List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 86th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 86th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 86th Congress (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961). Current seats and party affiliations on the List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority 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 congressman.

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.

U.S. House seniority list

U.S. House seniority
Rank Representative Party District Seniority date
(Previous service, if any)
 No.# of term(s) Notes
1 Sam Rayburn D TX-04 March 4, 1913 24th term Dean and Speaker of the House
2 Carl Vinson D GA-06 November 3, 1914 24th term
3 Daniel A. Reed R NY-43 March 4, 1919 21st term Died on February 19, 1959.
4 Clarence Cannon D MO-09 March 4, 1923 19th term
5 Emanuel Celler D NY-11 March 4, 1923 19th term
6 John Taber R NY-36 March 4, 1923 19th term
7 Joseph William Martin Jr. R MA-14 March 4, 1925 18th term
8 Edith Nourse Rogers R MA-05 June 30, 1925 18th term Died on September 10, 1960.
9 John William McCormack D MA-12 November 6, 1928 17th term
10 Wright Patman D TX-01 March 4, 1929 16th term
11 Howard W. Smith D VA-08 March 4, 1931 15th term
12 Brent Spence D KY-05 March 4, 1931 15th term
13 Leo E. Allen R IL-16 March 4, 1933 14th term Left the House in 1961.
14 William M. Colmer D MS-06 March 4, 1933 14th term
15 Francis E. Walter D PA-15 March 4, 1933 14th term
16 Paul Brown D GA-10 July 5, 1933 14th term Left the House in 1961.
17 Harold D. Cooley D NC-04 July 7, 1934 14th term
18 Leslie C. Arends R IL-17 January 3, 1935 13th term
19 Graham A. Barden D NC-03 January 3, 1935 13th term Left the House in 1961.
20 Charles A. Buckley D NY-24 January 3, 1935 13th term
21 Clare Hoffman R MI-04 January 3, 1935 13th term
22 George H. Mahon D TX-19 January 3, 1935 13th term
23 Charles A. Halleck R IN-02 January 29, 1935 13th term
24 Frank W. Boykin D AL-01 July 30, 1935 13th term
25 Overton Brooks D LA-04 January 3, 1937 12th term
26 Eugene James Keogh D NY-09 January 3, 1937 12th term
27 Michael J. Kirwan D OH-19 January 3, 1937 12th term
28 Noah M. Mason R IL-15 January 3, 1937 12th term
29 William R. Poage D TX-11 January 3, 1937 12th term
30 Edward Herbert Rees R KS-04 January 3, 1937 12th term Left the House in 1961.
31 Harry R. Sheppard D CA-27 January 3, 1937 12th term
32 Albert Thomas D TX-08 January 3, 1937 12th term
33 Richard M. Simpson R PA-18 May 11, 1937 12th term Died on January 7, 1960.
34 George M. Grant D AL-02 June 14, 1938 12th term
35 Herman Carl Andersen R MN-07 January 3, 1939 11th term
36 Clarence J. Brown R OH-07 January 3, 1939 11th term
37 Robert B. Chiperfield R IL-19 January 3, 1939 11th term
38 Carl T. Durham D NC-06 January 3, 1939 11th term Left the House in 1961.
39 Ivor D. Fenton R PA-12 January 3, 1939 11th term
40 Ezekiel C. Gathings D AR-01 January 3, 1939 11th term
41 Ben F. Jensen R IA-07 January 3, 1939 11th term
42 Paul J. Kilday D TX-20 January 3, 1939 11th term
43 John L. McMillan D SC-06 January 3, 1939 11th term
44 Wilbur Mills D AR-02 January 3, 1939 11th term
45 William F. Norrell D AR-06 January 3, 1939 11th term
46 Clarence E. Kilburn R NY-33 February 13, 1940 11th term
47 Clifford Davis D TN-09 February 14, 1940 11th term
48 Frances P. Bolton R OH-22 February 27, 1940 11th term
49 Herbert Covington Bonner D NC-01 November 5, 1940 11th term
50 Gordon Canfield R NJ-08 January 3, 1941 10th term Left the House in 1961.
51 John E. Fogarty D RI-02 January 3, 1941 10th term
52 Aime Forand D RI-01 January 3, 1941
Previous service, 1937–1939. 		11th term* Left the House in 1961.
