | California's 5th | June 2, 1987 | January 3, 1993 | 37 years, 224 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Sala Burton. Served as House Democratic Whip during the 107th and 102nd U.S. Congress. Served as House Democratic Leader during the 108th, 109th, 112th, 113th, 114th, and 115th U.S. Congress. Serving as Spearker of the House during the 110th, 110th, and 116th U.S. Congress. First woman party whip. First woman party leader. First woman Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. | |
California's 8th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
California's 12th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Nita Lowey (born 1937) |
Democratic | New York's 20th | January 3, 1989 | January 3, 1993 | 36 years, 9 days | Served as DCCC Chair. First female Chair of the House Appropriations Committee. | |
New York's 18th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
New York's 17th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Jolene Unsoeld (born 1931) |
Democratic | Washington's 3rd | January 3, 1989 | January 3, 1995 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Jill Long Thompson (born 1952) |
Democratic | Indiana's 4th | March 20, 1989 | January 3, 1995 | 5 years, 289 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Dan Coats. Lost reelection. | |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (born 1952) |
Republican | Florida's 18th | August 29, 1989 | January 3, 2013 | 29 years, 96 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Claude Pepper. First Cuban-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Florida's 27th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2019 | |||||
Susan Molinari (born 1958) |
Republican | New York's 14th | March 20, 1990 | January 3, 1993 | 7 years, 135 days | Won special election to succeed her father, Rep. Guy Molinari. Youngest member of the 101st U.S. Congress at age 31. Resigned to become co-host of CBS This Morning. | |
New York's 13th | January 3, 1993 | August 2, 1997 | |||||
Barbara-Rose Collins (born 1939) |
Democratic | Michigan's 13th | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 1993 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Michigan's 15th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1997 | |||||
Rosa DeLauro (born 1943) |
Democratic | Connecticut's 3rd | January 3, 1991 | Incumbent | 34 years, 9 days | ||
Joan Kelly Horn (born 1936) |
Democratic | Missouri's 2nd | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 1993 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Maxine Waters (born 1938) |
Democratic | California's 29th | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 1993 | 34 years, 9 days | ||
California's 35th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
California's 43rd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Eva M. Clayton (born 1934) |
Democratic | North Carolina's 1st | November 3, 1992 | January 3, 2003 | 10 years, 61 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Walter B. Jones Sr. First woman to represent North Carolina in U.S. Congress. Retired. |
Members whose service began between 1993 and 2002
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Corrine Brown (born 1946) |
Democratic | Florida's 3rd | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | 24 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Florida's 5th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | |||||
Leslie L. Byrne (born 1946) |
Democratic | Virginia's 11th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Virginia in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Maria Cantwell (born 1958) |
Democratic | Washington's 1st | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Pat Danner (born 1934) |
Democratic | Missouri's 6th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2001 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Jennifer Dunn (1941–2007) |
Republican | Washington's 8th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2005 | 12 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Karan English (born 1949) |
Democratic | Arizona's 6th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Anna Eshoo (born 1942) |
Democratic | California's 14th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | 32 years, 9 days | First Assyrian-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. | |
California's 18th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Tillie K. Fowler (1942–2005) |
Republican | Florida's 4th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2001 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Elizabeth Furse (born 1936) |
Democratic | Oregon's 1st | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1999 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Jane Harman (born 1945) |
Democratic | California's 36th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1999 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of California. | |
January 3, 2001 | February 28, 2011 | 10 years, 0 days | Resigned to become the Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. | ||||
Eddie Bernice Johnson (born 1936) |
Democratic | Texas's 30th | January 3, 1993 | Incumbent | 32 years, 9 days | ||
Blanche Lincoln (born 1960) |
Democratic | Arkansas's 1st | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1997 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Carolyn Maloney (born 1946) |
Democratic | New York's 14th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | 32 years, 9 days | ||
New York's 12th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Marjorie Margolies (born 1942) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 13th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Cynthia McKinney (born 1955) |
Democratic | Georgia's 11th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1997 | 10 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Georgia's 4th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2003 | |||||
January 3, 2005 | March 20,071 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. Ran for President as the nominee of the Green Party for the 2008 United States presidential election. | ||||
Carrie P. Meek (born 1926) |
Democratic | Florida's 17th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2003 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired. Succeeded by her son, Rep. Kendrick Meek. | |
Deborah Pryce (born 1951) |
Republican | Ohio's 15th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2009 | 16 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Lucille Roybal-Allard (born 1941) |
Democratic | California's 33rd | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2003 | 32 years, 9 days | Daughter of Rep. Edward R. Roybal. | |
California's 34th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
California's 40th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Lynn Schenk (born 1945) |
Democratic | California's 49th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Karen Shepherd (born 1940) |
Democratic | Utah's 2nd | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Karen Thurman (born 1951) |
Democratic | Florida's 5th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2003 | 10 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Nydia Velázquez (born 1953) |
Democratic | New York's 12th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | 32 years, 9 days | First Puerto Rican woman elected to U.S. Congress. | |
New York's 7th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Lynn Woolsey (born 1937) |
Democratic | California's 6th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | 20 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Helen Chenoweth-Hage (1938–2006) |
Republican | Idaho's 1st | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 2001 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Barbara Cubin (born 1946) |
Republican | Wyoming's at-large | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 2009 | 14 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Wyoming in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Enid Greene Mickelsen (born 1958) |
Republican | Utah's 2nd | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 1997 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Sheila Jackson Lee (born 1950) |
Democratic | Texas's 18th | January 3, 1995 | Incumbent | 30 years, 9 days | ||
Sue W. Kelly (born 1936) |
Republican | New York's 19th | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 2007 | 12 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Zoe Lofgren (born 1947) |
Democratic | California's 16th | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 2013 | 30 years, 9 days | ||
California's 19th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Karen McCarthy (1947–2010) |
Democratic | Missouri's 5th | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 2005 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Sue Myrick (born 1941) |
Republican | North Carolina's 9th | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 2013 | 18 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Lynn N. Rivers (born 1956) |
Democratic | Michigan's 13th | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 2003 | 8 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Andrea Seastrand (born 1941) |
Republican | California's 22nd | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 1997 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Linda Smith (born 1950) |
Republican | Washington's 3rd | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 1999 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Juanita Millender-McDonald (1938–2007) |
Democratic | California's 37th | March 26, 1996 | April 22, 2007 | 11 years, 27 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Walter Tucker. Died in office. | |
Jo Ann Emerson (born 1950) |
Republican | Missouri's 8th | November 5, 1996 | January 3, 1997 | 16 years, 78 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Bill Emerson. First woman elected as an Independent or from a third party. Resigned to become the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. | |
Independent | January 3, 1997 | January 8, 1997 | |||||
Republican | January 8, 1997 | January 2, 2013 | |||||
Julia Carson (1938–2007) |
Democratic | Indiana's 10th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2003 | 10 years, 346 days | Died in office. | |
Indiana's 7th | January 3, 2003 | December 15, 2007 | |||||
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (born 1945) |
Democratic | Michigan's 15th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2003 | 14 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Michigan's 13th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2011 | |||||
Diana DeGette (born 1957) |
Democratic | Colorado's 1st | January 3, 1997 | Incumbent | 28 years, 9 days | ||
Kay Granger (born 1943) |
Republican | Texas's 12th | January 3, 1997 | Incumbent | 28 years, 9 days | ||
Darlene Hooley (born 1939) |
Democratic | Oregon's 5th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2009 | 12 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Carolyn McCarthy (born 1944) |
Democratic | New York's 4th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2015 | 18 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Anne Northup (born 1948) |
Republican | Kentucky's 3rd | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2007 | 10 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Loretta Sanchez (born 1960) |
Democratic | California's 46th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2003 | 20 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
California's 47th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
California's 46th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | |||||
Debbie Stabenow (born 1950) |
Democratic | Michigan's 8th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2001 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Ellen Tauscher (1951–2019) |
Democratic | California's 10th | January 3, 1997 | June 26, 2009 | 12 years, 174 days | Resigned to become Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs. | |
Lois Capps (born 1938) |
Democratic | California's 22nd | March 10, 1998 | January 3, 2003 | 18 years, 299 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Walter Capps. Retired. | |
California's 23rd | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
California's 24th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | |||||
Mary Bono (born 1961) |
Republican | California's 44th | April 7, 1998 | January 3, 2003 | 14 years, 271 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Sonny Bono. Lost reelection. | |
California's 45th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
Barbara Lee (born 1946) |
Democratic | California's 9th | April 7, 1998 | January 3, 2013 | 26 years, 280 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Ron Dellums. | |
California's 13th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Heather Wilson (born 1960) |
Republican | New Mexico's 1st | June 25, 1998 | January 3, 2009 | 10 years, 192 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Steven Schiff. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Tammy Baldwin (born 1962) |
Democratic | Wisconsin's 2nd | January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2013 | 14 years, 0 days | First woman to represent Wisconsin in U.S. Congress. First out lesbian elected to U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Shelley Berkley (born 1951) |
Democratic | Nevada's 1st | January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2013 | 14 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Judy Biggert (born 1937) |
Republican | Illinois's 13th | January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2013 | 14 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Grace Napolitano (born 1936) |
Democratic | California's 34th | January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2003 | 26 years, 9 days | ||
California's 38th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
California's 32nd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Jan Schakowsky (born 1944) |
Democratic | Illinois's 9th | January 3, 1999 | Incumbent | 26 years, 9 days | ||
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (1949–2008) |
Democratic | Ohio's 11th | January 3, 1999 | August 20, 2008 | 9 years, 230 days | Died in office. | |
Jo Ann Davis (1950–2007) |
Republican | Virginia's 1st | January 3, 2001 | October 6, 2007 | 6 years, 276 days | Died in office. | |
Susan Davis (born 1944) |
Democratic | California's 49th | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2003 | 24 years, 9 days | ||
California's 53rd | January 3, 2003 | Incumbent | |||||
Melissa Hart (born 1962) |
Republican | Pennsylvania's 4th | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2007 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Betty McCollum (born 1954) |
Democratic | Minnesota's 4th | January 3, 2001 | Incumbent | 24 years, 9 days | ||
Shelley Moore Capito (born 1953) |
Republican | West Virginia's 2nd | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2015 | 14 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Hilda Solis (born 1957) |
Democratic | California's 31st | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2003 | 8 years, 52 days | Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Labor. | |
California's 32nd | January 3, 2003 | February 24, 2009 | |||||
Diane Watson (born 1933) |
Democratic | California's 32nd | June 5, 2001 | January 3, 2003 | 9 years, 212 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Julian Dixon. Retired. | |
California's 33rd | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2011 |
Members whose service began between 2003 and 2012
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Marsha Blackburn (born 1952) |
Republican | Tennessee's 7th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2019 | 16 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Ginny Brown-Waite (born 1943) |
Republican | Florida's 5th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2011 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Katherine Harris (born 1957) |
Republican | Florida's 13th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2007 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Denise Majette (born 1955) |
Democratic | Georgia's 4th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2005 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Candice Miller (born 1954) |
Republican | Michigan's 10th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2017 | 14 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for Public Works Commissioner of Macomb County. | |
Marilyn Musgrave (born 1949) |
Republican | Colorado's 4th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2009 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Linda Sánchez (born 1969) |
Democratic | California's 39th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | 22 years, 9 days | ||
California's 38th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (born 1970) |
Democratic | South Dakota's at-large | June 1, 2004 | January 3, 2011 | 6 years, 216 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Bill Janklow. First woman to represent South Dakota in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Melissa Bean (born 1962) |
Democratic | Illinois's 8th | January 3, 2005 | January 3, 2011 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Thelma Drake (born 1949) |
Republican | Virginia's 2nd | January 3, 2005 | January 3, 2011 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Virginia Foxx (born 1944) |
Republican | North Carolina's 5th | January 3, 2005 | Incumbent | 20 years, 9 days | ||
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (born 1969) |
Republican | Washington's 5th | January 3, 2005 | Incumbent | 20 years, 9 days | ||
Gwen Moore (born 1951) |
Democratic | Wisconsin's 4th | January 3, 2005 | Incumbent | 20 years, 9 days | ||
Allyson Schwartz (born 1948) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 13th | January 3, 2005 | January 3, 2015 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Pennsylvania. | |
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (born 1966) |
Democratic | Florida's 20th | January 3, 2005 | January 3, 2013 | 20 years, 9 days | Served as DNC Chair. | |
Florida's 23rd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Doris Matsui (born 1944) |
Democratic | California's 5th | March 3, 2005 | January 3, 2013 | 20 years, 9 days | Won special election to succeeded her husband, Rep. Bob Matsui. | |
California's 6th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Jean Schmidt (born 1951) |
Republican | Ohio's 2nd | September 6, 2005 | January 3, 2013 | 7 years, 119 days | Won special election succeed Rep. Rob Portman. Lost renomination. | |
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (born 1953) |
Republican | Texas's 22nd | November 13, 2006 | January 3, 2007 | 51 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Tom DeLay. Lost election. | |
Michele Bachmann (born 1956) |
Republican | Minnesota's 6th | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2015 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Nancy Boyda (born 1955) |
Democratic | Kansas's 2nd | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2009 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Kathy Castor (born 1966) |
Democratic | Florida's 11th | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2013 | 18 years, 9 days | ||
Florida's 14th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Yvette Clarke (born 1964) |
Democratic | New York's 11th | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2013 | 18 years, 9 days | ||
New York's 9th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Mary Fallin (born 1954) |
Republican | Oklahoma's 5th | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for Governor of Oklahoma. | |
Gabrielle Giffords (born 1970) |
Democratic | Arizona's 8th | January 3, 2007 | January 25, 2012 | 5 years, 22 days | Resigned to recover from the assassination attempt on her life in 2011. | |
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966) |
Democratic | New York's 20th | January 3, 2007 | January 25, 2009 | 2 years, 22 days | Resigned to accept appointment to the U.S. Senate. | |
Mazie Hirono (born 1947) |
Democratic | Hawaii's 2nd | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2013 | 6 years, 0 days | First Buddhist elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Hank Johnson). Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Laura Richardson (born 1962) |
Democratic | California's 37th | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2013 | 6 years, 0 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald. In 2012 was reprimanded due to use of Congressional office staff in 2010 House election campaign. Lost reelection. | |
Carol Shea-Porter (born 1952) |
Democratic | New Hampshire's 1st | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | 4 years, 0 days | First woman to represent New Hampshire in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2015 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | ||||
January 3, 2017 | January 3, 2019 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | ||||
Betty Sutton (born 1963) |
Democratic | Ohio's 13th | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2013 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Niki Tsongas (born 1946) |
Democratic | Massachusetts's 5th | October 16, 2007 | January 3, 2013 | 11 years, 79 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Marty Meehan. Succeeded her husband (though not immediately). Retired. | |
Massachusetts's 3rd | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2019 | |||||
Jackie Speier (born 1950) |
Democratic | California's 12th | April 8, 2008 | January 3, 2013 | 16 years, 279 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Tom Lantos. | |
California's 14th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Donna Edwards (born 1958) |
Democratic | Maryland's 4th | June 17, 2008 | January 3, 2017 | 8 years, 200 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Albert Wynn. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Marcia Fudge (born 1952) |
Democratic | Ohio's 11th | November 18, 2008 | Incumbent | 16 years, 55 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones. | |
Kathy Dahlkemper (born 1957) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 3rd | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2011 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Debbie Halvorson (born 1958) |
Democratic | Illinois's 11th | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2011 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Lynn Jenkins (born 1963) |
Republican | Kansas's 2nd | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2019 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Mary Jo Kilroy (born 1949) |
Democratic | Ohio's 15th | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2011 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Ann Kirkpatrick (born 1950) |
Democratic | Arizona's 1st | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2011 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | ||||
Arizona's 2nd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||||
Suzanne Kosmas (born 1944) |
Democratic | Florida's 24th | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2011 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Cynthia Lummis (born 1954) |
Republican | Wyoming's at-large | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2017 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Betsy Markey (born 1956) |
Democratic | Colorado's 4th | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2011 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Chellie Pingree (born 1955) |
Democratic | Maine's 1st | January 3, 2009 | Incumbent | 16 years, 9 days | ||
Dina Titus (born 1950) |
Democratic | Nevada's 3rd | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2011 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Nevada's 1st | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||||
Judy Chu (born 1953) |
Democratic | California's 32nd | June 19, 2009 | January 3, 2013 | 15 years, 207 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Hilda Solis. First Chinese American woman elected to U.S. Congress. | |
California's 27th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Sandy Adams (born 1956) |
Republican | Florida's 24th | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Karen Bass (born 1953) |
Democratic | California's 33rd | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 14 years, 9 days | ||
California's 37th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Diane Black (born 1951) |
Republican | Tennessee's 6th | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2019 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Tennessee. | |
Ann Marie Buerkle (born 1951) |
Republican | New York's 25th | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Renee Ellmers (born 1964) |
Republican | North Carolina's 2nd | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2017 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Colleen Hanabusa (born 1951) |
Democratic | Hawaii's 1st | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2015 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
November 14, 2016 | January 3, 2019 | 2 years, 50 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Mark Takai. Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Hawaii. | ||||
Vicky Hartzler (born 1960) |
Republican | Missouri's 4th | January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 9 days | ||
Nan Hayworth (born 1959) |
Republican | New York's 19th | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Jaime Herrera Beutler (born 1978) |
Republican | Washington's 3rd | January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 9 days | ||
Kristi Noem (born 1971) |
Republican | South Dakota's at-large | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2019 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for Governor of South Dakota. | |
Martha Roby (born 1976) |
Republican | Alabama's 2nd | January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 9 days | ||
Terri Sewell (born 1965) |
Democratic | Alabama's 7th | January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 9 days | ||
Frederica Wilson (born 1942) |
Democratic | Florida's 17th | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 14 years, 9 days | ||
Florida's 24th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Kathy Hochul (born 1958) |
Democratic | New York's 26th | June 1, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 1 year, 216 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Chris Lee. Lost reelection. | |
Janice Hahn (born 1952) |
Democratic | California's 36th | July 12, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 5 years, 336 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Jane Harman. Retired to run successfully for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. | |
California's 44th | January 3, 2013 | December 3, 2016 | |||||
Suzanne Bonamici (born 1954) |
Democratic | Oregon's 1st | January 21, 2012 | Incumbent | 12 years, 357 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. David Wu. | |
Suzan DelBene (born 1962) |
Democratic | Washington's 1st | November 6, 2012 | Incumbent | 12 years, 67 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Jay Inslee. |
Members whose service began between 2013 and 2022
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Joyce Beatty (born 1950) |
Democratic | Ohio's 3rd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Susan Brooks (born 1960) |
Republican | Indiana's 5th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Julia Brownley (born 1952) |
Democratic | California's 26th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Cheri Bustos (born 1961) |
Democratic | Illinois's 17th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | Served as DCCC Chair. | |
Tammy Duckworth (born 1968) |
Democratic | Illinois's 8th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | 4 years, 0 days | First Thai-American women elected to U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Elizabeth Esty (born 1959) |
Democratic | Connecticut's 5th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2019 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Lois Frankel (born 1948) |
Democratic | Florida's 21st | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Tulsi Gabbard (born 1981) |
Democratic | Hawaii's 2nd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | First Hindu elected to U.S. Congress. First Samoan-American elected to U.S. Congress. | |
Michelle Lujan Grisham (born 1959) |
Democratic | New Mexico's 1st | January 3, 2013 | December 31, 2018 | 5 years, 362 days | Resigned after running successfully become Governor of New Mexico. | |
Ann McLane Kuster (born 1956) |
Democratic | New Hampshire's 2nd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Grace Meng (born 1975) |
Democratic | New York's 6th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | First Taiwanese-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. | |
Gloria Negrete McLeod (born 1941) |
Democratic | California's 35th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2015 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors. | |
Kyrsten Sinema (born 1976) |
Democratic | Arizona's 9th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2019 | 6 years, 0 days | First out bisexual elected to U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Ann Wagner (born 1962) |
Republican | Missouri's 2nd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Jackie Walorski (born 1963) |
Republican | Indiana's 2nd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Robin Kelly (born 1956) |
Democratic | Illinois's 2nd | April 11, 2013 | Incumbent | 11 years, 307 days | Won special election to complete term of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.. | |
Katherine Clark (born 1963) |
Democratic | Massachusetts's 5th | December 10, 2013 | Incumbent | 11 years, 33 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Ed Markey. | |
Alma Adams (born 1946) |
Democratic | North Carolina's 12th | November 12, 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 61 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Mel Watt. | |
Barbara Comstock (born 1959) |
Republican | Virginia's 10th | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2019 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Debbie Dingell (born 1953) |
Democratic | Michigan's 12th | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | Succeeded her husband. First woman to succeed her husband while he was still alive. | |
Gwen Graham (born 1963) |
