U.S. House of Representatives

Updated January 2013

All members of the House take an oath of office, required by Article 6 of the United States Constitution, to be bound to support the Constitution. On the first day of the new Congress, the newly elected Speaker of the House administers the following oath to all:

“I, (name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”

How many elected representatives take this oath with full knowledge of what it means to hold true to it? Furthermore, how many take the oath with no intention of fulfilling it?

These instant lookup reference pages take considerable time and careful research to put together. They are provided as a service to the readers of this site. If any mistakes are found, I would appreciate a quick note via the feedback link at the end of this page.

Article 1, Section 2 of the United States Constitution provides for the minimum and maximum sizes for the House of Representatives.

The current size of the House of Representatives was established by Public Law 62-5 on August 8, 1911 and took effect in 1913. That size stands at 435 members.

The name of each Representative in the table at the left is a link to his or her official website if one exists. There are only a few who do not have very informative sites established. For those few, the link will take you to a listing of their contact information – addresses and phone numbers. Please scroll down through the following tables to identify your representatives in the U.S. House Of Representatives. More informative information exists after these tables. Deb V

Representatives are elected every two years and 2014 is the next election year.

Name –

Hyperlinked to website

District

Year First

Elected

Party

Alabama

Robert Aderholt	4^th	1996	R
Spencer Bachus	6^th	1992	R
Jo Bonner	1^st	2002	R
Mo Brooks	5^th	2010	R
Martha Roby	2^nd	2010	R
Mike Rogers	3^rd	2002	R
Terri Sewell	7^th	2010	D

Alaska

Don Young

At Large

1972

Arkansas

*Tom Cotton*	*4^th*	*2012*	R
*Rick Crawford*	*1^st*	*2010*	R
*Tim Griffin*	*2^nd*	*2010*	R
*Steve Womack*	*3^rd*	*2010*	R

Arizona

*Ron Barber*	*2^nd*	*2012*	D
*Trent Franks*	*8^th*	*2002*	R
*Paul Goser*	*4^th*	*2010*	R
*Raul Grijalva*	*3^rd*	*2002*	D
*Ann Kirkpatrick*	*1^st*	*2012*	D
*Ed Pastor*	*7^th*	*1991*	D
*Matt Salmon*	*5^th*	*2012*	R
*David Schweikert*	*6^th*	*2010*	R
*Kyrsten Sinema*	*9^th*	*2012*	D

California

*Karen Bass*	*37^th*	*2010*	D
*Xavier Becerra*	*34^th*	*1992*	D
*Ami Bera*	*7^th*	*2012*	D
*Mary Bono*	*45^th*	*1998 Special*	R
*Julia Brownley*	*26^th*	*2012*	D
*Ken Calvert*	*42^nd*	*1992*	R
*John Campbell*	*45^th*	*2005 Special*	R
*Lois Capps*	*24^th*	*1998 Special*	D
*Tony Cardenas*	*29^th*	*2012*	D
*Judy Chu*	*27^th*	*2009 Special*	D
*Paul Cook*	*8^th*	*2012*	R
*Jim Costa*	*16^th*	*2004*	D
*Susan Davis*	*53^rd*	*2000*	D
*Jeff Denham*	*10^th*	*2010*	R
*Anna Eshoo*	*18^th*	*1992*	D
*Sam Farr*	*20^th*	*1993 Special*	D
*John Garamendi*	*3^rd*	*2009 Special*	D
*Janice Hahn*	*44^th*	*2012*	D
*Mike Honda*	*17^th*	*2000*	D
*Duncan Hunter*	*50^th*	*2008*	R
*Darrell Issa*	*49^th*	*2000*	R
*Doug LaMalfa*	*1^st*	*2012*	R
*Barbara Lee*	*13^th*	*1998 Special*	D
*Zoe Lofgren*	*19^th*	*1994*	D
*Alan Lowenthal*	*47^th*	*2012*	D
*Doris O. Matsui*	*6^th*	*2005 Special*	D
Kevin McCarthy	*23^rd*	*2006*	R
*Tom McClintock*	*4^th*	*2008*	R
*Buck McKeon*	*25^th*	*1992*	R
Jerry McNerney	*9^th*	*2006*	D
*Gary Miller*	*31^st*	*1998*	R
*George Miller*	*11^th*	*1975*	D
*Grace Napolitano*	*32^nd*	*1998*	D
*Gloria NegreteMcLeod*	*35^th*	*2012*	D
*Nancy Pelosi*	*12^th*	*1986*	D
*Scott Peters*	*52^nd*	*2012*	D
*Dana Rohrabacher*	*48^th*	*1988*	R
*Lucille Roybal-Allard*	*40^th*	*1992*	D
*Ed Royce*	*39^th*	*1992*	R
*Raul Ruiz*	*36^th*	*2012*	D
*Linda Sanchez*	*38^th*	*2002*	D
*Loretta Sanchez*	*46^th*	*1996*	D
*Adam Schiff*	*28^th*	*2000*	D
*Brad Sherman*	*30^th*	*1996*	D
*Jackie Speier*	*14^th*	*2008 Special*	D
*Eric Swalwell*	*15^th*	*2012*	D
*Mark Takano*	*41^st*	*2012*	D
*Mike Thompson*	*5^th*	*1998*	D
*David Valadao*	*21^st*	*2012*	R
*Juan Vargas*	*51^st*	*2012*	D
*Maxine Waters*	*43^rd*	*1990*	D
*Henry Waxman*	*33^rd*	*1974*	D
*Lynn Woolsey*	*6^th*	*1992*	D

