Seniority in the United States House of Representatives

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This is a complete list of current members of the United States House of Representatives based on seniority. For the most part, representatives are ranked by the beginning of their terms in office. Representatives whose terms begin the same day are ranked alphabetically by last name.

How seniority is calculated

Members of the House are arranged by the number of terms they have served, before being arranged by the beginning date of their most recent continuous service. Where members have served the same number of terms and have the same date of service, they are arranged alphabetically by last name.[1]

Representatives who return to the House after having previously served in the House may be credited with service equal to one less than the number of terms they served. For example, Rep. Steve Chabot had previously served seven terms, from 1995 to 2009, when he was once again elected in 2010. Instead of holding seniority with others whose terms began January 3, 2011, he was credited with six terms, and holds seniority above all representatives whose terms began on or after January 3, 1999. When a representative has served a prior tenure of fewer than two terms (i.e., elected in a special election to fill a vacancy, so their prior tenure length measured in terms, minus one, equals less than one), they are ranked above all others whose service begins on the same day.[citation needed]

Benefits of seniority

Committee leadership in the House is often associated with seniority, especially in the Democratic Caucus. The Republican leadership, in comparison with the Democratic Party, prioritizes voting records and campaign fundraising over seniority for committee leadership.[2] Party leadership in the House is not strictly associated with seniority.

The more senior a representative is, the more likely the representative is to receive desirable committee assignments or leadership posts. Seniority also affects access to more desirable office space in the House Office Buildings. [3]

