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

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

Representatives who return to the House after having previously served in the House are credited with service equal to one less than the number of terms they served. For example, Rep. Steve Chabot had previously served seven terms, from 1995 to 2009, when he was once again elected in 2010. Instead of holding seniority with others whose terms began January 3, 2011, he was credited with six terms, and holds seniority above all representatives whose terms began January 3, 1999, and after. When a representative has served a prior term of fewer than two terms (i.e., prior term minus one equals less than one), he or she is ranked above all others whose service begins on the same day.[citation needed]

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

Missouri's 8th congressional district is currently vacant.

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Rank Representative Party District Seniority date Notes
1 John Dingell D MI-12 01955-12-13December 13, 1955 Dean of the House
2 John Conyers D MI-13 01965-01-03January 3, 1965 Ranking Member: Judiciary
3 Charles B. Rangel D NY-13 01971-01-03January 3, 1971
4 Bill Young R FL-13
5 Don Young R AK 01973-03-06March 6, 1973
6 George Miller D CA-11 01975-01-03January 3, 1975 Ranking Member: Education and the Workforce
7 Henry Waxman D CA-33 Ranking Member: Energy and Commerce
8 Ed Markey D MA-05 01976-11-02November 2, 1976 Ranking Member: Natural Resources
9 Nick Rahall D WV-03 01977-01-03January 3, 1977 Ranking Member: Transportation and Infrastructure
10 James Sensenbrenner R WI-05 01979-01-03January 3, 1979
11 Tom Petri R WI-06 01979-04-03April 3, 1979
12 Ralph Hall R TX-04 01981-01-03January 3, 1981
13 Hal Rogers R KY-05 Chair: Appropriations
14 Christopher Smith R NJ-04
15 Frank Wolf R VA-10
16 Steny Hoyer D MD-05 01981-05-19May 19, 1981 Minority Whip
17 Marcy Kaptur D OH-09 01983-01-03January 3, 1983 Most senior woman in the U.S. House of Representatives
18 Sander Levin D MI-09 Ranking Member: Ways and Means
19 Joe Barton R TX-06 01985-01-03January 3, 1985
20 Howard Coble R NC-06
21 Pete Visclosky D IN-01
22 Peter DeFazio D OR-04 01987-01-03January 3, 1987
23 John Lewis D GA-05
24 Louise Slaughter D NY-25 Ranking Member: Rules
25 Lamar Smith R TX-21 Chair: Science, Space and Technology
26 Fred Upton R MI-06 Chair: Energy and Commerce
27 Nancy Pelosi D CA-12 01987-06-02June 2, 1987 Minority Leader
28 Frank Pallone D NJ-06 01988-11-08November 8, 1988
29 John Duncan R TN-02
30 Eliot Engel D NY-16 01989-01-03January 3, 1989 Ranking Member: Foreign Affairs
31 Nita Lowey D NY-17 Ranking Member: Appropriations
32 Jim McDermott D WA-07
33 Richard Neal D MA-01
34 Dana Rohrabacher R CA-48
35 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R FL-27 01989-08-29August 29, 1989
36 José Serrano D NY-15 01990-03-20March 20, 1990
37 Rob Andrews D NJ-01 01990-11-06November 6, 1990
38 David Price D NC-04 01997-01-03January 3, 1997[2] Previously served from 1987 to 1995
39 John Boehner R OH-08 01991-01-03January 3, 1991 Speaker of the House
40 Dave Camp R MI-04 Chair: Ways and Means
41 Rosa DeLauro D CT-03
42 Jim Moran D VA-08
43 Collin Peterson D MN-07 Ranking Member: Agriculture
