This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 109th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 109th Congress (January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007). 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) | Term # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Dingell | D | MI-15 | December 13, 1955 | 26th term | Dean of the House |
| 2 | John Conyers | D | MI-14 | January 3, 1965 | 21st term | |
| 3 | Dave Obey | D | WI-07 | April 1, 1969 | 19th term | |
| 4 | Charles Rangel | D | NY-15 | January 3, 1971 | 18th term | |
| 5 | Bill Young | R | FL-10 | January 3, 1971 | 18th term | |
| 6 | Ralph Regula | R | OH-16 | January 3, 1973 | 17th term | |
| 7 | Pete Stark | D | CA-13 | January 3, 1973 | 17th term | |
| 8 | Don Young | R | AK-AL | March 6, 1973 | 17th term | |
| 9 | John Murtha | D | PA-12 | February 5, 1974 | 17th term | |
| 10 | Henry Hyde | R | IL-06 | January 3, 1975 | 16th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 11 | George Miller | D | CA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 16th term | |
| 12 | Jim Oberstar | D | MN-08 | January 3, 1975 | 16th term | |
| 13 | Henry Waxman | D | CA-30 | January 3, 1975 | 16th term | |
| 14 | Ed Markey | D | MA-07 | November 2, 1976 | 16th term | |
| 15 | Norm Dicks | D | WA-06 | January 3, 1977 | 15th term | |
| 16 | Dale Kildee | D | MI-05 | January 3, 1977 | 15th term | |
| 17 | Jim Leach | R | IA-02 | January 3, 1977 | 15th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 18 | Nick Rahall | D | WV-03 | January 3, 1977 | 15th term | |
| 19 | Ike Skelton | D | MO-04 | January 3, 1977 | 15th term | |
| 20 | Jerry Lewis | R | CA-41 | January 3, 1979 | 14th term | |
| 21 | Martin Olav Sabo | D | MN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 14th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 22 | Jim Sensenbrenner | R | WI-05 | January 3, 1979 | 14th term | |
| 23 | Bill Thomas | R | CA-22 | January 3, 1979 | 14th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 24 | Tom Petri | R | WI-06 | April 3, 1979 | 14th term | |
| 25 | David Dreier | R | CA-26 | January 3, 1981 | 13th term | |
| 26 | Barney Frank | D | MA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 13th term | |
| 27 | Ralph Hall | R | TX-04 | January 3, 1981 | 13th term | |
| 28 | Duncan L. Hunter | R | CA-52 | January 3, 1981 | 13th term | |
| 29 | Tom Lantos | D | CA-12 | January 3, 1981 | 13th term | |
| 30 | Hal Rogers | R | KY-05 | January 3, 1981 | 13th term | |
| 31 | Clay Shaw | R | FL-22 | January 3, 1981 | 13th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 32 | Chris Smith | R | NJ-04 | January 3, 1981 | 13th term | |
| 33 | Frank Wolf | R | VA-10 | January 3, 1981 | 13th term | |
| 34 | Steny Hoyer | D | MD-05 | May 19, 1981 | 13th term | |
| 35 | Mike Oxley | R | OH-04 | June 25, 1981 | 13th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 36 | Howard Berman | D | CA-28 | January 3, 1983 | 12th term | |
| 37 | Michael Bilirakis | R | FL-09 | January 3, 1983 | 12th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 38 | Sherwood Boehlert | R | NY-24 | January 3, 1983 | 12th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 39 | Rick Boucher | D | VA-09 | January 3, 1983 | 12th term | |
| 40 | Dan Burton | R | IN-05 | January 3, 1983 | 12th term | |
| 41 | Lane Evans | D | IL-17 | January 3, 1983 | 12th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 42 | Nancy Johnson | R | CT-05 | January 3, 1983 | 12th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 43 | Marcy Kaptur | D | OH-09 | January 3, 1983 | 12th term | |
| 44 | Sander Levin | D | MI-12 | January 3, 1983 | 12th term | |
| 45 | Alan Mollohan | D | WV-01 | January 3, 1983 | 12th term | |
| 46 | Solomon P. Ortiz | D | TX-27 | January 3, 1983 | 12th term | |
| 47 | Major Owens | D | NY-11 | January 3, 1983 | 12th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 48 | John Spratt | D | SC-05 | January 3, 1983 | 12th term | |
| 49 | Edolphus Towns | D | NY-10 | January 3, 1983 | 12th term | |
| 50 | Gary Ackerman | D | NY-05 | March 1, 1983 | 12th term | |
| 51 | Jim Saxton | R | NJ-03 | November 6, 1984 | 12th term | |
| 52 | Joe Barton | R | TX-06 | January 3, 1985 | 11th term | |
| 53 | Howard Coble | R | NC-06 | January 3, 1985 | 11th term | |
| 54 | Tom DeLay | R | TX-22 | January 3, 1985 | 11th term | Resigned on June 9, 2006 |
| 55 | Bart Gordon | D | TN-06 | January 3, 1985 | 11th term | |
| 56 | Paul Kanjorski | D | PA-11 | January 3, 1985 | 11th term | |
| 57 | Jim Kolbe | R | AZ-08 | January 3, 1985 | 11th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 58 | Pete Visclosky | D | IN-01 | January 3, 1985 | 11th term | |
| 59 | Richard Baker | R | LA-06 | January 3, 1987 | 10th term | |
| 60 | Ben Cardin | D | MD-03 | January 3, 1987 | 10th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 61 | Peter DeFazio | D | OR-04 | January 3, 1987 | 10th term | |
| 62 | Elton Gallegly | R | CA-24 | January 3, 1987 | 10th term | |
| 63 | Dennis Hastert | R | IL-14 | January 3, 1987 | 10th term | Speaker of the House |
| 64 | Joel Hefley | R | CO-05 | January 3, 1987 | 10th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 65 | Wally Herger | R | CA-02 | January 3, 1987 | 10th term | |
| 66 | John Lewis | D | GA-05 | January 3, 1987 | 10th term | |