Democratic | Florida's 2nd | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2017 | 2 years, 0 days | Daughter of Sen. Bob Graham. Retired. | |
Brenda Lawrence (born 1954) |
Democratic | Michigan's 14th | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | ||
Mia Love (born 1975) |
Republican | Utah's 4th | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2019 | 4 years, 0 days | First African-American Republican woman elected to U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Martha McSally (born 1966) |
Republican | Arizona's 2nd | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2019 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. Appointed to the U.S. Senate at end of congressional term. | |
Kathleen Rice (born 1965) |
Democratic | New York's 4th | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | ||
Elise Stefanik (born 1984) |
Republican | New York's 21st | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | Youngest member of the 114th and 115th U.S. Congress at age 30. | |
Norma Torres (born 1965) |
Democratic | California's 35th | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | First Guatemalan-American elected to U.S. | |
Mimi Walters (born 1962) |
Republican | California's 45th | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2019 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Bonnie Watson Coleman (born 1945) |
Democratic | New Jersey's 12th | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | ||
Nanette Barragán (born 1976) |
Democratic | California's 44th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Lisa Blunt Rochester (born 1962) |
Democratic | Delaware at-large | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First woman to represent Delaware in U.S. Congress. | |
Liz Cheney (born 1966) |
Republican | Wyoming's at-large | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | Daughter of Dick Cheney. | |
Val Demings (born 1957) |
Democratic | Florida's 10th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Pramila Jayapal (born 1965) |
Democratic | Washington's 7th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Indian American woman elected to U.S. Congress. | |
Stephanie Murphy (born 1978) |
Democratic | Florida's 7th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Vietnamese American woman elected to U.S. Congress. | |
Jacky Rosen (born 1957) |
Democratic | Nevada's 3rd | January 3, 2017 | January 3, 2019 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Claudia Tenney (born 1961) |
Republican | New York's 22nd | January 3, 2017 | January 3, 2019 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Karen Handel (born 1962) |
Republican | Georgia's 6th | June 26, 2017 | January 3, 2019 | 1 year, 191 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Tom Price. Lost reelection. | |
Debbie Lesko (born 1958) |
Republican | Arizona's 8th | May 7, 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 250 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Trent Franks. | |
Mary Gay Scanlon (born 1959) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 7th | November 13, 2018 | January 3, 2019 | 6 years, 9 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Pat Meehan. | |
Pennsylvania's 5th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | |||||
Susan Wild (born 1957) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 15th | November 27, 2018 | January 3, 2019 | 6 years, 46 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Charlie Dent. | |
Pennsylvania's 7th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | |||||
Brenda Jones (born 1959) |
Democratic | Michigan's 13th | November 29, 2018 | January 3, 2019 | 35 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. John Conyers. Term expired. | |
Cindy Axne (born 1965) |
Democratic | Iowa's 3rd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First woman to represent Iowa in U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Abby Finkenauer). | |
Angie Craig (born 1972) |
Democratic | Minnesota's 2nd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Sharice Davids (born 1980) |
Democratic | Kansas's 3rd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Native American woman elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Deb Haaland). First Ho-Chunk elected to U.S. Congress. First out LGBT Native American elected to U.S. Congress. | |
Madeleine Dean (born 1959) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 4th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Veronica Escobar (born 1969) |
Democratic | Texas's 16th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Abby Finkenauer (born 1988) |
Democratic | Iowa's 1st | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First woman to represent Iowa in U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Cindy Axne). | |
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (born 1975) |
Democratic | Texas's 7th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Sylvia Garcia (born 1950) |
Democratic | Texas's 29th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Deb Haaland (born 1960) |
Democratic | New Mexico's 1st | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Native American woman elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Sharice Davids). First Laguna Pueblo elected to U.S. Congress. | |
Jahana Hayes (born 1973) |
Democratic | Connecticut's 5th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Katie Hill (born 1987) |
Democratic | California's 25th | January 3, 2019 | November 3, 2019 | 304 days | Resigned amid allegations of improper relationships. | |
Kendra Horn (born 1976) |
Democratic | Oklahoma's 5th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Chrissy Houlahan (born 1968) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 6th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Susie Lee (born 1966) |
Democratic | Nevada's 3rd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Elaine Luria (born 1975) |
Democratic | Virginia's 2nd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Lucy McBath (born 1960) |
Democratic | Georgia's 6th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Carol Miller (born 1950) |
Republican | West Virginia's 3rd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | Daughter of Samuel L. Devine. | |
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (born 1971) |
Democratic | Florida's 26th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Ecuadorian-American elected to U.S. Congress. | |
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989) |
Democratic | New York's 14th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | Youngest woman elected to U.S. Congress (at age 29). Youngest member of the 116th U.S. Congress at age 29. | |
Ilhan Omar (born 1981) |
Democratic | Minnesota's 5th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Muslim woman elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Rashida Tlaib). First Somali-American elected to U.S. Congress. | |
Katie Porter (born 1974) |
Democratic | California's 45th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Ayanna Pressley (born 1974) |
Democratic | Massachusetts's 7th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Kim Schrier (born 1968) |
Democratic | Washington's 8th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Donna Shalala (born 1941) |
Democratic | Florida's 27th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | Oldest woman elected to U.S. Congress (at age 77). | |
Mikie Sherrill (born 1972) |
Democratic | New Jersey's 11th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Elissa Slotkin (born 1976) |
Democratic | Michigan's 8th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Abigail Spanberger (born 1979) |
Democratic | Virginia's 7th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Haley Stevens (born 1983) |
Democratic | Michigan's 11th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Rashida Tlaib (born 1976) |
Democratic | Michigan's 13th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Muslim woman elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Ilhan Omar). First Palestinian-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. | |
Xochitl Torres Small (born 1984) |
Democratic | New Mexico's 2nd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Lori Trahan (born 1973) |
Democratic | Massachusetts's 3rd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Lauren Underwood (born 1986) |
Democratic | Illinois's 14th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Jennifer Wexton (born 1968) |
Democratic | Virginia's 10th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days |
Members-Elect
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Stephanie Bice (born 1973) |
Republican | Oklahoma's 5th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First Iranian-American elected to U.S. Congress. | ||
Lauren Boebert (born 1986) |
Republican | Colorado's 3rd | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Carolyn Bourdeaux (born 1970) |
Democratic | Georgia's 7th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Cori Bush[1]
|
Democratic | Missouri's 1st | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Kat Cammack (born 1988) |
Republican | Florida's 3rd | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Michelle Fischbach (born 1965) |
Republican | Minnesota's 7th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Marjorie Taylor Greene (born 1974) |
Republican | Georgia's 14th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Diana Harshbarger (born 1959/60) |
Republican | Tennessee's 1st | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Yvette Herrell (born 1963/64) |
Republican | New Mexico's 2nd | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First Cherokee woman elected to U.S. Congress. | ||
Ashley Hinson (born 1983) |
Republican | Iowa's 1st | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Sara Jacobs[2] (born 1989) |
Democratic | California's 53rd | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Young Kim (born 1962) |
Republican | California's 39th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First Korean-American woman elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Michelle Steel and Rep. Marilyn Strickland). | ||
Teresa Leger Fernandez (born 1959/1960) |
Democratic | New Mexico's 3rd | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Nancy Mace (born 1977) |
Republican | South Carolina's 1st | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Nicole Malliotakis (born 1980) |
Republican | New York's 11th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Kathy Manning[2] (born 1956) |
Democratic | North Carolina's 6th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Lisa McClain (born 1962/63) |
Republican | Michigan's 10th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Mary Miller (born 1959) |
Republican | Illinois's 15th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Mary Miller (born 1955) |
Republican | Iowa's 2nd | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Marie Newman (born 1964) |
Democratic | Illinois's 3rd | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Deborah K. Ross (born 1963) |
Democratic | North Carolina's 2nd | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Maria Elvira Salazar (born 1961) |
Republican | Florida's 27th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Victoria Spartz (born 1978) |
Republican | Indiana's 5th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First woman born in the former Soviet Union or Eastern Bloc elected to U.S. Congress | ||
Michelle Steel (born 1955) |
Republican | California 48th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First Korean-American woman elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Young Kim and Rep. Marilyn Strickland). | ||
Marilyn Strickland[3] (born 1962) |
Democratic | Washington's 10th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First Korean-American woman elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Young Kim and Rep. Michelle Steel). | ||
Beth Van Duyne (born 1970/71) |
Republican | Texas's 24th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Nikema Williams[4] (born 1978) |
Democratic | Georgia's 5th | January 3, 2021 | Elect |
List of delegates
[edit](Note: Delegates are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Delegate | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington (1898–1984) |
Republican | Hawaii Territory's at-large | July 31, 1954 | January 3, 1957 | 2 years, 156 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Dep. Joseph Ride Farrington. First woman territorial delegate. First woman delegate to represent Hawaii in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Eleanor Holmes Norton (born 1937) |
Democratic | DC's at-large | January 3, 1991 | Incumbent | 34 years, 9 days | First woman delegate to represent District of Colombia in U.S. Congress. | |
Donna Christian-Christensen (born 1945) |
Democratic | U.S. Virgin Island's at-large | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2015 | 18 years, 0 days | First woman delegate to represent U.S. Virgin Islands in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. | |
Madeleine Bordallo (born 1933) |
Democratic | Guam's at-large | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2019 | 16 years, 0 days | First woman delegate to represent Guam in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. | |
Stacey Plaskett (born 1966) |
Democratic | U.S. Virgin Island's at-large | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | ||
Amata Coleman Radewagen[5][6] (born 1947) |
Republican | American Samoa's at-large | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | First woman delegate to represent American Samoa in the U.S. Congress. First Asian/Pacific American woman delegate elected to U.S. Congress. First Samoan woman delegate elected to U.S. Congress. | |
Jenniffer González[7] (born 1976) |
Republican | Puerto Rico's at-large | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First woman resident commissioner to represent Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress. First Puerto Rican woman resident commissioner elected to U.S. Congress. |
Arab and Middle Eastern Americans
[edit]List of senators
[edit](Note: Senators are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Senator | Arab or Middle Eastern Ethnicity |
Party | State | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
James Abourezk (born 1931) |
Lebanese | Democratic | South Dakota Class 2 |
January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1979 | 6 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American elected to U.S. Senate. First Lebanese-American to represent South Dakota in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
George J. Mitchell (born 1933) |
Lebanese | Democratic | Maine Class 1 |
May 17, 1980 | January 3, 1995 | 14 years, 231 days | Appointed by Governor Joseph E. Brennan to succeed Edmund Muskie. First Lebanese-American to represent Maine in U.S. Senate. Served as DSCC Chair and Majority Leader. Retired. | |
James Abdnor (1923–2012) |
Lebanese | Republican | South Dakota Class 3 |
January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1987 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Spencer Abraham (born 1952) |
Lebanese | Republican | Michigan Class 1 |
January 3, 1995 | January 3, 2001 | 6 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American to represent Michigan in U.S. Senate. Lost reelection. | |
John E. Sununu (born 1964) |
Palestinian, Lebanese |
Republican | New Hampshire Class 2 |
January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2009 | 6 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American to represent New Hampshire in U.S. Senate. First Palestinian-American elected to U.S. Senate. First Palestinian-American to represent New Hampshire in U.S. Senate. Youngest Senator of the 108th, 109th, and 110th U.S. Congress at age 38. Lost reelection. |
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[edit](Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Representative | Arab and Middle Eastern Ethnicity |
Party | District | Tenurea | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
George A. Kasem (1919–2002) |
Lebanese | Democratic | California's 25th | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1961 | 10 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Lebanese-American to represent California in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Abraham Kazen (1919–1987) |
Lebanese | Democratic | Texas's 23rd | January 3, 1967 | January 3, 1985 | 18 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American to represent Texas in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. | |
James Abourezk (born 1931) |
Lebanese | Democratic | South Dakota's 2nd | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1973 | 2 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American to represent South Dakota in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
James Abdnor (1923–2012) |
Lebanese | Republican | South Dakota's 2nd | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1981 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Toby Moffett (born 1944) |
Lebanese | Democratic | Connecticut's 6th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1983 | 8 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American to represent Connecticut in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Adam Benjamin (1935–1982) |
Assyrian | Democratic | Indiana's 1st | January 3, 1977 | September 7, 1982 | 5 years, 247 days | First Assyrian-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Assyrian-American to represent Indiana in U.S. Congress. Died in office. | |
Mary Rose Oakar (born 1940) |
Lebanese, Syrian |
Democratic | Ohio's 20th | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1993 | 16 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Lebanese-American to represent Ohio in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Nick Rahall (born 1949) |
Lebanese | Democratic | West Virginia's 4th | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1993 | 38 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American to represent West Virginia in U.S. Congress. Youngest member of the 95th U.S. Congress at age 27. Lost reelection. | |
West Virginia's 3rd | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2015 | ||||||
Pat Danner (born 1934) |
Lebanese | Democratic | Missouri's 6th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2001 | 8 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American to represent Missouri in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Anna Eshoo (born 1942) |
Assyrian | Democratic | California's 14th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | 32 years, 9 days | First Assyrian-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Assyrian-American to represent California in U.S. Congress. | |
California's 18th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||||||
John Baldacci (born 1955) |
Lebanese | Democratic | Maine's 2nd | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 2003 | 8 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American to represent Maine in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for Governor of Maine. | |
Ray LaHood (born 1945) |
Lebanese | Republican | Illinois's 18th | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 2009 | 14 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American to represent Illinois in U.S. Congress. Retired to become U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Father of Rep. Darin LaHood. | |
Chris John (born 1960) |
Lebanese | Democratic | Louisiana's 7th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2005 | 8 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American to represent Louisiana in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
John E. Sununu (born 1964) |
Palestinian, Lebanese |
Republican | New Hampshire's 1st | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2003 | 6 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American to represent New Hampshire in U.S. Congress. First Palestinian-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Palestinian-American to represent New Hampshire in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Darrell Issa (born 1953) |
Lebanese | Republican | California's 48th | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2003 | 18 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
California's 49th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2019 | ||||||
California's 50th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | ||||||
Charles Boustany (born 1956) |
Lebanese | Republican | Louisiana's 7th | January 3, 2005 | January 3, 2013 | 12 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Louisiana's 3rd | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | ||||||
Justin Amash (born 1980) |
Palestinian, Syrian |
Republican (2011–2019) |
Michigian's 3rd | January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 9 days | First Palestinian-American to represent Michigan in U.S. Congress. First Syrian-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Syrian-American to represent Michigan to U.S. Congress | |
Independent (2019-2020) | ||||||||
Libertarian (since 2020) | ||||||||
Richard L. Hanna (1951–2020) |
Lebanese | Republican | New York's 24th | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2017 | 6 years, 0 days | First Lebanese-American to represent New York in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
New York's 22nd | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2017 | ||||||
Ralph Abraham (born 1954) |
Lebanese | Republican | Louisiana's 5th | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | ||
Gwen Graham (born 1963) |
Lebanese | Democratic | Florida's 2nd | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2017 | 2 years, 0 days | Daughter of Sen. Bob Graham. First Lebanese-American to represent Florida in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Garret Graves (born 1972) |
Lebanese | Republican | Louisiana's 6th | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | ||
Darin LaHood (born 1968) |
Lebanese | Republican | Illinois's 18th | September 10, 2015 | Incumbent | 9 years, 124 days | Son of Rep. Ray Lahood. Won special election to succeed Rep. Aaron Schock. | |
Charlie Crist (born 1956) |
Lebanese | Democratic | Florida's 13th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (born 1971) |
Lebanese | Democratic | Florida's 26th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Ilhan Omar (born 1981) |
Somali[Note 1] | Democratic | Minnesota's 5th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Somali-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Somali-American to represent Minnesota in U.S. Congress. | |
Donna Shalala (born 1941) |
Lebanese | Democratic | Florida's 27th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Rashida Tlaib (born 1976) |
Palestinian | Democratic | Minnesota's 13th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Palestinian-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. |
Member-Elect
[edit]Representative | Arab and Middle Eastern Ethnicity |
Party | District | Tenurea | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
Stephanie Bice (born 1973) |
Iranian | Republican | Oklahoma's 5th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First Iranian-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Iranian-American to represent Oklahoma in U.S. Congress. |
Native American
[edit]List of senators
[edit](Note: Senators are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Senator | Tribal ancestry | Party | State | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827–1901) |
Lumbee | Republican | Mississippi Class 2 |
February 23, 1870 | March 4, 1871 | 1 year, 9 days | First Native American elected to U.S Senate. First Native American to represent Mississippi in U.S. Senate. First Lumbee elected to U.S. Senate. First Lumbee to represent Mississippi in U.S. Senate. Resigned to become the President of Alcorn State University. | |
Charles Curtis (1860–1936) |
Kaw, Osage, Potawatomi |
Republican | Kansas Class 2 |
January 29, 1907 | March 4, 1913 | 6 years, 34 days | First Native American to represent Kansas in U.S. Senate. First Kaw elected to U.S. Senate. First Kaw to represent Kansas in U.S. Senate. First Osage elected to U.S. Senate. First Osage to represent Kansas in U.S. Senate. First Potawatomi elected to U.S. Senate. First Potawatomi to represent Kansas in U.S. Senate. Lost reelection. | |
March 4, 1915 | March 4, 1929 | 14 years, 0 days | Served as President pro tempore, Republican Whip, and Majority Leader. Resigned after being elected Vice President. | |||||
Robert Latham Owen (1856–1947) |
Cherokee | Democratic | Oklahoma Class 2 |
December 11, 1907 | March 4, 1925 | 17 years, 83 days | First Native American to represent Oklahoma in U.S. Senate. First Cherkoee elected to U.S. Senate. First Cherkoeee to represent Oklahoma in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (born 1933) |
Northern Cheyenne | Democratic (1993–1995) |
Colorado Class 3 |
January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2005 | 12 years, 0 days | First Native American to represent Colorado in U.S. Senate. First Northern Cheyenne elected to U.S. Senate. First Northern Cheyenne to represent Colorado in U.S. Senate.<brRetired. | |
Republican (1995-2005) |
List of representatives
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Representative | Tribal ancestry | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
John Floyd (1783–1837) |
Powhatan | Democratic-Republican | Virginia's 5th | March 4, 1817 | March 4, 1823 | 12 years, 0 days | First Native American elected to U.S. Congress. First Native American to represent Virginia in U.S. Congress. First Powhatan elected to U.S. Congress. First Powhatan to represent Virginia in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Virginia's 20th | March 4, 1823 | March 4, 1829 | ||||||
Richard H. Cain (1825–1887) |
Cherokee | Republican | South Carolina's at large | March 4, 1873 | March 4, 1875 | 2 years, 0 days | First Native American to represent South Carolina in U.S. Congress. First Cherokee elected to U.S. Congress. First Cherokee to represent South Carolina in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
South Carolina's 2nd | March 4, 1877 | March 4, 1879 | 2 years, 0 days | |||||
John Mercer Langston (1829–1897) |
Pamunkey | Republican | Virginia's 4th | September 23, 1890 | March 3, 1891 | 161 days | First Pamunkey elected to U.S. Congress. First Pamunkey to represent Virginia in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Charles Curtis (1860–1936) |
Kaw, Osage, Potawatomi |
Republican | Kansas's 4th | March 4, 1893 | March 4, 1899 | 23 years, 330 days | First Native American to represent Kansas in U.S. Congress. First Kaw elected to U.S. Congress. First Kaw to represent Kansas in U.S. Congress. First Osage elected to U.S. Congress. First Osage to represent Kansas in U.S. Congress. First Potawatomi elected to U.S. Congress. First Potawatomi to represent Kansas in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Kansas's 1st | March 4, 1899 | January 28, 1907 | ||||||
Charles D. Carter (1868–1929) |
Chickasaw | Democratic | Oklahoma's 4th | November 16, 1907 | March 4, 1915 | 19 years, 108 days | First Native American to represent Oklahoma in U.S. Congress. First Chickasaw elected to U.S. Congress. First Chickasaw to represent Oklahoma in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. | |
Oklahoma's 3rd | March 4, 1915 | March 4, 1927 | ||||||
William Wirt Hastings (1866–1938) |
Cherokee | Democratic | Oklahoma's 2nd | March 4, 1915 | March 4, 1921 | 6 years, 0 days | First Cherokee to represent Oklahoma in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
March 4, 1923 | January 3, 1935 | 12 years, 0 days | Retired. | |||||
Will Rogers Jr. (1911–1993) |
Cherokee | Democratic | California's 16th | January 3, 1943 | May 23, 1944 | 1 year, 141 days | First Native American to represent California in U.S. Congress. First Cherokee to represent California in U.S. Congress. Resigned to join the U.S. Army. | |
William G. Stigler (1891–1952) |
Choctaw | Democratic | Oklahoma's 2nd | March 28, 1944 | August 21, 1952 | 8 years, 146 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. John Conover Nichols. First Choctaw elected to U.S. Congress. First Choctaw to represent Oklahoma in U.S. Congress. Died in office. | |
Ben Reifel (1906–1990) |
Lakota Sioux, (Rosebud Sioux) |
Republican | South Dakota's 1st | January 3, 1961 | January 3, 1971 | 10 years, 0 days | First Native American to represent South Dakota in U.S. Congress. First Lakota Sioux elected to U.S. Congress. First Lakota Sioux to represent South Dakota in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Floyd Hicks (1915–1992) |
Paiute, Shoshone |
Democratic | Washington's 6th | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1977 | 12 years, 0 days | First Native American to represent Washington in U.S. Congress. First Paiute elected to U.S. Congress. First Paiute to represent Washington in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Clem McSpadden (1925–2008) |
Cherokee | Democratic | Oklahoma's 2nd | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1975 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Oklahoma. | |
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (born 1933) |
Northern Cheyenne | Democratic | Colorado's 3rd | January 3, 1987 | January 3, 1993 | 6 years, 0 days | First Native American to represent Colorado in U.S. Congress. First Northern Cheyenne elected to U.S. Congress. First Northern Cheyenne to represent Colorado in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Brad Carson (born 1967) |
Cherokee | Democratic | Oklahoma's 2nd | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2005 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Tom Cole (born 1949) |
Chickasaw | Republican | Oklahoma's 4th | January 3, 2003 | Incumbent | 22 years, 9 days | Served as NRCC Chair. | |
Travis Childers (born 1958) |
Chickasaw, Mississippi Choctaw |
Democratic | Mississippi's 1st | May 13, 2008 | January 3, 2011 | 2 years, 235 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Roger Wicker. First Native American to represent Mississippi in U.S. Congress. First Mississippi Choctaw elected to U.S. Congress. First Mississippi Choctaw to represent Mississippi in U.S. Congress. First Chickawas to represent Mississippi in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Markwayne Mullin (born 1977) |
Cherokee | Republican | Oklahoma's 2nd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Sharice Davids (born 1980) |
Ho-Chunk | Democratic | Kansas's 3rd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Native America woman elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Deb Haaland). First Ho-Chunk elected to U.S. Congress. First Ho-Chunk to represent Kansas in U.S. Congress. | |
