List of United States representatives from Connecticut

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The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Connecticut. 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 Connecticut. The list of names should be complete, but other data may be incomplete.

Contents

Current representatives

Current as of January 3, 2019.

List of members

MemberYearsPartyDistrictElectoral history
John Allen March 4, 1797
March 4, 1799
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
Samuel Arnold March 4, 1857
March 4, 1859
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Albert E. Austin January 3, 1939
January 3, 1941
Republican 4th [ data missing ]
Charles Montague Bakewell March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935
Republican At-large [ data missing ]
John Baldwin March 4, 1825
March 4, 1829
Anti-Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
Simeon Baldwin March 4, 1803
March 4, 1805
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
Thomas R. Ball January 3, 1939
January 3, 1941
Republican 2nd [ data missing ]
Noyes Barber March 4, 1821
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1825
March 4, 1835
Anti-Jacksonian
William H. Barnum March 4, 1867
May 18, 1876
Democratic 4th Resigned after being elected U.S. Senator.
Nathan Belcher March 4, 1853
March 4, 1855
Democratic 3rd [ data missing ]
William D. Bishop March 4, 1857
March 4, 1859
Democratic 4th [ data missing ]
William W. Boardman December 7, 1840
March 4, 1843
Whig 2nd [ data missing ]
Walter Booth March 4, 1849
March 4, 1851
Free Soil 2nd [ data missing ]
Chester Bowles January 3, 1959
January 3, 1961
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Jonathan Brace December 3, 1798
????, 1800
Federalist At-large Resigned.
Augustus Brandegee March 4, 1863
March 4, 1867
Republican 3rd [ data missing ]
Frank B. Brandegee November 4, 1902
May 10, 1905
Republican 3rd Resigned after being elected U.S. Senator.
John H. Brockway March 4, 1839
March 4, 1843
Whig 5th [ data missing ]
John R. Buck March 4, 1881
March 4, 1883
Republican 1st [ data missing ]
March 4, 1885
March 4, 1887
[ data missing ]
Alfred A. Burnham March 4, 1859
March 4, 1863
Republican 3rd [ data missing ]
Daniel Burrows March 4, 1821
March 4, 1823
Democratic-Republican At-large [ data missing ]
Thomas B. Butler March 4, 1849
March 4, 1851
Whig 4th [ data missing ]
George S. Catlin March 4, 1843
March 4, 1845
Democratic 3rd [ data missing ]
Epaphroditus Champion March 4, 1807
March 4, 1817
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
Charles Chapman March 4, 1851
March 4, 1853
Whig 1st [ data missing ]
William M. Citron January 3, 1935
January 3, 1939
Democratic At-large [ data missing ]
Ezra Clark Jr. March 4, 1855
March 4, 1857
Know Nothing 1st [ data missing ]
March 4, 1857
March 4, 1859
Republican
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland March 4, 1849
March 4, 1853
Democratic 3rd [ data missing ]
Joshua Coit March 4, 1793
March 4, 1795
Pro-Administration At-large Died.
March 4, 1795
September 5, 1798
Federalist
Ranulf Compton January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945
Republican 3rd [ data missing ]
William R. Cotter January 3, 1971
September 8, 1981
Democratic 1st Died.
Joe Courtney January 3, 2007
present
Democratic 2nd First elected in 2006.
Albert W. Cretella January 3, 1953
January 3, 1959
Republican 3rd [ data missing ]
Emilio Q. Daddario January 3, 1959
January 3, 1971
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
Samuel W. Dana January 3, 1797
May 10, 1810
Federalist At-large Resigned after being elected U.S. Senator.
James Davenport December 5, 1796
August 3, 1797
Federalist At-large Died.
John Davenport March 4, 1799
March 4, 1817
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
Robert E. De Forest March 4, 1891
March 4, 1895
Democratic 4th [ data missing ]
Sidney Dean March 4, 1855
March 4, 1857
Know Nothing 3rd [ data missing ]
March 4, 1857
March 4, 1859
Republican
Rosa DeLauro January 3, 1991
present
Democratic 3rd First elected in 1990.