| 67 | Louise Slaughter | D | NY-28 | January 3, 1987 | 10th term | |
| 68 | Lamar Smith | R | TX-21 | January 3, 1987 | 10th term | |
| 69 | Fred Upton | R | MI-06 | January 3, 1987 | 10th term | |
| 70 | Curt Weldon | R | PA-07 | January 3, 1987 | 10th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 71 | Nancy Pelosi | D | CA-08 | June 2, 1987 | 10th term | |
| 72 | Chris Shays | R | CT-04 | August 18, 1987 | 10th term | |
| 73 | Jim McCrery | R | LA-04 | April 16, 1988 | 10th term | |
| 74 | Jerry Costello | D | IL-12 | August 9, 1988 | 10th term | |
| 75 | Jimmy Duncan | R | TN-02 | November 8, 1988 | 10th term | |
| 76 | Frank Pallone | D | NJ-06 | November 8, 1988 | 10th term | |
| 77 | Christopher Cox | R | CA-48 | January 3, 1989 | 9th term | Resigned on August 2, 2005 |
| 78 | Eliot Engel | D | NY-17 | January 3, 1989 | 9th term | |
| 79 | Paul Gillmor | R | OH-05 | January 3, 1989 | 9th term | |
| 80 | Nita Lowey | D | NY-18 | January 3, 1989 | 9th term | |
| 81 | Jim McDermott | D | WA-07 | January 3, 1989 | 9th term | |
| 82 | Michael R. McNulty | D | NY-21 | January 3, 1989 | 9th term | |
| 83 | Richard Neal | D | MA-02 | January 3, 1989 | 9th term | |
| 84 | Donald M. Payne | D | NJ-10 | January 3, 1989 | 9th term | |
| 85 | Dana Rohrabacher | R | CA-46 | January 3, 1989 | 9th term | |
| 86 | Cliff Stearns | R | FL-06 | January 3, 1989 | 9th term | |
| 87 | John S. Tanner | D | TN-08 | January 3, 1989 | 9th term | |
| 88 | James T. Walsh | R | NY-25 | January 3, 1989 | 9th term | |
| 89 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | R | FL-18 | August 29, 1989 | 9th term | |
| 90 | Gene Taylor | D | MS-04 | October 17, 1989 | 9th term | |
| 91 | José E. Serrano | D | NY-16 | March 20, 1990 | 9th term | |
| 92 | Rob Andrews | D | NJ-01 | November 6, 1990 | 9th term | |
| 93 | Neil Abercrombie | D | HI-01 | January 3, 1991 Previous service, 1986–1987. | 9th term* | |
| 94 | John Boehner | R | OH-08 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 95 | Dave Camp | R | MI-04 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 96 | Bud Cramer | D | AL-05 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 97 | Duke Cunningham | R | CA-50 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | Resigned on December 1, 2005 |
| 98 | Rosa DeLauro | D | CT-03 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 99 | John Doolittle | R | CA-04 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 100 | Chet Edwards | D | TX-17 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 101 | Wayne Gilchrest | R | MD-01 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 102 | Dave Hobson | R | OH-07 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 103 | William J. Jefferson | D | LA-02 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 104 | Jim Moran | D | VA-08 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 105 | Jim Nussle | R | IA-01 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 106 | Collin Peterson | D | MN-07 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 107 | Jim Ramstad | R | MN-03 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 108 | Bernie Sanders | I | VT-AL | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 109 | Charles H. Taylor | R | NC-11 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 110 | Maxine Waters | D | CA-35 | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 111 | Sam Johnson | R | TX-03 | May 8, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 112 | John Olver | D | MA-01 | June 18, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 113 | Ed Pastor | D | AZ-04 | October 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 114 | Jerry Nadler | D | NY-08 | November 3, 1992 | 8th term | |
| 115 | Spencer Bachus | R | AL-06 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 116 | Roscoe Bartlett | R | MD-06 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 117 | Xavier Becerra | D | CA-31 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 118 | Sanford Bishop | D | GA-02 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 119 | Henry Bonilla | R | TX-23 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 120 | Corrine Brown | D | FL-03 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 121 | Sherrod Brown | D | OH-13 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 122 | Steve Buyer | R | IN-04 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 123 | Ken Calvert | R | CA-44 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 124 | Mike Castle | R | DE-AL | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 125 | Jim Clyburn | D | SC-06 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 126 | Nathan Deal | R | GA-10 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 127 | Lincoln Díaz-Balart | R | FL-21 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 128 | Anna Eshoo | D | CA-14 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 129 | Terry Everett | R | AL-02 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 130 | Bob Filner | D | CA-51 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 131 | Bob Goodlatte | R | VA-06 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 132 | Gene Green | D | TX-29 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 133 | Luis Gutiérrez | D | IL-04 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 134 | Alcee Hastings | D | FL-23 