This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 101st United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 101st Congress (January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991). 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 representatives.
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 | 25th term | Dean of the House |
| 2 | Charles Edward Bennett | D | FL-03 | January 3, 1949 | 21st term | |
| 3 | Jack Brooks | D | TX-09 | January 3, 1953 | 19th term | |
| 4 | William Natcher | D | KY-02 | August 1, 1953 | 19th term | |
| 5 | Dante Fascell | D | FL-19 | January 3, 1955 | 18th term | |
| 6 | Jim Wright | D | TX-12 | January 3, 1955 | 18th term | Speaker of the House Resigned on June 30, 1989. |
| 7 | John Dingell | D | MI-16 | December 13, 1955 | 18th term | |
| 8 | William Broomfield | R | MI-18 | January 3, 1957 | 17th term | |
| 9 | Robert Michel | R | IL-18 | January 3, 1957 | 17th term | |
| 10 | Silvio O. Conte | R | MA-01 | January 3, 1959 | 16th term | |
| 11 | Robert Kastenmeier | D | WI-02 | January 3, 1959 | 16th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 12 | Dan Rostenkowski | D | IL-08 | January 3, 1959 | 16th term | |
| 13 | Neal Smith | D | IA-04 | January 3, 1959 | 16th term | |
| 14 | Mo Udall | D | AZ-02 | May 2, 1961 | 15th term | |
| 15 | Henry B. González | D | TX-20 | November 4, 1961 | 15th term | |
| 16 | Don Edwards | D | CA-10 | January 3, 1963 | 14th term | |
| 17 | Sam Gibbons | D | FL-07 | January 3, 1963 | 14th term | |
| 18 | Augustus F. Hawkins | D | CA-29 | January 3, 1963 | 14th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 19 | Frank Horton | R | NY-29 | January 3, 1963 | 14th term | |
| 20 | Joseph McDade | R | PA-10 | January 3, 1963 | 14th term | |
| 21 | Claude Pepper | D | FL-18 | January 3, 1963 | 14th term | Died on May 30, 1989. |
| 22 | Jimmy Quillen | R | TN-01 | January 3, 1963 | 14th term | |
| 23 | Edward R. Roybal | D | CA-25 | January 3, 1963 | 14th term | |
| 24 | J. J. Pickle | D | TX-10 | December 21, 1963 | 14th term | |
| 25 | Sidney Yates | D | IL-09 | January 3, 1965 Previous service, 1949–1963. | 20th term* | |
| 26 | Frank Annunzio | D | IL-11 | January 3, 1965 | 13th term | |
| 27 | John Conyers | D | MI-01 | January 3, 1965 | 13th term | |
| 28 | Bill Dickinson | R | AL-02 | January 3, 1965 | 13th term | |
| 29 | Tom Foley | D | WA-05 | January 3, 1965 | 13th term | Became Speaker of the House after Wright resigned. |
| 30 | William Ford | D | MI-15 | January 3, 1965 | 13th term | |
| 31 | Kika De la Garza | D | TX-15 | January 3, 1965 | 13th term | |
| 32 | Lee Hamilton | D | IN-09 | January 3, 1965 | 13th term | |
| 33 | Walter B. Jones Sr. | D | NC-01 | February 5, 1966 | 13th term | |
| 34 | Guy Vander Jagt | R | MI-09 | November 8, 1966 | 13th term | |
| 35 | Tom Bevill | D | AL-04 | January 3, 1967 | 12th term | |
| 36 | John Paul Hammerschmidt | R | AR-03 | January 3, 1967 | 12th term | |
| 37 | Clarence E. Miller | R | OH-10 | January 3, 1967 | 12th term | |
| 38 | Sonny Montgomery | D | MS-03 | January 3, 1967 | 12th term | |
| 39 | John Myers | R | IN-07 | January 3, 1967 | 12th term | |
| 40 | Chalmers Wylie | R | OH-15 | January 3, 1967 | 12th term | |
| 41 | Joseph M. Gaydos | D | PA-20 | November 5, 1968 | 12th term | |
| 42 | Bill Alexander | D | AR-01 | January 3, 1969 | 11th term | |
| 43 | Glenn M. Anderson | D | CA-32 | January 3, 1969 | 11th term | |
| 44 | Bill Clay | D | MO-01 | January 3, 1969 | 11th term | |
| 45 | Lawrence Coughlin | R | PA-13 | January 3, 1969 | 11th term | |
| 46 | Hamilton Fish | R | NY-21 | January 3, 1969 | 11th term | |
| 47 | Louis Stokes | D | OH-21 | January 3, 1969 | 11th term | |
| 48 | Gus Yatron | D | PA-06 | January 3, 1969 | 11th term | |
| 49 | Dave Obey | D | WI-07 | April 1, 1969 | 11th term | |
| 50 | Robert A. Roe | D | NJ-08 | November 4, 1969 | 11th term | |
| 51 | Phil Crane | R | IL-12 | November 25, 1969 | 11th term | |
| 52 | Bill Archer | R | TX-07 | January 3, 1971 | 10th term | |
| 53 | Les Aspin | D | WI-01 | January 3, 1971 | 10th term | |
| 54 | Ron Dellums | D | CA-08 | January 3, 1971 | 10th term | |
| 55 | Bill Frenzel | R | MN-03 | January 3, 1971 | 10th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 56 | Norman F. Lent | R | NY-04 | January 3, 1971 | 10th term | |
| 57 | Romano Mazzoli | D | KY-03 | January 3, 1971 | 10th term | |
| 58 | Charles B. Rangel | D | NY-16 | January 3, 1971 | 10th term | |
| 59 | Floyd Spence | R | SC-02 | January 3, 1971 | 10th term | |
| 60 | Bill Young | R | FL-08 | January 3, 1971 | 10th term | |
| 61 | George Brown Jr. | D | CA-36 | January 3, 1973 Previous service, 1963–1971. | 13th term* | |
| 62 | Benjamin A. Gilman | R | NY-22 | January 3, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 63 | William Lehman | D | FL-17 | January 3, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 64 | Edward Rell Madigan | R | IL-15 | January 3, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 65 | Joe Moakley | D | MA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 66 | Carlos Moorhead | R | CA-22 | January 3, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 67 | Ralph Regula | R | OH-16 | January 3, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 68 | Matthew John Rinaldo | R | NJ-07 | January 3, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 69 | Charlie Rose | D | NC-07 | January 3, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 70 | Patricia Schroeder | D | CO-01 | January 3, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 71 | Bud Shuster | R | PA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 72 | Pete Stark | D | CA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 73 | Gerry Studds | D | MA-10 | January 3, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 74 | Charles Wilson | D | TX-02 | January 3, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 75 | Don Young | R | AK | March 6, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 76 | Lindy Boggs | D | LA-02 | March 20, 1973 | 9th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 77 | Cardiss Collins | D | IL-07 | June 5, 1973 | 9th term | |
