This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 96th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 96th Congress (January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981). Seats and party affiliations on similar lists for other congresses will be different for certain members. [1]
Seniority depends on the date on which members were sworn into office. Since many members are sworn in on the same day, subsequent ranking is based on previous congressional service of the individual and then by alphabetical order by the last name of the representative.
Committee chairmanship in the House is often associated with seniority. However, party leadership is typically not associated with seniority.
Note: The "*" indicates that the representative/delegate may have served one or more non-consecutive terms while in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress.
| Rank | Representative | Party | District | Seniority date (Previous service, if any) | No.# of term(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Whitten | D | MS-01 | November 4, 1941 | 20th term | Dean of the House |
| 2 | Charles Melvin Price | D | IL-23 | January 3, 1945 | 18th term | |
| 3 | Charles Edward Bennett | D | FL-03 | January 3, 1949 | 16th term | |
| 4 | Richard Walker Bolling | D | MO-05 | January 3, 1949 | 16th term | |
| 5 | Carl D. Perkins | D | KY-07 | January 3, 1949 | 16th term | |
| 6 | Peter W. Rodino | D | NJ-10 | January 3, 1949 | 16th term | |
| 7 | Harley Orrin Staggers | D | WV-02 | January 3, 1949 | 16th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 8 | Tom Steed | D | OK-04 | January 3, 1949 | 16th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 9 | Clement J. Zablocki | D | WI-04 | January 3, 1949 | 16th term | |
| 10 | Edward Boland | D | MA-02 | January 3, 1953 | 14th term | |
| 11 | Jack Brooks | D | TX-09 | January 3, 1953 | 14th term | |
| 12 | Lawrence H. Fountain | D | NC-02 | January 3, 1953 | 14th term | |
| 13 | Tip O'Neill | D | MA-08 | January 3, 1953 | 14th term | Speaker of the House |
| 14 | John J. Rhodes | R | AZ-01 | January 3, 1953 | 14th term | |
| 15 | Bob Wilson | R | CA-41 | January 3, 1953 | 14th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 16 | William Natcher | D | KY-02 | August 1, 1953 | 14th term | |
| 17 | Thomas W. L. Ashley | D | OH-09 | January 3, 1955 | 13th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 18 | Charles Diggs | D | MI-13 | January 3, 1955 | 13th term | Resigned on June 3, 1980. |
| 19 | Dante Fascell | D | FL-15 | January 3, 1955 | 13th term | |
| 20 | Daniel J. Flood | D | PA-11 | January 3, 1955 Previous service, 1945–1947 and 1949–1953. | 16th term** | Resigned on January 31, 1980. |
| 21 | Henry S. Reuss | D | WI-05 | January 3, 1955 | 13th term | |
| 22 | Frank Thompson | D | NJ-04 | January 3, 1955 | 13th term | Resigned on December 29, 1980. |
| 23 | Charles Vanik | D | OH-22 | January 3, 1955 | 13th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 24 | Jim Wright | D | TX-12 | January 3, 1955 | 13th term | |
| 25 | John Dingell | D | MI-16 | December 13, 1955 | 13th term | |
| 26 | William Broomfield | R | MI-19 | January 3, 1957 | 12th term | |
| 27 | Robert Michel | R | IL-18 | January 3, 1957 | 12th term | |
| 28 | Al Ullman | D | OR-02 | January 3, 1957 | 12th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 29 | John Brademas | D | IN-03 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 30 | Silvio O. Conte | R | MA-01 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | |
| 31 | Ed Derwinski | R | IL-04 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | |
| 32 | Samuel L. Devine | R | OH-12 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 33 | Robert Giaimo | D | CT-03 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 34 | Harold T. Johnson | D | CA-01 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 35 | Robert Kastenmeier | D | WI-02 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | |
| 36 | Del Latta | R | OH-05 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | |
| 37 | William S. Moorhead | D | PA-14 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | |
| 38 | Dan Rostenkowski | D | IL-08 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | |
| 39 | John M. Slack Jr. | D | WV-03 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | Died on March 17, 1980. |
| 40 | Neal Smith | D | IA-04 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | |
| 41 | Samuel S. Stratton | D | NY-28 | January 3, 1959 | 11th term | |
| 42 | Joseph Patrick Addabbo | D | NY-07 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term | |
| 43 | John B. Anderson | R | IL-16 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 44 | John M. Ashbrook | R | OH-17 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term | |
| 45 | James C. Corman | D | CA-21 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 46 | Paul Findley | R | IL-20 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term | |
| 47 | Fernand St. Germain | D | RI-01 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term | |
| 48 | Bill Harsha | R | OH-06 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 49 | Richard Howard Ichord Jr. | D | MO-08 | January 3, 1961 | 10th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 50 | Mo Udall | D | AZ-02 | May 2, 1961 | 10th term | |
| 51 | Henry B. González | D | TX-20 | November 4, 1961 | 10th term | |
| 52 | Lucien N. Nedzi | D | MI-14 | November 7, 1961 | 10th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 53 | Ray Roberts | D | TX-04 | January 30, 1962 | 10th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 54 | Benjamin S. Rosenthal | D | NY-08 | February 20, 1962 | 10th term | |
