This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 108th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 108th Congress (January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005). 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 | John Dingell | D | MI-15 | December 13, 1955 | 25th term | Dean of the House |
| 2 | John Conyers | D | MI-14 | January 3, 1965 | 20th term | |
| 3 | Dave Obey | D | WI-07 | April 1, 1969 | 18th term | |
| 4 | Phil Crane | R | IL-08 | November 25, 1969 | 18th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 5 | Charles Rangel | D | NY-15 | January 3, 1971 | 17th term | |
| 6 | Bill Young | R | FL-10 | January 3, 1971 | 17th term | |
| 7 | Ralph Regula | R | OH-16 | January 3, 1973 | 16th term | |
| 8 | Pete Stark | D | CA-13 | January 3, 1973 | 16th term | |
| 9 | Don Young | R | AK-AL | March 6, 1973 | 16th term | |
| 10 | John Murtha | D | PA-12 | February 5, 1974 | 16th term | |
| 11 | Henry Hyde | R | IL-06 | January 3, 1975 | 15th term | |
| 12 | George Miller | D | CA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 15th term | |
| 13 | Jim Oberstar | D | MN-08 | January 3, 1975 | 15th term | |
| 14 | Henry Waxman | D | CA-30 | January 3, 1975 | 15th term | |
| 15 | Ed Markey | D | MA-07 | November 2, 1976 | 15th term | |
| 16 | Norm Dicks | D | WA-06 | January 3, 1977 | 14th term | |
| 17 | Dick Gephardt | D | MO-03 | January 3, 1977 | 14th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 18 | Dale Kildee | D | MI-05 | January 3, 1977 | 14th term | |
| 19 | Jim Leach | R | IA-02 | January 3, 1977 | 14th term | |
| 20 | Nick Rahall | D | WV-03 | January 3, 1977 | 14th term | |
| 21 | Ike Skelton | D | MO-04 | January 3, 1977 | 14th term | |
| 22 | Doug Bereuter | R | NE-01 | January 3, 1979 | 13th term | Resigned on August 31, 2004. |
| 23 | Martin Frost | D | TX-24 | January 3, 1979 | 13th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 24 | Jerry Lewis | R | CA-41 | January 3, 1979 | 13th term | |
| 25 | Bob Matsui | D | CA-05 | January 3, 1979 | 13th term | Died on January 1, 2005. |
| 26 | Martin Olav Sabo | D | MN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 13th term | |
| 27 | Jim Sensenbrenner | R | WI-05 | January 3, 1979 | 13th term | |
| 28 | Charles Stenholm | D | TX-17 | January 3, 1979 | 13th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 29 | Bill Thomas | R | CA-22 | January 3, 1979 | 13th term | |
| 30 | Tom Petri | R | WI-06 | April 3, 1979 | 13th term | |
| 31 | Billy Tauzin | R | LA-03 | May 22, 1980 | 13th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 32 | David Dreier | R | CA-26 | January 3, 1981 | 12th term | |
| 33 | Barney Frank | D | MA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 12th term | |
| 34 | Ralph Hall | D | TX-04 | January 3, 1981 | 12th term | Switched to Republican on January 5, 2004. |
| 35 | Duncan L. Hunter | R | CA-52 | January 3, 1981 | 12th term | |
| 36 | Tom Lantos | D | CA-12 | January 3, 1981 | 12th term | |
| 37 | Hal Rogers | R | KY-05 | January 3, 1981 | 12th term | |
| 38 | Clay Shaw | R | FL-22 | January 3, 1981 | 12th term | |
| 39 | Chris Smith | R | NJ-04 | January 3, 1981 | 12th term | |
| 40 | Frank Wolf | R | VA-10 | January 3, 1981 | 12th term | |
| 41 | Steny Hoyer | D | MD-05 | May 19, 1981 | 12th term | |
| 42 | Mike Oxley | R | OH-04 | June 25, 1981 | 12th term | |
| 43 | Howard Berman | D | CA-28 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 44 | Michael Bilirakis | R | FL-09 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 45 | Sherwood Boehlert | R | NY-24 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 46 | Rick Boucher | D | VA-09 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 47 | Dan Burton | R | IN-05 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 48 | Lane Evans | D | IL-17 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 49 | Nancy Johnson | R | CT-05 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 50 | Marcy Kaptur | D | OH-09 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 51 | Sander Levin | D | MI-12 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 52 | Bill Lipinski | D | IL-03 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 53 | Alan Mollohan | D | WV-01 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 54 | Solomon P. Ortiz | D | TX-27 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 55 | Major Owens | D | NY-11 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 56 | John Spratt | D | SC-05 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 57 | Edolphus Towns | D | NY-10 | January 3, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 58 | Gary Ackerman | D | NY-05 | March 1, 1983 | 11th term | |
| 59 | Jerry Kleczka | D | WI-04 | April 3, 1984 | 11th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 60 | Jim Saxton | R | NJ-03 | November 6, 1984 | 11th term | |
| 61 | Joe Barton | R | TX-06 | January 3, 1985 | 10th term | |
| 62 | Howard Coble | R | NC-06 | January 3, 1985 | 10th term | |
| 63 | Larry Combest | R | TX-19 | January 3, 1985 | 10th term | Resigned on May 31, 2003. |
| 64 | Tom DeLay | R | TX-22 | January 3, 1985 | 10th term | |
| 65 | Bart Gordon | D | TN-06 | January 3, 1985 | 10th term | |
| 66 | Paul Kanjorski | D | PA-11 | January 3, 1985 | 10th term | |
| 67 | Jim Kolbe | R | AZ-08 | January 3, 1985 | 10th term | |