Colorado

*Diana DeGette*	*1^st*	*1996*	D
Doug Lamborn	*5^th*	*2006*	R
*Cory Gardner*	*4^th*	*2010*	R
*Mike Coffman*	*6^th*	*2008*	R
Ed Perlmutter	*7^th*	*2006*	D
*Jared Polis*	*2^nd*	*2008*	D
*Scott Tipton*	*3^rd*	*2010*	R

Connecticut

Joe Courtney	*2^nd*	*2006*	D
*Rosa DeLauro*	*3^rd*	*1990*	D
*Jim Himes*	*4^th*	*2008*	D
*John Larson*	*1^st*	*1998*	D
*Elizabeth Esty*	*5^th*	*2012*	D

District of Columbia

Eleanor Holmes Norton

At Large

1990

Delaware

John Carney

At Large

2010

Florida

*Michael Bilirakis*	*12^th*	*1982*	R
*Corrine Brown*	*5^th*	*1992*	D
Vern Buchanan	*16^th*	*2006*	R
Kathy Castor	*14^th*	*2006*	D
*Ander Crenshaw*	*4^th*	*2000*	R
*Ron DeSantis*	*6^th*	*2012*	R
*Ted Deutch*	*21^st*	*2010 Special*	D
*Mario Diaz-Balart*	*25^th*	*2002*	R
*Lois Frankel*	*22^nd*	*2012*	D
*Joe Garcia*	*26^th*	*2012*	D
*Alan Grayson*	*9^th*	*2012*	D
*Alcee Hastings*	*20^th*	*1992*	D
*John Mica*	*7^th*	*1992*	R
*Jeff Miller*	*1^st*	*2001 Special*	R
*Patrick Murphy*	*18^th*	*2012*	D
*Richard Nugent*	*11^th*	*2010*	R
*Bill Posey*	*8^th*	*2008*	R
*Trey Radel*	*19^th*	*2012*	R
Tom Rooney	*17^th*	*2008*	R
*Ileana Ros-Lehtinen*	*27^th*	*1989 Special*	R
*Dennis Ross*	*15^th*	*2012*	R
*Steve Southerland*	*2^nd*	*2012*	R
*Debbie Wasserman Schultz*	*23^rd*	*2004*	D
*Daniel Webster*	*10^th*	*2010*	R
*Frederica Wilson*	*24^th*	*2010*	D
*Ted Yoho*	*3^rd*	*2012*	R
*C.W. Young*	*13^th*	*1970*	R

Georgia

*John Barrow*	*12^th*	*2004*	D
*Sanford Bishop, Jr.*	*2^nd*	*1992*	D
*Paul C. Broun*	*10^th*	*2006*	R
Doug Collins	*9^th*	*2012*	R
Phil Gingrey	*11^th*	*2002*	R
Tom Graves	*14^th*	*2010*	R
*Hank Johnson Jr.*	*4^th*	*2006*	D
*Jack Kingston*	*1^st*	*1992*	R
*John Lewis*	*5^th*	*1986*	D
*Tom Price*	*6^th*	*2004*	R
*Scott Austin*	*8^th*	*2010*	R
*David Scott*	*13^th*	*2002*	D
Lynn A. Westmoreland	*3^rd*	*2004*	R
Robert Woodall	*7^th*	*2010*	R

