This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 100th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 100th Congress (January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989). Seats and party affiliations on similar lists for other congresses will be different for certain members. [1]
Seniority depends on the date on which members were sworn into office. Since many members are sworn in on the same day, subsequent ranking is based on previous congressional service of the individual and then by alphabetical order by the last name of the representative.
Committee chairmanship in the House is often associated with seniority. However, party leadership is typically not associated with seniority.
Note: The "*" indicates that the representative/delegate may have served one or more non-consecutive terms while in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress.
| Rank | Representative | Party | District | Seniority date (Previous service, if any) | No.# of term(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Whitten | D | MS-01 | November 4, 1941 | 24th term | Dean of the House |
| 2 | Charles Melvin Price | D | IL-21 | January 3, 1945 | 22nd term | Died on April 22, 1988. |
| 3 | Charles Edward Bennett | D | FL-03 | January 3, 1949 | 20th term | |
| 4 | Peter W. Rodino | D | NJ-10 | January 3, 1949 | 20th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 5 | Edward Boland | D | MA-02 | January 3, 1953 | 18th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 6 | Jack Brooks | D | TX-09 | January 3, 1953 | 18th term | |
| 7 | William Natcher | D | KY-02 | August 1, 1953 | 18th term | |
| 8 | Dante Fascell | D | FL-19 | January 3, 1955 | 17th term | |
| 9 | Jim Wright | D | TX-12 | January 3, 1955 | 17th term | Speaker of the House |
| 10 | John Dingell | D | MI-16 | December 13, 1955 | 17th term | |
| 11 | William Broomfield | R | MI-18 | January 3, 1957 | 16th term | |
| 12 | Robert Michel | R | IL-18 | January 3, 1957 | 16th term | |
| 13 | Silvio O. Conte | R | MA-01 | January 3, 1959 | 15th term | |
| 14 | Robert Kastenmeier | D | WI-02 | January 3, 1959 | 15th term | |
| 15 | Del Latta | R | OH-05 | January 3, 1959 | 15th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 16 | Dan Rostenkowski | D | IL-08 | January 3, 1959 | 15th term | |
| 17 | Neal Smith | D | IA-04 | January 3, 1959 | 15th term | |
| 18 | Samuel S. Stratton | D | NY-23 | January 3, 1959 | 15th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 19 | Fernand St. Germain | D | RI-01 | January 3, 1961 | 14th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 20 | Mo Udall | D | AZ-02 | May 2, 1961 | 14th term | |
| 21 | Henry B. González | D | TX-20 | November 4, 1961 | 14th term | |
| 22 | Don Edwards | D | CA-10 | January 3, 1963 | 13th term | |
| 23 | Sam Gibbons | D | FL-07 | January 3, 1963 | 13th term | |
| 24 | Augustus F. Hawkins | D | CA-29 | January 3, 1963 | 13th term | |
| 25 | Frank Horton | R | NY-29 | January 3, 1963 | 13th term | |
| 26 | Joseph McDade | R | PA-10 | January 3, 1963 | 13th term | |
| 27 | Claude Pepper | D | FL-18 | January 3, 1963 | 13th term | |
| 28 | Jimmy Quillen | R | TN-01 | January 3, 1963 | 13th term | |
| 29 | Edward R. Roybal | D | CA-25 | January 3, 1963 | 13th term | |
| 30 | J. J. Pickle | D | TX-10 | December 21, 1963 | 13th term | |
| 31 | Frank Annunzio | D | IL-11 | January 3, 1965 | 12th term | |
| 32 | John Conyers | D | MI-01 | January 3, 1965 | 12th term | |
| 33 | Bill Dickinson | R | AL-02 | January 3, 1965 | 12th term | |
| 34 | John Duncan Sr. | R | TN-02 | January 3, 1965 | 12th term | Died on June 21, 1988. |
| 35 | Tom Foley | D | WA-05 | January 3, 1965 | 12th term | |
| 36 | William Ford | D | MI-15 | January 3, 1965 | 12th term | |
| 37 | Lee Hamilton | D | IN-09 | January 3, 1965 | 12th term | |
| 38 | James J. Howard | D | NJ-03 | January 3, 1965 | 12th term | Died on March 25, 1988. |
| 39 | Kika De la Garza | D | TX-15 | January 3, 1965 | 12th term | |
| 40 | Sidney Yates | D | IL-09 | January 3, 1965 Previous service, 1949–1963. | 19th term* | |
| 41 | Walter B. Jones Sr. | D | NC-01 | February 5, 1966 | 12th term | |
| 42 | Guy Vander Jagt | R | MI-09 | November 8, 1966 | 12th term | |
| 43 | Tom Bevill | D | AL-04 | January 3, 1967 | 11th term | |
| 44 | John Paul Hammerschmidt | R | AR-03 | January 3, 1967 | 11th term | |
| 45 | Clarence E. Miller | R | OH-10 | January 3, 1967 | 11th term | |
| 46 | Sonny Montgomery | D | MS-03 | January 3, 1967 | 11th term | |
| 47 | John Myers | R | IN-07 | January 3, 1967 | 11th term | |
| 48 | Bill Nichols | D | AL-03 | January 3, 1967 | 11th term | Died on December 13, 1988. |
| 49 | Chalmers Wylie | R | OH-15 | January 3, 1967 | 11th term | |
| 50 | Joseph M. Gaydos | D | PA-20 | November 5, 1968 | 11th term | |
| 51 | Bill Alexander | D | AR-01 | January 3, 1969 | 10th term | |
| 52 | Glenn M. Anderson | D | CA-32 | January 3, 1969 | 10th term | |
| 53 | Mario Biaggi | D | NY-19 | January 3, 1969 | 10th term | Resigned on August 5, 1988. |
| 54 | William V. Chappell Jr. | D | FL-04 | January 3, 1969 | 10th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 55 | Bill Clay | D | MO-01 | January 3, 1969 | 10th term | |
| 56 | Lawrence Coughlin | R | PA-13 | January 3, 1969 | 10th term | |
| 57 | Dan Daniel | D | VA-05 | January 3, 1969 | 10th term | Died on January 23, 1988. |
| 58 | Hamilton Fish | R | NY-21 | January 3, 1969 | 10th term | |