Deb Haaland (born 1960) |
Laguna Pueblo | Democratic | New Mexico's 1st | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Native America woman elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Sharice Davids). First Native American to represent New Mexico in U.S. Congress. First Laguna Pueblo elected to U.S. Congress. First Laguna Pueblo to represent New Mexico in U.S. Congress. |
Member-Elect
[edit]Representative | Tribal ancestry | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
Yvette Herrell (born 1963/64) |
Cherokee | Republican | New Mexico's 2nd | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First Cherokee woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Cherokee to represent New Mexico in U.S. Congress. |
Muslim
[edit]List of representatives
[edit](Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Keith Ellison[9] (born 1963) |
Democratic | Minnesota's 5th | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2019 | 12 years, 0 days | Converted to Islam in 1982. First Muslim elected to U.S. Congress. First Muslim to represent Minnesota in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully in the Attorney General of Minnesota. | |
André Carson[10] (born 1974) |
Democratic | Indiana's 7th | March 11, 2008 | Incumbent | 16 years, 307 days | Converted to Islam in the 1990s. Won special election to succeed his grandmother, Rep. Julia Carson. First Muslim to represent Indiana in U.S. Congress. | |
Ilhan Omar[11] (born 1982) |
Democratic | Minnesota's 5th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | Born to a Muslim family in Somalia and immigrated to the United States in 1995. First Muslim woman elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Rashida Tlaib). First Muslim to succeed another Muslim. | |
Rashida Tlaib[12] (born 1976) |
Democratic | Minnesota's 13th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | Born to a Muslim family of Palestinian immigrants. First Muslim woman elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Ilhan Omar). First Muslim to represent Michigan in U.S. Congress. |
LGBT
[edit]List of senators
[edit](Note: Senators are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Senator | Party | State | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Harris Wofford[13] (1926–2019) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania Class 1 |
May 8, 1991 | January 3, 1995 | 3 years, 240 days | Appointed by Governor Bob Casey Sr. to succeed Senator John Heinz. Lost reelection. Came out and announced his marriage to another man in 2016. | |
Tammy Baldwin[14] (born 1962) |
Democratic | Wisconsin Class 1 |
January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | Out lesbian. First out LGBT person elected to both chambers of U.S. Congress. First out LGBT person elected to U.S. Senate. First out LGBT person to represent Wisconsin in U.S. Senate. First out lesbian elected to both chambers of U.S. Congress. First out lesbian elected to U.S. Senate. First out lesbian to represent Arizona in U.S. Senate. | |
Kyrsten Sinema[15] (born 1976) |
Democratic | Arizona Class 1 |
January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | Out bisexual. First out LGBT person to represent Arizona in U.S. Senate. First out bisexual elected to both chambers of U.S. Congress. First out bisxual woman elected to U.S. Senate. First out bisexual to represent Arizona in U.S. Senate. |
List of representatives
[edit](Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Stewart McKinney[16][17][18][19][20] (1931–1987) |
Republican | Connecticut's 4th | January 3, 1971 | May 7, 1987 | 16 years, 124 days | Died in office. Outed as bisexual in obituary after dying of AIDS in 1987. | |
Barbara Jordan[21] (1936–1996) |
Democratic | Texas's 18th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1979 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired. Outed in obituary. | |
Gerry Studds[22] (1937–2006) |
Democratic | Massachusett's 12th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | 24 years, 0 days | First member of Congress to come out as gay while in office, after being implicated in the 1983 congressional page sex scandal. First out LGBT person elected to U.S. Congress, after winning reelection in 1984. First out LGBT person to represent Massachusetts in U.S. Congress. First out gay man elected to U.S. Congress. First out gay man to represent Massachusetts in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Massachusett's 10th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1997 | |||||
Robert Bauman[23] (born 1937) |
Republican | Maryland's 1st | August 21, 1973 | January 3, 1981 | 7 years, 135 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Bill Mills. Outed as gay while in office (1980). First out LGBT person in U.S. Congress. First out LGBT person to represent Maryland in U.S. Congress. First out gay person in Congress. First out gay person to represent Maryland in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Jon Hinson[24] (1942–1995) |
Republican | Mississippi's 4th | August 21, 1979 | April 13, 1981 | 1 year, 235 days | Outed as gay while in office (1980). First out LGBT person to represent Mississippi in U.S. Congress. First out gay person to represent Mississippi in U.S. Congress. Resigned. | |
Barney Frank[25][26] (born 1940) |
Democratic | Massachusett's 4th | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 2013 | 32 years, 0 days | Came out as gay while in office (1987). First LGBT Jew elected to U.S. Congress. First member of U.S. Congress in a same-sex marriage (2012). Retired. | |
Steve Gunderson[27][28] (born 1951) |
Republican | Wisconsin's 3rd | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1997 | 16 years, 0 days | Outed as gay on the floor of the House (1994). First openly gay Republican to be reelected after outing. First out LGBT person to represent Wisconsin in U.S. Congress. First out gay person to represent Wisconsin in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Jim Kolbe[29][30][31] (born 1942) |
Republican | Arizona's 5th | January 3, 1985 | January 3, 2003 | 22 years, 0 days | Came out as gay while in office, after voting for the Defense of Marriage Act (1996). First out LGBT person to represent Arizona in U.S. Congress. First out gay person to represent Arizona in U.S. Congress. First openly gay person to address the Republican National Convention. Retired. | |
Arizona's 8th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2007 | |||||
Michael Huffington[32] (born 1947) |
Republican | California's 22nd | January 3, 1993 | November 1, 1995 | 2 years, 302 days | Came out as bisexual after serving in U.S. Congress (1998). Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Mark Foley[33] (born 1954) |
Republican | Florida's 16th | January 3, 1995 | September 29, 2006 | 11 years, 269 days | Came out as gay while in office, after being implicated in the 2006 congressional page scandal. First out LGBT person to represent Florida in U.S. Congress. First out gay person to represent Florida in U.S. Congress. Resigned. | |
Tammy Baldwin[14] (born 1962) |
Democratic | Wisconsin's 2nd | January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2013 | 14 years, 0 days | First openly LGBT non-incumbent elected to U.S. Congress. First out lesbian in U.S. Congress. First out Lesbian to represent Wisconsin in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Mike Michaud[34][35] (born 1955) |
Democratic | Maine's 2nd | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2015 | 12 years, 0 days | Came out as gay while in office (2013). First out LGBT person to represent Maine in U.S. Congress. First out gay person to represent Maine in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Maine. | |
Jared Polis[36][37] (born 1975) |
Democratic | Colorado's 2nd | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2019 | 10 years, 0 days | Openly gay. First out LGBT person to represent Colorado in U.S. Congress. First out gay person to represent Colorado in U.S. Congress. First same-sex parent in U.S. Congress (2011). Retired to run successfully for Governor of Colorado, becoming the first openly gay person elected governor of a U.S. state. | |
Aaron Schock[38] (born 1981) |
Republican | Illinois's 18th | January 3, 2009 | March 31, 2015 | 6 years, 28 days | Youngest member of the 111th and 112th U.S. Congress at age 27. Resigned due to a scandal over government and campaign funds. Came out as gay in 2020. | |
David Cicilline (born 1961) |
Democratic | Rhode Island's 1st | January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 9 days | Openly gay. First out LGBT person to represent Rhode Island in U.S. Congress. First out gay person to represent Rhode Island in U.S. Congress. | |
Sean Maloney (born 1966) |
Democratic | New York's 18th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | Openly gay. First out LGBT person to represent New York in U.S. Congress. First out gay person to represent New York in U.S. Congress. Served as DCCC Chair. | |
Mark Pocan[39] (born 1964) |
Democratic | Wisconsin's 2nd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | Openly gay. First LGBT member of Congress to replace another LGBT member of Congress (Rep. Tammy Baldwin). First non-incumbent elected to U.S. Congress in a same-sex marriage. | |
Kyrsten Sinema[40] (born 1976) |
Democratic | Arizona's 9th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2019 | 6 years, 0 days | Openly bisexual. First out bisexual elected to U.S. Congress. First out bisexual to represent Arizona in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Mark Takano (born 1960) |
Democratic | California's 41st | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | Openly gay. First out LGBT person of color elected to U.S. Congress. First out LGBT person to represent California in U.S. Congress. First openly LGBT Asian/Pacific American elected to U.S. Congress. First out gay person to represent California in U.S. Congress. | |
Angie Craig (born 1972) |
Democratic | Minnesota's 2nd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | Openly lesbian. First out LGBT person to represent Minnesota in U.S. Congress. First out lesbian to represent Minnesota in U.S. Congress. | |
Sharice Davids (born 1980) |
Democratic | Kansas's 3rd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | Openly lesbian. First out LGBT woman of color elected to U.S. Congress. First out LGBT person to represent Kansas in U.S. Congress. First out LGBT Native American elected to U.S. Congress. First out lesbian to represent Kansas in U.S. Congress. | |
Katie Hill (born 1987) |
Democratic | California's 25th | January 3, 2019 | November 1, 2019 | 302 days | Openly bisexual. First out bisexual to represent California in U.S. Congress. Resigned amid allegations of improper relationships. | |
Chris Pappas (born 1980) |
Democratic | New Hampshire's 1st | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | Openly gay. First out LGBT person to represent New Hampshire in U.S. Congress. First out gay person to represent New Hampshire in U.S. Congress. |
Members-Elect
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Mondaire Jones[41] (born 1987) |
Democratic | New York's 17th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First openly gay African-American elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Ritchie Torres). | ||
Ritchie Torres[42][43] (born 1988) |
Democratic | New York's 15th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First openly gay African-American elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Mondaire Jones). First openly gay Latino member of Congress. |
Mormons
[edit]List of senators
[edit](Note: Senators are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Senator | Party | State | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Frank J. Cannon[44] (1859–1933) |
Republican | Utah Class 1 |
January 22, 1896 | March 4, 1899 | 3 years, 41 days | First Mormon elected to U.S. Senate. First Mormon to represent Utah in U.S. Senate. Lost reelection. Later excommunicated from the Church. | |
Silver Republican | |||||||
Reed Smoot[44] (1862–1941) |
Republican | Utah Class 3 |
March 4, 1903 | March 4, 1933 | 30 years, 0 days | Became Dean of the United States Senate for the 72nd U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. Also served on the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | |
William H. King[44] (1863–1949) |
Democratic | Utah Class 1 |
March 4, 1917 | January 3, 1941 | 23 years, 305 days | Served as the President pro tempore. Lost renomination. | |
Elbert D. Thomas[44] (1883–1953) |
Democratic | Utah Class 3 |
March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1951 | 17 years, 305 days | Lost reelection. | |
Berkeley L. Bunker[44] (1906–1999) |
Democratic | Nevada Class 1 |
November 27, 1940 | December 2, 1942 | 2 years, 5 days | Appointed by Governor Edward P. Carville to succeed Senator Key Pittman. First Mormon to represent Nevada in U.S. Senate. Did not seek nomination. | |
Abe Murdock[44] (1893–1979) |
Democratic | Utah Class 1 |
January 3, 1941 | January 3, 1947 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Arthur V. Watkins[44] (1886–1973) |
Republican | Utah Class 1 |
January 3, 1947 | January 3, 1959 | 12 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Wallace F. Bennett[44] (1898–1993) |
Republican | Utah Class 3 |
January 3, 1951 | December 20, 1974 | 23 years, 351 days | Resigned. | |
Howard Cannon[44] (1912–2002) |
Democratic | Nevada Class 1 |
January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1983 | 24 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Frank Moss[44] (1911–2003) |
Democratic | Utah Class 1 |
January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1977 | 18 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Jake Garn[44] (born 1932) |
Republican | Utah Class 3 |
December 21, 1974 | January 3, 1993 | 18 years, 13 days | Appointed by Governor Cal Rampton to succeed Senator Wallace F. Bennett after becoming Senator-elect. Retired. | |
Orrin Hatch[44] (born 1934) |
Republican | Utah Class 1 |
January 3, 1977 | January 3, 2019 | 42 years, 0 days | Served as President pro tempore. Retired. | |
Paula Hawkins[44] (1927–2009) |
Republican | Florida Class 3 |
January 1, 1981 | January 3, 1987 | 6 years, 2 days | Appointed by Governor Bob Graham to succeed Senator Richard Stone after becoming Senator-elect. First Mormon woman elected to U.S. Senate. First Mormon to represent Florida in U.S. Senate. First Mormon elected to the Senate (and U.S. Congress) from east of the Mississippi River. Lost reelection. | |
Harry Reid[44] (born 1939) |
Democratic | Nevada Class 3 |
January 3, 1987 | January 3, 2017 | 30 years, 0 days | First Mormon convert to serve in the Senate. Served as Minority and Majority Leader. Retired. | |
Bob Bennett[44] (1933–2016) |
Republican | Utah Class 3 |
January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2011 | 18 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Gordon H. Smith[44] (born 1952) |
Republican | Oregon Class 2 |
January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2009 | 12 years, 0 days | First Mormon to represent Oregona in U.S. Senate. Lost reelection. | |
Mike Crapo[44] (born 1951) |
Republican | Idaho Class 3 |
January 3, 1999 | Incumbent | 26 years, 9 days | First Mormon to represent Idaho in U.S. Senate. | |
Tom Udall[44] (born 1948) |
Democratic | New Mexico Class 2 |
January 3, 2009 | Incumbent | 16 years, 9 days | First Mormon to represent New Mexico in U.S. Senate. | |
Mike Lee[45] (born 1971) |
Republican | Utah Class 3 |
January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 9 days | Youngest Senator of the 112th U.S. Congress at age 39. | |
Dean Heller[46] (born 1960) |
Republican | Nevada Class 1 |
May 9, 2011 | January 3, 2019 | 7 years, 239 days | Appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval to succeed Senator John Ensign. Lost reelection. | |
Jeff Flake[47] (born 1962) |
Republican | Arizona Class 1 |
January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2019 | 6 years, 0 days | First Mormon to represent Arizona in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Mitt Romney[48] (born 1947) |
Republican | Utah Class 1 |
January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Mormon to be nominee of a major party for president of the United States. First senator to vote to convict a sitting president of the same party. |
List of representatives
[edit](Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
William H. King[44] (1863–1949) |
Democratic | Utah's at-large | March 4, 1897 | March 3, 1899 | 1 year, 364 days | First Mormon elected to U.S. Congress. First Mormon to represent Utah in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. | |
April 2, 1900 | March 3, 1901 | 335 days | Regained seat when successor was not seated due to being a polygamist. Lost reelection. | ||||
Joseph Howell[44] (1857–1918) |
Republican | Utah's at-large | March 4, 1903 | March 4, 1913 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Utah's 1st | March 4, 1913 | March 3, 1917 | |||||
Milton H. Welling[44] (1876–1947) |
Democratic | Utah's 1st | March 4, 1917 | March 3, 1921 | 3 years, 364 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Don B. Colton[44] (1876–1952) |
Republican | Utah's 1st | March 4, 1921 | March 3, 1933 | 11 years, 364 days | Lost reelection. | |
Abe Murdock[44] (1893–1979) |
Democratic | Utah's 1st | March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1941 | 7 years, 305 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
J. W. Robinson[44] (1878–1964) |
Democratic | Utah's 2nd | March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1947 | 13 years, 305 days | Lost reelection. | |
Walter K. Granger[44] (1888–1978) |
Democratic | Utah's 1st | January 3, 1941 | January 3, 1953 | 12 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Berkeley L. Bunker[44] (1906–1999) |
Democratic | Nevada's at-large | January 3, 1945 | January 3, 1947 | 2 years, 0 days | First Mormon to represent Nevada in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
William A. Dawson[44] (1903–1981) |
Republican | Utah's 2nd | January 3, 1947 | January 3, 1949 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
January 3, 1953 | January 3, 1959 | 5 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | ||||
Hamer H. Budge[44] (1910–2003) |
Republican | Idaho's 2nd | January 3, 1951 | January 3, 1961 | 10 years, 0 days | First Idaho to represent Utah in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
John E. Moss[44] (1915–1997) |
Democratic | California's 3rd | January 3, 1953 | December 31, 1978 | 25 years, 362 days | First Mormon to represent California in U.S. Congress. Resigned. | |
Douglas R. Stringfellow[44] (1922–1966) |
Republican | Utah's 1st | January 3, 1953 | January 3, 1955 | 2 years, 0 days | Replaced on ballot due to personal scandal. | |
Henry A. Dixon[44] (1890–1967) |
Republican | Utah's 1st | January 3, 1955 | January 3, 1961 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Stewart Udall[44] (1920–2010) |
Democratic | Arizona's 2nd | January 3, 1955 | January 18, 1961 | 6 years, 15 days | First Mormon to represent Arizona in U.S. Congress. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. | |
David S. King[44] (1917–2009) |
Democratic | Utah's 2nd | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1963 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1967 | ||||||
Ralph R. Harding[44] (1929–2006) |
Democratic | Idaho's 2nd | January 3, 1961 | January 3, 1965 | 4 years, 0 days | Youngest member of the 87th U.S. Congress at age 31. Lost reelection. | |
M. Blaine Peterson[44] (1906–1985) |
Democratic | Utah's 1st | January 3, 1961 | January 3, 1963 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Mo Udall[44] (1922–1998) |
Democratic | Arizona's 2nd | May 2, 1961 | May 4, 1991 | 30 years, 2 days | Won special election to succeed his brother, Rep. Stewart Udall. Resigned for health reasons. | |
Laurence J. Burton[44] (1926–2002) |
Republican | Utah's 1st | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1971 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Richard T. Hanna[44] (1914–2001) |
Democratic | California's 34th | January 3, 1963 | December 31, 1974 | 11 years, 362 days | Resigned. | |
Sherman P. Lloyd[44] (1914–1979) |
Republican | Utah's 2nd | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1965 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
January 3, 1967 | January 3, 1973 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | ||||
Del M. Clawson[44] (1914–1992) |
Republican | California's 23rd | June 11, 1963 | January 3, 1975 | 15 years, 203 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Clyde Doyle. Resigned. | |
California's 33rd | January 3, 1975 | December 31, 1978 | |||||
Kenneth W. Dyal[44] (1910–1978) |
Democratic | California's 33rd | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1967 | 102 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
George V. Hansen[44] (1930–2014) |
Republican | Idaho's 2nd | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1969 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1985 | 10 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | ||||
Orval H. Hansen[44] (1910–2003) |
Republican | Idaho's 2nd | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1975 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
K. Gunn McKay[44] (1925–2000) |
Democratic | Utah's 1st | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1981 | 10 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Wayne Owens[44] (1937–2002) |
Democratic | Utah's 2nd | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1975 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
January 3, 1987 | January 3, 1993 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | ||||
Clair Burgener[44] (1921–2006) |
Republican | California's 42nd | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1975 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
California's 43rd | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1983 | |||||
Allan Turner Howe[44] (1927–2000) |
Democratic | Utah's 2nd | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1977 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Cecil Heftel[44] (1924–2010) |
Democratic | Hawaii | January 3, 1977 | July 11, 1986 | 9 years, 189 days | First Mormon to represent Hawaii in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Hawaii. | |
David Daniel Marriott[44] (born 1939) |
Republican | Utah's 2nd | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1985 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Utah. | |
Norman D. Shumway[44] (born 1934) |
Republican | California's 14th | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1991 | 12 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
James V. Hansen[44] (1932–2018) |
Republican | Utah's 1st | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 2003 | 22 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Howard C. Nielson[44] (1924–2020) |
Republican | Utah's 3rd | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1991 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Ron Packard[44] (born 1931) |
Republican | California's 43rd | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 18 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
California's 48th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2001 | |||||
Harry Reid[44] (born 1939) |
Democratic | Nevada's 1st | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1987 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
David Smith Monson[44] (born 1945) |
Republican | Utah's 2nd | January 3, 1985 | January 3, 1987 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Richard H. Stallings[44] (1929–2006) |
Democratic | Idaho's 2nd | January 3, 1985 | January 3, 1993 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Wally Herger[44] (born 1945) |
Republican | California's 2nd | January 3, 1987 | January 3, 2013 | 26 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
John Doolittle[44] (born 1950) |
Republican | California's 14th | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 1993 | 18 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
California's 4th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2009 | |||||
Bill Orton[44] (1948–2009) |
Democratic | Utah's 3rd | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 1997 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Dick Swett[44] (born 1957) |
Democratic | New Hampshire's 2nd | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 1995 | 4 years, 0 days | First Mormon to represent New Hampshire in U.S. Congress. First Mormon elected to the House from a state east of the Mississippi River. Lost reelection. | |
Mike Crapo[44] (born 1951) |
Republican | Idaho's 2nd | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1999 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Ernest Istook[44] (born 1950) |
Republican | Oklahoma's 5th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2007 | 14 years, 0 days | First Mormon to represent Oklahoma in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Oklahoma. | |
Buck McKeon[44] (born 1938) |
Republican | California's 25th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2015 | 22 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Enid Greene Mickelsen[44] (born 1958) |
Republican | Utah's 2nd | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 1997 | 2 years, 0 days | First Mormon woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Mormon woman to represent Utah. Retired. | |
Matt Salmon[44] (born 1958) |
Republican | Arizona's 1st | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 2001 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Arizona. | |
Arizona's 5th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired. | |||
Chris Cannon[44] (born 1950) |
Republican | Utah's 3rd | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2009 | 12 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Merrill Cook[44] (born 1946) |
Republican | Utah's 2nd | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2001 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Mike Simpson[44] (born 1950) |
Republican | Idaho's 2nd | January 3, 1999 | Incumbent | 26 years, 9 days | ||
Tom Udall[44] (born 1948) |
Democratic | New Mexico's 3rd | January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2009 | 10 years, 0 days | First Mormon to represent New Mexico in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Jeff Flake[44] (born 1962) |
Republican | Arizona's 1st | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2003 | 12 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Arizona's 6th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
Jim Matheson[49] (born 1960) |
Democratic | Utah's 2nd | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2013 | 14 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Utah's 4th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2015 | |||||
Rob Bishop[50] (born 1951) |
Republican | Utah's 1st | January 3, 2003 | Incumbent | 22 years, 9 days | ||
Dean Heller[46] (born 1960) |
Republican | Nevada's 2nd | January 3, 2007 | May 9, 2011 | 4 years, 126 days | Resigned to accept appointment to U.S. Senate. | |
Jason Chaffetz[51] (born 1967) |
Republican | Utah's 3rd | January 3, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | 8 years, 178 days | Resigned. | |
Raúl Labrador[52] (born 1967) |
Republican | Idaho's 1st | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2019 | 8 years, 0 days | First Hispanic Mormon to serve in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Idaho. | |
Chris Stewart[50] (born 1960) |
Republican | Utah's 2nd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Curt Clawson[53] (born 1959) |
Republican | Florida's 19th | June 24, 2014 | January 3, 2017 | 2 years, 193 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Trey Radel. First Mormon to represent Florida in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Cresent Hardy[54] (born 1957) |
Republican | Nevada's 4th | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2017 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Mia Love[50] (born 1975) |
Republican | Utah's 4th | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2019 | 4 years, 0 days | First African-American Mormon elected to U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Andy Biggs (born 1958)[50] |
Republican | Arizona's 5th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
John Curtis[50] (born 1960) |
Republican | Utah's 3rd | November 13, 2017 | Incumbent | 7 years, 60 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Jason Chaffetz. | |
Ben McAdams[50] (born 1974) |
Democratic | Utah's 4th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days |
List of delegates
[edit](Note: Delegates are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Delegate | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
John M. Bernhisel[44] (1799–1881) |
Independent | Utah Territory's at-large | March 4, 1851 | March 3, 1859 | 7 years, 364 days | First Mormon territorial delegate. First Mormon delegate to represent Utah's Territory in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
March 4, 1861 | March 3, 1863 | 1 year, 364 days | Retired. | ||||
William H. Hooper[44] (1813–1882) |
Democratic | Utah Territory's at-large | March 4, 1859 | March 3, 1861 | 1 year, 364 days | Lost reelection. | |
March 4, 1865 | March 3, 1873 | 7 years, 364 days | Retired. | ||||
George Q. Cannon[44][55][56] (1827–1901) |
Republican | Utah Territory's at-large | March 4, 1873 | February 25, 1882 | 8 years, 358 days | In 1881, George Q. Cannon won re-election, but the governor appointed Allen G. Campbell. Cannon successfully contested the election, but the House decided on April 20, 1882 not to seat Cannon on grounds that Cannon was a polygamist. Also served on the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and as First Counselor in the First Presidency. | |
John T. Caine[44] (1829–1911) |
Democratic | Utah Territory's at-large | November 7, 1882 | March 3, 1889 | 10 years, 116 days | Won special election to succeed Del. George Q. Cannon. Retired. | |
Populist | March 3, 1889 | March 3, 1893 | |||||
Frank J. Cannon[44] (1859–1933) |
Republican | Utah Territory's at-large | March 4, 1895 | January 4, 1896 | 306 days | Resigned to run successfully for the U.S. Senate upon Utah gaining statehood. | |
Eni Faleomavaega[44] (1943–2017) |
Democratic | American Samoa's at-large | January 3, 1989 | January 3, 2015 | 26 years, 0 days | First Mormon delegate to represent American Samoa in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. |
Asian American and Pacific Islanders
[edit]List of senators
[edit](Note: Senators are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Senator | Asian American and Pacific Islander Ethnicity |