Hawaii

*Tulsi Gabbard*	*2^nd*	*2012*	D
*Colleen Hanabusa*	*1^st*	*2010*	D

Idaho

Raul Labrador	*1^st*	*2010*	R
*Mike Simpson*	*2^nd*	*1998*	R

Illinois

*Cheri Bustos*	*17^th*	*2012*	D
*Danny Davis*	*7^th*	*1996*	D
*Rodney Davis*	*13^th*	*2012*	R
*Tammy Duckworth*	*8^th*	*2012*	D
*William Enyart*	*12^th*	*2012*	D
*Bill Foster*	*11^th*	*2012*	D
*Luis Gutierrez*	*4^th*	*1992*	D
*Randy Hultgren*	*14^th*	*2010*	R
*Vacancy*	*2^nd*
*Adam Kinzinger*	*16^th*	*2010*	R
*Daniel Lipinski*	*3^rd*	*2004*	D
*Mike Quigley*	*5^th*	*2009 Special*	D
*Peter J. Roskam*	*6^th*	*2006*	R
*Bobby Rush*	*1^st*	*1992*	D
*Jan Schakowsky*	*9^th*	*1998*	D
*Brad Schneider*	*10^th*	*2012*	D
*Aaron Schock*	*18^th*	*2008*	R
*John Shimkus*	*15^th*	*1996*	R

Indiana

*Larry Bucshon*	*8^th*	*2010*	R
*Susan W. Brooks*	*5^th*	*2012*	R
*Andre Carson*	*7^th*	*1996*	D
*Luke Messer*	*6^th*	*2012*	R
*Todd Rokita*	*4^th*	*2010*	R
*Marlin Stutzman*	*3^rd*	*2010*	R
*Pete Visclosky*	*1^st*	*1984*	D
*Jackie Walorski*	*2^nd*	*2012*	R
*Todd Young*	*9^th*	*2010*	R

Iowa

Bruce L. Braley	*1^st*	*2006*	D
*Steve King*	*4^th*	*2002*	R
*Tom Latham*	*3^rd*	*1994*	R
David Loebsack	*2^nd*	*2006*	D

Kansas

*Tim Huelskamp*	*1^st*	*2010*	R
*Lynn Jenkins*	*2^nd*	*2008*	R
*Mike Pompeo*	*4^th*	*2010*	R
*Kevin Yoder*	*3^rd*	*2010*	R

Kentucky

*Andy Barr*	*6^th*	*2012*	R
*Brett Guthrie*	*2^nd*	*2008*	R
*Thomas Massie*	*4^th*	*2012*	R
*Hal Rogers*	*5^th*	*1980*	R
*Ed Whitfield*	*1^st*	*1994*	R
*John A. Yarmuth*	*3^rd*	*2006*	D

Louisiana

*Rodney Alexander*	*5^th*	*2002*	R
*Charles W. Boustany, Jr.*	*3^rd*	*2004*	R
*Bill Cassidy*	*6^th*	*2008*	R
*John Fleming*	*4^th*	*2008*	R
*Cedric Richmond*	*2^nd*	*2010*	D
*Steve Scalise*	*1^st*	*2008*	R

Maine

*Michael Michaud*	*2^nd*	*1994*	D
*Chellie Pingree*	*1^st*	*2008*	D

Maryland

*Elijah Cummings*	*7^th*	*1996 Special*	D
*John Delaney*	*6^th*	*2012*	D
*Donna Edwards*	*4^th*	*2008*	D
*Andy Harris*	*1^st*	*2010*	R
*Steny Hoyer*	*5^th*	*1980*	D
*Dutch Ruppersberger*	*2^nd*	*2002*	D
*John P. Sarbanes*	*3^rd*	*2006*	D
*Chris Van Hollen*	*8^th*	*2002*	D

Massachusetts

*Michael Capuano*	*7^th*	*1998*	D
*William Keating*	*9^th*	*2010*	D
*Joe Kennedy*	*4^th*	*2012*	D
*Stephen Lynch*	*8^th*	*2001 Special*	D
*James McGovern*	*2^nd*	*1996*	D
*Edward Markey*	*5^th*	*1976*	D
*Richard Neal*	*1^st*	*1988*	D
*John Tierney*	*6^th*	*1996*	D
*Niki Tsongas*	*3^rd*	*2006*	D