| 59 | Manuel Lujan Jr. | R | NM-01 | January 3, 1969 | 10th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 60 | Louis Stokes | D | OH-21 | January 3, 1969 | 10th term | |
| 61 | Gus Yatron | D | PA-06 | January 3, 1969 | 10th term | |
| 62 | Ed Jones | D | TN-08 | March 25, 1969 | 10th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 63 | Dave Obey | D | WI-07 | April 1, 1969 | 10th term | |
| 64 | Robert A. Roe | D | NJ-08 | November 4, 1969 | 10th term | |
| 65 | Phil Crane | R | IL-12 | November 25, 1969 | 10th term | |
| 66 | Bill Archer | R | TX-07 | January 3, 1971 | 9th term | |
| 67 | Les Aspin | D | WI-01 | January 3, 1971 | 9th term | |
| 68 | Ron Dellums | D | CA-08 | January 3, 1971 | 9th term | |
| 69 | Bill Frenzel | R | MN-03 | January 3, 1971 | 9th term | |
| 70 | Jack Kemp | R | NY-31 | January 3, 1971 | 9th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 71 | Norman F. Lent | R | NY-04 | January 3, 1971 | 9th term | |
| 72 | Romano Mazzoli | D | KY-03 | January 3, 1971 | 9th term | |
| 73 | Stewart McKinney | R | CT-04 | January 3, 1971 | 9th term | Died on May 7, 1987. |
| 74 | Charles B. Rangel | D | NY-16 | January 3, 1971 | 9th term | |
| 75 | Floyd Spence | R | SC-02 | January 3, 1971 | 9th term | |
| 76 | Bill Young | R | FL-08 | January 3, 1971 | 9th term | |
| 77 | George Brown Jr. | D | CA-36 | January 3, 1973 Previous service, 1963–1971. | 12th term* | |
| 78 | Benjamin A. Gilman | R | NY-22 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 79 | William Lehman | D | FL-17 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 80 | Trent Lott | R | MS-05 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 81 | Edward Rell Madigan | R | IL-15 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 82 | Joe Moakley | D | MA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 83 | Carlos Moorhead | R | CA-22 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 84 | Ralph Regula | R | OH-16 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 85 | Matthew John Rinaldo | R | NJ-07 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 86 | Charlie Rose | D | NC-07 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 87 | Patricia Schroeder | D | CO-01 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 88 | Bud Shuster | R | PA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 89 | Pete Stark | D | CA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 90 | Gerry Studds | D | MA-10 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 91 | Gene Taylor | R | MO-07 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 92 | Charles Wilson | D | TX-02 | January 3, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 93 | Don Young | R | Alaska At-large District | March 6, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 94 | Lindy Boggs | D | LA-02 | March 20, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 95 | Cardiss Collins | D | IL-07 | June 5, 1973 | 8th term | |
| 96 | John Murtha | D | PA-12 | February 5, 1974 | 8th term | |
| 97 | Robert J. Lagomarsino | R | CA-19 | March 5, 1974 | 8th term | |
| 98 | J. Bob Traxler | D | MI-08 | April 23, 1974 | 8th term | |
| 99 | Les AuCoin | D | OR-01 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 100 | Don Bonker | D | WA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 101 | Butler Derrick | D | SC-03 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 102 | Thomas Downey | D | NY-02 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 103 | Joseph D. Early | D | MA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 104 | Glenn English | D | OK-06 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 105 | James Florio | D | NJ-01 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 106 | Harold Ford | D | TN-09 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 107 | Bill Goodling | R | PA-19 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 108 | Bill Gradison | R | OH-02 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 109 | Bill Hefner | D | NC-08 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 110 | Carroll Hubbard | D | KY-01 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 111 | William Hughes | D | NJ-02 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 112 | Henry Hyde | R | IL-06 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 113 | Andrew Jacobs Jr. | D | IN-10 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1973. | 11th term* | |
| 114 | Jim Jeffords | R | VT | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 115 | John LaFalce | D | NY-32 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 116 | Marilyn Lloyd | D | TN-03 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 117 | Matthew F. McHugh | D | NY-28 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 118 | George Miller | D | CA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 119 | Norman Mineta | D | CA-13 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 120 | Stephen Neal | D | NC-05 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 121 | Henry J. Nowak | D | NY-33 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 122 | Jim Oberstar | D | MN-08 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 123 | Marty Russo | D | IL-03 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 124 | James H. Scheuer | D | NY-08 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1973. | 11th term* | |
