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Encyclopedia > List of members of the U.S. House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives has 435 voting members elected for two-year terms from each of the states. The current party composition, elected in 2004, of the House of Representatives' voting members is: Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... Elections to the 109th United States House of Representatives were held on November 2, 2004. ...

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* Republican Party: 231 (53%)
* Democratic Party: 202 (46%)
* Independent: 1 (Bernie Sanders of VT)
* Vacancy: 1 (Christopher Cox of CA)


The House also consists of 4 non-voting delegates elected for two-year terms from American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; as well as the non-voting Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, who is the only House member elected to a four-year term. At present, all 4 non-voting delegates are Democrats while the Resident Commissioner is a Republican. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Sanders, at the podium, announces National Dairy Equity Act Bernard (Bernie) Sanders (born September 8, 1941) has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the state of Vermont as an Independent. ... Charles Christopher Cox (born October 16, American politician, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1989, representing the 48th District of California. ... ... The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every 4 years. ...


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Each state elects two senators to the United States Senate. ... A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z This is an incomplete list of notable former members of the United States House of Representatives. ... The 109th United States Congress meets from January 4, 2005, to January 1, 2007. ...


Leadership information

Majority Leadership

Position Name District Since
     Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert Illinois 14 1999
     House Majority Leader Roy Blunt Missouri 7 2005
     House Majority Whip Roy Blunt Missouri 7 2003
     Republican Conference Chairman Deborah Pryce Ohio 15 2003

Representative Dennis Hastert of Illinois is currently the Speaker of the House of Representatives. ... Dennis Hastert John Dennis Hastert (born January 2, 1942), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, representing the 14th District of Illinois (map). ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives acts as the leader of the party that has a majority control of the seats in the house (at least 218 of the 435 seats). ... Roy Blunt Roy D. Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is a Republican Representative to the United States House of Representatives from the 7th Congressional District of Missouri (map), the current House Majority Whip and on September 29, 2005 was named the Interim House Majority Leader, after the criminal indictment of... State nickname: The Show Me State Other U.S. States Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City (largest metropolitan area is Saint Louis) Governor Matt Blunt (R) Senators Kit Bond (R) Jim Talent (R) Official languages English Area 69,709 mi²; 180,693 km² (21st)  - Land 68,898 mi²; 178... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Majority Whip is an elected member of the U.S. House of Representatives who assists the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader to coordinate ideas on and garner support for proposed legislation. ... Roy Blunt Roy D. Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is a Republican Representative to the United States House of Representatives from the 7th Congressional District of Missouri (map), the current House Majority Whip and on September 29, 2005 was named the Interim House Majority Leader, after the criminal indictment of... State nickname: The Show Me State Other U.S. States Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City (largest metropolitan area is Saint Louis) Governor Matt Blunt (R) Senators Kit Bond (R) Jim Talent (R) Official languages English Area 69,709 mi²; 180,693 km² (21st)  - Land 68,898 mi²; 178... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Deborah D. Pryce (born July 29, 1951) is an American politician from Ohio. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft (R) Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Minority Leadership

Position Name District Since
     House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi California 8 2003
     House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer Maryland 5 2003
     Democratic Caucus Chairman Robert Menendez New Jersey 13 2003

The Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives serves as floor leader of the opposition party, and is the minority counterpart to the Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives. ... Representative Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives; that is, the leader of the Democratic Party in that body. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles [[List of Governors of California|Governor]] Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Minority Whip is a member of the minority party in the U.S. House of Representatives who assists the Minority Leader in coordinating the party caucus in its responses to legislation and other matters. ... Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 5th district of the State of Maryland since 1981. ... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296,486 (19th)  - Density 165 /km² (5th) Admission... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bob Menendez receiving the Rutgers medal Robert Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D)Acting Senators Jon Corzine (D) Frank Lautenberg (D) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Voting Members of the U.S. House of Representatives

