List of United States representatives from Maine
(Redirected from List of United States Representatives from Maine)
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Maine. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Maine. The list of names should be complete, but other data may be incomplete.
Current members
District | Member (Residence) |
Party | CPVI | Incumbency | District map |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | ![]() Chellie Pingree (North Haven) |
Democratic | D+8 | Since January 3, 2009 | |
2nd | ![]() Jared Golden (Lewiston) |
Democratic | R+2 | Since January 3, 2019 |
List of members of the U.S. House of Representatives
Party | Member | Years | District | Electoral history |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nehemiah Abbott | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
3rd | Elected in 1856. Retired. |
Amos L. Allen | Republican | November 6, 1899 – March 3, 1911 |
1st | Elected to finish Reed's term. Retired but died before next term. |
Elisha Hunt Allen | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
8th | Elected in 1840. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election to Hamlin. |
Tom Allen | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
1st | Elected in 1996. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Hugh J. Anderson | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
6th | Elected in 1836. Retired. |
John Anderson | Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 |
2nd | Elected in 1824. Retired to run for Mayor of Portland. |
Charles Andrews | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – April 30, 1852 |
4th | Elected in 1850. Died. |
Tom Andrews | Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 |
1st | Elected in 1990. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
John Appleton | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
2nd | Elected in 1850. Retired. |
Jeremiah Bailey | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837 |
3rd | Elected in 1834. Lost re-election to Cilley. |
John Baldacci | Democratic | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 |
2nd | Elected in 1994. Retired to run for governor. |
James Bates | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
7th | Elected in 1830. Retired. |
Carroll L. Beedy | Republican | March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1935 |
1st | Elected in 1920. Lost re-election to S. Hamlin. |
Hiram Belcher | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
3rd | Elected in 1846. Retired. |
Samuel P. Benson | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
4th | Elected in 1852. Switched parties. |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
Re-elected in 1854 as an Opposition Party candidate. Retired. | ||
James G. Blaine | Republican | March 4, 1863 – July 10, 1876 |
3rd | Elected in 1862. Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator. |
Charles A. Boutelle | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
At-large | Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1901 |
4th | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1884. Re-elected but resigned before next term. | ||
Joseph E. Brennan | Democratic | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991 |
1st | Elected in 1986.[a] Retired to run for governor. |
Owen Brewster | Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 |
3rd | Elected in 1934. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
David Bronson | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
4th | Elected to finish Evans's term. Retired. |
Edwin C. Burleigh | Republican | June 21, 1897 – March 3, 1911 |
3rd | Elected to finish Milliken's term. Lost re-election to Gould. |
John H. Burleigh | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
1st | Elected in 1872. Lost renomination to T. Reed. |
William Burleigh | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
1st | Elected in 1823. Switched parties. |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – July 2, 1827 |
Re-elected in 1824 as an Anti-Jacksonian. Died. | ||
Samuel Butman | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 |
7th | Elected in 1827. Retired. |
Timothy J. Carter | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 14, 1838 |
5th | Elected in 1836. Died. |
Shepard Cary | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
7th | Elected in 1843. Retired. |
Jonathan Cilley | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – February 24, 1838 |
3rd | Elected in 1836. Died. |
Asa Clapp | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
2nd | Elected in 1846. Retired. |
Franklin Clark | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
4th | Elected in 1846. Retired. |
Nathan Clifford | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
1st | Elected in 1838. Retired. |
Stephen Coburn | Republican | January 2, 1861 – March 3, 1861 |
5th | Elected to finish Washburn's term. Retired. |
Frank M. Coffin | Democratic | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961 |
2nd | Elected in 1956. Retired to run for governor. |
William Cohen | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 |
2nd | Elected in 1972. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Joshua Cushman | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