| 125 | Richard T. Schulze | R | PA-05 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 126 | Philip Sharp | D | IN-02 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 127 | Virginia D. Smith | R | NE-03 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 128 | Stephen J. Solarz | D | NY-13 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 129 | Henry Waxman | D | CA-24 | January 3, 1975 | 7th term | |
| 130 | Earl Thomas Coleman | R | MO-06 | November 2, 1976 | 7th term | |
| 131 | Ed Markey | D | MA-07 | November 2, 1976 | 7th term | |
| 132 | Daniel Akaka | D | HI-02 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 133 | Douglas Applegate | D | OH-18 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 134 | Robert Badham | R | CA-40 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 135 | Doug Barnard Jr. | D | GA-10 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 136 | Anthony C. Beilenson | D | CA-23 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 137 | David Bonior | D | MI-12 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 138 | Norm Dicks | D | WA-06 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 139 | Mickey Edwards | R | OK-05 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 140 | Ronnie Flippo | D | AL-05 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 141 | Dick Gephardt | D | MO-03 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 142 | Dan Glickman | D | KS-04 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 143 | Jerry Huckaby | D | LA-05 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 144 | Andy Ireland | R | FL-10 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 145 | Ed Jenkins | D | GA-09 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 146 | Dale Kildee | D | MI-07 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 147 | Jim Leach | R | IA-01 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 148 | Tom Luken | D | OH-01 | January 3, 1977 Previous service, 1974–1975. | 7th term* | |
| 149 | Ron Marlenee | R | MT-02 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 150 | Austin Murphy | D | PA-22 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 151 | Mary Rose Oakar | D | OH-20 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 152 | Leon Panetta | D | CA-16 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 153 | Donald J. Pease | D | OH-13 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 154 | Carl Pursell | R | MI-02 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 155 | Nick Rahall | D | WV-04 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 156 | Ike Skelton | D | MO-04 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 157 | Bob Stump | R | AZ-03 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 158 | Bruce Vento | D | MN-04 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 159 | Harold Volkmer | D | MO-09 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 160 | Doug Walgren | D | PA-18 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 161 | Robert Walker | R | PA-16 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 162 | Wes Watkins | D | OK-03 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 163 | Theodore S. Weiss | D | NY-17 | January 3, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 164 | Arlan Stangeland | R | MN-07 | February 22, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 165 | Bob Livingston | R | LA-01 | August 27, 1977 | 6th term | |
| 166 | S. William Green | R | NY-15 | February 14, 1978 | 6th term | |
| 167 | Robert Garcia | D | NY-18 | February 21, 1978 | 6th term | |
| 168 | Beryl Anthony Jr. | D | AR-04 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 169 | Doug Bereuter | R | NE-01 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 170 | Bill Boner | D | TN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | Resigned on October 5, 1987. |
| 171 | Beverly Byron | D | MD-06 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 172 | Dick Cheney | R | WY | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 173 | Bill Clinger | R | PA-23 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 174 | Tony Coelho | D | CA-15 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 175 | Jim Courter | R | NJ-12 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 176 | William E. Dannemeyer | R | CA-39 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 179 | Robert William Davis | R | MI-11 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 180 | Julian C. Dixon | D | CA-28 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 181 | Brian J. Donnelly | D | MA-11 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 182 | Vic Fazio | D | CA-04 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 183 | Martin Frost | D | TX-24 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 184 | Newt Gingrich | R | GA-06 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 185 | William H. Gray | D | PA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 186 | Frank Joseph Guarini | D | NJ-14 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 187 | Tony Hall | D | OH-03 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 188 | Larry J. Hopkins | R | KY-06 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 189 | Earl Dewitt Hutto | D | FL-01 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 190 | Marvin Leath | D | TX-11 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 191 | Mickey Leland | D | TX-18 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 192 | Jerry Lewis | R | CA-35 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 193 | Mike Lowry | D | WA-07 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 