| 55 | Jim Broyhill | R | NC-10 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 56 | James Colgate Cleveland | R | NH-02 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 57 | Lionel Van Deerlin | D | CA-42 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 58 | Don Edwards | D | CA-10 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 59 | Don Fuqua | D | FL-02 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 60 | Sam Gibbons | D | FL-07 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 61 | Augustus F. Hawkins | D | CA-29 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 62 | Frank Horton | R | NY-34 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 63 | Clarence Long | D | MD-02 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 64 | Robert McClory | R | IL-13 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 65 | Joseph McDade | R | PA-10 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 66 | Joseph Minish | D | NJ-11 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 67 | John M. Murphy | D | NY-17 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 68 | Edward J. Patten | D | NJ-15 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 69 | Claude Pepper | D | FL-14 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 70 | Jimmy Quillen | R | TN-01 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 71 | Edward R. Roybal | D | CA-25 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 72 | Charles H. Wilson | D | CA-31 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 73 | John W. Wydler | R | NY-05 | January 3, 1963 | 9th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 74 | Don H. Clausen | R | CA-02 | January 22, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 75 | Mark Andrews | R | ND | October 22, 1963 | 9th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 76 | J. J. Pickle | D | TX-10 | December 21, 1963 | 9th term | |
| 77 | Phillip Burton | D | CA-06 | February 18, 1964 | 9th term | |
| 78 | Frank Annunzio | D | IL-11 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 79 | Jonathan Brewster Bingham | D | NY-22 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 80 | John Hall Buchanan Jr. | R | AL-06 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 81 | Tim Lee Carter | R | KY-05 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 82 | Barber Conable | R | NY-35 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 83 | John Conyers | D | MI-01 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 84 | Bill Dickinson | R | AL-02 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 85 | John Duncan Sr. | R | TN-02 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 86 | Jack Edwards | R | AL-01 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 87 | John N. Erlenborn | R | IL-14 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 88 | Tom Foley | D | WA-05 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 89 | William Ford | D | MI-15 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 90 | Kika De la Garza | D | TX-15 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 91 | Lee Hamilton | D | IN-09 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 92 | James M. Hanley | D | NY-32 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 93 | James J. Howard | D | NJ-03 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 94 | Robert C. McEwen | R | NY-30 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 95 | David E. Satterfield III | D | VA-03 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 96 | J. William Stanton | R | OH-11 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 97 | Richard Crawford White | D | TX-16 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 98 | Lester L. Wolff | D | NY-06 | January 3, 1965 | 8th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 99 | Sidney Yates | D | IL-09 | January 3, 1965 Previous service, 1949–1963. | 15th term* | |
| 100 | Clarence Brown Jr. | R | OH-07 | November 2, 1965 | 8th term | |
| 101 | Walter B. Jones Sr. | D | NC-01 | February 5, 1966 | 8th term | |
| 102 | Guy Vander Jagt | R | MI-09 | November 8, 1966 | 8th term | |
| 103 | Tom Bevill | D | AL-04 | January 3, 1967 | 7th term | |
| 104 | Jack Thomas Brinkley | D | GA-03 | January 3, 1967 | 7th term | |
| 105 | Robert C. Eckhardt | D | TX-08 | January 3, 1967 | 7th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 106 | John Paul Hammerschmidt | R | AR-03 | January 3, 1967 | 7th term | |
| 107 | Margaret Heckler | R | MA-10 | January 3, 1967 | 7th term | |
| 108 | Abraham Kazen | D | TX-23 | January 3, 1967 | 7th term | |
| 109 | Clarence E. Miller | R | OH-10 | January 3, 1967 | 7th term | |
| 110 | Sonny Montgomery | D | MS-03 | January 3, 1967 | 7th term | |
| 111 | John Myers | R | IN-07 | January 3, 1967 | 7th term | |
| 112 | Bill Nichols | D | AL-03 | January 3, 1967 | 7th term | |
| 113 | Tom Railsback | R | IL-19 | January 3, 1967 | 7th term | |
| 114 | Gene Snyder | R | KY-04 | January 3, 1967 Previous service, 1963–1965. | 8th term* | |
| 115 | William C. Wampler | R | VA-09 | January 3, 1967 Previous service, 1953–1955. | 8th term* | |
| 116 | Larry Winn | R | KS-03 | January 3, 1967 | 7th term | |
| 117 | Chalmers Wylie | R | OH-15 | January 3, 1967 | 7th term | |
| 118 | Pete McCloskey | R | CA-12 | December 12, 1967 | 7th term | |
| 119 | James M. Collins | R | TX-03 | August 24, 1968 | 7th term | |
| 120 | Joseph M. Gaydos | D | PA-20 | November 5, 1968 | 7th term | |