| 68 | Pete Visclosky | D | IN-01 | January 3, 1985 | 10th term | |
| 69 | Cass Ballenger | R | NC-10 | November 4, 1986 | 10th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 70 | Richard Baker | R | LA-06 | January 3, 1987 | 9th term | |
| 71 | Ben Cardin | D | MD-03 | January 3, 1987 | 9th term | |
| 72 | Peter DeFazio | D | OR-04 | January 3, 1987 | 9th term | |
| 73 | Elton Gallegly | R | CA-24 | January 3, 1987 | 9th term | |
| 74 | Dennis Hastert | R | IL-14 | January 3, 1987 | 9th term | Speaker of the House |
| 75 | Joel Hefley | R | CO-05 | January 3, 1987 | 9th term | |
| 76 | Wally Herger | R | CA-02 | January 3, 1987 | 9th term | |
| 77 | Amo Houghton | R | NY-29 | January 3, 1987 | 9th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 78 | John Lewis | D | GA-05 | January 3, 1987 | 9th term | |
| 79 | Louise Slaughter | D | NY-28 | January 3, 1987 | 9th term | |
| 80 | Lamar Smith | R | TX-21 | January 3, 1987 | 9th term | |
| 81 | Fred Upton | R | MI-06 | January 3, 1987 | 9th term | |
| 82 | Curt Weldon | R | PA-07 | January 3, 1987 | 9th term | |
| 83 | Nancy Pelosi | D | CA-08 | June 2, 1987 | 9th term | |
| 84 | Chris Shays | R | CT-04 | August 18, 1987 | 9th term | |
| 85 | Jim McCrery | R | LA-04 | April 16, 1988 | 9th term | |
| 86 | Jerry Costello | D | IL-12 | August 9, 1988 | 9th term | |
| 87 | Jimmy Duncan | R | TN-02 | November 8, 1988 | 9th term | |
| 88 | Frank Pallone | D | NJ-06 | November 8, 1988 | 9th term | |
| 89 | Christopher Cox | R | CA-48 | January 3, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 90 | Eliot Engel | D | NY-17 | January 3, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 91 | Paul Gillmor | R | OH-05 | January 3, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 92 | Porter Goss | R | FL-14 | January 3, 1989 | 8th term | Resigned on September 23, 2004. |
| 93 | Nita Lowey | D | NY-18 | January 3, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 94 | Jim McDermott | D | WA-07 | January 3, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 95 | Michael R. McNulty | D | NY-21 | January 3, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 96 | Richard Neal | D | MA-02 | January 3, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 97 | Donald M. Payne | D | NJ-10 | January 3, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 98 | Dana Rohrabacher | R | CA-46 | January 3, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 99 | Cliff Stearns | R | FL-06 | January 3, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 100 | John S. Tanner | D | TN-08 | January 3, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 101 | James T. Walsh | R | NY-25 | January 3, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 102 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | R | FL-18 | August 29, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 103 | Gene Taylor | D | MS-04 | October 17, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 104 | José E. Serrano | D | NY-16 | March 20, 1990 | 8th term | |
| 105 | Rob Andrews | D | NJ-01 | November 6, 1990 | 8th term | |
| 106 | Neil Abercrombie | D | HI-01 | January 3, 1991 Previous service, 1986–1987. | 8th term* | |
| 107 | John Boehner | R | OH-08 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 108 | Dave Camp | R | MI-04 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 109 | Bud Cramer | D | AL-05 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 110 | Duke Cunningham | R | CA-50 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 111 | Rosa DeLauro | D | CT-03 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 112 | John Doolittle | R | CA-04 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 113 | Cal Dooley | D | CA-20 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 114 | Chet Edwards | D | TX-11 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 115 | Wayne Gilchrest | R | MD-01 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 116 | Dave Hobson | R | OH-07 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 117 | William J. Jefferson | D | LA-02 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 118 | Jim Moran | D | VA-08 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 119 | Jim Nussle | R | IA-01 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 120 | Collin Peterson | D | MN-07 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 121 | Jim Ramstad | R | MN-03 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 122 | Bernie Sanders | I | VT-AL | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 123 | Charles H. Taylor | R | NC-11 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 124 | Maxine Waters | D | CA-35 | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 125 | Sam Johnson | R | TX-03 | May 8, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 126 | John Olver | D | MA-01 | June 18, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 127 | Ed Pastor | D | AZ-04 | October 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 128 | Jerry Nadler | D | NY-08 | November 3, 1992 | 7th term | |