| 78 | John Murtha | D | PA-12 | February 5, 1974 | 9th term | |
| 79 | Robert J. Lagomarsino | R | CA-19 | March 5, 1974 | 9th term | |
| 80 | J. Bob Traxler | D | MI-08 | April 23, 1974 | 9th term | |
| 81 | Les AuCoin | D | OR-01 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 82 | Butler Derrick | D | SC-03 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 83 | Thomas Downey | D | NY-02 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 84 | Joseph D. Early | D | MA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 85 | Glenn English | D | OK-06 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 86 | James Florio | D | NJ-01 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | Resigned on January 16, 1990. |
| 87 | Harold Ford | D | TN-09 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 88 | Bill Goodling | R | PA-19 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 89 | Bill Gradison | R | OH-02 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 90 | Bill Hefner | D | NC-08 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 91 | William Hughes | D | NJ-02 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 92 | Carroll Hubbard | D | KY-01 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 93 | Henry Hyde | R | IL-06 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 94 | Andrew Jacobs Jr. | D | IN-10 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1973. | 12th term* | |
| 95 | John LaFalce | D | NY-32 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 96 | Marilyn Lloyd | D | TN-03 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 97 | Matthew F. McHugh | D | NY-28 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 98 | George Miller | D | CA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 99 | Norman Mineta | D | CA-13 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 100 | Stephen Neal | D | NC-05 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 101 | Henry J. Nowak | D | NY-33 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 102 | Jim Oberstar | D | MN-08 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 103 | Marty Russo | D | IL-03 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 104 | James H. Scheuer | D | NY-08 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1973. | 12th term* | |
| 105 | Richard T. Schulze | R | PA-05 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 106 | Philip Sharp | D | IN-02 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 107 | Virginia D. Smith | R | NE-03 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 108 | Stephen J. Solarz | D | NY-13 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 109 | Henry Waxman | D | CA-24 | January 3, 1975 | 8th term | |
| 110 | Earl Thomas Coleman | R | MO-06 | November 2, 1976 | 8th term | |
| 111 | Ed Markey | D | MA-07 | November 2, 1976 | 8th term | |
| 112 | Daniel Akaka | D | HI-02 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | Resigned on May 16, 1990. |
| 113 | Douglas Applegate | D | OH-18 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 114 | Doug Barnard Jr. | D | GA-10 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 115 | Anthony C. Beilenson | D | CA-23 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 116 | David Bonior | D | MI-12 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 117 | Norm Dicks | D | WA-06 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 118 | Mickey Edwards | R | OK-05 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 119 | Ronnie Flippo | D | AL-05 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 120 | Dick Gephardt | D | MO-03 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 121 | Dan Glickman | D | KS-04 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 122 | Jerry Huckaby | D | LA-05 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 123 | Andy Ireland | R | FL-10 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 124 | Ed Jenkins | D | GA-09 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 125 | Dale Kildee | D | MI-07 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 126 | Jim Leach | R | IA-01 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 127 | Tom Luken | D | OH-01 | January 3, 1977 Previous service, 1974–1975. | 8th term* | Left the House in 1991. |
