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transform: translateY(-50%)"><em class="material-icons" data-icon="play_arrow"></em></div><div class="position-absolute top-10 left-10 assembly-slide-tag rounded-lg">2 of 2</div></a></div><figcaption class="card-body"><div class="md-assembly-caption text-muted font-14 font-serif line-clamp"><span><span class="md-assembly-title font-weight-bold mr-5 d-inline font-sans-serif md-video-caption" video-control="187570">Know how the United States elects the offices of the House of Representatives, the Senate, the president, and the vice president unlike the United Kingdom</span><span>Learn how the United States elects the offices of the House of Representatives, the Senate, the president, and the vice president in the 21st century and how this system compares to that of other countries, such as the United Kingdom.</span><button class="js-more-btn d-none btn btn-unstyled font-12 bg-white js-content" aria-label="Toggle more/less fact data"><span class="link-blue">(more)</span></button></span></div><a class="font-14 mt-10 d-inline-block" href="/topic/House-of-Representatives-United-States-government/images-videos">See all videos for this article</a></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><button disabled="true" class="prev-button js-prev-button position-absolute btn btn-circle shadow btn-lg btn-blue-dark m-20"><span class="material-icons" data-icon="keyboard_arrow_left"></span></button><button disabled="true" class="next-button js-next-button position-absolute btn btn-circle shadow btn-lg btn-blue-dark m-20"><span class="material-icons" data-icon="keyboard_arrow_right"></span></button></div><p class="topic-paragraph">The House of Representatives shares equal responsibility for lawmaking with the U.S. <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Senate-United-States-government" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Senate</a>. As conceived by the framers of the Constitution, the House was to represent the popular will, and its members were to be directly elected by the people. In contrast, members of the Senate were appointed by the states until the ratification of the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Seventeenth-Amendment" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Seventeenth Amendment</a> (1913), which <a class="md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off mw" data-term="mandated" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mandated" data-type="MW">mandated</a> the direct election of senators.</p><span class="marker MOD2 mod-inline"></span> <span class="marker PREMOD3 mod-inline"></span><div class="assemblies"><div class="w-100"><figure class="md-assembly m-0 mb-md-0 card card-borderless print-false" data-assembly-id="303460" data-asm-type="image"><div class="md-assembly-wrapper card-media " data-type="image"><a href="https://cdn.britannica.com/22/257222-050-CB37E4EF/united-states-house-of-representatives-seats-by-state-map.jpg" class="gtm-assembly-link position-relative d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center media-overlay-link card-media" data-href="/media/1/498496/303460"><picture><source media="(min-width: 680px)" srcset="https://cdn.britannica.com/22/257222-050-CB37E4EF/united-states-house-of-representatives-seats-by-state-map.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.britannica.com/22/257222-050-CB37E4EF/united-states-house-of-representatives-seats-by-state-map.jpg?w=300" alt="U.S. House of Representatives seats by state" data-width="2000" data-height="1270" loading="eager"></picture><button class="magnifying-glass btn btn-circle position-absolute shadow btn-white top-10 right-10" aria-label="Zoom in"><em class="material-icons link-blue" data-icon="zoom_in"></em></button></a></div><figcaption class="card-body"><div class="md-assembly-caption text-muted font-14 font-serif line-clamp"><span><a class="gtm-assembly-link md-assembly-title font-weight-bold d-inline font-sans-serif mr-5 media-overlay-link" href="https://cdn.britannica.com/22/257222-050-CB37E4EF/united-states-house-of-representatives-seats-by-state-map.jpg" data-href="/media/1/498496/303460">U.S. House of Representatives seats by state</a><button class="js-more-btn d-none btn btn-unstyled font-12 bg-white js-content" aria-label="Toggle more/less fact data"><span class="link-blue">(more)</span></button></span></div></figcaption></figure></div></div><p class="topic-paragraph">Each state is guaranteed at least one member of the House of Representatives. The allocation of seats is based on the population within the states, and membership is reapportioned every 10 years, following the decennial <a href="https://www.britannica.com/science/census" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">census</a>. House members are elected for two-year terms from single-member districts of approximately equal population. The <a class="md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off mw" data-term="constitutional" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constitutional" data-type="MW">constitutional</a> requirements for eligibility for membership of the House of Representatives are a minimum age of 25 years, U.S. citizenship for at least seven years, and residency of the state from which the member is elected, though he need not reside in the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/constituency" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">constituency</a> that he represents.</p><a class="link-module shadow-sm d-block qa-quiz-module" href="/quiz/united-states-of-america-quiz" data-link-module-iframe-link=""> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/10/153610-131-C3141C66/United-States-Historical-Flag-Stars-and-Stripes-1865.jpg" alt="United States Historical Flag: Stars and Stripes 1863 to 1865" class="rounded-sm mr-15" width="70" /> <div class="line-clamp clamp-5"> <div class="module-title bg-green">Britannica Quiz</div> <div class="font-weight-semi-bold mt-5">United States of America Quiz</div> </div> </a><span class="marker MOD3 mod-inline"></span> <span class="marker PREMOD4 mod-inline"></span><p class="topic-paragraph">The House of Representatives originally <a class="md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off mw" data-term="comprised" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprised" data-type="MW">comprised</a> 59 members. The number rose following the ratification of the Constitution by <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/North-Carolina-state" class="md-crosslink autoxref " data-show-preview="true">North Carolina</a> and <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Rhode-Island-state" class="md-crosslink autoxref " data-show-preview="true">Rhode Island</a> in 1790; the first Congress (1789–91) adjourned with 65 representatives. By 1912 membership had reached 435. Two additional representatives were added temporarily after the admission of <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Alaska" class="md-crosslink autoxref " data-show-preview="true">Alaska</a> and <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Hawaii-state" class="md-crosslink autoxref " data-show-preview="true">Hawaii</a> as states in 1959, but at the next <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/legislative-apportionment" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">legislative apportionment</a>, membership returned to 435, the number authorized by a law enacted in 1941.</p><span class="marker MOD4 mod-inline"></span> </section> <span class="marker h3"></span><section data-level="1" id="ref283100"> <h2 class="h1">Powers</h2> <span class="marker PREMOD5 mod-inline"></span><p class="topic-paragraph">The Constitution vests certain <a class="md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off mw" data-term="exclusive" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusive" data-type="MW">exclusive</a> powers in the House of Representatives, including the right to initiate <span id="ref102406"></span><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/impeachment" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">impeachment</a> proceedings and to originate revenue bills. The organization and character of the House of Representatives have evolved under the influence of <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/political-party" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">political parties</a>, which provide a means of controlling proceedings and mobilizing the necessary majorities. Party leaders, such as the speaker of the House and the majority and minority leaders, play a central role in the operations of the institution. However, party <a class="md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off mw" data-term="discipline" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discipline" data-type="MW">discipline</a> (i.e., the tendency of all members of a political party to vote in the same way) has not always been strong, owing to the fact that members, who must face reelection every two years, often vote the interests of their districts rather than their political party when the two diverge.</p><span class="marker MOD5 mod-inline"></span> <span class="marker PREMOD6 mod-inline"></span><p class="topic-paragraph">A further dominating element of House organization is the <span id="ref102407"></span><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/committee-system" class="md-crosslink ">committee system</a>, under which the membership is divided into specialized groups for purposes such as holding hearings, preparing bills for the <a class="md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off eb" data-term="consideration" href="https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/consideration" data-type="EB">consideration</a> of the entire House, and regulating House procedure. Each committee is chaired by a member of the majority party. Almost all bills are first referred to a committee, and ordinarily the full House cannot act on a bill until the committee has “reported” it for floor action. There are approximately 20 standing (permanent) committees, organized mainly around major policy areas, each having staffs, budgets, and subcommittees. They may hold hearings on questions of public interest, propose legislation that has not been formally introduced as a bill or resolution, and conduct investigations. Among important standing committees are those on appropriations, on ways and means (which handles matters related to finance), and on rules. There are also select and special committees, which are usually appointed for a specific project and for a limited period.