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List of former members of the United States House of Representatives (V)

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This is a complete list of former members of the United States House of Representatives whose last names begin with the letter V.

Number of years/terms representative/delegate has served

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The number of years the representative/delegate has served in Congress indicates the number of terms the representative/delegate has. Note the representative/delegate can also serve non-consecutive terms if the representative/delegate loses election and wins re-election to the House.

  • 2 years - 1 or 2 terms
  • 4 years - 2 or 3 terms
  • 6 years - 3 or 4 terms
  • 8 years - 4 or 5 terms
  • 10 years - 5 or 6 terms
  • 12 years - 6 or 7 terms
  • 14 years - 7 or 8 terms
  • 16 years - 8 or 9 terms
  • 18 years - 9 or 10 terms
  • 20 years - 10 or 11 terms
  • 22 years - 11 or 12 terms
  • 24 years - 12 or 13 terms
  • 26 years - 13 or 14 terms
  • 28 years - 14 or 15 terms
  • 30 years - 15 or 16 terms
  • 32 years - 16 or 17 terms
  • 34 years - 17 or 18 terms
  • 36 years - 18 or 19 terms
  • 38 years - 19 or 20 terms
  • 40 years - 20 or 21 terms
  • 42 years - 21 or 22 terms
  • 44 years - 22 or 23 terms
  • 46 years - 23 or 24 terms
  • 48 years - 24 or 25 terms
  • 50 years - 25 or 26 terms
  • 52 years - 26 or 27 terms
  • 54 years - 27 or 28 terms
  • 56 years - 28 or 29 terms
  • 58 years - 29 or 30 terms
Representative/Delegate Years State/Territory Party Lifespan
George Vail 1853–1857 New Jersey Democratic 1809–1875
Henry Vail 1837–1839 New York Democratic 1782–1853
Richard B. Vail 1947–1949
1951–1953
Illinois Republican 1895–1955
William N. Vaile 1919–1927 Colorado Republican 1876–1927
Edward K. Valentine 1879–1885 Nebraska Republican 1843–1916
Tim Valentine 1983–1995 North Carolina Democratic 1926–2015
William Valk 1855–1857 New York American 1806–1879
Clement Vallandigham 1858–1863 Ohio Democratic 1820–1871
Henry Van Aernam 1865–1869
1879–1883
New York Republican 1819–1894
James I. Van Alen 1807–1809 New York Democratic-Republican 1772–1822
John Evert Van Alen 1793–1795 New York Pro-Administration 1749–1807
1795–1799 Federalist
Thomas J. Van Alstyne 1883–1885 New York Democratic 1827–1903
Daniel Myers Van Auken 1867–1871 Pennsylvania Democratic 1826–1908
John Van Buren 1841–1843 New York Democratic 1799–1855
Philip Van Cortlandt 1793–1795 New York Anti-Administration 1749–1831
1795–1809 Democratic-Republican
Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. 1811–1813 New York Democratic-Republican 1762–1848
Lionel Van Deerlin 1963–1981 California Democratic 1914–2008
Clarence D. Van Duzer 1903–1907 Nevada Democratic 1864–1947
Carl Van Dyke 1915–1919 Minnesota Democratic 1881–1919
John Van Dyke 1847–1851 New Jersey Whig 1807–1878
Nicholas Van Dyke 1807–1811 Delaware Federalist 1769–1826
Henry Smith Van Eaton 1883–1887 Mississippi Democratic 1826–1898
Peter Van Gaasbeck 1793–1795 New York Pro-Administration 1754–1797
Chris Van Hollen 2003–2017 Maryland Democratic 1959–present
Burt Van Horn 1861–1863
1865–1869
New York Republican 1823–1896
George Van Horn 1891–1893 New York Democratic 1850–1904
Robert T. Van Horn 1865–1871
1881–1883
1896–1897
Missouri Republican 1824–1916
Archibald Van Horne 1807–1811 Maryland Democratic-Republican 1758–1817
Espy Van Horne 1825–1829 Pennsylvania Democratic 1795–1829
Isaac Van Horne 1801–1805 Pennsylvania Democratic-Republican 1754–1834
Isaac B. Van Houten 1833–1835 New York Democratic 1776–1850
John Peter Van Ness 1801–1803 New York Democratic-Republican 1769–1846
William Van Pelt 1951–1965 Wisconsin Republican 1905–1996
Henry Bell Van Rensselaer 1841–1843 New York Whig 1810–1864
Jeremiah Van Rensselaer 1789–1791 New York Anti-Administration 1738–1810
Killian K. Van Rensselaer 1801–1811 New York Federalist 1763–1845
Solomon Van Rensselaer 1819–1822 New York Federalist 1774–1852
Stephen Van Rensselaer III 1822–1825 New York Federalist 1764–1839
1825–1829 National Republican
Joshua Van Sant 1853–1855 Maryland Democratic 1803–1884
Isaac W. Van Schaick 1885–1887
1889–1891
Wisconsin Republican 1817–1901
Thomas Van Swearingen 1819–1821 Virginia Democratic-Republican 1784–1822
1821–1822 Federalist
Philadelph Van Trump 1867–1873 Ohio Democratic 1810–1874
Robert B. Van Valkenburgh 1861–1865 New York Republican 1821–1888
H. Clay Van Voorhis 1893–1905 Ohio Republican 1852–1927
John Van Voorhis 1879–1883
1893–1895
New York Republican 1826–1905