| 128 | Ron Marlenee | R | MT-02 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 129 | Austin Murphy | D | PA-22 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 130 | Mary Rose Oakar | D | OH-20 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 131 | Leon Panetta | D | CA-16 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 132 | Donald J. Pease | D | OH-13 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 133 | Carl Pursell | R | MI-02 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 134 | Nick Rahall | D | WV-04 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 135 | Ike Skelton | D | MO-04 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 136 | Bob Stump | R | AZ-03 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 137 | Bruce Vento | D | MN-04 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 138 | Harold Volkmer | D | MO-09 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 139 | Doug Walgren | D | PA-18 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 140 | Robert Walker | R | PA-16 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 141 | Wes Watkins | D | OK-03 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 142 | Theodore S. Weiss | D | NY-17 | January 3, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 143 | Arlan Stangeland | R | MN-07 | February 22, 1977 | 7th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 144 | Bob Livingston | R | LA-01 | August 27, 1977 | 7th term | |
| 145 | S. William Green | R | NY-15 | February 14, 1978 | 7th term | |
| 146 | Robert Garcia | D | NY-18 | February 21, 1978 | 7th term | Resigned on January 7, 1990. |
| 147 | Beryl Anthony Jr. | D | AR-04 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 148 | Doug Bereuter | R | NE-01 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 149 | Beverly Byron | D | MD-06 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 150 | Dick Cheney | R | WY | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | Resigned on March 17, 1989. |
| 151 | Bill Clinger | R | PA-23 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 152 | Tony Coelho | D | CA-15 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | Resigned on June 15, 1989. |
| 153 | Jim Courter | R | NJ-12 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 154 | William E. Dannemeyer | R | CA-39 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 155 | Robert William Davis | R | MI-11 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 156 | Julian C. Dixon | D | CA-28 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 157 | Brian J. Donnelly | D | MA-11 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 158 | Vic Fazio | D | CA-04 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 159 | Martin Frost | D | TX-24 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 160 | Newt Gingrich | R | GA-06 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 161 | William H. Gray | D | PA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 162 | Frank Joseph Guarini | D | NJ-14 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 163 | Tony Hall | D | OH-03 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 164 | Larry J. Hopkins | R | KY-06 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 165 | Earl Dewitt Hutto | D | FL-01 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 166 | Marvin Leath | D | TX-11 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 167 | Mickey Leland | D | TX-18 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | Died on August 7, 1989. |
| 168 | Jerry Lewis | R | CA-35 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 169 | Bob Matsui | D | CA-03 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 170 | Nicholas Mavroules | D | MA-06 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 171 | Bill Nelson | D | FL-11 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 172 | Chip Pashayan | R | CA-17 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 173 | Donald L. Ritter | D | PA-15 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 174 | Toby Roth | R | WI-08 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 175 | Martin Olav Sabo | D | MN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 176 | James Sensenbrenner | R | WI-09 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 177 | Norman D. Shumway | R | CA-14 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 178 | Olympia Snowe | R | ME-02 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 179 | Gerald Solomon | R | NY-24 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 180 | Charles Stenholm | D | TX-17 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 181 | Al Swift | D | WA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 182 | Mike Synar | D | OK-02 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 183 | Tom Tauke | R | IA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 184 | Bill Thomas | R | CA-20 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 185 | Bob Whittaker | R | KS-05 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 186 | Pat Williams | D | MT-01 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 187 | Howard Wolpe | D | MI-03 | January 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 188 | Tom Petri | R | WI-06 | April 3, 1979 | 6th term | |
| 189 | John Porter | R | IL-10 | January 22, 1980 | 6th term | |
| 190 | Billy Tauzin | D | LA-03 | May 22, 1980 | 6th term | |