| 129 | Spencer Bachus | R | AL-06 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 130 | Roscoe Bartlett | R | MD-06 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 131 | Xavier Becerra | D | CA-31 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 132 | Sanford Bishop | D | GA-02 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 133 | Henry Bonilla | R | TX-23 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 134 | Corrine Brown | D | FL-03 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 135 | Sherrod Brown | D | OH-13 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 136 | Steve Buyer | R | IN-04 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 137 | Ken Calvert | R | CA-44 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 138 | Mike Castle | R | DE-AL | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 139 | Jim Clyburn | D | SC-06 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 140 | Mac Collins | R | GA-08 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 141 | Nathan Deal | R | GA-10 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 142 | Peter Deutsch | D | FL-20 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 143 | Lincoln Díaz-Balart | R | FL-21 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 144 | Jennifer Dunn | R | WA-08 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 145 | Anna Eshoo | D | CA-14 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 146 | Terry Everett | R | AL-02 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 147 | Bob Filner | D | CA-51 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 148 | Bob Goodlatte | R | VA-06 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 149 | Gene Green | D | TX-29 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 150 | James C. Greenwood | R | PA-08 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 151 | Luis Gutiérrez | D | IL-04 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 152 | Alcee Hastings | D | FL-23 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 153 | Maurice Hinchey | D | NY-22 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 154 | Pete Hoekstra | R | MI-02 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 155 | Tim Holden | D | PA-17 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 156 | Ernest Istook | R | OK-05 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 157 | Eddie Bernice Johnson | D | TX-30 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 158 | Peter T. King | R | NY-03 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 159 | Jack Kingston | R | GA-01 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 160 | Joe Knollenberg | R | MI-09 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 161 | John Linder | R | GA-07 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 162 | Carolyn Maloney | D | NY-14 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 163 | Don Manzullo | R | IL-16 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 164 | John M. McHugh | R | NY-23 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 165 | Scott McInnis | R | CO-03 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 166 | Buck McKeon | R | CA-25 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 167 | Marty Meehan | D | MA-05 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 168 | Bob Menendez | D | NJ-13 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 169 | John Mica | R | FL-07 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 170 | Richard Pombo | R | CA-11 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 171 | Earl Pomeroy | D | ND-AL | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 172 | Deborah Pryce | R | OH-15 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 173 | Jack Quinn | R | NY-27 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 174 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | CA-34 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 175 | Ed Royce | R | CA-40 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 176 | Bobby Rush | D | IL-01 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 177 | Bobby Scott | D | VA-03 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 178 | Nick Smith | R | MI-07 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 179 | Bart Stupak | D | MI-01 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 180 | Nydia Velázquez | D | NY-12 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 181 | Mel Watt | D | NC-12 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 182 | Lynn Woolsey | D | CA-06 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 183 | Albert Wynn | D | MD-04 | January 3, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 184 | Bennie Thompson | D | MS-02 | April 13, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 185 | Rob Portman | R | OH-02 | May 4, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 186 | Sam Farr | D | CA-17 | June 8, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 187 | Vern Ehlers | R | MI-03 | December 7, 1993 | 6th term | |
| 188 | Frank Lucas | R | OK-03 | May 10, 1994 | 6th term | |
| 189 | Ron Lewis | R | KY-02 | May 24, 1994 | 6th term | |