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 135 | Maurice Hinchey | D | NY-22 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 136 | Pete Hoekstra | R | MI-02 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 137 | Tim Holden | D | PA-17 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 138 | Ernest Istook | R | OK-05 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 139 | Eddie Bernice Johnson | D | TX-30 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 140 | Peter T. King | R | NY-03 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 141 | Jack Kingston | R | GA-01 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 142 | Joe Knollenberg | R | MI-09 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 143 | John Linder | R | GA-07 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 144 | Carolyn Maloney | D | NY-14 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 145 | Don Manzullo | R | IL-16 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 146 | John M. McHugh | R | NY-23 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 147 | Buck McKeon | R | CA-25 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 148 | Marty Meehan | D | MA-05 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 149 | Bob Menendez | D | NJ-13 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | Resigned on January 17, 2006 |
| 150 | John Mica | R | FL-07 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 151 | Richard Pombo | R | CA-11 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 152 | Earl Pomeroy | D | ND-AL | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 153 | Deborah Pryce | R | OH-15 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 154 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | CA-34 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 155 | Ed Royce | R | CA-40 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 156 | Bobby Rush | D | IL-01 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 157 | Bobby Scott | D | VA-03 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 158 | Bart Stupak | D | MI-01 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 159 | Nydia Velázquez | D | NY-12 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 160 | Mel Watt | D | NC-12 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 161 | Lynn Woolsey | D | CA-06 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 162 | Albert Wynn | D | MD-04 | January 3, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 163 | Bennie Thompson | D | MS-02 | April 13, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 164 | Rob Portman | R | OH-02 | May 4, 1993 | 7th term | Resigned on May 17, 2005 |
| 165 | Sam Farr | D | CA-17 | June 8, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 166 | Vern Ehlers | R | MI-03 | December 7, 1993 | 7th term | |
| 167 | Frank Lucas | R | OK-03 | May 10, 1994 | 7th term | |
| 168 | Ron Lewis | R | KY-02 | May 24, 1994 | 7th term | |
| 169 | Charles Bass | R | NH-02 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 170 | Steve Chabot | R | OH-01 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 171 | Barbara Cubin | R | WY-AL | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 172 | Tom Davis | R | VA-11 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 173 | Lloyd Doggett | D | TX-25 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 174 | Mike Doyle | D | PA-14 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 175 | Phil English | R | PA-03 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 176 | Chaka Fattah | D | PA-02 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 177 | Mark Foley | R | FL-16 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | Resigned on September 29, 2006 |
| 178 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | R | NJ-11 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 179 | Gil Gutknecht | R | MN-01 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 180 | Doc Hastings | R | WA-04 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 181 | J. D. Hayworth | R | AZ-05 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 182 | John Hostettler | R | IN-08 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 183 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | TX-18 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 184 | Walter B. Jones Jr. | R | NC-03 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 185 | Sue W. Kelly | R | NY-19 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 186 | Patrick J. Kennedy | D | RI-01 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 187 | Ray LaHood | R | IL-18 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 188 | Tom Latham | R | IA-04 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 189 | Steve LaTourette | R | OH-14 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 190 | Frank LoBiondo | R | NJ-02 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 191 | Zoe Lofgren | D | CA-16 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 192 | Sue Myrick | R | NC-09 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 193 | Bob Ney | R | OH-18 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | Resigned on November 3, 2006 |
