This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 98th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 98th Congress (January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985). 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 | 22nd term | Dean of the House |
| 2 | Charles Melvin Price | D | IL-21 | January 3, 1945 | 20th term | |
| 3 | Charles Edward Bennett | D | FL-03 | January 3, 1949 | 18th term | |
| 4 | Carl D. Perkins | D | KY-07 | January 3, 1949 | 18th term | Died on August 3, 1984. |
| 5 | Peter W. Rodino | D | NJ-10 | January 3, 1949 | 18th term | |
| 6 | Clement J. Zablocki | D | WI-04 | January 3, 1949 | 18th term | Died on December 3, 1983. |
| 7 | Edward Boland | D | MA-02 | January 3, 1953 | 16th term | |
| 8 | Jack Brooks | D | TX-09 | January 3, 1953 | 16th term | |
| 9 | Tip O'Neill | D | MA-08 | January 3, 1953 | 16th term | Speaker of the House |
| 10 | William Natcher | D | KY-02 | August 1, 1953 | 16th term | |
| 11 | Dante Fascell | D | FL-19 | January 3, 1955 | 15th term | |
| 12 | Jim Wright | D | TX-12 | January 3, 1955 | 15th term | |
| 13 | John Dingell | D | MI-16 | December 13, 1955 | 15th term | |
| 14 | William Broomfield | R | MI-18 | January 3, 1957 | 14th term | |
| 15 | Robert Michel | R | IL-18 | January 3, 1957 | 14th term | |
| 16 | Silvio O. Conte | R | MA-01 | January 3, 1959 | 13th term | |
| 17 | Robert Kastenmeier | D | WI-02 | January 3, 1959 | 13th term | |
| 18 | Del Latta | R | OH-05 | January 3, 1959 | 13th term | |
| 19 | Dan Rostenkowski | D | IL-08 | January 3, 1959 | 13th term | |
| 20 | Neal Smith | D | IA-04 | January 3, 1959 | 13th term | |
| 21 | Samuel S. Stratton | D | NY-23 | January 3, 1959 | 13th term | |
| 22 | Joseph Patrick Addabbo | D | NY-06 | January 3, 1961 | 12th term | |
| 23 | Fernand St. Germain | D | RI-01 | January 3, 1961 | 12th term | |
| 24 | Mo Udall | D | AZ-02 | May 2, 1961 | 12th term | |
| 25 | Henry B. González | D | TX-20 | November 4, 1961 | 12th term | |
| 26 | Benjamin S. Rosenthal | D | NY-07 | February 20, 1962 | 12th term | Died on January 4, 1983. |
| 27 | Jim Broyhill | R | NC-10 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term | |
| 28 | Don Edwards | D | CA-10 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term | |
| 29 | Don Fuqua | D | FL-02 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term | |
| 30 | Sam Gibbons | D | FL-07 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term | |
| 31 | Augustus F. Hawkins | D | CA-29 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term | |
| 32 | Frank Horton | R | NY-29 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term | |
| 33 | Clarence Long | D | MD-02 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 34 | Joseph McDade | R | PA-10 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term | |
| 35 | Joseph Minish | D | NJ-11 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 36 | Claude Pepper | D | FL-18 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term | |
| 37 | Jimmy Quillen | R | TN-01 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term | |
| 38 | Edward R. Roybal | D | CA-25 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term | |
| 39 | J. J. Pickle | D | TX-10 | December 21, 1963 | 11th term | |
| 40 | Phillip Burton | D | CA-05 | February 18, 1964 | 11th term | Died on April 10, 1983. |
| 41 | Frank Annunzio | D | IL-11 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | |
| 42 | Barber Conable | R | NY-30 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 43 | John Conyers | D | MI-01 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | |
| 44 | Bill Dickinson | R | AL-02 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | |
| 45 | John Duncan, Sr. | R | TN-02 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | |
| 46 | Jack Edwards | R | AL-01 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 47 | John N. Erlenborn | R | IL-13 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 48 | Tom Foley | D | WA-05 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | |
| 49 | William Ford | D | MI-15 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | |
| 50 | Kika De la Garza | D | TX-15 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | |
| 51 | Lee Hamilton | D | IN-09 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | |
| 52 | James J. Howard | D | NJ-03 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | |
| 53 | Sidney Yates | D | IL-09 | January 3, 1965 Previous service, 1949–1963. | 17th term* | |
| 54 | Walter B. Jones, Sr. | D | NC-01 | February 5, 1966 | 10th term | |
| 55 | Guy Vander Jagt | R | MI-09 | November 8, 1966 | 10th term | |
| 56 | Tom Bevill | D | AL-04 | January 3, 1967 | 9th term | |
| 57 | John Paul Hammerschmidt | R | AR-03 | January 3, 1967 | 9th term | |
| 58 | Abraham Kazen | D | TX-23 | January 3, 1967 | 9th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 59 | Clarence E. Miller | R | OH-10 | January 3, 1967 | 9th term | |
| 60 | Sonny Montgomery | D | MS-03 | January 3, 1967 | 9th term | |
| 61 | John Myers | R | IN-07 | January 3, 1967 | 9th term | |
| 62 | Bill Nichols | D | AL-03 | January 3, 1967 | 9th term | |
| 63 | Gene Snyder | R | KY-04 | January 3, 1967 Previous service, 1963–1965. | 10th term* | |
| 64 | Larry Winn | R | KS-03 | January 3, 1967 | 9th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 65 | Chalmers Wylie | R | OH-15 | January 3, 1967 | 9th term | |