| 191 | George W. Crockett Jr. | D | MI-13 | November 4, 1980 | 6th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 192 | Thomas Bliley | R | VA-03 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 193 | Hank Brown | R | CO-04 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 194 | Larry Craig | R | ID-01 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 195 | William Coyne | D | PA-14 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 196 | David Dreier | R | CA-33 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 197 | Byron Dorgan | D | ND | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 198 | Bernard J. Dwyer | D | NJ-06 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 199 | Mervyn M. Dymally | D | CA-31 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 200 | Roy Dyson | D | MD-01 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 201 | Dennis E. Eckart | D | OH-11 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 202 | Bill Emerson | R | MO-08 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 203 | Jack Fields | R | TX-08 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 204 | Tom Foglietta | D | PA-01 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 205 | Barney Frank | D | MA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 206 | Sam Gejdenson | D | CT-02 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 207 | Steve Gunderson | R | WI-03 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 208 | Ralph Hall | D | TX-04 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 209 | James Hansen | R | UT-01 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 210 | Charles Floyd Hatcher | D | GA-02 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 211 | Dennis M. Hertel | D | MI-14 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 212 | John P. Hiler | R | IN-03 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 213 | Duncan Hunter | R | CA-45 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 214 | Tom Lantos | D | CA-11 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 215 | Bill Lowery | R | CA-41 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 216 | David O'Brien Martin | R | NY-26 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 217 | Lynn Morley Martin | R | IL-16 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 218 | Bill McCollum | R | FL-05 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 219 | Dave McCurdy | D | OK-04 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 220 | Bob McEwen | R | OH-06 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 221 | Guy Molinari | R | NY-14 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | Resigned on December 31, 1989. |
| 222 | Sid Morrison | R | WA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 223 | Raymond J. McGrath | R | NY-05 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 224 | Stanford Parris | R | VA-08 | January 3, 1981 Previous service, 1973–1975. | 6th term* | Left the House in 1991. |
| 225 | Pat Roberts | R | KS-01 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 226 | Hal Rogers | R | KY-05 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 227 | Marge Roukema | R | NJ-05 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 228 | Gus Savage | D | IL-02 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 229 | Claudine Schneider | R | RI-02 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 230 | Chuck Schumer | D | NY-10 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 231 | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | R | FL-15 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 232 | Joe Skeen | R | NM-02 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 233 | Christopher Smith | R | NJ-04 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 234 | Denny Smith | R | OR-05 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 235 | Vin Weber | R | MN-02 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 236 | Frank Wolf | R | VA-10 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 237 | Ron Wyden | D | OR-03 | January 3, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 238 | Steny H. Hoyer | D | MD-05 | May 19, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 239 | Mike Oxley | R | OH-04 | June 25, 1981 | 5th term | |
| 240 | Barbara B. Kennelly | D | CT-01 | January 12, 1982 | 5th term | |
| 241 | Matthew G. Martínez | D | CA-30 | July 13, 1982 | 5th term | |
| 242 | Michael Andrews | D | TX-25 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 243 | Steve Bartlett | R | TX-03 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 244 | Jim Bates | D | CA-44 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 245 | Herbert Bateman | R | VA-01 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 246 | Howard Berman | D | CA-26 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 247 | Michael Bilirakis | R | FL-09 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 248 | Sherwood Boehlert | R | NY-25 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 249 | Robert A. Borski Jr. | D | PA-03 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 250 | Douglas H. Bosco | D | CA-01 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 251 | Rick Boucher | D | VA-09 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 252 | Barbara Boxer | D | CA-06 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 253 | John Bryant | D | TX-05 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 254 | Dan Burton | R | IN-06 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 255 | Thomas Carper | D | DE | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 256 | Bob Carr | D | MI-06 | January 3, 1983 Previous service, 1975–1981. | 7th term* | |