44 Maxine Waters D CA-35 Ranking Member: Financial Services
45 Sam Johnson R TX-03 01991-05-08May 8, 1991
46 Ed Pastor D AZ-07 01991-09-24September 24, 1991
47 Jerrold Nadler D NY-10 01992-11-03November 3, 1992
48 Jim Cooper D TN-05 02003-01-03January 3, 2003[2] Previously served from 1983 to 1995
49 Spencer Bachus R AL-06 01993-01-03January 3, 1993
50 Xavier Becerra D CA-34 Democratic Caucus Chairman
51 Sanford Bishop D GA-02
52 Corrine Brown D FL-05
53 Ken Calvert R CA-42
54 Jim Clyburn D SC-06 Assistant Minority Leader
55 Anna Eshoo D CA-14
56 Bob Goodlatte R VA-06 Chair: Judiciary
57 Gene Green D TX-29
58 Luis Gutiérrez D IL-04
59 Alcee Hastings D FL-20
60 Eddie Bernice Johnson D TX-30 Ranking Member: Science, Space and Technology
61 Peter King R NY-02
62 Jack Kingston R GA-01
63 Carolyn Maloney D NY-12
64 Buck McKeon R CA-25 Chair: Armed Services
65 John Mica R FL-07
66 Lucille Roybal-Allard D CA-40
67 Ed Royce R CA-39 Chair: Foreign Affairs
68 Bobby Rush D IL-01
69 Bobby Scott D VA-03
70 Nydia Velázquez D NY-07 Ranking Member: Small Business
71 Mel Watt D NC-12
72 Bennie Thompson D MS-02 01993-04-13April 13, 1993 Ranking Member: Homeland Security
73 Sam Farr D CA-17 01993-06-08June 8, 1993
74 Frank Lucas R OK-03 01994-05-10May 10, 1994 Chair: Agriculture
75 Lloyd Doggett D TX-35 01995-01-03January 3, 1995
76 Mike Doyle D PA-14
77 Chaka Fattah D PA-02
78 Rodney Frelinghuysen R NJ-11
79 Doc Hastings R WA-04 Chair: Natural Resources
80 Sheila Jackson-Lee D TX-18
81 Walter B. Jones R NC-03
82 Tom Latham R IA-04
83 Frank LoBiondo R NJ-02
84 Zoe Lofgren D CA-16
85 Mac Thornberry R TX-13
86 Ed Whitfield R KY-01
87 Elijah Cummings D MD-07 01996-04-16April 16, 1996 Ranking Member: Oversight and Government Reform
88 Earl Blumenauer D OR-03 01996-05-21May 21, 1996
89 Robert Aderholt R AL-04 01997-01-03January 3, 1997
90 Kevin Brady R TX-08
91 Danny Davis D IL-07
92 Diana DeGette D CO-01
93 Kay Granger R TX-12
94 Rubén Hinojosa D TX-15
95 Ron Kind D WI-03
96 Carolyn McCarthy D NY-04
97 Jim McGovern D MA-02
98 Mike McIntyre D NC-07
99 Bill Pascrell D NJ-08
100 Joe Pitts R PA-16
101 Loretta Sanchez D CA-46
102 Pete Sessions R TX-32 Chair: Rules
103 Brad Sherman D CA-30
104 John Shimkus R IL-15
105 Adam Smith D WA-09 Ranking Member: Armed Services
106 John Tierney D MA-06
107 Gregory Meeks D NY-05 01998-02-03February 3, 1998
108 Lois Capps D CA-24 01998-03-10March 10, 1998
109 Barbara Lee D CA-13 01998-04-07April 7, 1998
110 Robert Brady D PA-01 01998-05-19May 19, 1998 Ranking Member: House Administration
111 Steve Chabot R OH-01 02011-01-03January 3, 2011[2] Previously served from 1995 to 2009
112 Mike Capuano D MA-07 01999-01-03January 3, 1999
113 Joe Crowley D NY-14
114 Rush D. Holt D NJ-12
115 John Larson D CT-01
116 Gary Miller R CA-31
117 Grace Napolitano D CA-32
118 Paul Ryan R WI-01 Chair: Budget
119 Jan Schakowsky D IL-09
120 Mike Simpson R ID-02
121 Lee Terry R NE-02
122 Mike Thompson D CA-05
123 Greg Walden R OR-02
124 Eric Cantor R VA-07 02001-01-03January 3, 2001 Majority Leader
125 Shelley Moore Capito R WV-02
126 William Lacy Clay D MO-01
127 Ander Crenshaw R FL-04
128 John Culberson R TX-07
129 Susan Davis D CA-53
130 Sam Graves R MO-06 Chair: Small Business
131 Mike Honda D CA-17
132 Steve Israel D NY-03