| 66 | Joseph M. Gaydos | D | PA-20 | November 5, 1968 | 9th term | |
| 67 | Bill Alexander | D | AR-01 | January 3, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 68 | Glenn M. Anderson | D | CA-32 | January 3, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 69 | Mario Biaggi | D | NY-19 | January 3, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 70 | William V. Chappell, Jr. | D | FL-04 | January 3, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 71 | Bill Clay | D | MO-01 | January 3, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 72 | Lawrence Coughlin | R | PA-13 | January 3, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 73 | Dan Daniel | D | VA-05 | January 3, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 74 | Hamilton Fish | R | NY-21 | January 3, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 75 | Manuel Lujan, Jr. | R | NM-01 | January 3, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 76 | Louis Stokes | D | OH-21 | January 3, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 77 | G. William Whitehurst | R | VA-02 | January 3, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 78 | Gus Yatron | D | PA-06 | January 3, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 79 | Ed Jones | D | TN-08 | March 25, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 80 | Dave Obey | D | WI-07 | April 1, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 81 | Robert A. Roe | D | NJ-08 | November 4, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 82 | Phil Crane | R | IL-12 | November 25, 1969 | 8th term | |
| 83 | Edwin B. Forsythe | R | NJ-13 | November 3, 1970 | 8th term | Died on March 29, 1984. |
| 84 | Bill Archer | R | TX-07 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | |
| 85 | Les Aspin | D | WI-01 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | |
| 86 | Ron Dellums | D | CA-08 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | |
| 87 | Bill Frenzel | R | MN-03 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | |
| 88 | Elwood Hillis | R | IN-05 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | |
| 89 | Jack Kemp | R | NY-31 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | |
| 90 | Norman F. Lent | R | NY-04 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | |
| 91 | Romano Mazzoli | D | KY-03 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | |
| 92 | Stewart McKinney | R | CT-04 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | |
| 93 | Parren Mitchell | D | MD-07 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | |
| 94 | Charles B. Rangel | D | NY-16 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | |
| 95 | J. Kenneth Robinson | R | VA-07 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 96 | John F. Seiberling | D | OH-14 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | |
| 97 | Floyd Spence | R | SC-02 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | |
| 98 | Bill Young | R | FL-08 | January 3, 1971 | 7th term | |
| 99 | John Breaux | D | LA-07 | September 30, 1972 | 7th term | |
| 100 | Ike F. Andrews | D | NC-04 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 101 | George Brown, Jr. | D | CA-36 | January 3, 1973 Previous service, 1963–1971. | 10th term* | |
| 102 | Benjamin A. Gilman | R | NY-22 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 103 | Marjorie Holt | R | MD-04 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 104 | James Robert Jones | D | OK-01 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 105 | William Lehman | D | FL-17 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 106 | Trent Lott | R | MS-05 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 107 | Gillis W. Long | D | LA-08 | January 3, 1973 Previous service, 1963–1965. | 7th term* | |
| 108 | Edward Rell Madigan | R | IL-15 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 109 | James G. Martin | R | NC-09 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 110 | Joe Moakley | D | MA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 111 | Carlos Moorhead | R | CA-22 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 112 | George M. O'Brien | R | IL-04 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 113 | Joel Pritchard | R | WA-01 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 114 | Ralph Regula | R | OH-16 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 115 | Matthew John Rinaldo | R | NJ-07 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 116 | Charlie Rose | D | NC-07 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 117 | Patricia Schroeder | D | CO-01 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 118 | Bud Shuster | R | PA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 119 | Pete Stark | D | CA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 120 | Gerry Studds | D | MA-10 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 121 | Gene Taylor | R | MO-07 | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 122 | Charles Wilson | D | TX-02 | January 3, 1973 | 6th terms | |
| 123 | Don Young | R | AK | March 6, 1973 | 6th Terms | |
| 124 | Lindy Boggs | D | LA-02 | March 20, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 125 | Cardiss Collins | D | IL-07 | June 5, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 126 | John Murtha | D | PA-12 | February 5, 1974 | 6th term | |
| 127 | Robert J. Lagomarsino | R | CA-19 | March 5, 1974 | 6th term | |
| 128 | J. Bob Traxler | D | MI-08 | April 23, 1974 | 6th term | |