| 257 | Rod Chandler | R | WA-08 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 258 | Ron Coleman | D | TX-16 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 259 | Jim Cooper | D | TN-04 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 260 | Mike DeWine | R | OH-07 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 261 | Richard Durbin | D | IL-20 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 262 | Ben Erdreich | D | AL-06 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 263 | Lane Evans | D | IL-17 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 264 | Ed Feighan | D | OH-19 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 265 | George Gekas | R | PA-17 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 266 | Nancy Johnson | R | CT-06 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 267 | Marcy Kaptur | D | OH-09 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 268 | John Kasich | R | OH-12 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 269 | Joseph P. Kolter | D | PA-04 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 270 | Peter H. Kostmayer | D | PA-08 | January 3, 1983 Previous service, 1977–1981. | 6th term* | |
| 271 | Richard H. Lehman | D | CA-18 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 272 | Sander Levin | D | MI-17 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 273 | Mel Levine | D | CA-27 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 274 | Tom Lewis | R | FL-12 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 275 | Bill Lipinski | D | IL-05 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 276 | Al McCandless | R | CA-37 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 277 | Alan Mollohan | D | WV-01 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 278 | Jim Moody | D | WI-05 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 279 | Bruce Morrison | D | CT-03 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 280 | Robert J. Mrazek | D | NY-03 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 281 | Howard C. Nielson | R | UT-03 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 282 | Jim Olin | D | VA-06 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 283 | Solomon Ortiz | D | TX-27 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 284 | Major Owens | D | NY-12 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 285 | Ron Packard | R | CA-43 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 286 | Tim Penny | D | MN-01 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 287 | Richard Ray | D | GA-03 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 288 | Bill Richardson | D | NM-03 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 289 | Tom Ridge | R | PA-21 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 290 | James Rowland | D | GA-08 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 291 | Gerry Sikorski | D | MN-06 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 292 | Norman Sisisky | D | VA-04 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 293 | Jim Slattery | D | KS-02 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 294 | Lawrence J. Smith | D | FL-16 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 295 | Robert Smith | R | OR-02 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 296 | John Spratt | D | SC-05 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 297 | Harley O. Staggers Jr. | D | WV-02 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 298 | Don Sundquist | R | TN-07 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 299 | Robin Tallon | D | SC-06 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 300 | Lindsay Thomas | D | GA-01 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 301 | Esteban Edward Torres | D | CA-34 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 302 | Robert Torricelli | D | NJ-09 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 303 | Ed Towns | D | NY-11 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 304 | Tim Valentine | D | NC-02 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 305 | Barbara Vucanovich | R | NV-02 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 306 | Alan Wheat | D | MO-05 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 307 | Bob Wise | D | WV-03 | January 3, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 308 | Gary Ackerman | D | NY-07 | March 1, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 309 | Daniel Schaefer | R | CO-06 | March 29, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 310 | Charles Hayes | D | IL-01 | August 23, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 311 | George Darden | D | GA-07 | November 8, 1983 | 4th term | |
| 312 | Jerry Kleczka | D | WI-04 | April 3, 1984 | 4th term | |
| 313 | Carl C. Perkins | D | KY-07 | November 6, 1984 | 4th term | |
| 314 | Jim Saxton | R | NJ-13 | November 6, 1984 | 4th term | |
| 315 | Dick Armey | R | TX-26 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 316 | Chester G. Atkins | D | MA-05 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 317 | Joe Barton | R | TX-06 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 318 | Helen Bentley | R | MD-02 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 319 | Terry L. Bruce | D | IL-19 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 320 | Albert Bustamante | D | TX-23 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 321 | Sonny Callahan | R | AL-01 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 322 | Howard Coble | R | NC-06 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 323 | Larry Combest | R | TX-19 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 324 | Tom DeLay | R | TX-22 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 325 | Bob Dornan | R | CA-38 | January 3, 1985 Previous service, 1977–1983. | 6th term* | |
