From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas . For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States Congressional Delegations from Arkansas . The list of names should be complete, but other data may be incomplete.
Current members
List of representatives
A
B
Representative
Years
Party
District
Notes
James Woodson Bates
December 21, 1819 – March 4, 1823
Territory
1st Territorial Delegate
Marion Berry
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011
Democratic
1st
Ed Bethune
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985
Republican
2nd
Thomas Boles
June 22, 1868 – March 4, 1871
Republican
3rd
February 9, 1872 – March 4, 1873
Won contested election
John Boozman
November 20, 2001 – January 3, 2011
Republican
3rd
Elected to the US Senate
Clifton R. Breckinridge
March 4, 1883 – September 5, 1890
Democratic
At-large 2nd
Lost contested election
November 4, 1890 – August 14, 1894
Elected after John M. Clayton was assassinated while contest was pending. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Russia
Stephen Brundidge, Jr.
March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1909
Democratic
2nd 6th
C
Representative
Years
Party
District
Notes
Thaddeus H. Caraway
March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921
Democratic
1st
William H. Cate
March 4, 1889 – March 5, 1890
Democratic
1st
Lost contested election
January 3, 1891 – January 3, 1893
Henry Wharton Conway
March 4, 1823 – November 9, 1827
Territory
Died
Tom Cotton
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Republican
4th
Jordan E. Cravens
March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1883
Democratic
3rd
William B. Cravens
March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1913
Democratic
4th
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
Died
William Fadjo Cravens
September 12, 1939 – January 3, 1949
Democratic
4th
Rick Crawford
January 3, 2011 – present
Republican
1st
Incumbent
Edward Cross
March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1845
Democratic
At-large
D
E
F
G
Representative
Years
Party
District
Notes
Ezekiel C. Gathings
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1969
Democratic
1st
Lucien C. Gause
March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1879
Democratic
1st
David Delano Glover
March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935
Democratic
6th
William S. Goodwin
March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1921
Democratic
7th
Alfred B. Greenwood
March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1859
Democratic
1st
Timothy Griffin
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Republican
2nd
Thomas M. Gunter
June 16, 1874 – March 4, 1875
Democratic
3rd
Won election contest
March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1883
4th
H
Representative
Years
Party
District
Notes
John Paul Hammerschmidt
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993
Republican
3rd
James M. Hanks
March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873
Democratic
1st
Oren Harris
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953
Democratic
7th
January 3, 1953 – February 2, 1966
4th
Resigned to become the US District judge for the Eastern and Western District of Arkansas
Brooks Hays
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959
Democratic
5th
French Hill
January 3, 2015 – present
Republican
2nd
Incumbent
Thomas C. Hindman
March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861
Democratic
1st
James M. Hinds
July 22, 1868 - October 22, 1868
Republican
2nd
Died
Asa Hodges
March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875
Republican
1st
Asa Hutchinson
January 3, 1997 – August 6, 2001
Republican
3rd
Resigned after being appointed Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration
Tim Hutchinson
January 3, 1993 – January 2, 1997
Republican
3rd
Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
William Joseph Hynes
March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875
Liberal Republican
At-large
J
K
L
M
Representative
Years
Party
District
Notes
Robert B. Macon
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1913
Democratic
1st
John Little McClellan
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939
Democratic
6th
Philip D. McCulloch, Jr.