6th | Redistricted from Massachusetts's 19th district and re-elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
4th | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1823. Lost re-election to Sprague. | ||
Joseph Dane | Federalist | December 11, 1820 – March 3, 1821 |
At-large | Elected finish John Holmes's term. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
1st | Redistricted]] from the at-large district and re-elected in 1820. Retired. | ||
Thomas Davee | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
8th | Elected in 1836. Retired. |
Nelson Dingley Jr. | Republican | September 12, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
2nd | Elected to finish Frye's term. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
At-large | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | ||
March 4, 1885 – January 13, 1899 |
2nd | Redistricted]] from the at-large district and re-elected in 1884. Re-elected but died before next term. | ||
Robert P. Dunlap | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
2nd | Elected in 1843. Retired. |
David F. Emery | Republican | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 |
1st | Elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
George Evans | Anti-Jacksonian | July 20, 1829 – March 3, 1837 |
4th | Elected to finish Sprague's term. Switched parties. |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
Re-elected in 1836 as a Whig. Re-elected but resigned when elected U.S. Senator. | ||
John Fairfield | Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – December 24, 1838 |
1st | Elected in 1834. Retired to run for governor and resigned when elected. |
E. Wilder Farley | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
3rd | Elected in 1852. Lost re-election to Knowlton. |
Frank Fellows | Republican | January 3, 1941 – August 27, 1951 |
3rd | Elected in 1940. Died. |
Samuel C. Fessenden | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
3rd | Elected in 1860. Retired. |
Thomas Fessenden | Republican | December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1863 |
2nd | Elected to finish Walton's term. Retired. |
William P. Fessenden | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
2nd | Elected in 1840. Retired. |
Edwin Flye | Republican | December 4, 1876 – March 3, 1877 |
3rd | Elected to finish Blaine's term. Retired. |
Stephen Clark Foster | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
6th | Elected in 1856. Retired. |
Ezra B. French | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
3rd | Elected in 1858. Retired. |
William P. Frye | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 17, 1881 |
2nd | Elected in 1870. Resigned when elected U.S. senator. |
Thomas J. D. Fuller | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
7th | Elected in 1848. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 |
6th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1852. Retired. | ||
Peter A. Garland | Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
1st | Elected in 1960. Lost renomination to Tupper. |
Elbridge Gerry | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
1st | Elected in 1848. Retired. |
Charles J. Gilman | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
2nd | Elected in 1856. Retired. |
Jared Golden | Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present |
2nd | Elected in 2018. Incumbent. |
Louis B. Goodall | Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921 |
1st | Elected in 1916. Retired. |
Robert Goodenow | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
3rd | Elected in 1850. Lost renomination to Farley. |
Rufus K. Goodenow | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
4th | Elected in 1848. Retired. |
Forrest Goodwin | Republican | March 4, 1913 – May 28, 1913 |
3rd | Elected in 1912. Died. |
John Noble Goodwin | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
1st | Elected in 1860. Lost re-election to Sweat. |
Samuel Wadsworth Gould | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
3rd | Elected in 1910. Lost re-election to F. Goodwin. |
Frank E. Guernsey | Democratic | November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1917 |
4th | Elected to finish Powers's term. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
Eugene Hale | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1879 |
5th | Elected in 1868. Lost re-election to Murch. |
Robert Hale | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959 |
1st | Elected in 1942. Lost re-election to Oliver. |
Joseph Hall | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
7th | Elected in 1833. Retired. |
Hannibal Hamlin | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
6th | Elected in 1843. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
Simon M. Hamlin | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
1st | Elected in 1934. Lost re-election to Oliver. |
David Hammons | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
1st | Elected in 1846. Retired. |
Mark Harris | Democratic-Republican | December 2, 1822 – March 3, 1823 |
2nd | Elected to finish Whitman's term. Retired. |
William Hathaway | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 |
2nd | Elected in 1964. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Ebenezer Herrick | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1823 |
