List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority

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This is a complete list of current members of the U.S. House of Representatives based on seniority. For the most part, representatives are ranked by the beginning of their terms in office. Representatives whose terms begin the same day are ranked alphabetically by last name.

Representatives who return to the House after having previously served in the House are credited with service equal to one less than the number of terms they served. For example, Rep. Baron Hill had previously served three terms, from 1999 to 2005, when he was once again elected in 2006. Instead of holding seniority with others whose terms began January 3, 2007, he was credited with two terms, and holds seniority above all representatives whose terms began January 3, 2003, and after. When a representative has served a prior term of fewer than two terms (i.e., prior term minus one equals less than one), he or she is ranked above all others whose service begins on the same day. For example, Rep. Jay Inslee was elected to House for a term commencing January 3, 1999, after having served from 1993 to 1995. He ranks above his fellow representatives whose terms began January 3, 1999.

Committee chairmanship in the House is often associated with seniority, especially in the Democratic Caucus. The Republican leadership has a stronger hand in choosing chairmen and ranking minority members, and do so based on ideology and campaign fundraising.[1] However, party leadership is typically not associated with seniority.

Rank Representative Party District Seniority date Notes
1 John Dingell D MI-15 01955-12-13 December 13, 1955 Dean of the House
2 John Conyers D MI-14 01965-01-03 January 3, 1965 Chair of the Judiciary Committee
Dean of the Congressional Black Caucus
3 Dave Obey D WI-07 01969-04-01 April 1, 1969 Chair of the Appropriations Committee
4 Charles B. Rangel D NY-15 01971-01-03 January 3, 1971 Chair of the Ways and Means Committee (on leave of absence)
5 Bill Young R FL-10
6 Pete Stark D CA-13 01973-01-03 January 3, 1973
7 Don Young R AK 01973-03-06 March 6, 1973
8 George Miller D CA-07 01975-01-03 January 3, 1975 Chair of the Education and Labor Committee
9 James Oberstar D MN-08 Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
10 Henry Waxman D CA-30 Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee
11 Ed Markey D MA-07 01976-11-02 November 2, 1976 Chair of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
12 Norm Dicks D WA-06 01977-01-03 January 3, 1977
13 Dale Kildee D MI-05
14 Nick Rahall D WV-03 Chair of the Natural Resources Committee
15 Ike Skelton D MO-04 Chair of the Armed Services Committee
16 Jerry Lewis R CA-41 01979-01-03 January 3, 1979 Ranking member of the Appropriations Committee
17 James Sensenbrenner R WI-05 Ranking member of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