Henry C. Deming March 4, 1863
March 4, 1867
Republican 1st [ data missing ]
Lawrence J. DeNardis January 3, 1981
January 3, 1983
Republican 3rd [ data missing ]
James Dixon March 4, 1845
March 4, 1849
Whig 1st [ data missing ]
Chris Dodd January 3, 1975
January 3, 1981
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Thomas J. Dodd January 3, 1953
January 3, 1957
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
Jeremiah Donovan March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
Democratic 4th [ data missing ]
Le Roy D. Downs January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
Democratic 4th [ data missing ]
Theodore Dwight December 1, 1806
March 4, 1807
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
William W. Eaton March 4, 1883
March 4, 1885
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
William Edmond November 13, 1797
March 4, 1801
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
Henry W. Edwards March 4, 1819
March 4, 1823
Democratic-Republican At-large [ data missing ]
William W. Ellsworth March 4, 1829
July 8, 1834
Anti-Jacksonian At-large Resigned.
James E. English March 4, 1861
March 4, 1865
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Elizabeth Esty January 3, 2013
January 3, 2019
Democratic 5th First elected in 2012.
E. Hart Fenn March 4, 1921
March 4, 1931
Republican 1st [ data missing ]
Orris S. Ferry March 4, 1859
March 4, 1861
Republican 4th [ data missing ]
William J. Fitzgerald January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
[ data missing ]
Samuel A. Foot March 4, 1819
March 4, 1821
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1823
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican [ data missing ]
March 4, 1833
May 9, 1834
Anti-Jacksonian Resigned after being elected Governor of Connecticut.
Ellsworth Foote January 3, 1947
January 3, 1949
Republican 3rd [ data missing ]
Gary Franks January 3, 1991
January 3, 1997
Republican 5th [ data missing ]
Richard P. Freeman March 4, 1915
March 4, 1933
Republican 2nd [ data missing ]
Carlos French March 4, 1887
March 4, 1889
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
James P. Geelan January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
Democratic 3rd [ data missing ]
Sam Gejdenson January 3, 1981
January 3, 2001
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Robert Giaimo January 3, 1959
January 3, 1981
Democratic 3rd [ data missing ]
Sylvester Gilbert November 6, 1818
March 4, 1819
Democratic-Republican At-large [ data missing ]
James P. Glynn March 4, 1915
March 4, 1923
Republican 5th [ data missing ]
March 4, 1925
March 6, 1930
Died.
Calvin Goddard May 14, 1801
????, 1805
Federalist At-large Resigned before the convening of the 9th Congress
Chauncey Goodrich March 4, 1795
March 4, 1801
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
Elizur Goodrich March 4, 1799
March 3, 1801
Federalist At-large Resigned.
Edward W. Goss November 4, 1930
January 3, 1935
Republican 1st [ data missing ]
Bernard F. Grabowski January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965
Democratic At-large [ data missing ]
January 3, 1965
January 3, 1967
6th [ data missing ]
Miles T. Granger March 4, 1887
March 4, 1889
Democratic 4th [ data missing ]
Ella T. Grasso January 3, 1971
January 3, 1975
Democratic 6th [ data missing ]
Roger Griswold March 4, 1795
??, 1805
Federalist At-large Resigned before the convening of the 9th Congress
Elisha Haley March 4, 1835
March 4, 1837
Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1837
March 4, 1839
Democratic 3rd [ data missing ]
Joseph R. Hawley March 4, 1859
March 4, 1863
Republican 1st [ data missing ]
March 4, 1879
March 4, 1881
[ data missing ]
Jahana Hayes January 3, 2019
present
Democratic 5th First elected in 2018.
E. Stevens Henry March 4, 1895
March 4, 1913
Republican 1st [ data missing ]
Edwin W. Higgins October 2, 1905
March 4, 1913
Republican 3rd [ data missing ]
William L. Higgins March 4, 1933
January 3, 1937
Republican 2nd [ data missing ]
Ebenezer J. Hill March 4, 1895
March 4, 1913
Republican 4th [ data missing ]
March 4, 1915
September 27, 1917
Died.
James Hillhouse March 4, 1791
March 4, 1795
Pro-Administration At-large Resigned after being elected U.S. Senator.
March 4, 1795
December 5, 1796
Federalist
Jim Himes January 3, 2009
present
Democratic 4th First elected in 2008.
Uriel Holmes March 4, 1817
????, 1818
Federalist At-large Resigned.
