United States congressional delegations from Washington

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These are tables of congressional delegations from the state of Washington to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.

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The current dean of the Washington delegation is Senator Patty Murray, having served in the Senate since 1993.

United States Senate

Current U.S. senators from Washington
Washington

CPVI (2022): [1]
D+8
Class I senator Class III senator
Maria Cantwell (cropped).jpg
Maria Cantwell
(Junior senator)
Patty Murray, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Patty Murray
(Senior senator)
PartyDemocraticDemocratic
Incumbent sinceJanuary 3, 2001January 3, 1993
Class I senatorCongressClass III senator
John B. Allen (R) 51st (1889–1891) Watson C. Squire (R)
52nd (1891–1893)
vacant 53rd (1893–1895)
John L. Wilson (R)
54th (1895–1897)
55th (1897–1899) George Turner (D)
Addison G. Foster (R) 56th (1899–1901)
57th (1901–1903)
58th (1903–1905) Levi Ankeny (R)
Samuel H. Piles (R) 59th (1905–1907)
60th (1907–1909)
61st (1909–1911) Wesley L. Jones (R)
Miles Poindexter (R) 62nd (1911–1913)
Miles Poindexter (Prog) 63rd (1913–1915)
Miles Poindexter (R) 64th (1915–1917)
65th (1917–1919)
66th (1919–1921)
67th (1921–1923)
Clarence Dill (D) 68th (1923–1925)
69th (1925–1927)
70th (1927–1929)
71st (1929–1931)
72nd (1931–1933)
Elijah S. Grammer (R)
73rd (1933–1935) Homer Bone (D)
Lewis B.
Schwellenbach
(D)
74th (1935–1937)
75th (1937–1939)
76th (1939–1941)
Monrad Wallgren (D)
77th (1941–1943)
78th (1943–1945)
Warren Magnuson (D)
79th (1945–1947)
Hugh Mitchell (D)
Harry P. Cain (R)
80th (1947–1949)
81st (1949–1951)
82nd (1951–1953)
Henry M. Jackson (D) 83rd (1953–1955)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961)
87th (1961–1963)
88th (1963–1965)
89th (1965–1967)
90th (1967–1969)
91st (1969–1971)
92nd (1971–1973)
93rd (1973–1975)
94th (1975–1977)
95th (1977–1979)
96th (1979–1981)
97th (1981–1983) Slade Gorton (R)
98th (1983–1985)
Daniel J. Evans (R)
99th (1985–1987)
100th (1987–1989) Brock Adams (D)
Slade Gorton (R) 101st (1989–1991)
102nd (1991–1993)
103rd (1993–1995) Patty Murray (D)
104th (1995–1997)
105th (1997–1999)
106th (1999–2001)
Maria Cantwell (D) 107th (2001–2003)
108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)
111th (2009–2011)
112th (2011–2013)
113th (2013–2015)
114th (2015–2017)
115th (2017–2019)
116th (2019–2021)
117th (2021–2023)
118th (2023–2025)
Class I senatorCongressClass III senator

U.S. House of Representatives

Current members

This is a list of members of the current Washington delegation in the U.S. House, along with their respective tenures in office, district boundaries, and district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 10 members, including 8 Democrats and 2 Republicans.

DistrictRepresentativePartyCPVIIncumbencyDistrict map
1st Suzan DelBene, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
Suzan DelBene
(Medina)
Democratic D+13since November 13, 2012 Washington's 1st congressional district (since 2023).svg
2nd Rick Larsen 116th Congress official photo (cropped).jpg
Rick Larsen
(Everett)
Democratic D+9since January 3, 2001 Washington's 2nd congressional district (since 2023).svg
3rd Member Profiles - Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez - 118th Congress.jpg
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
(Stevenson)
Democratic R+5since January 3, 2023 Washington's 3rd congressional district (since 2023).svg
4th Dan Newhouse official congressional photo (cropped).jpg
Dan Newhouse
(Sunnyside)
Republican R+11since January 3, 2015 Washington's 4th congressional district (since 2023).svg
5th Cathy McMorris Rodgers official photo (cropped).jpg
Cathy McMorris
Rodgers

(Spokane)
Republican R+8since January 3, 2005 Washington's 5th congressional district (since 2023).svg
6th Derek Kilmer 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Derek Kilmer
(Gig Harbor)
Democratic D+6since January 3, 2013 Washington's 6th congressional district (since 2023).svg
7th Pramila Jayapal, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped) 2.jpg
Pramila Jayapal
(Seattle)
Democratic D+36since January 3, 2017 Washington's 7th congressional district (since 2023).svg
8th Kim Schrier, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
Kim Schrier
(Sammamish)
Democratic D+1since January 3, 2019 Washington's 8th congressional district (since 2023).svg
9th Adam Smith official photo (cropped).jpg
Adam Smith
(Bellevue)
Democratic D+21since January 3, 1997 Washington's 9th congressional district (since 2023).svg
10th Marilyn Strickland 117th U.S Congress (cropped).jpg
Marilyn Strickland
(Tacoma)
Democratic D+7since January 3, 2021 Washington's 10th congressional district (since 2023).svg

Delegates from Washington Territory

Congress Delegate
33rd (1853–1855) Columbia Lancaster (D)
34th (1855–1857) James Patton Anderson (D)
35th (1857–1859) Isaac Stevens (D)
36th (1859–1861)
37th (1861–1863) William H. Wallace (R)
38th (1863–1865) George Edward Cole
39th (1865–1867) Arthur A. Denny (R)
40th (1867–1869) Alvan Flanders
41st (1869–1871) Selucius Garfielde (R)
42nd (1871–1873)
43rd (1873–1875) Obadiah B. McFadden (D)
44th (1875–1877) Orange Jacobs (R)
45th (1877–1879)
46th (1879–1881) Thomas Hurley Brents (R)
47th (1881–1883)
48th (1883–1885)
49th (1885–1887) Charles Stewart Voorhees (D)
50th (1887–1889)
51st (1889–1891) John B. Allen (R)

Members from Washington after statehood

1889–1913

From 1889 to 1909, members were elected at-large statewide.