| 121 | Bill Alexander | D | AR-01 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 122 | Glenn M. Anderson | D | CA-32 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 123 | Mario Biaggi | D | NY-10 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 124 | Bill Burlison | D | MO-10 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 125 | William V. Chappell Jr. | D | FL-04 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 126 | Shirley Chisholm | D | NY-12 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 127 | Bill Clay | D | MO-01 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 128 | Lawrence Coughlin | R | PA-13 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 129 | Dan Daniel | D | VA-05 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 130 | Hamilton Fish | R | NY-25 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 131 | Bob Mollohan | D | WV-01 | January 3, 1969 Previous service, 1953–1957. | 8th term* | |
| 132 | Manuel Lujan Jr. | R | NM-01 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 133 | L. Richardson Preyer | D | NC-06 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 134 | Keith Sebelius | R | KS-01 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 135 | Louis Stokes | D | OH-21 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 136 | G. William Whitehurst | R | VA-02 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 137 | Gus Yatron | D | PA-06 | January 3, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 138 | Ed Jones | D | TN-07 | March 25, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 139 | Dave Obey | D | WI-07 | April 1, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 140 | Barry Goldwater Jr. | R | CA-20 | April 29, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 141 | Robert A. Roe | D | NJ-08 | November 4, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 142 | Phil Crane | R | IL-12 | November 25, 1969 | 6th term | |
| 143 | John H. Rousselot | R | CA-26 | June 30, 1970 Previous service, 1961–1963. | 7th term* | |
| 144 | Edwin B. Forsythe | R | NJ-06 | November 3, 1970 | 6th term | |
| 145 | Bill Archer | R | TX-07 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 146 | Les Aspin | D | WI-01 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 147 | William R. Cotter | D | CT-01 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 148 | George E. Danielson | D | CA-30 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 149 | Ron Dellums | D | CA-08 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 150 | Robert Drinan | D | MA-04 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 151 | Bill Frenzel | R | MN-03 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 152 | Jack Kemp | R | NY-38 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 153 | Elwood Hillis | R | IN-05 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 154 | Norman F. Lent | R | NY-04 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 155 | Dawson Mathis | D | GA-02 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 156 | Romano Mazzoli | D | KY-03 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 157 | Mike McCormack | D | WA-04 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 158 | K. Gunn McKay | D | UT-01 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 159 | Stewart McKinney | R | CT-04 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 160 | Parren Mitchell | D | MD-07 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 161 | Morgan F. Murphy | D | IL-02 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 162 | Charles B. Rangel | D | NY-19 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 163 | J. Kenneth Robinson | R | VA-07 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 164 | Harold L. Runnels | D | NM-02 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | Died on August 5, 1980. |
| 165 | John F. Seiberling | D | OH-14 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 166 | Floyd Spence | R | SC-02 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 167 | Bill Young | R | FL-06 | January 3, 1971 | 5th term | |
| 168 | Mendel Jackson Davis | D | SC-01 | April 27, 1971 | 5th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 169 | John Breaux | D | LA-07 | September 30, 1972 | 5th term | |
| 170 | M. Caldwell Butler | R | VA-06 | November 7, 1972 | 5th term | |
| 171 | James Abdnor | R | SD-02 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 172 | Ike F. Andrews | D | NC-04 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 173 | Louis A. Bafalis | R | FL-10 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 174 | Robin Beard | R | TN-06 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 175 | David R. Bowen | D | MS-02 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 176 | George Brown Jr. | D | CA-36 | January 3, 1973 Previous service, 1963–1971. | 8th term* | |
| 177 | Clair Burgener | R | CA-43 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 178 | Robert Daniel | R | VA-04 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 179 | Benjamin A. Gilman | R | NY-26 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 180 | Ronald Ginn | D | GA-01 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 181 | Tennyson Guyer | R | OH-04 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 182 | Marjorie Holt | R | MD-04 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 183 | Elizabeth Holtzman | D | NY-16 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 184 | James P. Johnson | R | CO-04 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 185 | James Robert Jones | D | OK-01 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 186 | William Lehman | D | FL-13 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 187 | Gillis W. Long | D | LA-08 | January 3, 1973 Previous service, 1963–1965. | 5th term* | |