| 129 | Les AuCoin | D | OR-01 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 130 | Berkley Bedell | D | IA-06 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 131 | Don Bonker | D | WA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 132 | Butler Derrick | D | SC-03 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 133 | Thomas Downey | D | NY-02 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 134 | Norman D'Amours | D | NH-01 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 135 | Joseph D. Early | D | MA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 136 | Robert W. Edgar | D | PA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 137 | Glenn English | D | OK-06 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 138 | James Florio | D | NJ-01 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 139 | Harold Ford | D | TN-09 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 140 | Bill Goodling | R | PA-19 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 141 | Bill Gradison | R | OH-02 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 142 | George V. Hansen | R | ID-02 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1969. | 7th term* | Left the House in 1985. |
| 143 | Tom Harkin | D | IA-05 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 144 | Bill Hefner | D | NC-08 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 145 | Jack English Hightower | D | TX-13 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 146 | Carroll Hubbard | D | KY-01 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 147 | William Hughes | D | NJ-02 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 148 | Henry Hyde | R | IL-06 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 149 | Andrew Jacobs, Jr. | D | IN-10 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1973. | 9th term* | |
| 150 | Jim Jeffords | R | VT | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 151 | Tom Kindness | R | OH-08 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 152 | John LaFalce | D | NY-32 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 153 | Elliott H. Levitas | D | GA-04 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 154 | Marilyn Lloyd | D | TN-03 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 155 | Larry McDonald | D | GA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | Died on September 1, 1983. |
| 156 | Matthew F. McHugh | D | NY-28 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 157 | George Miller | D | CA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 158 | Norman Mineta | D | CA-13 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 159 | Henson Moore | R | LA-06 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 160 | Stephen Neal | D | NC-05 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 161 | Henry J. Nowak | D | NY-33 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 162 | Jim Oberstar | D | MN-08 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 163 | Richard Ottinger | D | NY-20 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1971. | 8th term* | Left the House in 1985. |
| 164 | Jerry M. Patterson | D | CA-38 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 165 | Marty Russo | D | IL-03 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 166 | James H. Scheuer | D | NY-08 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1973. | 9th term* | |
| 167 | Richard T. Schulze | R | PA-05 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 168 | Philip Sharp | D | IN-02 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 169 | Paul Simon | D | IL-22 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 170 | Virginia D. Smith | R | NE-03 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 171 | Stephen J. Solarz | D | NY-13 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 172 | Henry Waxman | D | CA-24 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 173 | Jim Weaver | D | OR-04 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 174 | Tim Wirth | D | CO-02 | January 3, 1975 | 5th term | |
| 175 | Stan Lundine | D | NY-34 | March 2, 1976 | 5th term | |
| 176 | Sam B. Hall, Jr. | D | TX-01 | June 19, 1976 | 5th term | |
| 177 | Earl Thomas Coleman | R | MO-06 | November 2, 1976 | 5th term | |
| 178 | Ed Markey | D | MA-07 | November 2, 1976 | 5th term | |
| 179 | Daniel Akaka | D | HI-02 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 180 | Douglas Applegate | D | OH-18 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 181 | Robert Badham | R | CA-40 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 182 | Doug Barnard, Jr. | D | GA-10 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 183 | Anthony C. Beilenson | D | CA-23 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 184 | David Bonior | D | MI-12 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 185 | Tom Corcoran | R | IL-14 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | Resigned on November 28, 1984. |