194 | Dan Lungren | R | CA-42 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 195 | Bob Matsui | D | CA-03 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 196 | Nicholas Mavroules | D | MA-06 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 197 | Dan Mica | D | FL-14 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 198 | Bill Nelson | D | FL-11 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 199 | Chip Pashayan | R | CA-17 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 200 | Donald L. Ritter | R | PA-15 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 201 | Toby Roth | R | WI-08 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 202 | Martin Olav Sabo | D | MN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 203 | James Sensenbrenner | R | WI-09 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 204 | Norman D. Shumway | R | CA-14 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 205 | Olympia Snowe | R | ME-02 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 206 | Charles Stenholm | D | TX-17 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 207 | Gerald Solomon | R | NY-24 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 208 | Mike Synar | D | OK-02 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 209 | Al Swift | D | WA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 210 | Tom Tauke | R | IA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 211 | Bill Thomas | R | CA-20 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 212 | Bob Whittaker | R | KS-05 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 213 | Pat Williams | D | MT-01 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 214 | Howard Wolpe | D | MI-03 | January 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 215 | Tom Petri | R | WI-06 | April 3, 1979 | 5th term | |
| 216 | John Porter | R | IL-10 | January 22, 1980 | 5th term | |
| 217 | Billy Tauzin | D | LA-03 | May 22, 1980 | 5th term | |
| 218 | George W. Crockett Jr. | D | MI-13 | November 4, 1980 | 5th term | |
| 219 | Thomas Bliley | R | VA-03 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 220 | Hank Brown | R | CO-04 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 221 | Dan Coats | R | IN-04 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 222 | William Coyne | D | PA-14 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 223 | Larry Craig | R | ID-01 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 224 | Hal Daub | R | NE-02 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 225 | Byron Dorgan | D | ND | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 226 | David Dreier | R | CA-33 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 227 | Bernard J. Dwyer | D | NJ-06 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 228 | Mervyn M. Dymally | D | CA-31 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 229 | Roy Dyson | D | MD-01 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 230 | Dennis E. Eckart | D | OH-11 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 231 | Bill Emerson | R | MO-08 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 232 | Jack Fields | R | TX-08 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 233 | Tom Foglietta | D | PA-01 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 234 | Barney Frank | D | MA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 235 | Sam Gejdenson | D | CT-02 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 236 | Judd Gregg | R | NH-02 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 237 | Steve Gunderson | R | WI-03 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 238 | Ralph Hall | D | TX-04 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 239 | James Hansen | R | UT-01 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 240 | Charles Floyd Hatcher | D | GA-02 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 241 | Dennis M. Hertel | D | MI-14 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 242 | John P. Hiler | R | IN-03 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 243 | Duncan Hunter | R | CA-45 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 244 | Tom Lantos | D | CA-11 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 245 | Bill Lowery | R | CA-41 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 246 | David O'Brien Martin | R | NY-26 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 247 | Lynn Morley Martin | R | IL-16 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 248 | Bill McCollum | R | FL-05 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 249 | Dave McCurdy | D | OK-04 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 250 | Bob McEwen | R | OH-06 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 251 | Raymond J. McGrath | R | NY-05 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 252 | Guy Molinari | R | NY-14 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 253 | Sid Morrison | R | WA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 254 | Stanford Parris | R | VA-08 | January 3, 1981 Previous service, 1973–1975. | 5th term* | |
| 255 | Pat Roberts | R | KS-01 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 256 | Buddy Roemer | D | LA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | Resigned on March 14, 1988. |
