This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 97th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 97th Congress (January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983). 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 | 21st term | Dean of the House |
| 2 | Charles Melvin Price | D | IL-23 | January 3, 1945 | 19th term | |
| 3 | Charles Edward Bennett | D | FL-03 | January 3, 1949 | 17th term | |
| 4 | Richard Walker Bolling | D | MO-05 | January 3, 1949 | 17th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 5 | Carl D. Perkins | D | KY-07 | January 3, 1949 | 17th term | |
| 6 | Peter W. Rodino | D | NJ-10 | January 3, 1949 | 17th term | |
| 7 | Clement J. Zablocki | D | WI-04 | January 3, 1949 | 17th term | |
| 8 | Edward Boland | D | MA-02 | January 3, 1953 | 15th term | |
| 9 | Jack Brooks | D | TX-09 | January 3, 1953 | 15th term | |
| 10 | Lawrence H. Fountain | D | NC-02 | January 3, 1953 | 15th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 11 | Tip O'Neill | D | MA-08 | January 3, 1953 | 15th term | Speaker of the House |
| 12 | John J. Rhodes | R | AZ-01 | January 3, 1953 | 15th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 13 | William Natcher | D | KY-02 | August 1, 1953 | 15th term | |
| 14 | Dante Fascell | D | FL-15 | January 3, 1955 | 14th term | |
| 15 | Henry S. Reuss | D | WI-05 | January 3, 1955 | 14th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 16 | Jim Wright | D | TX-12 | January 3, 1955 | 14th term | |
| 17 | John Dingell | D | MI-16 | December 13, 1955 | 14th term | |
| 18 | William Broomfield | R | MI-19 | January 3, 1957 | 13th term | |
| 19 | Robert Michel | R | IL-18 | January 3, 1957 | 13th term | |
| 20 | Silvio O. Conte | R | MA-01 | January 3, 1959 | 12th term | |
| 21 | Ed Derwinski | R | IL-04 | January 3, 1959 | 12th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 22 | Robert Kastenmeier | D | WI-02 | January 3, 1959 | 12th term | |
| 23 | Del Latta | R | OH-05 | January 3, 1959 | 12th term | |
| 24 | Dan Rostenkowski | D | IL-08 | January 3, 1959 | 12th term | |
| 25 | Neal Smith | D | IA-04 | January 3, 1959 | 12th term | |
| 26 | Samuel S. Stratton | D | NY-28 | January 3, 1959 | 12th term | |
| 27 | Joseph Patrick Addabbo | D | NY-07 | January 3, 1961 | 11th term | |
| 28 | Fernand St. Germain | D | RI-01 | January 3, 1961 | 11th term | |
| 29 | John M. Ashbrook | R | OH-17 | January 3, 1961 | 11th term | Died on April 24, 1982. |
| 30 | Paul Findley | R | IL-20 | January 3, 1961 | 11th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 31 | Mo Udall | D | AZ-02 | May 2, 1961 | 11th term | |
| 32 | Henry B. González | D | TX-20 | November 4, 1961 | 11th term | |
| 33 | Benjamin S. Rosenthal | D | NY-08 | February 20, 1962 | 11th term | |
| 34 | Jim Broyhill | R | NC-10 | January 3, 1963 | 10th term | |
| 35 | Don Edwards | D | CA-10 | January 3, 1963 | 10th term | |
| 36 | Don Fuqua | D | FL-02 | January 3, 1963 | 10th term | |
| 37 | Sam Gibbons | D | FL-07 | January 3, 1963 | 10th term | |
| 38 | Augustus F. Hawkins | D | CA-29 | January 3, 1963 | 10th term | |
| 39 | Frank Horton | R | NY-34 | January 3, 1963 | 10th term | |
| 40 | Clarence Long | D | MD-02 | January 3, 1963 | 10th term | |
| 41 | Robert McClory | R | IL-13 | January 3, 1963 | 10th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 42 | Joseph McDade | R | PA-10 | January 3, 1963 | 10th term | |
| 43 | Joseph Minish | D | NJ-11 | January 3, 1963 | 10th term | |
| 44 | Claude Pepper | D | FL-14 | January 3, 1963 | 10th term | |
| 45 | Jimmy Quillen | R | TN-01 | January 3, 1963 | 10th term | |
| 46 | Edward R. Roybal | D | CA-25 | January 3, 1963 | 10th term | |
| 47 | Don H. Clausen | R | CA-02 | January 22, 1963 | 10th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 48 | J. J. Pickle | D | TX-10 | December 21, 1963 | 10th term | |
| 49 | Phillip Burton | D | CA-06 | February 18, 1964 | 10th term | |
| 50 | Frank Annunzio | D | IL-11 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | |
| 51 | Jonathan Brewster Bingham | D | NY-22 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 52 | Barber Conable | R | NY-35 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | |
| 53 | John Conyers | D | MI-01 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | |
| 54 | Bill Dickinson | R | AL-02 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | |
| 55 | John Duncan Sr. | R | TN-02 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | |
| 56 | Jack Edwards | R | AL-01 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | |
| 57 | John N. Erlenborn | R | IL-14 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | |
| 58 | Tom Foley | D | WA-05 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | |
| 59 | William Ford | D | MI-15 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | |
| 60 | Kika De la Garza | D | TX-15 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | |
| 61 | Lee Hamilton | D | IN-09 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | |
| 62 | James J. Howard | D | NJ-03 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | |
| 63 | J. William Stanton | R | OH-11 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 64 | Richard Crawford White | D | TX-16 | January 3, 1965 | 9th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 65 | Sidney Yates | D | IL-09 | January 3, 1965 Previous service, 1949–1963. | 16th term* | |
| 66 | Clarence Brown Jr. | R | OH-07 | November 2, 1965 | 9th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 67 | Walter B. Jones Sr. | D | NC-01 | February 5, 1966 | 9th term | |
