List of members of the US House of Representatives from Washington

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Suzan DelBene, current representative of Washington's first congressional electoral district
Rick Larsen, current representative of Washington’s Second Congressional Constituency
Jaime Herrera Beutler, current representative of Washington's third congressional electoral district
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, current Washington Fifth Congressional District Representative
Derek Kilmer, current representative of Washington's Sixth Congressional Constituency
Pramila Jayapal, current representative of Washington's Seventh Congressional Constituency
Kim Schrier, current representative of Washington's eighth Congressional constituency
Adam Smith, current representative of Washington's Ninth Congressional Constituency
Dennis Heck, current representative of Washington's tenth congressional electoral district

The list of members of Congress from Washington includes all the Congressmen that the US state of Washington and its predecessor, the Washington Territory , in the Congress of the United States have sent.

Washington Territory

The Washington Territory sent 13 delegates to Congress from 1853 to 1891:

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Columbia Lancaster 1853-1855 democrat August 26, 1803 - September 15, 1893
James Patton Anderson 1855-1857 democrat February 16, 1822 - September 20, 1872
Isaac Ingalls Stevens 1857-1861 democrat March 25, 1818 - September 1, 1862
William Henson Wallace 1861-1863 republican July 19, 1811 - February 7, 1879
George Edward Cole 1863-1865 democrat December 23, 1826 - December 3, 1906
Arthur Armstrong Denny 1865-1867 republican June 20, 1822 - January 9, 1899
Alvan Flanders 1867-1869 republican August 2, 1825 - March 14, 1884
Selucius Garfielde 1869-1873 republican December 8, 1822 - April 13, 1881
Obadiah Benton McFadden 1873-1875 democrat November 18, 1815 - June 25, 1875
Orange Jacobs 1875-1879 republican May 2, 1827 - May 21, 1914
Thomas Hurley Brents 1879-1885 republican December 24, 1840 - October 23, 1916
Charles Stewart Voorhees 1885-1889 democrat June 4, 1853 - December 26, 1909
John Beard Allen 1889-1891 republican May 18, 1845 - January 28, 1903

Washington State (since 1889)

1st district

So far, District 1 has sent the following congressmen:

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
John Lockwood Wilson 1889-1895 republican August 7, 1850 - November 6, 1912
Samuel Clarence Hyde 1895-1897 republican April 22, 1842 - March 7, 1922
William Carey Jones 1897-1899 republican April 5, 1855 - June 14, 1927
Wesley Livsey Jones 1899-1909 republican October 9, 1863 - November 19, 1932
William Ewart Humphrey 1909-1917 republican March 31, 1862 - February 14, 1934
John Franklin Miller 1917-1931 republican June 9, 1862 - May 28, 1936
Ralph Ashley Horr 1931-1933 republican August 12, 1884 - January 26, 1960
Marion Anthony Zioncheck 1933-1937 democrat December 5, 1901 - August 7, 1936
Warren Grant Magnuson 1937-1941 democrat April 12, 1905 - May 20, 1989
Emerson Hugh De Lacy 1945-1947 democrat May 9, 1910 - August 19, 1986
Homer Raymond Jones 1947-1949 republican September 3, 1893 - November 26, 1970
Hugh Burnton Mitchell 1949-1953 democrat March 22, 1907 - June 10, 1996
Thomas Minor Pelly 1953-1973 republican August 22, 1902 - November 21, 1973
Joel McFee Pritchard 1973–1985 republican May 5, 1925 - October 9, 1997
John Ripin Miller 1985-1993 republican May 23, 1938 - October 4, 2017
Maria E. Cantwell 1993-1995 democrat * October 13, 1958
Richard Alan White 1995-1999 republican * November 6, 1953
Jay Robert Inslee 1999-2012 democrat * February 9, 1951
Suzan Kay DelBene since 2012 democrat * February 17, 1962

2. District

The 2nd district was founded after the census of 1890 and has sent the following MPs since 1893.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
William Hall Doolittle 1893-1897 republican November 6, 1848 - February 26, 1914
James Hamilton Lewis 1897-1899 democrat May 18, 1863 - April 9, 1939
Francis Wellington Cushman 1899-1909 republican May 8, 1867 - July 6, 1909
William Wallace McCredie 1909-1911 republican April 27, 1862 - May 10, 1935
Stanton Warburton 1911-1913 republican April 13, 1865 - December 24, 1926
Albert Johnson 1913-1915 republican March 5, 1869 - January 17, 1957
Lindley Hoag Hadley 1915-1933 republican June 19, 1861 - November 1, 1948
Monrad Charles Wallgren 1933-1941 democrat April 17, 1891 - September 18, 1961
Henry Martin Jackson 1941-1953 democrat May 31, 1912 - September 1, 1983
Alfred John Westland 1953-1965 republican December 14, 1904 - November 3, 1982
Lloyd Meeds 1965-1979 democrat December 11, 1927 - August 18, 2005
Allan Byron Swift 1979-1995 democrat September 12, 1935 - April 20, 2018
Jack Metcalf 1995-2001 republican November 30, 1927 - March 15, 2007
Richard Ray Larsen since 2001 democrat * June 15, 1965