5th | Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
3rd | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1823. Switched parties. | ||
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
Re-elected in 1825 as an Anti-Jacksonian. Retired. | ||
Joshua Herrick | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
1st | Elected in 1843. Lost renomination to Scamman. |
Ira G. Hersey | Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1929 |
4th | Elected in 1916. Lost renomination to Snow. |
Samuel F. Hersey | Republican | March 4, 1873 – February 3, 1875 |
4th | Elected in 1872. Re-elected but died before next term. |
Mark Langdon Hill | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
3rd | Redistricted from Massachusetts's 16th district and re-elected in 1821. Lost re-election to E. Herrick. |
Asher Hinds | Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 |
1st | Elected in 1910. Retired. |
Cornelius Holland | Jacksonian | December 6, 1830 – March 3, 1833 |
5th | Elected to finish Ripley's term. Retired. |
Leonard Jarvis | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
6th | Elected in 1830.[b] Redistricted to the 7th district. |
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
7th | Redistricted from the 6th district and Re-elected in 1833. Retired. | ||
Edward Kavanagh | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835 |
3rd | Elected in 1830. Lost re-election to Bailey. |
David Kidder | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
7th | Elected in 1823. Switched parties. |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
Re-elected in 1824 as an Anti-Jacksonian. Retired. | ||
Ebenezer Knowlton | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
3rd | Elected in 1854. Retired. |
Peter Kyros | Democratic | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 |
1st | Elected in 1966. Lost re-election to Emery. |
George W. Ladd | Greenback | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
4th | Elected in 1878. Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election to four others.[c] |
Enoch Lincoln | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
7th | Redistricted from Massachusetts's 20th district and re-elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
5th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1823. Switched parties. | ||
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – 1826 |
Re-elected in 1824 as an Anti-Jacksonian. Resigned. | ||
Stephen Lindsey | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 |
3rd | Elected in 1876. Retired. |
Charles E. Littlefield | Republican | June 19, 1899 – September 30, 1908 |
2nd | Elected to finish Dingley's term. Resigned. |
Nathaniel Littlefield | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
5th | Elected in 1840. Retired. |
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
2nd | Elected in 1848. Retired. | ||
Stephen Longfellow | Federalist | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
2nd | Elected in 1823. Lost re-election to J. Anderson. |
James B. Longley Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 |
1st | Elected in 1994. Lost re-election to T. Allen. |
Joshua A. Lowell | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
7th | Elected in 1838. Retired. |
John Lynch | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 |
1st | Elected in 1864. Retired. |
Moses Macdonald | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
1st | Elected in 1850. Retired. |
Alfred Marshall | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
6th | Elected in 1840. Retired. |
Moses Mason Jr. | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
5th | Elected in 1833. Retired. |
Samuel Mayall | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
2nd | Elected in 1852. Retired. |
John D. McCrate | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
4th | Elected in 1844. Retired. |
Daniel J. McGillicuddy | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 |
2nd | Elected in 1910. Lost re-election to W. White Jr. |
Clifford McIntire | Republican | October 22, 1951 – January 3, 1963 |
3rd | Elected to finish Fellows's term. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
2nd | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1962. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | ||
Rufus McIntire | Jacksonian | September 10, 1827 – March 3, 1835 |
1st | Elected to finish Burleigh's term. Retired. |
John R. McKernan Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987 |
1st | Elected in 1982. Retired to run for governor. |
Mike Michaud | Democratic | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015 |
2nd | Elected in 2002. Retired to run for governor. |
Seth L. Milliken | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
At-large | Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
March 4, 1885 – April 18, 1897 |
3rd | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1884. Died. | ||
Edward C. Moran Jr. | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 |
2nd | Elected in 1932. Retired. |
Anson Morrill | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
4th | Elected in 1860. Retired. |
Samuel P. Morrill | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
2nd | Elected in 1868. Lost renomination to Frye. |