| 194 | Charlie Norwood | R | GA-09 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 195 | George Radanovich | R | CA-19 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 196 | John Shadegg | R | AZ-03 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 197 | Mark Souder | R | IN-03 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 198 | Mac Thornberry | R | TX-13 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 199 | Todd Tiahrt | R | KS-04 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 200 | Zach Wamp | R | TN-03 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 201 | Dave Weldon | R | FL-15 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 202 | Jerry Weller | R | IL-11 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 203 | Ed Whitfield | R | KY-01 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 204 | Roger Wicker | R | MS-01 | January 3, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 205 | Jesse Jackson Jr. | D | IL-02 | December 12, 1995 | 6th term | |
| 206 | Juanita Millender-McDonald | D | CA-37 | March 26, 1996 | 6th term | |
| 207 | Elijah Cummings | D | MD-07 | April 16, 1996 | 6th term | |
| 208 | Earl Blumenauer | D | OR-03 | May 21, 1996 | 6th term | |
| 209 | Jo Ann Emerson | R | MO-08 | November 5, 1996 | 6th term | |
| 210 | Jim Ryun | R | KS-02 | November 27, 1996 | 6th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 211 | Robert Aderholt | R | AL-04 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 212 | Tom Allen | D | ME-01 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 213 | Marion Berry | D | AR-01 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 214 | Roy Blunt | R | MO-07 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 215 | Leonard Boswell | D | IA-03 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 216 | Allen Boyd | D | FL-02 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 217 | Kevin Brady | R | TX-08 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 218 | Chris Cannon | R | UT-03 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 219 | Julia Carson | D | IN-07 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 220 | Danny K. Davis | D | IL-07 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 221 | Jim Davis | D | FL-11 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 222 | Diana DeGette | D | CO-01 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 223 | Bill Delahunt | D | MA-10 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 224 | Bob Etheridge | D | NC-02 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 225 | Harold Ford Jr. | D | TN-09 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 226 | Jim Gibbons | R | NV-02 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 227 | Virgil Goode | R | VA-05 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 228 | Kay Granger | R | TX-12 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 229 | Rubén Hinojosa | D | TX-15 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 230 | Darlene Hooley | D | OR-05 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 231 | Kenny Hulshof | R | MO-09 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 232 | Bill Jenkins | R | TN-01 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 233 | Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick | D | MI-13 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 234 | Ron Kind | D | WI-03 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 235 | Dennis Kucinich | D | OH-10 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 236 | Carolyn McCarthy | D | NY-04 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 237 | Jim McGovern | D | MA-03 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 238 | Mike McIntyre | D | NC-07 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 239 | Jerry Moran | R | KS-01 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 240 | Anne Northup | R | KY-03 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 241 | Bill Pascrell | D | NJ-08 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 242 | Ron Paul | R | TX-14 | January 3, 1997 Previous service, 1976–1977 and 1979–1985. | 9th term** | |
| 243 | John E. Peterson | R | PA-05 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 244 | Chip Pickering | R | MS-03 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 245 | Joe Pitts | R | PA-16 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 246 | David Price | D | NC-04 | January 3, 1997 Previous service, 1987–1995. | 9th term* | |
| 247 | Silvestre Reyes | D | TX-16 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 248 | Steve Rothman | D | NJ-09 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 249 | Loretta Sanchez | D | CA-47 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 250 | Pete Sessions | R | TX-32 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 251 | Brad Sherman | D | CA-27 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 252 | John Shimkus | R | IL-19 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 253 | Adam Smith | D | WA-09 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 254 | Vic Snyder | D | AR-02 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 255 | Ted Strickland | D | OH-06 | January 3, 1997 Previous service, 1993–1995. | 6th term* | Left the House in 2007 |