18 Tom Petri R WI-06 01979-04-03 April 3, 1979
19 David Dreier R CA-26 01981-01-03 January 3, 1981 Ranking member of the Rules Committee
20 Barney Frank D MA-04 Chair of the Financial Services Committee
21 Ralph Hall R TX-04 Ranking member of the Science and Technology Committee
22 Hal Rogers R KY-05
23 Christopher Smith R NJ-04
24 Frank Wolf R VA-10
25 Steny Hoyer D MD-05 01981-05-19 May 19, 1981 Majority Leader
26 Howard Berman D CA-28 01983-01-03 January 3, 1983 Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee
27 Rick Boucher D VA-09
28 Dan Burton R IN-05
29 Marcy Kaptur D OH-09 Most senior woman in the U.S. House of Representatives.
30 Sander Levin D MI-12 Acting Chair of the Ways and Means Committee
31 Alan Mollohan D WV-01
32 Solomon Ortiz D TX-27 Dean of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
33 John Spratt D SC-05 Chair of the Budget Committee
34 Ed Towns D NY-10 Chair of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee
35 Gary Ackerman D NY-05 01983-03-01 March 1, 1983
36 Joe Barton R TX-06 01985-01-03 January 3, 1985 Ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee
37 Howard Coble R NC-06
38 Bart Gordon D TN-06 Chair of the Science and Technology Committee
39 Paul Kanjorski D PA-11
40 Peter Visclosky D IN-01
41 Peter DeFazio D OR-04 01987-01-03 January 3, 1987
42 Elton Gallegly R CA-24
43 Wally Herger R CA-02
44 John Lewis D GA-05
45 Louise Slaughter D NY-28 Chair of the Rules Committee
46 Lamar Smith R TX-21 Ranking member of the Judiciary Committee
47 Fred Upton R MI-06
48 Nancy Pelosi D CA-08 01987-06-02 June 2, 1987 Speaker of the House
49 Jerry Costello D IL-12 01988-08-09 August 9, 1988
50 Frank Pallone D NJ-06 01988-11-08 November 8, 1988
51 John Duncan R TN-02
52 Eliot Engel D NY-17 01989-01-03 January 3, 1989
53 Nita Lowey D NY-18
54 Jim McDermott D WA-07
55 Richard Neal D MA-02
56 Donald Payne D NJ-10
57 Dana Rohrabacher R CA-46
58 Cliff Stearns R FL-06
59 John Tanner D TN-08
60 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R FL-18 01989-08-29 August 29, 1989 Ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Most senior Republican woman in the U.S. House of Representatives.
61 Gene Taylor D MS-04 01989-10-17 October 17, 1989
62 José Serrano D NY-16 01990-03-20 March 20, 1990
63 Rob Andrews D NJ-01 01990-11-06 November 6, 1990
64 Ron Paul R TX-14 01997-01-03 January 3, 1997[2] Previously served from 1976 to 1977 and from 1979 to 1985.
65 David Price D NC-04 Previously served from 1987 to 1995.
66 John Boehner R OH-08 01991-01-03 January 3, 1991 Minority Leader
67 Dave Camp R MI-04 Ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee
68 Rosa DeLauro D CT-03
69 Chet Edwards D TX-17
70 Jim Moran D VA-08
71 Collin Peterson D MN-07 Chair of the Agriculture Committee
72 Maxine Waters D CA-35
73 Sam Johnson R TX-03 01991-05-08 May 8, 1991
74 John Olver D MA-01 01991-06-04 June 4, 1991