| 68 | Guy Vander Jagt | R | MI-09 | November 8, 1966 | 9th term | |
| 69 | Tom Bevill | D | AL-04 | January 3, 1967 | 8th term | |
| 70 | Jack Thomas Brinkley | D | GA-03 | January 3, 1967 | 8th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 71 | John Paul Hammerschmidt | R | AR-03 | January 3, 1967 | 8th term | |
| 72 | Margaret Heckler | R | MA-10 | January 3, 1967 | 8th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 73 | Abraham Kazen | D | TX-23 | January 3, 1967 | 8th term | |
| 74 | Clarence E. Miller | R | OH-10 | January 3, 1967 | 8th term | |
| 75 | Sonny Montgomery | D | MS-03 | January 3, 1967 | 8th term | |
| 76 | John Myers | R | IN-07 | January 3, 1967 | 8th term | |
| 77 | Bill Nichols | D | AL-03 | January 3, 1967 | 8th term | |
| 78 | Tom Railsback | R | IL-19 | January 3, 1967 | 8th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 79 | Gene Snyder | R | KY-04 | January 3, 1967 Previous service, 1963–1965. | 9th term* | |
| 80 | William C. Wampler | R | VA-09 | January 3, 1967 Previous service, 1953–1955. | 9th term* | Left the House in 1983. |
| 81 | Larry Winn | R | KS-03 | January 3, 1967 | 8th term | |
| 82 | Chalmers Wylie | R | OH-15 | January 3, 1967 | 8th term | |
| 83 | Pete McCloskey | D | CA-12 | December 12, 1967 | 8th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 84 | James M. Collins | R | TX-03 | August 24, 1968 | 8th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 85 | Joseph M. Gaydos | D | PA-20 | November 5, 1968 | 8th term | |
| 86 | Bill Alexander | D | AR-01 | January 3, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 87 | Glenn M. Anderson | D | CA-32 | January 3, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 88 | Mario Biaggi | D | NY-10 | January 3, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 89 | William V. Chappell Jr. | D | FL-04 | January 3, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 90 | Shirley Chisholm | D | NY-12 | January 3, 1969 | 7th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 91 | Bill Clay | D | MO-01 | January 3, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 92 | Lawrence Coughlin | R | PA-13 | January 3, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 93 | Dan Daniel | D | VA-05 | January 3, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 94 | Hamilton Fish | R | NY-25 | January 3, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 95 | Manuel Lujan Jr. | R | NM-01 | January 3, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 96 | Bob Mollohan | D | WV-01 | January 3, 1969 Previous service, 1953–1957. | 9th term* | Left the House in 1983. |
| 97 | Louis Stokes | D | OH-21 | January 3, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 98 | G. William Whitehurst | R | VA-02 | January 3, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 99 | Gus Yatron | D | PA-06 | January 3, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 100 | Ed Jones | D | TN-07 | March 25, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 101 | Dave Obey | D | WI-07 | April 1, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 102 | Barry Goldwater Jr. | R | CA-20 | April 29, 1969 | 7th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 103 | Robert A. Roe | D | NJ-08 | November 4, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 104 | Phil Crane | R | IL-12 | November 25, 1969 | 7th term | |
| 105 | John H. Rousselot | R | CA-26 | June 30, 1970 Previous service, 1961–1963. | 8th term* | Left the House in 1983. |
| 106 | Edwin B. Forsythe | R | NJ-06 | November 3, 1970 | 7th term | |
| 107 | Bill Archer | R | TX-07 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 108 | Les Aspin | D | WI-01 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 109 | William R. Cotter | D | CT-01 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | Died on September 8, 1981. |
| 110 | George E. Danielson | D | CA-30 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | Resigned on March 9, 1982. |
| 111 | Ron Dellums | D | CA-08 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 112 | Bill Frenzel | R | MN-03 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 113 | Elwood Hillis | R | IN-05 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 114 | Jack Kemp | R | NY-38 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 115 | Norman F. Lent | R | NY-04 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 116 | Stewart McKinney | R | CT-04 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 117 | Romano Mazzoli | D | KY-03 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 118 | Parren Mitchell | D | MD-07 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 119 | Charles B. Rangel | D | NY-19 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 120 | J. Kenneth Robinson | R | VA-07 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 121 | John F. Seiberling | D | OH-14 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 122 | Floyd Spence | R | SC-02 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 123 | Bill Young | R | FL-06 | January 3, 1971 | 6th term | |
| 124 | John Breaux | D | LA-07 | September 30, 1972 | 6th term | |
| 125 | M. Caldwell Butler | R | VA-06 | November 7, 1972 | 6th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 126 | Ike F. Andrews | D | NC-04 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 127 | Louis A. Bafalis | R | FL-10 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 128 | Robin Beard | R | TN-06 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 129 | David R. Bowen | D | MS-02 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 130 | George Brown Jr. | D | CA-36 | January 3, 1973 Previous service, 1963–1971. | 9th term* | |