53 Oren Harris D AR-04 January 3, 1941 10th term
54 Felix Edward Hébert D LA-01 January 3, 1941 10th term
55 L. Mendel Rivers D SC-01 January 3, 1941 10th term
56 Jamie Whitten D MS-02 November 4, 1941 10th term
57 Thomas J. Lane D MA-07 December 30, 1941 10th term
58 Cecil R. King D CA-17 August 25, 1942 10th term
59 Thomas Abernethy D MS-01 January 3, 1943 09th term
60 James C. Auchincloss R NJ-03 January 3, 1943 09th term
61 William L. Dawson D IL-01 January 3, 1943 09th term
62 Michael A. Feighan D OH-20 January 3, 1943 09th term
63 O. C. Fisher D TX-21 January 3, 1943 09th term
64 Leon H. Gavin R PA-23 January 3, 1943 09th term
65 Charles B. Hoeven R IA-08 January 3, 1943 09th term
66 Chester E. Holifield D CA-19 January 3, 1943 09th term
67 Walt Horan R WA-05 January 3, 1943 09th term
68 Walter Judd R MN-05 January 3, 1943 09th term
69 Ray Madden D IN-01 January 3, 1943 09th term
70 Chester Earl Merrow R NH-01 January 3, 1943 09th term
71 James H. Morrison D LA-06 January 3, 1943 09th term
72 Tom J. Murray D TN-07 January 3, 1943 09th term
73 Thomas J. O'Brien D IL-06 January 3, 1943
Previous service, 1933–1939. 		12th term*
74 Alvin O'Konski R WI-10 January 3, 1943 09th term
75 Philip J. Philbin D MA-03 January 3, 1943 09th term
76 Dean P. Taylor R NY-31 January 3, 1943 09th term Left the House in 1961.
77 W. Arthur Winstead D MS-05 January 3, 1943 09th term
78 George W. Andrews D AL-03 March 14, 1944 09th term
79 John J. Rooney D NY-14 June 6, 1944 09th term
80 John W. Byrnes R WI-08 January 3, 1945 08th term
81 Frank Chelf D KY-04 January 3, 1945 08th term
82 Robert J. Corbett R PA-29 January 3, 1945
Previous service, 1939–1941. 		09th term*
83 George Hyde Fallon D MD-04 January 3, 1945 08th term
84 James G. Fulton R PA-27 January 3, 1945 08th term
85 Gordon L. McDonough R CA-15 January 3, 1945 08th term
86 George Paul Miller D CA-08 January 3, 1945 08th term
87 Thomas E. Morgan D PA-26 January 3, 1945 08th term
88 Albert Rains D AL-05 January 3, 1945 08th term
89 Charles Melvin Price D IL-24 January 3, 1945 08th term
90 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. D NY-16 January 3, 1945 08th term