133 Darrell Issa R CA-49 Chair: Oversight and Government Reform
134 James Langevin D RI-02
135 Rick Larsen D WA-02
136 Jim Matheson D UT-04
137 Betty McCollum D MN-04
138 Mike Rogers R MI-08 Chair: Intelligence
139 Adam Schiff D CA-28
140 Patrick Tiberi R OH-12
141 Bill Shuster R PA-09 02001-05-15May 15, 2001 Chair: Transportation and Infrastructure
142 Randy Forbes R VA-04 02001-06-19June 19, 2001
143 Stephen Lynch D MA-09 02001-10-16October 16, 2001
144 Jeff Miller R FL-01 Chair: Veterans' Affairs
145 Joe Wilson R SC-02 02001-12-18December 18, 2001
146 Rodney Alexander R LA-05 02003-01-03January 3, 2003
147 Rob Bishop R UT-01
148 Tim Bishop D NY-01
149 Marsha Blackburn R TN-07
150 Jo Bonner R AL-01 Chair: Ethics
151 Michael Burgess R TX-26
152 John Carter R TX-31
153 Tom Cole R OK-04
154 Mario Diaz-Balart R FL-25
155 Trent Franks R AZ-08
156 Scott Garrett R NJ-05
157 Jim Gerlach R PA-06
158 Phil Gingrey R GA-11
159 Raúl Grijalva D AZ-03
160 Jeb Hensarling R TX-05 Chair: Financial Services
161 Steve King R IA-04
162 John Kline R MN-02 Chair: Education and the Workforce
163 Mike Michaud D ME-02 Ranking Member: Veterans' Affairs
164 Candice Miller R MI-10 Chair: House Administration
165 Tim Murphy R PA-18
166 Devin Nunes R CA-22
167 Mike D. Rogers R AL-03
168 Dutch Ruppersberger D MD-02 Ranking Member: Intelligence
169 Tim Ryan D OH-13
170 Linda Sánchez D CA-39 Ranking Member: Ethics
171 David Scott D GA-13
172 Michael Turner R OH-10
173 Chris Van Hollen D MD-08 Ranking Member: Budget
174 Randy Neugebauer R TX-19 02003-06-03June 3, 2003
175 G. K. Butterfield D NC-01 02004-07-20July 20, 2004
176 John Barrow D GA-12 02005-01-03January 3, 2005
177 Charles Boustany R LA-07
178 Emanuel Cleaver D MO-05
179 Mike Conaway R TX-11
180 Jim Costa D CA-16
181 Henry Cuellar D TX-28
182 Charlie Dent R PA-15
183 Jeff Fortenberry R NE-01
184 Virginia Foxx R NC-05
185 Louie Gohmert R TX-01
186 Al Green D TX-09
187 Brian Higgins D NY-26
188 Dan Lipinski D IL-03
189 Kenny Marchant R TX-24
190 Michael McCaul R TX-10 Chair: Homeland Security
191 Patrick McHenry R NC-10
192 Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA-05 Republican Conference Chairwoman
193 Gwen Moore D WI-04
194 Ted Poe R TX-02
195 Tom Price R GA-06
196 Dave Reichert R WA-08
197 Allyson Schwartz D PA-13
198 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL-23
199 Lynn Westmoreland R GA-03
200 Doris Matsui D CA-06 02005-03-08March 8, 2005
201 John Campbell R CA-48 02005-12-06December 6, 2005
202 Albio Sires D NJ-13 02006-11-07November 7, 2006
203 Steve Pearce R NM-02 02011-01-03January 3, 2011[2] Previously served from 2003 to 2009
204 Michele Bachmann R MN-06 02007-01-03January 3, 2007
205 Gus Bilirakis R FL-12
206 Bruce Braley D IA-01
207 Vern Buchanan R FL-16
208 Kathy Castor D FL-14
209 Yvette D. Clarke D NY-09
210 Steve Cohen D TN-09
211 Joe Courtney D CT-02
212 Keith Ellison D MN-05
213 Hank Johnson D GA-04
214 Jim Jordan R OH-04
215 Doug Lamborn R CO-05
216 Dave Loebsack D IA-02
217 Kevin McCarthy R CA-23 Majority Whip
218 Jerry McNerney D CA-09
219 Ed Perlmutter D CO-07
220 Peter Roskam R IL-06
221 John Sarbanes D MD-03
222 Adrian Smith R NE-03
223 Tim Walz D MN-01
224 Peter Welch D VT
225 John Yarmuth D KY-03
226 Paul Broun R GA-10 02007-07-17July 17, 2007