District Representative Party First elected
Alabama 1 Josiah R. Bonner Jr. Republican 2002
Alabama 2 R. Terry Everett Republican 1992
Alabama 3 Michael D. Rogers Republican 2002
Alabama 4 Robert B. Aderholt Republican 1996
Alabama 5 Robert E. "Bud" Cramer Jr. Democrat 1990
Alabama 6 Spencer T. Bachus III Republican 1992
Alabama 7 Artur Davis Democrat 2002
Alaska At Large Donald E. Young Republican 1973
Arizona 1 Rick Renzi Republican 2002
Arizona 2 Trent Franks Republican 2002
Arizona 3 John Shadegg Republican 1994
Arizona 4 Edward L. Pastor Democrat 1991
Arizona 5 John D. "J.D." Hayworth Jr. Republican 1994
Arizona 6 Jeff Flake Republican 2000
Arizona 7 Raul M. Grijalva Democrat 2002
Arizona 8 James T. Kolbe Republican 1984
Arkansas 1 R. Marion Berry Democrat 1996
Arkansas 2 Victor F. Snyder Democrat 1996
Arkansas 3 John Boozman Republican 2001
Arkansas 4 Michael A. Ross Democrat 2000
California 1 Michael Thompson Democrat 1998
California 2 Walter W. Herger Republican 1986
California 3 Daniel E. Lungren Republican 2004
California 4 John T. Doolittle Republican 1990
California 5 Doris Matsui Democrat 2005
California 6 Lynn C. Woolsey Democrat 1992
California 7 George Miller Democrat 1974
California 8 Nancy Pelosi Democrat 1987
California 9 Barbara Lee Democrat 1998
California 10 Ellen O'K. Tauscher Democrat 1996
California 11 Richard W. Pombo Republican 1992
California 12 Thomas P. Lantos Democrat 1980
California 13 Fortney H. "Pete" Stark Jr. Democrat 1972
California 14 Anna G. Eshoo Democrat 1992
California 15 Michael M. Honda Democrat 2000
California 16 Zoe Lofgren Democrat 1994
California 17 Sam Farr Democrat 1993
California 18 Dennis A. Cardoza Democrat 2002
California 19 George P. Radanovich Republican 1994
California 20 Jim Costa Democrat 2004
California 21 Devin Nunes Republican 2002
California 22 William M. Thomas Republican 1978
California 23 Lois G. Capps Democrat 1998
California 24 Elton W. Gallegly Republican 1986
California 25 Howard P. "Buck" McKeon Republican 1992
California 26 David T. Dreier Republican 1980
California 27 Brad J. Sherman Democrat 1996
California 28 Howard L. Berman Democrat 1982
California 29 Adam B. Schiff Democrat 2000
California 30 Henry A. Waxman Democrat 1974
California 31 Xavier Becerra Democrat 1992
California 32 Hilda L. Solis Democrat 2000
California 33 Diane E. Watson Democrat 2001
California 34 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democrat 1992
California 35 Maxine Waters Democrat 1990
California 36 Jane F. Harman Democrat 2000
California 37 Juanita Millender-McDonald Democrat 1996
California 38 Grace F. Napolitano Democrat 1998
California 39 Linda T. Sánchez Democrat 2002
California 40 Edward R. Royce Republican 1992
California 41 C. Jeremy "Jerry" Lewis Republican 1978
California 42 Gary G. Miller Republican 1998
California 43 Joe Baca Democrat 1999
California 44 Ken Calvert Republican 1992
California 45 Mary W. Bono Republican 1998
California 46 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 1988
California 47 Loretta Sánchez Democrat 1996
California 48 Vacant
California 49 Darrell E. Issa Republican 2000
California 50 Randall "Duke" Cunningham Republican 1990 (retiring)
California 51 Robert Filner Democrat 1992
California 52 Duncan L. Hunter Republican 1980
California 53 Susan A. Davis Democrat 2000
Colorado 1 Diana DeGette Democrat 1996
Colorado 2 Mark E. Udall Democrat 1998