| 190 | Charles Bass | R | NH-02 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 191 | Richard Burr | R | NC-05 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 192 | Steve Chabot | R | OH-01 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 193 | Barbara Cubin | R | WY-AL | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 194 | Tom Davis | R | VA-11 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 195 | Lloyd Doggett | D | TX-10 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 196 | Mike Doyle | D | PA-14 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 197 | Phil English | R | PA-03 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 198 | Chaka Fattah | D | PA-02 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 199 | Mark Foley | R | FL-16 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 200 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | R | NJ-11 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 201 | Gil Gutknecht | R | MN-01 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 202 | Doc Hastings | R | WA-04 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 203 | J. D. Hayworth | R | AZ-05 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 204 | John Hostettler | R | IN-08 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 205 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | TX-18 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 206 | Walter B. Jones Jr. | R | NC-03 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 207 | Sue W. Kelly | R | NY-19 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 208 | Patrick J. Kennedy | D | RI-01 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 209 | Ray LaHood | R | IL-18 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 210 | Tom Latham | R | IA-04 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 211 | Steve LaTourette | R | OH-14 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 212 | Frank LoBiondo | R | NJ-02 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 213 | Zoe Lofgren | D | CA-16 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 214 | Karen McCarthy | D | MO-05 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 215 | Sue Myrick | R | NC-09 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 216 | George Nethercutt | R | WA-05 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 217 | Bob Ney | R | OH-18 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 218 | Charlie Norwood | R | GA-09 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 219 | George Radanovich | R | CA-19 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 220 | John Shadegg | R | AZ-03 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 221 | Mark Souder | R | IN-03 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 222 | Mac Thornberry | R | TX-13 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 223 | Todd Tiahrt | R | KS-04 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 224 | Zach Wamp | R | TN-03 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 225 | Dave Weldon | R | FL-15 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 226 | Jerry Weller | R | IL-11 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 227 | Ed Whitfield | R | KY-01 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 228 | Roger Wicker | R | MS-01 | January 3, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 229 | Jesse Jackson Jr. | D | IL-02 | December 12, 1995 | 5th term | |
| 230 | Juanita Millender-McDonald | D | CA-37 | March 26, 1996 | 5th term | |
| 231 | Elijah Cummings | D | MD-07 | April 16, 1996 | 5th term | |
| 232 | Earl Blumenauer | D | OR-03 | May 21, 1996 | 5th term | |
| 233 | Jo Ann Emerson | R | MO-08 | November 5, 1996 | 5th term | |
| 234 | Jim Ryun | R | KS-02 | November 27, 1996 | 5th term | |
| 235 | Robert Aderholt | R | AL-04 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 236 | Tom Allen | D | ME-01 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 237 | Marion Berry | D | AR-01 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 238 | Roy Blunt | R | MO-07 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 239 | Leonard Boswell | D | IA-03 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 240 | Allen Boyd | D | FL-02 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 241 | Kevin Brady | R | TX-08 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 242 | Chris Cannon | R | UT-03 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 243 | Julia Carson | D | IN-07 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 244 | Danny K. Davis | D | IL-07 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 245 | Jim Davis | D | FL-11 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 246 | Diana DeGette | D | CO-01 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 247 | Bill Delahunt | D | MA-10 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 248 | Bob Etheridge | D | NC-02 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 249 | Harold Ford Jr. | D | TN-09 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 250 | Jim Gibbons | R | NV-02 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 251 | Virgil Goode | R | VA-05 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 252 | Kay Granger | R | TX-12 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 253 | Rubén Hinojosa | D | TX-15 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 254 | Darlene Hooley | D | OR-05 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 255 | Kenny Hulshof | R | MO-09 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 256 | Bill Jenkins | R | TN-01 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 257 | Chris John | D | LA-07 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 258 | Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick | D | MI-13 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 