Nelson H. Van Vorhes 1875–1879 Ohio Republican 1822–1882
Marshall Van Winkle 1905–1907 New Jersey Republican 1869–1957
Charles Van Wyck 1859–1863
1867–1869
1870–1871
New York Republican 1824–1895
William W. Van Wyck 1821–1825 New York Democratic-Republican 1777–1840
James E. Van Zandt 1939–1943
1947–1963
Pennsylvania Republican 1898–1986
John L. Vance 1875–1877 Ohio Democratic 1839–1921
Joseph Vance 1821–1825 Ohio Democratic-Republican 1786–1852
1825–1835 National Republican
1843–1847 Whig
Robert B. Vance 1873–1885 North Carolina Democratic 1828–1899
Robert Brank Vance 1823–1825 North Carolina Democratic-Republican 1793–1827
Robert J. Vance 1887–1889 Connecticut Democratic 1854–1902
Zebulon Vance 1858–1861 North Carolina Democratic 1830–1894
Guy Vander Jagt 1966–1993 Michigan Republican 1931–2007
Richard Vander Veen 1974–1977 Michigan Democratic 1922–2006
Tom Vandergriff 1983–1985 Texas Democratic 1926–2010
Aaron Vanderpoel 1833–1837
1839–1841
New York Democratic 1799–1870
Abraham Vanderveer 1837–1839 New York Democratic 1781–1839
William Vandever 1859–1861 Iowa Republican 1817–1893
1887–1891 California
Willard Duncan Vandiver 1897–1905 Missouri Democratic 1854–1932
Charles Vanik 1955–1981 Ohio Democratic 1913–2007
John I. Vanmeter 1843–1845 Ohio Whig 1798–1875
William Scott Vare 1912–1923
1923–1927
Pennsylvania Republican 1867–1934
John Varnum 1825–1831 Massachusetts National Republican 1778–1836
Joseph Bradley Varnum 1795–1811 Massachusetts Democratic-Republican 1750/1-1821
Horace W. Vaughan 1913–1915 Texas Democratic 1867–1922
William Wirt Vaughan 1871–1873 Tennessee Democratic 1831–1878
Albert C. Vaughn 1951 Pennsylvania Republican 1894–1951
Richard Vaux 1890–1891 Pennsylvania Democratic 1816–1895
William D. Veeder 1877–1879 New York Democratic 1835–1910
John H. G. Vehslage 1897–1899 New York Democratic 1842–1904
Filemon Vela Jr. 2013–2022 Texas Democratic 1963–present
Harold H. Velde 1949–1957 Illinois Republican 1910–1985
Abraham B. Venable 1791–1795 Virginia Anti-Administration 1758–1811
1795–1799 Democratic-Republican
Abraham Watkins Venable 1847–1853 North Carolina Democratic 1799–1876
Edward Carrington Venable 1889–1890 Virginia Democratic 1853–1908
William W. Venable 1916–1921 Mississippi Democratic 1880–1948
Bruce Vento 1977–2000 Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor 1940–2000
Daniel C. Verplanck 1803–1809 New York Democratic-Republican 1762–1834
Gulian C. Verplanck 1825–1833 New York Democratic 1786–1870
John Paul Verree 1859–1863 Pennsylvania Republican 1817–1889
Albert Henry Vestal 1917–1932 Indiana Republican 1875–1932
Victor Veysey 1971–1975 California Republican 1915–2001
Chauncey Vibbard 1861–1863 New York Democratic 1811–1891
Michel Vidal 1868–1869 Louisiana Republican 1824-1895
Egbert Ludovicus Viele 1885–1887 New York Democratic 1825–1902
Joseph P. Vigorito 1965–1977 Pennsylvania Democratic 1918–2003
Beverly M. Vincent 1937–1945 Kentucky Democratic 1890–1980
Bird J. Vincent 1923–1931 Michigan Republican 1880–1931
Earl W. Vincent 1928–1929 Iowa Republican 1886–1953
William D. Vincent 1897–1899 Kansas Populist 1852–1922
John Vining 1789–1793 Delaware Pro-Administration 1758–1802
Carl Vinson 1914–1965 Georgia Democratic 1883–1981
Fred M. Vinson 1924–1929
1931–1938
Kentucky Democratic 1890–1953
Samuel F. Vinton 1823–1825 Ohio Democratic-Republican 1792–1862
1825–1835 National Republican
1835–1837
1843–1851
Whig
Pete Visclosky 1985–2021 Indiana Democratic 1949–present
David Vitter 1999–2005 Louisiana Republican 1961–present
Weston E. Vivian 1965–1967 Michigan Democratic 1924–2020
Edward Voigt 1917–1927 Wisconsin Republican 1873–1934
Lester D. Volk 1920–1923 New York Republican 1884–1962
Harold Volkmer 1977–1997 Missouri Democratic 1931–2011
Henry Vollmer 1914–1915 Iowa Democratic 1867–1930
Andrew Volstead 1903–1923 Minnesota Republican 1860–1947
Charles Stewart Voorhees 1885–1889 Washington Democratic 1853-1909
Daniel W. Voorhees 1861–1866
1869–1873
Indiana Democratic 1827–1897
Charles H. Voorhis 1879–1881 New Jersey Republican 1833–1896
Jerry Voorhis 1937–1947 California Democratic 1901–1984
John M. Vorys 1939–1959 Ohio Republican 1896–1968
Roger Vose 1813–1817 New Hampshire Federalist 1763–1841
Albert L. Vreeland 1939–1943 New Jersey Republican 1901–1975
Edward B. Vreeland 1899–1913 New York Republican 1856–1936
Peter D. Vroom 1839–1841 New Jersey Democratic 1791–1873
Barbara Vucanovich 1983–1997 Nevada Republican 1921–2013
Charles W. Vursell 1943–1959 Illinois Republican 1881–1974
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