227 Niki Tsongas D MA-05 02007-10-16October 16, 2007
228 Bob Latta R OH-05 02007-12-11December 11, 2007
229 Rob Wittman R VA-01
230 André Carson D IN-07 02008-03-11March 11, 2008
231 Jackie Speier D CA-14 02008-04-08April 8, 2008
232 Steve Scalise R LA-01 02008-05-03May 3, 2008
233 Donna Edwards D MD-04 02008-06-17June 17, 2008
234 Marcia Fudge D OH-11 02008-11-18November 18, 2008
235 Rick Nolan D MN-08 02013-01-03January 3, 2013[2] Previously served from 1975 to 1981
236 Matt Salmon R AZ-05 Previously served from 1995 to 2001
237 Mark Sanford R SC-01 02013-05-07May 7, 2013
238 Bill Cassidy R LA-06 02009-01-03January 3, 2009
239 Jason Chaffetz R UT-03
240 Mike Coffman R CO-06
241 Gerry Connolly D VA-11
242 John C. Fleming R LA-04
243 Brett Guthrie R KY-02
244 Gregg Harper R MS-03
245 Jim Himes D CT-04
246 Duncan D. Hunter R CA-50
247 Lynn Jenkins R KS-02
248 Leonard Lance R NJ-07
249 Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO-09
250 Ben R. Luján D NM-03
251 Cynthia Lummis R WY
252 Tom McClintock R CA-04
253 Pete Olson R TX-22
254 Erik Paulsen R MN-03
255 Gary Peters D MI-14
256 Chellie Pingree D ME-01
257 Jared Polis D CO-02
258 Bill Posey R FL-08
259 Phil Roe R TN-01
260 Tom Rooney R FL-17
261 Aaron Schock R IL-18
262 Kurt Schrader D OR-05
263 Glenn Thompson R PA-05
264 Paul Tonko D NY-20
265 Michael Quigley D IL-05 02009-04-07April 7, 2009
266 Judy Chu D CA-27 02009-07-14July 14, 2009
267 John Garamendi D CA-03 02009-11-03November 3, 2009
268 Bill Owens D NY-21
269 Ted Deutch D FL-21 02010-04-13April 13, 2010
270 Tom Graves R GA-14 02010-06-08June 8, 2010
271 Tom Reed R NY-23 02010-11-02November 2, 2010
272 Marlin Stutzman R IN-03
273 Mike Fitzpatrick R PA-08 02011-01-03January 3, 2011 Previously served from 2005 to 2007
274 Carol Shea-Porter D NH-01 02013-01-03January 3, 2013[2] Previously served from 2007 to 2011
275 Tim Walberg R MI-07 02011-01-03January 3, 2011 Previously served from 2007 to 2009
276 Bill Foster D IL-11 02013-01-03January 3, 2013 Previously served from 2008 to 2011
277 Justin Amash R MI-03 02011-01-03January 3, 2011
278 Lou Barletta R PA-11
279 Karen Bass D CA-37
280 Dan Benishek R MI-01
281 Diane Black R TN-06
282 Mo Brooks R AL-05
283 Larry Bucshon R IN-08
284 John Carney D DE
285 David Cicilline D RI-01
286 Rick Crawford R AR-01
287 Jeff Denham R CA-10
288 Scott DesJarlais R TN-04
289 Sean Duffy R WI-07
290 Jeff Duncan R SC-03
291 Renee Ellmers R NC-02
292 Blake Farenthold R TX-27
293 Stephen Fincher R TN-08
294 Chuck Fleischmann R TN-03
295 Bill Flores R TX-17
296 Cory Gardner R CO-04
297 Bob Gibbs R OH-07
298 Chris Gibson R NY-19
299 Paul Gosar R AZ-04
300 Trey Gowdy R SC-04
301 Tim Griffin R AR-02
302 Morgan Griffith R VA-09
303 Michael Grimm R NY-11
304 Colleen Hanabusa D HI-01
305 Richard Hanna R NY-22
306 Andy Harris R MD-01
307 Vicky Hartzler R MO-04
308 Joe Heck R NV-03
309 Jaime Herrera R WA-03
310 Tim Huelskamp R KS-01
311 Bill Huizenga R MI-02
312 Randy Hultgren R IL-14
313 Robert Hurt R VA-05
314 Bill Johnson R OH-06
315 Bill Keating D MA-09
316 Mike Kelly R PA-03
317 Adam Kinzinger R IL-16
318 Raúl Labrador R ID-01
319 James Lankford R OK-05
320 Billy Long R MO-07
321 Tom Marino R PA-10
322 David McKinley R WV-01
323 Pat Meehan R PA-07
324 Mick Mulvaney R SC-05