| 188 | Trent Lott | R | MS-05 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 189 | Edward Rell Madigan | R | IL-21 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 190 | James G. Martin | R | NC-09 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 191 | Donald J. Mitchell | R | NY-31 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 192 | Joe Moakley | D | MA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 193 | Carlos Moorhead | R | CA-22 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 194 | George M. O'Brien | R | IL-17 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 195 | Joel Pritchard | R | WA-01 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 196 | Ralph Regula | R | OH-16 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 197 | Matthew John Rinaldo | R | NJ-12 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 198 | Charlie Rose | D | NC-07 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 199 | Patricia Schroeder | D | CO-01 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 200 | Bud Shuster | R | PA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 201 | Pete Stark | D | CA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 202 | Gerry Studds | D | MA-12 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 203 | Steve Symms | R | ID-01 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 204 | Gene Taylor | R | MO-07 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 205 | David C. Treen | R | LA-03 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | Resigned on March 10, 1980. |
| 206 | Charles Wilson | D | TX-02 | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 207 | Don Young | R | AK | March 6, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 208 | Lindy Boggs | D | LA-02 | March 20, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 209 | Cardiss Collins | D | IL-07 | June 5, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 210 | Robert Bauman | R | MD-01 | August 21, 1973 | 4th term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 211 | John Murtha | D | PA-12 | February 5, 1974 | 4th term | |
| 212 | Robert J. Lagomarsino | R | CA-19 | March 5, 1974 | 4th term | |
| 213 | J. Bob Traxler | D | MI-08 | April 23, 1974 | 4th term | |
| 214 | John L. Burton | D | CA-05 | June 4, 1974 | 4th term | |
| 215 | Jerome Ambro | D | NY-03 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 216 | Les AuCoin | D | OR-01 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 217 | Alvin Baldus | D | WI-03 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 218 | Edward Beard | D | RI-02 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 219 | Berkley Bedell | D | IA-06 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 220 | James Blanchard | D | MI-18 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 221 | Don Bonker | D | WA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 222 | William M. Brodhead | D | MI-17 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 223 | Bob Carr | D | MI-06 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 224 | Butler Derrick | D | SC-03 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 225 | Thomas Downey | D | NY-02 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 226 | Chris Dodd | D | CT-02 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 227 | Norman D'Amours | D | NH-01 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 228 | Robert B. Duncan | D | OR-03 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1963–1967. | 5th term* | Left the House in 1981. |
| 229 | Joseph D. Early | D | MA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 230 | Robert W. Edgar | D | PA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 231 | David F. Emery | R | ME-01 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 232 | Glenn English | D | OK-06 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 233 | David W. Evans | D | IN-06 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 234 | Millicent Fenwick | R | NJ-05 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 235 | Joseph L. Fisher | D | VA-10 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 236 | Floyd Fithian | D | IN-02 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 237 | James Florio | D | NJ-01 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 238 | Harold Ford | D | TN-08 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 239 | Bill Goodling | R | PA-19 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 240 | Bill Gradison | R | OH-01 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 241 | Chuck Grassley | R | IA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 242 | Tom Hagedorn | R | MN-02 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 243 | George V. Hansen | R | ID-02 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1969. | 5th term* | |
| 244 | Tom Harkin | D | IA-05 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 245 | Herbert Harris | D | VA-08 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 246 | Bill Hefner | D | NC-08 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 247 | Jack English Hightower | D | TX-13 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 248 | Kenneth Lamar Holland | D | SC-05 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 249 | Carroll Hubbard | D | KY-01 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 250 | William Hughes | D | NJ-02 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 251 | Henry Hyde | R | IL-06 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 252 | Andrew Jacobs Jr. | D | IN-11 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1973. | 7th term* | |