Party | State | Tenure | Notes | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
Hiram Fong (1906–2004) |
Chinese | Republican | Hawaii Class 1 |
August 21, 1959 | January 3, 1977 | 17 years, 135 days | First Asian/Pacific American elected to U.S. Senate. First Asian/Pacific American to represent Hawaii in U.S. Senate. First Chinese-American elected to U.S. Senate. First Chinese-American to represent Hawaii in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Daniel Inouye (1924–2012) |
Japanese | Democratic | Hawaii Class 3 |
January 3, 1963 | December 17, 2012 | 49 years, 349 days | First Japanese-American to serve in U.S. Senate. First Japanese-American to represent Hawaii in U.S. Senate. Became Dean of the United States Senate during the 111th U.S. Congress until during the 112th U.S. Congress. Served as President pro tempore. Died in office. | |
S. I. Hayakawa (1906–1992) |
Japanese | Republican | California Class 1 |
January 2, 1977 | January 3, 1983 | 6 years, 1 day | First Asian/Pacific American to represent California in U.S. Senate. First Japanese-American to represent California in U.S. Senate.Appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to succeed Senator John V. Tunney after becoming Senator-elect. Retired. | |
Spark Matsunaga (1916–1990) |
Japanese | Democratic | Hawaii Class 1 |
January 3, 1977 | April 15, 1990 | 13 years, 102 days | Died in office. | |
Daniel Akaka (1924–2018) |
Hawaiian, Chinese |
Democratic | Hawaii Class 1 |
May 16, 1990 | January 3, 2013 | 22 years, 232 days | First Native Hawaiian elected to U.S. Senate. First Native Hawaiian to represent Hawaii in U.S. Senate. Appointed by Governor John D. Waihe'e III to succeed Senator Spark Matsunaga. First Native Hawaiian to serve in the U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
John Ensign (born 1958) |
Filipino | Republican | Nevada Class 1 |
January 3, 2001 | May 3, 2011 | 10 years, 120 days | First Asian/Pacific American to represent Nevada in U.S. Senate. First Filipino-American elected to U.S. Senate. First Filipino-American to represent Nevada in U.S. Senate. Served as NRSC Chair. Resigned. | |
Mazie Hirono (born 1947) |
Japanese | Democratic | Hawaii Class 1 |
January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | First Asian/Pacific American woman elected U.S. Senate. First Asian/Pacific American woman to represent Hawaii in U.S. Senate. First Japanese-American woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. First Japanese-American woman to represent Hawaii in U.S. Senate. | |
Tammy Duckworth (born 1968) |
Thai, Chinese |
Democratic | Illinois Class 3 |
January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Asian/Pacific American to represent Illinois in U.S. Senate. First Thai-American to serve in the U.S. Senate. First Chinese-American woman elected to U.S. Senate. First Chinese-American to represent Illinois in U.S. Congress. | |
Kamala Harris (born 1964) |
Indian | Democratic | California Class 3 |
January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Asian/Pacific American woman to represent California in U.S. Senate. First Indian-American to serve in U.S. Senate. First Asian/Pacific American senator to be a vice presidential nominee. |
List of representatives
[edit](Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Representative | Asian American and Pacific Islander Ethnicity |
Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
Dalip Singh Saund (1899–1973) |
Indian | Democratic | California's 29th | January 3, 1957 | January 3, 1963 | 6 years, 0 days | First Asian/Pacific American elected to U.S. Congress. First Asian/Pacific American to represent California in U.S. Congress. First Indian-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Indian-American to represent California in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection after suffering an incapacitating stroke. | |
Daniel Inouye (1924–2012) |
Japanese | Democratic | Hawaii's at-large | August 21, 1959 | January 3, 1963 | 3 years, 135 days | First Asian/Pacific American to represent Hawaii in U.S. Congress. First Japanese-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Japanese-American to represent Hawaii in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Spark Matsunaga (1916–1990) |
Japanese | Democratic | Hawaii's at-large 1st seat | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1971 | 14 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Hawaii's 1st | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1977 | ||||||
Patsy Mink (1927–2002) |
Japanese | Democratic | Hawaii's at-large | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1971 | 12 years, 0 days | Won special reelection to succeed Rep. Daniel Akaka. First Asian/Pacific American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Asian/Pacific woman to represent Hawaii in U.S. Congress. First Japanese-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Japanese-American woman to represent Hawaii in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Hawaii's 2nd | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1977 | ||||||
September 22, 1990 | September 28, 2002 | 12 years, 6 days | Died in office. | |||||
Norman Mineta (born 1931) |
Japanese | Democratic | California's 13th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1993 | 20 years, 280 days | First Japanase-American to represent California in U.S. Congress. Resigned. | |
California's 15th | January 3, 1993 | October 10, 1995 | ||||||
Daniel Akaka (1924–2018) |
Hawaiian, Chinese |
Democratic | Hawaii's 2nd | January 3, 1977 | May 16, 1990 | 13 years, 133 days | First Chinese-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Chinese-American to represent Hawaii in U.S. Congress. First Native Hawaiian elected to U.S. Congress. First Native Hawaiian to represent Hawaii in U.S. Congress. Resigned to accept appointment to the U.S. Senate. | |
Bob Matsui (1941–2005) |
Japanese | Democratic | California's 3rd | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 2003 | 24 years, 0 days | Served as DCCC Chair. Died in office. | |
California's 5th | January 3, 2003 | January 1, 2005 | ||||||
Mervyn M. Dymally (1926–2012) |
Indian | Democratic | California's 31st | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1993 | 12 years, 0 days | First Dougla elected to U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Pat Saiki (born 1930) |
Japanese | Republican | Hawaii's 1st | January 3, 1987 | January 3, 1991 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Jay Kim (born 1939) |
Korean | Republican | California's 41st | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1999 | 6 years, 0 days | First Korean-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Korean-American to represent California in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. | |
Bobby Scott (born 1947) |
Filipino | Democratic | Virginia's 3rd | January 3, 1993 | Incumbent | 32 years, 9 days | First Asian/Pacific American to represent Virginia in U.S. Congress.<brFirst Filipino-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Filipino-American to represent Virginia in U.S. Congress. | |
John Ensign (born 1958) |
Filipino | Republican | Nevada's 1st | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 1999 | 4 years, 0 days | First Asian/Pacific American to represent Nevada in U.S. Congress. First Filipino-American to represent Nevada in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
David Wu (born 1955) |
Taiwanese | Democratic | Oregon's 1st | January 3, 1999 | August 3, 2011 | 12 years, 212 days | First Asian/Pacific American to represent Oregon in U.S. Congress. First Taiwanese-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Taiwanese-American to represent Oregon in U.S. Congress. Resigned. | |
Mike Honda (born 1941) |
Japanese | Democratic | California's 15th | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2013 | 12 years, 0 days | Lost reeelction. | |
California's 17th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | ||||||
Bobby Jindal (born 1971) |
Indian | Republican | Louisiana's 1st | January 3, 2005 | January 14, 2008 | 3 years, 11 days | First Asian/Pacific American to represent Louisiana in U.S. Congress. First Indian-American to represent Louisiana in U.S. Congress. Resigned to run successfully for Governor of Louisiana. | |
Doris Matsui (born 1944) |
Japanese | Democratic | California's 5th | March 8, 2005 | January 3, 2013 | 7 years, 301 days | Won special election to succeeded her husband, Rep. Bob Matsui. First Asian/Pacific American woman to represent California in U.S. Congress. First Japanese-American woman to represent California in U.S. Congress. | |
California's 6th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||||||
Mazie Hirono (born 1947) |
Japanese | Democratic | Hawaii's 2nd | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2013 | 6 years, 0 days | First Buddhist elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Hank Johnson). Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Steve Austria (born 1958) |
Filipino | Republican | Ohio's 7th | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2013 | 4 years, 0 days | First Asian/Pacific American to represent Ohio in U.S. Congress. First Filipino-American to represent Ohio in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Joseph Cao (born 1967) |
Vietnamese | Republican | Louisiana's 2nd | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2011 | 2 years, 0 days | First Vietnamese-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Vietnamese-American to represent Louisiana in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Judy Chu (born 1953) |
Chinese | Democratic | California's 32nd | July 14, 2009 | January 3, 2013 | 7 years, 301 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Hilda Solis. First Chinese-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Chinese-American to represent California in U.S. Congress. | |
California's 27th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||||||
Charles Djou (born 1970) |
Thai, Chinese |
Republican | Hawaii's 1st | May 22, 2010 | January 3, 2011 | 226 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Neil Abercrombie. First Thai-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Thai-American to represent Hawaii in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Hansen Clarke (born 1957) |
Bangladeshi | Democratic | Michigan's 13th | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 2 years, 0 days | First Asian/Pacific American to represent Michigan in U.S. Congress. First Bangladeshi-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Bangladehsi-American to represent Michigan in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. | |
Colleen Hanabusa (born 1951) |
Japanese | Democratic | Hawaii's 1st | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2015 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
November 14, 2016 | January 3, 2019 | 2 years, 50 days | Retired to run unsuccessfullyfor Governor of Hawaii. | |||||
Ami Bera (born 1965) |
Indian | Democratic | California's 7th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Tammy Duckworth (born 1968) |
Thai, Chinese |
Democratic | Illinois's 8th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | 4 years, 0 days | First Asian/Pacific American to represent Illinois in U.S. Congress. First Thai-American women elected to U.S. Congress. First Thai-American to represent Illinois in U.S. Congress. First Chinese-American to represent Illinois in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Tulsi Gabbard (born 1981) |
Samoan | Democratic | Hawaii's 2nd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | First Hindu elected to U.S. Congress. First Samoan-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Samoan-American to represent Hawaii in U.S. Congress. | |
Grace Meng (born 1975) |
Taiwanese | Democratic | New York's 6th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | First Asian/Pacific American to represent New York in U.S. Congress. First Taiwanese-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Taiwanese-American to represent New York in U.S. Congress. | |
Mark Takano (born 1960) |
Japanese | Democratic | California's 41st | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | First out LGBT person of color elected to U.S. Congress. First openly LGBT Asian/Pacific American elected to U.S. Congress. | |
Ted Lieu (born 1969) |
Taiwanese | Democratic | California's 33rd | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | First Taiwanese-American to represent California in U.S. Congress. | |
Mark Takai (1967–2016) |
Japanese | Democratic | Hawaii's 1st | January 3, 2015 | July 20, 2016 | 1 year, 199 days | Died in office. | |
Pramila Jayapal (born 1965) |
Indian | Democratic | Washington's 7th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Asian/Pacific American to represent Washington in U.S. Congress. First Indian-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Indian-American to represent Washington in U.S. Congress. | |
Ro Khanna (born 1976) |
Indian | Democratic | California's 17th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Raja Krishnamoorthi (born 1973) |
Indian | Democratic | Illinois's 8th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Indian American to represent Illinois in U.S. Congress. | |
Stephanie Murphy (born 1978) |
Vietnamese | Democratic | Florida's 7th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Asian/Pacific American to represent Florida in U.S. Congress. First Vietnamese-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Vietnamese-American to represent Florida in U.S. Congress. | |
TJ Cox (born 1963) |
Filipino, Chinese |
Democratic | California's 21st | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Filipino-American to represent California in U.S. Congress. | |
Andy Kim (born 1982) |
Korean | Democratic | New Jersey's 3rd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Asian/Pacific American to represent New Jersey in U.S. Congress. First Korean-American to represent New Jersey in U.S. Congress. |
Members-Elect
[edit]Representative | Asian American and Pacific Islander Ethnicity |
Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
Kai Kahele (born 1974) |
Hawaiian | Democratic | Hawaii's 2nd | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Young Kim (born 1962) |
Korean | Republican | California's 39th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First Korean-American woman elected to U.S. Congress (along Rep. Michelle Steel and Rep. Marilyn Strickland). First Korean-American woman to represent California in U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Michelle Steel) | ||
Michelle Steel (born 1955) |
Korean | Republican | California 48th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First Korean-American woman elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Young Kim and Rep. Marilyn Strickland). First Korean-American woman to represent California in U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Young Kim) | ||
Marilyn Strickland[3] (born 1962) |
Korean | Democratic | Washington's 10th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First Korean-American woman elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Young Kim and Rep. Michelle Steel). First Korean American to represent Washington in U.S. Congress. |
List of delegates
[edit](Note: Delegates are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Delegate | Asian American and Pacific Islander Ethnicity |
Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
Robert William Wilcox (1855–1903) |
Hawaiian | Home Rule | Hawaii Territory's at-large | November 6, 1900 | March 4, 1903 | 2 years, 118 days | First Asian/Pacific American territorial delegate. First Asian/Pacific American delegate to represent Hawaii Territory in U.S. Congress. First Native Hawaiian delegate elected to U.S. Congress. First Native Hawaiian delegate to represent Hawaii Territory in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole (1871–1922) |
Hawaiian | Republican | Hawaii Territory's at-large | March 4, 1903 | January 7, 1922 | 18 years, 309 days | Died in office. | |
Benito Legarda (1853–1915) |
Filipino | Federalist | Philippine Islands's at-large seat A | November 22, 1907 | March 4, 1912 | 4 years, 103 days | First Asian/Pacific American resident commissioner to represent Philippines in U.S. Congress. First Filipino resident commissioner elected to U.S. Congress. First Filipinio resident commissioner to represent Philippin Islands in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Pablo Ocampo (1853–1925) |
Filipino | Democrat | Philippine Islands's at-large seat B | November 22, 1907 | November 22, 1909 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Manuel L. Quezón (1878–1944) |
Filipino | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands's at-large seat B | November 23, 1909 | October 15, 1916 | 6 years, 327 days | Youngest member of the 61st U.S. Congress at age 31. Retired. | |
Manuel Earnshaw (1862–1936) |
Filipino | Independent | Philippine Islands's at-large seat A | March 4, 1913 | March 4, 1917 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Jaime C. de Veyra (1873–1963) |
Filipino | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands's at-large seat A | March 4, 1917 | March 4, 1923 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Teodoro R. Yangco (1861–1939) |
Filipino, Chinese |
Independent | Philippine Islands's at-large seat B | March 4, 1917 | March 4, 1920 | 3 years, 0 days | First Chinese American delegate elected to U.S. Congress. First Chinese American delegate to represent Philippines in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Isauro Gabaldon (1875–1942) |
Filipino | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands's at-large seat B | March 4, 1920 | July 16, 1928 | 8 years, 124 days | Resigned. | |
Pedro Guevara (1879–1938) |
Filipino | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands's at-large seat A | March 4, 1923 | February 14, 1936 | 12 years, 347 days | Retired. | |
William Paul Jarrett (1877–1929) |
Hawaiian | Democrat | Hawaii Territory's at-large | March 4, 1923 | March 4, 1927 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Victor S. K. Houston (1876–1959) |
Hawaiian | Republican | Hawaii Territory's at-large | March 4, 1927 | March 4, 1933 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Camilo Osías (1889–1976) |
Filipino | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands's at-large seat B | March 4, 1929 | January 3, 1935 | 5 years, 305 days | Retired. | |
Francisco Afan Delgado (1886–1964) |
Filipino | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands's at-large seat B | January 3, 1935 | February 14, 1936 | 1 year, 42 days | Retired. | |
Samuel Wilder King (1886–1959) |
Hawaiian | Republican | Hawaii Territory's at-large | January 3, 1935 | January 3, 1943 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Quintín Paredes (1884–1973) |
Filipino | Nacionalista | Philippine's at-large | February 14, 1936 | September 29, 1938 | 2 years, 228 days | Resigned. | |
Joaquin Miguel Elizalde (1896-1965) |
Filipino | Independent | Philippine's at-large | September 29, 1938 | August 9, 1944 | 5 years, 315 days | Resigned. | |
Carlos P. Romulo (1899–1985) |
Filipino | Liberal | Philippine's at-large | August 10, 1944 | July 4, 1946 | 1 year, 328 days | Resigned Final Philippine representative. | |
Antonio Borja Won Pat (1908–1987) |
Chamorro, Chinese |
Democratic | Guam's at-large | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1985 | 12 years, 0 days | First Asian/Pacific American delegate to represent Guam in U.S. Congress. First Chamorro delegate elected to U.S. Congress. First Chamorro delegate to represent Guam in U.S. Congress. First Chinese delegate to represent Guam in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Edward Pangelinan (born 1945) |
Chamorro | Democratic (1978–1983) | Northern Mariana Islands's Resident Represenative | January 9, 1978 | January 9, 1984 | 5 years, 130 days | First Asian/Pacific American delegate to represent Northern Mariana Islands in U.S. Congress. First Chamorro delegate to represent Northern Mariana Islands in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Republican (1983–1984) | ||||||||
Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia (born 1937) |
Samoan | Democratic | American Samoa's at-large | January 3, 1981 | September 6, 1988 | 7 years, 247 days | First Asian/Pacific American delegate to represent American Samoa in U.S. Congress. First Samoan delegate elected to U.S. Congress. First Samoan delegate to represent American Samoa in U.S. Congress. Resigned. | |
Froilan Tenorio (1939–2020) |
Chamorro | Democratic | Northern Mariana Islands's Resident Represenative | January 9, 1984 | January 8, 1990 | 5 years, 364 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. | |
Vicente T. Blaz (1928–2014) |
Chamorro | Republican | Guam's at-large | January 3, 1985 | January 3, 1993 | 8 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Eni Faleomavaega (1943–2017) |
Samoan | Democratic | American Samoa's at-large | January 3, 1989 | January 3, 2015 | 26 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Juan Babauta (born 1953) |
Chamorro, Carolinian |
Republican | Northern Mariana Islands's Resident Represenative | January 8, 1990 | January 14, 2002 | 12 years, 6 days | First Carolinian delegate elected to U.S. Congress. First Carolinian to represent Northern Mariana Island in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. | |
Robert A. Underwood (born 1948) |
Chamorro | Democratic | Guam's at-large | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2003 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Guam. | |
Pedro Agulto Tenorio (born 1941) |
Chamorro | Republican | Northern Mariana Islands's Resident Represenative | January 14, 2002 | January 3, 2009 | 6 years, 355 days | Office replaced by Delegate. Lost election to new office. | |
Gregorio Sablan (born 1955) |
Chamorro | Independent (2009) |
Northern Mariana Island's at-large | January 3, 2009 | Incumbent | 16 years, 9 days | ||
Democratic (2009–2014) | ||||||||
Independent (2014–present) | ||||||||
Amata Coleman Radewagen (born 1947) |
Samoan | Republican | American Samoa's at-large | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | First Asian/Pacific American woman delegate elected to U.S. Congress. First Asian/Pacific woman delegate to represent American Samoa in U.S. Congress. First Samoan woman delegate elected to U.S. Congress. First Samoan woman to represent American Samoa in U.S. Congress. | |
Michael San Nicolas (born 1981) |
Chamorro | Democratic | Guam's at-large | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days |
Hispanic or Latino Americans
[edit]List of senators
[edit](Note: Senators are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Senator | Hispanic or Latino ancestry |
Party | State | Tenure | Notes | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny (1773–1833) |
Spain | Adams-Clay Republican (1824–1828) |
Louisiana Class 2 |
November 19, 1824 | March 4, 1829 | 4 years, 105 days | Won special election to succeed Senator Henry Johnson. First Hispanic American elected to U.S. Senate. First Hispanic American to represent Louisiana in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
National Republican (1828–1829) | ||||||||
David Levy Yulee (1810–1886) |
Spain | Democratic | Florida Class 1 |
July 1, 1845 | March 4, 1851 | 5 years, 246 days | First Hispanic American to represent Florida in U.S. Senate. Lost reelection. | |
Florida Class 3 |
March 4, 1855 | January 21, 1861 | 5 years, 323 days | Resigned when Florida seceded from the Union. | ||||
Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884) |
Spain | Whig (1853–1856) |
Louisiana Class 2 |
March 4, 1853 | February 4, 1861 | 7 years, 337 days | Resigned when Louisiana seceded from the Union. | |
Democratic (1856–1861) | ||||||||
Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo (1859–1930) |
Mexico | Republican | New Mexico Class 1 |
December 7, 1928 | March 4, 1929 | 87 days | First Mexican-American elected to U.S. Senate. First Mexican-American to represent New Mexico in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Dennis Chávez (1888–1962) |
Mexico | Democratic | New Mexico Class 1 |
May 11, 1935 | November 18, 1962 | 27 years, 191 days | Appointed by Governor Clyde Tingley to succeed Senator Bronson M. Cutting. Died in office. | |
Joseph Montoya (1915–1978) |
Mexico | Democratic | New Mexico Class 1 |
November 4, 1964 | January 3, 1977 | 12 years, 60 days | Won special election to succeed Senator Edwin Mechem. Lost reelection. | |
John E. Sununu (born 1964) |
El Salvador | Republican | New Hampshire Class 2 |
January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2009 | 6 years, 0 days | First Salvadoran-American elected to U.S. Senate. First Salvadoran-American to represent New Hampshire in U.S. Senate. Youngest Senator of the 108th, 109th, and 110th U.S. Congress at age 38. Lost reelection. | |
Mel Martínez (born 1946) |
Cuba | Republican | Florida Class 3 |
January 3, 2005 | September 9, 2009 | 4 years, 249 days | First Cuban-American elected to U.S. Senate. First Cuban-American to represent Florida in U.S. Senate. Served as RNC Chair. Resigned. | |
Ken Salazar (born 1955) |
Mexico | Democratic | Colorado Class 3 |
January 3, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | 4 years, 17 days | First Mexican-American to represent Colorado in U.S. Senate. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. | |
Bob Menendez (born 1954) |
Cuba | Democratic | New Jersey Class 1 |
January 17, 2006 | Incumbent | 18 years, 361 days | Appointed by Governor Jon Corzine to succeed Senator Jon Corzine. First Cuban-American to represent New Jersey in U.S. Senate. Served as DSSC Chair. | |
Marco Rubio (born 1971) |
Cuba | Republican | Florida Class 3 |
January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 9 days | ||
Ted Cruz (born 1970) |
Cuba | Republican | Texas Class 1 |
January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | First Cuban-American to represent Texas in U.S. Senate. | |
Catherine Cortez Masto (born 1964) |
Mexico | Democratic | Nevada Class 3 |
January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Latina elected to U.S. Senate. First Mexican-American to represent Nevada in U.S. Senate. Served as DSSC Chair. |
Member-Elect of the Senate
[edit]Senator | Hispanic or Latino ancestry |
Party | State | Tenure | Notes | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
Ben Ray Luján (born 1972) |
Mexico | Democratic | New Mexico Class 2 |
January 3, 2021 | Elect |
Elected, but not seated
[edit]Senator | Hispanic or Latino ancestry |
Party | State | Year elected | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Gayarré (1805–1895) |
Spain | Democratic | Louisiana Class 2 |
1834 | Prior to being seated, resigned due to ill health. |
List of representatives
[edit](Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Representative | Hispanic or Latino ancestry |
Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
Alcée Louis la Branche (1806–1881) |
Spain | Democratic | Louisiana's 2nd | March 4, 1843 | March 4, 1845 | 2 years, 0 days | First Hispanic-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Hispanic-American to represent Louisiana in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
John Edward Bouligny (1824–1864) |
Spain | American (Know-Nothing) (1859–1860) |
Louisiana's 1st | March 4, 1859 | March 4, 1861 | 92 years, 0 days | The only congressman from Louisiana not to resign when the state seceded from the Union. Retired. | |
Constitutional Union (1860–1861) | ||||||||
Romualdo Pacheco (1831–1899) |
Mexico | Republican | California's 4th | March 4, 1877 | February 7, 1878 | 340 days | First Mexican-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Mexican-American to represent California in U.S. Congress. Lost election contestation. | |
March 4, 1879 | March 4, 1883 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired. | |||||
Frank Coombs (1853–1934) |
Mexico | Republican | California's 1st | March 4, 1901 | March 4, 1903 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Albert Estopinal (1845–1919) |
Spain | Democratic | Louisiana's 1st | November 3, 1908 | April 28, 1919 | 10 years, 176 days | Died in office. | |
Ladislas Lazaro (1872–1927) |
Spain | Democratic | Louisiana's 7th | March 4, 1913 | March 30, 1927 | 14 years, 26 days | Died in office. | |
Benigno C. Hernández (1862–1954) |
Mexico | Republican | New Mexico's at-large | March 4, 1915 | March 4, 1917 | 6 years, 0 days | First Mexican-American to represent New Mexico in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
March 4, 1919 | March 4, 1921 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |||||
Néstor Montoya (1862–1923) |
Mexico | Republican | New Mexico's at-large | March 4, 1921 | January 13, 1923 | 1 year, 315 days | Died in office. | |
Dennis Chávez (1888–1962) |
Mexico | Democratic | New Mexico's at-large | March 4, 1931 | January 3, 1935 | 3 years, 305 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Joachim O. Fernández (1896–1978) |
Spain | Democratic | Lousiana's 1st | March 4, 1931 | January 3, 1941 | 9 years, 305 days | Lost renomination. | |
Antonio M. Fernández (1902–1956) |
Mexico | Democratic | New Mexico's at-large position 2 | January 3, 1943 | November 7, 1956 | 13 years, 309 days | Died in office. | |
Joseph Montoya (1915–1978) |
Mexico | Democratic | New Mexico's at-large position 2 | April 9, 1957 | November 3, 1964 | 7 years, 208 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Antonio M. Fernández. Resigned to run successfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Henry B. González (1916–2000) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 20th | November 4, 1961 | January 3, 1999 | 37 years, 60 days | First Mexican-American to represent Texas in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Thomas Ponce Gill (1922–2009) |
Cuba | Democratic | Hawaii's at-large 2nd seat | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1965 | 2 years, 0 days | First Cuban-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Cuban-American to represent Hawaii in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Edward R. Roybal (1916–2005) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 30th | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1975 | 30 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
California's 25th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1993 | ||||||
Kika de la Garza (1927–2017) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 15th | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1997 | 32 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Manuel Lujan Jr. (1928–2019) |
Mexico | Republican | New Mexico's 1st | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1989 | 20 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Herman Badillo (1929–2014) |
