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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 104th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 104th Congress (January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997). Current seats and party affiliations on the List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority will be different for certain members.[ 1]
Seniority depends on the date on which members were sworn into office. Since many members are sworn in on the same day, subsequent ranking is based on previous congressional service of the individual and then by alphabetical order by the last name of the congressman.
Committee chairmanship in the House is often associated with seniority. However, party leadership is typically not associated with seniority.
Note: The "*" indicates that the representative /delegate may have served one or more non-consecutive terms while in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress .
U.S. House seniority list [ edit ]
U.S. House seniority
Rank
Representative
Party
District
Seniority date(previous service, if any)
No. of terms
Notes
1
John Dingell
D
MI-16
December 13, 1955
21st term
Dean of the House
2
Henry B. González
TX-20
November 4, 1961
18th term
3
Sam Gibbons
FL-11
January 3, 1963
17th term
Left the House in 1997 .
4
Joseph M. McDade
R
PA-10
5
Jimmy Quillen
TN-01
Left the House in 1997 .
6
Sidney R. Yates
D
IL-09
January 3, 1965Previous service: 1949–1963.
23rd term*
7
John Conyers
MI-14
January 3, 1965
16th term
8
Kika de la Garza
TX-15
Left the House in 1997 .
9
Lee H. Hamilton
IN-09
10
Tom Bevill
AL-04
January 3, 1967
15th term
Left the House in 1997 .
11
Sonny Montgomery
MS-03
12
John T. Myers
R
IN-07
13
Bill Clay
D
MO-01
January 3, 1969
14th term
14
Louis Stokes
OH-11
15
Dave Obey
WI-07
April 1, 1969
16
Phil Crane
R
IL-08
November 25, 1969
17
Bill Archer
TX-07
January 3, 1971
13th term
18
Ron Dellums
D
CA-09
19
Charles Rangel
NY-15
20
Floyd Spence
R
SC-02
21
Bill Young
FL-10
22
George Brown Jr.
D
CA-42
January 3, 1973Previous service: 1963–1971.
16th term*
23
Benjamin Gilman
R
NY-20
January 3, 1973
12th term
24
Ralph Regula
OH-16
25
Charlie Rose
D
NC-07
Left the House in 1997 .
26
Joe Moakley
MA-09
27
Carlos Moorhead
R
CA-27
Left the House in 1997 .
28
Pat Schroeder
D
CO-01
29
Bud Shuster
R
PA-09
30
Pete Stark
D
CA-13
31
Gerry Studds
MA-10
Left the House in 1997 .
32
Charlie Wilson
TX-02
33
Don Young
R
AK-AL
March 6, 1973
34
Cardiss Collins
D
IL-07
June 5, 1973
Left the House in 1997 .
35
John Murtha
PA-12
February 5, 1974
36
Andrew Jacobs Jr.
IN-10
January 3, 1975Previous service: 1965–1973.
15th term*
Left the House in 1997 .
37
Harold Ford Sr.
TN-09
January 3, 1975
11th term
38
William F. Goodling
R
PA-19
39
Bill Hefner
D
NC-08
40
Henry Hyde
R
IL-06
41
John LaFalce
D
NY-29
42
George Miller
CA-07
43
Norman Mineta
CA-15
Resigned on October 10, 1995.
44
Jim Oberstar
MN-08
45
Henry Waxman
CA-29
46
Ed Markey
MA-07
November 2, 1976
47
Anthony Beilenson
CA-24
January 3, 1977
10th term
Left the House in 1997 .
48
David Bonior
MI-10
49
Norm Dicks
WA-06
50
Dick Gephardt
MO-03
51
Dale Kildee
MI-09
52
Jim Leach
R
IA-01
53
Nick Rahall
D
WV-03
54
Ike Skelton
MO-04
55
Bob Stump
R
AZ-03
56
Bruce Vento
D
MN-04
57
Harold Volkmer
MO-09
Left the House in 1997 .