91 Robert L. F. Sikes D FL-03 January 3, 1945
Previous service, 1941–1944. 		10th term*
92 James William Trimble D AR-03 January 3, 1945 08th term
93 J. Vaughan Gary D VA-03 March 6, 1945 08th term
94 A. Walter Norblad R OR-01 January 18, 1946 08th term
95 Olin E. Teague D TX-06 August 24, 1946 08th term
96 Burr Harrison D VA-07 November 5, 1946 08th term
97 Carl Albert D OK-03 January 3, 1947 07th term
98 John B. Bennett R MI-12 January 3, 1947
Previous service, 1943–1945. 		08th term*
99 John Blatnik D MN-08 January 3, 1947 07th term
100 Hale Boggs D LA-02 January 3, 1947
Previous service, 1941–1943. 		08th term*
101 Omar Burleson D TX-17 January 3, 1947 07th term
102 Paul B. Dague R PA-09 January 3, 1947 07th term
103 James C. Davis D GA-05 January 3, 1947 07th term
104 Harold Donohue D MA-04 January 3, 1947 07th term
105 Joe L. Evins D TN-04 January 3, 1947 07th term
106 Katharine St. George R NY-28 January 3, 1947 07th term
107 Porter Hardy Jr. D VA-02 January 3, 1947 07th term
108 Donald L. Jackson R CA-16 January 3, 1947 07th term Left the House in 1961.
109 Frank M. Karsten D MO-01 January 3, 1947 07th term
110 Carroll D. Kearns R PA-24 January 3, 1947 07th term
111 Otto Passman D LA-05 January 3, 1947 07th term
112 Prince Hulon Preston Jr. D GA-01 January 3, 1947 07th term Left the House in 1961.
113 R. Walter Riehlman R NY-35 January 3, 1947 07th term
114 Wint Smith R KS-06 January 3, 1947 07th term Left the House in 1961.
115 Thor C. Tollefson R WA-06 January 3, 1947 07th term
116 John Bell Williams D MS-04 January 3, 1947 07th term
117 James E. Van Zandt R PA-20 January 3, 1947
Previous service, 1939–1943. 		10th term*
118 Robert E. Jones Jr. D AL-08 January 28, 1947 07th term
119 Russell V. Mack R WA-03 July 7, 1947 07th term Died on March 28, 1960.
120 Edward Garmatz D MD-03 July 15, 1947 07th term
121 Clark W. Thompson D TX-09 August 23, 1947
Previous service, 1933–1935. 		08th term*
122 William Moore McCulloch R OH-04 November 4, 1947 07th term
123 Abraham J. Multer D NY-13 November 4, 1947 07th term
124 Watkins Moorman Abbitt D VA-04 February 17, 1948 07th term
125 Paul C. Jones D MO-10 November 2, 1948 07th term
126 Hugh Joseph Addonizio D NJ-11 January 3, 1949 06th term
127 Wayne N. Aspinall D CO-04 January 3, 1949 06th term
128 Cleveland M. Bailey D WV-03 January 3, 1949
Previous service, 1945–1947. 		07th term*
129 William A. Barrett D PA-01 January 3, 1949
Previous service, 1945–1947. 		07th term*
130 Charles Edward Bennett D FL-02 January 3, 1949 06th term
131 Richard Walker Bolling D MO-05 January 3, 1949 06th term
132 A. S. J. Carnahan D MO-08 January 3, 1949
Previous service, 1945–1947. 		07th term* Left the House in 1961.
133 James J. Delaney D NY-07 January 3, 1949
Previous service, 1945–1947. 		07th term*
134 Isidore Dollinger D NY-23 January 3, 1949 06th term Resigned on December 31, 1959.
135 Clyde Doyle D CA-23 January 3, 1949
Previous service, 1945–1947. 		07th term*
136 Carl Elliott D AL-07 January 3, 1949 06th term
137 Gerald Ford R MI-05 January 3, 1949 06th term
138 James B. Frazier Jr. D TN-03 January 3, 1949 06th term
139 William J. Green Jr. D PA-05 January 3, 1949
Previous service, 1945–1947. 		07th term*
140 H. R. Gross R IA-03 January 3, 1949 06th term
141 Wayne Hays D OH-18 January 3, 1949 06th term
142 Albert S. Herlong Jr. D FL-05 January 3, 1949 06th term
143 Peter F. Mack Jr. D IL-21 January 3, 1949 06th term
144 Fred Marshall D MN-06 January 3, 1949 06th term
145 Morgan M. Moulder D MO-11 January 3, 1949 06th term
146 Carl D. Perkins D KY-07 January 3, 1949 06th term
147 James G. Polk D OH-06 January 3, 1949
Previous service, 1931–1941. 		11th term* Died on April 28, 1959.
148 Louis C. Rabaut D MI-14 January 3, 1949
Previous service, 1935–1947. 		12th term*
149 George M. Rhodes D PA-14 January 3, 1949 06th term
150 Peter W. Rodino D NJ-10 January 3, 1949 06th term
151 Harley Orrin Staggers D WV-02 January 3, 1949 06th term
152 Tom Steed D OK-04 January 3, 1949 06th term
153 Homer Thornberry D TX-10 January 3, 1949 06th term
154 Roy Wier D MN-03 January 3, 1949 06th term Left the House in 1961.
155 Edwin E. Willis D LA-03 January 3, 1949 06th term
156 Gardner R. Withrow R WI-03 January 3, 1949
Previous service, 1931–1939. 		10th term* Left the House in 1961.