Vacancies

Current seniority list

Rank Member Party District Seniority date Previous service [a]
Committee and leadership positions
1 Hal Rogers R Kentucky 5 January 3, 1981 Dean of the House
2 Chris Smith R New Jersey 4  
3 Steny Hoyer D Maryland 5 May 19, 1981 Majority Leader
4 Marcy Kaptur D Ohio 9 January 3, 1983  
5 Peter DeFazio D Oregon 4 January 3, 1987 Chair: Transportation and Infrastructure
6 Fred Upton R Michigan 6  
7 Nancy Pelosi D California 12 June 2, 1987 Speaker of the House
8 Frank Pallone D New Jersey 6 November 8, 1988 Chair: Energy and Commerce
9 Richard Neal D Massachusetts 1 January 3, 1989 Chair: Ways and Means
10 David Price D North Carolina 4 January 3, 1997 1987–1995  
11 Rosa DeLauro D Connecticut 3 January 3, 1991 Chair: Appropriations
12 Maxine Waters D California 43 Chair: Financial Services
13 Jerry Nadler D New York 10 November 3, 1992 Chair: Judiciary
14 Jim Cooper D Tennessee 5 January 3, 2003 1983–1995  
15 Sanford Bishop D Georgia 2 January 3, 1993
16 Ken Calvert R California 42
17 Jim Clyburn D South Carolina 6 Majority Whip
18 Anna Eshoo D California 18  
19 Eddie Bernice Johnson D Texas 30 Chair: Science, Space and Technology
20 Carolyn Maloney D New York 12 Chair: Oversight and Government Reform
21 Lucille Roybal-Allard D California 40  
22 Bobby Rush D Illinois 1
23 Bobby Scott D Virginia 3 Chair: Education and Labor
24 Nydia Velázquez D New York 7 Chair: Small Business
25 Bennie Thompson D Mississippi 2 April 13, 1993 Chair: Homeland Security
26 Frank Lucas R Oklahoma 3 May 10, 1994 Ranking Member: Science, Space and Technology
27 Lloyd Doggett D Texas 35 January 3, 1995  
28 Mike Doyle D Pennsylvania 18
29 Sheila Jackson Lee D Texas 18
30 Zoe Lofgren D California 19 Chair: House Administration
31 Earl Blumenauer D Oregon 3 May 21, 1996  
32 Robert Aderholt R Alabama 4 January 3, 1997
33 Kevin Brady R Texas 8 Ranking Member: Ways and Means
34 Danny K. Davis D Illinois 7  
35 Diana DeGette D Colorado 1
36 Kay Granger R Texas 12 Ranking Member: Appropriations
37 Ron Kind D Wisconsin 3  
38 Jim McGovern D Massachusetts 2 Chair: Rules
39 Bill Pascrell D New Jersey 9  
40 Brad Sherman D California 30
41 Adam Smith D Washington 9 Chair: Armed Services
42 Gregory Meeks D New York 5 February 3, 1998 Chair: Foreign Affairs
43 Barbara Lee D California 13 April 7, 1998  
44 Steve Chabot R Ohio 1 January 3, 2011 1995–2009
45 John B. Larson D Connecticut 1 January 3, 1999
46 Grace Napolitano D California 32
47 Jan Schakowsky D Illinois 9
48 Mike Simpson R Idaho 2
49 Mike Thompson D California 5
50 Pete Sessions R Texas 17 January 3, 2021 1997–2019
51 Sam Graves R Missouri 6 January 3, 2001 Ranking Member: Transportation and Infrastructure
52 James Langevin D Rhode Island 2  
53 Rick Larsen D Washington 2
54 Betty McCollum D Minnesota 4
55 Adam Schiff D California 28 Chair: Intelligence
56 Stephen F. Lynch D Massachusetts 8 October 16, 2001  
57 Joe Wilson R South Carolina 2 December 18, 2001
58 Michael C. Burgess R Texas 26 January 3, 2003
59 John Carter R Texas 31
60 Tom Cole R Oklahoma 4 Ranking Member: Rules
61 Mario Díaz-Balart R Florida 25  
62 Raúl Grijalva D Arizona 3 Chair: Natural Resources
63 Mike Rogers R Alabama 3 Ranking Member: Armed Services
64 Dutch Ruppersberger D Maryland 2  
65 Tim Ryan D Ohio 13
66 Linda Sánchez D California 38
67 David Scott D Georgia 13 Chair: Agriculture
68 Mike Turner R Ohio 10 Ranking Member: Intelligence
69 G. K. Butterfield D North Carolina 1 July 20, 2004  
70 Darrell Issa R California 50 January 3, 2021 2001–2019
71 Emanuel Cleaver D Missouri 5 January 3, 2005