325 Kristi Noem R SD
326 Rich Nugent R FL-11
327 Alan Nunnelee R MS-01
328 Steven Palazzo R MS-04
329 Mike Pompeo R KS-04
330 Jim Renacci R OH-16
331 Reid Ribble R WI-08
332 Cedric Richmond D LA-02
333 Scott Rigell R VA-02
334 Martha Roby R AL-02
335 Todd Rokita R IN-04
336 Dennis Ross R FL-15
337 Jon Runyan R NJ-03
338 David Schweikert R AZ-06
339 Austin Scott R GA-08
340 Terri Sewell D AL-07
341 Steve Southerland R FL-02
342 Steve Stivers R OH-15
343 Scott Tipton R CO-03
344 Daniel Webster R FL-10
345 Frederica Wilson D FL-24
346 Steve Womack R AR-03
347 Rob Woodall R GA-07
348 Kevin Yoder R KS-03
349 Todd Young R IN-09
350 Janice Hahn D CA-44 02011-07-12July 12, 2011
351 Mark Amodei R NV-02 02011-09-13September 13, 2011
352 Suzanne Bonamici D OR-01 02012-01-31January 31, 2012
353 Ron Barber D AZ-02 02012-06-12June 12, 2012
354 Suzan DelBene D WA-01 02012-11-06November 6, 2012
355 Thomas Massie R KY-04
356 Donald Payne, Jr. D NJ-10
357 Alan Grayson D FL-09 02013-01-03January 3, 2013 Previously served from 2009 to 2011
358 Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ-01
359 Dan Maffei D NY-24
360 Steve Stockman R TX-36 Previously served from 1995 to 1997
361 Dina Titus D NV-01 Previously served from 2009 to 2011
362 Andy Barr R KY-06
363 Joyce Beatty D OH-03
364 Kerry Bentivolio R MI-11
365 Ami Bera D CA-07
366 Jim Bridenstine R OK-01
367 Susan Brooks R IN-05
368 Julia Brownley D CA-26
369 Cheri Bustos D IL-17
370 Tony Cardenas D CA-29
371 Matt Cartwright D PA-17
372 Joaquin Castro D TX-20
373 Chris Collins R NY-27
374 Doug Collins R GA-09
375 Paul Cook R CA-08
376 Tom Cotton R AR-04
377 Kevin Cramer R ND
378 Steve Daines R MT
379 Rodney Davis R IL-13
380 John Delaney D MD-06
381 Ron DeSantis R FL-06
382 Tammy Duckworth D IL-08
383 William Enyart D IL-12
384 Elizabeth Esty D CT-05
385 Lois Frankel D FL-22
386 Tulsi Gabbard D HI-02
387 Pete Gallego D TX-23
388 Joe Garcia D FL-26
389 Dennis Heck D WA-10
390 George Holding R NC-13
391 Steve Horsford D NV-04
392 Richard Hudson R NC-08
393 Jared Huffman D CA-02
394 Hakeem Jeffries D NY-08
395 David Joyce R OH-14
396 Joseph Kennedy III D MA-04
397 Dan Kildee D MI-05
398 Derek Kilmer D WA-06
399 Ann McLane Kuster D NH-02
400 Doug LaMalfa R CA-01
401 Alan Lowenthal D CA-47
402 Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM-01
403 Sean Patrick Maloney D NY-18
404 Gloria Negrete McLeod D CA-35
405 Mark Meadows R NC-11
406 Grace Meng D NY-06
407 Luke Messer R IN-06
408 Markwayne Mullin R OK-02
409 Patrick Murphy D FL-18
410 Beto O'Rourke D TX-16
411 Scott Perry R PA-04
412 Scott Peters D CA-52
413 Robert Pittenger R NC-09
414 Mark Pocan D WI-02
415 Trey Radel R FL-19
416 Tom Rice R SC-07
417 Keith Rothfus R PA-12
418 Raul Ruiz D CA-36
419 Brad Schneider D IL-10
420 Kyrsten Sinema D AZ-09
421 Chris Stewart R UT-02
422 Eric Swalwell D CA-15
423 Mark Takano D CA-41
424 David Valadao R CA-21
425 Juan Vargas D CA-51
426 Marc Veasey D TX-33
427 Filemon Vela D TX-34
428 Ann Wagner R MO-02
429 Jackie Walorski R IN-02
430 Randy Weber R TX-14
431 Brad Wenstrup R OH-02
432 Roger Williams R TX-25
433 Ted Yoho R FL-03
434 Robin Kelly D IL-02 02013-04-09April 9, 2013

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

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