Orrin Holt December 5, 1836
March 4, 1837
Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1837
March 4, 1839
Democratic 6th [ data missing ]
Julius Hotchkiss March 4, 1867
March 4, 1869
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
John H. Hubbard March 4, 1863
March 4, 1867
Republican 4th [ data missing ]
Richard D. Hubbard March 4, 1867
March 4, 1869
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
Samuel D. Hubbard March 4, 1845
March 4, 1849
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Benjamin Huntington March 4, 1789
March 4, 1791
Pro-Administration At-large [ data missing ]
Ebenezer Huntington October 11, 1810
March 4, 1811
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1817
March 4, 1819
[ data missing ]
Colin M. Ingersoll March 4, 1851
March 4, 1855
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Ralph I. Ingersoll March 4, 1825
March 4, 1833
Anti-Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
Samuel Ingham March 4, 1835
March 4, 1837
Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1837
March 4, 1839
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Donald J. Irwin January 3, 1959
January 3, 1961
Democratic 4th [ data missing ]
January 3, 1965
January 3, 1969
[ data missing ]
Ebenezer Jackson Jr. December 1, 1834
March 4, 1835
Anti-Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
Nancy Johnson January 3, 1983
January 3, 2003
Republican 6th [ data missing ]
January 3, 2003
January 3, 2007
5th [ data missing ]
Andrew T. Judson March 4, 1835
July 4, 1836
Jacksonian At-large Resigned after being appointed United States judge for the district of Connecticut.
Stephen W. Kellogg March 4, 1869
March 4, 1875
Republican 2nd [ data missing ]
William Kennedy March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
Democratic 5th [ data missing ]
Barbara B. Kennelly January 12, 1982
January 3, 1999
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
Herman P. Kopplemann March 4, 1933
January 3, 1939
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
[ data missing ]
January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
[ data missing ]
Frank Kowalski January 3, 1959
January 3, 1963
Democratic At-large [ data missing ]
George M. Landers March 4, 1875
March 4, 1879
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
John B. Larson January 3, 1999
present
Democratic 1st First elected in 1998.
Lyman Law March 4, 1811
March 4, 1817
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
Amasa Learned March 4, 1791
March 4, 1795
Pro-Administration At-large [ data missing ]
George L. Lilley March 4, 1903
January 5, 1909
Republican At-large Resigned after being elected Governor of Connecticut
John Lodge January 3, 1947
January 3, 1951
Republican 4th [ data missing ]
Augustine Lonergan March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
March 4, 1917
March 4, 1921
[ data missing ]
March 4, 1931
March 4, 1933
[ data missing ]
Dwight Loomis March 4, 1859
March 4, 1863
Republican 1st [ data missing ]
Clare Boothe Luce January 3, 1943
January 3, 1947
Republican 4th [ data missing ]
Lucien J. Maciora January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
Democratic At-large [ data missing ]
Bryan F. Mahan March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Francis T. Maloney March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935
Democratic 3rd [ data missing ]
James H. Maloney January 3, 1997
January 3, 2003
Democratic 5th [ data missing ]
Edwin H. May Jr. January 3, 1957
January 3, 1959
Republican 1st [ data missing ]
John A. McGuire January 3, 1949
January 3, 1953
Democratic 3rd [ data missing ]
Stewart McKinney January 3, 1971
May 7, 1987
Republican 4th Died.
John D. McWilliams January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945
Republican 2nd [ data missing ]
Schuyler Merritt November 6, 1917
March 4, 1931
Republican 4th [ data missing ]
March 4, 1933
January 3, 1937
[ data missing ]
Orange Merwin March 4, 1825
March 4, 1829
Anti-Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
Thomas Meskill January 3, 1967
January 3, 1971
Republican 6th [ data missing ]
Frederick Miles March 4, 1879
March 4, 1883
Republican 4th [ data missing ]
March 4, 1889
March 4, 1891
[ data missing ]
William J. Miller January 3, 1939
March 4, 1941
Republican 1st [ data missing ]
January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945
[ data missing ]
January 3, 1947
January 3, 1949
[ data missing ]
Phineas Miner December 1, 1834
March 4, 1835
Anti-Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
Charles L. Mitchell March 4, 1883
March 4, 1887
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Toby Moffett January 3, 1975
January 3, 1983
Democratic 6th [ data missing ]
John S. Monagan January 3, 1959
January 3, 1973
Democratic 5th [ data missing ]
B. J. Monkiewicz January 3, 1939
January 3, 1941
Republican At-large [ data missing ]
January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945
[ data missing ]
Albert P. Morano January 3, 1951
January 3, 1959
Republican 4th [ data missing ]
Bruce Morrison January 3, 1983
January 3, 1991
Democratic 3rd [ data missing ]
Jonathan O. Moseley March 4, 1805
March 4, 1821
Federalist At-large Resigned after being elected U.S. Senator.