| 257 | Hal Rogers | R | KY-05 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 258 | Marge Roukema | R | NJ-05 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 259 | Gus Savage | D | IL-02 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 260 | Claudine Schneider | R | RI-02 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 261 | Chuck Schumer | D | NY-10 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 262 | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | R | FL-15 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 263 | Joe Skeen | R | NM-02 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 264 | Christopher Smith | R | NJ-04 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 265 | Denny Smith | R | OR-05 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 266 | Vin Weber | R | MN-02 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 267 | Frank Wolf | R | VA-10 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 268 | George C. Wortley | R | NY-27 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 269 | Ron Wyden | D | OR-03 | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 270 | Steny H. Hoyer | D | MD-05 | May 19, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 271 | Mike Oxley | R | OH-04 | June 25, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 272 | Wayne Dowdy | D | MS-04 | July 7, 1981 | 4th term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 273 | Barbara B. Kennelly | D | CT-01 | January 12, 1982 | 4th term | |
| 274 | Matthew G. Martínez | D | CA-30 | July 13, 1982 | 4th term | |
| 275 | Michael A. Andrews | D | TX-25 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 276 | Steve Bartlett | R | TX-03 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 277 | Jim Bates | D | CA-44 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 278 | Herbert Bateman | R | VA-01 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 279 | Howard Berman | D | CA-26 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 280 | Michael Bilirakis | R | FL-09 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 281 | Sherwood Boehlert | R | NY-25 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 282 | Robert A. Borski Jr. | D | PA-03 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 283 | Douglas H. Bosco | D | CA-01 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 284 | Rick Boucher | D | VA-09 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 285 | Barbara Boxer | D | CA-06 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 286 | John Bryant | D | TX-05 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 287 | Dan Burton | R | IN-06 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 288 | Thomas Carper | D | DE | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 289 | Bob Carr | D | MI-06 | January 3, 1983 Previous service, 1975–1981. | 6th term* | |
| 290 | Rod Chandler | R | WA-08 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 291 | Ron Coleman | D | TX-16 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 292 | Jim Cooper | D | TN-04 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 293 | Mike DeWine | R | OH-07 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 294 | Richard Durbin | D | IL-20 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 295 | Ben Erdreich | D | AL-06 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 296 | Lane Evans | D | IL-17 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 297 | Ed Feighan | D | OH-19 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 298 | George Gekas | R | PA-17 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 299 | Nancy Johnson | R | CT-06 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 300 | Marcy Kaptur | D | OH-09 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 301 | John Kasich | R | OH-12 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 302 | Joseph P. Kolter | D | PA-04 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 303 | Peter H. Kostmayer | D | PA-08 | January 3, 1983 Previous service, 1977–1981. | 5th term* | |
| 304 | Richard H. Lehman | D | CA-18 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 305 | Mel Levine | D | CA-27 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 306 | Sander Levin | D | MI-17 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 307 | Tom Lewis | R | FL-12 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 308 | Bill Lipinski | D | IL-05 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 309 | Buddy MacKay | D | FL-06 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 310 | Connie Mack III | R | FL-13 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 311 | Al McCandless | R | CA-37 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 312 | Frank McCloskey | D | IN-08 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 313 | Alan Mollohan | D | WV-01 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 314 | Jim Moody | D | WI-05 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 315 | Bruce Morrison | D | CT-03 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 316 | Robert J. Mrazek | D | NY-03 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 317 | Howard C. Nielson | R | UT-03 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 318 | Jim Olin | D | VA-06 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 319 | Solomon Ortiz | D | TX-27 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 320 | Major Owens | D | NY-12 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 321 | Ron Packard | R | CA-43 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 322 | Tim Penny | D | MN-01 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 