Congress At-large seats
Seat A Seat B Seat C
51st (1889–1891) John L. Wilson (R)
52nd (1891–1893)
53rd (1893–1895) William H.
Doolittle
(R)
54th (1895–1897) Samuel C. Hyde (R)
55th (1897–1899) William C. Jones (SvR) J. Hamilton Lewis (D)
56th (1899–1901) Wesley L. Jones (R) Francis W.
Cushman
(R)
57th (1901–1903)
58th (1903–1905) William E.
Humphrey
(R)
59th (1905–1907)
60th (1907–1909)
Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district
61st (1909–1911) William E.
Humphrey
(R)
Francis W. Cushman (R) Miles Poindexter (R)
W. W. McCredie (R)
62nd (1911–1913) Stanton Warburton (R) William La Follette (R)

1913–1933

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd 1st at-large seat 2nd at-large seat
63rd (1913–1915) William E.
Humphrey
(R)
Albert
Johnson
(R)
William
La Follette
(R)
James W.
Bryan
(Prog)
Jacob
Falconer
(Prog)
64th (1915–1917) Lindley H.
Hadley
(R)
Albert
Johnson
(R)
4th district 5th district
William
La Follette
(R)
Clarence Dill (D)
65th (1917–1919) John Franklin
Miller
(R)
66th (1919–1921) John W.
Summers
(R)
J. Stanley
Webster
(R)
67th (1921–1923)
68th (1923–1925)
Samuel B.
Hill
(D)
69th (1925–1927)
70th (1927–1929)
71st (1929–1931)
72nd (1931–1933) Ralph Horr (R)

1933–1953

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
73rd (1933–1935) Marion
Zioncheck
(D)
Monrad
Wallgren
(D)
Martin F. Smith (D) Knute
Hill
(D)
Samuel B.
Hill
(D)
Wesley
Lloyd
(D)
74th (1935–1937)
75th (1937–1939) Maggie
Magnuson
(D)
Charles H.
Leavy
(D)
John M.
Coffee
(D)
76th (1939–1941)
77th (1941–1943) Scoop
Jackson
(D)
78th (1943–1945) Fred B. Norman (R) Hal
Holmes
(R)
Walt
Horan
(R)
79th (1945–1947) Hugh De Lacy (D) Charles R. Savage (D)
80th (1947–1949) Homer Jones (R) Fred B. Norman (R) Thor C.
Tollefson
(R)
Russell V. Mack (R)
81st (1949–1951) Hugh Mitchell (D)
82nd (1951–1953)

1953–1993

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th At-large seat 8th
83rd (1953–1955) Thomas
Pelly
(R)
Jack
Westland
(R)
Russell V.
Mack
(R)
Hal Holmes (R) Walt Horan (R) Thor C.
Tollefson
(R)
Don
Magnuson
(D)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961) Catherine
Dean May
(R)
7th district
Don
Magnuson
(D)
Julia Butler
Hansen
(D)
87th (1961–1963)
88th (1963–1965) Bill Stinson (R)
89th (1965–1967) Lloyd
Meeds
(D)
Tom Foley (D) Floyd Hicks (D) Brock Adams (D)
90th (1967–1969)
91st (1969–1971)
92nd (1971–1973) Mike
McCormack
(D)
93rd (1973–1975) Joel
Pritchard
(R)
94th (1975–1977) Don Bonker (D)
95th (1977–1979) Norm Dicks (D)
Jack Cunningham (R)
96th (1979–1981) Al Swift (D) Mike Lowry (D)
97th (1981–1983) Sid
Morrison
(R)
98th (1983–1985) Rod
Chandler
(R)
99th (1985–1987) John
Miller
(R)
100th (1987–1989)
101st (1989–1991) Jolene
Unsoeld
(D)
Jim
McDermott
(D)
102nd (1991–1993)

1993–present

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
103rd (1993–1995) Maria Cantwell (D) Al Swift (D) Jolene Unsoeld (D) Jay Inslee (D) Tom Foley (D) Norm Dicks (D) Jim
McDermott
(D)
Jennifer
Dunn
(R)
Mike Kreidler (D)
104th (1995–1997) Rick White (R) Jack Metcalf (R) Linda Smith (R) Doc Hastings (R) George
Nethercutt
(R)
Randy Tate (R)
105th (1997–1999) Adam Smith (D)
106th (1999–2001) Jay Inslee (D) Brian Baird (D)
107th (2001–2003) Rick Larsen (D)
108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007) Cathy McMorris
Rodgers
(R)
Dave Reichert (R)
110th (2007–2009)
111th (2009–2011)
112th (2011–2013) Jamie Herrera
Beutler
(R)
Suzan
DelBene
(D)
113th (2013–2015) Derek Kilmer (D) Denny Heck (D)
114th (2015–2017) Dan
Newhouse
(R)
115th (2017–2019) Pramila
Jayapal
(D)
116th (2019–2021) Kim Schrier (D)
117th (2021–2023) Marilyn
Strickland
(D)
118th (2023–2025) Marie Gluesenkamp
Perez
(D)

Key

Democratic (D)
Progressive (Bull Moose) (Prog)
Republican (R)
Silver Republican (SvR)

See also

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