| 186 | Norm Dicks | D | WA-06 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 187 | Mickey Edwards | R | OK-05 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 188 | Ronnie Flippo | D | AL-05 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 189 | Dick Gephardt | D | MO-03 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 190 | Dan Glickman | D | KS-04 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 191 | Al Gore | D | TN-06 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 192 | Cecil Heftel | D | HI-01 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 193 | Jerry Huckaby | D | LA-05 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 194 | Andy Ireland | D | FL-10 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 195 | Ed Jenkins | D | GA-09 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 196 | Dale Kildee | D | MI-07 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 197 | Jim Leach | R | IA-01 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 198 | Tom Luken | D | OH-01 | January 3, 1977 Previous service, 1974–1975. | 5th term* | |
| 199 | Ron Marlenee | R | MT-02 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 200 | David D. Marriott | R | UT-02 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 201 | Barbara Mikulski | D | MD-03 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 202 | Austin Murphy | D | PA-22 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 203 | Mary Rose Oakar | D | OH-20 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 204 | Leon Panetta | D | CA-16 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 205 | Donald J. Pease | D | OH-13 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 206 | Carl Pursell | R | MI-02 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 207 | Nick Rahall | D | WV-04 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 208 | Eldon Rudd | R | AZ-04 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 209 | Harold S. Sawyer | R | MI-05 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 210 | Ike Skelton | D | MO-04 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 211 | Bob Stump | R | AZ-03 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 212 | Bruce Vento | D | MN-04 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 213 | Harold Volkmer | D | MO-09 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 214 | Robert Walker | R | PA-16 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 215 | Doug Walgren | D | PA-18 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 216 | Wes Watkins | D | OK-03 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 217 | Theodore S. Weiss | D | NY-17 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 218 | Charles Whitley | D | NC-03 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 219 | Robert A. Young | D | MO-02 | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 220 | Arlan Stangeland | R | MN-07 | February 22, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 221 | Wyche Fowler | D | GA-05 | April 6, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 222 | Bob Livingston | R | LA-01 | August 27, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 223 | S. William Green | R | NY-15 | February 14, 1978 | 4th term | |
| 224 | Robert Garcia | D | NY-18 | February 21, 1978 | 4th term | |
| 225 | Donald J. Albosta | D | MI-10 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 226 | Beryl Anthony, Jr. | D | AR-04 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 227 | Michael D. Barnes | D | MD-08 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 228 | Doug Bereuter | R | NE-01 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 229 | Ed Bethune | R | AR-02 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 230 | Bill Boner | D | TN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 231 | Beverly Byron | D | MD-06 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 232 | Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. | R | SC-04 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 233 | William Carney | R | NY-01 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 234 | Dick Cheney | R | WY | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 235 | Bill Clinger | R | PA-23 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 236 | Tony Coelho | D | CA-15 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 237 | Jim Courter | R | NJ-12 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 238 | Dan Crane | R | IL-19 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 239 | William E. Dannemeyer | R | CA-39 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 240 | Thomas Daschle | D | SD | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 241 | Robert William Davis | R | MI-11 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 242 | Julian C. Dixon | D | CA-28 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 243 | Brian J. Donnelly | D | MA-11 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 244 | Vic Fazio | D | CA-04 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 245 | Geraldine Ferraro | D | NY-09 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 246 | Martin Frost | D | TX-24 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 247 | Newt Gingrich | R | GA-06 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 248 | Phil Gramm | D | TX-06 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | Resigned on January 5, 1983. Returned to the House on February 12, 1983. Left the House in 1985. |