</p><span class="marker MOD6 mod-inline"></span> <span class="marker PREMOD7 mod-inline"></span><p class="topic-paragraph">The committees also play an important role in the control exercised by <a class="md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off eb" data-term="Congress" href="https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/Congress" data-type="EB">Congress</a> over governmental agencies. <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/cabinet-government" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Cabinet</a> officers and other officials are frequently summoned before the committees to explain policy. The Constitution (Article I, section 6) prohibits members of Congress from holding offices in the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/executive-government" class="md-crosslink autoxref " data-show-preview="true">executive branch</a> of government—a chief distinction between parliamentary and congressional forms of government.</p><div class="module-spacing"> <DIV class="marketing-INLINE_SUBSCRIPTION marketing-content" data-marketing-id="INLINE_SUBSCRIPTION"><style> .student-promo-banner-wrapper { container-type: inline-size; margin-bottom: 15px; } @container (min-width: 475px) { .student-promo-banner { flex-direction: row; } .student-promo-banner-img-wrapper { margin-bottom: 0; margin-right: 10px; justify-content: flex-start; } .student-promo-banner-text-wrapper { text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; } .student-promo-banner-button-wrapper { margin-right: 0; } }</style> <div class="student-promo-banner-wrapper"> <div class="student-promo-banner d-flex flex-column align-items-center bg-blue rounded p-20"> <div class="student-promo-banner-img-wrapper mb-20 mr-0 d-flex justify-content-center"> <img class="rounded" style="max-width: 100px; min-width: 80px" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/marketing/BlueThistle.webp" /> </div> <div class="student-promo-banner-text-wrapper ml-0 mb-10 text-center text-white"> <div class="h2 mb-10">Get Unlimited Access</div> <div class="h4 font-weight-semi-bold">Try Britannica Premium for free and discover more.</div> </div> <div class="student-promo-banner-button-wrapper d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center ml-auto mr-auto"> <a class="btn btn-m btn-orange" href="https://premium.britannica.com/premium-membership/?utm_source=premium&utm_medium=inline-cta&utm_campaign=black-friday-2024">Subscribe</a> </div> </div> </div> </DIV></div><span class="marker MOD7 mod-inline"></span> <span class="marker PREMOD8 mod-inline"></span><p class="topic-paragraph">After the census of 1920, Northeastern and Midwestern states held 270 House seats and the South and West held 169. Thereafter, the balance between the two regions gradually shifted: following the 2010 census, the Northeast and <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Midwest" class="md-crosslink autoxref " data-show-preview="true">Midwest</a> accounted for only 172 seats, compared with the South and West’s 263. Most notably, the number of representatives from <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/New-York-state" class="md-crosslink autoxref " data-show-preview="true">New York</a> declined from 45 in the 1930s to only 27 in 2012, while the number from <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/California-state" class="md-crosslink autoxref " data-show-preview="true">California</a> increased from 11 to 53.</p><span class="marker MOD8 mod-inline"></span> </section> <span class="marker h4"></span><section data-level="1" id="ref283101"> <h2 class="h1">The speaker of the House of Representatives</h2> <span class="marker PREMOD9 mod-inline"></span><div class="assemblies"><div class="w-100"><figure class="md-assembly m-0 mb-md-0 card card-borderless print-false" data-assembly-id="126797" data-asm-type="image"><div class="md-assembly-wrapper card-media " data-type="image"><a href="https://cdn.britannica.com/83/98983-004-63B7E266/Pres-George-W-Bush-address-Vice-command-2007.jpg" class="gtm-assembly-link position-relative d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center media-overlay-link card-media" data-href="/media/1/498496/126797"><picture><source media="(min-width: 680px)" srcset="https://cdn.britannica.com/83/98983-004-63B7E266/Pres-George-W-Bush-address-Vice-command-2007.jpg?w=300"><img src="https://cdn.britannica.com/83/98983-004-63B7E266/Pres-George-W-Bush-address-Vice-command-2007.jpg?w=300" alt="Pres. 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Pelosi became the first female speaker of the House in 2007.</span><button class="js-more-btn d-none btn btn-unstyled font-12 bg-white js-content" aria-label="Toggle more/less fact data"><span class="link-blue">(more)</span></button></span></div></figcaption></figure></div></div><p class="topic-paragraph">The most significant role in the House of Representatives is that of <span id="ref1057413"></span><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Speaker-of-the-US-House-of-Representatives" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">speaker</a> of the House. This individual, who is chosen by the majority party, presides over debate, appoints members of select and <a class="md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off eb" data-term="conference" href="https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/conference" data-type="EB">conference</a> committees, and performs other important duties; speakers are second in the line of presidential succession (following the vice president).</p><span class="marker MOD9 mod-inline"></span> <span class="marker PREMOD10 mod-inline"></span><p class="topic-paragraph"><span id="ref4279"></span>The table contains a complete list of speakers of the House of Representatives.</p><span class="marker MOD10 mod-inline"></span><span class="md-raw-html"><div class="md-drag md-table-wrapper"><table> <caption> Speakers of the United States House of Representatives </caption> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col"> no. </th> <th scope="col"> name </th> <th scope="col"> party or faction </th> <th scope="col"> state </th> <th scope="col"> Congress </th> <th scope="col"> term of service </th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td scope="row"> 1 </td> <td> Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg </td> <td> Pro-Administration </td> <td> Pennsylvania </td> <td> 1st </td> <td> 1789–91 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 2 </td> <td> Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. </td> <td> Federalist </td> <td> Connecticut </td> <td> 2nd </td> <td> 1791–93 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 3 </td> <td> Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg </td> <td> Anti-Administration </td> <td> Pennsylvania </td> <td> 3rd </td> <td> 1793–95 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 4 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jonathan-Dayton" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Jonathan Dayton</a> </td> <td> Federalist </td> <td> New Jersey </td> <td> 4th and 5th </td> <td> 1795–99 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 5 </td> <td> Theodore Sedgwick </td> <td> Federalist </td> <td> Massachusetts </td> <td> 6th </td> <td> 1799–1801 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 6 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nathaniel-Macon" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Nathaniel Macon</a> </td> <td> Democratic-Republican </td> <td> North Carolina </td> <td> 7th, 8th, and 9th </td> <td> 1801–07 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 7 </td> <td> Joseph Bradley Varnum </td> <td> Democratic-Republican </td> <td> Massachusetts </td> <td> 10th and 11th </td> <td> 1807–11 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 8 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Clay" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Henry Clay</a> </td> <td> Democratic-Republican </td> <td> Kentucky </td> <td> 12th and 13th </td> <td> 1811–14 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 9 </td> <td> Langdon Cheves </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> South Carolina </td> <td> 13th </td> <td> 1814–15 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 10 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Clay" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Henry Clay</a> </td> <td> Democratic-Republican </td> <td> Kentucky </td> <td> 14th, 15th, and 16th </td> <td> 1815–20 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 11 </td> <td> John W. Taylor </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> New York </td> <td> 16th </td> <td> 1820–21 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 12 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-P-Barbour" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Philip P. Barbour</a> </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Virginia </td> <td> 17th </td> <td> 1821–23 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 13 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Clay" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Henry Clay</a> </td> <td> Democratic-Republican </td> <td> Kentucky </td> <td> 18th </td> <td> 1823–25 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 14 </td> <td> John W. Taylor </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> New York </td> <td> 19th </td> <td> 1825–27 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 