157 Sidney R. Yates D IL-09 January 3, 1949 06th term
158 Clement J. Zablocki D WI-04 January 3, 1949 06th term
159 John P. Saylor R PA-22 September 13, 1949 06th term
160 Edna F. Kelly D NY-10 November 8, 1949 06th term
161 John F. Shelley D CA-05 November 8, 1949 06th term
162 William B. Widnall R NJ-07 February 6, 1950 06th term
163 William H. Bates R MA-06 February 14, 1950 06th term
164 E. Ross Adair R IN-04 January 3, 1951 05th term
165 William Hanes Ayres R OH-14 January 3, 1951 05th term
166 Howard Baker Sr. R TN-02 January 3, 1951 05th term
167 Page Belcher R OK-01 January 3, 1951 05th term
168 Ellis Yarnal Berry R SD-02 January 3, 1951 05th term
169 Jackson Edward Betts R OH-08 January 3, 1951 05th term
170 Frank T. Bow R OH-16 January 3, 1951 05th term
171 William G. Bray R IN-07 January 3, 1951 05th term
172 Hamer H. Budge R ID-02 January 3, 1951 05th term Left the House in 1961.
173 Alvin Bush R PA-17 January 3, 1951 05th term Died on November 5, 1959.
174 John Chenoweth R CO-03 January 3, 1951
Previous service, 1941–1949. 		09th term*
175 Marguerite S. Church R IL-13 January 3, 1951 05th term
176 Thomas B. Curtis R MO-02 January 3, 1951 05th term
177 William Jennings Bryan Dorn D SC-03 January 3, 1951
Previous service, 1947–1949. 		06th term*
178 Tic Forrester D GA-03 January 3, 1951 05th term
179 William E. Hess R OH-02 January 3, 1951
Previous service, 1929–1937 and 1939–1949. 		14th term** Left the House in 1961.