Puerto Rico | Democratic | New York's 22nd | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1973 | 6 years, 362 days | First Puerto Rican elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Charles Rangel). First Puerto Rican to represent New York in U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Charles Rangel). Resigned to become Deputy Mayor of New York City. | |
New York's 21st | January 3, 1973 | December 31, 1977 | ||||||
Charles Rangel[57] (born 1930) |
Puerto Rico | Democratic | New York's 18th | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1973 | 44 years, 0 days | First Puerto Rican elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Herman Badillo). First Puerto Rican to represent New York in U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Herman Badillo). Retired. | |
New York's 19th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | ||||||
New York's 16th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | ||||||
New York's 15th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | ||||||
New York's 13th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | ||||||
Robert Garcia (1933–2017) |
Puerto Rico | Democratic | New York's 21st | February 21, 1978 | January 3, 1983 | 11 years, 320 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Herman Badillo. Resigned. Garcia later was jailed due to the Wedtech scandal, but his conviction ultimately was reversed by an appellate court. | |
New York's 18th | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1990 | ||||||
Matthew G. Martínez (1929–2011) |
Mexico | Democratic (1982–2000) . |
California's 30th | July 13, 1982 | January 3, 1993 | 18 years, 174 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. George Danielson. Lost renomination. | |
January 3, 1993 | July 27, 2007 | |||||||
Republican (2000–2001) |
California's 31st | July 27, 2000 | January 3, 2001 | |||||
Solomon P. Ortiz (born 1937) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 27th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 2011 | 28 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Bill Richardson (born 1947) |
Mexico | Democratic | New Mexico's 3rd | January 3, 1983 | February 13, 1997 | 14 years, 41 days | Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. | |
Esteban Edward Torres (born 1930) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 34th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1999 | 16 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Barbara Vucanovich (1921–2013) |
Mexico | Republican | Nevada's 2nd | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1997 | 14 years, 0 days | Though Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is widely credited as the first Hispanic woman in Congress, Vucanovich's mother was of partial Hispanic heritage. First Mexican-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Mexican-American to represent Nevada in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Albert Bustamante (born 1935) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 23rd | January 3, 1985 | January 3, 1993 | 8 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. Bustamante later was jailed for bribery. | |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (born 1952) |
Cuba | Republican | Florida's 18th | August 29, 1989 | January 3, 2013 | 29 years, 127 days | First Cuban-American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Cuban-American to represent Florida in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Florida's 27th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2019 | ||||||
José E. Serrano (born 1943) |
Puerto Rico | Democratic | New York's 18th | March 20, 1990 | January 3, 1993 | 34 years, 298 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Robert Garcia. | |
New York's 16th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | ||||||
New York's 15th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||||||
Ed Pastor (1943–2018) |
Mexico | Democratic | Arizona's 2nd | October 3, 1991 | January 3, 2015 | 23 years, 92 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Mo Udall. First Mexican-American to represent Arizona in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Xavier Becerra (born 1958) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 30th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2003 | 24 years, 21 days | Resigned to become Attorney General of California | |
California's 31st | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | ||||||
California's 34th | January 3, 2013 | January 24, 2017 | ||||||
Henry Bonilla (born 1954) |
Mexico | Republican | Texas's 23rd | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2007 | 14 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Lincoln Díaz-Balart (born 1954) |
Cuba | Republican | Florida's 21st | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2011 | 18 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Luis Gutiérrez (born 1953) |
Puerto Rico | Democratic | Illinois's 4th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2019 | 26 years, 0 days | First Puerto Rican to represent Illinois in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Bob Menendez (born 1954) |
Cuba | Democratic | New Jersey's 13th | January 3, 1993 | January 16, 2006 | 13 years, 13 days | First Cuban-American to represent New Jersey in U.S. Congress. Resigned to accept appointment to the U.S. Senate. | |
Lucille Roybal-Allard (born 1941) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 30th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2003 | 24 years, 21 days | Daughter of Rep. Edward R. Roybal. First Mexican-American woman to represent California in U.S. Congress. | |
California's 31st | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | ||||||
California's 34th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||||||
Frank Tejeda (1945–1997) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 28th | January 3, 1993 | January 30, 1997 | 4 years, 27 days | Died in office. | |
Nydia Velázquez (born 1953) |
Puerto Rico | Democratic | New York's 12th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | 32 years, 9 days | First Puerto Rican woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Puerto Rican woman to represent New York in U.S. Congress. | |
New York's 7th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||||||
Rubén Hinojosa (born 1940) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 15th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2017 | 20 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Silvestre Reyes (born 1944) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 16th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2013 | 16 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Loretta Sánchez (born 1960) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 46th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2003 | 20 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
California's 47th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | ||||||
California's 46th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | ||||||
John E. Sununu (born 1964) |
El Salvador | Republican | New Hampshire's 1st | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2003 | 6 years, 0 days | First Salvadoran-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Salvadoran-American to represent New Hampshire in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Ciro Rodriguez (born 1946) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 28th | April 12, 1997 | January 3, 2005 | 7 years, 266 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Frank Tejeda. Lost renomination. | |
Texas's 23rd | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | ||||
Charlie Gonzalez (born 1945) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 20th | January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2013 | 14 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Grace Napolitano (born 1936) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 34th | January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2003 | 26 years, 9 days | ||
California's 38th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | ||||||
California's 32nd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||||||
Joe Baca (born 1947) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 42nd | November 16, 1999 | January 3, 2003 | 13 years, 48 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. George Brown Jr.. Lost reelection. | |
California's 43rd | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | ||||||
Hilda Solis (born 1957) |
Mexico Nicaragua |
Democratic | California's 31st | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2003 | 2 years, 0 days | First Nicoraguan-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Nicoraguan-American to represent California in U.S. Congress. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Labor. | |
California's 32nd | January 3, 2003 | February 24, 2009 | ||||||
Mario Díaz-Balart (born 1961) |
Cuba | Republican | Florida's 25th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2011 | 22 years, 9 days | ||
Florida's 21st | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | ||||||
Florida's 25th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||||||
Raúl Grijalva (born 1948) |
Mexico | Democratic | Arizona's 7th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | 10 years, 0 days | ||
Arizona's 2nd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||||||
Linda Sánchez (born 1969) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 39th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | 22 years, 9 days | ||
California's 38th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||||||
Henry Cuellar (born 1955) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 28th | January 3, 2005 | Incumbent | 20 years, 9 days | ||
John Salazar (born 1953) |
Mexico | Democratic | Colorado's 3rd | January 3, 2005 | January 3, 2011 | 6 years, 0 days | First Mexican-American to represent Colorado in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Albio Sires (born 1951) |
Cuba | Democratic | New Jersey's 13th | November 13, 2006 | January 3, 2013 | 18 years, 60 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Bob Menendez. | |
New Jersey's 8th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||||||
Ben Ray Luján (born 1972) |
Mexico | Democratic | New Mexico's 3rd | January 3, 2009 | Incumbent | 16 years, 9 days | Served as DCCC Chair. | |
John Garamendi (born 1945) |
Spain | Democratic | California's 10th | November 3, 2009 | January 3, 2013 | 15 years, 70 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Ellen Tauscher. First Hispanic-American to represent California in U.S. Congress. | |
California's 3rd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||||||
Quico Canseco (born 1949) |
Mexico | Republican | Texas's 23rd | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Bill Flores (born 1954) |
Spain | Republican | Texas's 17th | January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 9 days | First Hispanic-American to represent Texas in U.S. Congress. | |
Jaime Herrera Beutler (born 1978) |
Mexico | Republican | Washington's 3rd | January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 9 days | First Mexican-American to represent Washington in U.S. Congress. | |
Raúl Labrador (born 1967) |
Puerto Rico | Republican | Idaho's 1st | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2019 | 8 years, 0 days | First Puerto Rican to represent Idaho in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Governor of Idaho. | |
David Rivera (born 1965) |
Cuba | Republican | Florida's 25th | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Tony Cárdenas (born 1963) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 29th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Joaquin Castro (born 1974) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 20th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Pete Gallego (born 1961) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 23rd | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2015 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Joe Garcia (born 1963) |
Cuba | Democratic | Florida's 26th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2015 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Michelle Lujan Grisham (born 1959) |
Mexico | Democratic | New Mexico's 1st | January 3, 2013 | December 31, 2018 | 5 years, 362 days | First Mexican-American woman to represent New Mexico in U.S. Congress. Resigned after running successfully to become Governor of New Mexico. | |
Gloria Negrete McLeod (born 1941) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 35th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2015 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County, California. | |
Raul Ruiz (born 1972) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 36th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Juan Vargas (born 1961) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 51st | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Filemón Vela Jr. (born 1963) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 34th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Pete Aguilar (born 1979) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 31st | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | ||
Carlos Curbelo (born 1980) |
Cuba | Republican | Florida's 26th | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2019 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Ruben Gallego (born 1979) |
Mexico Colombia |
Democratic | Arizona's 7th | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | First Colombian-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Colombian-American to represent Arizona in U.S. Gonress. | |
Alex Mooney (born 1971) |
Cuba | Republican | West Virginia's 2nd | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | First Cuban-American to represent West Virginia in U.S. Congress. | |
Norma Torres (born 1965) |
Guatemala | Democratic | California's 35th | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | First Guatemalan-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Guatemalan-American to represent California in U.S. Congress. | |
Nanette Barragán (born 1976) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 44th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Salud Carbajal (born 1964) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 24th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Lou Correa (born 1958) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 46th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Adriano Espaillat (born 1954) |
Dominican Republic | Democratic | New York's 13th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Dominican-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Dominican-American to represent New York in U.S. Congress. | |
Vicente Gonzalez (born 1967) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 15th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Ruben Kihuen (born 1980) |
Mexico | Democratic | Nevada's 4th | January 3, 2017 | January 3, 2019 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Brian Mast (born 1980) |
Mexico | Republican | Florida's 18th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Darren Soto (born 1978) |
Puerto Rico | Democratic | Florida's 9th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Puerto Rican to represent Florida in U.S. Congress. | |
Jimmy Gomez (born 1974) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 34th | July 11, 2017 | Incumbent | 7 years, 185 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Xavier Becerra. | |
Gil Cisneros (born 1971) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 39th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Antonio Delgado (born 1977) |
Puerto Rico | Democratic | New York's 19th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Veronica Escobar (born 1969) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 16th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Mexican-American woman to represent Texas in U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Sylvia Garcia). | |
Jesús "Chuy" García (born 1956) |
Mexico | Democratic | Illinois's 4th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Mexican-American to represent Illinois in U.S. Congress. | |
Sylvia Garcia (born 1950) |
Mexico | Democratic | Texas's 29th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Mexican-American woman to represent Texas in U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Veronica Escobar). | |
Anthony Gonzalez (born 1984) |
Cuba | Republican | Ohio's 16th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Cuban-American to represent Ohio in U.S. Congress. | |
Mike Levin (born 1978) |
Mexico | Democratic | California's 49th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (born 1971) |
Ecuador | Democratic | Florida's 26th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Ecuadorian-American elected to U.S. Congress. First Ecuadorian-American to represent Florida in U.S. Congress. | |
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989) |
Puerto Rico | Democratic | New York's 14th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Xochitl Torres Small (born 1984) |
Mexico | Democratic | New Mexico's 2nd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Mike Garcia (born 1976) |
Mexico | Republican | California's 25th | May 19, 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 238 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Katie Hill. |
Members-Elect
[edit]Representative | Hispanic or Latino ancestry |
Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
Carlos A. Giménez (born 1954) |
Cuba | Republican | Florida's 26th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Tony Gonzales (born 19??) |
Mexico | Republican | Texas's 23rd | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Teresa Leger Fernandez (born 1959/1960) |
Mexico | Democratic | New Mexico's 3rd | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Nicole Malliotakis (born 1980) |
Cuba | Republican | New York's 11th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First Cuban-American to represent New York in U.S. Congress. | ||
Maria Elvira Salazar (born 1961) |
Cuba | Republican | Florida's 27th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Ritchie Torres[42][43] (born 1988) |
Puerto Rico | Democratic | New York's 15th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First openly gay Latino member of Congress. |
List of delegates
[edit](Note: Delegates are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Representative | Hispanic or Latino ancestry |
Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | ||||||
Joseph Marion Hernández (1788–1857) |
Spain | Democratic-Republican | Florida Territory's at-large | September 30, 1822 | March 4, 1823 | 155 days | First Hispanic- or Latin-American territorial delegate. First Hispanic-American delegate to represent Florida Terriroty in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
David Levy Yulee (1810–1886) |
Spain | Democratic | Florida Territory's at-large | March 4, 1841 | March 3, 1845 | 3 years, 364 days | Office eliminated when Territory of Florida was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida. | |
José Manuel Gallegos (1815–1875) |
Mexico | Democratic | New Mexico Territory's at-large | March 4, 1853 | July 23, 1856 | 3 years, 141 days | First Mexican-American delegate to represent New Mexico Territory in U.S. Congress. Lost election contestation. | |
March 4, 1871 | March 4, 1873 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |||||
Miguel Antonio Otero (1829–1882) |
Mexico | Democratic | New Mexico Territory's at-large | July 23, 1856 | March 4, 1861 | 4 years, 224 days | Youngest member of the 34th U.S. Congress at age 27. Retired. | |
Francisco Perea (1830–1913) |
Mexico | Republican | New Mexico Territory's at-large | March 4, 1863 | March 4, 1865 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
José Francisco Chaves (1833–1904) |
Mexico | Republican | New Mexico Territory's at-large | March 4, 1865 | March 4, 1867 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
February 20, 1869 | March 4, 1871 | 2 years, 12 days | Lost reelection. | |||||
Trinidad Romero (1835–1918) |
Mexico | Republican | New Mexico Territory's at-large | March 4, 1877 | March 4, 1879 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Mariano S. Otero (1844–1904) |
Mexico | Republican | New Mexico Territory's at-large | March 4, 1879 | March 4, 1881 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Tranquilino Luna (1849–1892) |
Mexico | Republican | New Mexico Territory's at-large | March 4, 1881 | March 5, 1884 | 3 years, 0 days | Lost election contestation. | |
Francisco Antonio Manzanares (1843–1904) |
Mexico | Democratic | New Mexico Territory's at-large | March 5, 1884 | March 4, 1885 | 364 days | Retired. | |
Pedro Perea (1852–1906) |
Mexico | Republican | New Mexico Territory's at-large | March 4, 1899 | March 4, 1901 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Federico Degetau (1862–1914) |
Puerto Rico | Republican | Puerto Rico's at-large | March 4, 1901 | March 4, 1905 | 4 years, 0 days | First Puerto Rican resident commissioneer to U.S. Congress. First Puerto Rican resident commissioner to represent Puerto Rico in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Tulio Larrínaga (1847–1917) |
Puerto Rico | Unionist | Puerto Rico's at-large | March 4, 1905 | March 4, 1911 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Benito Legarda (1853–1915) |
Spain | Federalist | Philippine Islands's at-large seat A | November 22, 1907 | March 4, 1912 | 4 years, 103 days | First Hispanic-American resident commissioner to represent Philippines in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Manuel Quezón (1878–1944) |
Spain | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands's at-large seat B | November 23, 1909 | October 15, 1916 | 6 years, 327 days | Youngest member of the 61st U.S. Congress at age 31. Retired. | |
Luis Muñoz Rivera (1859–1916) |
Puerto Rico | Unionist | Puerto Rico's at-large | March 4, 1911 | November 15, 1916 | 5 years, 256 days | Died in office. | |
Félix Córdova Dávila (1878–1938) |
Puerto Rico | Unionist | Puerto Rico's at-large | August 7, 1917 | April 11, 1932 | 14 years, 248 days | Resigned to accept appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. | |
Isauro Gabaldon (1875–1942) |
Spain | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands's at-large seat B | March 4, 1920 | July 16, 1928 | 8 years, 124 days | Resigned. | |
José Lorenzo Pesquera (1882–1950) |
Puerto Rico | Independent | Puerto Rico's at-large | April 15, 1932 | March 4, 1933 | 323 days | Retired. | |
Santiago Iglesias (1872–1939) |
Spain | Coalitionist | Puerto Rico's at-large | March 4, 1933 | December 5, 1939 | 6 years, 276 days | Died in office. | |
Francisco Afan Delgado (1886–1964) |
Spain | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands's at-large seat B | January 3, 1935 | February 14, 1936 | 1 year, 42 days | Retired. | |
Joaquín Miguel Elizalde (1896–1965) |
Spain | Independent | Philippine's at-large | September 29, 1938 | August 9, 1944 | 5 years, 315 days | Resigned. | |
Bolívar Pagán (1897–1961) |
Puerto Rico | Coalitionist | Puerto Rico's at-large | December 26, 1939 | January 3, 1945 | 5 years, 8 days | Lost reelection. | |
Jesús T. Piñero (1897–1952) |
Puerto Rico | Popular Democratic | Puerto Rico's at-large | January 3, 1945 | September 2, 1946 | 1 year, 242 days | Resigned to accept appointment as Governor of Puerto Rico. | |
Antonio Fernós-Isern (1895–1974) |
Puerto Rico | Popular Democratic | Puerto Rico's at-large | September 11, 1946 | January 3, 1965 | 18 years, 114 days | Retired to run successfully for the Puerto Rico Senate. | |
Santiago Polanco-Abreu (1920–1988) |
Puerto Rico | Popular Democratic | Puerto Rico's at-large | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1969 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Jorge Luis Córdova (1907–1994) |
Puerto Rico | New Progressive | Puerto Rico's at-large | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1973 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Jaime Benítez Rexach (1908–2001) |
Puerto Rico | Popular Democratic | Puerto Rico's at-large | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1977 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Ron de Lugo (1930–2020) |
Puerto Rico | Democratic | U.S. Virgin Islands's at-large | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1979 | 6 years, 0 days | First Puerto Rican resident commissioner to represent U.S. Virgin Islands in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. | |
January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1995 | 14 years, 0 days | Retired. | |||||
Baltasar Corrada del Río (1935–2018) |
Puerto Rico | New Progressive | Puerto Rico's at-large | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1985 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. | |
Jaime Fuster (1941–2007) |
Puerto Rico | Popular Democratic | Puerto Rico's at-large | January 3, 1985 | March 4, 1992 | 7 years, 61 days | Resigned to accept appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. | |
Antonio Colorado (born 1939) |
Puerto Rico | Popular Democratic | Puerto Rico's at-large | March 4, 1992 | January 3, 1993 | 305 days | Won special election to succeed Del. Jaime Fuster. Lost reelection. | |
Carlos Romero Barceló[58] (born 1932) |
Puerto Rico | New Progressive | Puerto Rico's at-large | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2001 | 8 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (born 1962) |
Puerto Rico | Popular Democratic | Puerto Rico's at-large | January 3, 2001 | January 2, 2005 | 3 years, 365 days | Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico. | |
Luis Fortuño (born 1960) |
Puerto Rico | New Progressive | Puerto Rico's at-large | January 3, 2005 | January 2, 2009 | 3 years, 365 days | Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico. | |
Pedro Pierluisi (born 1959) |
Puerto Rico | New Progressive | Puerto Rico's at-large | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2017 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico | |
Jenniffer González (born 1976) |
Puerto Rico | New Progressive | Puerto Rico's at-large | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Puerto Rican woman resident commissioner elected to U.S. Congress. First Puerto Rican woman to represent Puerto Rico in U.S. Congress. |
African American
[edit]List of senators
[edit](Note: Senators are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Senator | Party | State | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Hiram Rhodes Revels[59][60] (1827–1901) |
Republican | Mississippi Class 2 |
February 25, 1870 | March 3, 1871 | 1 year, 6 days | Elected to complete an unfinished term after Mississippi was readmitted to the Union on February 23, 1870. First African American elected to U.S. Senate. First African American to represent Mississippi in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Blanche Bruce[61][62] (1841–1898) |
Republican | Mississippi Class 1 |
March 4, 1875 | March 3, 1881 | 5 years, 364 days | The only Senator to be a former slave. First African American to serve a full six-year term as a United States senator. Youngest Senator of the 46th U.S. Congress at age 38. Retired. | |
Edward Brooke[63] (1919–2015) |
Republican | Massachusetts Class 2 |
January 3, 1967 | January 3, 1979} | 12 years, 0 days | First African American elected to the Senate by direct election. First African American to rerpesent Massachusetts in U.S. Senate. Lost reelection. | |
Carol Moseley Braun[64][65] (born 1947) |
Democratic | Illinois Class 3 |
January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1999 | 6 years, 0 days | First African American female to serve in the U.S. Senate. First African American Democrat elected to U.S. Senate. First African American to represent Illinois in U.S. Senate. Lost reelection. | |
Barack Obama[66][67] (born 1961) |
Democratic | Illinois Class 3 |
January 3, 2005 | November 16, 2008 | 3 years, 318 days | Resigned after being elected President. First African-American President of the United States. | |
Roland Burris[68] (born 1937) |
Democratic | Illinois Class 3 |
January 15, 2009 | November 29, 2010 | 1 year, 318 days | Appointed by Governor Rod Blagojevich to succeed Senator and President-elect Barack Obama. First African American to succeed another African American in the Senate. Did not seek election. | |
Tim Scott[69][70] (born 1965) |
Republican | South Carolina Class 3 |
January 2, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | Appointed by Governor Nikki Haley to succeed Senator Jim DeMint. First African American to serve in both chambers of the U.S. Congress. First African American to represent South Carolina in U.S. Senate. | |
Mo Cowan[71][72] (born 1969) |
Democratic | Massachusetts Class 2 |
February 1, 2013 | July 16, 2013 | 165 days | Appointed by Governor Deval Patrick to complete the term of Senator John Kerry. First African-American Senator appointed by an African-American Governor. The first African American to serve alongside another African-American Senator - Tim Scott. Did not seek election. | |
Cory Booker[73][74][75] (born 1969) |
Democratic | New Jersey Class 2 |
October 31, 2013 | Incumbent | 11 years, 73 days | Won special election to succeed Senator Jeffrey Chiesa. First African American to be elected to the Senate by special election. First African American to represent New Jersey in U.S. Senate. | |
Kamala Harris[76][77][78] (born 1964) |
Democratic | California Class 3 |
January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First African American to represent California in U.S. Senate. First African American to be a major party nominee for Vice President of the United States. |
African Americans elected to the United States Senate, but not seated
[edit]Senator | Party | State | Year elected | Notes | |
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P. B. S. Pinchback[79] (1837–1921) |
Republican | Louisiana Class 3 |
1872 | Denied seat due to a contested election that involved William L. McMillen. |
List of representatives
[edit](Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Members whose service began between 1870 and 1882
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Joseph Rainey[80] (1832–1887) |
Republican | South Carolina's 1st | December 12, 1870 | March 3, 1879 | 8 years, 81 days | Former slave. Won special election to succeed Rep. Benjamin F. Whittemore. First African American elected to U.S. Congress. First African American to represent Soutch Carolina in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Jefferson F. Long[81] (1836–1901) |