Chris Murphy January 3, 2007
January 3, 2013
Democratic 5th [ data missing ]
Patrick B. O'Sullivan March 4, 1923
March 4, 1925
Democratic 5th [ data missing ]
P. Davis Oakey March 4, 1915
March 4, 1917
Republican 1st [ data missing ]
Thomas Burr Osborne March 4, 1839
March 4, 1843
Whig 4th [ data missing ]
James T. Patterson January 3, 1947
January 3, 1959
Republican 5th [ data missing ]
Elias Perkins March 4, 1801
March 4, 1803
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
Elisha Phelps March 4, 1819
March 4, 1821
Democratic-Republican At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1825
March 4, 1829
Anti-Jacksonian [ data missing ]
James Phelps March 4, 1875
March 4, 1883
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Lancelot Phelps March 4, 1835
March 4, 1837
Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1837
March 4, 1839
Democratic 5th [ data missing ]
Alfred N. Phillips January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939
Democratic 4th [ data missing ]
James P. Pigott March 4, 1893
March 4, 1895
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Timothy Pitkin September 16, 1805
March 4, 1819
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
David Plant March 4, 1827
March 4, 1829
Anti-Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
James T. Pratt March 4, 1853
March 4, 1855
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
William R. Ratchford January 3, 1979
January 3, 1985
Democratic 5th [ data missing ]
Thomas L. Reilly March 4, 1911
March 4, 1913
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
3rd [ data missing ]
Abraham A. Ribicoff January 3, 1949
January 3, 1953
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
John A. Rockwell March 4, 1845
March 4, 1849
Whig 3rd [ data missing ]
John G. Rowland January 3, 1985
January 3, 1991
Republican 5th [ data missing ]
John Russ March 4, 1819
March 4, 1823
Democratic-Republican At-large [ data missing ]
Charles A. Russell March 4, 1887
October 23, 1902
Republican 3rd Died.
Joseph F. Ryter January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
Democratic At-large [ data missing ]
Antoni Sadlak January 3, 1947
January 3, 1959
Republican At-large [ data missing ]
William St. Onge January 3, 1963
May 1, 1970
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Ronald A. Sarasin January 3, 1973
January 3, 1979
Republican 5th [ data missing ]
Horace Seely-Brown Jr. January 3, 1947
January 3, 1949
Republican 2nd [ data missing ]
January 3, 1961
January 3, 1963
[ data missing ]
Edward W. Seymour March 4, 1883
March 4, 1887
Democratic 4th [ data missing ]
Origen S. Seymour March 4, 1851
March 4, 1855
Democratic 4th [ data missing ]
Thomas H. Seymour March 4, 1843
March 4, 1845
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
James A. Shanley January 3, 1935
January 3, 1943
Democratic 3rd [ data missing ]
Chris Shays August 18, 1987
January 3, 2009
Republican 4th [ data missing ]
Roger Sherman March 4, 1789
March 4, 1791
Pro-Administration At-large [ data missing ]
Samuel B. Sherwood March 4, 1817
March 4, 1819
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
Abner W. Sibal January 3, 1961
January 3, 1965
Republican 4th [ data missing ]
Rob Simmons January 3, 2001
January 3, 2007
Republican 2nd [ data missing ]
William E. Simonds March 4, 1889
March 4, 1891
Republican 1st [ data missing ]
Samuel Simons March 4, 1843
March 4, 1845
Democratic 4th [ data missing ]
John Cotton Smith November 17, 1800
August ??, 1806
Federalist At-large Resigned.
J. Joseph Smith January 3, 1935
November 4, 1941
Democratic 5th Resigned after being appointed a United States district judge for the district of Connecticut.