75 Ed Pastor D AZ-04 01991-09-24 September 24, 1991
76 Jerrold Nadler D NY-08 01992-11-03 November 3, 1992
77 Jim Cooper D TN-05 02003-01-03 January 3, 2003[2] Previously served from 1983 to 1995.
78 Spencer Bachus R AL-06 01993-01-03 January 3, 1993 Ranking member of the Financial Services Committee
79 Roscoe Bartlett R MD-06
80 Xavier Becerra D CA-31
81 Sanford Bishop D GA-02
82 Corrine Brown D FL-03
83 Steve Buyer R IN-04 Ranking member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee
84 Ken Calvert R CA-44
85 Michael N. Castle R DE
86 Jim Clyburn D SC-06 Majority Whip
87 Lincoln Diaz-Balart R FL-21
88 Anna Eshoo D CA-14
89 Bob Filner D CA-51 Chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee
90 Bob Goodlatte R VA-06 Ranking member of the Agriculture Committee
91 Gene Green D TX-29
92 Luis Gutiérrez D IL-04
93 Alcee Hastings D FL-23
94 Maurice Hinchey D NY-22
95 Pete Hoekstra R MI-02 Ranking member of the Intelligence Committee
96 Tim Holden D PA-17
97 Eddie Bernice Johnson D TX-30
98 Peter King R NY-03 Ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee
99 Jack Kingston R GA-01
100 John Linder R GA-07
101 Buck McKeon R CA-25 Ranking member of the Armed Services Committee
102 Carolyn Maloney D NY-14
103 Donald Manzullo R IL-16
104 John Mica R FL-07 Ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
105 Earl Pomeroy D ND
106 Lucille Roybal-Allard D CA-34
107 Ed Royce R CA-40
108 Bobby Rush D IL-01
109 Bobby Scott D VA-03
110 Bart Stupak D MI-01
111 Nydia Velázquez D NY-12 Chair of the Small Business Committee
112 Mel Watt D NC-12
113 Lynn Woolsey D CA-06
114 Bennie Thompson D MS-02 01993-04-13 April 13, 1993 Chair of the Homeland Security Committee
115 Sam Farr D CA-17 01993-06-08 June 8, 1993
116 Vern Ehlers R MI-03 01993-12-07 December 7, 1993
117 Frank Lucas R OK-03 01994-05-10 May 10, 1994
118 Lloyd Doggett D TX-25 01995-01-03 January 3, 1995
119 Mike Doyle D PA-14
120 Chaka Fattah D PA-02
121 Rodney Frelinghuysen R NJ-11
122 Doc Hastings R WA-04 Ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee
123 Sheila Jackson-Lee D TX-18
124 Walter B. Jones R NC-03
125 Patrick Kennedy D RI-01
126 Tom Latham R IA-04
127 Steven LaTourette R OH-14
128 Frank LoBiondo R NJ-02
129 Zoe Lofgren D CA-16
130 Sue Myrick R NC-09
131 George Radanovich R CA-19
132 John Shadegg R AZ-03
133 Mac Thornberry R TX-13
134 Todd Tiahrt R KS-04
135 Zach Wamp R TN-03
136 Ed Whitfield R KY-01
137 Jesse Jackson, Jr. D IL-02 01995-12-12 December 12, 1995
138 Elijah Cummings D MD-07 01996-04-16 April 16, 1996
139 Earl Blumenauer D OR-03 01996-05-21 May 21, 1996
140 Jo Ann Emerson R MO-08 01996-11-05 November 5, 1996
141 Jane Harman D CA-36 02001-01-03 January 3, 2001[2] Previously served from 1993 to 1999.
142 Dan Lungren R CA-03 02005-01-03 January 3, 2005[2] Ranking member of the House Administration Committee
Previously served from 1979 to 1989.