180 John Jarman D OK-05 January 3, 1951 05th term
181 John C. Kluczynski D IL-05 January 3, 1951 05th term
182 John Lesinski Jr. D MI-16 January 3, 1951 05th term
183 Thaddeus M. Machrowicz D MI-01 January 3, 1951 05th term
184 George Meader R MI-02 January 3, 1951 05th term
185 William E. Miller R NY-40 January 3, 1951 05th term
186 Walter M. Mumma R PA-16 January 3, 1951 05th term
187 Harold C. Ostertag R NY-39 January 3, 1951 05th term
188 B. Carroll Reece R TN-01 January 3, 1951
Previous service, 1921–1931 and 1933–1947. 		17th term**
189 John J. Riley D SC-02 January 3, 1951
Previous service, 1945–1949. 		07th term*
190 Kenneth A. Roberts D AL-04 January 3, 1951 05th term
191 Byron G. Rogers D CO-01 January 3, 1951 05th term
192 Walter E. Rogers D TX-18 January 3, 1951 05th term
193 Frank E. Smith D MS-03 January 3, 1951 05th term
194 William L. Springer R IL-22 January 3, 1951 05th term
195 J. Ernest Wharton R NY-29 January 3, 1951 05th term
196 William Van Pelt R WI-06 January 3, 1951 05th term
197 John C. Watts D KY-06 April 4, 1951 05th term
198 Elizabeth Kee D WV-05 July 17, 1951 05th term
199 Frank N. Ikard D TX-13 September 8, 1951 05th term
200 Clifford McIntire R ME-03 October 22, 1951 05th term
201 Frank C. Osmers Jr. R NJ-09 November 6, 1951
Previous service, 1939–1943. 		07th term*
202 Paul F. Schenck R OH-03 November 6, 1951 05th term
203 Leo W. O'Brien D NY-30 April 1, 1952 05th term
204 John Dowdy D TX-07 September 23, 1952 05th term
205 Hugh Quincy Alexander D NC-09 January 3, 1953 04th term
206 Frank J. Becker R NY-03 January 3, 1953 04th term
207 Alvin Morell Bentley R MI-08 January 3, 1953 04th term Left the House in 1961.
208 Edward Boland D MA-02 January 3, 1953 04th term
209 Albert H. Bosch R NY-05 January 3, 1953 04th term Resigned on December 31, 1960.
210 Jack Brooks D TX-02 January 3, 1953 04th term
211 Joel Broyhill R VA-10 January 3, 1953 04th term
212 James A. Byrne D PA-03 January 3, 1953 04th term
213 Elford Albin Cederberg R MI-10 January 3, 1953 04th term
214 Laurence Curtis R MA-10 January 3, 1953 04th term
215 Steven Derounian R NY-02 January 3, 1953 04th term
216 Francis E. Dorn R NY-12 January 3, 1953 04th term Left the House in 1961.
217 Ed Edmondson D OK-02 January 3, 1953 04th term
218 Paul A. Fino R NY-25 January 3, 1953 04th term
219 Lawrence H. Fountain D NC-02 January 3, 1953 04th term
220 Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. R NJ-05 January 3, 1953 04th term
221 Samuel Friedel D MD-07 January 3, 1953 04th term
222 Charles S. Gubser R CA-10 January 3, 1953 04th term
223 Harlan Hagen D CA-14 January 3, 1953 04th term
224 James A. Haley D FL-07 January 3, 1953 04th term
225 Edgar W. Hiestand R CA-21 January 3, 1953 04th term
226 Joseph F. Holt R CA-22 January 3, 1953 04th term Left the House in 1961.
227 Lester Holtzman D NY-06 January 3, 1953 04th term
228 Craig Hosmer R CA-18 January 3, 1953 04th term
229 Charles R. Jonas R NC-10 January 3, 1953 04th term
230 Victor A. Knox R MI-11 January 3, 1953 04th term
231 Melvin Laird R WI-07 January 3, 1953 04th term
232 Phillip M. Landrum D GA-09 January 3, 1953 04th term
233 Donald H. Magnuson D WA-07 January 3, 1953 04th term
234 William S. Mailliard R CA-04 January 3, 1953 04th term
235 Donald Ray Matthews D FL-08 January 3, 1953 04th term
236 Lee Metcalf D MT-01 January 3, 1953 04th term Left the House in 1961.
237 John E. Moss D CA-03 January 3, 1953 04th term
238 Barratt O'Hara D IL-02 January 3, 1953
Previous service, 1949–1951. 		05th term*
239 Tip O'Neill D MA-11 January 3, 1953 04th term
240 Thomas Pelly R WA-01 January 3, 1953 04th term
241 Gracie Pfost D ID-01 January 3, 1953 04th term
242 John R. Pillion R NY-42 January 3, 1953 04th term
243 Richard Harding Poff R VA-06 January 3, 1953 04th term
244 John H. Ray R NY-15 January 3, 1953 04th term
245 John J. Rhodes R AZ-01 January 3, 1953 04th term
246 Gordon H. Scherer R OH-01 January 3, 1953 04th term
247 Armistead I. Selden Jr. D AL-06 January 3, 1953 04th term
248 Leonor Sullivan D MO-03 January 3, 1953 04th term
249 T. Ashton Thompson D LA-07 January 3, 1953 04th term
250 James B. Utt R CA-28 January 3, 1953 04th term
251 J. Arthur Younger R CA-09 January 3, 1953 04th term
252 Stuyvesant Wainwright R NY-01 January 3, 1953 04th term Left the House in 1961.
253 Jack Westland R WA-02 January 3, 1953 04th term
254 Bob Wilson R CA-30 January 3, 1953 04th term
255 J. L. Pilcher D GA-02 February 4, 1953 04th term
256 William M. Tuck D VA-05 April 14, 1953 04th term
257 Robert T. Ashmore D SC-04 June 2, 1953 04th term
258 William Natcher D KY-02 August 1, 1953 04th term
259 Lester Johnson D WI-09 October 13, 1953 04th term
260 Glenard P. Lipscomb R CA-24 November 10, 1953 04th term
261 John James Flynt Jr. D GA-04 November 2, 1954 04th term
262 Bruce Alger R TX-05 January 3, 1955 03rd term
263 Victor Anfuso D NY-08 January 3, 1955
Previous service, 1951–1953. 		04th term*
264 Thomas W. L. Ashley D OH-09 January 3, 1955 03rd term
265 William H. Avery R KS-01 January 3, 1955 03rd term
266 John F. Baldwin Jr. R CA-06 January 3, 1955 03rd term
267 Perkins Bass R NH-02 January 3, 1955 03rd term
268 Ross Bass D TN-06 January 3, 1955 03rd term
269 Albert David Baumhart Jr. R OH-13 January 3, 1955
Previous service, 1941–1942. 		04th term* Left the House in 1961.
270 Iris Faircloth Blitch D GA-08 January 3, 1955 03rd term
271 Charles A. Boyle D IL-12 January 3, 1955 03rd term Died on November 4, 1959.
272 George H. Christopher D MO-04 January 3, 1955
Previous service, 1949–1951. 		04th term* Died on January 23, 1959.