Colorado 3 John Salazar Democrat 2004
Colorado 4 Marilyn N. Musgrave Republican 2002
Colorado 5 Joel M. Hefley Republican 1986
Colorado 6 Thomas G. Tancredo Republican 1998
Colorado 7 Bob Beauprez Republican 2002 (running for Governor)
Connecticut 1 John B. Larson Democrat 1998
Connecticut 2 Robert R. Simmons Republican 2000
Connecticut 3 Rosa L. DeLauro Democrat 1990
Connecticut 4 Christopher H. Shays Republican 1987
Connecticut 5 Nancy L. Johnson Republican 1982
Delaware At Large Michael N. Castle Republican 1992
Florida 1 Jefferson B. Miller Republican 2001
Florida 2 F. Allen Boyd Jr. Democrat 1996
Florida 3 Corrine Brown Democrat 1992
Florida 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 2000
Florida 5 Virginia Brown-Waite Republican 2002
Florida 6 Clifford B. Stearns Republican 1988
Florida 7 John L. Mica Republican 1992
Florida 8 Richard Keller Republican 2000
Florida 9 Michael Bilirakis Republican 1982 (retiring)
Florida 10 C. William Young Republican 1970
Florida 11 Jim Davis Democrat 1996 (running for Governor)
Florida 12 Adam H. Putnam Republican 2000
Florida 13 Katherine Harris Republican 2002 (running for US Senate)
Florida 14 Connie Mack IV Republican 2004
Florida 15 David J. Weldon Republican 1994
Florida 16 Mark A. Foley Republican 1994
Florida 17 Kendrick B. Meek Democrat 2002
Florida 18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 1989
Florida 19 Robert I. Wexler Democrat 1996
Florida 20 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democrat 2004
Florida 21 Lincoln Diaz-Balart Republican 1992
Florida 22 E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Republican 1980
Florida 23 Alcee L. Hastings Democrat 1992
Florida 24 Thomas C. Feeney III Republican 2002
Florida 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 2002
Georgia 1 John H. Kingston Republican 1992
Georgia 2 Sanford D. Bishop Jr. Democrat 1992
Georgia 3 James C. Marshall Democrat 2002
Georgia 4 Cynthia McKinney Democrat 2004
Georgia 5 John R. Lewis Democrat 1986
Georgia 6 Tom Price Republican 2004
Georgia 7 John E. Linder Republican 1992
Georgia 8 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 2004
Georgia 9 Charles W. Norwood Jr. Republican 1994
Georgia 10 J. Nathan Deal Republican 1992
Georgia 11 Phillip Gingrey Republican 2002
Georgia 12 John Barrow Democrat 2004
Georgia 13 David Scott Democrat 2002
Hawaii 1 Neil Abercrombie Democrat 1990
Hawaii 2 Ed Case Democrat 2002
Idaho 1 C. L. "Butch" Otter Republican 2000 (running for Governor)
Idaho 2 Michael K. Simpson Republican 1998
Illinois 1 Bobby L. Rush Democrat 1992
Illinois 2 Jesse L. Jackson Jr. Democrat 1996
Illinois 3 Dan Lipinski Democrat 2004
Illinois 4 Luis V. Gutierrez Democrat 1992
Illinois 5 Rahm Emanuel Democrat 2002
Illinois 6 Henry J. Hyde Republican 1974 (retiring)
Illinois 7 Danny K. Davis Democrat 1996
Illinois 8 Melissa Bean Democrat 2004
Illinois 9 Janice D. Schakowsky Democrat 1998
Illinois 10 Mark S. Kirk Republican 2000
Illinois 11 Gerald C. "Jerry" Weller Republican 1994
Illinois 12 Jerry F. Costello Democrat 1988
Illinois 13 Judith B. Biggert Republican 1998
Illinois 14 J. Dennis Hastert Republican 1986
Illinois 15 Timothy V. Johnson Republican 2000
Illinois 16 Donald A. Manzullo Republican 1992
Illinois 17 Lane A. Evans Democrat 1982
Illinois 18 Ray H. LaHood Republican 1994
Illinois 19 John M. Shimkus Republican 1996
Indiana 1 Peter J. Visclosky Democrat 1984