| 131 | Clair Burgener | R | CA-43 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 132 | Robert Daniel | R | VA-04 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 133 | Benjamin A. Gilman | R | NY-26 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 134 | Ronald Ginn | D | GA-01 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 135 | Tennyson Guyer | R | OH-04 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | Died on April 12, 1981. |
| 136 | Marjorie Holt | R | MD-04 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 137 | James Robert Jones | D | OK-01 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 138 | William Lehman | D | FL-13 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 139 | Gillis W. Long | D | LA-08 | January 3, 1973 Previous service, 1963–1965. | 6th term* | |
| 140 | Trent Lott | R | MS-05 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 141 | Edward Rell Madigan | R | IL-21 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 142 | James G. Martin | R | NC-09 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 143 | Donald J. Mitchell | R | NY-31 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 144 | Joe Moakley | D | MA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 145 | Carlos Moorhead | R | CA-22 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 146 | George M. O'Brien | R | IL-17 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 147 | Joel Pritchard | R | WA-01 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 148 | Ralph Regula | R | OH-16 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 149 | Matthew John Rinaldo | R | NJ-12 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 150 | Charlie Rose | D | NC-07 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 151 | Patricia Schroeder | D | CO-01 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 152 | Bud Shuster | R | PA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 153 | Pete Stark | D | CA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 154 | Gerry Studds | D | MA-12 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 155 | Gene Taylor | R | MO-07 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 156 | Charles Wilson | D | TX-02 | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 157 | Don Young | R | AK | March 6, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 158 | Lindy Boggs | D | LA-02 | March 20, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 159 | Cardiss Collins | D | IL-07 | June 5, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 160 | John Murtha | D | PA-12 | February 5, 1974 | 5th term | |
| 161 | Robert J. Lagomarsino | R | CA-19 | March 5, 1974 | 5th term | |
| 162 | J. Bob Traxler | D | MI-08 | April 23, 1974 | 5th term | |
| 163 | John L. Burton | D | CA-05 | June 4, 1974 | 5th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 164 | Les AuCoin | D | OR-01 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 165 | Berkley Bedell | D | IA-06 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 166 | James Blanchard | D | MI-18 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | Resigned on January 1, 1983. |
| 167 | Don Bonker | D | WA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 168 | William M. Brodhead | D | MI-17 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 169 | Butler Derrick | D | SC-03 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 170 | Thomas Downey | D | NY-02 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 171 | Norman D'Amours | D | NH-01 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 172 | Joseph D. Early | D | MA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 173 | Robert W. Edgar | D | PA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 174 | David F. Emery | R | ME-01 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 175 | Glenn English | D | OK-06 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 176 | David W. Evans | D | IN-06 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 177 | Millicent Fenwick | R | NJ-05 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 178 | Floyd Fithian | D | IN-02 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 179 | James Florio | D | NJ-01 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 180 | Harold Ford | D | TN-08 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 181 | Bill Goodling | R | PA-19 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 182 | Bill Gradison | R | OH-01 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 183 | Tom Hagedorn | R | MN-02 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 184 | George V. Hansen | R | ID-02 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1969. | 6th term* | |
| 185 | Tom Harkin | D | IA-05 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 186 | Bill Hefner | D | NC-08 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 187 | Jack English Hightower | D | TX-13 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 188 | Kenneth Lamar Holland | D | SC-05 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 189 | Carroll Hubbard | D | KY-01 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 190 | William Hughes | D | NJ-02 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 191 | Henry Hyde | R | IL-06 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 192 | Andrew Jacobs Jr. | D | IN-11 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1973. | 8th term* | |