Michigan

*Justin Amash*	*3^rd*	*2010*	R
*Dan Benishek*	*1^st*	*2010*	R
*Kerry Bentivolio*	*11^th*	*2012*	R
*Dave Camp*	*4^th*	*1990*	R
*John Conyers, Jr.*	*13^th*	*1964*	D
*John Dingell*	*12^th*	*1955 Special*	D
*Bill Huizenga*	*2^nd*	*2010*	R
*Dan Kildee*	*5^th*	*1976*	D
*Sandy Levin*	*9^th*	*1982*	D
*Candice Miller*	*10^th*	*2002*	R
*Gary Peters*	*14^th*	*2008*	D
*Mike Rogers*	*8^th*	*2000*	R
*Fred Upton*	*6^th*	*1986*	R
*Tim Walberg*	*7^th*	*2010 (Prev)*	R

Minnesota

*Michele Bachmann*	*6^th*	*2006*	R
Keith Ellison	*5^th*	*2006*	D
*John Kline*	*2^nd*	*2002*	R
*Betty McCollum*	*4^th*	*2000*	D
*Rick Nolan*	*8^th*	*2012*	D
*Erik Paulsen*	*3^rd*	*2008*	R
*Collin Peterson*	*7^th*	*1990*	D
*Timothy J. Walz*	*1^st*	*2006*	D

Mississippi

*Gregg Harper*	*3^rd*	*2008*	R
*Alan Nunnelee*	*1^st*	*2010*	R
*Steven Palazzo*	*4^th*	*2010*	R
*Bennie Thompson*	*2^nd*	*1993 Special*	D

Missouri

*William Clay*	*1^st*	*2000*	D
*Emanuel Cleaver*	*5^th*	*2004*	D
*Jo Ann Emerson*	*8^th*	*1996 Special*	R
*Sam Graves*	*6^th*	*2000*	R
*Vicky Hartzler*	*4^th*	*2010*	R
*Billy Long*	*7^th*	*2010*	R
*Blaine Luetkemeyer*	*3^rd*	*2012*	R
*Ann Wagner*	*2^nd*	*2012*	R

Montana

Steve Daines

At Large

2012

Nebraska

*Jeff Fortenberry*	*1^st*	*2004*	R
Adrian Smith	*3^rd*	*2006*	R
*Lee Terry*	*2^nd*	*1998*	R

Nevada

*Mark Amodei*	*2^nd*	*2012*	R
*Joe Heck*	*3^rd*	*2010*	R
*Steven Horsford*	*4^th*	*2012*	D
*Dina Titus*	*1^st*	*2012*	D

New Hampshire

Ann Kuster	*2^nd*	*2012*	D
*Carol Shea-Porter*	*1^st*	*2012*	D

New Jersey

*Robert Andrews*	*1^st*	*1988*	D
*Rodney Frelinghuysen*	*11^th*	*1994*	R
*Scott Garrett*	*5^th*	*2002*	R
*Rush Holt*	*12^th*	*1998*	D
*Leonard Lance*	*7^th*	*2008*	R
*Frank LoBiondo*	*2^nd*	*1994*	R
*Frank Pallone, Jr.*	*6^th*	*1988*	D
*Bill Pascrell*	*9^th*	*1996*	D
*Donald Payne*	*10^th*	*1988*	D
*Jon Runyan*	*3^rd*	*2010*	R
Albio Sires	*8^th*	*2006*	D
*Chris Smith*	*4^th*	*2000*	R

New Mexico

*Michelle Lujan Grisham*	*1^st*	*2012*	D
*Ben R. Lujan*	*3^rd*	*2008*	D
*Steve Pearce*	*2^nd*	*2010*	R