| 253 | Jim Jeffords | R | VT | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 254 | John Jenrette | D | SC-06 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | Resigned on December 10, 1980. |
| 255 | Richard Kelly | R | FL-05 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 256 | Tom Kindness | R | OH-08 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 257 | John LaFalce | D | NY-36 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 258 | Elliott H. Levitas | D | GA-04 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 259 | James F. Lloyd | D | CA-35 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 260 | Marilyn Lloyd | D | TN-03 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 261 | Andrew Maguire | D | NJ-07 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 262 | Larry McDonald | D | GA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 263 | Matthew F. McHugh | D | NY-27 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 264 | George Miller | D | CA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 265 | Abner J. Mikva | D | IL-10 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1969–1973. | 5th term* | Resigned on September 26, 1979. |
| 266 | Norman Mineta | D | CA-13 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 267 | Toby Moffett | D | CT-06 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 268 | Henson Moore | R | LA-06 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 269 | Ronald M. Mottl | D | OH-23 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 270 | Stephen Neal | D | NC-05 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 271 | Rick Nolan | D | MN-06 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 272 | Henry J. Nowak | D | NY-37 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 273 | Jim Oberstar | D | MN-08 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 274 | Richard Ottinger | D | NY-24 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1971. | 6th term* | |
| 275 | Jerry M. Patterson | D | CA-38 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 276 | Fred Richmond | D | NY-14 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 277 | Marty Russo | D | IL-03 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 278 | James David Santini | D | NV | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 279 | James H. Scheuer | D | NY-11 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1973. | 7th term* | |
| 280 | Richard T. Schulze | R | PA-05 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 281 | Philip Sharp | D | IN-10 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 282 | Paul Simon | D | IL-24 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 283 | Virginia D. Smith | R | NE-03 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 284 | Stephen J. Solarz | D | NY-13 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 285 | Gladys Spellman | D | MD-05 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 286 | Henry Waxman | D | CA-24 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 287 | Jim Weaver | D | OR-04 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 288 | Tim Wirth | D | CO-02 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 289 | Leo C. Zeferetti | D | NY-15 | January 3, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 290 | John G. Fary | D | IL-05 | July 8, 1975 | 3rd term | |
| 291 | Stan Lundine | D | NY-39 | March 2, 1976 | 3rd term | |
| 292 | Sam B. Hall Jr. | D | TX-01 | June 19, 1976 | 3rd term | |
| 293 | Earl Thomas Coleman | R | MO-06 | November 2, 1976 | 3rd term | |
| 294 | Ed Markey | D | MA-07 | November 2, 1976 | 3rd term | |
| 295 | Michael Myers | D | PA-01 | November 2, 1976 | 3rd term | Resigned on October 2, 1980. |
| 296 | Daniel Akaka | D | HI-02 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 297 | Douglas Applegate | D | OH-18 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 298 | Robert Badham | R | CA-40 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 299 | Doug Barnard Jr. | D | GA-10 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 300 | Anthony C. Beilenson | D | CA-23 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 301 | Adam Benjamin Jr. | D | IN-01 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 302 | David Bonior | D | MI-12 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 303 | John Joseph Cavanaugh III | D | NE-02 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 304 | Tom Corcoran | R | IL-15 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 305 | Norm Dicks | D | WA-06 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 306 | Bob Dornan | R | CA-27 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 307 | Mickey Edwards | R | OK-05 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 308 | Allen E. Ertel | D | PA-17 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 309 | Billy Lee Evans | D | GA-08 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 310 | Thomas B. Evans Jr. | R | DE | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 311 | Ronnie Flippo | D | AL-05 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 312 | Dick Gephardt | D | MO-03 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 313 | Dan Glickman | D | KS-04 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 