| 249 | William H. Gray | D | PA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 250 | Frank Joseph Guarini | D | NJ-14 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 251 | Tony Hall | D | OH-03 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 252 | Kent Hance | D | TX-19 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 253 | Larry J. Hopkins | R | KY-06 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 254 | Earl Dewitt Hutto | D | FL-01 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 255 | Raymond P. Kogovsek | D | CO-03 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 256 | Ken Kramer | R | CO-05 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 257 | Marvin Leath | D | TX-11 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 258 | Mickey Leland | D | TX-18 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 259 | Jerry Lewis | R | CA-35 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 260 | Tom Loeffler | R | TX-21 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 261 | Mike Lowry | D | WA-07 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 262 | Dan Lungren | R | CA-42 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 263 | Bob Matsui | D | CA-03 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 264 | Nicholas Mavroules | D | MA-06 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 265 | Dan Mica | D | FL-14 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 266 | Bill Nelson | D | FL-11 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 267 | Chip Pashayan | R | CA-17 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 268 | Ron Paul | R | TX-22 | January 3, 1979 Previous service, 1976–1977. | 4th term* | Left the House in 1985. |
| 269 | William R. Ratchford | D | CT-05 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 270 | Donald L. Ritter | R | PA-15 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 271 | Toby Roth | R | WI-08 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 272 | Martin Olav Sabo | D | MN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 273 | James Sensenbrenner | R | WI-09 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 274 | James Shannon | D | MA-05 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 275 | Richard Shelby | D | AL-07 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 276 | Norman D. Shumway | R | CA-14 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 277 | Olympia Snowe | R | ME-02 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 278 | Gerald Solomon | R | NY-24 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 279 | Charles Stenholm | D | TX-17 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 280 | Al Swift | D | WA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 281 | Mike Synar | D | OK-02 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 282 | Tom Tauke | R | IA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 283 | Bill Thomas | R | CA-20 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 284 | Bob Whittaker | R | KS-05 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 285 | Pat Williams | D | MT-01 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 286 | Lyle Williams | R | OH-17 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 287 | Howard Wolpe | D | MI-03 | January 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 288 | Tom Petri | R | WI-06 | April 3, 1979 | 3rd term | |
| 289 | John Porter | R | IL-10 | January 22, 1980 | 3rd term | |
| 290 | Billy Tauzin | D | LA-03 | May 22, 1980 | 3rd term | |
| 291 | George W. Crockett, Jr. | D | MI-13 | November 4, 1980 | 3rd term | |
| 292 | Thomas Bliley | R | VA-03 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 293 | Hank Brown | R | CO-04 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 294 | Eugene A. Chappie | R | CA-02 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 295 | Dan Coats | R | IN-04 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 296 | Larry Craig | R | ID-01 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 297 | William Coyne | D | PA-14 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 298 | Hal Daub | R | NE-02 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 299 | David Dreier | R | CA-33 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 300 | Byron Dorgan | D | ND | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 301 | Bernard J. Dwyer | D | NJ-06 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 302 | Mervyn M. Dymally | D | CA-31 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 303 | Roy Dyson | D | MD-01 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 304 | Dennis E. Eckart | D | OH-11 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 305 | Bill Emerson | R | MO-08 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 306 | T. Cooper Evans | R | IA-03 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 307 | Bobbi Fiedler | R | CA-21 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 308 | Jack Fields | R | TX-08 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 309 | Tom Foglietta | D | PA-01 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 310 | Barney Frank | D | MA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 311 | Sam Gejdenson | D | CT-02 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 312 | Judd Gregg | R | NH-02 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 313 | Steve Gunderson | R | WI-03 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 314 | Ralph Hall | D | TX-04 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 315 | James Hansen | R | UT-01 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 316 | Thomas F. Hartnett | R | SC-01 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 317 | Charles Floyd Hatcher | D | GA-02 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 318 | Dennis M. Hertel | D | MI-14 