273 Frank M. Clark D PA-25 January 3, 1955 03rd term
274 William C. Cramer R FL-01 January 3, 1955 03rd term
275 Winfield K. Denton D IN-08 January 3, 1955
Previous service, 1949–1953. 		05th term*
276 Charles Diggs D MI-13 January 3, 1955 03rd term
277 Henry Aldous Dixon R UT-01 January 3, 1955 03rd term Left the House in 1961.
278 Dante Fascell D FL-04 January 3, 1955 03rd term
279 Daniel J. Flood D PA-11 January 3, 1955
Previous service, 1945–1947 and 1949–1953. 		06th term**
280 Kenneth J. Gray D IL-25 January 3, 1955 03rd term
281 Edith Green D OR-03 January 3, 1955 03rd term
282 Martha Griffiths D MI-17 January 3, 1955 03rd term
283 John E. Henderson R OH-15 January 3, 1955 03rd term Left the House in 1961.
284 George Huddleston Jr. D AL-09 January 3, 1955 03rd term
285 William Raleigh Hull Jr. D MO-06 January 3, 1955 03rd term
286 W. Pat Jennings D VA-09 January 3, 1955 03rd term
287 August E. Johansen R MI-03 January 3, 1955 03rd term
288 Joe M. Kilgore D TX-15 January 3, 1955 03rd term
289 Richard Lankford D MD-05 January 3, 1955 03rd term
290 Torbert Macdonald D MA-08 January 3, 1955 03rd term
291 William Edwin Minshall Jr. R OH-23 January 3, 1955 03rd term
292 Henry S. Reuss D WI-05 January 3, 1955 03rd term
293 James Roosevelt D CA-26 January 3, 1955 03rd term
294 J. T. Rutherford D TX-16 January 3, 1955 03rd term
295 Fred Schwengel R IA-01 January 3, 1955 03rd term
296 Eugene Siler R KY-08 January 3, 1955 03rd term
297 Bernice F. Sisk D CA-12 January 3, 1955 03rd term
298 Charles M. Teague R CA-13 January 3, 1955 03rd term
299 Edwin Keith Thomson R WY January 3, 1955 03rd term Died on December 9, 1960.
300 Frank Thompson D NJ-04 January 3, 1955 03rd term
301 Stewart Udall D AZ-02 January 3, 1955 03rd term
302 Charles Vanik D OH-21 January 3, 1955 03rd term
303 Phillip Hart Weaver R NE-01 January 3, 1955 03rd term
304 Jim Wright D TX-12 January 3, 1955 03rd term
305 Herbert Zelenko D NY-21 January 3, 1955 03rd term
306 Paul Rogers D FL-06 January 11, 1955 03rd term
307 John Dingell D MI-15 December 13, 1955 03rd term
308 Elmer J. Holland D PA-30 January 24, 1956
Previous service, 1942–1943. 		04th term*
309 James C. Healey D NY-22 February 7, 1956 03rd term
310 Kathryn E. Granahan D PA-02 November 6, 1956 03rd term
311 LeRoy H. Anderson D MT-02 January 3, 1957 03rd term Left the House in 1961.
312 Walter S. Baring Jr. D NV January 3, 1957
Previous service, 1949–1953. 		04th term*
313 Lindley Beckworth D TX-03 January 3, 1957
Previous service, 1939–1953. 		09th term*
314 James Floyd Breeding D KS-05 January 3, 1957 02nd term
315 William Broomfield R MI-18 January 3, 1957 02nd term
316 Charles Harrison Brown D MO-07 January 3, 1957 02nd term Left the House in 1961.
317 Charles E. Chamberlain R MI-06 January 3, 1957 02nd term
318 Merwin Coad D IA-06 January 3, 1957 02nd term
319 Frank M. Coffin D ME-02 January 3, 1957 02nd term Left the House in 1961.
320 Harold R. Collier R IL-10 January 3, 1957 02nd term
321 Glenn Cunningham R NE-02 January 3, 1957 02nd term
322 Willard S. Curtin R PA-08 January 3, 1957 02nd term
323 Edwin B. Dooley R NY-26 January 3, 1957 02nd term
324 Florence P. Dwyer R NJ-06 January 3, 1957 02nd term
325 Leonard Farbstein D NY-19 January 3, 1957 02nd term
326 Robert P. Griffin R MI-09 January 3, 1957 02nd term
327 Robert W. Hemphill D SC-05 January 3, 1957 02nd term
328 Alvin Paul Kitchin D NC-08 January 3, 1957 02nd term
329 Alton Lennon D NC-07 January 3, 1957 02nd term
330 Joseph Carlton Loser D TN-05 January 3, 1957 02nd term
331 John J. McFall D CA-11 January 3, 1957 02nd term
332 George McGovern D SD-01 January 3, 1957 02nd term Left the House in 1961.
333 Robert Michel R IL-18 January 3, 1957 02nd term
334 Arch A. Moore Jr. R WV-01 January 3, 1957 02nd term
335 Toby Morris D OK-06 January 3, 1957
Previous service, 1947–1953. 		05th term* Left the House in 1961.