259 | Ron Kind | D | WI-03 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 260 | Dennis Kucinich | D | OH-10 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 261 | Nick Lampson | D | TX-09 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 262 | Carolyn McCarthy | D | NY-04 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 263 | Jim McGovern | D | MA-03 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 264 | Mike McIntyre | D | NC-07 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 265 | Jerry Moran | R | KS-01 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 266 | Anne Northup | R | KY-03 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 267 | Bill Pascrell | D | NJ-08 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 268 | Ron Paul | R | TX-14 | January 3, 1997 Previous service, 1976–1977 and 1979–1985. | 8th term** | |
| 269 | John E. Peterson | R | PA-05 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 270 | Chip Pickering | R | MS-03 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 271 | Joe Pitts | R | PA-16 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 272 | David Price | D | NC-04 | January 3, 1997 Previous service, 1987–1995. | 8th term* | |
| 273 | Silvestre Reyes | D | TX-16 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 274 | Steve Rothman | D | NJ-09 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 275 | Loretta Sanchez | D | CA-47 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 276 | Max Sandlin | D | TX-01 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 277 | Pete Sessions | R | TX-32 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 278 | Brad Sherman | D | CA-27 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 279 | John Shimkus | R | IL-19 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 280 | Adam Smith | D | WA-09 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 281 | Vic Snyder | D | AR-02 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 282 | Ted Strickland | D | OH-06 | January 3, 1997 Previous service, 1993–1995. | 5th term* | |
| 283 | Ellen Tauscher | D | CA-10 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 284 | John F. Tierney | D | MA-06 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 285 | Jim Turner | D | TX-02 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 286 | Robert Wexler | D | FL-19 | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 287 | Ciro Rodriguez | D | TX-28 | April 12, 1997 | 4th term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 288 | Vito Fossella | R | NY-13 | November 4, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 289 | Gregory Meeks | D | NY-06 | February 3, 1998 | 4th term | |
| 290 | Lois Capps | D | CA-23 | March 10, 1998 | 4th term | |
| 291 | Mary Bono | R | CA-45 | April 7, 1998 | 4th term | |
| 292 | Barbara Lee | D | CA-09 | April 7, 1998 | 4th term | |
| 293 | Bob Brady | D | PA-01 | May 19, 1998 | 4th term | |
| 294 | Heather Wilson | R | NM-01 | June 25, 1998 | 4th term | |
| 295 | Brian Baird | D | WA-03 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 296 | Tammy Baldwin | D | WI-02 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 297 | Shelley Berkley | D | NV-01 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 298 | Judy Biggert | R | IL-13 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 299 | Mike Capuano | D | MA-08 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 300 | Joe Crowley | D | NY-07 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 301 | Jim DeMint | R | SC-04 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 302 | Ernie Fletcher | R | KY-06 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | Resigned on December 8, 2003, to become Governor of Kentucky. |
| 303 | Charlie Gonzalez | D | TX-20 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 304 | Mark Green | R | WI-08 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 305 | Robin Hayes | R | NC-08 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 306 | Baron Hill | D | IN-09 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 307 | Joe Hoeffel | D | PA-13 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 308 | Rush Holt Jr. | D | NJ-12 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 309 | Jay Inslee | D | WA-01 | January 3, 1999 Previous service, 1993–1995. | 4th term* | |
| 310 | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | D | OH-11 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 311 | John B. Larson | D | CT-01 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 312 | Ken Lucas | D | KY-04 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 313 | Gary Miller | R | CA-42 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 314 | Dennis Moore | D | KS-03 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 315 | Grace Napolitano | D | CA-38 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 316 | Doug Ose | R | CA-03 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 317 | Thomas M. Reynolds | R | NY-26 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 318 | Paul Ryan | R | WI-01 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 319 | Jan Schakowsky | D | IL-09 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 320 | Don Sherwood | R | PA-10 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 321 | Mike Simpson | R | ID-02 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 322 | John E. Sweeney | R | NY-20 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 323 | Tom Tancredo | R | CO-06 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 324 | Lee Terry | R | NE-02 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 325 | Mike Thompson | D | CA-01 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 326 | Pat Toomey | R | PA-15 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 327 | Mark Udall | D | CO-02 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 328 | Tom Udall | D | NM-03 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 329 | Greg Walden | R | OR-02 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 330 | Anthony Weiner | D | NY-09 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 331 | David Wu | D | OR-01 | January 3, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 332 | Johnny Isakson | R | GA-06 | February 23, 1999 | 3rd term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 333 | David Vitter | R | LA-01 | May 29, 1999 | 3rd term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 334 | Joe Baca | D | CA-43 | November 16, 1999 | 3rd term | |
| 335 | Todd Akin | R | MO-02 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 336 | Henry E. Brown Jr. | R | SC-01 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 337 | Eric Cantor | R | VA-07 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 338 | Shelley Moore Capito | R | WV-02 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 339 | Brad Carson | D | OK-02 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 340 | Lacy Clay | D | MO-01 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 341 | Ander Crenshaw | R | FL-04 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 342 | John Culberson | R | TX-07 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 343 | Jo Ann Davis | R | VA-01 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 344 | Susan Davis | D | CA-53 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 345 | Mike Ferguson | R | NJ-07 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 346 | Jeff Flake | R | AZ-06 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 347 | Sam Graves | R | MO-06 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 348 | Jane Harman | D | CA-36 | January 3, 2001 Previous service, 1993–1999. | 5th term* | |
| 349 | Melissa Hart | R | PA-04 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 350 | Mike Honda | D | CA-15 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 351 | Steve Israel | D | NY-02 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 352 | Darrell Issa | R | CA-49 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 353 | Tim Johnson | R | IL-15 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 354 | Ric Keller | R | FL-08 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 355 | Mark Kennedy | R | MN-06 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 356 | Mark Kirk | R | IL-10 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 357 | James Langevin | D | RI-02 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 358 | Rick Larsen | D | WA-02 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 359 | Jim Matheson | D | UT-02 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 360 | Betty McCollum | D | MN-04 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 361 | Tom Osborne | R | NE-03 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 362 | Mike Pence | R | IN-06 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 363 | Todd Platts | R | PA-19 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 364 | Butch Otter | R | ID-01 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 365 | Adam Putnam | R | FL-12 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 366 | Denny Rehberg | R | MT-AL | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 367 | Mike Rogers | R | MI-08 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 368 | Mike Ross | D | AR-04 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 369 | Adam Schiff | D | CA-29 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 370 | Ed Schrock | R | VA-02 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 371 | Rob Simmons | R | CT-02 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 372 | Hilda Solis | D | CA-32 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 373 | Pat Tiberi | R | OH-12 | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 374 | Bill Shuster | R | PA-09 | May 15, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 375 | Diane Watson | D | CA-33 | June 5, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 376 | Randy Forbes | R | VA-04 | June 19, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 377 | Stephen F. Lynch | D | MA-09 | October 16, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 378 | Jeff Miller | R | FL-01 | October 16, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 379 | John Boozman | R | AR-03 | November 20, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 380 | Joe Wilson | R | SC-02 | December 18, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 381 | John Sullivan | R | OK-01 | February 15, 2002 | 2nd term | |
| 382 | Ed Case | D | HI-02 | November 30, 2002 | 2nd term | |
| 383 | Rodney Alexander | D | LA-05 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | Switched to Republican on August 9, 2004. |