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 319 | John P. Hiler | R | IN-03 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 320 | Duncan Hunter | R | CA-45 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 321 | Tom Lantos | D | CA-11 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 322 | Bill Lowery | R | CA-41 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 323 | David O'Brien Martin | R | NY-26 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 324 | Lynn Morley Martin | R | IL-16 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 325 | Bill McCollum | R | FL-05 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 326 | Dave McCurdy | D | OK-04 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 327 | Raymond J. McGrath | R | NY-05 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 328 | Bob McEwen | R | OH-06 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 329 | Guy Molinari | R | NY-14 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 330 | Sid Morrison | R | WA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 331 | Stanford Parris | R | VA-08 | January 3, 1981 Previous service, 1973–1975. | 3rd term* | |
| 332 | William Neff Patman | D | TX-14 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 333 | Pat Roberts | R | KS-01 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 334 | Buddy Roemer | D | LA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 335 | Hal Rogers | R | KY-05 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 336 | Marge Roukema | R | NJ-05 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 337 | Gus Savage | D | IL-02 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 338 | Claudine Schneider | R | RI-02 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 339 | Chuck Schumer | D | NY-10 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 340 | E. Clay Shaw, Jr. | R | FL-15 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 341 | Joe Skeen | R | NM-02 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 342 | Christopher Smith | R | NJ-04 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 343 | Denny Smith | R | OR-05 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 344 | Harold Washington | D | IL-01 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | Resigned on April 30, 1983. |
| 345 | Vin Weber | R | MN-02 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 346 | Frank Wolf | R | VA-10 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 347 | George C. Wortley | R | NY-27 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 348 | Ron Wyden | D | OR-03 | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 349 | Mark D. Siljander | R | MI-04 | April 21, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 350 | Steny H. Hoyer | D | MD-05 | May 19, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 351 | Mike Oxley | R | OH-04 | June 25, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 352 | Wayne Dowdy | D | MS-04 | July 7, 1981 | 2nd term | |
| 353 | Barbara B. Kennelly | D | CT-01 | January 12, 1982 | 2nd term | |
| 354 | Matthew G. Martínez | D | CA-30 | July 13, 1982 | 2nd term | |
| 355 | Katie Hall | D | IN-01 | November 2, 1982 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 356 | Michael A. Andrews | D | TX-25 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 357 | Steve Bartlett | R | TX-03 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 358 | Jim Bates | D | CA-44 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 359 | Herbert Bateman | R | VA-01 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 360 | Howard Berman | D | CA-26 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 361 | Michael Bilirakis | R | FL-09 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 362 | Sherwood Boehlert | R | NY-25 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 363 | Robert A. Borski, Jr. | D | PA-03 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 364 | Douglas H. Bosco | D | CA-01 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 365 | Rick Boucher | D | VA-09 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 366 | Barbara Boxer | D | CA-06 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 367 | Charles R. Britt | D | NC-06 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 368 | John Bryant | D | TX-05 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 369 | Dan Burton | R | IN-06 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 370 | Thomas Carper | D | DE | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 371 | Bob Carr | D | MI-06 | January 3, 1983 Previous service, 1975–1981. | 4th term* | |
| 372 | Rod Chandler | R | WA-08 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 373 | James M. Clarke | D | NC-11 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 374 | Ron Coleman | D | TX-16 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 375 | Jim Cooper | D | TN-04 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 376 | Mike DeWine | R | OH-07 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 377 | Richard Durbin | D | IL-20 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 378 | Ben Erdreich | D | AL-06 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 379 | Lane Evans | D | IL-17 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 380 | Ed Feighan | D | OH-19 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 381 | Webb Franklin | R | MS-02 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 382 | George Gekas | R | PA-17 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 383 | Frank G. Harrison | D | PA-11 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 384 | Nancy Johnson | R | CT-06 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 385 | Marcy Kaptur | D | OH-09 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 386 | John Kasich | R | OH-12 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 387 | Joseph P. Kolter | D | PA-04 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 388 | Peter H. Kostmayer | D | PA-08 | January 3, 1983 Previous service, 1977–1981. | 3rd term* | |