72 Jim Costa D California 16
73 Henry Cuellar D Texas 28
74 Virginia Foxx R North Carolina 5 Ranking Member: Education and Labor
75 Louie Gohmert R Texas 1  
76 Al Green D Texas 9
77 Brian Higgins D New York 26
78 Michael McCaul R Texas 10 Ranking Member: Foreign Affairs
79 Patrick McHenry R North Carolina 10 Ranking Member: Financial Services
80 Cathy McMorris Rodgers R Washington 5 Ranking Member: Energy and Commerce
81 Gwen Moore D Wisconsin 4  
82 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D Florida 23
83 Doris Matsui D California 6 March 8, 2005
84 Albio Sires D New Jersey 8 November 7, 2006
85 Gus Bilirakis R Florida 12 January 3, 2007
86 Vern Buchanan R Florida 16
87 Kathy Castor D Florida 14
88 Yvette Clarke D New York 9
89 Steve Cohen D Tennessee 9
90 Joe Courtney D Connecticut 2
91 Hank Johnson D Georgia 4
92 Jim Jordan R Ohio 4 Ranking Member: Judiciary
93 Doug Lamborn R Colorado 5
94 Kevin McCarthy R California 23 Minority Leader
95 Jerry McNerney D California 9  
96 Ed Perlmutter D Colorado 7
97 John Sarbanes D Maryland 3
98 Adrian Smith R Nebraska 3
99 Peter Welch D Vermont at-large
100 John Yarmuth D Kentucky 3 Chair: Budget
101 Bob Latta R Ohio 5 December 11, 2007  
102 Rob Wittman R Virginia 1
103 André Carson D Indiana 7 March 11, 2008
104 Jackie Speier D California 14 April 8, 2008
105 Steve Scalise R Louisiana 1 May 3, 2008 Minority Whip
106 Gerry Connolly D Virginia 11 January 3, 2009  
107 Brett Guthrie R Kentucky 2
108 Jim Himes D Connecticut 4
109 Blaine Luetkemeyer R Missouri 3 Ranking Member: Small Business
110 Tom McClintock R California 4  
111 Chellie Pingree D Maine 1
112 Bill Posey R Florida 8
113 Kurt Schrader D Oregon 5
114 Glenn Thompson R Pennsylvania 15 Ranking Member: Agriculture
115 Paul Tonko D New York 20  
116 Mike Quigley D Illinois 5 April 7, 2009
117 Judy Chu D California 27 July 14, 2009
118 John Garamendi D California 3 November 3, 2009
119 Tim Walberg R Michigan 7 January 3, 2011 2007–2009
120 Bill Foster D Illinois 11 January 3, 2013 2008–2011
121 Kweisi Mfume D Maryland 7 April 28, 2020 1987–1996
122 Karen Bass D California 37 January 3, 2011
123 Mo Brooks R Alabama 5
124 Larry Bucshon R Indiana 8
125 David Cicilline D Rhode Island 1
126 Rick Crawford R Arkansas 1
127 Scott DesJarlais R Tennessee 4
128 Jeff Duncan R South Carolina 3
129 Chuck Fleischmann R Tennessee 3
130 Bob Gibbs R Ohio 7
131 Paul Gosar R Arizona 4
132 Morgan Griffith R Virginia 9
133 Andy Harris R Maryland 1
134 Vicky Hartzler R Missouri 4
135 Jaime Herrera Beutler R Washington 3
136 Bill Huizenga R Michigan 2
137 Bill Johnson R Ohio 6
138 Bill Keating D Massachusetts 9
139 Mike Kelly R Pennsylvania 16
140 Adam Kinzinger R Illinois 16
141 Billy Long R Missouri 7
142 David McKinley R West Virginia 1
143 Steven Palazzo R Mississippi 4
144 David Schweikert R Arizona 6
145 Austin Scott R Georgia 8
146 Terri Sewell D Alabama 7
147 Daniel Webster R Florida 11
148 Frederica Wilson D Florida 24
149 Steve Womack R Arkansas 3
150 Mark Amodei R Nevada 2 September 13, 2011
151 Suzanne Bonamici D Oregon 1 January 31, 2012
152 Suzan DelBene D Washington 1 November 6, 2012
153 Thomas Massie R Kentucky 4
154 Donald Payne Jr. D New Jersey 10
155 Dina Titus D Nevada 1 January 3, 2013 2009–2011
156 Andy Barr R Kentucky 6
157 Joyce Beatty D Ohio 3
158 Ami Bera D California 7
159 Julia Brownley D California 26
160 Cheri Bustos D Illinois 17
161 Tony Cárdenas D California 29
162 Matt Cartwright D Pennsylvania 8
163 Joaquin Castro D Texas 20
164 Rodney Davis R Illinois 13 Ranking Member: House Administration
165 Lois Frankel D Florida 21  