New York

*Bishop, Timothy*	*1^st*	*2002*	D
*Yvette D. Clarke*	*9^th*	*2006*	D
*Chris Collins*	*27^th*	*2012*	R
*Joseph Crowley*	*14^th*	*1998*	D
*Eliot Engel*	*16^th*	*1988*	D
*Chris Gibson*	*19^th*	*2010*	R
*Michael Grimm*	*11^th*	*2010*	R
*Richard Hanna*	*22^nd*	*2010*	R
*Brian Higgins*	*26^th*	*1992*	D
*Steve Israel*	*3^rd*	*2000*	D
*Hakeem Jeffries*	*8^th*	*2012*	D
*Pete King*	*2^nd*	*1992*	R
*Nita Lowey*	*17^th*	*1988*	D
*Daniel Maffei*	*24^th*	*2012*	D
*Carolyn McCarthy*	*4^th*	*1996*	D
*Carolyn Maloney*	*12^th*	*1992*	D
*Sean Patrick Maloney*	*18^th*	*2012*	D
*Gregory Meeks*	*5^th*	*1998 Special*	D
*Grace Meng*	*6^th*	*2012*	D
*Jarrold Nadler*	*10^th*	*1992*	D
*Bill Owens*	*21^st*	*2009 Special*	D
*Charles Rangel*	*13^th*	*1970*	D
*Tom Reed*	*23^rd*	*2010*	R
*Jose Serrano*	*15^th*	*1990 Special*	D
*Louise Slaughter*	*25^th*	*1986*	D
*Paul D. Tonko*	*20^th*	*2008*	D
*Nydia Velazquez*	*7^th*	*1992*	D

North Carolina

*G.K. Butterfield*	*1^st*	*2004*	D
*Howard Coble*	*6^th*	*1984*	R
*Renee Ellmers*	*2^nd*	*2010*	R
*Virginia Foxx*	*5^th*	*2004*	R
*George Holding*	*13^th*	*2012*	R
*Richard Hudson*	*8^th*	*2012*	R
*Walter Jones*	*3^rd*	*1994*	R
*Patrick T. McHenry*	*10^th*	*2004*	R
*Mike McIntyre*	*7^th*	*1996*	D
*Mark Meadows*	*11^th*	*2012*	R
*Robert Pittenger*	*9^th*	*2012*	R
*David Price*	*4^th*	*1986*	D
*Melvin Watt*	*12^th*	*1992*	D

North Dakota

Kevin Cramer

At Large

2012

Ohio

*Joyce Beatty*	*3^rd*	*2012*	D
*John Boehner*	*8^th*	*1990*	R
*Steve Chabot*	*1^st*	*2010*	R
*Marcia Fudge*	*11^th*	*2008*	D
*Bob Gibbs*	*7^th*	*2010*	R
*Bill Johnson*	*6^th*	*2010*	R
Jim Jordan	*4^th*	*2006*	R
David Joyce	*14^th*	*2012*	R
*Marcy Kaptur*	*9^th*	*1982*	D
*Robert Latta*	*5^th*	*2006*	R
*Jim Renacci*	*16^th*	*2010*	R
*Timothy Ryan*	*13^th*	*2002*	D
*Steve Stivers*	*15^th*	*2010*	R
*Patrick Tiberi*	*12^th*	*2000*	R
*Michael Turner*	*10^th*	*2002*	R
*Brad Wenstrup*	*2^nd*	*2012*	R

Oklahoma

*Jim Bridenstine*	*1^st*	*2012*	R
*Tom Cole*	*4^th*	*2002*	R
James Lankford	*5^th*	*2010*	R
*Frank Lucas*	*3^rd*	*1992*	R
*Markwayne Mullin*	*2^nd*	*2012*	R

Oregon

*Earl Blumenauer*	*3^rd*	*1996 Special*	D
*Suzanne Bonamici*	*1^st*	*2012*	D
*Peter DeFazio*	*4^th*	*1986*	D
*Kurt Schrader*	*5^th*	*2008*	D
*Greg Walden*	*2^nd*	*1998*	R

Pennsylvania

Lou Barletta	*11^th*	*2010*	R
*Robert Brady*	*1^st*	*1998 Special*	D
*Matt Cartwright*	*17^th*	*2012*	D
*Charles W. Dent*	*15^th*	*2004*	R
*Mike Doyle*	*14^th*	*1994*	D
*Chaka Fattah*	*2^nd*	*1994*	D
*Michael Fitzpatrick*	*8^th*	*2010 (Prev)*	R
*Jim Gerlach*	*6^th*	*2002*	R
*Mike Kelly*	*3^rd*	*2010*	R
*Tom Marino*	*10^th*	*2010*	R
*Pat Meehan*	*7^th*	*2010*	R
*Tim Murphy*	*18^th*	*2002*	R
*Scott Perry*	*4^th*	*2012*	R
*Joseph Pitts*	*16^th*	*1996*	R
*Keith Rothfus*	*12^th*	*2012*	R
*Allyson Y. Schwartz*	*13^th*	*2004*	D
*Bill Shuster*	*9^th*	*2001 Special*	R
*Glen Thompson*	*5^th*	*2008*	R