Republican | Georgia's 4th | January 16, 1871 | March 3, 1871 | 43 days | Former slave. Won special election to succeed Rep. Jefferson F. Long. First African American to represent Georgia in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Robert C. De Large[82][83] (1842–1874) |
Republican | South Carolina's 2nd | March 4, 1871 | January 24, 1873 | 1 year, 326 days | Unseated in 1873 by a contested election that involved Christopher C. Bowen, the previous seat holder. | |
Robert B. Elliott[84] (1842–1884) |
Republican | South Carolina's 3rd | March 4, 1871 | November 1, 1874 | −96 years, 123 days | Resigned. | |
Benjamin S. Turner[85] (1825–1894) |
Republican | Alabama's 1st | March 4, 1871 | March 3, 1873 | 1 year, 364 days | Former slave. First African American to represent Alabama in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Josiah T. Walls[86][87][88] (1842–1905) |
Republican | Florida's at-large | March 4, 1871 | January 29, 1873 | 1 year, 331 days | Former slave. Youngest member of the 42nd U.S. Congress at age 28. First African American to represent Florida in U.S. Congress. Removed from office due to contested elections that involved Silas L. Niblack. | |
March 4, 1873 | March 3, 1875 | 3 years, 46 days | |||||
Florida's 2nd | March 4, 1875 | April 19, 1876 | Removed from office due to contested elections that involved Jesse Finley. | ||||
Richard H. Cain[89] (1825–1887) |
Republican | South Carolina's at-large | March 4, 1873 | March 3, 1875 | 1 year, 364 days | Retired. | |
South Carolina's 2nd | March 4, 1877 | March 3, 1879 | 1 year, 364 days | Retired. | |||
John R. Lynch[90][91] (1847–1939) |
Republican | Mississippi's 6th | March 4, 1873 | March 3, 1877 | 3 years, 364 days | Seated in U.S. Congress after contested election that involved James Chalmers in 1882. First African American to represent Mississippi in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
April 29, 1882 | March 3, 1883 | 308 days | Lost reelection. | ||||
Alonzo J. Ransier[92] (1834–1882) |
Republican | South Carolina's 2nd | March 3, 1873 | March 3, 1875 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
James T. Rapier[93] (1837–1883) |
Republican | Alabama's 2nd | March 4, 1873} | March 3, 1875 | 1 year, 364 days | Lost reelection. | |
Jeremiah Haralson[94] (1846–1916) |
Republican | Alabama's 1st | March 4, 1875 | March 3, 1877 | 1 year, 364 days | Former slave. Lost reelection. | |
John Adams Hyman[95] (1840–1891) |
Republican | North Carolina's 2nd | March 4, 1875 | March 3, 1877 | 1 year, 364 days | Former slave. First African American to represent North Carolina in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. | |
Charles E. Nash[96] (1844–1913) |
Republican | Louisiana's 6th | March 4, 1875 | March 3, 1877 | 1 year, 364 days | First African American to represent Louisiana in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Robert Smalls[97][98] (1839–1915) |
Republican | South Carolina's 5th | March 4, 1875 | March 3, 1879 | 3 years, 364 days | Former slave. Lost reelection. | |
July 19, 1882 | March 3, 1883 | 227 days | Seated in Congress after contested election that involved George Tillman in 1882. Retired. | ||||
South Carolina's 7th | March 18, 1884 | March 3, 1887 | 2 years, 350 days | Lost election. |
Members whose service began between 1883 and 1897
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
James E. O'Hara[99] (1844–1905) |
Republican | North Carolina's 2nd | March 4, 1883 | March 3, 1887 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Henry P. Cheatham[100] (1857–1935) |
Republican | North Carolina's 2nd | March 4, 1889 | March 3, 1893 | 4 years, 0 days | Former slave. Brother-in-law of George Henry White. Lost reelection. | |
John Mercer Langston[101][102] (1829–1897) |
Republican | Virginia's 4th | September 23, 1890 | March 3, 1891 | 161 days | Seated in Congress after the contested election that involved Edward Venable in September 1890. First African American to represent Virginia in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Thomas E. Miller[103][104] (1849–1938) |
Republican | South Carolina's 7th | September 24, 1890 | March 3, 1891 | 160 days | Seated in Congress after contested election that involved William Elliott in September 1890. Lost reelection. | |
George W. Murray[105][106] (1853–1926) |
Republican | South Carolina's 7th | March 4, 1893 | March 3, 1895 | 1 year, 364 days | Former slave. Lost reelection though seat declared vacant while being contested because of Democratic election fraud. Distant relative of Jim Clyburn. | |
South Carolina's 1st | June 4, 1896 | March 3, 1897 | 272 days | Seated in Congress after contested election that involved William Elliott in June 1896. Lost reeelction. | |||
George Henry White[107] (1852–1918) |
Republican | North Carolina's 2nd | March 4, 1897 | March 3, 1901 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired. Brother-in-law of Henry P. Cheatham. The last African American to serve in Congress from a southern state until Barbara Jordan from Texas and Andrew Young from Georgia in 1973. |
Members whose service began between 1929 and 1962
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Oscar Stanton De Priest[108] (1871–1951) |
Republican | Illinois's 1st | March 4, 1929 | January 3, 1935 | 5 years, 305 days | First African American to represent Illinois in U.S. Congress. First African America from outside the southern states elected to U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Arthur W. Mitchell[109] (1883–1968) |
Democratic | Illinois's 1st | January 3, 1935 | January 3, 1943 | 8 years, 0 days | First African American elected to U.S. Congress as a member of the Democratic party. Retired. | |
William L. Dawson[110] (1886–1970) |
Democratic | Illinois's 1st | January 3, 1943 | November 9, 1970 | 27 years, 310 days | Died in office. | |
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.[111] (1908–1972) |
Democratic | New York's 22nd | January 3, 1945 | January 3, 1953 | 22 years, 56 days | First African American to represent New York in U.S. Congress. Excluded from membership in the 90th U.S. Congress in February 1967. Reelected to fill vacancy caused by exclusion from membership, but did not take oath of office. Lost renomination. | |
New York's 16th | January 3, 1953 | January 3, 1963 | |||||
New York's 18th | January 3, 1963 | February 28, 1967 | |||||
April 11, 1967 | January 3, 1971 | 3 years, 267 days | |||||
Charles Diggs[112] (1922–1998) |
Democratic | Michigan's 13th | January 3, 1955 | January 3, 1980 | 25 years, 152 days | First African American to represent Michigan in U.S. Congress. The first person to serve as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 91st U.S. Congress during the first session. Censured, resigned and jailed for three years for mail fraud. | |
Robert N. C. Nix Sr.[113] (1898–1987) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 4th | June 4, 1958 | January 3, 1963 | 10 years, 213 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Earl Chudoff. First African American to represent Pennsylvania in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. | |
Pennsylvania's 2nd | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1979 |
Members whose service began between 1963 and 1972
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Augustus F. Hawkins[114] (1907–2007) |
Democratic | California's 21st | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1975 | 28 years, 0 days | First African American to represent California in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
California's 29th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1991 | |||||
John Conyers[115] (1929–2019) |
Democratic | Michigan's 1st | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1991 | 52 years, 336 days | Became Dean of the United States House of Representatives from the 114th U.S. Congress until during the 115th U.S. Congress. First African American to become Dean of the United States House of Representatives. Resigned after being accused of sexual harassment. | |
Michigan's 14th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
Michigan's 13th | January 3, 2013 | December 5, 2017 | |||||
Shirley Chisholm[116] (1924–2005) |
Democratic | New York's 12th | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1983 | 14 years, 0 days | First African American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First African America woman to represent New York in U.S. Congress. First African American woman to run as a presidential candidate in 1972. Retired. | |
Bill Clay[117] (born 1931) |
Democratic | Missouri's 1st | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 2001 | 32 years, 0 days | First African American to represent Missouri in U.S. Congress. Retired. Succeeded by his son, Rep. Lacy Clay. | |
Louis Stokes[118] (1925–2015) |
Democratic | Ohio's 21st | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1993 | 30 years, 0 days | First African American to represent Ohio in U.S. Congress. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 92nd U.S. Congress during the second session and in the 93rd U.S. Congress during the first session. Retired. | |
Ohio's 11th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1999 | |||||
George W. Collins[119] (1925–1972) |
Democratic | Illinois's 6th | November 3, 1970 | December 8, 1972 | 2 years, 35 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Daniel Ronan. Died in office. Succeeded by his wife, Rep. Cardiss Collins. | |
Ron Dellums[120] (1935–2018) |
Democratic | California's 7th | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1975 | 27 years, 34 days | Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 101st U.S. Congress. Resigned. | |
California's 8th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1993 | |||||
California's 9th | January 3, 1993 | February 6, 1998 | |||||
Ralph Metcalfe[121] (1910–1978) |
Democratic | Illinois's 1st | January 3, 1971 | October 10, 1978 | 7 years, 280 days | Died in office. | |
Parren Mitchell[122] (1922–2007) |
Democratic | Maryland's 7th | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1987 | 16 years, 0 days | First African American to represent Maryland in U.S. Congress. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 95th U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully as Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. | |
Charles Rangel[123] (born 1930) |
Democratic | New York's 18th | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1973 | 44 years, 0 days | Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 93rd U.S. Congress during the second session and in the 94th U.S. Congress during the first session. Retired. | |
New York's 19th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | |||||
New York's 16th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | |||||
New York's 15th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
New York's 13th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 |
Members whose service began between 1973 and 1982
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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke[124] (born 1932) |
Democratic | California's 37th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1975 | 6 years, 0 days | First African American woman to represent California in U.S. Congress. First woman to serve as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 94th U.S. Congress during the second session. Retired to run unsuccessfully as Attorney General of California. | |
California's 28th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1979 | |||||
Barbara Jordan[125] (1936–1996) |
Democratic | Texas's 18th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1979 | 6 years, 0 days | First African American to represent Texas in U.S. Congress. First African American elected to a southern state since George Henry White (along with Rep. Andrew Young). Retired. | |
Andrew Young[126] (born 1932) |
Democratic | Georgia's 5th | January 3, 1973 | January 29, 1977 | 4 years, 26 days | First African American elected to a southern state since George Henry White (along with Rep. Barbara Jordan). Resigned to become the U.S Ambassador to the United Nations. | |
Cardiss Collins[127] (1931–2013) |
Democratic | Illinois's 7th | June 5, 1973 | January 3, 1997 | 23 years, 212 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. George W. Collins. First African American woman to represent Illinois in U.S. Congress. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 96th U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Harold Ford Sr.[128] (born 1945) |
Democratic | Tennessee's 8th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1983 | 22 years, 0 days | First African American to represent Tennessee in U.S. Congress. Retired. Succeeded by his son, Rep. Harold Ford Jr. | |
Tennessee's 9th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1997 | |||||
Julian Dixon[129] (1934–2000) |
Democratic | California's 28th | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1993 | 21 years, 340 days | Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 98th U.S. Congress. Reelected to the 107th U.S. Congress, but died before the commencement of the Congress. | |
California's 32nd | January 3, 1993 | December 8, 2000 | |||||
William H. Gray III[130] (1941–2013) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 2nd | January 3, 1979 | September 11, 1991 | 12 years, 251 days | Served as chair for the House Democratic Caucus during the 101st U.S. Congress. Served as House Democratic Whip during the 101st and 102nd U.S. Congress. Resigned to become President of the United Negro College Fund. | |
Mickey Leland[131] (1944–1989) |
Democratic | Texas's 18th | January 3, 1979 | August 7, 1989 | 10 years, 216 days | Served as chair for the Congressional Black Caucus in the 99th U.S. Congress. Died in office. | |
Bennett Stewart[132] (1912–1988) |
Democratic | Illinois's 1st | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1981 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
George Crockett Jr.[133] (1909–1997) |
Democratic | Michigan's 13th | November 4, 1980 | January 3, 1991 | 10 years, 60 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Charles Diggs. Retired. | |
Mervyn Dymally[134] (1926–2012) |
Democratic | California's 31st | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1993 | 12 years, 0 days | Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 100th U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Gus Savage[135] (1925–2015) |
Democratic | Illinois's 2nd | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1993 | 12 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Harold Washington[136] (1922–1987) |
Democratic | Illinois's 1st | January 3, 1981 | April 30, 1983 | 2 years, 117 days | Resigned after running successfully to become Mayor of Chicago. | |
Katie Hall[137] (1938–2012) |
Democratic | Indiana's 1st | November 2, 1982 | January 3, 1985 | 2 years, 62 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Adam Benjamin. First African American to represent Indiana in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. |
Members whose service began between 1983 and 1992
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Major Owens[138] (1936–2013) |
Democratic | New York's 12th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 10 years, 0 days} | Retired. | |
New York's 11th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2007 | |||||
Edolphus Towns[139]
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Democratic | New York's 11th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 10 years, 0 days | Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 102nd U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
New York's 10th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
Alan Wheat[140] (born 1951) |
Democratic | Missouri's 5th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1995 | 12 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Charles Hayes[141] (1918–1997) |
Democratic | Illinois's 1st | August 23, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 9 years, 133 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Harold Washington. Lost renomination. | |
Alton Waldon[142] (born 1936) |
Democratic | New York's 6th | June 10, 1986 | January 3, 1987 | 207 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Joseph P. Addabbo. Lost renomination. | |
Mike Espy[143] (born 1953) |
Democratic | Mississippi's 2nd | January 3, 1987 | January 22, 1993 | 6 years, 19 days | Resigned to become the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. | |
Floyd Flake[144] (born 1945) |
Democratic | New York's 6th | January 3, 1987 | November 17, 1997 | 10 years, 318 days | Resigned to become a pastor at the Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church. | |
John Lewis[145] (1940–2020) |
Democratic | Georgia's 5th | January 3, 1987 | July 17, 2020 | 33 years, 196 days | Served as Democratic chief whip in the 102nd through 109th U.S. Congress. Served as the Democratic Senior Chief Deputy Whip in the 110th through 112th U.S. Congress. Died in office. | |
Kweisi Mfume[146] (born 1948) |
Democratic | Maryland's 7th | January 3, 1987 | February 15, 1996 | 9 years, 43 days | Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 103rd U.S. Congress. Also, served as co-chair of the Democratic Policy Committee in the 104th U.S. Congress. Resigned to become Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). | |
May 5, 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 252 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Elijah Cummings. | ||||
Donald M. Payne[147] (1934–2012) |
Democratic | New Jersey's 10th | January 3, 1989 | March 6, 2012 | 23 years, 63 days | First African American to represent New Jersey in U.S. Congress. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 104th U.S. Congress. Died in office. Succeeded by his son, Rep. Donald Payne Jr.. | |
Craig Washington[148] (born 1941) |
Democratic | Texas's 18th | December 9, 1989 | January 3, 1995 | 5 years, 25 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Mickey Leland. Lost renomination. | |
Barbara-Rose Collins[149] (born 1939) |
Democratic | Michigan's 13th | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 1993 | 6 years, 0 days | First African American woman to represent Michigan in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. | |
Michigan's 15th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1997 | |||||
Gary Franks[150] (born 1953) |
Republican | Connecticut's 5th | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 1997 | 6 years, 0 days | First African American represent Connecticut in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
William J. Jefferson[151] (born 1947) |
Democratic | Louisiana's 2nd | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 2009 | 18 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. Sentenced to 13 years for bribery after a corruption investigation. | |
Maxine Waters[152] (born 1938) |
Democratic | California's 29th | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 1993 | 34 years, 9 days | Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 105th U.S. Congress. Served as vice chair of the Democratic Steering Committee in the 105th through 108th U.S. Congress. Served as Democratic chief deputy whip in the 106th through 112th U.S. Congress. | |
California's 35th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
California's 43rd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Lucien Blackwell[153] (1931–2003) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 2nd | November 5, 1991 | January 3, 1995 | 3 years, 59 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. William H. Gray III. Lost renomination. | |
Eva M. Clayton[154] (born 1934) |
Democratic | North Carolina's 1st | November 3, 1992 | January 3, 2003 | 10 years, 61 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Walter B. Jones Sr.. First African American woman to represent North Carolina in U.S. Congress. Served as co-chair of the Democratic Policy Committee in the 104th U.S. Congress. Retired. |
Members whose service began between 1993 and 2002
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Sanford Bishop[155] (born 1947) |
Democratic | Georgia's 2nd | January 3, 1993 | Incumbent | 32 years, 9 days | ||
Corrine Brown[156] (born 1946) |
Democratic | Florida's 3rd | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | 24 years, 0 days | First African American woman to represent Florida in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. Later convicted of fraud and tax evasion. | |
Florida's 5th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | |||||
Jim Clyburn[157] (born 1940) |
Democratic | South Carolina's 6th | January 3, 1993 | Incumbent | 32 years, 9 days | Distant relative of Rep. George W. Murray. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 106th U.S. Congress. Served as vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus in the 108th through 109th U.S. Congress. Serving as House Democratic whip in the 110th, 111th, and 116th U.S. Congress. Served as the Assistant Democratic Leader in the 112th U.S. Congress. | |
Cleo Fields[158] (born 1962) |
Democratic | Louisiana's 4th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1997 | 4 years, 0 days | Youngest member of the 103rd U.S. Congress at age 30. Retired. | |
Alcee Hastings[159] (born 1936) |
Democratic | Florida's 23rd | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | 32 years, 9 days | ||
Florida's 20th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Earl Hilliard[160] (born 1942) |
Democratic | Alabama's 7th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2003 | 10 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Eddie Bernice Johnson[161] (born 1936) |
Democratic | Texas's 30th | January 3, 1993 | Incumbent | 32 years, 9 days | Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 107th U.S. Congress. | |
Cynthia McKinney[162] (born 1955) |
Democratic | Georgia's 11th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1997 | 10 years, 0 days | First African American woman to represent Georgia in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. | |
Georgia's 4th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2003 | |||||
January 3, 2005 | March 20,071 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. Ran for President as the nominee of the Green Party for the 2008 United States presidential election. | ||||
Carrie P. Meek[163] (born 1926) |
Democratic | Florida's 17th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2003 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired. Succeeded by her son, Rep. Kendrick Meek. | |
Mel Reynolds[164] (born 1952) |
Democratic | Illinois's 2nd | January 3, 1993 | October 1, 1995 | 2 years, 271 days | Resigned after being convicted on 12 counts of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography and being sentenced to five years in prison. | |
Bobby Rush[165] (born 1946) |
Democratic | Illinois's 1st | January 3, 1993 | Incumbent | 32 years, 9 days | ||
Bobby Scott[166] (born 1947) |
Democratic | Virginia's 3rd | January 3, 1993 | Incumbent | 32 years, 9 days | ||
Walter R. Tucker III[167] (born 1957) |
Democratic | California's 37th | January 3, 1993 | December 15, 1995 | 2 years, 346 days | Resigned due to scandals involving accepting and demanding bribes while mayor of Compton. Tucker was sentenced to 27 months in prison for extortion and tax evasion. | |
Mel Watt[168] (born 1945) |
Democratic | North Carolina's 12th | January 3, 1993 | January 6, 2014 | 21 years, 3 days | Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 109th U.S. Congress. Resigned to become Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. | |
Albert Wynn[169] (born 1951) |
Democratic | Maryland's 4th | January 3, 1993 | May 31, 2008 | 15 years, 149 days | Reisgned after losing renomiantion. | |
Bennie Thompson[170] (born 1948) |
Democratic | Mississippi's 2nd | April 13, 1993 | Incumbent | 31 years, 274 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Mike Espy. | |
Chaka Fattah[171] (born 1956) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 2nd | January 3, 1995 | June 23, 2016 | 21 years, 172 days | Resigned following losing renomination and convictions for racketeering, fraud, and money laundering. | |
Sheila Jackson Lee[172] (born 1950) |
Democratic | Texas's 18th | January 3, 1995 | Incumbent | 30 years, 9 days | ||
J. C. Watts[173] (born 1957) |
Republican | Oklahoma's 4th | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 2003 | 8 years, 0 days | First African American to serve in Congress from Oklahoma. Served as chair of the House Republican Conference in the 106th through 107th U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Jesse Jackson Jr.[174] (born 1965) |
Democratic | Illinois's 2nd | December 12, 1995 | November 21, 2012 | 16 years, 345 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Mel Reynolds. Resigned, citing mental and physical health problems, but acknowledging that he was under two separate investigations by the House Ethics Committee and the FBI. Jackson pleaded guilty on February 20, 2013 to one count of wire and mail fraud. He was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. | |
Juanita Millender-McDonald[175] (1938–2007) |
Democratic | California's 37th | March 26, 1996 – April 22, 2007 |
April 22, 2007 | 11 years, 27 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Walter Tucker. Died in office. | |
Elijah Cummings[176] (1951–2019) |
Democratic | Maryland's 7th | April 16, 1996 | October 17, 2019 | 23 years, 184 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Kweisi Mfume. Died in office. | |
Julia Carson[177] (1938–2007) |
Democratic | Indiana's 10th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2003 | 10 years, 346 days | Died in office. Succeeded by her grandson, Rep. André Carson | |
Indiana's 7th | January 3, 2003 | December 15, 2007 | |||||
Danny K. Davis[178] (born 1941) |
Democratic | Illinois's 7th | January 3, 1997 | Incumbent | 28 years, 9 days | ||
Harold Ford Jr.[179] (born 1970) |
Democratic | Tennessee's 9th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2007 | 10 years, 0 days | Succeeded his father, Rep. Harold Ford Sr., in office. Youngest member of the 105th U.S. Congress at age 26. Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick[180] (born 1945) |
Democratic | Michigan's 15th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2003 | 14 years, 0 days | Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 110th U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. | |
Michigan's 13th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2011 | |||||
Gregory Meeks[181] (born 1953) |
Democratic | New York's 6th | February 3, 1998 | January 3, 2013 | 26 years, 344 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Floyd Flake. | |
New York's 5th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Barbara Lee[182] (born 1946) |
Democratic | California's 9th | April 7, 1998 | January 3, 2013 | 26 years, 280 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Ron Dellums. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 111th U.S. Congress. | |
California's 13th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Stephanie Tubbs Jones[183] (1949–2008) |
Democratic | Ohio's 11th | January 3, 1999 | August 20, 2008 | 9 years, 230 days | First African American woman to represent Ohio in U.S. Congress. Died in office. | |
Lacy Clay[184] (born 1956) |
Democratic | Missouri's 1st | January 3, 2001 | Incumbent | 24 years, 9 days | Succeeded his father, Rep. Bill Clay. | |
Diane Watson[185] (born 1933) |
Democratic | California's 32nd | June 5, 2001 | January 3, 2003 | 9 years, 212 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Julian Dixon. Retired. | |
California's 33rd | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2011 |
Members whose service began between 2003 and 2012
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Frank Ballance[186] (1942–2019) |
Democratic | North Carolina's 1st | January 3, 2003 | June 11, 2004 | 1 year, 160 days | Resigned and was sentenced to four years in prison, two years supervised release, and fined $10,000, for mail fraud and money laundering. | |
Artur Davis[187] (born 1967) |
Democratic | Alabama's 7th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2011 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Alabama. Became a member of the Republican Party in 2012. | |
Denise Majette[188] (born 1955) |
Democratic | Georgia's 4th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2005 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Kendrick Meek[189] (born 1966) |
Democratic | Florida's 17th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2011 | 8 years, 0 days | Succeeded his mother, Rep. Carrie P. Meek. Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
David Scott[190] (born 1945) |
Democratic | Georgia's 13th | January 3, 2003 | Incumbent | 22 years, 9 days | ||
G. K. Butterfield[191] (born 1947) |
Democratic | North Carolina's 1st | July 20, 2004 | Incumbent | 20 years, 176 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Frank Ballance. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 114th U.S. Congress. | |
Emanuel Cleaver[192] (born 1944) |
Democratic | Missouri's 5th | January 3, 2005 | Incumbent | 20 years, 9 days | Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 112th U.S. Congress. | |
Al Green[193] (born 1947) |
Democratic | Texas's 9th | January 3, 2005 | Incumbent | 20 years, 9 days | ||
Gwen Moore[194] (born 1951) |
Democratic | Wisconsin's 4th | January 3, 2005 | Incumbent | 20 years, 9 days | First African American to represent Wisconsin in U.S. Congress. | |
Yvette Clarke[195] (born 1964) |
Democratic | New York's 11th | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2013 | 18 years, 9 days | ||
New York's 9th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Keith Ellison[196][9] (born 1963) |
Democratic | Minnesota's 5th | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2019 | 12 years, 0 days | First African American to represent Minnesota in U.S. Congress. First Muslim to serve in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for Attorney General of Minnesota. | |
Hank Johnson[197][198] (born 1954) |
Democratic | Georgia's 4th | January 3, 2007 | Incumbent | 18 years, 9 days | First Buddhist elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Mazie Hirono). | |
Laura Richardson[199] (born 1962) |
Democratic | California's 37th | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2013 | 6 years, 0 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald. In 2012 was reprimanded due to use of Congressional office staff in 2010 House election campaign. Lost reelection. | |
André Carson[200][10] (born 1974) |
Democratic | Indiana's 7th | March 11, 2008 | Incumbent | 16 years, 307 days | Won special election to succeed his grandmother, Rep. Julia Carson. | |
Donna Edwards[201] (born 1958) |