| 256 | Ellen Tauscher | D | CA-10 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 257 | John F. Tierney | D | MA-06 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 258 | Robert Wexler | D | FL-19 | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 259 | Vito Fossella | R | NY-13 | November 4, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 260 | Gregory Meeks | D | NY-06 | February 3, 1998 | 5th term | |
| 261 | Lois Capps | D | CA-23 | March 10, 1998 | 5th term | |
| 262 | Mary Bono | R | CA-45 | April 7, 1998 | 5th term | |
| 263 | Barbara Lee | D | CA-09 | April 7, 1998 | 5th term | |
| 264 | Bob Brady | D | PA-01 | May 19, 1998 | 5th term | |
| 265 | Heather Wilson | R | NM-01 | June 25, 1998 | 5th term | |
| 266 | Brian Baird | D | WA-03 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 267 | Tammy Baldwin | D | WI-02 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 268 | Shelley Berkley | D | NV-01 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 269 | Judy Biggert | R | IL-13 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 270 | Mike Capuano | D | MA-08 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 271 | Joe Crowley | D | NY-07 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 272 | Charlie Gonzalez | D | TX-20 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 273 | Mark Green | R | WI-08 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 274 | Robin Hayes | R | NC-08 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 275 | Rush Holt Jr. | D | NJ-12 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 276 | Jay Inslee | D | WA-01 | January 3, 1999 Previous service, 1993–1995. | 5th term* | |
| 277 | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | D | OH-11 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 278 | John B. Larson | D | CT-01 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 279 | Gary Miller | R | CA-42 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 280 | Dennis Moore | D | KS-03 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 281 | Grace Napolitano | D | CA-38 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 282 | Thomas M. Reynolds | R | NY-26 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 283 | Paul Ryan | R | WI-01 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 284 | Jan Schakowsky | D | IL-09 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 285 | Don Sherwood | R | PA-10 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 286 | Mike Simpson | R | ID-02 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 287 | John E. Sweeney | R | NY-20 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 288 | Tom Tancredo | R | CO-06 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 289 | Lee Terry | R | NE-02 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 290 | Mike Thompson | D | CA-01 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 291 | Mark Udall | D | CO-02 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 292 | Tom Udall | D | NM-03 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 293 | Greg Walden | R | OR-02 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 294 | Anthony Weiner | D | NY-09 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 295 | David Wu | D | OR-01 | January 3, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 296 | Joe Baca | D | CA-43 | November 16, 1999 | 4th term | |
| 297 | Todd Akin | R | MO-02 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 298 | Henry E. Brown Jr. | R | SC-01 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 299 | Eric Cantor | R | VA-07 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 300 | Shelley Moore Capito | R | WV-02 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 301 | Lacy Clay | D | MO-01 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 302 | Ander Crenshaw | R | FL-04 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 303 | John Culberson | R | TX-07 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 304 | Jo Ann Davis | R | VA-01 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 305 | Susan Davis | D | CA-53 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 306 | Mike Ferguson | R | NJ-07 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 307 | Jeff Flake | R | AZ-06 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 308 | Sam Graves | R | MO-06 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 309 | Jane Harman | D | CA-36 | January 3, 2001 Previous service, 1993–1999. | 6th term* | |
| 310 | Melissa Hart | R | PA-04 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 311 | Mike Honda | D | CA-15 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 312 | Steve Israel | D | NY-02 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 313 | Darrell Issa | R | CA-49 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 314 | Tim Johnson | R | IL-15 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 315 | Ric Keller | R | FL-08 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 316 | Mark Kennedy | R | MN-06 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 317 | Mark Kirk | R | IL-10 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 318 | James Langevin | D | RI-02 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 319 | Rick Larsen | D | WA-02 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 320 | Jim Matheson | D | UT-02 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 321 | Betty McCollum | D | MN-04 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 322 | Tom Osborne | R | NE-03 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 323 | Mike Pence | R | IN-06 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 324 | Todd Platts | R | PA-19 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 325 | Butch Otter | R | ID-01 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | Stepped down on January 1, 2007, to become Governor of Idaho. |