3. District

The 3rd District was founded after the 1900 census and has sent the following MPs since 1903.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
William Ewart Humphrey 1903-1909 republican March 31, 1862 - February 14, 1934
Miles Poindexter 1909-1911 republican April 22, 1868 - September 21, 1946
William Leroy La Follette 1911-1915 republican November 30, 1860 - December 20, 1934
Albert Johnson 1915-1933 republican March 5, 1869 - January 17, 1957
Martin Fernard Smith 1933-1943 democrat May 28, 1891 - October 25, 1954
Fred Barthold Norman 1943-1945 republican March 21, 1882 - April 18, 1947
Charles Raymon Savage 1945-1947 democrat April 12, 1906 - January 14, 1976
Fred Barthold Norman 1947 republican March 21, 1882 - April 18, 1947
Russell Vernon Mack 1947-1960 republican June 13, 1891 - March 28, 1960
Julia Butler Hansen 1960-1975 democrat June 14, 1907 - May 3, 1988
Don Leroy Bonker 1975-1989 democrat * March 7, 1937
Jolene Unsoeld 1989-1995 democrat * December 3, 1931
Linda Smith 1995-1999 republican * July 26, 1950
Brian Norton Baird 1999-2011 democrat * March 7, 1956
Jaime Herrera Beutler since 2011 republican * November 3, 1978

4. District

The 4th District was founded after the 1910 census and has sent the following MPs since 1913.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
James Wesley Bryan 1913-1915 Progressive March 11, 1874 - August 26, 1956
William Leroy La Follette 1915-1919 republican November 30, 1860 - December 20, 1934
John William Summers 1919-1933 republican April 29, 1870 - September 25, 1937
Knute Hill 1933-1943 democrat July 31, 1876 - December 3, 1963
Otis Halbert Holmes 1943-1959 republican February 22, 1902 - July 27, 1977
Catherine Dean May 1959-1971 republican May 18, 1914 - May 28, 2004
Mike McCormack 1971-1981 democrat * December 14, 1921
Sidney Wallace Morrison 1981-1993 republican * May 13, 1933
Jay Robert Inslee 1993-1995 democrat * February 9, 1951
Richard Norman Hastings 1995-2015 republican * February 7, 1941
Daniel Newhouse since 2015 republican * July 10, 1955

5. District

Like the 4th district, the 5th district was founded after the 1910 census and has sent the following congressmen since 1913.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Jacob Alexander Falconer 1913-1915 Progressive January 26, 1869 - July 1, 1928
Clarence Cleveland Dill 1915-1919 democrat September 21, 1884 - January 14, 1978
John Stanley Webster 1919-1923 republican February 22, 1877 - December 24, 1962
Samuel Billingsley Hill 1923-1937 democrat April 2, 1875 - March 16, 1958
Charles Henry Leavy 1937-1943 democrat February 16, 1884 -1. September 1952
Walter Franklin Horan 1943-1965 republican October 15, 1898 - December 19, 1966
Thomas Stephen Foley 1965-1995 democrat March 26, 1929 - October 18, 2013
George R. Nethercutt 1995-2005 republican * October 7, 1944
Cathy McMorris Rodgers since 2005 republican * May 22, 1969

6. District

The 6th district was founded after the census of 1930 and from 1933 onwards has sent the following MPs.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Wesley Lloyd 1933-1936 democrat July 24, 1883 - January 10, 1936
John Main Coffee 1936-1947 democrat January 23, 1897 - June 3, 1983
Thor Carl Tollefson 1947-1965 republican May 2, 1901 - December 30, 1982
Floyd Verne Hicks 1965-1977 democrat May 29, 1915 - December 1, 1992
Norman DeValois Dicks 1977-2013 democrat * December 16, 1940
Derek Kilmer since 2013 democrat * January 1, 1974

7. District

The 7th District was founded after the 1950 census and has sent the following MPs from 1953.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Donald Hammer Magnuson 1953-1963 democrat March 7, 1911 - October 5, 1979
K. William Stinson 1963-1965 republican * April 20, 1930 - January 9, 2002
Brockman Adams 1965-1977 democrat January 13, 1927 - September 10, 2004
John Edward Cunningham 1977-1979 republican * March 27, 1931
Michael Edward Lowry 1979-1989 democrat March 8, 1939 - May 1, 2017
James Adelbert McDermott 1989-2017 democrat * December 28, 1936
Pramila Jayapal since 2017 democrat * September 21, 1965

8. District

The 8th District was founded after the 1980 census and from 1983 onwards has sent the following MPs.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Rodney Dennis Chandler 1983-1993 republican * July 13, 1942
Jennifer Blackburn Dunn 1993-2005 republican July 29, 1941 - September 5, 2007
David George Reichert 2005-2019 republican * August 29, 1950
Kimberly Merle Schrier since 2019 democrat * August 23, 1968

9. District

The 9th District was founded after the 1990 census and from 1993 onwards has sent the following MPs.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Myron Bradford Kreidler 1993-1995 democrat * September 28, 1943
Randy J. Tate 1995-1997 republican * November 23, 1965
Adam Smith since 1997 democrat * June 15, 1965

10. District

The 10th district was founded after the 2010 census and has so far sent one MP from 2013.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Dennis Heck since 2013 democrat * July 29, 1952

See also

Web links

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