| 326 | Harris Fawell | R | IL-13 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 327 | Dean Gallo | R | NJ-11 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 328 | Bart Gordon | D | TN-06 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 329 | Paul Henry | R | MI-05 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 330 | Paul Kanjorski | D | PA-11 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 331 | Jim Kolbe | R | AZ-05 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 332 | Jim Lightfoot | R | IA-05 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 333 | Thomas J. Manton | D | NY-09 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 334 | Alex McMillan | R | NC-09 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 335 | Jan Meyers | R | KS-03 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 336 | John Miller | R | WA-01 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 337 | Tommy F. Robinson | D | AR-02 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 338 | John G. Rowland | R | CT-05 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 339 | Bill Schuette | R | MI-10 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 340 | D. French Slaughter Jr. | R | VA-07 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 341 | Bob Smith | R | NH-01 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | Resigned on December 7, 1990. |
| 342 | Richard H. Stallings | D | ID-02 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 343 | James Traficant | D | OH-17 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 344 | Peter Visclosky | D | IN-01 | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 345 | Frank McCloskey | D | IN-08 | May 1, 1985 Previous service, 1983–1985. | 4th term* | |
| 346 | Jim Chapman | D | TX-01 | August 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 347 | Cass Ballenger | R | NC-10 | November 4, 1986 | 3rd term | |
| 348 | Richard Baker | R | LA-06 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 349 | James Bilbray | D | NV-01 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 350 | Joseph E. Brennan | D | ME-01 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 351 | Jack Buechner | R | MO-02 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 352 | Jim Bunning | R | KY-04 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 353 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell | D | CO-03 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 354 | Ben Cardin | D | MD-03 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 355 | James M. Clarke | D | NC-11 | January 3, 1987 Previous service, 1983–1985. | 3rd term* | Left the House in 1991. |
| 356 | Peter DeFazio | D | OR-04 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 357 | Mike Espy | D | MS-02 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 358 | Floyd Flake | D | NY-06 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 359 | Elton Gallegly | R | CA-21 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 360 | Fred Grandy | R | IA-06 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 361 | James W. Grant | D | FL-02 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 362 | Claude Harris Jr. | D | AL-07 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 363 | Dennis Hastert | R | IL-14 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 364 | Jimmy Hayes | D | LA-07 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 365 | Joel Hefley | R | CO-05 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 366 | Wally Herger | R | CA-02 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 367 | George Hochbrueckner | D | NY-01 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 368 | Clyde C. Holloway | R | LA-08 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 369 | Amo Houghton | R | NY-34 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 370 | Jim Inhofe | R | OK-01 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 371 | Tim Johnson | D | SD | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 372 | Jim Jontz | D | IN-05 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 373 | Joseph Kennedy II | D | MA-08 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 374 | Jon Kyl | R | AZ-04 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 375 | Martin Lancaster | D | NC-03 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 376 | John Lewis | D | GA-05 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 377 | Buz Lukens | R | OH-08 | January 3, 1987 Previous service, 1967–1971. | 4th term* | Resigned on October 24, 1990. |
| 378 | Charles Thomas McMillen | D | MD-04 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 379 | Kweisi Mfume | D | MD-07 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 380 | Connie Morella | R | MD-08 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 381 | David R. Nagle | D | IA-03 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 382 | Wayne Owens | D | UT-02 | January 3, 1987 Previous service, 1973–1975. | 3rd term* | |