314 | Al Gore | D | TN-04 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 315 | V. Lamar Gudger | D | NC-11 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 316 | Cecil Heftel | D | HI-01 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 317 | Harold C. Hollenbeck | R | NJ-09 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 318 | Jerry Huckaby | D | LA-05 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 319 | Andy Ireland | D | FL-08 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 320 | Ed Jenkins | D | GA-09 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 321 | Dale Kildee | D | MI-07 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 322 | Peter H. Kostmayer | D | PA-08 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 323 | Jim Leach | R | IA-01 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 324 | Raymond F. Lederer | D | PA-03 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 325 | Tom Luken | D | OH-02 | January 3, 1977 Previous service, 1974–1975. | 3rd term* | |
| 326 | Marc L. Marks | R | PA-24 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 327 | Ron Marlenee | R | MT-02 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 328 | David D. Marriott | R | UT-02 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 329 | Jim Mattox | D | TX-05 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 330 | Barbara Mikulski | D | MD-03 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 331 | Austin Murphy | D | PA-22 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 332 | Mary Rose Oakar | D | OH-20 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 333 | Leon Panetta | D | CA-16 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 334 | Donald J. Pease | D | OH-13 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 335 | Carl Pursell | R | MI-02 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 336 | Dan Quayle | R | IN-04 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 337 | Nick Rahall | D | WV-04 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 338 | Eldon Rudd | R | AZ-04 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 339 | Harold S. Sawyer | R | MI-05 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 340 | Ike Skelton | D | MO-04 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 341 | David Stockman | R | MI-04 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 342 | Bob Stump | D | AZ-03 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 343 | Paul S. Trible Jr. | R | VA-01 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 344 | Bruce Vento | D | MN-04 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 345 | Harold Volkmer | D | MO-09 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 346 | Doug Walgren | D | PA-18 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 347 | Robert Walker | R | PA-16 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 348 | Wes Watkins | D | OK-03 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 349 | Theodore S. Weiss | D | NY-20 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 350 | Charles Whitley | D | NC-03 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 351 | Robert A. Young | D | MO-02 | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 352 | Arlan Stangeland | R | MN-07 | February 22, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 353 | Wyche Fowler | D | GA-05 | April 6, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 354 | Bob Livingston | R | LA-01 | August 27, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 355 | S. William Green | R | NY-18 | February 14, 1978 | 2nd term | |
| 356 | Robert Garcia | D | NY-21 | February 21, 1978 | 2nd term | |
| 357 | Donald J. Albosta | D | MI-10 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 358 | Eugene Atkinson | D | PA-25 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 359 | Beryl Anthony Jr. | D | AR-04 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 360 | Donald A. Bailey | D | PA-21 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 361 | Michael D. Barnes | D | MD-08 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 362 | Doug Bereuter | R | NE-01 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 363 | Ed Bethune | R | AR-02 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 364 | Bill Boner | D | TN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 365 | Beverly Byron | D | MD-06 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 366 | Carroll A. Campbell Jr. | R | SC-04 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 367 | William Carney | R | NY-01 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 368 | Dick Cheney | R | WY | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 369 | Bill Clinger | R | PA-23 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 370 | Tony Coelho | D | CA-15 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 371 | Jim Courter | R | NJ-13 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 372 | Dan Crane | R | IL-22 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 373 | William E. Dannemeyer | R | CA-39 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 374 | Thomas Daschle | D | SD-01 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 375 | Robert William Davis | R | MI-11 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 376 | H. Joel Deckard | R | IN-08 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 377 | Julian C. Dixon | D | CA-28 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 378 | Brian J. Donnelly | D | MA-11 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 