March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1903
Democratic
1st
Thomas Chipman McRae
December 7, 1885 – March 4, 1903
Democratic
3rd
Elected after James K. Jones resigned after being elected to the US Senate
John E. Miller
March 4, 1931 – November 14, 1937
Democratic
2nd
Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Wilbur Mills
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1977
Democratic
2nd
N
O
P
R
Representative
Years
Party
District
Notes
Heartsill Ragon
March 4, 1923 – June 16, 1933
Democratic
5th
Resigned after being appointed judge for the US District Court for the Western district of Arkansas
James B. Reed
October 6, 1923 – March 4, 1929
Democratic
6th
Charles C. Reid
March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1911
Democratic
4th 5th
Joseph Taylor Robinson
March 4, 1903 – January 14, 1913
Democratic
6th
Resigned after being elected Governor
Tommy F. Robinson
January 3, 1985 – July 28, 1989
Democratic
2nd
Changed parties
July 28, 1989 – January 3, 1991
Republican
Anthony A.C. Rogers
March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1871
Democratic
2nd
John H. Rogers
March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1891
Democratic
3rd 4th
Logan Holt Roots
June 22, 1868 – March 4, 1871
Republican
1st
Mike Ross
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013
Democratic
4th
Albert Rust
March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857
Democratic
2nd
March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861
S
Representative
Years
Party
District
Notes
Lewis E. Sawyer
March 4, 1923 – May 5, 1923
Democratic
6th
Died
Ambrose Hundley Sevier
February 13, 1828 – June 15, 1836
Territory
Seat eliminated after Arkansas achieved statehood
William Ferguson Slemons
March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1881
Democratic
2nd
Oliver P. Snyder
March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1875
Republican
2nd
Vic Snyder
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011
Democratic
2nd
T
Representative
Years
Party
District
Notes
Boyd Anderson Tackett
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
Democratic
4th
Chester W. Taylor
October 25, 1921 – March 4, 1923
Democratic
6th
Samuel M. Taylor
January 15, 1913 – September 13, 1921
Democratic
6th
Died
David D. Terry
December 19, 1933 – January 3, 1943
Democratic
5th
William L. Terry
March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1901
Democratic
4th
Ray Thornton
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979
Democratic
4th
January 3, 1991 – January 1, 1997
2nd
Resigned
John N. Tillman
March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1929
Democratic
3rd
James William Trimble
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1967
Democratic
3rd
Jim Guy Tucker
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979
Democratic
2nd
W
Representative
Years
Party
District
Notes
Robert M. Wallace
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1911
Democratic
7th
Edward A. Warren
March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855
Democratic
2nd
March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859
Bruce Westerman
January 3, 2015 – present
Republican
4th
Incumbent
William W. Wilshire
March 4, 1873 – June 16, 1874
Republican
3rd
Lost election contest
March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877
Democratic
Effiegene Locke Wingo
November 4, 1930 – March 4, 1933
Democratic
4th
Otis Wingo
March 4, 1913 – October 21, 1930
Democratic
4th
Died
Steve Womack
January 3, 2011 – present
Republican
3rd
Incumbent
Y
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas
As of April 2015[update] , there are seventeen former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the U.S. State of Arkansas who are currently living at this time. The most recent representative to die was Ray Thornton (1973-1979, 1991-1997) on April 13, 2016.
Representative
Term of office
District
Date of birth (and age)
David Pryor
1966–1973
4th
(1934-08-29 ) August 29, 1934 (age 89)
Bill Alexander
1969–1993
1st
(1934-01-16 ) January 16, 1934 (age 90)
Jim Guy Tucker
1977–1979
2nd
(1943-06-13 ) June 13, 1943 (age 80)
Ed Bethune
1979–1985
2nd
(1935-12-19 ) December 19, 1935 (age 88)
Beryl Anthony, Jr.
1979–1985
4th
(1938-02-21 ) February 21, 1938 (age 86)
Tommy F. Robinson
1985–1991
2nd
(1942-03-07 ) March 7, 1942 (age 82)
Tim Hutchinson
1993–1997
3rd
(1949-08-11 ) August 11, 1949 (age 74)
Blanche Lincoln
1993–1997
1st
(1960-09-30 ) September 30, 1960 (age 63)
Jay Dickey
1993–2001
4th
(1939-12-14 ) December 14, 1939 (age 84)
Asa Hutchinson
1997–2001
3rd
(1950-12-03 ) December 3, 1950 (age 73)
Robert M. Berry
1997–2011
1st
(1942-08-27 ) August 27, 1942 (age 81)
Vic Snyder
1997–2011
2nd
(1947-09-27 ) September 27, 1947 (age 76)
Mike Ross
2011–2013
4th
(1961-08-02 ) August 2, 1961 (age 62)
John Boozman
2001–2011
3rd
(1950-12-10 ) December 10, 1950 (age 73)
Tim Griffin
2011–2015
2nd
(1968-08-21 ) August 21, 1968 (age 55)
Tom Cotton
2011–2015
4th
(1977-05-13 ) May 13, 1977 (age 46)
References
See also
Template:Years in Arkansas