Democratic | Maryland's 4th | June 17, 2008 | January 3, 2017 | 8 years, 200 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Albert Wynn after winning nomination. First African American woman to represent Maryland in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Marcia Fudge[202] (born 1952) |
Democratic | Ohio's 11th | November 18, 2008 | Incumbent | 16 years, 55 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 113th U.S. Congress. | |
Karen Bass[203] (born 1953) |
Democratic | California's 33rd | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 14 years, 9 days | ||
California's 37th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Hansen Clarke[204] (born 1957) |
Democratic | Michigan's 13th | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Cedric Richmond[205] (born 1973) |
Democratic | Louisiana's 2nd | January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 9 days | Serves as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 115th U.S. Congress. | |
Tim Scott[206] (born 1965) |
Republican | South Carolina's 1st | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 1 year, 365 days | Served as Republican assistant majority whip in the 112th U.S. Congress. Resigned to accept appointment to the U.S. Senate. First African American to serve in both chambers of the U.S. Congress. | |
Terri Sewell[207] (born 1965) |
Democratic | Alabama's 7th | January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 9 days | First African American woman to represent Alabama in U.S. Congress. Served as Democratic senior whip in the 112th U.S. Congress. | |
Allen West[208] (born 1961) |
Republican | Florida's 22nd | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reeelection. | |
Frederica Wilson[209] (born 1942) |
Democratic | Florida's 17th | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 14 years, 9 days | ||
Florida's 24th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Donald Payne Jr.[210] (born 1958) |
Democratic | New Jersey's 10th | November 6, 2012 | Incumbent | 12 years, 67 days | Won special election to succeed his father, Rep. Donald M. Payne. |
Members whose service began between 2013 and 2022
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Joyce Beatty[211] (born 1950) |
Democratic | Ohio's 3rd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Steven Horsford[212] (born 1973) |
Democratic | Nevada's 4th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2015 | 2 years, 0 days | First African American to represent Nevada in U.S. Congress. Lost election. | |
January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | |||||
Hakeem Jeffries[213] (born 1970) |
Democratic | New York's 8th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Marc Veasey[214] (born 1971) |
Democratic | Texas's 33rd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Robin Kelly[215] (born 1956) |
Democratic | Illinois's 2nd | April 11, 2013 | Incumbent | 11 years, 307 days | Won special election to complete term of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.. | |
Alma Adams[216] (born 1946) |
Democratic | North Carolina's 12th | November 12, 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 61 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Mel Watt. | |
Bonnie Watson Coleman[217] (born 1945) |
Democratic | New Jersey's 12th | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | First African American woman to represent New Jersey in U.S. Congress. | |
Will Hurd[218] (born 1977) |
Republican | Texas's 23rd | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | ||
Brenda Lawrence[219] (born 1954) |
Democratic | Michigan's 14th | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | ||
Mia Love[220] (born 1975) |
Republican | Utah's 4th | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2019 | 4 years, 0 days | First female African-American Republican elected to U.S. Congress. First African American to represent Utah in U.S. Congress. First Haitian American to serve in Congress. First African-American Mormon elected to U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Dwight Evans[221] (born 1954) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 2nd | November 8, 2016 | Incumbent | 6 years, 65 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Chaka Fattah after winning nomination. | |
Anthony G. Brown[222] (born 1961) |
Democratic | Maryland's 4th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Val Demings[223] (born 1957) |
Democratic | Florida's 10th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Al Lawson[224] (born 1948) |
Democratic | Florida's 5th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Donald McEachin[225] (born 1961) |
Democratic | Virginia's 4th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Lisa Blunt Rochester[226][227] (born 1962) |
Democratic | Delaware at-large | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First African American to represent Delaware in U.S. Congress. | |
Brenda Jones[228] (born 1959) |
Democratic | Michigan's 13th | November 29, 2018 | January 3, 2019 | 35 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. John Conyers. Term expired. | |
Colin Allred[229] (born 1983) |
Democratic | Texas's 32nd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Antonio Delgado[230] (born 1977) |
Democratic | New York's 19th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Jahana Hayes[231] (born 1973) |
Democratic | Connecticut's 5th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First African-American woman to represent Connecticut in U.S. Congress. | |
Lucy McBath[232] (born 1960) |
Democratic | Georgia's 6th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Joe Neguse[233][234] (born 1984) |
Democratic | Colorado's 2nd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First African American to represent Colorado un U.S. Congress. First Eritrean American elected to U.S. Congress. | |
Ilhan Omar[235] (born 1981) |
Democratic | Minnesota's 5th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First African American woman to represent Minnesota in U.S. Congress. First Somali-American to serve in Congress. First Muslim woman to elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Rashida Tlaib). | |
Ayanna Pressley[236] (born 1974) |
Democratic | Massachusetts's 7th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First African American to represent Massachusetts in U.S. Congress. | |
Lauren Underwood[237] (born 1986) |
Democratic | Illinois's 14th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Kwanza Hall[238](born 1971) | Democratic | Georgia's 5th | December 3, 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 40 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. John Lewis. |
Members-Elect
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Jamaal Bowman[239] (born 1976) |
Democratic | New York's 16th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Cori Bush[1]
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Democratic | Missouri's 1st | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First African America woman to represent Missouri in U.S. Congress. | ||
Byron Donalds[240] (born 1978) |
Republican | Florida's 19th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Mondaire Jones[41] (born 1987) |
Democratic | New York's 17th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First openly gay African-American elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Ritchie Torres). | ||
Burgess Owens (born 1951) |
Republican | Utahs's 4th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Marilyn Strickland[3] (born 1962) |
Democratic | Washington's 10th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First African American to represent Washington in U.S. Congress. | ||
Ritchie Torres[42][43] (born 1988) |
Democratic | New York's 15th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First openly gay African-American elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Mondaire Jones). | ||
Nikema Williams[4] (born 1978) |
Democratic | Georgia's 5th | January 3, 2021 | Elect |
List of delegates
[edit](Note: delegates are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Walter Fauntroy[241] (born 1933) |
Democratic | District of Columbia's at-large | March 23, 1971 | January 3, 1991 | 19 years, 286 days | First African American delegate to represent District of Columbia in U.S. Congress. Elected to serve in Congress after the District of Columbia was authorized to elect a Delegate by the District of Columbia Delegate Act of 1970. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 97th U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for Mayor of the District of Columbia. | |
Melvin H. Evans[242] (1917–1984) |
Republican | U.S. Virgin Islands' at-large | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1981 | 2 years, 0 days | First African American delegate to represent U.S. Virgin Islands in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Eleanor Holmes Norton[243] (born 1937) |
Democratic | District of Columbia's at-large | January 3, 1991 | Incumbent | 34 years, 9 days | First African American woman delegate to represent District of Colombia in U.S. Congress. | |
Victor O. Frazer[244] (born 1943) |
Independent | U.S. Virgin Islands' at-large | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 1997 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reeelection. | |
Donna Christian-Christensen[245] (born 1945) |
Democratic | U.S. Virgin Islands' at-large | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2015 | 18 years, 0 days | First African American woman delegate to represent U.S. Virgin Islands in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. | |
Stacey Plaskett[246] (born 1966) |
Democratic | U.S. Virgin Islands' at-large | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days |
Jewish Americans
[edit]List of senators
[edit](Note: Senators are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Senator | Party | State | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
David Levy Yulee[247][a] (1810–1886) |
Democratic | Florida Class 1 |
July 1, 1845 | March 4, 1851 | 5 years, 246 days | First Jewish American to serve in U.S. Senate. First Jewish American to represent Florida in U.S. Senate. Lost renomination. | |
Florida Class 3 |
March 4, 1855 | January 21, 1861 | 5 years, 323 days | Withdrew from the Senate in 1861 following the secession of Florida from the Union. | |||
Judah P. Benjamin[249] (1811–1884) |
Whig (1853–1856) |
Louisiana Class 2 |
March 4, 1853 | February 4, 1861 | 7 years, 337 days | First Jewish American to represent Louisiana in U.S. Senate. |Resigned when Louisiana seceded from the Union. | |
Democratic (1856–1861) | |||||||
Benjamin F. Jonas[250] (1834–1911) |
Democratic | Louisiana Class 3 |
March 4, 1879 | March 4, 1885 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Joseph Simon[251] (1851–1935) |
Republican | Oregon Class 3 |
October 7, 1898 | March 4, 1903 | 4 years, 148 days | First Jewish American to represent Oregon in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Isidor Rayner[252] (1850–1912) |
Democratic | Maryland Class 1 |
March 4, 1905 | November 25, 1912 | 7 years, 266 days | First Jewish American to represent Maryland in U.S. Senate. Died in office. | |
Simon Guggenheim[253] (1867–1941) |
Republican | Colorado Class 2 |
March 4, 1907 | March 4, 1913 | 6 years, 0 days | Youngest Senator of the 60th U.S. Congress at age 39. First Jewish American to represent Colorado in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Herbert H. Lehman[254] (1878–1963) |
Democratic | New York Class 3 |
November 9, 1949 | January 3, 1957 | 7 years, 55 days | Won special election to succeed Senator John Foster Dulles. First Jewish American to represent New York in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Richard L. Neuberger[255] (1912–1960) |
Democratic | Oregon Class 2 |
January 3, 1955 | March 9, 1960 | 5 years, 66 days | Died in office. | |
Jacob K. Javits[256] (1904–1986) |
Republican | New York Class 3 |
January 9, 1957 | January 3, 1981 | 23 years, 360 days | Lost Republican Party renomination, and Lost reelection as Liberal Party nominee. | |
Ernest Gruening[257] (1887–1974) |
Democratic | Alaska Class 3 |
January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1969 | 10 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Alaska in U.S. Senate. Lost renomination. Lost write-in reelection. | |
Abraham A. Ribicoff[258] (1910–1998) |
Democratic | Connecticut Class 3 |
January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1981 | 18 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Connecticut in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Howard Metzenbaum[259] (1917–2008) |
Democratic | Ohio Class 3 |
January 4, 1974 | December 23, 1974 | 353 days | Appointed by Governor John J. Gilligan to succeed William B. Saxbe. First Jewish American to represent Ohio in U.S. Senate. Lost nomination. | |
Ohio Class 1 |
December 29, 1976 | January 3, 1995 | 18 years, 5 days | Appointed by Governor Jim Rhodes to succeed Senator Robert Taft Jr. after becoming Senator-elect. Retired. | |||
Dick Stone[260] (1928–2019) |
Democratic | Florida Class 3 |
January 1, 1975 | December 31, 1980 | 5 years, 365 days | Appointed by Governor Reubin Askew to succeed Senator Edward Gurney after becoming Senator-elect. Lost renomination. | |
Edward Zorinsky[261] (1928–1987) |
Democratic | Nebraska Class 1 |
December 28, 1976 | March 6, 1987 | 10 years, 68 days | Appointed by Governor J. James Exon to succeed Senator Roman Hruska after becoming Senator-elect. First Jewish American to represent Nebraska in U.S. Senate. Died in office. | |
Rudy Boschwitz[262] (born 1930) |
Republican | Minnesota Class 2 |
December 30, 1978 | January 3, 1991 | 12 years, 4 days | Appointed by Governor Rudy Perpich to succeed Senator Wendell R. Anderson. First Jewish American to represent Minnesota in U.S. Senate. Served as NRSC Chair. Lost reelection. | |
Carl Levin[263] (born 1934) |
Democratic | Michigan Class 2 |
January 3, 1979 | January 3, 2015 | 36 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Michigan in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Warren Rudman[264] (1930–2012) |
Republican | New Hampshire Class 3 |
December 29, 1980 | January 3, 1993 | 12 years, 5 days | Appointed by Governor Hugh Gallen to succeed Senator John A. Durkin after becoming Senator-elect. First Jewish American to represent New Hampshire in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Arlen Specter[265] (1930–2012) |
Republican (1981–2009) | Pennsylvania Class 3 |
January 3, 1981 | January 3, 2011 | 30 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Pennnsylvania U.S. Senate. Switched to the Democratic Party and lost nomination. | |
Democratic (2009–2011) | |||||||
Frank Lautenberg[266] (1924–2013) |
Democratic | New Jersey Class 1 |
December 27, 1982 | January 3, 2001 | 18 years, 7 days | Appointed by Governor Thomas Kean to succeed Senator Nicholas F. Brady after becoming Senator-elect. First Jewish American to represent New Jersey in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
New Jersey Class 2 |
January 3, 2003 | June 3, 2013 | 10 years, 151 days | Died in office. | |||
Chic Hecht[267] (1928–2006) |
Republican | Nevada Class 1 |
January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1989 | 6 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Nevada in U.S. Senate. Lost reelection. | |
Herb Kohl[268] (born 1935) |
Democratic | Wisconsin Class 1 |
January 3, 1989 | January 3, 2013 | 24 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Wisconsin in U.S. Senate. Retired. | |
Joe Lieberman[269] (born 1942) |
Democratic (1989–2006) | Connecticut Class 1 |
January 3, 1989 | January 3, 2013 | 24 years, 0 days | Lost renomination and elected on the Connecticut for Lieberman ticket in 2006. Retired. | |
Independent (2006–2013) | |||||||
Paul Wellstone[270] (1944–2002) |
Democratic | Minnesota Class 2 |
January 3, 1991 | October 25, 2002 | 11 years, 295 days | Died in office. | |
Dianne Feinstein[271] (born 1933) |
Democratic | California Class 1 |
November 10, 1992 | Incumbent | 32 years, 63 days | Won special election to succeed Senator John Seymour. First Jewish American to represent California in U.S. Senate. First Jewish woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. | |
Barbara Boxer[272] (born 1940) |
Democratic | California Class 3 |
January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2017 | 24 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Russ Feingold[273] (born 1953) |
Democratic | Wisconsin Class 3 |
January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2011 | 18 years, 0 days | Youngest Senator of 103rd U.S. Congress at age 39. Lost reelection. | |
Ron Wyden[274] (born 1949) |
Democratic | Oregon Class 3 |
February 6, 1996 | Incumbent | 28 years, 341 days | Won special election to succeed Senator Bob Packwood. | |
Chuck Schumer[275] (born 1950) |
Democratic | New York Class 3 |
January 3, 1999 | Incumbent | 26 years, 9 days | Served as DSSC Chair. Serving as Minority Leader. | |
Norm Coleman[276] (born 1949) |
Republican | Minnesota Class 2 |
January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2009 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Ben Cardin[277] (born 1943) |
Democratic | Maryland Class 1 |
January 3, 2007 | Incumbent | 18 years, 9 days | ||
Bernie Sanders[278] (born 1941) |
Independent | Vermont Class 1 |
January 3, 2007 | Incumbent | 18 years, 9 days | Elected as an Independent. First Jewish American to represent Vermont in U.S. Senate. Began identifying alternately as an Independent or Democrat while running in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries, though never officially joining that party. | |
Al Franken[279] (born 1951) |
Democratic | Minnesota Class 2 |
July 7, 2009 | January 2, 2018 | 8 years, 179 days | Resigned. | |
Michael Bennet[280] (born 1964) |
Democratic | Colorado Class 3 |
January 21, 2009 | Incumbent | 15 years, 357 days | Appointed by Governor Bill Ritter to succeed Senator Ken Salazar. Youngest Senator of the 111th U.S. Congress at age 44. Served as DSSC Chair. | |
Richard Blumenthal[281] (born 1946) |
Democratic | Connecticut Class 3 |
January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 9 days | ||
Brian Schatz[282] (born 1972) |
Democratic | Hawaii Class 3 |
December 26, 2012 | Incumbent | 12 years, 17 days | Appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to succeed Senator Daniel Inouye. Youngest Senator of the 112th U.S. Congress at age 40. First Jewish American to represent Hawaii in U.S. Senate. | |
Jacky Rosen[283] (born 1957) |
Democratic | Nevada Class 1 |
January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Jewish American woman to represent Nevada in U.S. Senate. |
List of representatives
[edit](Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Lewis Charles Levin[284] (1808–1860) |
American (Know Nothing) | Pennsylvania's 1st | March 4, 1845 | March 4, 1851 | 6 years, 0 days | First Jewish American elected to U.S. Congress. First Jewish American to represent Pennsylvania in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Emanuel B. Hart[285] (1809–1897) |
Democratic | New York's 3rd | March 4, 1851 | March 4, 1853 | 2 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Pennsylvania in U.S. Congress. Lost renomination. | |
Philip Phillips[286] (1807–1884) |
Democratic | Alabama's 1st | March 4, 1853 | March 4, 1855 | 2 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Alabama in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Henry Myer Phillips[287] (1811–1884) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 4th | March 4, 1857 | March 4, 1859 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Michael Hahn[288] (1830–1886) |
Unionist | Louisiana's 2nd | December 3, 1862 | April 4, 1863 | 122 days | First Jewish American to represent Louisiana in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Republican | March 4, 1885 | March 15, 1886 | 1 year, 11 days | Died in office. | |||
Leonard Myers[289] (1827–1905) |
Republican | Pennsylvania's 3rd | March 4, 1863 | March 4, 1869 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection but successfully contested election. | |
April 9, 1869 | March 3, 1875 | 5 years, 328 days | Lost reelection. | ||||
Myer Strouse[290] (1825–1878) |
Democratic | Pennyslvania's 10th | March 4, 1863 | March 4, 1867 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
William M. Levy[291] (1827–1882) |
Democratic | Louisiana's 4th | March 4, 1875 | March 4, 1877 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Leopold Morse[292] (1831–1892) |
Democratic | Massachusetts's 4th | March 4, 1877 | March 4, 1883 | 8 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Massachusetts in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Massachusetts's 5th | March 4, 1883 | March 4, 1885 | |||||
Massachusetts's 3rd | March 4, 1887 | March 4, 1889 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |||
Edwin Einstein[293] (1842–1905) |
Republican | New York's 7th | March 4, 1879 | March 4, 1881 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Julius Houseman[294] (1832–1891) |
Democratic | Michigan's 5th | March 4, 1883 | March 4, 1885 | 2 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Michigan in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Joseph Pulitzer[295] (1847–1911) |
Democratic | New York's 9th | March 4, 1885 | April 10, 1886 | 1 year, 37 days | Resigned. | |
Isidor Rayner[252] (1850–1912) |
Democratic | Maryland's 4th | March 4, 1887 | March 4, 1889 | 2 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Maryland in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
March 4, 1891 | March 4, 1895 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired. | ||||
Nathan Frank[296] (1852–1931) |
Republican | Missouri's 9th | March 4, 1889 | March 4, 1891 | 2 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Missouri in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Adolph Meyer[297] (1842–1908) |
Democratic | Louisiana's 1st | March 4, 1891 | March 8, 1908 | 17 years, 4 days | Died in office. | |
Julius Goldzier[298] (1854–1925) |
Democratic | Illinois's 4th | March 4, 1893 | March 4, 1895 | 2 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Illinois in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Isidor Straus[298] (1845–1912) |
Democratic | New York's 15th | January 30, 1894 | March 4, 1895 | 1 year, 33 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Ashbel P. Fitch. Retired. | |
Israel F. Fischer[299] (1858–1940) |
Republican | New York's 4th | March 4, 1895 | March 4, 1899 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Lucius Littauer[300] (1859–1944) |
Republican | New York's 22nd | March 4, 1897 | March 4, 1903 | 20 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
New York's 25th | March 4, 1903 | March 4, 1907 | |||||
Julius Kahn[301] (1861–1924) |
Republican | California's 4th | March 4, 1899 | March 4, 1903 | 4 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent California in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
March 4, 1905 | December 18, 1924 | 20 years, 289 days | Died in office. | ||||
Jefferson Monroe Levy[302] (1852–1924) |
Democratic | New York's 13th | March 4, 1899 | March 4, 1901 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
March 4, 1911 | March 4, 1915 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired. | ||||
New York's 14th | March 4, 1913 | March 4, 1915 | |||||
Mitchell May[303] (1870–1961) |
Democratic | New York's 6th | March 4, 1899 | March 4, 1901 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Henry M. Goldfogle[304] (1856–1929) |
Democratic | New York's 9th | March 4, 1901 | March 4, 1913 | 12 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
New York's 12th | March 4, 1913 | March 4, 1915 | |||||
March 4, 1919 | March 4, 1921 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | ||||
Montague Lessler[305] (1869–1938) |
Republican | New York's 7th | January 7, 1902 | March 4, 1903 | 1 year, 56 days | Lost reelection. | |
Martin Emerich[306] (1846–1922) |
Democratic | Illinois's 1st | March 4, 1903 | March 4, 1905 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Adolph J. Sabath[307] (1866–1952) |
Democratic | Illinois's 5th | March 4, 1907 | January 3, 1949 | 45 years, 247 days | Became Dean of the United States House of Representatives during the 73rd through 82nd U.S. Congress. Died in office. | |
Illinois's 7th | January 3, 1949 | November 6, 1952 | |||||
Harry Benjamin Wolf[308] (1880–1944) |
Democratic | Maryland's 3rd | March 4, 1907 | March 4, 1909 | 2 years, 0 days | Youngest member of the 60th U.S. Congress at age 26. Lost reelection. | |
Victor L. Berger[309] (1860–1929) |
Socialist | Wisconsin's 5th | March 4, 1911 | March 4, 1913 | 2 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Wisconsin in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
March 4, 1919 | November 10, 1919 | 251 days | House refused to seat due to conviction under the Espionage Act. | ||||
March 4, 1923 | March 4, 1929 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | ||||
Jacob A. Cantor[310] (1854–1921) |
Democratic | New York's 20th | November 4, 1913 | March 4, 1915 | 1 year, 120 days | Lost reelection. | |
Isaac Bacharach[311] (1870–1956) |
Republican | New Jersey's 2nd | March 4, 1915 | January 3, 1937 | 21 years, 305 days | First Jewish American to represent New Jersey in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Meyer London[312] (1871–1926) |
Socialist | New York's 12th | March 4, 1915 | March 4, 1919 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
March 4, 1921 | March 4, 1923 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | ||||
Isaac Siegel[313] (1880–1947) |
Republican | New York's 20th | March 4, 1915 | March 4, 1923 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Milton Kraus[314] (1866–1942) |
Republican | Indiana's 11th | March 4, 1917 | March 4, 1923 | 6 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Indiana in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Nathan D. Perlman[315] (1887–1952) |
Republican | New York's 14th | November 2, 1920 | March 4, 1927 | 6 years, 122 days | Lost reelection. | |
Lester D. Volk[316] (1884–1962) |
Republican | New York's 10th | November 2, 1920 | March 4, 1923 | 2 years, 122 days | Retired. | |
Martin C. Ansorge[317] (1882–1967) |
Republican | New York's 21st | March 4, 1921 | March 4, 1923 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Benjamin L. Rosenbloom[318] (1880–1965) |
Republican | West Virginia's 1st | March 4, 1921 | March 4, 1925 | 4 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent West Virginia in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Albert B. Rossdale[319] (1878–1968) |
Republican | New York's 23rd | March 1921 | March 4, 1923 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Sol Bloom[320] (1870–1949) |
Democratic | New York's 19th | January 30, 1923 | January 3, 1945 | 25 years, 339 days | Died in office. | |
New York's 20th | January 3, 1945 | March 7, 1949 | |||||
Emanuel Celler[321] (1888–1981) |
Democratic | New York's 10th | March 4, 1923 | January 3, 1945 | 49 years, 305 days | Became Dean of the United States House of Representatives from the 89th through 92nd U.S. Congress. Lost renominatinon. | |
New York's 15th | January 3, 1945 | January 3, 1953 | |||||
New York's 11th | January 3, 1953 | January 3, 1963 | |||||
New York's 10th | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1973 | |||||
Samuel Dickstein[322] (1885–1954) |
Democratic | New York's 12th | March 4, 1923 | January 3, 1945 | 21 years, 305 days | Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court. | |
New York's 19th | January 3, 1945 | December 30, 1945 | |||||
Meyer Jacobstein[323] (1880–1963) |
Democratic | New York's 38th | March 4, 1923 | March 4, 1929 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Benjamin M. Golder[324] (1891–1946) |
Republican | Pennsylvania's 4th | March 4, 1925 | March 4, 1933 | 8 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Florence Prag Kahn[325] (1866–1948) |
Republican | California's 4th | March 4, 1925 | January 3, 1937 | 11 years, 305 days | Succeeded her husband, Rep. Julius Kahn. First Jewish American woman elected to U.S. Congress. First Jewish American woman to represent California. Lost reelection. | |
William W. Cohen[326] (1874–1940) |
Democratic | New York's 17th | March 4, 1927 | March 4, 1929 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
William I. Sirovich[327] (1882–1939) |
Democratic | New York's 14th | March 4, 1927 | December 17, 1939 | 12 years, 288 days | Died in office. | |
Henry Ellenbogen[328] (1900–1985) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 33rd | March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1938 | 4 years, 305 days | Resigned to take seat on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. | |
Herman P. Kopplemann[329] (1880–1957) |
Democratic | Connecticut's 1st | March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1939 | 5 years, 305 days | First Jewish American to represent Connecticut in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
January 3, 1941 | January 3, 1943 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | ||||
January 3, 1945 | January 3, 1947 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | ||||
Theodore A. Peyser[330] (1873–1937) |
Democratic | New York's 17th | March 4, 1933 | August 8, 1937 | 4 years, 157 days | Died in office. | |
William M. Citron[331] (1896–1976) |
Democratic | Connecticut's at-large | January 3, 1935 | January 3, 1939 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Leon Sacks[332] (1902–1972) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 1st | January 3, 1937 | January 3, 1943 | 6 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Morris Michael Edelstein[333] (1888–1941) |
Democratic | New York's 14th | February 6, 1940 | June 4, 1941 | 1 year, 118 days | Died in office. | |
Samuel A. Weiss[334] (1902–1977) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 31st | January 3, 1941 | January 7, 1946 | 5 years, 4 days | Resigned to take seat on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. | |
Arthur George Klein[335] (1904–1968) |
Democratic | New York's 14th | July 29, 1941 | January 3, 1945 | 3 years, 158 days | Retired. | |
New York's 19th | February 19, 1946 | December 31, 1956 | 10 years, 316 days | Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court. | |||
Daniel Ellison[336] (1886–1960) |
Republican | Maryland's 4th | January 3, 1943 | January 3, 1945 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Benjamin J. Rabin[337] (1896–1969) |
Democratic | New York's 24th | January 3, 1945 | December 31, 1947 | 2 years, 362 days | Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court. | |
Leo F. Rayfiel[338] (1888–1978) |
Democratic | New York's 14th | January 3, 1945 | September 13, 1947 | 2 years, 263 days | Resigned to take seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. | |