| 326 | Adam Putnam | R | FL-12 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 327 | Denny Rehberg | R | MT-AL | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 328 | Mike Rogers | R | MI-08 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 329 | Mike Ross | D | AR-04 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 330 | Adam Schiff | D | CA-29 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 331 | Rob Simmons | R | CT-02 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 332 | Hilda Solis | D | CA-32 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 333 | Pat Tiberi | R | OH-12 | January 3, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 334 | Bill Shuster | R | PA-09 | May 15, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 335 | Diane Watson | D | CA-33 | June 5, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 336 | Randy Forbes | R | VA-04 | June 19, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 337 | Stephen F. Lynch | D | MA-09 | October 16, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 338 | Jeff Miller | R | FL-01 | October 16, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 339 | John Boozman | R | AR-03 | November 20, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 340 | Joe Wilson | R | SC-02 | December 18, 2001 | 3rd term | |
| 341 | John Sullivan | R | OK-01 | February 15, 2002 | 3rd term | |
| 342 | Ed Case | D | HI-02 | November 30, 2002 | 3rd term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 343 | Rodney Alexander | R | LA-05 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 344 | Gresham Barrett | R | SC-03 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 345 | Bob Beauprez | R | CO-07 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 346 | Rob Bishop | R | UT-01 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 347 | Tim Bishop | D | NY-01 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 348 | Marsha Blackburn | R | TN-07 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 349 | Jo Bonner | R | AL-01 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 350 | Ginny Brown-Waite | R | FL-05 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 351 | Jeb Bradley | R | NH-01 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 352 | Michael C. Burgess | R | TX-26 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 353 | Dennis Cardoza | D | CA-18 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 354 | John Carter | R | TX-31 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 355 | Chris Chocola | R | IN-02 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 356 | Tom Cole | R | OK-04 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 357 | Jim Cooper | D | TN-05 | January 3, 2003 Previous service, 1983–1995. | 8th term* | |
| 358 | Artur Davis | D | AL-07 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 359 | Lincoln Davis | D | TN-04 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 360 | Mario Díaz-Balart | R | FL-25 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 361 | Rahm Emanuel | D | IL-05 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 362 | Tom Feeney | R | FL-24 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 363 | Trent Franks | R | AZ-02 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 364 | Scott Garrett | R | NJ-05 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 365 | Jim Gerlach | R | PA-06 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 366 | Phil Gingrey | R | GA-11 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 367 | Raúl Grijalva | D | AZ-07 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 368 | Katherine Harris | R | FL-13 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 369 | Jeb Hensarling | R | TX-05 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 370 | Steve King | R | IA-05 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 371 | John Kline | R | MN-02 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 372 | Jim Marshall | D | GA-03 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 373 | Thaddeus McCotter | R | MI-11 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 374 | Kendrick Meek | D | FL-17 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 375 | Mike Michaud | D | ME-02 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 376 | Brad Miller | D | NC-13 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 377 | Candice Miller | R | MI-10 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 378 | Tim Murphy | R | PA-18 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 379 | Marilyn Musgrave | R | CO-04 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 380 | Devin Nunes | R | CA-21 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 381 | Steve Pearce | R | NM-02 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 382 | Jon Porter | R | NV-03 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 383 | Rick Renzi | R | AZ-01 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 