| 193 | Jim Jeffords | R | VT | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 194 | Tom Kindness | R | OH-08 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 195 | John LaFalce | D | NY-36 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 196 | Elliott H. Levitas | D | GA-04 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 197 | Marilyn Lloyd | D | TN-03 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 198 | Larry McDonald | D | GA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 199 | Matthew F. McHugh | D | NY-27 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 200 | George Miller | D | CA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 201 | Norman Mineta | D | CA-13 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 202 | Toby Moffett | D | CT-06 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 203 | Henson Moore | R | LA-06 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 204 | Ronald M. Mottl | D | OH-23 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 205 | Stephen Neal | D | NC-05 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 206 | Henry J. Nowak | D | NY-37 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 207 | Jim Oberstar | D | MN-08 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 208 | Richard Ottinger | D | NY-24 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1971. | 7th term* | |
| 209 | Jerry M. Patterson | D | CA-38 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 210 | Fred Richmond | D | NY-14 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | Resigned on August 25, 1982. |
| 211 | Marty Russo | D | IL-03 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 212 | James David Santini | D | NV | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 213 | James H. Scheuer | D | NY-11 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1973. | 8th term* | |
| 214 | Richard T. Schulze | R | PA-05 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 215 | Philip Sharp | D | IN-10 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 216 | Paul Simon | D | IL-24 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 217 | Virginia D. Smith | R | NE-03 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 218 | Stephen J. Solarz | D | NY-13 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 219 | Gladys Spellman | D | MD-05 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | Declared incapacitated on February 24, 1981. |
| 220 | Henry Waxman | D | CA-24 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 221 | Jim Weaver | D | OR-03 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 222 | Tim Wirth | D | CO-02 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | |
| 223 | Leo C. Zeferetti | D | NY-15 | January 3, 1975 | 4th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 224 | John G. Fary | D | IL-05 | July 8, 1975 | 4th term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 225 | Stan Lundine | D | NY-39 | March 2, 1976 | 4th term | |
| 226 | Sam B. Hall Jr. | D | TX-01 | June 19, 1976 | 4th term | |
| 227 | Earl Thomas Coleman | R | MO-06 | November 2, 1976 | 4th term | |
| 228 | Ed Markey | D | MA-07 | November 2, 1976 | 4th term | |
| 229 | Daniel Akaka | D | HI-02 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 230 | Douglas Applegate | D | OH-18 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 231 | Robert Badham | R | CA-40 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 232 | Doug Barnard Jr. | D | GA-10 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 233 | Anthony C. Beilenson | D | CA-23 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 234 | Adam Benjamin Jr. | D | IN-01 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | Died on September 7, 1982. |
| 235 | David Bonior | D | MI-12 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 236 | Tom Corcoran | R | IL-15 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 237 | Norm Dicks | D | WA-06 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 238 | Bob Dornan | R | CA-27 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 239 | Mickey Edwards | R | OK-05 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 240 | Allen E. Ertel | D | PA-17 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 241 | Billy Lee Evans | D | GA-08 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 242 | Thomas B. Evans Jr. | R | DE | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 243 | Ronnie Flippo | D | AL-05 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 244 | Dick Gephardt | D | MO-03 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 245 | Dan Glickman | D | KS-04 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 246 | Al Gore | D | TN-04 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 247 | Cecil Heftel | D | HI-01 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 248 | Harold C. Hollenbeck | R | NJ-09 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 249 | Jerry Huckaby | D | LA-05 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 250 | Andy Ireland | D | FL-08 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 251 | Ed Jenkins | D | GA-09 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 252 | Dale Kildee | D | MI-07 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 253 | Jim Leach | R | IA-01 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 254 | Raymond F. Lederer | D | PA-03 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | Resigned on April 29, 1981. |