15 </td> <td> Andrew Stevenson </td> <td> Jacksonian </td> <td> Virginia </td> <td> 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd </td> <td> 1827–34 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 16 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Bell-American-politician" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">John Bell</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Tennessee </td> <td> 23rd </td> <td> 1834–35 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 17 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-K-Polk" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">James K. Polk</a> </td> <td> Jacksonian/Democratic </td> <td> Tennessee </td> <td> 24th and 25th </td> <td> 1835–39 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 18 </td> <td> Robert M.T. Hunter </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Virginia </td> <td> 26th </td> <td> 1839–41 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 19 </td> <td> John White </td> <td> Whig </td> <td> Kentucky </td> <td> 27th </td> <td> 1841–43 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 20 </td> <td> John Winston Jones </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Virginia </td> <td> 28th </td> <td> 1843–45 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 21 </td> <td> John Wesley Davis </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Indiana </td> <td> 29th </td> <td> 1845–47 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 22 </td> <td> Robert Charles Winthrop </td> <td> Whig </td> <td> Massachusetts </td> <td> 30th </td> <td> 1847–49 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 23 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Howell-Cobb" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Howell Cobb</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Georgia </td> <td> 31st </td> <td> 1849–51 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 24 </td> <td> Linn Boyd </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Kentucky </td> <td> 32nd and 33rd </td> <td> 1851–55 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 25 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nathaniel-P-Banks" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Nathaniel P. Banks</a> </td> <td> American </td> <td> Massachusetts </td> <td> 34th </td> <td> 1855–57 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 26 </td> <td> James Lawrence Orr </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> South Carolina </td> <td> 35th </td> <td> 1857–59 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 27 </td> <td> William Pennington </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> New Jersey </td> <td> 36th </td> <td> 1859–61 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 28 </td> <td> Galusha A. Grow </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Pennsylvania </td> <td> 37th </td> <td> 1861–63 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 29 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Schuyler-Colfax" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Schuyler Colfax</a> </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Indiana </td> <td> 38th, 39th, and 40th </td> <td> 1863–69 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 30 </td> <td> Theodore Medad Pomeroy </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> New York </td> <td> 40th </td> <td> 1869 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 31 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-G-Blaine" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">James G. Blaine</a> </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Maine </td> <td> 41st, 42nd, and 43rd </td> <td> 1869–75 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 32 </td> <td> Michael Crawford Kerr </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Indiana </td> <td> 44th </td> <td> 1875–76 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 33 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Samuel-J-Randall" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Samuel J. Randall</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Pennsylvania </td> <td> 44th, 45th, and 46th </td> <td> 1876–81 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 34 </td> <td> Joseph Warren Keifer </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Ohio </td> <td> 47th </td> <td> 1881–83 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 35 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-G-Carlisle" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">John G. Carlisle</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Kentucky </td> <td> 48th, 49th, and 50th </td> <td> 1883–89 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 36 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-B-Reed" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Thomas B. Reed</a> </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Maine </td> <td> 51st </td> <td> 1889–91 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 37 </td> <td> Charles Frederick Crisp </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Georgia </td> <td> 52nd and 53rd </td> <td> 1891–95 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 38 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-B-Reed" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Thomas B. Reed</a> </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Maine </td> <td> 54th and 55th </td> <td> 1895–99 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 39 </td> <td> David B. Henderson </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Iowa </td> <td> 56th and 57th </td> <td> 1899–1903 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 40 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Gurney-Cannon" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Joseph Gurney Cannon</a> </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Illinois </td> <td> 58th, 59th, 60th, and 61st </td> <td> 1903–11 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 41 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Champ-Clark" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Champ Clark</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Missouri </td> <td> 62nd, 63rd, 64th, and 65th </td> <td> 1911–19 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 42 </td> <td> Frederick Gillett </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Massachusetts </td> <td> 66th, 67th, and 68th </td> <td> 1919–25 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 43 </td> <td> Nicholas Longworth </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Ohio </td> <td> 69th, 70th, and 71st </td> <td> 1925–31 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 44 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Nance-Garner" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">John Nance Garner</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Texas </td> <td> 72nd </td> <td> 1931–33 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 45 </td> <td> Henry T. Rainey </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Illinois </td> <td> 73rd </td> <td> 1933–35 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 46 </td> <td> Joseph Wellington Byrns </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Tennessee </td> <td> 74th </td> <td> 1935–36 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 47 </td> <td> William Brockman Bankhead </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Alabama </td> <td> 74th, 75th, and 76th </td> <td> 1936–40 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 48 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sam-Rayburn" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Sam Rayburn</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Texas </td> <td> 76th, 77th, 78th, and 79th </td> <td> 1940–47 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 49 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-William-Martin-Jr" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Joseph William Martin, Jr.</a> </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Massachusetts </td> <td> 80th </td> <td> 1947–49 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 50 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sam-Rayburn" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Sam Rayburn</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Texas </td> <td> 81st and 82nd </td> <td> 1949–53 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 51 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-William-Martin-Jr" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Joseph William Martin, Jr.</a> </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Massachusetts </td> <td> 83rd </td> <td> 1953–55 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 52 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sam-Rayburn" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Sam Rayburn</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Texas </td> <td> 84th, 85th, 86th, and 87th </td> <td> 1955–61 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 53 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-W-McCormack" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">John W. McCormack</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Massachusetts </td> <td> 87th, 88th, 89th, 90th, and 91st </td> <td> 1962–71 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 54 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-Albert" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Carl Albert</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Oklahoma </td> <td> 92nd, 93rd, and 94th </td> <td> 1971–77 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 55 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-P-ONeill-Jr" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Massachusetts </td> <td> 95th, 96th, 97th, 98th, and 99th </td> <td> 1977–87 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 56 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-C-Wright-Jr" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">James C. Wright, Jr.