| 384 | Frank Ballance | D | NC-01 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | Resigned on June 11, 2004. |
| 385 | Gresham Barrett | R | SC-03 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 386 | Bob Beauprez | R | CO-07 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 387 | Chris Bell | D | TX-25 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 388 | Rob Bishop | R | UT-01 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 389 | Tim Bishop | D | NY-01 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 390 | Marsha Blackburn | R | TN-07 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 391 | Jo Bonner | R | AL-01 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 392 | Ginny Brown-Waite | R | FL-05 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 393 | Jeb Bradley | R | NH-01 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 394 | Max Burns | R | GA-12 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 395 | Michael C. Burgess | R | TX-26 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 396 | Dennis Cardoza | D | CA-18 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 397 | John Carter | R | TX-31 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 398 | Chris Chocola | R | IN-02 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 399 | Tom Cole | R | OK-04 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 400 | Jim Cooper | D | TN-05 | January 3, 2003 Previous service, 1983–1995. | 7th term* | |
| 401 | Artur Davis | D | AL-07 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 402 | Lincoln Davis | D | TN-04 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 403 | Mario Díaz-Balart | R | FL-25 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 404 | Rahm Emanuel | D | IL-05 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 405 | Tom Feeney | R | FL-24 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 406 | Trent Franks | R | AZ-02 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 407 | Scott Garrett | R | NJ-05 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 408 | Jim Gerlach | R | PA-06 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 409 | Phil Gingrey | R | GA-11 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 410 | Raúl Grijalva | D | AZ-07 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 411 | Katherine Harris | R | FL-13 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 412 | Jeb Hensarling | R | TX-05 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 413 | Bill Janklow | R | SD-AL | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | Resigned on January 20, 2004. |
| 414 | Steve King | R | IA-05 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 415 | John Kline | R | MN-02 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 416 | Denise Majette | D | GA-04 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | Left the House in 2005. |
| 417 | Jim Marshall | D | GA-03 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 418 | Thaddeus McCotter | R | MI-11 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 419 | Kendrick Meek | D | FL-17 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 420 | Mike Michaud | D | ME-02 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 421 | Brad Miller | D | NC-13 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 422 | Candice Miller | R | MI-10 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 423 | Tim Murphy | R | PA-18 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 424 | Marilyn Musgrave | R | CO-04 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 425 | Devin Nunes | R | CA-21 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 426 | Steve Pearce | R | NM-02 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 427 | Jon Porter | R | NV-03 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 428 | Rick Renzi | R | AZ-01 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 429 | Mike Rogers | R | AL-03 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 430 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | MD-02 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 431 | Tim Ryan | D | OH-17 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 432 | Linda Sánchez | D | CA-39 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 433 | David Scott | D | GA-13 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 434 | Mike Turner | R | OH-03 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| 435 | Chris Van Hollen | D | MD-08 | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |
| Randy Neugebauer | R | TX-19 | June 3, 2003 | 1st term | ||
| Ben Chandler | D | KY-06 | February 17, 2004 | 1st term | ||
| Stephanie Herseth | D | SD-AL | June 1, 2004 | 1st term | ||
| G. K. Butterfield | D | NC-01 | July 20, 2004 | 1st term |
| Rank | Delegate | Party | District | Seniority date (Previous service, if any) | No.# of term(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eni Faleomavaega | D | AS | January 3, 1989 | 8th term | |
| 2 | Eleanor Holmes Norton | D | DC | January 3, 1991 | 7th term | |
| 3 | Donna Christian-Christensen | D | VI | January 3, 1997 | 4th term | |
| 4 | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá | D | PR | January 3, 2001 | 2nd term | |
| 5 | Madeleine Bordallo | D | GU | January 3, 2003 | 1st term | |