Nathaniel Smith March 4, 1795
March 4, 1799
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
Truman Smith March 4, 1839
March 4, 1843
Whig 5th [ data missing ]
March 4, 1845
March 4, 1849
4th [ data missing ]
Lewis Sperry March 4, 1891
March 4, 1895
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
Nehemiah D. Sperry March 4, 1895
March 4, 1911
Republican 2nd [ data missing ]
Henry H. Starkweather March 4, 1867
January 28, 1876
Republican 3rd Died.
Robert H. Steele November 3, 1970
January 3, 1975
Republican 2nd [ data missing ]
Ansel Sterling March 4, 1821
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican At-large [ data missing ]
James Stevens March 4, 1819
March 4, 1821
Democratic-Republican At-large [ data missing ]
John Stewart March 4, 1843
March 4, 1845
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Ebenezer Stoddard March 4, 1821
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican At-large [ data missing ]
William L. Storrs March 4, 1829
March 4, 1833
Anti-Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1839
June, 1840
Whig 2nd Resigned after being appointed Associate Justice of Connecticut Supreme Court
Julius L. Strong March 4, 1869
September 7, 1872
Republican 1st Died.
Jonathan Sturges March 4, 1789
March 4, 1793
Pro-Administration At-large [ data missing ]
Lewis B. Sturges September 16, 1805
March 4, 1817
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
Zephaniah Swift March 4, 1793
March 4, 1795
Pro-Administration At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1795
March 4, 1797
Federalist
Joseph E. Talbot January 20, 1942
January 3, 1947
Republican 5th [ data missing ]
Benjamin Tallmadge March 4, 1801
March 4, 1817
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
Nathaniel Terry March 4, 1817
March 4, 1819
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
William L. Tierney March 4, 1931
March 4, 1933
Democratic 4th [ data missing ]
John Q. Tilson March 4, 1909
March 4, 1913
Republican At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1915
December 3, 1932
3rd Resigned.
Gideon Tomlinson March 4, 1819
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1825
March 4, 1827
Anti-Jacksonian
Isaac Toucey March 4, 1835
March 4, 1837
Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1837
March 4, 1839
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
Uriah Tracy March 4, 1793
March 4, 1795
Pro-Administration At-large Resigned after being elected U.S. Senator.
March 4, 1795
October 13, 1796
Federalist
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. March 4, 1789
March 4, 1795
Pro-Administration At-large [ data missing ]
Joseph Trumbull December 1, 1834
March 4, 1835
Anti-Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1839
March 4, 1843
Whig 1st [ data missing ]
Samuel Tweedy March 4, 1833
March 4, 1835
Anti-Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
Robert J. Vance March 4, 1887
March 4, 1889
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
Jeremiah Wadsworth March 4, 1789
March 4, 1795
Pro-Administration At-large [ data missing ]
John T. Wait April 12, 1876
March 4, 1887
Republican 3rd [ data missing ]
Loren P. Waldo March 4, 1849
March 4, 1851
Democratic 1st [ data missing ]
Levi Warner December 4, 1876
March 4, 1879
Democratic 4th [ data missing ]
Samuel L. Warner March 4, 1865
March 4, 1867
Republican 2nd [ data missing ]
Lowell P. Weicker Jr. January 3, 1969
January 3, 1971
Republican 4th [ data missing ]
Lemuel Whitman March 4, 1823
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican At-large [ data missing ]
Thomas T. Whittlesey April 29, 1836
March 4, 1837
Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]
March 4, 1837
March 4, 1839
Democratic 4th [ data missing ]
Zalmon Wildman March 4, 1835
December 10, 1835
Jacksonian At-large Died.
Washington F. Willcox March 4, 1889
March 4, 1893
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
Thomas Scott Williams March 4, 1817
March 4, 1819
Federalist At-large [ data missing ]
Thomas W. Williams March 4, 1839
March 4, 1843
Whig 3rd [ data missing ]
Chase G. Woodhouse January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
Democratic 2nd [ data missing ]
January 3, 1949
January 3, 1951
[ data missing ]
George C. Woodruff March 4, 1861
March 4, 1863
Democratic 4th [ data missing ]
John Woodruff March 4, 1855
March 4, 1857
Know Nothing 2nd [ data missing ]
March 4, 1859
March 4, 1861
Republican [ data missing ]
Ebenezer Young March 4, 1829
March 4, 1835
Anti-Jacksonian At-large [ data missing ]

See also