</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Texas </td> <td> 100th and 101st </td> <td> 1987–89 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 57 </td> <td> Thomas S. Foley </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> Washington </td> <td> 101st, 102nd, 103rd </td> <td> 1989–95 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 58 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Newt-Gingrich" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Newt Gingrich</a> </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Georgia </td> <td> 104th and 105th </td> <td> 1995–99 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 59 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dennis-Hastert" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Dennis Hastert</a> </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Illinois </td> <td> 106th, 107th, 108th, and 109th </td> <td> 1999–2007 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 60 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nancy-Pelosi" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Nancy Pelosi</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> California </td> <td> 110th and 111th </td> <td> 2007–2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 61 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Boehner" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">John Boehner</a> </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Ohio </td> <td> 112th, 113th, and 114th </td> <td> 2011–15 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 62 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Ryan" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Paul Ryan</a> </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Wisconsin </td> <td> 114th and 115th </td> <td> 2015–19 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 63 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nancy-Pelosi" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Nancy Pelosi</a> </td> <td> Democratic </td> <td> California </td> <td> 116th and 117th </td> <td> 2019–23 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 64 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kevin-McCarthy-politician" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Kevin McCarthy</a> </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> California </td> <td> 118th </td> <td> 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td scope="row"> 65 </td> <td> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mike-Johnson" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Mike Johnson</a> </td> <td> Republican </td> <td> Louisiana </td> <td> 118th </td> <td> 2023– </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </span> </section> <span class="marker h5"></span><section data-level="1" id="ref292880"> <h2 class="h1">U.S. representatives</h2> <div class="mb-20"><div class="w-100"><figure class="md-assembly m-0 mb-md-0 card card-borderless print-false" data-assembly-id="293583" data-asm-type="infogram"><div class="md-assembly-wrapper card-media " data-type="infogram"><script id="infogram_0__/umL4u97fl7qQPBIJd3bp" src="https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed.js?Itp" type="text/javascript" title="Interactive map of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives"></script></div></figure></div></div> <div class="mb-20"><div class="w-100"><figure class="md-assembly m-0 mb-md-0 card card-borderless print-false" data-assembly-id="293584" data-asm-type="infogram"><div class="md-assembly-wrapper card-media " data-type="infogram"><script id="infogram_0__/SoKNV6yn1ZSpsDByA7Nt" src="https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed.js?Itp" type="text/javascript" title="Demographics of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives"></script></div></figure></div></div> <span class="marker PREMOD13 mod-inline"></span><p class="topic-paragraph"><span id="ref4959"></span>The table provides a list of current U.S. representatives.</p><span class="marker MOD13 mod-inline"></span><span class="md-raw-html"><div class="md-drag md-table-wrapper"><table> <caption> United States House of Representatives, 118th Congress<sup>1</sup><br> Party totals: Republicans (R) 217; Democrats (D) 213 </caption> <thead> <tr> <th id="st" scope="col"> state </th> <th id="d" scope="col"> district and representative (party) </th> <th id="s1" scope="col"> service began </th> </tr> </thead> <tfoot> <tr> <td colspan="3" headers="d"> <sup>1</sup>When total does not equal 435, it is because of vacancies. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" headers="d"> <sup>2</sup>Kevin McCarthy resigned in December 2023. A special election was scheduled for 2024. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" headers="d"> <sup>3</sup>Ken Buck resigned in March 2024. A special election was scheduled for later that year. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" headers="d"> <sup>4</sup>Donald M. Payne died in April 2024. A special election was scheduled for later that year. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" headers="d"> <sup>5</sup>Bill Johnson resigned in January 2024. A special election was scheduled for later that year. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" headers="d"> <sup>6</sup>Mike Gallagher resigned in April 2024. A special election was scheduled for later that year. </td> </tr> </tfoot> <tbody> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="7" scope="row"> Alabama </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Jerry Carl (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Barry Moore (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Mike Rogers (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2003 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Robert Aderholt (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1997 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Dale Strong (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Gary Palmer (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Terri Sewell (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="st" scope="row"> Alaska </td> <td headers="d"> (at large) Mary Peltola (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2022 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="9" scope="row"> Arizona </td> <td headers="d"> 1. David Schweikert (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Elijah Crane (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Ruben Gallego (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Greg Stanton (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Andy Biggs (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Juan Ciscomani (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Raúl Grijalva (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2003 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Debbie Lesko (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> May 2018 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Paul Gosar (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="4" scope="row"> Arkansas </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Eric Crawford (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. French Hill (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Steve Womack (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Bruce Westerman (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="52" scope="row"> California </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Doug LaMalfa (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Jared Huffman (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Kevin Kiley (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Mike Thompson (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1999 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Tom McClintock (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1999 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Ami Bera (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Doris Matsui (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> March 2005 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. John Garamendi (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Josh Harder (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 10. Mark DeSaulnier (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 11. <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nancy-Pelosi" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Nancy Pelosi</a> (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> June 1987 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 12. Barbara Lee (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> April 1998 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 13. John Duarte (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 14. Eric Swalwell (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 15. Kevin Mullin (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 16. Anna Eshoo (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1993 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 17. Ro Khanna (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 18. Zoe Lofgren (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1995 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 19. Jimmy Panetta (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 20. <sup>2</sup> </td> <td headers="s1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 21. Jim Costa (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2005 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 22. David Valadao (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 23. Jay Obernolte (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 24. Salud Carbajal (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 25. Raul Ruiz (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 26. Julia Brownley (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 27. Mike Garcia (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> May 2020 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 28. Judy Chu (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> July 2009 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 29. Tony Cárdenas (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 30. Adam Schiff (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2001 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 31. Grace Napolitano (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1999 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 32. Brad Sherman (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1997 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 33. Pete Aguilar (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 34. Jimmy Gomez (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> July 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 35. Norma Torres (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 36. Ted Lieu (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 37. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 38. Linda Sánchez (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2003 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 39. Mark Takano (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 40. Young Kim (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 41. Ken Calvert (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1993 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 42. Robert Garcia (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 43. Maxine Waters (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1991 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 44. Nanette Barragán (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 45. Michelle Steel (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 46. Lou Correa (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 47. Katie Porter (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 48. Darrell Issa (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 49. Mike Levin (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 50. Scott Peters (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 51. Sara Jacobs (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 52. Juan Vargas (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="8" scope="row"> Colorado </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Diana DeGette (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1997 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Joe Neguse (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Lauren Boebert (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. <sup>3</sup> </td> <td headers="s1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Doug Lamborn (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2007 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Jason Crow (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Brittany Pettersen (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Yadira Caraveo (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="5" scope="row"> Connecticut </td> <td headers="d"> 1. John Larson (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1999 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Joe Courtney (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2007 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Rosa DeLauro (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1991 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. James Himes (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2009 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Jahana Hayes (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="st" scope="row"> Delaware </td> <td headers="d"> (at large) Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="28" scope="row"> Florida </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Matt Gaetz (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Neal Dunn (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Kat Cammack (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Aaron Bean (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. John Rutherford (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Michael Waltz (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Cory Mills (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Bill Posey (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2009 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Darren Soto (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 10. Maxwell Frost (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 11. Daniel Webster (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 12. Gus Bilirakis (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2007 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 13. Anna Paulina Luna (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 14. Kathy Castor (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2007 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 15. Laurel Lee (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 16. Vern Buchanan (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2007 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 17. Greg Steube (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 18. Scott Franklin (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 19. Byron Donalds (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 20. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2022 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 21. Brian Mast (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 22. Lois Frankel (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 23. Jared Moskowitz (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 24. Frederica Wilson (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 25. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2005 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 26. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2003 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 27. Maria Salazar (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 28. Carlos Gimenez (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="14" scope="row"> Georgia </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Earl Carter (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Sanford Bishop (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1993 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Drew Ferguson (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Henry Johnson (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2007 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Nikema Williams (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Richard McCormick (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Lucy McBath (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Austin Scott (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Andrew Clyde (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 10. Mike Collins (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 11. Barry Loudermilk (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 12. Rick Allen (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 13. David Scott (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2003 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 14. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="2" scope="row"> Hawaii </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Ed Case (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2016 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Jill Tokuda (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="2" scope="row"> Idaho </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Russ Fulcher (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Michael Simpson (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1999 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="17" scope="row"> Illinois </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Jonathan Jackson (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Robin Kelly (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> April 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Delia Ramirez (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Jesús García (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Mike Quigley (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> April 2009 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Sean Casten (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Danny Davis (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1997 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Janice Schakowsky (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1999 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 10. Bradley Schneider (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 11. Bill Foster (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 12. Mike Bost (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 13. Nikki Budzinski (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 14. Lauren Underwood (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 15. Mary Miller (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 16. Darin LaHood (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 17. Eric Sorensen (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="9" scope="row"> Indiana </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Frank Mrvan (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Rudy Yakym (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2022 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Jim Banks (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. James Baird (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Victoria Spartz (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Greg Pence (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. André Carson (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> March 2008 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Larry Bucshon (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Erin Houchin (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="4" scope="row"> Iowa </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Ashley Hinson (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Zachary Nunn (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Randy Feenstra (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="4" scope="row"> Kansas </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Tracey Mann (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Jake LaTurner (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Sharice Davids (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Ron Estes (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> April 2017 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="6" scope="row"> Kentucky </td> <td headers="d"> 1. James Comer (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2016 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Brett Guthrie (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2009 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Morgan McGarvey (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Thomas Massie (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Harold Rogers (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1981 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Andy Barr (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="6" scope="row"> Louisiana </td> <td headers="d"> 1. <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Steve-Scalise" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Steve Scalise</a> (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> May 2008 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Troy Carter (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> May 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Clay Higgins (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Mike Johnson (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Julia Letlow (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> April 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Garret Graves (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="2" scope="row"> Maine </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Chellie Pingree (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2009 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Jared Golden (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="8" scope="row"> Maryland </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Andy Harris (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. C.A. ("Dutch") Ruppersberger (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2003 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. John Sarbanes (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2007 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Glenn Ivey (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Steny-Hoyer" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Steny Hoyer</a> (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> May 1981 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. David Trone (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Kweisi Mfume (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> May 2020 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Jamie Raskin (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="9" scope="row"> Massachusetts </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Richard Neal (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1989 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. James McGovern (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1997 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Lori Trahan (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Jake Auchincloss (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Katherine Clark (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> December 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Seth Moulton (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Ayanna Pressley (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Stephen Lynch (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> October 2001 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. William Keating (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="13" scope="row"> Michigan </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Jack Bergman (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. John Moolenaar (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Hillary Scholten (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Bill Huizenga (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Tim Walberg (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Debbie Dingell (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Elissa Slotkin (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Daniel Kildee (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Lisa McClain (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 10. John James (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 11. Haley Stevens (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 12. Rashida Tlaib (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 13. Shri Thanedar (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="8" scope="row"> Minnesota </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Brad Finstad (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> August 2022 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Angie Craig (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Dean Phillips (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Betty McCollum (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2001 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Ilhan Omar (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Tom Emmer (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Michelle Fischbach (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Pete Stauber (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="4" scope="row"> Mississippi </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Trent Kelly (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> June 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Bennie Thompson (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> April 1993 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Michael Guest (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Mike Ezell (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="8" scope="row"> Missouri </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Cori Bush (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Ann Wagner (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2009 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Mark Alford (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Emanuel Cleaver (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2005 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Sam Graves (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2001 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Eric Burlison (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Jason Smith (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> June 2013 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="2" scope="row"> Montana </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Ryan Zinke (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Matthew Rosendale (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> June 2021 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="3" scope="row"> Nebraska </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Mike Flood (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> July 2022 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Don Bacon (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Adrian Smith (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2007 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="4" scope="row"> Nevada </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Dina Titus (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Mark Amodei (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> September 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Susie Lee (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Steven Horsford (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="2" scope="row"> New Hampshire </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Chris Pappas (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Ann Kuster (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="12" scope="row"> New Jersey </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Donald Norcross (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2014 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Jefferson Van Drew (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Andy Kim (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Christopher Smith (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1981 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Josh Gottheimer (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Frank Pallone (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 1988 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Thomas Kean (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Robert Menendez (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Bill Pascrell (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1997 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 10. <sup>4</sup> </td> <td headers="s1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 11. Mikie Sherrill (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 12. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="3" scope="row"> New Mexico </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Melanie Stansbury (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> June 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Gabe Vasquez (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="26" scope="row"> New York </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Nick LaLota (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Andrew Garbarino (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Thomas Suozzi (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> February 2024 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Anthony D'Esposito (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Gregory Meeks (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> February 1998 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Grace Meng (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Nydia Velázquez (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1993 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hakeem-Jeffries" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Hakeem Jeffries</a> (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Yvette Clarke (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2007 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 10. Daniel Goldman (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 11. Nicole Malliotakis (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 12. Jerrold Nadler (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 1992 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 13. Adriano Espaillat (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 14. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 15. Ritchie Torres (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 16. Jamaal Bowman (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 17. Michael Lawler (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 18. Patrick Ryan (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> September 2022 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 19. Marcus Molinaro (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 20. Paul Tonko (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2009 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 21. Elise Stefanik (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 22. Brandon Williams (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 23. Nicholas Langworthy (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 24. Claudia Tenney (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> February 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 25. Joseph Morelle (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2018 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 26. Tim Kennedy (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> May 2024 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="14" scope="row"> North Carolina </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Donald Davis (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Deborah Ross (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Gregory Murphy (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> September 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Valerie Foushee (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Virginia Foxx (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2005 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Kathy Manning (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. David Rouzer (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Dan Bishop (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> September 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Richard Hudson (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 10. Patrick McHenry (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2005 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 11. Chuck Edwards (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 12. Alma Adams (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2014 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 13. Wiley Nickel (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 14. Jeff Jackson (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="st" scope="row"> North Dakota </td> <td headers="d"> (at large) Kelly Armstrong (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="15" scope="row"> Ohio </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Greg Landsman (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Brad Wenstrup (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Joyce Beatty (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Jim Jordan (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2007 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Robert Latta (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> December 2007 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. <sup>5</sup> </td> <td headers="s1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Max Miller (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Warren Davidson (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> June 2016 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Marcy Kaptur (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1983 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 10. Michael Turner (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2003 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 11. Shontel Brown (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 12. Troy Balderson (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> September 2018 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 13. Emilia Sykes (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 14. David Joyce (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 15. Mike Carey (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2021 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="5" scope="row"> Oklahoma </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Kevin Hern (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2018 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Josh Brecheen (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Frank Lucas (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> May 1994 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Tom Cole (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2003 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Stephanie Bice (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="6" scope="row"> Oregon </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Suzanne Bonamici (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> February 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Cliff Bentz (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Earl Blumenauer (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> May 1996 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Val Hoyle (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Andrea Salinas (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="17" scope="row"> Pennsylvania </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Brendan Boyle (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Dwight Evans (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2016 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Madeleine Dean (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Mary Scanlon (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2018 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Chrissy Houlahan (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Susan Wild (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2018 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Matt Cartwright (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Daniel Meuser (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 10. Scott Perry (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 11. Lloyd Smucker (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 12. Summer Lee (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 13. John Joyce (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 14. Guy Reschenthaler (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 15. Glenn Thompson (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2009 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 16. Mike Kelly (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 17. Christopher Deluzio (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="2" scope="row"> Rhode Island </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Gabe Amo (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Seth Magaziner (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="7" scope="row"> South Carolina </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Nancy Mace (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Joe Wilson (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> December 2001 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Jeff Duncan (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. William Timmons (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Ralph Norman (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> June 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-E-Clyburn" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">James Clyburn</a> (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1993 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Russell Fry (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="st" scope="row"> South Dakota </td> <td headers="d"> (at large) Dusty Johnson (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="9" scope="row"> Tennessee </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Diana Harshbarger (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Tim Burchett (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Chuck Fleischmann (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Scott DesJarlais (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Andrew Ogles (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. John Rose (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Mark Green (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. David Kustoff (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Steve Cohen (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2007 