| 255 | Tom Luken | D | OH-02 | January 3, 1977 Previous service, 1974–1975. | 4th term* | |
| 256 | Ron Marlenee | R | MT-02 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 257 | Marc L. Marks | R | PA-24 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 258 | David D. Marriott | R | UT-02 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 259 | Jim Mattox | D | TX-05 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 260 | Barbara Mikulski | D | MD-03 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 261 | Austin Murphy | D | PA-22 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 262 | Mary Rose Oakar | D | OH-20 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 263 | Leon Panetta | D | CA-16 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 264 | Donald J. Pease | D | OH-13 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 265 | Carl Pursell | R | MI-02 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 266 | Nick Rahall | D | WV-04 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 267 | Eldon Rudd | R | AZ-04 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 268 | Harold S. Sawyer | R | MI-05 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 269 | Ike Skelton | D | MO-04 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 270 | David Stockman | R | MI-04 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | Resigned on January 21, 1981. |
| 271 | Bob Stump | D | AZ-03 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 272 | Paul S. Trible Jr. | R | VA-01 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 273 | Bruce Vento | D | MN-04 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 274 | Harold Volkmer | D | MO-09 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 275 | Doug Walgren | D | PA-18 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 276 | Robert Walker | R | PA-16 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 277 | Wes Watkins | D | OK-03 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 278 | Theodore S. Weiss | D | NY-20 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 279 | Charles Whitley | D | NC-03 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 280 | Robert A. Young | D | MO-02 | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 281 | Arlan Stangeland | R | MN-07 | February 22, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 282 | Wyche Fowler | D | GA-05 | April 6, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 283 | Bob Livingston | R | LA-01 | August 27, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 284 | S. William Green | R | NY-18 | February 14, 1978 | 3rd term | |
| 285 | Robert Garcia | D | NY-21 | February 21, 1978 | 3rd term | |
| 286 | Donald J. Albosta | D | MI-10 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 287 | Beryl Anthony Jr. | D | AR-04 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 288 | Eugene Atkinson | D | PA-25 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 289 | Donald A. Bailey | D | PA-21 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 290 | Michael D. Barnes | D | MD-08 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 291 | Doug Bereuter | R | NE-01 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 292 | Ed Bethune | R | AR-02 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 293 | Bill Boner | D | TN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 294 | Beverly Byron | D | MD-06 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 295 | Carroll A. Campbell Jr. | R | SC-04 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 296 | William Carney | R | NY-01 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 297 | Dick Cheney | R | WY | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 298 | Bill Clinger | R | PA-23 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 299 | Tony Coelho | D | CA-15 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 300 | Jim Courter | R | NJ-13 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 301 | Dan Crane | R | IL-22 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 302 | William E. Dannemeyer | R | CA-39 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 303 | Thomas Daschle | D | SD-01 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 304 | Robert William Davis | R | MI-11 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 305 | H. Joel Deckard | R | IN-08 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 306 | Julian C. Dixon | D | CA-28 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 307 | Brian J. Donnelly | D | MA-11 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 308 | Charles F. Dougherty | R | PA-04 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 309 | Arlen Erdahl | R | MN-01 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 310 | Vic Fazio | D | CA-04 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 311 | Geraldine Ferraro | D | NY-09 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 312 | Martin Frost | D | TX-24 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 313 | Newt Gingrich | R | GA-06 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 314 | Phil Gramm | D | TX-06 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 315 | William H. Gray | D | PA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 316 | Wayne R. Grisham | R | CA-33 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 317 | Frank Joseph Guarini | D | NJ-14 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 318 | Tony Hall | D | OH-03 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 319 | Kent Hance | D | TX-19 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 320 | Jon Hinson | R | MS-04 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | Resigned on April 13, 1981. |