143 Robert Aderholt R AL-04 01997-01-03 January 3, 1997
144 Marion Berry D AR-01
145 Roy Blunt R MO-07
146 Leonard Boswell D IA-03
147 Allen Boyd D FL-02
148 Kevin Brady R TX-08
149 Danny Davis D IL-07
150 Diana DeGette D CO-01
151 Bill Delahunt D MA-10
152 Bob Etheridge D NC-02
153 Kay Granger R TX-12
154 Rubén Hinojosa D TX-15
155 Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D MI-13
156 Ron Kind D WI-03
157 Dennis Kucinich D OH-10
158 Carolyn McCarthy D NY-04
159 Jim McGovern D MA-03
160 Mike McIntyre D NC-07
161 Jerry Moran R KS-01
162 Bill Pascrell D NJ-08
163 Joe Pitts R PA-16
164 Silvestre Reyes D TX-16 Chair of the Intelligence Committee
165 Steven Rothman D NJ-09
166 Loretta Sanchez D CA-47
167 Pete Sessions R TX-32
168 Brad Sherman D CA-27
169 John Shimkus R IL-19
170 Adam Smith D WA-09
171 Vic Snyder D AR-02
172 John Tierney D MA-06
173 Gregory Meeks D NY-06 01998-02-03 February 3, 1998
174 Lois Capps D CA-23 01998-03-10 March 10, 1998
175 Mary Bono Mack R CA-45 01998-04-07 April 7, 1998
176 Barbara Lee D CA-09
177 Robert Brady D PA-01 01998-05-19 May 19, 1998 Chair of the House Administration Committee
178 Jay Inslee D WA-01 01999-01-03 January 3, 1999 Previously served from 1993 to 1995.
179 Brian Baird D WA-03
180 Tammy Baldwin D WI-02
181 Shelley Berkley D NV-01
182 Judy Biggert R IL-13
183 Mike Capuano D MA-08
184 Joe Crowley D NY-07
185 Charlie Gonzalez D TX-20
186 Rush D. Holt D NJ-12
187 John Larson D CT-01 Democratic Caucus Chairman
188 Gary Miller R CA-42
189 Dennis Moore D KS-03
190 Grace Napolitano D CA-38
191 Paul Ryan R WI-01 Ranking member of the Budget Committee
192 Jan Schakowsky D IL-09
193 Mike Simpson R ID-02
194 Lee Terry R NE-02
195 Mike Thompson D CA-01
196 Greg Walden R OR-02
197 Anthony Weiner D NY-09
198 David Wu D OR-01
199 Joe Baca D CA-43 01999-11-16 November 16, 1999
200 Bob Inglis R SC-04 02005-01-03 January 3, 2005[2] Previously served from 1993 to 1999.
201 Brian Bilbray R CA-50 02006-06-06 June 6, 2006[2] Previously served from 1995 to 2001.
202 Ciro Rodriguez D TX-23 02007-01-03 January 3, 2007[2] Previously served from 1997 to 2005.
203 Todd Akin R MO-02 02001-01-03 January 3, 2001
204 Henry Brown R SC-01
205 Eric Cantor R VA-07 Minority Whip
206 Shelley Moore Capito R WV-02
207 William Lacy Clay D MO-01
208 Ander Crenshaw R FL-04
209 John Culberson R TX-07
210 Susan Davis D CA-53
211 Jeff Flake R AZ-06
212 Sam Graves R MO-06 Ranking member of the Small Business Committee
213 Mike Honda D CA-15
214 Steve Israel D NY-02
215 Darrell Issa R CA-49 Ranking member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee
216 Timothy Johnson R IL-15
217 Mark Kirk R IL-10
218 James Langevin D RI-02
219 Rick Larsen D WA-02
220 Betty McCollum D MN-04
221 Jim Matheson D UT-02
222 Mike Pence R IN-06
223 Todd Platts R PA-19
224 Adam Putnam R FL-12
225 Denny Rehberg R MT
226 Mike Rogers R MI-08
227 Mike Ross D AR-04
228 Adam Schiff D CA-29
229 Patrick Tiberi R OH-12
230 Bill Shuster R PA-09 02001-05-15 May 15, 2001
231 Diane Watson D CA-33 02001-06-05 June 5, 2001
232 Randy Forbes R VA-04 02001-06-19 June 19, 2001
233 Stephen Lynch D MA-09 02001-10-16 October 16, 2001
234 Jeff Miller R FL-01
235 John Boozman R AR-03 02001-11-20 November 20, 2001