Freeman H. Morse | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
4th | Elected in 1843. Retired. |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
Elected in 1856. Retired. | ||
Thompson H. Murch | Greenback | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
5th | Elected in 1878. Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election to four others.[c] |
Charles P. Nelson | Republican | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957 |
2nd | Elected in 1948. Retired. |
John E. Nelson | Republican | March 20, 1922 – March 3, 1933 |
3rd | Elected to finish Peters's term. Lost re-election to Utterback. |
Joseph C. Noyes | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
7th | Elected in 1836. Lost re-election to Lowell. |
Jeremiah O'Brien | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
6th | Elected in 1823. Switched parties. |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
Re-elected in 1824 as an Anti-Jacksonian. Lost re-election to Jarvis. | ||
James C. Oliver | Republican | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
1st | Elected in 1936. Lost renomination to R. Hale. |
Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 |
Elected in 1958. Lost re-election to Garland. | ||
John Otis | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
3rd | Elected in 1848. Retired. |
Gorham Parks | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
8th | Elected in 1833. Retired to run for governor. |
Virgil D. Parris | Democratic | May 29, 1838 – March 3, 1841 |
5th | Elected to finish Carter's term. Lost renomination to Littlefield. |
Donald B. Partridge | Republican | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
2nd | Elected in 1930. Retired. |
Sidney Perham | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
2nd | Elected in 1862. Retired. |
John J. Perry | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
2nd | Elected in 1854. Retired. |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
Elected in 1858. Retired. | ||
John A. Peters | Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 |
4th | Elected in 1866. Retired. |
John A. Peters | Republican | September 9, 1913 – January 2, 1922 |
3rd | Elected to finish Goodwin's term. Resigned to become Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine. |
Frederick A. Pike | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
6th | Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
5th | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1862. Lost renomination to E. Hale. | ||
Chellie Pingree | Democratic | January 3, 2009 – present |
1st | Elected in 2008. Incumbent. |
Harris M. Plaisted | Republican | September 13, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
4th | Elected to finish Hersey's term. Retired. |
Bruce Poliquin | Republican | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 |
2nd | Elected in 2014. Lost re-election to Golden. |
Llewellyn Powers | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
4th | Elected in 1876. Lost re-election to Ladd. |
April 8, 1901 – July 28, 1908 |
Elected to finish Boutelle's term. Died. | |||
Benjamin Randall | Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
3rd | Elected in 1838. Retired. |
Isaac Reed | Whig | June 25, 1852 – March 3, 1853 |
4th | Elected to finish Andrews's term. Retired. |
Thomas Brackett Reed | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 |
1st | Elected in 1876. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
At-large | Redistricted from the 1st district and Re-elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 1st district. | ||
March 4, 1885 – September 4, 1899 |
1st | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1884. Resigned to protest the Spanish–American War. | ||
John H. Rice | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
5th | Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
4th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1862. Retired. | ||
James W. Ripley | Jacksonian | September 11, 1826 – March 12, 1830 |
5th | Elected to finish Lincoln's term Resigned. |
Edward Robinson | Whig | April 28, 1838 – March 3, 1839 |
3rd | Elected to finish Cilley's term. Retired. |
Cullen Sawtelle | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
5th | Elected in 1844. Retired. |
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
Elected in 1848. Retired. | |||
John Fairfield Scamman | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
1st | Elected in 1844. Retired. |
Luther Severance | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
3rd | Elected in 1843. Retired. |
Ephraim K. Smart | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
5th | Elected in 1846. Retired. |
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
Elected in 1850. Lost re-election to Washburn. | |||
Albert Smith | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
2nd | Elected in 1838. Lost re-election to W. Fessenden. |
Clyde H. Smith | Republican | January 3, 1937 – April 8, 1940 |
2nd | Elected in 1936. Died. |
Francis Smith | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
2nd | Elected in 1833. Switched parties. |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
Re-elected in 1836 as a Democrat. Lost re-election to A. Smith. | ||
Margaret Chase Smith | Republican | June 3, 1940 – January 3, 1949 |