Rhode Island

*David Cicilline*	*1^st*	*2010*	D
*Jim Langevin*	*2^nd*	*2000*	D

South Carolina

*James Clyburn*	*6^th*	*1992*	D
*Jeff Duncan*	*3^rd*	*2010*	R
*Trey Gowdy*	*4^th*	*2010*	R
*Mick Mulvaney*	*5^th*	*2010*	R
*Tom Rice*	*7^th*	*2012*	R
*Vacancy*	*1^st*
*Joe Wilson*	*2^nd*	*2001 Special*	R

South Dakota

Kristi Noem

At Large

2010

Tennessee

*Diane Black*	*6^th*	*2010*	R
*Marsha Blackburn*	*7^th*	*2002*	R
Steve Cohen	*9^th*	*2006*	D
*Jim Cooper*	*5^th*	*2002*	D
*Scott Desjarlais*	*4^th*	*2010*	R
*John Duncan, Jr.*	*2^nd*	*1988*	R
Stephen Fincher	*8^th*	*2010*	R
Chuck Fleischmann	*3^rd*	*2010*	R
Phil Roe	*1^st*	*2008*	R

Texas

*Joe Barton*	*6^th*	*1984*	R
*Kevin Brady*	*8^th*	*1996*	R
*Michael Burgess*	*26^th*	*2002*	R
*John Carter*	*31^st*	*2002*	R
*Joaquin Castro*	*20^th*	*2012*	D
*Michael K. Conaway*	*11^th*	*2004*	R
*Henry Cuellar*	*28^th*	*2004*	D
*John Culberson*	*7^th*	*2000*	R
*Lloyd Doggett*	*35^th*	*1994*	D
*Blake Farenthold*	*27^th*	*2010*	R
*Bill Flores*	*17^th*	*2010*	R
*Pete Gallego*	*23^rd*	*2012*	D
*Louie Gohmert*	*1^st*	*2004*	R
*Kay Granger*	*12^th*	*1996*	R
*Al Green*	*9^th*	*1996*	D
*Gene Green*	*29^th*	*1992*	D
*Ralph Hall*	*4^th*	*1980*	R
*Jeb Hensarling*	*5^th*	*2002*	R
*Ruben Hinojosa*	*15^th*	*1996*	D
*Shelia Jackson Lee*	*18^th*	*1994*	D
*Eddie Bernice Johnson*	*30^th*	*1992*	D
*Sam Johnson*	*3^rd*	*1990*	R
*Kenny Marchant*	*24^th*	*2004*	R
*Michael McCaul*	*10^th*	*2004*	R
*Randy Neugebauer*	*19^th*	*2003 Special*	R
*Pete Olson*	*22^nd*	*2008*	R
*Beto O'Rourke*	*16^th*	*2012*	D
*Ted Poe*	*2^nd*	*2004*	R
*Pete Sessions*	*32^nd*	*1996*	R
*Lamar Smith*	*21^st*	*1986*	R
*Mac Thornberry*	*13^th*	*1994*	R
*Marc Veasey*	*33^rd*	*2012*	D
*Filemon Vela*	*34^th*	*2012*	D
*Randy Weber*	*14^th*	*2012*	R
*Roger Williams*	*25^th*	*2012*	R

Utah

*Rob Bishop*	*1^st*	*2002*	R
*Jason Chaffetz*	*3^rd*	*2008*	R
*James Matheson*	*4^th*	*2000*	D
*Chris Stewart*	*2^nd*	*2012*	R

Vermont

Peter Welch

At Large

2006

Virginia

*Eric Cantor*	*7^th*	*2000*	R
*Gerald Connolly*	*11^th*	*2008*	D
*Randy Forbes*	*4^th*	*2001 Special*	R
*Bob Goodlatte*	*6^th*	*1992*	R
*Morgan Griffith*	*9^th*	*2010*	R
*Robert Hurt*	*5^th*	*2010*	R
*Jim Moran*	*8^th*	*1990*	D
*Scott Rigell*	*2^nd*	*2010*	R
*Bobby Scott*	*3^rd*	*1992*	D
*Robert Wittman*	*1^st*	*2006*	R
*Frank Wolf*	*10^th*	*1980*	R