236 Joe Wilson R SC-02 02001-12-18 December 18, 2001
237 John Sullivan R OK-01 02002-02-15 February 15, 2002
238 Baron Hill D IN-09 02007-01-03 January 3, 2007[2] Previously served from 1999 to 2005.
239 Rodney Alexander R LA-05 02003-01-03 January 3, 2003
240 Gresham Barrett R SC-03
241 Rob Bishop R UT-01
242 Tim Bishop D NY-01
243 Marsha Blackburn R TN-07
244 Jo Bonner R AL-01
245 Ginny Brown-Waite R FL-05
246 Michael Burgess R TX-26
247 Dennis Cardoza D CA-18
248 John Carter R TX-31
249 Tom Cole R OK-04
250 Artur Davis D AL-07
251 Lincoln Davis D TN-04
252 Mario Diaz-Balart R FL-25
253 Trent Franks R AZ-02
254 Scott Garrett R NJ-05
255 Jim Gerlach R PA-06
256 Phil Gingrey R GA-11
257 Raúl Grijalva D AZ-07
258 Jeb Hensarling R TX-05
259 Steve King R IA-05
260 John Kline R MN-02 Ranking member of the Education and Labor Committee
261 Jim Marshall D GA-08
262 Thaddeus McCotter R MI-11
263 Kendrick Meek D FL-17
264 Mike Michaud D ME-02
265 Brad Miller D NC-13
266 Candice Miller R MI-10
267 Tim Murphy R PA-18
268 Devin Nunes R CA-21
269 Mike D. Rogers R AL-03
270 Dutch Ruppersberger D MD-02
271 Tim Ryan D OH-17
272 Linda Sánchez D CA-39
273 David Scott D GA-13
274 Michael Turner R OH-03
275 Chris Van Hollen D MD-08
276 Randy Neugebauer R TX-19 02003-06-03 June 3, 2003
277 Ben Chandler D KY-06 02004-02-17 February 17, 2004
278 Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD 02004-06-01 June 1, 2004
279 G. K. Butterfield D NC-01 02004-07-20 July 20, 2004
280 John Barrow D GA-12 02005-01-03 January 3, 2005
281 Melissa Bean D IL-08
282 Dan Boren D OK-02
283 Charles Boustany R LA-07
284 Russ Carnahan D MO-03
285 Emanuel Cleaver D MO-05
286 Mike Conaway R TX-11
287 Jim Costa D CA-20
288 Henry Cuellar D TX-28
289 Geoff Davis R KY-04
290 Charlie Dent R PA-15
291 Jeff Fortenberry R NE-01
292 Virginia Foxx R NC-05
293 Louis Gohmert R TX-01
294 Al Green D TX-09
295 Brian Higgins D NY-27
296 Dan Lipinski D IL-03
297 Mike McCaul R TX-10
298 Patrick McHenry R NC-10
299 Cathy McMorris R WA-05
300 Connie Mack IV R FL-14
301 Kenny Marchant R TX-24
302 Charlie Melancon D LA-03
303 Gwen Moore D WI-04
304 Ted Poe R TX-02
305 Tom Price R GA-06
306 Dave Reichert R WA-08
307 John Salazar D CO-03
308 Allyson Schwartz D PA-13
309 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL-20
310 Lynn Westmoreland R GA-03
311 Doris Matsui D CA-05 02005-03-08 March 8, 2005
312 Jean Schmidt R OH-02 02005-08-02 August 2, 2005
313 John Campbell R CA-48 02005-12-06 December 6, 2005
314 Albio Sires D NJ-13 02006-11-13 November 13, 2006
315 Jason Altmire D PA-04 02007-01-04 January 4, 2007
316 Michael Arcuri D NY-24
317 Michele Bachmann R MN-06
318 Gus Bilirakis R FL-09
319 Bruce Braley D IA-01
320 Vern Buchanan R FL-13
321 Chris Carney D PA-10
322 Kathy Castor D FL-11
323 Yvette D. Clarke D NY-11
324 Steve Cohen D TN-09
325 Joe Courtney D CT-02
326 Joe Donnelly D IN-02
327 Keith Ellison D MN-05
328 Brad Ellsworth D IN-08
329 Mary Fallin R OK-05
330 Gabrielle Giffords D AZ-08
331 John Hall D NY-19
332 Phil Hare D IL-17
333 Dean Heller R NV-02
334 Mazie Hirono D HI-02
335 Paul Hodes D NH-02
336 Hank Johnson D GA-04
337 Jim Jordan R OH-04
338 Steve Kagen D WI-08
339 Ron Klein D FL-22
340 Doug Lamborn R CO-05
341 Dave Loebsack D IA-02