323 | Richard Ray | D | GA-03 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 324 | Bill Richardson | D | NM-03 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 325 | Tom Ridge | R | PA-21 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 326 | James Rowland | D | GA-08 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 327 | Gerry Sikorski | D | MN-06 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 328 | Norman Sisisky | D | VA-04 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 329 | Jim Slattery | D | KS-02 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 330 | Lawrence J. Smith | D | FL-16 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 331 | Robert Smith | R | OR-02 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 332 | John Spratt | D | SC-05 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 333 | Harley O. Staggers Jr. | D | WV-02 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 334 | Don Sundquist | R | TN-07 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 335 | Robin Tallon | D | SC-06 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 336 | Lindsay Thomas | D | GA-01 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 337 | Robert Torricelli | D | NJ-09 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 338 | Esteban Edward Torres | D | CA-34 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 339 | Ed Towns | D | NY-11 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 340 | Tim Valentine | D | NC-02 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 341 | Barbara Vucanovich | R | NV-02 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 342 | Alan Wheat | D | MO-05 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 343 | Bob Wise | D | WV-03 | January 3, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 344 | Gary Ackerman | D | NY-07 | March 1, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 345 | Daniel Schaefer | R | CO-06 | March 29, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 346 | Sala Burton | D | CA-05 | June 21, 1983 | 3rd term | Died on February 1, 1987. |
| 347 | Charles Hayes | D | IL-01 | August 23, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 348 | George Darden | D | GA-07 | November 8, 1983 | 3rd term | |
| 349 | Jerry Kleczka | D | WI-04 | April 3, 1984 | 3rd term | |
| 350 | Carl C. Perkins | D | KY-07 | November 6, 1984 | 3rd term | |
| 351 | Jim Saxton | R | NJ-13 | November 6, 1984 | 3rd term | |
| 352 | Dick Armey | R | TX-26 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 353 | Chester G. Atkins | D | MA-05 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 354 | Joe Barton | R | TX-06 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 355 | Helen Bentley | R | MD-02 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 356 | Terry L. Bruce | D | IL-19 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 357 | Beau Boulter | R | TX-13 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 358 | Albert Bustamante | D | TX-23 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 359 | Sonny Callahan | R | AL-01 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 360 | Howard Coble | R | NC-06 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 361 | Larry Combest | R | TX-19 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 362 | Tom DeLay | R | TX-22 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 363 | Joseph J. DioGuardi | R | NY-20 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 364 | Bob Dornan | R | CA-38 | January 3, 1985 Previous service, 1977–1983. | 5th term* | |
| 365 | Harris Fawell | R | IL-13 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 366 | Dean Gallo | R | NJ-11 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 367 | Bart Gordon | D | TN-06 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 368 | Kenneth J. Gray | D | IL-22 | January 3, 1985 Previous service, 1955–1974. | 12th term* | Left the House in 1989. |
| 369 | Paul Henry | R | MI-05 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 370 | Paul Kanjorski | D | PA-11 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 371 | Jim Kolbe | R | AZ-05 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 372 | Jim Lightfoot | R | IA-05 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 373 | Thomas J. Manton | D | NY-09 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 374 | Alex McMillan | R | NC-09 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 375 | Jan Meyers | R | KS-03 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 376 | John Miller | R | WA-01 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 377 | Tommy F. Robinson | D | AR-02 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 378 | John G. Rowland | R | CT-05 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 379 | Bill Schuette | R | MI-10 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 380 | D. French Slaughter Jr. | R | VA-07 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 381 | Bob Smith | R | NH-01 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 382 | Richard H. Stallings | D | ID-02 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 383 | Mac Sweeney | R | TX-14 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 384 | Pat Swindall | R | GA-04 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 385 | James Traficant | D | OH-17 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 386 | Peter Visclosky | D | IN-01 | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 387 | Jim Chapman | D | TX-01 | August 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 388 | Cass Ballenger | R | NC-10 | November 4, 1986 | 2nd term | |