| 389 | Richard H. Lehman | D | CA-18 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 390 | Mel Levine | D | CA-27 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 391 | Sander Levin | D | MI-17 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 392 | Tom Lewis | R | FL-12 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 393 | Bill Lipinski | D | IL-05 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 394 | Buddy MacKay | D | FL-06 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 395 | Connie Mack III | R | FL-13 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 396 | John McCain | R | AZ-01 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 397 | Al McCandless | R | CA-37 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 398 | Frank McCloskey | D | IN-08 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 399 | John R. McKernan, Jr. | R | ME-01 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 400 | James F. McNulty, Jr. | D | AZ-05 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 401 | Alan Mollohan | D | WV-01 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 402 | Jim Moody | D | WI-05 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 403 | Bruce Morrison | D | CT-03 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 404 | Robert J. Mrazek | D | NY-03 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 405 | Howard C. Nielson | R | UT-03 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 406 | Jim Olin | D | VA-06 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 407 | Solomon Ortiz | D | TX-27 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 408 | Major Owens | D | NY-12 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 409 | Ron Packard | R | CA-43 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 410 | Tim Penny | D | MN-01 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 411 | Richard Ray | D | GA-03 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 412 | Harry Reid | D | NV-01 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 413 | Bill Richardson | D | NM-03 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 414 | Tom Ridge | R | PA-21 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 415 | James Rowland | D | GA-08 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 416 | Gerry Sikorski | D | MN-06 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 417 | Norman Sisisky | D | VA-04 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 418 | Jim Slattery | D | KS-02 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 419 | Lawrence J. Smith | D | FL-16 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 420 | Robert Smith | R | OR-02 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 421 | John Spratt | D | SC-05 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 422 | Harley O. Staggers, Jr. | D | WV-02 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 423 | Don Sundquist | R | TN-07 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 424 | Robin Tallon | D | SC-06 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 425 | Lindsay Thomas | D | GA-01 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 426 | Ed Towns | D | NY-11 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 427 | Robert Torricelli | D | NJ-09 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 428 | Esteban Edward Torres | D | CA-34 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 429 | Tim Valentine | D | NC-02 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 430 | Tom Vandergriff | D | TX-26 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 431 | Barbara Vucanovich | R | NV-02 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 432 | Alan Wheat | D | MO-05 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 433 | Bob Wise | D | WV-03 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| 434 | Ed Zschau | R | CA-12 | January 3, 1983 | 1st term | |
| Gary Ackerman | D | NY-07 | March 1, 1983 | 1st term | ||
| 435 | Daniel Schaefer | R | CO-06 | March 29, 1983 | 1st term | |
| Sala Burton | D | CA-05 | June 21, 1983 | 1st term | ||
| Charles Hayes | D | IL-01 | August 23, 1983 | 1st term | ||
| George Darden | D | GA-07 | November 8, 1983 | 1st term | ||
| Jerry Kleczka | D | WI-04 | April 3, 1984 | 1st term | ||
| Carl C. Perkins | D | KY-07 | November 6, 1984 | 1st term | ||
| Jim Saxton | R | NJ-13 | November 6, 1984 | 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 | 7th term | |
| 2 | Antonio Borja Won Pat | D | GU | January 3, 1973 | 6th term | |
| 3 | Baltasar Corrada del Río | D | PR | January 3, 1977 | 4th term | |
| 4 | Ron de Lugo | D | VI | January 3, 1981 Previous service, 1973–1979. | 5th term* | |
| 5 | Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia | D | AS | January 3, 1981 | 2nd term | |
This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.