166 Richard Hudson R North Carolina 8
167 Jared Huffman D California 2
168 Hakeem Jeffries D New York 8 Democratic Caucus Chair
169 David Joyce R Ohio 14  
170 Dan Kildee D Michigan 5
171 Derek Kilmer D Washington 6
172 Ann McLane Kuster D New Hampshire 2
173 Doug LaMalfa R California 1
174 Alan Lowenthal D California 47
175 Sean Patrick Maloney D New York 18
176 Grace Meng D New York 6
177 Markwayne Mullin R Oklahoma 2
178 Scott Perry R Pennsylvania 10
179 Scott Peters D California 52
180 Mark Pocan D Wisconsin 2
181 Tom Rice R South Carolina 7
182 Raul Ruiz D California 36
183 Chris Stewart R Utah 2
184 Eric Swalwell D California 15
185 Mark Takano D California 41 Chair: Veterans' Affairs
186 Juan Vargas D California 51  
187 Marc Veasey D Texas 33
188 Ann Wagner R Missouri 2
189 Randy Weber R Texas 14
190 Brad Wenstrup R Ohio 2
191 Roger Williams R Texas 25
192 Robin Kelly D Illinois 2 April 9, 2013
193 Jason Smith R Missouri 8 June 4, 2013 Ranking Member: Budget
194 Katherine Clark D Massachusetts 5 December 10, 2013 Assistant Speaker
195 Alma Adams D North Carolina 12 November 4, 2014  
196 Donald Norcross D New Jersey 1
197 Ann Kirkpatrick D Arizona 2 January 3, 2019 2009–2011, 2013–2017
198 Ed Case D Hawaii 1 2002–2007
199 Pete Aguilar D California 31 January 3, 2015
200 Rick W. Allen R Georgia 12
201 Brian Babin R Texas 36
202 Don Beyer D Virginia 8
203 Mike Bost R Illinois 12 Ranking Member: Veterans' Affairs
204 Brendan Boyle D Pennsylvania 2  
205 Ken Buck R Colorado 4
206 Buddy Carter R Georgia 1
207 Mark DeSaulnier D California 11
208 Debbie Dingell D Michigan 12
209 Tom Emmer R Minnesota 6
210 Ruben Gallego D Arizona 7
211 Garret Graves R Louisiana 6
212 Glenn Grothman R Wisconsin 6
213 Jody Hice R Georgia 10
214 French Hill R Arkansas 2
215 John Katko R New York 24 Ranking Member: Homeland Security
216 Brenda Lawrence D Michigan 14  
217 Ted Lieu D California 33
218 Barry Loudermilk R Georgia 11
219 John Moolenaar R Michigan 4
220 Alex Mooney R West Virginia 2
221 Seth Moulton D Massachusetts 6
222 Dan Newhouse R Washington 4
223 Gary Palmer R Alabama 6
224 Kathleen Rice D New York 4
225 David Rouzer R North Carolina 7
226 Elise Stefanik R New York 21
227 Norma Torres D California 35
228 Bonnie Watson Coleman D New Jersey 12
229 Bruce Westerman R Arkansas 4 Ranking Member: Natural Resources
230 Lee Zeldin R New York 1  
231 Trent Kelly R Mississippi 1 June 2, 2015
232 Darin LaHood R Illinois 18 September 10, 2015
233 Warren Davidson R Ohio 8 June 7, 2016
234 James Comer R Kentucky 1 November 8, 2016 Ranking Member: Oversight and Government Reform
235 Dwight Evans D Pennsylvania 3  
236 Brad Schneider D Illinois 10 January 3, 2017 2013–2015
237 David Valadao R California 21 January 3, 2021 2013–2019
238 Jodey Arrington R Texas 19 January 3, 2017
239 Don Bacon R Nebraska 2
240 Jim Banks R Indiana 3
241 Nanette Barragán D California 44
242 Jack Bergman R Michigan 1
243 Andy Biggs R Arizona 5
244 Lisa Blunt Rochester D Delaware at-large
245 Anthony G. Brown D Maryland 4
246 Ted Budd R North Carolina 13
247 Salud Carbajal D California 24
248 Liz Cheney R Wyoming at-large
249 Lou Correa D California 46
250 Val Demings D Florida 10
251 Neal Dunn R Florida 2
252 Adriano Espaillat D New York 13
253 Drew Ferguson R Georgia 3
254 Brian Fitzpatrick R Pennsylvania 1
255 Matt Gaetz R Florida 1
256 Mike Gallagher R Wisconsin 8
257 Vicente Gonzalez D Texas 15
258 Josh Gottheimer D New Jersey 5
259 Clay Higgins R Louisiana 3
260 Trey Hollingsworth R Indiana 9
261 Pramila Jayapal D Washington 7
262 Mike Johnson R Louisiana 4
263 Ro Khanna D California 17