Indiana 2 Chris Chocola Republican 2002
Indiana 3 Mark E. Souder Republican 1994
Indiana 4 Stephen E. Buyer Republican 1992
Indiana 5 Danny L. Burton Republican 1982
Indiana 6 Mike Pence Republican 2000
Indiana 7 Julia M. Carson Democrat 1996
Indiana 8 John N. Hostettler Republican 1994
Indiana 9 Michael E. Sodrel Republican 2004
Iowa 1 James A. Nussle Republican 1990 (running for Governor)
Iowa 2 James A. S. Leach Republican 1976
Iowa 3 Leonard L. Boswell Democrat 1996
Iowa 4 Thomas Latham Republican 1994
Iowa 5 Steve King Republican 2002
Kansas 1 Jerry Moran Republican 1996
Kansas 2 Jim R. Ryun Republican 1996
Kansas 3 Dennis Moore Democrat 1998
Kansas 4 Todd Tiahrt Republican 1994
Kentucky 1 W. Edward Whitfield Republican 1994
Kentucky 2 Ron Lewis Republican 1994
Kentucky 3 Anne M. Northup Republican 1996
Kentucky 4 Geoff Davis Republican 2004
Kentucky 5 Harold D. Rogers Republican 1980
Kentucky 6 A. Benjamin Chandler III Democrat 2004
Louisiana 1 Bobby Jindal Republican 2004
Louisiana 2 Bill Jefferson Democrat 1990
Louisiana 3 Charlie Melancon Democrat 2004
Louisiana 4 Jim McCrery Republican 1988
Louisiana 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 2002
Louisiana 6 Richard Baker Republican 1986
Louisiana 7 Charles Boustany Republican 2004
Maine 1 Thomas H. Allen Democrat 1996
Maine 2 Michael H. Michaud Democrat 2002
Maryland 1 Wayne Gilchrest Republican 1990
Maryland 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democrat 2002
Maryland 3 Ben Cardin Democrat 1986 (running for US Senate)
Maryland 4 Albert Wynn Democrat 1992
Maryland 5 Steny Hoyer Democrat 1981
Maryland 6 Roscoe Bartlett Republican 1992
Maryland 7 Elijah Cummings Democrat 1996
Maryland 8 Chris Van Hollen Jr. Democrat 2002
Massachusetts 1 John Olver Democrat 1991
Massachusetts 2 Richard Neal Democrat 1988
Massachusetts 3 Jim McGovern Democrat 1996
Massachusetts 4 Barney Frank Democrat 1980
Massachusetts 5 Marty Meehan Democrat 1992
Massachusetts 6 John Tierney Democrat 1996
Massachusetts 7 Ed Markey Democrat 1976
Massachusetts 8 Mike Capuano Democrat 1998
Massachusetts 9 Stephen Lynch Democrat 2001
Massachusetts 10 Bill Delahunt Democrat 1996
Michigan 1 Bart Stupak Democrat 1992
Michigan 2 Pete Hoekstra Republican 1992
Michigan 3 Vern Ehlers Republican 1993
Michigan 4 Dave Camp Republican 1990
Michigan 5 Dale Kildee Democrat 1976
Michigan 6 Fred Upton Republican 1986
Michigan 7 Joe Schwarz Republican 2004
Michigan 8 Mike J. Rogers Republican 2000
Michigan 9 Joe Knollenberg Republican 1992
Michigan 10 Candice Miller Republican 2002
Michigan 11 Thad McCotter Republican 2002
Michigan 12 Sander Levin Democrat 1982
Michigan 13 Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick Democrat 1996
Michigan 14 John Conyers Jr. Democrat 1964
Michigan 15 John Dingell Jr. Democrat 1955
Minnesota 1 Gil Gutknecht Republican 1994
Minnesota 2 John Kline Republican 2002
Minnesota 3 Jim Ramstad Republican 1990
Minnesota 4 Betty McCollum Democrat 2000
Minnesota 5 Martin Olav Sabo Democrat 1978
Minnesota 6 Mark Kennedy Republican 2000 (running for US Senate)
Minnesota 7 Collin Peterson Democrat 1990
Minnesota 8 Jim Oberstar Democrat 1974
Mississippi 1 Roger F. Wicker Republican 1994
Mississippi 2 Bennie G. Thompson Democrat 1993
Mississippi 3 Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Jr. Republican 1996
Mississippi 4 G. Eugene Taylor Democrat 1989
Missouri 1 William Lacy Clay