| 383 | Liz J. Patterson | D | SC-04 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 384 | Owen Pickett | D | VA-02 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 385 | David Price | D | NC-04 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 386 | Arthur Ravenel | R | SC-01 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 387 | John J. Rhodes III | R | AZ-01 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 388 | Pat Saiki | R | HI-01 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 389 | Thomas Sawyer | D | OH-14 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 390 | David Skaggs | D | CO-02 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 391 | Louise Slaughter | D | NY-30 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 392 | Lamar Smith | R | TX-21 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 393 | Fred Upton | R | MI-04 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 394 | Curt Weldon | R | PA-07 | January 3, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 395 | Nancy Pelosi | D | CA-05 | June 2, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 396 | Chris Shays | R | CT-04 | August 18, 1987 | 2nd term | |
| 397 | Bob Clement | D | TN-05 | January 19, 1988 | 2nd term | |
| 398 | Jim McCrery | R | LA-04 | April 16, 1988 | 2nd term | |
| 399 | Lewis Payne | D | VA-05 | June 14, 1988 | 2nd term | |
| 400 | Jerry Costello | D | IL-21 | August 9, 1988 | 2nd term | |
| 401 | Jimmy Duncan | R | TN-02 | November 8, 1988 | 2nd term | |
| 402 | Frank Pallone | D | NJ-03 | November 8, 1988 | 2nd term | |
| 403 | Tom Campbell | R | CA-12 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 404 | Christopher Cox | R | CA-40 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 405 | Charles Douglas III | R | NH-02 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 406 | Eliot Engel | D | NY-19 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 407 | Paul Gillmor | R | OH-05 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 408 | Porter Goss | R | FL-13 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 409 | Mel Hancock | R | MO-07 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 410 | Peter Hoagland | D | NE-02 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 411 | Craig T. James | R | FL-04 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 412 | Harry A. Johnston | D | FL-14 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 413 | Ben Jones | D | GA-04 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 414 | Greg Laughlin | D | TX-14 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 415 | Nita Lowey | D | NY-20 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 416 | Ronald Machtley | R | RI-01 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 417 | Jim McDermott | D | WA-07 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 418 | Mike McNulty | D | NY-23 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 419 | Richard Neal | D | MA-02 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 420 | Mike Parker | D | MS-04 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 421 | Bill Paxon | R | NY-31 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 422 | Donald Payne | D | NJ-10 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 423 | Glenn Poshard | D | IL-22 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 424 | Dana Rohrabacher | R | CA-42 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 425 | George E. Sangmeister | D | IL-04 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 426 | Bill Sarpalius | D | TX-13 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 427 | Steven Schiff | R | NM-01 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 428 | Larkin I. Smith | R | MS-05 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | Died on August 13, 1989. |
| 429 | Peter P. Smith | R | VT | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | Left the House in 1991. |
| 430 | Cliff Stearns | R | FL-06 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 431 | John Tanner | D | TN-08 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 432 | Jolene Unsoeld | D | WA-03 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 433 | James Walsh | R | NY-27 | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
| 434 | Jill Long | D | IN-04 | March 28, 1989 | 1st term | |
| Glen Browder | D | AL-03 | April 4, 1989 | 1st term | ||
| Craig Thomas | R | WY | April 26, 1989 | 1st term | ||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | R | FL-18 | August 29, 1989 | 1st term | ||
| Gary Condit | D | CA-15 | September 12, 1989 | 1st term | ||
| Pete Geren | D | TX-12 | September 12, 1989 | 1st term | ||
| Gene Taylor | D | MS-05 | October 17, 1989 | 1st term | ||
| Craig Washington | D | TX-18 | December 9, 1989 | 1st term | ||
| Susan Molinari | R | NY-14 | March 20, 1990 | 1st term | ||
| José Serrano | D | NY-18 | March 21, 1990 | 1st term | ||
| Patsy Mink | D | HI-02 | September 22, 1990 Previous service, 1965–1977. | 7th term* | ||
| Rob Andrews | D | NJ-01 | November 6, 1990 | 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 | 10th term | |
| 2 | Ron de Lugo | D | VI | January 3, 1981 Previous service, 1973–1979. | 8th term* | |
| 3 | Jaime Fuster | D | PR | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 4 | Vicente T. Blaz | R | GU | January 3, 1985 | 3rd term | |
| 5 | Eni Faleomavaega | D | AS | January 3, 1989 | 1st term | |
This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.