58
Bob Walker
R
PA-16
59
Bob Livingston
LA-01
August 27, 1977
60
Doug Bereuter
NE-01
January 3, 1979
9th term
61
William F. Clinger Jr.
PA-05
Left the House in 1997 .
62
Julian Dixon
D
CA-32
63
Vic Fazio
CA-03
64
Martin Frost
TX-24
65
Newt Gingrich
R
GA-06
Speaker of the House
66
Tony P. Hall
D
OH-03
67
Jerry Lewis
R
CA-40
68
Bob Matsui
D
CA-05
69
Toby Roth
R
WI-08
Left the House in 1997 .
70
Martin Olav Sabo
D
MN-05
71
Jim Sensenbrenner
R
WI-09
72
Gerald Solomon
NY-22
73
Charles Stenholm
D
TX-17
74
Bill Thomas
R
CA-21
75
Pat Williams
D
MT-AL
Left the House in 1997 .
76
Tom Petri
R
WI-06
April 3, 1979
77
John Porter
IL-10
January 22, 1980
78
Billy Tauzin
D
LA-03
May 22, 1980
Switched to Republican on August 8, 1995.
79
Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
R
VA-07
January 3, 1981
8th term
80
William J. Coyne
D
PA-14
81
David Dreier
R
CA-26
82
Bill Emerson
MO-08
Died on June 22, 1996.
83
Jack Fields
TX-08
Left the House in 1997 .
84
Thomas M. Foglietta
D
PA-01
85
Barney Frank
MA-04
86
Sam Gejdenson
CT-02
87
Steve Gunderson
R
WI-03
Left the House in 1997 .
88
Ralph Hall
D
TX-04
89
James V. Hansen
R
UT-01
90
Duncan L. Hunter
CA-52
91
Tom Lantos
D
CA-12
92
Bill McCollum
R
FL-08
93
Pat Roberts
KS-01
Left the House in 1997 .
94
Hal Rogers
KY-05
95
Marge Roukema
NJ-05
96
Chuck Schumer
D
NY-09
97
Clay Shaw
R
FL-22
98
Joe Skeen
NM-02
99
Chris Smith
NJ-04
100
Frank Wolf
VA-10
101
Ron Wyden
D
OR-03
Resigned on February 5, 1996.
102
Steny Hoyer
MD-05
May 19, 1981
103
Mike Oxley
R
OH-04
June 25, 1981
104
Barbara B. Kennelly
D
CT-01
January 12, 1982
105
Matthew G. Martínez
CA-31
July 13, 1982
106
Herbert H. Bateman
R
VA-01
January 3, 1983
7th term
107
Howard Berman
D
CA-28
108
Michael Bilirakis
R
FL-09
109
Sherwood Boehlert
NY-23
110
Robert A. Borski Jr.
D
PA-03
111
Rick Boucher
VA-09
112
John Bryant
TX-05
Left the House in 1997 .
113
Dan Burton
R
IN-06
114
Ronald D. Coleman
D
TX-16
Left the House in 1997 .
115
Dick Durbin
IL-20
116
Lane Evans
IL-17
117
George Gekas
R
PA-17
118
Nancy Johnson
CT-06
119
Marcy Kaptur
D
OH-09
120
John Kasich
R
OH-12
121
Sander Levin
D
MI-12
122
Bill Lipinski
IL-03
123
Alan Mollohan
WV-01
124
Solomon P. Ortiz
TX-27
125
Major Owens
NY-11
126
Ron Packard
R
CA-48
127
Bill Richardson
D
NM-03
128
Norman Sisisky
VA-04
129
John Spratt
SC-05
130
Esteban Torres
CA-34
131
Robert Torricelli
NJ-09
Left the House in 1997 .
132
Edolphus Towns
NY-10
133
Barbara Vucanovich
R
NV-02
Left the House in 1997 .