379 | Charles F. Dougherty | R | PA-04 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 380 | Arlen Erdahl | R | MN-01 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 381 | Vic Fazio | D | CA-04 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 382 | Geraldine Ferraro | D | NY-09 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 383 | Martin Frost | D | TX-24 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 384 | Newt Gingrich | R | GA-06 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 385 | Phil Gramm | D | TX-06 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 386 | William H. Gray | D | PA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 387 | Wayne R. Grisham | R | CA-33 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 388 | Frank Joseph Guarini | D | NJ-14 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 389 | Tony Hall | D | OH-03 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 390 | Kent Hance | D | TX-19 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 391 | Jon Hinson | R | MS-04 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 392 | Larry J. Hopkins | R | KY-06 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 393 | Earl Dewitt Hutto | D | FL-01 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 394 | James Edmund Jeffries | R | KS-02 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 395 | Raymond P. Kogovsek | D | CO-03 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 396 | Ken Kramer | R | CO-05 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 397 | Buddy Leach | D | LA-04 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 398 | Marvin Leath | D | TX-11 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 399 | Gary A. Lee | R | NY-33 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 400 | Mickey Leland | D | TX-18 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 401 | Jerry Lewis | R | CA-37 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 402 | Tom Loeffler | R | TX-21 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 403 | Mike Lowry | D | WA-07 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 404 | Dan Lungren | R | CA-34 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 405 | Nicholas Mavroules | D | MA-06 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 406 | Bob Matsui | D | CA-03 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 407 | Dan Mica | D | FL-11 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 408 | Bill Nelson | D | FL-09 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 409 | Chip Pashayan | R | CA-17 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 410 | Peter A. Peyser | D | NY-23 | January 3, 1979 Previous service, 1971–1977. | 4th term* | |
| 411 | Ron Paul | R | TX-22 | January 3, 1979 Previous service, 1976–1977. | 2nd term* | |
| 412 | William R. Ratchford | D | CT-05 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 413 | Donald L. Ritter | R | PA-15 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 414 | Toby Roth | R | WI-08 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 415 | Martin Olav Sabo | D | MN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 416 | James Sensenbrenner | R | WI-09 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 417 | James Shannon | D | MA-05 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 418 | Richard Shelby | D | AL-07 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 419 | Norman D. Shumway | R | CA-14 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 420 | Olympia Snowe | R | ME-02 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 421 | Gerald Solomon | R | NY-29 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 422 | Edward J. Stack | D | FL-12 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 423 | Charles Stenholm | D | TX-17 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 424 | Bennett M. Stewart | D | IL-01 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 425 | Al Swift | D | WA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 426 | Mike Synar | D | OK-02 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 427 | Tom Tauke | R | IA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 428 | Bill Thomas | R | CA-18 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 429 | Bob Whittaker | R | KS-05 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 430 | Pat Williams | D | MT-01 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 431 | Lyle Williams | R | OH-19 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 432 | Howard Wolpe | D | MI-03 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| 433 | Joseph P. Wyatt Jr. | D | TX-14 | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | Left the House in 1981. |
| 434 | Tom Petri | R | WI-06 | April 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
| William Royer | R | CA-11 | April 3, 1979 | 1st term | Left the House in 1981. | |
| John Porter | R | IL-10 | January 22, 1980 | 1st term | ||
| Ray Musto | D | PA-11 | April 9, 1980 | 1st term | Left the House in 1981. | |
| Billy Tauzin | D | LA-03 | May 22, 1980 | 1st term | ||
| John G. Hutchinson | D | WV-03 | June 3, 1980 | 1st term | Left the House in 1981. | |
| George W. Crockett Jr. | D | MI-13 | November 4, 1980 | 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 | 5th term | |
| 2 | Antonio Borja Won Pat | D | GU | January 3, 1973 | 4th term | |
| 3 | Baltasar Corrada del Río | D | PR | January 3, 1977 | 2nd term | |
| 4 | Melvin H. Evans | R | VI | January 3, 1979 | 1st term | |
This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.