Washington

*Suzan DelBene*	*1^st*	*2012*	D
*Doc Hastings*	*4^th*	*1994*	R
*Denny Heck*	*10^th*	*2012*	D
*Jaime Herrera Beutler*	*3^rd*	*2010*	R
*Derek Kilmer*	*6^th*	*2012*	D
*Rick Larsen*	*2^nd*	*2000*	D
*Jim McDermott*	*7^th*	*1988*	D
*Cathy McMorris Rodgers*	*5^th*	*2004*	R
*David G. Reichert*	*8^th*	*2004*	R
*Adam Smith*	*9^th*	*1996*	D

West Virginia

*Shelley Moore Capito*	*2^nd*	*2000*	R
*David McKinley*	*1^st*	*2010*	R
*Nick Rahall*	*3^rd*	*1976*	D

Wisconsin

*Sean Duffy*	*7^th*	*2010*	R
*Ron Kind*	*3^rd*	*1996*	D
*Gwen Moore*	*4^th*	*1984 Special*	D
*Tom Petri*	*6^th*	*1979 Special*	R
*Mark Pocan*	*2^nd*	*2012*	D
*Reid Ribble*	*8^th*	*2010*	R
*Paul Ryan*	*1^st*	*1998*	R
*James Sensenbrenner, Jr.*	*5^th*	*1978*	R

Wyoming

Cynthia Lummis

At Large

2008

Each state is entitled to at least one Representative. A state’s population determines apportionment of additional seats.

Congress fixes the size and the procedure for apportioning the number of seats among the states.

State legislatures determine the physical boundaries of congressional districts, subject to constraints established by the Congress and the Supreme Court. (This is where reapportionment and redistricting rulings come in.)

The number of representative seats for each state is ultimately based on the Department of Commerce’s decennial census.

Each member of the U.S. House of representatives represents an average population of 646,952 – according to the 2000 Census.

Requirements for membership in the U.S. House of Representatives, as set forth in Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, are:

“No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen.”

General elections for the House are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years.

The first Tuesday in November 2014 is the date of the next general election. At that time, each and every one of the 435 Representatives’ jobs will be on the line.

We, the people, have the power to say who is to stay and who is to go.

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In the event of a vacancy in the House of Representatives, due to death, resignation, or declination – The Constitution, Article I, Section 2, Clause 4, requires that all vacancies be filled by election. If a House seat becomes vacant during the first session of a Congress, all states require special elections to fill it. Procedures differ from state to state when seats become vacant during the second session. This usually depends on the time remaining before the next general election. Most states nominate House candidates by primary election. In many states, if there is no contender, no primary is held. Major party candidates have automatic ballot access in all states for a general election, but minor party and independent candidates must meet various state requirements to be placed on the ballot. Usually these requirements would include submission of petition signatures of registered voters.

Read About U.S. Commonwealths and Territories

American Samoa Delegate – Eni F.H. Faleomavaega

Guam Delegate – Madeleine Bordallo

Northern Marianna Islands Delegate - Gregorio Sablan

Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner –Pedro Pierluisi

Virgin Islands Delegate – Donna Christian-Christensen

Delegates and Resident Commissioners

The Continental Congress, 1774-1789, established by ordinance the Office of Delegate, which was confirmed by a law of Congress. Delegates from Territories or Districts organized by law have been admitted to the House since the beginning of the Republic.

Currently the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Guam, America Samoa, and for the first time in 2009, the Northern Marianna Islands each send one Delegate to Congress every two years.

Congress created the post of Resident Commissioner – then applying to Puerto Rico and the Philippines - in 1904. Since 1946, only Puerto Rico has had a Resident Commissioner. The length of terms is the only difference in the two posts. Delegates serve two years and Resident Commissioners serve four.

Delegates and the Resident Commissioner are not permitted to vote on the floor of the House, but they may participate in debates and serve on committees with equal power and privileges of the other Members.

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U.S. House of Representatives

Updated January 2013

Name –

District

Year First

Elected

Party

Alabama

4th

1996

R

6th

1992

R

1st

2002

R

5th

2010

R

2nd

2010

R

3rd

2002

R

7th

2010

D

Alaska

Arkansas

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wyoming

American Samoa Delegate – Eni F.H. Faleomavaega

Guam Delegate – Madeleine Bordallo

Delegates and Resident Commissioners

4^th

6^th

1^st

5^th

2^nd

3^rd

7^th