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="38" scope="row"> Texas </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Nathaniel Moran (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Dan Crenshaw (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Keith Self (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Pat Fallon (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Lance Gooden (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Jake Ellzey (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> July 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Lizzie Fletcher (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Morgan Luttrell (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Al Green (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2005 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 10. Michael McCaul (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2005 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 11. August Pfluger (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 12. Kay Granger (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1997 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 13. Ronny Jackson (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 14. Randy Weber (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 15. Monica De La Cruz (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 16. Veronica Escobar (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 17. Pete Sessions (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 18. Sheila Jackson Lee (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1995 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 19. Jodey Arrington (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 20. Joaquin Castro (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 21. Chip Roy (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 22. Troy Nehls (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 23. Tony Gonzales (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 24. Beth Van Duyne (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 25. Roger Williams (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 26. Michael Burgess (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2003 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 27. Michael Cloud (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> July 2018 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 28. Henry Cuellar (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2005 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 29. Sylvia Garcia (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 30. Jasmine Crockett (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 31. John Carter (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2003 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 32. Colin Allred (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 33. Marc Veasey (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 34. Vicente Gonzalez (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 35. Greg Casar (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 36. Brian Babin (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 37. Lloyd Doggett (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1995 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 38. Wesley Hunt (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="4" scope="row"> Utah </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Blake Moore (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Celeste Maloy (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. John Curtis (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Burgess Owens (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="st" scope="row"> Vermont </td> <td headers="d"> (at large) Becca Balint (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="11" scope="row"> Virginia </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Robert Wittman (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> December 2007 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Jennifer Kiggans (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Robert Scott (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1993 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Jennifer McClellan (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> March 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Bob Good (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Ben Cline (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Abigail Spanberger (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Donald Beyer (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Morgan Griffith (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 10. Jennifer Wexton (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 11. Gerald Connolly (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2009 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="10" scope="row"> Washington </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Suzan DelBene (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> November 2012 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Rick Larsen (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2001 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Marie Perez (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Dan Newhouse (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Cathy Rodgers (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2005 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Derek Kilmer (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Pramila Jayapal (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. Kim Schrier (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 9. Adam Smith (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 1997 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 10. Marilyn Strickland (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="2" scope="row"> West Virginia </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Carol Miller (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Alexander Mooney (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr class="has-rs"> <td headers="st" rowspan="8" scope="row"> Wisconsin </td> <td headers="d"> 1. Bryan Steil (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 2. Mark Pocan (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 3. Derrick Van Orden (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 4. Gwen Moore (D) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2005 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 5. Scott Fitzgerald (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2021 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 6. Glenn Grothman (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 7. Thomas Tiffany (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> May 2020 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="d"> 8. <sup>6</sup> </td> <td headers="s1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="st" scope="row"> Wyoming </td> <td headers="d"> (at large) Harriet Hageman (R) </td> <td headers="s1"> January 2023 </td> </tr> </tbody> <thead> <tr> <th id="j" scope="col"> jurisdiction </th> <th id="r" scope="col"> representative (party) </th> <th id="s2" scope="col"> service began </th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td headers="j" scope="row"> American Samoa </td> <td headers="r"> (Delegate) Aumua Amata Radewagen (R) </td> <td headers="s2"> January 2015 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="j" scope="row"> District of Columbia </td> <td headers="r"> (Delegate) Eleanor Norton (D) </td> <td headers="s2"> January 1991 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="j" scope="row"> Guam </td> <td headers="r"> (Delegate) James Moylan (R) </td> <td headers="s2"> January 2023 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="j" scope="row"> Northern Mariana Islands </td> <td headers="r"> (Delegate) Gregorio Sablan (D) </td> <td headers="s2"> January 2009 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="j" scope="row"> Puerto Rico </td> <td headers="r"> (Resident Commissioner) Jenniffer González-Colón (R) </td> <td headers="s2"> January 2017 </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="j" scope="row"> U.S. Virgin Islands </td> <td headers="r"> (Delegate) Stacey Plaskett (D) </td> <td headers="s2"> January 2015 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </span> </section> <span class="marker h6"></span><section data-level="1" id="ref384694"> <h2 class="h1">Women in the House of Representatives</h2> <div class="mb-20"><div class="w-100"><figure class="md-assembly m-0 mb-md-0 card card-borderless print-false" data-assembly-id="313116" data-asm-type="infogram"><div class="md-assembly-wrapper card-media " data-type="infogram"><script id="infogram_0__/4qDL87EqtgnRwWfSBE3P" src="https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed.js?Itp" type="text/javascript" title="Discover how many women have served in the House of Representatives."></script></div></figure></div></div> </section> <span class="md-signature"><a href="/editor/The-Editors-of-Encyclopaedia-Britannica/4419">The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica</a></span> <span class="md-signature">This article was most recently revised and updated by <a href="/editor/Amy-Tikkanen/6393">Amy Tikkanen</a>.</span><span class="marker end-of-content"></span><span class="marker after-article"></span></div> <div id="chatbot-root"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ai-dialog-placeholder"></div> </div> </div> <aside class="col-md-da-320"></aside> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article></div> </div></div> </div> </main> <div id="md-footer"></div> <noscript><iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-5W6NC8" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript> <script type="text/javascript" id="_informizely_script_tag"> var IzWidget = IzWidget || {}; 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