Jacob K. Javits[256] (1904–1986) |
Republican | New York's 21st | January 3, 1947 | December 31, 1954 | 7 years, 362 days | Resigned to take office as New York Attorney General. | |
Abraham J. Multer[339] (1900–1986) |
Democratic | New York's 14th | November 4, 1947 | January 3, 1953 | 20 years, 57 days | Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court. | |
New York's 13th | January 3, 1963 | December 31, 1967 | |||||
Leo Isacson[340] (1910–1996) |
American Labor | New York's 24th | February 17, 1948 | January 3, 1949 | 321 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Benjamin J. Rabin. Lost reelection. | |
Earl Chudoff[341] (1907–1993) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 4th | January 3, 1949 | January 5, 1958 | 9 years, 0 days | Resigned to take seat on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. | |
Isidore Dollinger[342] (1903–2000) |
Democratic | New York's 24th | January 3, 1949 | January 3, 1953 | 10 years, 362 days | Resigned to take office as Bronx County District Attorney. | |
New York's 23rd | January 3, 1953 | December 31, 1959 | |||||
Abraham A. Ribicoff[258] (1910–1998) |
Democratic | Connecticut's 1st | January 3, 1949 | January 3, 1953 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Sidney R. Yates[343] (1909–2000) |
Democratic | Illinois's 9th | January 3, 1949 | January 3, 1963 | 14 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1999 | 34 years, 0 days | Retired. | ||||
Leonard Irving[344] (1898–1962) |
Democratic | Missouri's 4th | January 3, 1949 | January 3, 1953 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Louis B. Heller[345] (1905–1993) |
Democratic | New York's 7th | February 15, 1949 | January 3, 1953 | 5 years, 156 days | Resigned to take seat on the New York Court of Special Sessions. | |
New York's 8th | January 3, 1953 | July 21, 1954 | |||||
Sidney A. Fine[346] (1903–1982) |
Democratic | New York's 23rd | January 3, 1951 | January 3, 1953 | 4 years, 364 days | Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court. | |
New York's 22nd | January 3, 1953 | January 2, 1956 | |||||
Samuel Friedel[347] (1898–1979) |
Democratic | Maryland's 7th | January 3, 1953 | January 3, 1971 | 18 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Lester Holtzman[348] (1913–2002) |
Democratic | New York's 6th | January 3, 1953 | December 31, 1961 | 8 years, 362 days | Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court. | |
Irwin D. Davidson[349] (1906–1981) |
Democratic | New York's 20th | January 3, 1955 | December 31, 1956 | 1 year, 363 days | Resigned to take seat on the New York Court of General Sessions. | |
Herbert Zelenko[350] (1906–1979) |
Democratic | New York's 21st | January 3, 1955 | January 3, 1963 | 8 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Leonard Farbstein[351] (1902–1993) |
Democratic | New York's 19th | January 3, 1957 | January 3, 1971 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Ludwig Teller[352] (1911–1965) |
Democratic | New York's 20th | January 3, 1957 | January 3, 1961 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Seymour Halpern[353] (1913–1997) |
Republican | New York's 4th | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1963 | 14 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
New York's 6th | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1973 | |||||
Herman Toll[354] (1907–1967) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 4th | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1967 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Jacob H. Gilbert[355] (1920–1981) |
Democratic | New York's 23rd | March 8, 1960 | January 3, 1963 | 10 years, 301 days | Lost renomination. | |
New York's 22nd | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1971 | |||||
Charles Samuel Joelson[356] (1916–1999) |
Democratic | New Jersey's 8th | January 3, 1961 | September 4, 1969 | 8 years, 244 days | Resigned to take seat on the New Jersey Superior Court. | |
Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal[357] (1923–1983) |
Democratic | New York's 6th | February 20, 1962 | January 3, 1963 | 20 years, 317 days | Died in office. | |
New York's 8th | January 3, 1963 | January 4, 1983 | |||||
Richard Ottinger[358] (born 1929) |
Democratic | New York's 25th | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1971 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
New York's 24th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1983 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired. | |||
New York's 20th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1985 | |||||
Joseph Y. Resnick[359] (1924–1969) |
Democratic | New York's 28th | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1969 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
James H. Scheuer[360] (1920–2005) |
Democratic | New York's 21st | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1973 | 8 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
New York's 11th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1983 | 18 years, 0 days | Retired. | |||
New York's 8th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | |||||
Herbert Tenzer[361] (1905–1993) |
Democratic | New York's 5th | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1969 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Lester L. Wolff[362] (born 1919) |
Democratic | New York's 3rd | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1973 | 16 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
New York's 6th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1981 | |||||
Joshua Eilberg[363] (1921–2004) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 4th | January 3, 1967 | January 3, 1979 | 12 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Sam Steiger[364] (1929–2012) |
Republican | Arizona's 3rd | January 3, 1967 | January 3, 1977 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Bertram L. Podell[365] (1925–2005) |
Democratic | New York's 13th | February 20, 1968 | January 3, 1975 | 6 years, 317 days | Won special election to complete term Rep. Abraham Multer. Lost renomination. | |
Ed Koch[366] (1924–2013) |
Democratic | New York's 16th | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1973 | 8 years, 362 days | Resigned after running successfully for Mayor of New York City. | |
New York's 18th | January 3, 1973 | December 31, 1977 | |||||
Allard K. Lowenstein[367] (1929–1980) |
Democratic | New York's 5th | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1971 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Abner J. Mikva[368] (1926–2016) |
Democratic | Illinois's 2nd | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1973 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Illinois's 10th | January 3, 1975 | September 26, 1979 | 4 years, 266 days | Resigned to take seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. | |||
Bella Abzug[369] (1920–1998) |
Democratic | New York's 19th | January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1973 | 6 years, 0 days | First Jewish American woman to represent New York in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
New York's 20th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1977 | |||||
Benjamin A. Gilman[370] (1922–2016) |
Republican | New York's 26th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | 30 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
New York's 22nd | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | |||||
New York's 20th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | |||||
Elizabeth Holtzman[371] (born 1941) |
Democratic | New York's 16th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1981 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
William Lehman[372] (1913–2005) |
Democratic | Florida's 13th | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | 20 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Florida in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Florida's 17th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | |||||
Edward Mezvinsky[373] (born 1937) |
Democratic | Iowa's 1st | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1977 | 4 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Iowa in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Bill Gradison[374] (born 1928) |
Republican | Ohio's 1st | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1983 | 18 years, 28 days | First Jewish American to represent Ohio in U.S. Congress. Resigned. | |
Ohio's 2nd | January 3, 1983 | January 31, 1993 | |||||
John Hans Krebs[375] (1926–2014) |
Democratic | California's 17th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1979 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Elliott H. Levitas[376] (born 1930) |
Democratic | Georgia's 4th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1985 | 10 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Georgia in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Fred Richmond[377] (1923–2019) |
Democratic | New York's 14th | January 3, 1975 | August 25, 1982 | 7 years, 234 days | Resigned. | |
Stephen J. Solarz[378] (1940–2010) |
Democratic | New York's 13th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1993 | 18 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Gladys Spellman[379] (1918–1988) |
Democratic | Maryland's 5th | January 3, 1975 | February 24, 1981 | 6 years, 52 days | First Jewish American woman to represent Maryland in U.S. Congress. Seat declared vacant after suffering a debilitating heart attack and becoming comatose. | |
Henry Waxman[380] (born 1939) |
Democratic | California's 24th | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1983 | 40 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
California's 29th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2003 | |||||
California's 30th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
California's 33rd | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2015 | |||||
Anthony C. Beilenson[381] (1932–2017) |
Democratic | California's 23rd | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1993 | 20 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
California's 24th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1997 | |||||
Mickey Edwards[382] (born 1937) |
Republican | Oklahoma's 5th | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1993 | 16 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Oklahoma in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Dan Glickman[383] (born 1944) |
Democratic | Kansas' 4th | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1995 | 18 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Kansas in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Marc L. Marks[384] (1927–2018) |
Republican | Pennsylvania's 24th | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1983 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Theodore S. Weiss[385] (1927–1992) |
Democratic | New York's 20th | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1983 | 15 years, 255 days | Died in office. | |
New York's 17th | January 3, 1983 | September 14, 1992 | |||||
S. William Green[386] (1929–2002) |
Republican | New York's 18th | February 14, 1978 | January 3, 1983 | 14 years, 324 days | Lost reelection. | |
New York's 15th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | |||||
Martin Frost[387] (born 1942) |
Democratic | Texas's 24th | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 2005 | 26 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Texas in U.S. Congress. Served as DCCC Chair. Lost reelection. | |
Ken Kramer[388] (born 1942) |
Republican | Colorado's 5th | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1987 | 8 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Colorado in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Howard Wolpe[389] (1939–2011) |
Democratic | Michigan's 3rd | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1993 | 14 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Bobbi Fiedler[390] (1937-2019) |
Republican | California's 21st | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1987 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Barney Frank[391] (born 1940) |
Democratic | Massachusetts's 4th | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 2013 | 32 years, 0 days | First LGBT Jew elected to U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Sam Gejdenson[392] (born 1948) |
Democratic | Connecticut's 2nd | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 2001 | 20 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Tom Lantos[393] (1928–2008) |
Democratic | California's 11th | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1993 | 27 years, 39 days | The only Holocaust survivor to have served in the U.S. Congress. Died in office. | |
California's 12th | January 3, 1993 | February 11, 2008 | |||||
Chuck Schumer[275] (born 1950) |
Democratic | New York's 16th | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1983 | 18 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
New York's 10th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | |||||
New York's 9th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1999 | |||||
Bob Shamansky[394] (1927–2011) |
Democratic | Ohio's 12th | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1983 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Ron Wyden[274] (born 1949) |
Democratic | Oregon's 3rd | January 3, 1981 | February 5, 1996 | 15 years, 33 days | First Jewish American to represent Oregon in U.S. Congress. Resigned after running successfully to the U.S. Senate. | |
Howard Berman[395] (born 1941) |
Democratic | California's 26th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 2003 | 30 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
California's 28th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
Barbara Boxer[272] (born 1940) |
Democratic | California's 6th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Ben Erdreich[396] (born 1938) |
Democratic | Alabama's 6th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 10 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Sander Levin[397] (born 1931) |
Democratic | Michigan's 17th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 36 years, 0 days | Retired. Succeeded by his son, Rep. Andy Levin. | |
Michigan's 12th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
Michigan's 9th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2019 | |||||
Mel Levine[398] (born 1943) |
Democratic | California's 27th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Norman Sisisky[399] (1927–2001) |
Democratic | Virginia's 4th | January 3, 1983 | March 29, 2001 | 18 years, 85 days | First Jewish American to represent Virginia in U.S. Congress. Died in office. | |
Lawrence J. Smith[400] (born 1941) |
Democratic | Florida's 16th | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired. | |
Gary Ackerman[401] (born 1942) |
Democratic | New York's 7th | March 1, 1983 | March 1, 1993 | 29 years, 308 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Ben Rosenthal. Retired. | |
New York's 5th | March 1, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
Sala Burton[402] (1925–1987) |
Democratic | California's 5th | June 21, 1983 | February 1, 1987 | 3 years, 225 days | Won special election to succeed her husband, Rep. Phillip Burton. Died in office. | |
John Ripin Miller[403] (1938–2017) |
Republican | Washington's 1st | January 3, 1985 | January 3, 1993 | 8 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Washington in U.S. Congress. Retired. | |
Ben Cardin[277] (born 1943) |
Democratic | Maryland's 3rd | January 3, 1987 | January 3, 2007 | 20 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Eliot Engel[404] (born 1947) |
Democratic | New York's 19th | January 3, 1989 | January 3, 1993 | 36 years, 9 days | ||
New York's 17th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
New York's 16th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Nita Lowey[405] (born 1937) |
Democratic | New York's 20th | January 3, 1989 | January 3, 1993 | 36 years, 9 days | Served as DCCC Chair. | |
New York's 18th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
New York's 17th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Steven Schiff[406] (1947–1998) |
Republican | New Mexico's 1st | January 3, 1989 | March 25, 1998 | 9 years, 81 days | First Jewish American to represent New Mexico in U.S. Congress. Died in office. | |
Bernie Sanders[278] (born 1941) |
Independent | Vermont's at-large | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 2007 | 16 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Vermont in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Dick Zimmer[407] (born 1944) |
Republican | New Jersey's 12th | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 1997 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Jerrold Nadler[408] (born 1947) |
Democratic | New York's 17th | November 3, 1992 | January 3, 1993 | 32 years, 70 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Ted Weiss. | |
New York's 8th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
New York's 10th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Sam Coppersmith[409] (born 1955) |
Democratic | Arizona's 1st | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Arizona in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Peter Deutsch[410] (born 1957) |
Democratic | Florida's 20th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2005 | 12 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Bob Filner[411] (born 1942) |
Democratic | California's 50th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2003 | 19 years, 335 days | Resigned after running successfully for Mayor of San Diego. | |
California's 51st | January 3, 2003 | December 3, 2012 | |||||
Eric Fingerhut[412] (born 1959) |
Democratic | Ohio's 19th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Daniel Hamburg[413] (born 1948) |
Democratic | California's 1st | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Jane Harman[414] (born 1945) |
Democratic | California's 36th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1999 | 6 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of California. | |
January 3, 2001 | February 28, 2011 | 10 years, 56 days | Resigned to become the Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. | ||||
Herb Klein[415] (born 1930) |
Democratic | New Jersey's 8th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
David A. Levy[416] (born 1953) |
Republican | New York's 4th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Marjorie Margolies[417] (born 1942) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 13th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | First Jewish American woman to represent Pennsylvania in U.S. Congress. Lost reelection. | |
Lynn Schenk[418] (born 1945) |
Democratic | California's 49th | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Jon D. Fox[419] (1947–2018) |
Republican | Pennsylvania's 13th | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 1999 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Steve Rothman[420] (born 1952) |
Democratic | New Jersey's 9th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2013 | 16 years, 0 days | Lost renomination. | |
Brad Sherman[421] (born 1954) |
Democratic | California's 24th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2003 | 6 years, 0 days | ||
California's 24th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
California's 24th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Robert Wexler[422] (born 1961) |
Democratic | Florida's 19th | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2010 | 13 years, 0 days | Resigned. | |
Shelley Berkley[423] (born 1951) |
Democratic | Nevada's 1st | January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2013 | 14 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent Nevada in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Jan Schakowsky[424] (born 1944) |
Democratic | Illinois's 9th | January 3, 1999 | Incumbent | 26 years, 9 days | First Jewish American woman to represent Illinois in U.S. Congress. | |
Anthony Weiner[425] (born 1964) |
Democratic | New York's 9th | January 3, 1999 | June 21, 2011 | 12 years, 169 days | Resigned. | |
Eric Cantor[426] (born 1963) |
Republican | Virginia's 7th | January 3, 2001 | August 18, 2014 | 13 years, 227 days | Served as House Republican Whip during the 111th U.S. Congress]]. Served as House Republican Leader during the 112th and 113th U.S. Congress]]. | |
Susan Davis[427] (born 1944) |
Democratic | California's 49th | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2003 | 24 years, 9 days | ||
California's 53rd | January 3, 2003 | Incumbent | |||||
Steve Israel[428] (born 1958) |
Democratic | New York's 3rd | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2013 | 16 years, 0 days | Served as DCCC Chair. Retired. | |
New York's 2nd | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | |||||
Adam Schiff[429] (born 1960) |
Democratic | California's 27th | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2003 | 24 years, 9 days | ||
California's 29th | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | |||||
California's 28th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Rahm Emanuel[430] (born 1959) |
Democratic | Illinois's 5th | January 3, 2003 | January 2, 2009 | 6 years, 0 days | Served as DCCC Chair. Resigned to become White House Chief of Staff. | |
Debbie Wasserman Schultz[431] (born 1966) |
Democratic | Florida's 20th | January 3, 2005 | January 3, 2013 | 20 years, 9 days | First Jewish American woman to represent Florida in U.S. Congress. Served as DNC Chair. | |
Florida's 23rd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |||||
Allyson Schwartz[432] (born 1948) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 13th | January 3, 2005 | January 3, 2015 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Pennsylvania. | |
Steve Cohen[433] (born 1949) |
Democratic | Tennesse's 9th | January 3, 2007 | Incumbent | 18 years, 9 days | First Jewish American to represent Tennessee in U.S. Congress. | |
Gabrielle Giffords[434] (born 1970) |
Democratic | Arizona's 8th | January 3, 2007 | January 25, 2012 | 5 years, 22 days | First Jewish American woman to represent Arizona in U.S. Congress. Resigned to recover from the assassination attempt on her life in 2011. | |
Paul Hodes[435] (born 1951) |
Democratic | New Hampshire's 2nd | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | 4 years, 0 days | First Jewish American to represent New Hampshire in U.S. Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |
Steve Kagen[436] (born 1949) |
Democratic | Wisconsin's 8th | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Ron Klein[437] (born 1957) |
Democratic | Florida's 22nd | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | 4 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
John Yarmuth[438] (born 1947) |
Democratic | Kentucky's 3rd | January 3, 2007 | Incumbent | 18 years, 9 days | First Jewish American to represent Kentucky in U.S. Congress. | |
John Adler[439] (1959–2011) |
Democratic | New Jersey's 3rd | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2011 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Jason Chaffetz[b] (born 1967) |
Republican | Utah's 3rd | January 3, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | 8 years, 178 days | First Jewish American to represent Utah in U.S. Congress. Resigned. | |
Alan Grayson[440] (born 1958) |
Democratic | Florida's 8th | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2011 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
Florida's 9th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. | |||
Jared Polis[441] (born 1975) |
Democratic | Colorado's 2nd | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2019 | 10 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for Governor of Colorado. | |
Ted Deutch[442] (born 1966) |
Democratic | Florida's 19th | April 13, 2010 | January 3, 2013 | 14 years, 274 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. Robert Wexler. | |
Florida's 21st | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | |||||
Florida's 22nd | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | |||||
David Cicilline[443] (born 1961) |
Democratic | Rhode Island's 1st | January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 9 days | First Jewish American to represent Rhode Island in U.S. Congress. | |
Suzanne Bonamici[444] (born 1954) |
Democratic | Oregon's 1st | January 31, 2012 | Incumbent | 12 years, 347 days | Won special election to succeed Rep. David Wu. First Jewish American woman to represent Oregon in U.S. Congress. | |
Lois Frankel[445] (born 1948) |
Democratic | Florida's 22nd | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Florida's 21st | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | |||||
Alan Lowenthal[446] (born 1941) |
Democratic | California's 47th | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | ||
Brad Schneider[447] (born 1961) |
Democratic | Illinois's 10th | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2015 | 2 years, 0 days | Lost reelection. | |
January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | |||||
Lee Zeldin[448] (born 1980) |
Republican | New York's 1st | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | 10 years, 9 days | ||
Josh Gottheimer[449] (born 1975) |
Democratic | New Jersey's 5th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
David Kustoff[447] (born 1966) |
Republican | Tennessee's 8th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Jamie Raskin[450] (born 1962) |
Democratic | Maryland's 8th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | ||
Jacky Rosen[283] (born 1957) |
Democratic | Nevada's 3rd | January 3, 2017 | January 3, 2019 | 2 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Susan Wild[451] (born 1957) |
Democratic | Pennsylvania's 15th | November 27, 2018 | January 3, 2019 | 6 years, 46 days | ||
Pennsylvania's 7th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | |||||
Andy Levin[452] (born 1960) |
Democratic | Michigan's 9th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | Succeeded his father, Rep. Sander Levin. | |
Elaine Luria[453] (born 1975) |
Democratic | Virginia's 2nd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Jewish American woman to represent Virginia in U.S. Congress. | |
Dean Phillips[454] (born 1969) |
Democratic | Minnesota's 3rd | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Jewish American to represent Minnesota in U.S. Congress. | |
Max Rose[455] (born 1986) |
Democratic | New York's 11th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | ||
Kim Schrier[456] (born 1968) |
Democratic | Washington's 8th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Jewish American woman to represent Washington in U.S. Congress. | |
Elissa Slotkin[457] (born 1976) |
Democratic | Michigan's 8th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days | First Jewish American woman to represent Michigan in U.S. Congress. | |
Mike Levin[458] (born 1978) |
Democratic | California's 49th | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 9 days |
Members-elect
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Jake Auchincloss[2] (born 1988) |
Democratic | Massachusetts's 4th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Sara Jacobs[2] (born 1989) |
Democratic | California's 53rd | January 3, 2021 | Elect | |||
Kathy Manning[2] (born 1956) |
Democratic | North Carolina's 6th | January 3, 2021 | Elect | First Jewish American to represent North Carolina in U.S. Congress. |
Elected, but not seated
[edit]Representative | Party | State | Year elected | Notes | |
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Samuel Marx[459] (1867–1922) |
Democratic | New York's 19th | 1922 | Not seated due to death prior to start of term. |
List of delegates
[edit](Note: Delegates are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Delegate | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
David Levy Yulee[247][a] (1810–1886) |
Democratic | Florida Territory's at-large | March 4, 1841 | March 3, 1845 | 3 years, 364 days | First Jewish American delegate to represent Florida n U.S. Congress. Office eliminated when Territory of Florida was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida. |
Buddhists
[edit]List of senators
[edit](Note: Senators are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Senator | Party | State | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Mazie Hirono[460][461] (born 1947) |
Democratic | Hawaii Class 1 |
January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | First Buddhist to serve in U.S. Senate. First Buddhist to represent Hawaii in U.S. Senate. |
List of representatives
[edit](Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Mazie Hirono[460][461] (born 1947) |
Democratic | Hawaii's 2nd | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2013 | 6 years, 0 days | First Buddhist elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Hank Johnson). First Buddhist to represent Hawaii in U.S. Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
Hank Johnson[198] (born 1954) |
Democratic | Georgia's 4th | January 3, 2007 | Incumbent | 18 years, 9 days | First Buddhist elected to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Mazie Hirono). First Buddhist to represent Georgia in U.S. Congress. | |
Colleen Hanabusa[462] (born 1951) |
Democratic | Hawaii's 1st | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2015 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate. | |
November 14, 2016 | January 3, 2019 | 2 years, 50 days | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Hawaii. |
Hindus
[edit]List of representatives
[edit](Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Representative | Party | District | Tenure | Notes | |||
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Term start | Term end | Length of service | |||||
Tulsi Gabbard[463][464] (born 1981) |
Democratic | Hawaii's 2nd | January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 12 years, 9 days | First practicing Hindu elected to U.S. Congress. First Hindu to represent Hawaii in U.S. Congress | |
Ro Khanna (born 1976) |
Democratic | California's 17th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Hindu of Indian descent electied to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi). First Hindu to represent California in U.S. Congress. | |
Raja Krishnamoorthi (born 1973) |
Democratic | Illinois's 8th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Hindu of Indian descent electied to U.S. Congress (along with Rep. Ro Khanna). First Hindu to represent Illinois in U.S. Congress. | |
Pramila Jayapal (born 1965) |
Democratic | Washington's 7th | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 9 days | First Hindu to represent Washington in U.S. Congress. |
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