134
Bob Wise
D
WV-02
135
Gary Ackerman
NY-05
March 1, 1983
136
Daniel Schaefer
R
CO-06
March 29, 1983
137
Jerry Kleczka
D
WI-04
April 3, 1984
138
Jim Saxton
R
NJ-03
November 6, 1984
139
Bob Dornan
CA-46
January 3, 1985Previous service: 1977–1983.
9th term*
Left the House in 1997 .
140
Dick Armey
TX-26
January 3, 1985
6th term
141
Joe Barton
TX-06
142
Sonny Callahan
AL-01
143
Howard Coble
NC-06
144
Larry Combest
TX-19
145
Tom DeLay
TX-22
146
Harris W. Fawell
IL-13
147
Bart Gordon
D
TN-06
148
Paul Kanjorski
PA-11
149
Jim Kolbe
R
AZ-05
150
Jim Ross Lightfoot
IA-03
Left the House in 1997 .
151
Thomas J. Manton
D
NY-07
152
Jan Meyers
R
KS-03
Left the House in 1997 .
153
James Traficant
D
OH-17
154
Pete Visclosky
IN-01
155
Jim Chapman
TX-01
August 3, 1985
Left the House in 1997 .
156
Cass Ballenger
R
NC-10
November 4, 1986
157
Richard Baker
LA-06
January 3, 1987
5th term
158
Jim Bunning
KY-04
159
Ben Cardin
D
MD-03
160
Peter DeFazio
OR-04
161
Floyd Flake
NY-06
162
Elton Gallegly
R
CA-23
163
Dennis Hastert
IL-14
164
Jimmy Hayes
D
LA-07
Switched to Republican on December 1, 1995.Left the House in 1997 .
165
Joel Hefley
R
CO-05
166
Wally Herger
CA-02
167
Amo Houghton
NY-31
168
Tim Johnson
D
SD-AL
Left the House in 1997 .
169
Joseph P. Kennedy II
MA-08
170
John Lewis
GA-05
171
Kweisi Mfume
MD-07
Resigned on February 15, 1996
172
Connie Morella
R
MD-08
173
Owen B. Pickett
D
VA-02
174
Thomas C. Sawyer
OH-14
175
David Skaggs
CO-02
176
Louise Slaughter
NY-28
177
Lamar Smith
R
TX-21
178
Fred Upton
MI-06
179
Curt Weldon
PA-07
180
Nancy Pelosi
D
CA-08
June 2, 1987
181
Chris Shays
R
CT-04
August 18, 1987
182
Bob Clement
D
TN-05
January 19, 1988
183
Jim McCrery
R
LA-05
April 16, 1988
184
Lewis F. Payne Jr.
D
VA-05
June 14, 1988
Left the House in 1997 .
185
Jerry Costello
IL-12
August 9, 1988
186
Jimmy Duncan
R
TN-02
November 8, 1988
187
Frank Pallone
D
NJ-06
188
Mel Hancock
R
MO-07
January 3, 1989
4th term
Left the House in 1997 .
189
Christopher Cox
CA-47
190
Eliot Engel
D
NY-17
191
Paul Gillmor
R
OH-05
192
Porter Goss
FL-14
193
Harry Johnston
D
FL-19
Left the House in 1997 .
194
Greg Laughlin
TX-14
Switched to Republican on June 26, 1995.Left the House in 1997 .
195
Nita Lowey
NY-18
196
Jim McDermott
WA-07
197
Michael R. McNulty
NY-21
198
Richard Neal
MA-02
199
Michael Parker
MS-04
Switched to Republican on November 10, 1995.
200
Bill Paxon
R
NY-27
201
Donald M. Payne
D
NJ-10
202
Glenn Poshard
IL-19
203
Dana Rohrabacher
R
CA-45
204
Steven Schiff
NM-01
205
Cliff Stearns
FL-06
206
John S. Tanner
D
TN-08
207
James T. Walsh
R
NY-25
208
Glen Browder
D
AL-03
April 4, 1989
Left the House in 1997 .