384 | Mike Rogers | R | AL-03 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 385 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | MD-02 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 386 | Tim Ryan | D | OH-17 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 387 | Linda Sánchez | D | CA-39 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 388 | David Scott | D | GA-13 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 389 | Mike Turner | R | OH-03 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 390 | Chris Van Hollen | D | MD-08 | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 391 | Randy Neugebauer | R | TX-19 | June 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 392 | Ben Chandler | D | KY-06 | February 17, 2004 | 2nd term | |
| 393 | Stephanie Herseth | D | SD-AL | June 1, 2004 | 2nd term | |
| 394 | G. K. Butterfield | D | NC-01 | July 20, 2004 | 2nd term | |
| 395 | John Barrow | D | GA-12 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 396 | Melissa Bean | D | IL-08 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 397 | Dan Boren | D | OK-02 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 398 | Charles Boustany | R | LA-07 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 399 | Russ Carnahan | D | MO-03 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 400 | Emanuel Cleaver | D | MO-05 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 401 | Mike Conaway | R | TX-11 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 402 | Jim Costa | D | CA-20 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 403 | Henry Cuellar | D | TX-28 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 404 | Geoff Davis | R | KY-04 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 405 | Charlie Dent | R | PA-15 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 406 | Thelma Drake | R | VA-02 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 407 | Mike Fitzpatrick | R | PA-08 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 408 | Jeff Fortenberry | R | NE-01 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 409 | Virginia Foxx | R | NC-05 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 410 | Louie Gohmert | R | TX-01 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 411 | Al Green | D | TX-09 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 412 | Brian Higgins | D | NY-27 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 413 | Bob Inglis | R | SC-04 | January 3, 2005 Previous service, 1993–1999. | 4th term* | |
| 414 | Bobby Jindal | R | LA-01 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 415 | Randy Kuhl | R | NY-29 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 416 | Dan Lipinski | D | IL-03 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 417 | Dan Lungren | R | CA-03 | January 3, 2005 Previous service, 1979–1989. | 6th term* | |
| 418 | Connie Mack IV | R | FL-14 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 419 | Kenny Marchant | R | TX-24 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 420 | Michael McCaul | R | TX-10 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 421 | Patrick McHenry | R | NC-10 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 422 | Cynthia McKinney | D | GA-04 | January 3, 2005 Previous service, 1993–2003. | 6th term* | Left the House in 2007 |
| 423 | Cathy McMorris | R | WA-05 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 424 | Charlie Melançon | D | LA-03 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 425 | Gwen Moore | D | WI-04 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 426 | Ted Poe | R | TX-02 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 427 | Tom Price | R | GA-06 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 428 | Dave Reichert | R | WA-08 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 429 | John Salazar | D | CO-03 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 430 | Allyson Schwartz | D | PA-13 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 431 | Joe Schwarz | R | MI-07 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 432 | Mike Sodrel | R | IN-09 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | Left the House in 2007 |
| 433 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | FL-20 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| 434 | Lynn Westmoreland | R | GA-08 | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |
| Doris Matsui | D | CA-05 | March 8, 2005 | 1st term | ||
| Jean Schmidt | R | OH-02 | August 3, 2005 | 1st term | ||
| John Campbell | R | CA-48 | December 7, 2005 | 1st term | ||
| Brian Bilbray | R | CA-50 | June 13, 2006 Previous service, 1995–2001. | 5th term* | ||
| Shelley Sekula-Gibbs | R | TX-22 | November 13, 2006 | 1st term | Left the House in 2007 | |
| Albio Sires | D | NJ-13 | November 13, 2006 | 1st term |
| Rank | Delegate | Party | District | Seniority date (Previous service, if any) | Term # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eni Faleomavaega | D | AS | January 3, 1989 | 9th term | |
| 2 | Eleanor Holmes Norton | D | DC | January 3, 1991 | 8th term | |
| 3 | Donna Christian-Christensen | D | VI | January 3, 1997 | 5th term | |
| 4 | Madeleine Bordallo | D | GU | January 3, 2003 | 2nd term | |
| 5 | Luis Fortuño | R | PR | January 3, 2005 | 1st term | |