264 Raja Krishnamoorthi D Illinois 8
265 David Kustoff R Tennessee 8
266 Al Lawson D Florida 5
267 Brian Mast R Florida 18
268 Donald McEachin D Virginia 4
269 Stephanie Murphy D Florida 7
270 Tom O'Halleran D Arizona 1
271 Jimmy Panetta D California 20
272 Jamie Raskin D Maryland 8
273 John Rutherford R Florida 4
274 Lloyd Smucker R Pennsylvania 11
275 Darren Soto D Florida 9
276 Thomas Suozzi D New York 3
277 Ron Estes R Kansas 4 April 11, 2017
278 Jimmy Gomez D California 34 June 6, 2017
279 Ralph Norman R South Carolina 5 June 20, 2017
280 John Curtis R Utah 3 November 7, 2017
281 Conor Lamb D Pennsylvania 17 March 13, 2018
282 Debbie Lesko R Arizona 8 April 24, 2018
283 Michael Cloud R Texas 27 June 30, 2018
284 Troy Balderson R Ohio 12 August 7, 2018
285 Kevin Hern R Oklahoma 1 November 6, 2018
286 Joseph Morelle D New York 25
287 Mary Gay Scanlon D Pennsylvania 5
288 Susan Wild D Pennsylvania 7 Chair: Ethics
289 Steven Horsford D Nevada 4 January 3, 2019 2013–2015  
290 Colin Allred D Texas 32
291 Kelly Armstrong R North Dakota at-large
292 Cindy Axne D Iowa 3
293 Jim Baird R Indiana 4
294 Tim Burchett R Tennessee 2
295 Sean Casten D Illinois 6
296 Ben Cline R Virginia 6
297 Angie Craig D Minnesota 2
298 Dan Crenshaw R Texas 2
299 Jason Crow D Colorado 6
300 Sharice Davids D Kansas 3
301 Madeleine Dean D Pennsylvania 4
302 Veronica Escobar D Texas 16
303 Lizzie Fletcher D Texas 7
304 Russ Fulcher R Idaho 1
305 Chuy García D Illinois 4
306 Sylvia Garcia D Texas 29
307 Jared Golden D Maine 2
308 Anthony Gonzalez R Ohio 16
309 Lance Gooden R Texas 5
310 Mark E. Green R Tennessee 7
311 Michael Guest R Mississippi 3 Ranking Member: Ethics
312 Josh Harder D California 10  
313 Jahana Hayes D Connecticut 5
314 Chrissy Houlahan D Pennsylvania 6
315 Dusty Johnson R South Dakota at-large
316 John Joyce R Pennsylvania 13
317 Andy Kim D New Jersey 3
318 Susie Lee D Nevada 3
319 Andy Levin D Michigan 9
320 Mike Levin D California 49
321 Elaine Luria D Virginia 2
322 Tom Malinowski D New Jersey 7
323 Lucy McBath D Georgia 6
324 Dan Meuser R Pennsylvania 9
325 Carol Miller R West Virginia 3
326 Joe Neguse D Colorado 2
327 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D New York 14
328 Ilhan Omar D Minnesota 5
329 Chris Pappas D New Hampshire 1
330 Greg Pence R Indiana 6
331 Dean Phillips D Minnesota 3
332 Katie Porter D California 45
333 Ayanna Pressley D Massachusetts 7
334 Guy Reschenthaler R Pennsylvania 14
335 John Rose R Tennessee 6
336 Chip Roy R Texas 21
337 Kim Schrier D Washington 8
338 Mikie Sherrill D New Jersey 11
339 Elissa Slotkin D Michigan 8
340 Abigail Spanberger D Virginia 7
341 Greg Stanton D Arizona 9
342 Pete Stauber R Minnesota 8
343 Bryan Steil R Wisconsin 1
344 Greg Steube R Florida 17
345 Haley Stevens D Michigan 11
346 Van Taylor R Texas 3
347 William Timmons R South Carolina 4
348 Rashida Tlaib D Michigan 13
349 Lori Trahan D Massachusetts 3
350 David Trone D Maryland 6
351 Lauren Underwood D Illinois 14
352 Jeff Van Drew R[b] New Jersey 2
353 Michael Waltz R Florida 6
354 Jennifer Wexton D Virginia 10
355 Fred Keller R Pennsylvania 12 May 21, 2019
356 Dan Bishop R North Carolina 9 September 10, 2019
357 Greg Murphy R North Carolina 3
358 Mike Garcia R California 25 May 12, 2020
359 Tom Tiffany R Wisconsin 7
360 Chris Jacobs R New York 27 June 23, 2020
361 Claudia Tenney R New York 22 February 11, 2021 2017–2019
362 Jake Auchincloss D Massachusetts 4 January 3, 2021
363 Cliff Bentz R Oregon 2
364 Stephanie Bice R Oklahoma 5
365 Lauren Boebert R Colorado 3
366 Carolyn Bourdeaux D Georgia 7
367 Jamaal Bowman D New York 16
368 Cori Bush D Missouri 1