2nd | Elected to finish her husband's term. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Donald F. Snow | Democratic | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 |
4th | Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost renomination to Brewster. |
Olympia Snowe | Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995 |
2nd | Elected in 1978. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Daniel E. Somes | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
1st | Elected in 1858. Retired. |
Peleg Sprague | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
4th | Elected in 1825. Re-elected but resigned when elected U.S. senator. |
Charles Stetson | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
6th | Elected in 1848. Lost renomination. |
John P. Swasey | Republican | November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1911 |
2nd | Elected to finish Littlefield's term. Lost re-election to McGillicuddy. |
Lorenzo De Medici Sweat | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
1st | Elected in 1862. Lost re-election to Lynch. |
Stanley R. Tupper | Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
2nd | Elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 |
1st | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1962. Retired. | ||
John G. Utterback | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
3rd | Elected in 1932. Lost re-election to Brewster. |
Charles W. Walton | Republican | March 4, 1861 – May 26, 1862 |
2nd | Elected in 1860. Resigned to become Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. |
Israel Washburn Jr. | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
6th | Elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
5th | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1852. Switched parties. | ||
Republican | March 4, 1855 – January 1, 1861 |
Re-elected in 1854 as a Republican. Retired to run for governor and resigned when elected. | ||
Benjamin White | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
5th | Elected in 1843. Retired. |
Wallace H. White Jr. | Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1931 |
2nd | Elected in 1916. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Ezekiel Whitman | Federalist | March 4, 1821 – June 1, 1822 |
2nd | Redistricted from the Massachusetts's 15th district and re-elected in 1820. Resigned. |
James S. Wiley | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
6th | Elected in 1846. Retired. |
Hezekiah Williams | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
7th | Elected in 1844. Retired. |
William D. Williamson | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
4th | Redistricted from the Massachusetts's 18th district and re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 7th district and lost re-election to Kidder. |
Joseph F. Wingate | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 |
3rd | Elected in 1826. Retired. |
John M. Wood | Republican | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 |
1st | Elected in 1854. Retired. |
- ^ The service of member-elect Joseph E. Brennan began January 3, 1987[1] even though he was sworn in January 9, 1987[2] to finish his term as the outgoing Governor of Maine.
- ^ He was elected to the 1829–1831 term on April 5, 1830, near the end of the Congress.
- ^ a b T. Reed, Dingley, Milliken and Boutelle
Living former members
As of November 2022[update], there are 11 living former members of the House from Maine. The most recent member to die was William Hathaway (served 1965–1973) on June 24, 2013. The most recently serving member to die was Peter Kyros (served 1967–1975) on July 10, 2012.
Representative | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
---|---|---|
William Cohen | 1973–1979 | August 28, 1940 |
David F. Emery | 1975–1983 | September 1, 1948 |
Olympia Snowe | 1979–1995 | February 21, 1947 |
John R. McKernan Jr. | 1983–1987 | May 20, 1948 |
Joseph E. Brennan | 1987–1991 | November 2, 1934 |
Thomas Andrews | 1991–1995 | March 22, 1953 |
James B. Longley Jr. | 1995–1997 | July 7, 1951 |
John Baldacci | 1995–2003 | January 30, 1955 |
Tom Allen | 1997–2009 | April 16, 1945 |
Mike Michaud | 2003–2015 | January 18, 1955 |
Bruce Poliquin | 2015–2019 | November 1, 1953 |
Superlative representatives
Longest serving representatives
Representative | First served | Last served | Length of service |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Brackett Reed | March 4, 1877 | September 4, 1899 | 22 years, 184 days |
Charles A. Boutelle | March 4, 1883 | March 3, 1901 | 18 years |
Nelson Dingley Jr. | September 12, 1881 | January 13, 1899 | 17 years, 123 days |
Olympia Snowe | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1995 | 16 years |
Wallace H. White | March 4, 1917 | March 3, 1931 | 14 years |
Shortest serving representatives
Representative | First served | Last served | Length of service |
---|---|---|---|
Stephen Coburn | January 2, 1861 | March 3, 1861 | 61 days |
Forrest Goodwin | March 4, 1913 | May 28, 1913 | 86 days |
Edwin Flye | December 4, 1876 | March 3, 1877 | 90 days |
Mark Harris | December 2, 1822 | March 3, 1823 | 92 days |
T. A. D. Fessenden | December 1, 1862 | March 3, 1863 | 93 days |
See also
- List of United States senators from Maine
- United States congressional delegations from Maine
- Maine's congressional districts