342 Kevin McCarthy R CA-22
343 Jerry McNerney D CA-11
344 Harry Mitchell D AZ-05
345 Christopher Murphy D CT-05
346 Patrick Murphy D PA-08
347 Ed Perlmutter D CO-07
348 Peter Roskam R IL-06
349 John Sarbanes D MD-03
350 Joe Sestak D PA-07
351 Carol Shea-Porter D NH-01
352 Heath Shuler D NC-11
353 Adrian M. Smith R NE-03
354 Zack Space D OH-18
355 Betty Sutton D OH-13
356 Tim Walz D MN-01
357 Peter Welch D VT
358 Charlie Wilson D OH-06
359 John Yarmuth D KY-03
360 Paul Broun R GA-10 02007-07-17 July 17, 2007
361 Laura Richardson D CA-37 02007-08-21 August 21, 2007
362 Niki Tsongas D MA-05 02007-10-16 October 16, 2007
363 Bob Latta R OH-05 02007-12-11 December 11, 2007
364 Rob Wittman R VA-01
365 Bill Foster D IL-14 02008-03-08 March 8, 2008
366 André Carson D IN-07 02008-03-11 March 11, 2008
367 Jackie Speier D CA-12 02008-04-08 April 8, 2008
368 Steve Scalise‎ R LA-01 02008-05-03 May 3, 2008
369 Travis Childers D MS-01 02008-05-13 May 13, 2008
370 Donna Edwards D MD-04 02008-06-17 June 17, 2008
371 Marcia Fudge D OH-11 02008-11-18 November 18, 2008
372 John Adler D NJ-03 02009-01-03 January 3, 2009
373 Steve Austria R OH-07
374 John Boccieri D OH-16
375 Bobby Bright D AL-02
376 Joseph Cao R LA-02
377 Bill Cassidy R LA-06
378 Jason Chaffetz R UT-03
379 Mike Coffman R CO-06
380 Gerry Connolly D VA-11
381 Kathy Dahlkemper D PA-03
382 Steve Driehaus D OH-01
383 John C. Fleming R LA-04
384 Alan Grayson D FL-08
385 Parker Griffith R AL-05
386 Brett Guthrie R KY-02
387 Debbie Halvorson D IL-11
388 Gregg Harper R MS-03
389 Martin Heinrich D NM-01
390 Jim Himes D CT-04
391 Duncan D. Hunter R CA-52
392 Lynn Jenkins R KS-02
393 Mary Jo Kilroy D OH-15
394 Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ-01
395 Larry Kissell D NC-08
396 Suzanne Kosmas D FL-24
397 Frank Kratovil D MD-01
398 Leonard Lance R NJ-07
399 Chris Lee R NY-26
400 Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO-09
401 Ben R. Luján D NM-03
402 Cynthia Lummis R WY
403 Tom McClintock R CA-04
404 Michael McMahon D NY-13
405 Dan Maffei D NY-25
406 Betsy Markey D CO-04
407 Walter Minnick D ID-01
408 Glenn Nye D VA-02
409 Pete Olson R TX-22
410 Erik Paulsen R MN-03
411 Tom Perriello D VA-05
412 Gary Peters D MI-09
413 Chellie Pingree D ME-01
414 Jared Polis D CO-02
415 Bill Posey R FL-15
416 Phil Roe R TN-01
417 Tom Rooney R FL-16
418 Mark Schauer D MI-07
419 Aaron Schock R IL-18
420 Kurt Schrader D OR-05
421 Harry Teague D NM-02
422 Glenn Thompson R PA-05
423 Dina Titus D NV-03
424 Paul Tonko D NY-21
425 Scott Murphy D NY-20 02009-03-31 March 31, 2009
426 Michael Quigley D IL-05 02009-04-07 April 7, 2009
427 Judy Chu D CA-32 02009-07-14 July 14, 2009
428 John Garamendi D CA-10 02009-11-03 November 3, 2009
429 Bill Owens D NY-23
430 Ted Deutch D FL-19 02010-04-13 April 13, 2010
431 Mark Critz D PA-12 02010-05-18 May 18, 2010
432 Charles Djou R HI-1 02010-05-22 May 22, 2010
433 Tom Graves R GA-9 02010-06-08 June 8, 2010

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ House Seniority and Committee Leadership
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Members elected with substantial prior service receive credit for part of that service when calculating seniority.

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