| 389 | Richard Baker | R | LA-06 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 390 | James Bilbray | D | NV-01 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 391 | Joseph E. Brennan | D | ME-01 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 392 | Jack Buechner | R | MO-02 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 393 | Jim Bunning | R | KY-04 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 394 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell | D | CO-03 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 395 | Ben Cardin | D | MD-03 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 396 | James M. Clarke | D | NC-11 | January 3, 1987 Previous service, 1983–1985. | 2nd term* | |
| 397 | Jack Davis | R | IL-04 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 398 | Peter DeFazio | D | OR-04 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 399 | Mike Espy | D | MS-02 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 400 | Floyd Flake | D | NY-06 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 401 | Elton Gallegly | R | CA-21 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 402 | Fred Grandy | R | IA-06 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 403 | James W. Grant | D | FL-02 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 404 | Claude Harris Jr. | D | AL-07 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 405 | Dennis Hastert | R | IL-14 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 406 | Jimmy Hayes | D | LA-07 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 407 | Joel Hefley | R | CO-05 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 408 | Wally Herger | R | CA-02 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 409 | George Hochbrueckner | D | NY-01 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 410 | Clyde C. Holloway | R | LA-08 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 411 | Amo Houghton | R | NY-34 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 412 | Jim Inhofe | R | OK-01 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 413 | Tim Johnson | D | SD | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 414 | Jim Jontz | D | IN-05 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 415 | Joseph Kennedy II | D | MA-08 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 416 | Ernie Konnyu | R | CA-12 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | Left the House in 1989. |
| 417 | Jon Kyl | R | AZ-04 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 418 | Martin Lancaster | D | NC-03 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 419 | John Lewis | D | GA-05 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 420 | Buz Lukens | R | OH-08 | January 3, 1987 Previous service, 1967–1971. | 3rd term* | |
| 421 | Charles Thomas McMillen | D | MD-04 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 422 | Kweisi Mfume | D | MD-07 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 423 | Connie Morella | R | MD-08 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 424 | David R. Nagle | D | IA-03 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 425 | Wayne Owens | D | UT-02 | January 3, 1987 Previous service, 1973–1975. | 2nd term* | |
| 426 | Liz J. Patterson | D | SC-04 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 427 | Owen Pickett | D | VA-02 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 428 | David Price | D | NC-04 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 429 | Arthur Ravenel | R | SC-01 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 430 | John J. Rhodes III | R | AZ-01 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 431 | Pat Saiki | R | HI-01 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 432 | Thomas Sawyer | D | OH-14 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 433 | David Skaggs | D | CO-02 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 434 | Louise Slaughter | D | NY-30 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 435 | Lamar Smith | R | TX-21 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 436 | Fred Upton | R | MI-04 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| 437 | Curt Weldon | R | PA-07 | January 3, 1987 | 1st term | |
| Nancy Pelosi | D | CA-05 | June 2, 1987 | 1st term | ||
| Chris Shays | R | CT-04 | August 18, 1987 | 1st term | ||
| Bob Clement | D | TN-05 | January 19, 1988 | 1st term | ||
| Jim McCrery | R | LA-04 | April 16, 1988 | 1st term | ||
| Lewis Payne | D | VA-05 | June 14, 1988 | 1st term | ||
| Jerry Costello | D | IL-21 | August 9, 1988 | 1st term | ||
| Jimmy Duncan | R | TN-02 | November 8, 1988 | 1st term | ||
| Frank Pallone | D | NJ-03 | November 8, 1988 | 1st term | ||
| Rank | Delegate | Party | District | Seniority date (Previous service, if any) | No.# of term(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter E. Fauntroy | D | DC | March 23, 1971 | 9th term | |
| 2 | Ron de Lugo | D | VI | January 3, 1981 Previous service, 1973–1979. | 7th term* | |
| 3 | Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia | D | AS | January 3, 1981 | 4th term | |
| 4 | Jaime Fuster | D | PR | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
| 5 | Vicente T. Blaz | R | GU | January 3, 1985 | 2nd term | |
This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.