336 Charles O. Porter D OR-04 January 3, 1957 02nd term Left the House in 1961.
337 Alfred E. Santangelo D NY-18 January 3, 1957 02nd term
338 Dalip Singh Saund D CA-29 January 3, 1957 02nd term
339 Ralph James Scott D NC-05 January 3, 1957 02nd term
340 H. Allen Smith R CA-20 January 3, 1957 02nd term
341 Ludwig Teller D NY-20 January 3, 1957 02nd term Left the House in 1961.
342 Basil Lee Whitener D NC-11 January 3, 1957 02nd term
343 Al Ullman D OR-02 January 3, 1957 02nd term
344 John Andrew Young D TX-14 January 3, 1957 02nd term
345 Joseph Montoya D NM April 9, 1957 02nd term
346 Milton W. Glenn R NJ-02 November 5, 1957 02nd term
347 John A. Lafore Jr. R PA-13 November 5, 1957 02nd term Left the House in 1961.
348 Roland V. Libonati D IL-07 December 31, 1957 02nd term
349 Harlan Erwin Mitchell D GA-07 January 8, 1958 02nd term Left the House in 1961.
350 Howard W. Robison R NY-37 January 14, 1958 02nd term
351 John Herman Dent D PA-21 January 21, 1958 02nd term
352 Fats Everett D TN-08 February 1, 1958 02nd term
353 Al Quie R MN-01 February 18, 1958 02nd term
354 Robert N.C. Nix Sr. D PA-04 May 20, 1958 02nd term
355 Dale Alford D AR-05 January 3, 1959 01st term
356 Joseph W. Barr D IN-11 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
357 Robert R. Barry R NY-27 January 3, 1959 01st term
358 Chester Bowles D CT-02 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
359 John Brademas D IN-03 January 3, 1959 01st term
360 Daniel Brewster D MD-02 January 3, 1959 01st term
361 Lawrence Brock D NE-03 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
362 Quentin N. Burdick D ND January 3, 1959 01st term Resigned on August 8, 1960.
363 Frank W. Burke D KY-03 January 3, 1959 01st term
364 James A. Burke D MA-13 January 3, 1959 01st term
365 William T. Cahill R NJ-01 January 3, 1959 01st term
366 Steven V. Carter D IA-04 January 3, 1959 01st term Died on November 4, 1959.
367 Robert R. Casey D TX-22 January 3, 1959 01st term
368 Jeffery Cohelan D CA-07 January 3, 1959 01st term
369 Silvio O. Conte R MA-01 January 3, 1959 01st term
370 Robert E. Cook D OH-11 January 3, 1959 01st term
371 Emilio Q. Daddario D CT-01 January 3, 1959 01st term
372 Dominick V. Daniels D NJ-14 January 3, 1959 01st term
373 Ed Derwinski R IL-04 January 3, 1959 01st term
374 Samuel L. Devine R OH-12 January 3, 1959 01st term
375 Thomas N. Downing D VA-01 January 3, 1959 01st term
376 Thaddeus J. Dulski D NY-41 January 3, 1959 01st term
377 Gerald T. Flynn D WI-01 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
378 John R. Foley D MD-06 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
379 Cornelius Edward Gallagher D NJ-13 January 3, 1959 01st term
380 Newell A. George D KS-02 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
381 Robert Giaimo D CT-03 January 3, 1959 01st term
382 David McKee Hall D NC-12 January 3, 1959 01st term Died on January 29, 1960.
383 Seymour Halpern R NY-04 January 3, 1959 01st term
384 Denver David Hargis D KS-03 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
385 Randall S. Harmon D IN-10 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
386 Ken Hechler D WV-04 January 3, 1959 01st term
387 Elmer J. Hoffman R IL-14 January 3, 1959 01st term
388 Earl Hogan D IN-09 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
389 Donald J. Irwin D CT-04 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
390 Byron L. Johnson D CO-02 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
391 Harold T. Johnson D CA-02 January 3, 1959 01st term
392 Thomas Francis Johnson D MD-01 January 3, 1959 01st term
393 Joseph Karth D MN-04 January 3, 1959 01st term
394 George A. Kasem D CA-25 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