209
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
R
FL-18
August 29, 1989
210
Gary Condit
D
CA-18
September 12, 1989
211
Pete Geren
TX-12
Left the House in 1997 .
212
Gene Taylor
MS-05
October 17, 1989
213
Susan Molinari
R
NY-13
March 20, 1990
214
José E. Serrano
D
NY-16
215
Patsy Mink
HI-02
September 22, 1990Previous service: 1965–1977.
10th term*
216
Rob Andrews
NJ-01
November 6, 1990
4th term
217
Neil Abercrombie
HI-01
January 3, 1991Previous service: 1986–1987.
4th term*
218
Wayne Allard
R
CO-04
January 3, 1991
3rd term
Left the House in 1997 .
219
Bill Barrett
NE-03
220
John Boehner
OH-08
221
William K. Brewster
D
OK-03
Left the House in 1997 .
222
Barbara-Rose Collins
MI-15
223
Dave Camp
R
MI-04
224
Bud Cramer
D
AL-05
225
Duke Cunningham
R
CA-50
226
Rosa DeLauro
D
CT-03
227
John Doolittle
R
CA-04
228
Cal Dooley
D
CA-20
229
Chet Edwards
TX-11
230
Gary Franks
R
CT-05
Left the House in 1997 .
231
Wayne Gilchrest
MD-01
232
Dave Hobson
OH-07
233
William J. Jefferson
D
LA-02
234
Scott L. Klug
R
WI-02
235
Jim Moran
D
VA-08
236
Jim Nussle
R
IA-02
237
Bill Orton
D
UT-03
Left the House in 1997 .
238
Collin Peterson
MN-07
239
Pete Peterson
FL-02
Left the House in 1997 .
240
Jim Ramstad
R
MN-03
241
Jack Reed
D
RI-02
Left the House in 1997 .
242
Tim Roemer
IN-03
243
Bernie Sanders
I
VT-AL
244
Charles H. Taylor
R
NC-11
245
Ray Thornton
D
AR-02
January 3, 1991Previous service: 1973–1979.
6th term*
Resigned on January 1, 1997.
246
Maxine Waters
CA-35
January 3, 1991
3rd term
247
Bill Zeliff
R
NH-01
Left the House in 1997 .
248
Dick Zimmer
NJ-12
249
Sam Johnson
TX-03
May 8, 1991
250
John Olver
D
MA-01
June 18, 1991
251
Thomas W. Ewing
R
IL-15
July 2, 1991
252
Ed Pastor
D
AZ-02
October 3, 1991
253
Eva Clayton
NC-01
November 3, 1992
254
Jerry Nadler
NY-08
255
Spencer Bachus
R
AL-06
January 3, 1993
2nd term
256
William P. Baker
CA-10
Left the House in 1997 .
257
James A. Barcia
D
MI-05
258
Tom Barrett
WI-05
259
Roscoe Bartlett
R
MD-06
260
Xavier Becerra
D
CA-30
261
Scotty Baesler
KY-06
262
Sanford Bishop
GA-02
263
Peter I. Blute
R
MA-03
Left the House in 1997 .
264
Henry Bonilla
TX-23
265
Corrine Brown
D
FL-03
266
Sherrod Brown
OH-13
267
Steve Buyer
R
IN-05
268
Charles T. Canady
FL-12
269
Ken Calvert
CA-43
270
Mike Castle
DE-AL
271
Jim Clyburn
D
SC-06
272
Mac Collins
R
GA-03
273
Mike Crapo
ID-02
274
Pat Danner
D
MO-06
275
Nathan Deal
GA-09
Switched to Republican on April 11, 1995.
276
Peter Deutsch
FL-20
277
Lincoln Díaz-Balart
R
FL-21
278
Jay Dickey
AR-04
279
Jennifer Dunn
WA-08
280
Anna Eshoo
D
CA-14
281
Terry Everett
R
AL-02
282
Cleo Fields
D
LA-04
Left the House in 1997 .