369 Kat Cammack R Florida 3
370 Jerry Carl R Alabama 1
371 Madison Cawthorn R North Carolina 11
372 Andrew Clyde R Georgia 9
373 Byron Donalds R Florida 19
374 Pat Fallon R Texas 4
375 Randy Feenstra R Iowa 4
376 Michelle Fischbach R Minnesota 7
377 Scott L. Fitzgerald R Wisconsin 5
378 Scott Franklin R Florida 15
379 Andrew Garbarino R New York 2
380 Carlos A. Giménez R Florida 26
381 Tony Gonzales R Texas 23
382 Bob Good R Virginia 5
383 Marjorie Taylor Greene R Georgia 14
384 Diana Harshbarger R Tennessee 1
385 Yvette Herrell R New Mexico 2
386 Ashley Hinson R Iowa 1
387 Ronny Jackson R Texas 13
388 Sara Jacobs D California 53
389 Mondaire Jones D New York 17
390 Kai Kahele D Hawaii 2
391 Young Kim R California 39
392 Jake LaTurner R Kansas 2
393 Teresa Leger Fernandez D New Mexico 3
394 Nancy Mace R South Carolina 1
395 Nicole Malliotakis R New York 11
396 Tracey Mann R Kansas 1
397 Kathy Manning D North Carolina 6
398 Lisa McClain R Michigan 10
399 Peter Meijer R Michigan 3
400 Mary Miller R Illinois 15
401 Mariannette Miller-Meeks R Iowa 2
402 Barry Moore R Alabama 2
403 Blake Moore R Utah 1
404 Frank J. Mrvan D Indiana 1
405 Troy Nehls R Texas 22
406 Marie Newman D Illinois 3
407 Jay Obernolte R California 8
408 Burgess Owens R Utah 4
409 August Pfluger R Texas 11
410 Matt Rosendale R Montana at-large
411 Deborah K. Ross D North Carolina 2
412 Maria Elvira Salazar R Florida 27
413 Victoria Spartz R Indiana 5
414 Michelle Steel R California 48
415 Marilyn Strickland D Washington 10
416 Ritchie Torres D New York 15
417 Beth Van Duyne R Texas 24
418 Nikema Williams D Georgia 5
419 Julia Letlow R Louisiana 5 March 20, 2021
420 Troy Carter D Louisiana 2 April 24, 2021
421 Melanie Stansbury D New Mexico 1 June 1, 2021
422 Jake Ellzey R Texas 6 July 27, 2021
423 Shontel Brown D Ohio 11 November 2, 2021
424 Mike Carey R Ohio 15
425 Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D Florida 20 January 11, 2022
426 Connie Conway R California 22 June 7, 2022
427 Mayra Flores R Texas 34 June 14, 2022
428 Mike Flood R Nebraska 1 June 28, 2022
429 Brad Finstad R Minnesota 1 August 9, 2022
430 Mary Peltola D Alaska at-large August 16, 2022
431 Pat Ryan D New York 19 August 23, 2022
432 Joe Sempolinski R New York 23
Rank Member Party District Seniority date Previous service [a]
Committee and leadership positions

Delegates

Delegates are non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives.

Rank Delegate Party District Seniority date
(previous service, if any)
1 Eleanor Holmes Norton D District of Columbia at-large January 3, 1991
2 Gregorio Sablan D Northern Mariana Islands at-large January 3, 2009
3 Stacey Plaskett D United States Virgin Islands at-large January 3, 2015
4 Amata Coleman Radewagen R American Samoa at-large
5 Jenniffer González Colón NPP/R Puerto Rico at-large January 3, 2017
6 Michael San Nicolas D Guam at-large January 3, 2019

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Members elected with substantial prior service receive credit for part of that service when calculating seniority.
  2. ^ A party change does not affect seniority.

References

  1. ^ "Terms of Service for Members of the House of Representatives". Historian of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "House Seniority and Committee Leadership". U.S. News & World Report. December 8, 2006.
  3. ^ Goodwin, George (1959). "The Seniority System in Congress". JSTOR. The American Political Science Review. pp. 412–436. doi:10.2307/1952154. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

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