395 Robert Kastenmeier D WI-02 January 3, 1959 01st term
396 Hastings Keith R MA-09 January 3, 1959 01st term
397 David S. King D UT-02 January 3, 1959 01st term
398 Frank Kowalski D CT January 3, 1959 01st term
399 Odin Langen R MN-09 January 3, 1959 01st term
400 Del Latta R OH-05 January 3, 1959 01st term
401 Robert W. Levering D OH-17 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
402 John Lindsay R NY-17 January 3, 1959 01st term
403 Catherine Dean May R WA-04 January 3, 1959 01st term
404 Harris B. McDowell Jr. D DE January 3, 1959
Previous service, 1955–1957. 		02nd term*
405 Donald McGinley D NE-04 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
406 Harold B. McSween D LA-08 January 3, 1959 01st term
407 William H. Meyer D VT January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
408 Clement Woodnutt Miller D CA-01 January 3, 1959 01st term
409 William H. Milliken Jr. R PA-07 January 3, 1959 01st term
410 Walter H. Moeller D OH-10 January 3, 1959 01st term
411 John S. Monagan D CT-05 January 3, 1959 01st term
412 William S. Moorhead D PA-28 January 3, 1959 01st term
413 Thomas G. Morris D NM January 3, 1959 01st term
414 William T. Murphy D IL-03 January 3, 1959 01st term
415 Ancher Nelsen R MN-02 January 3, 1959 01st term
416 James C. Oliver D ME-01 January 3, 1959
Previous service, 1937–1943. 		04th term* Left the House in 1961.
417 James G. O'Hara D MI-07 January 3, 1959 01st term
418 Alexander Pirnie R NY-34 January 3, 1959 01st term
419 Stanley A. Prokop D PA-10 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
420 Roman C. Pucinski D IL-11 January 3, 1959 01st term
421 James M. Quigley D PA-19 January 3, 1959
Previous service, 1955–1957. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1961.
422 Ralph Julian Rivers D AK January 3, 1959 01st term
423 Dan Rostenkowski D IL-08 January 3, 1959 01st term
424 J. Edward Roush D IN-05 January 3, 1959 01st term
425 George E. Shipley D IL-23 January 3, 1959 01st term
426 Don L. Short R ND January 3, 1959 01st term
427 Edna O. Simpson R IL-20 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
428 John M. Slack Jr. D WV-06 January 3, 1959 01st term
429 Neal Smith D IA-05 January 3, 1959 01st term
430 Samuel S. Stratton D NY-32 January 3, 1959 01st term
431 Frank Stubblefield D KY-01 January 3, 1959 01st term
432 Herman Toll D PA-06 January 3, 1959 01st term
433 George M. Wallhauser R NJ-12 January 3, 1959 01st term
434 Fred Wampler D IN-06 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
435 Jessica M. Weis R NY-38 January 3, 1959 01st term
436 Leonard G. Wolf D IA-02 January 3, 1959 01st term Left the House in 1961.
William J. Randall D MO-04 March 3, 1959 01st term
Charles Goodell R NY-43 May 26, 1959 01st term
Daniel Inouye D HI August 21, 1959 01st term
John Henry Kyl R IA-04 December 15, 1959 01st term
Jacob H. Gilbert D NY-23 March 8, 1960 01st term
Douglas Hemphill Elliott R PA-18 April 26, 1960 01st term Died on June 19, 1960.
Herman T. Schneebeli R PA-17 April 26, 1960 01st term
Roy A. Taylor D NC-12 June 25, 1960 01st term
Julia Butler Hansen D WA-03 November 8, 1960 01st term
Ward Miller R OH-06 November 8, 1960 01st term Left the House in 1961.
J. Irving Whalley R PA-18 November 8, 1960 01st term

Delegates

Rank Delegate Party District Seniority date
(Previous service, if any)
 No.# of term(s) Notes
1 Antonio Fernós-Isern D PR September 11, 1946 08th term
2 John A. Burns D HI January 3, 1957 02nd term

See also

References

  1. ^ Delegates are non-voting members and representatives are voting members of the United States House of Representatives.

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  • United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company 1998) ISBN 0-7864-0283-0