283
Bob Filner
CA-51
284
Tillie Fowler
R
FL-04
285
Bob Franks
NJ-07
286
Elizabeth Furse
D
OR-01
287
Bob Goodlatte
R
VA-06
288
Gene Green
D
TX-29
289
James C. Greenwood
R
PA-08
290
Luis Gutiérrez
D
IL-04
291
Jane Harman
CA-36
292
Alcee Hastings
FL-23
293
Earl Hilliard
AL-07
294
Maurice Hinchey
NY-26
295
Pete Hoekstra
R
MI-02
296
Martin Hoke
OH-10
Left the House in 1997 .
297
Tim Holden
D
PA-06
298
Steve Horn
R
CA-38
299
Bob Inglis
SC-04
300
Ernest Istook
OK-05
301
Eddie Bernice Johnson
D
TX-30
302
Tim Hutchinson
R
AR-03
Left the House in 1997 .
303
Jay Kim
CA-41
304
Peter T. King
NY-03
305
Jack Kingston
GA-01
306
Ron Klink
D
PA-04
307
Joe Knollenberg
R
MI-11
308
Rick Lazio
NY-02
309
Blanche Lincoln
D
AR-01
Left the House in 1997 .
310
John Linder
R
GA-11
311
Carolyn Maloney
D
NY-14
312
Don Manzullo
R
IL-16
313
Paul McHale
D
PA-15
314
John M. McHugh
R
NY-24
315
Scott McInnis
CO-03
316
Buck McKeon
CA-25
317
Cynthia McKinney
D
GA-04
318
Marty Meehan
MA-05
319
Carrie Meek
FL-17
320
Bob Menendez
NJ-13
321
John Mica
R
FL-07
322
Dan Miller
FL-13
323
David Minge
D
MN-02
324
Richard Pombo
R
CA-11
325
Earl Pomeroy
D
ND-AL
326
Deborah Pryce
R
OH-15
327
Jack Quinn
NY-30
328
Mel Reynolds
D
IL-02
Resigned on October 1, 1995.
329
Lucille Roybal-Allard
CA-33
330
Ed Royce
R
CA-39
331
Bobby Rush
D
IL-01
332
Bobby Scott
VA-03
333
Nick Smith
R
MI-07
334
Bart Stupak
D
MI-01
335
Frank Tejeda
TX-28
336
Jim Talent
R
MO-02
337
Karen Thurman
D
FL-05
338
Peter G. Torkildsen
R
MA-06
Left the House in 1997 .
339
Walter R. Tucker III
D
CA-37
Resigned on December 15, 1995.
340
Nydia Velázquez
NY-12
341
Mel Watt
NC-12
342
Lynn Woolsey
CA-06
343
Albert Wynn
MD-04
344
Bennie Thompson
MS-02
April 13, 1993
345
Rob Portman
R
OH-02
May 4, 1993
346
Sam Farr
D
CA-17
June 8, 1993
347
Vern Ehlers
R
MI-03
December 7, 1993
348
Frank Lucas
OK-06
May 10, 1994
349
Ron Lewis
KY-02
May 24, 1994
350
Steve Largent
OK-01
November 29, 1994
351
John Baldacci
D
ME-02
January 3, 1995
1st term
352
Charles Bass
R
NH-02
353
Bob Barr
GA-07
354
Ken Bentsen Jr.
D
TX-25
355
Brian Bilbray
R
CA-49
356
Sonny Bono
CA-44
357
Sam Brownback
KS-02
Resigned on November 7, 1996.
358
Ed Bryant
TN-07
359
Richard Burr
NC-05
360
Jim Bunn
OR-05
Left the House in 1997 .
361
Steve Chabot
OH-01
362
Saxby Chambliss
GA-08
363
Helen Chenoweth
ID-01
364
Jon Christensen
NE-02
365
Dick Chrysler
MI-08
Left the House in 1997 .