| 321 | Larry J. Hopkins | R | KY-06 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 322 | Earl Dewitt Hutto | D | FL-01 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 323 | James Edmund Jeffries | R | KS-02 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 324 | Ken Kramer | R | CO-05 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 325 | Raymond P. Kogovsek | D | CO-03 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 326 | Marvin Leath | D | TX-11 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 327 | Mickey Leland | D | TX-18 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 328 | Gary A. Lee | R | NY-33 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 329 | Jerry Lewis | R | CA-37 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 330 | Tom Loeffler | R | TX-21 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 331 | Mike Lowry | D | WA-07 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 332 | Dan Lungren | R | CA-34 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 333 | Bob Matsui | D | CA-03 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 334 | Nicholas Mavroules | D | MA-06 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 335 | Dan Mica | D | FL-11 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 336 | Bill Nelson | D | FL-09 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 337 | Chip Pashayan | R | CA-17 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 338 | Peter A. Peyser | D | NY-23 | January 3, 1979 Previous service, 1971–1977. | 5th term* | Left the House in 1983. |
| 339 | Ron Paul | R | TX-22 | January 3, 1979 Previous service, 1976–1977. | 3rd term* | |
| 340 | William R. Ratchford | D | CT-05 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 341 | Donald L. Ritter | R | PA-15 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 342 | Toby Roth | R | WI-08 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 343 | Martin Olav Sabo | D | MN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 344 | James Sensenbrenner | R | WI-09 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 345 | James Shannon | D | MA-05 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 346 | Richard Shelby | D | AL-07 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 347 | Norman D. Shumway | R | CA-14 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 348 | Olympia Snowe | R | ME-02 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 349 | Charles Stenholm | D | TX-17 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 350 | Gerald Solomon | R | NY-29 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 351 | Al Swift | D | WA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 352 | Mike Synar | D | OK-02 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 353 | Tom Tauke | R | IA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 354 | Bill Thomas | R | CA-18 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 355 | Bob Whittaker | R | KS-05 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 356 | Pat Williams | D | MT-01 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 357 | Lyle Williams | R | OH-19 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 358 | Howard Wolpe | D | MI-03 | January 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 359 | Tom Petri | R | WI-06 | April 3, 1979 | 2nd term | |
| 360 | John Porter | R | IL-10 | January 22, 1980 | 2nd term | |
| 361 | Billy Tauzin | D | LA-03 | May 22, 1980 | 2nd term | |
| 362 | George W. Crockett Jr. | D | MI-13 | November 4, 1980 | 2nd term | |
| 363 | Wendell Bailey | R | MO-08 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 364 | Cleve Benedict | R | WV-02 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 365 | Thomas Bliley | R | VA-03 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 366 | Hank Brown | R | CO-04 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 367 | Gregory W. Carman | R | NY-03 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 368 | Eugene A. Chappie | R | CA-01 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 369 | Dan Coats | R | IN-04 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 370 | James K. Coyne III | R | PA-08 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 371 | William Coyne | D | PA-14 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 372 | Larry Craig | R | ID-01 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 373 | Hal Daub | R | NE-02 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 374 | Lawrence J. DeNardis | R | CT-03 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 375 | Byron Dorgan | D | ND | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 376 | David Dreier | R | CA-35 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 377 | James Whitney Dunn | R | MI-06 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 378 | Bernard J. Dwyer | D | NJ-15 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 379 | Mervyn M. Dymally | D | CA-31 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 380 | Roy Dyson | D | MD-01 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 381 | Dennis E. Eckart | D | OH-22 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 382 | Bill Emerson | R | MO-10 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 383 | T. Cooper Evans | R | IA-03 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 384 | Bobbi Fiedler | R | CA-21 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 385 | Jack Fields | R | TX-08 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 386 | Tom Foglietta | D | PA-01 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 387 | Barney Frank | D | MA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 388 | Sam Gejdenson | D | CT-02 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 389 | Judd Gregg | R | NH-02 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 390 | Steve Gunderson | R | WI-03 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 391 | Ralph Hall | D | TX-04 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 392 | James Hansen | R | UT-01 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 393 | Charles Floyd Hatcher | D | GA-02 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 394 | Thomas F. Hartnett | R | SC-01 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 395 | Bill Hendon | R | NC-11 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 396 | Dennis M. Hertel | D | MI-14 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 397 | John P. Hiler | R | IN-03 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 398 | Duncan Hunter | R | CA-42 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 399 | Tom Lantos | D | CA-11 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 400 | John LeBoutillier | R | NY-06 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 401 | Bill Lowery | R | CA-41 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 402 | Walter E. Johnston, III | R | NC-06 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 403 | David O'Brien Martin | R | NY-30 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 404 | Lynn Morley Martin | R | IL-16 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 405 | Bill McCollum | R | FL-05 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 406 | Dave McCurdy | D | OK-04 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 407 | Bob McEwen | R | OH-06 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 408 | Raymond J. McGrath | R | NY-05 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 409 | Guy Molinari | R | NY-17 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 410 | Sid Morrison | R | WA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 411 | John Light Napier | R | SC-06 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 412 | James L. Nelligan | R | PA-11 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 413 | Stanford Parris | R | VA-08 | January 3, 1981 Previous service, 1973–1975. | 2nd term* | |
| 414 | Clint Roberts | R | SD-02 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 415 | Pat Roberts | R | KS-01 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 416 | Buddy Roemer | D | LA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 417 | Hal Rogers | R | KY-05 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 418 | Marge Roukema | R | NJ-07 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 419 | William Neff Patman | D | TX-14 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 420 | Gus Savage | D | IL-02 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 421 | Claudine Schneider | R | RI-02 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 422 | Chuck Schumer | D | NY-16 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 423 | Bob Shamansky | D | OH-12 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 424 | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | R | FL-12 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 425 | Joe Skeen | R | NM-02 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 426 | Albert L. Smith Jr. | R | AL-06 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 427 | Christopher Smith | R | NJ-04 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 428 | Denny Smith | R | OR-04 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 429 | Mick Staton | R | WV-03 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 430 | Harold Washington | D | IL-01 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 431 | Ed Weber | R | OH-09 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. |
| 432 | Vin Weber | R | MN-06 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 433 | Frank Wolf | R | VA-10 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 434 | George C. Wortley | R | NY-32 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| 435 | Ron Wyden | D | OR-02 | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
| Mark D. Siljander | R | MI-04 | April 21, 1981 | 1st term | ||
| Steny H. Hoyer | D | MD-05 | May 19, 1981 | 1st term | ||
| Mike Oxley | R | OH-04 | June 25, 1981 | 1st term | ||
| Wayne Dowdy | D | MS-04 | July 7, 1981 | 1st term | ||
| Joseph F. Smith | D | PA-03 | July 21, 1981 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. | |
| Barbara B. Kennelly | D | CT-01 | January 12, 1982 | 1st term | ||
| Jean Spencer Ashbrook | R | OH-17 | June 29, 1982 | 1st term | Left the House in 1983. | |
| Matthew G. Martínez | D | CA-30 | July 13, 1982 | 1st term | ||
| Katie Hall | D | IN-01 | November 2, 1982 | 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 | 6th term | |
| 2 | Antonio Borja Won Pat | D | GU | January 3, 1973 | 5th term | |
| 3 | Baltasar Corrada del Río | D | PR | January 3, 1977 | 3rd term | |
| 4 | Ron de Lugo | D | VI | January 3, 1981 Previous service, 1973–1979. | 4th term* | |
| 5 | Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia | D | AS | January 3, 1981 | 1st term | |
This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.