366
Tom Coburn
OK-02
367
Wes Cooley
OR-02
Left the House in 1997 .
368
Frank Cremeans
OH-06
369
Barbara Cubin
WY-AL
370
Tom Davis
VA-11
371
Lloyd Doggett
D
TX-10
372
Mike Doyle
PA-18
373
Bob Ehrlich
R
MD-02
374
Phil English
PA-21
375
John Ensign
NV-01
376
Chaka Fattah
D
PA-02
377
Michael Flanagan
R
IL-05
Left the House in 1997 .
378
Mark Foley
FL-16
379
Michael Forbes
NY-01
380
Jon D. Fox
PA-13
381
Rodney Frelinghuysen
NJ-11
382
Dan Frisa
NY-04
Left the House in 1997 .
383
David Funderburk
NC-02
384
Greg Ganske
IA-04
385
Lindsey Graham
SC-03
386
Enid Greene Waldholtz
UT-02
Left the House in 1997 .
387
Gil Gutknecht
MN-01
388
Doc Hastings
WA-04
389
J. D. Hayworth
AZ-06
390
Fred Heineman
NC-04
Left the House in 1997 .
391
Van Hilleary
TN-04
392
John Hostettler
IN-08
393
Sheila Jackson Lee
D
TX-18
394
Walter B. Jones Jr.
R
NC-03
395
Sue W. Kelly
NY-19
396
Patrick J. Kennedy
D
RI-01
397
Ray LaHood
R
IL-18
398
Tom Latham
IA-05
399
Steve LaTourette
OH-19
400
Frank LoBiondo
NJ-02
401
Zoe Lofgren
D
CA-16
402
James B. Longley Jr.
R
ME-01
Left the House in 1997 .
403
Bill Luther
D
MN-06
404
William J. Martini
R
NJ-08
Left the House in 1997 .
405
Frank Mascara
D
PA-20
406
Karen McCarthy
MO-05
407
David M. McIntosh
R
IN-02
408
Jack Metcalf
WA-02
409
Sue Myrick
NC-09
410
George Nethercutt
WA-05
411
Mark Neumann
WI-01
412
Bob Ney
OH-18
413
Charlie Norwood
GA-10
414
George Radanovich
CA-19
415
Frank Riggs
CA-01
January 3, 1995Previous service: 1991–1993.
2nd term*
416
Lynn N. Rivers
D
MI-13
January 3, 1995
1st term
417
Matt Salmon
R
AZ-01
418
Mark Sanford
SC-01
419
Joe Scarborough
FL-01
420
Andrea Seastrand
CA-22
Left the House in 1997 .
421
John Shadegg
AZ-04
422
Linda Smith
WA-03
423
Mark Souder
IN-04
424
Steve Stockman
TX-09
Left the House in 1997 .
425
Randy Tate
WA-09
426
Mac Thornberry
TX-13
427
Todd Tiahrt
KS-04
428
Zach Wamp
TN-03
429
Mike Ward
D
KY-03
Left the House in 1997 .
430
J. C. Watts
R
OK-04
431
Dave Weldon
FL-15
432
Jerry Weller
IL-11
433
Rick White
WA-01
434
Ed Whitfield
KY-01
435
Roger Wicker
MS-01
Tom Campbell
CA-15
December 12, 1995Previous service: 1989–1993.
3rd term*
Jesse Jackson Jr.
D
IL-02
December 12, 1995
1st term
Juanita Millender-McDonald
CA-37
March 26, 1996
Elijah Cummings
MD-07
April 16, 1996
Earl Blumenauer
OR-03
May 21, 1996
Jo Ann Emerson
R
MO-08
November 5, 1996
Jim Ryun
KS-02
November 27, 1996
^ Delegates are non-voting members and representatives are voting members of the United States House of Representatives.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997 , by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company 1998) ISBN 0-7864-0283-0