List of United States representatives from Nebraska

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Nebraska. 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 Nebraska. The list of names should be complete (as of June 28, 2022), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented both the state and the territory, both past and present.

Current members

Updated June 28, 2022.

• 1st district: Mike Flood (R) (2022)
• 2nd district: Don Bacon (R) (2017)
• 3rd district: Adrian Smith (R) (2007)

List of members and delegates

Representative	Party	Years	District	Notes
William E. Andrews	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897	5th	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election to Sutherland.
		March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1923		Elected in 1918. Lost re-election to Shallenberger.
Brad Ashford	Democratic	January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017	2nd	Elected in 2014. Lost re-election to Bacon.
Don Bacon	Republican	January 3, 2017 – present	2nd	Elected in 2016. Incumbent.
H. Malcolm Baldrige	Republican	March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933	2nd	Elected in 1930. Lost re-election to Burke.
Bill Barrett	Republican	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2001	3rd	Elected in 1990. Retired.
Silas Reynolds Barton	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915	5th	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election to Shallenberger.
Ralph F. Beermann	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	3rd	Elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 1st district.
		January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	1st	Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election to Callan.
Doug Bereuter	Republican	January 3, 1979 – August 31, 2004	1st	Elected in 1978. Resigned to become president of The Asia Foundation.
Charles Gustav Binderup	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	4th	Elected in 1934. Lost re-election to Curtis.
John Frank Boyd	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909	3rd	Elected in 1906. Lost re-election to Latta.
Lawrence Brock	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	3rd	Elected in 1958. Lost re-election to Beermann.
William Jennings Bryan	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1895	1st	Elected in 1890. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Howard H. Buffett	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949	2nd	Elected in 1942. Lost re-election to O'Sullivan.
		January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	2nd	Elected in 1950. Retired.
Edward R. Burke	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	2nd	Elected in 1932. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Elmer Burkett	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1905	1st	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1904 but declined the election when elected U.S. Senator.
Clair A. Callan	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	1st	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election to Denney.
Terry Carpenter	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	5th	Elected in 1932. Retired to run for governor.
John Joseph Cavanaugh III	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981	2nd	Elected in 1976. Retired.
Bird Beers Chapman	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857	Territory	Elected in 1855. Lost re-election to Ferguson.
Jackson B. Chase	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957	2nd	Elected in 1954. Retired.
Jon L. Christensen	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999	2nd	Elected in 1994. Retired to run for Governor.
Harry B. Coffee	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943	5th	Elected in 1934. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
William J. Connell	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891	1st	Elected in 1888. Lost re-election to Bryan.
Oren S. Copeland	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	1st	Elected in 1940. Lost renomination to Curtis.
Lorenzo Crounse	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1877	At-large	Elected in 1872. Retired.
Glenn Cunningham	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1971	2nd	Elected in 1956. Lost renomination to McCollister.
Carl T. Curtis	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943	4th	Re-elected in 1938. Redistricted to the 1st district.
		January 3, 1943 – December 31, 1954	1st	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1942. Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Samuel Gordon Daily	Republican	May 18, 1860 – March 4, 1865	Territory	Won contested election. Retired.
Hal Daub, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1989	2nd	Elected in 1980. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Robert V. Denney	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	1st	Elected in 1966. Retired.
George W. E. Dorsey	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1891	3rd	Elected in 1884. Lost re-election to Kem.
Experience Estabrook	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – May 18, 1860	Territory	Elected in 1859. Lost contested election to Daily.
Robert E. Evans	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1923	3rd	Elected in 1918. Lost re-election to Howard.
Fenner Ferguson	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859	Territory	Elected in 1857. Retired.
Mike Flood	Republican	June 28, 2022 – present	1st	Elected to finish Fortenberry's term. Incumbent.
Jeff Fortenberry	Republican	January 3, 2005 – March 31, 2022	1st	Elected in 2004. Resigned.
Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings	Democratic	January 5, 1855 – March 4, 1855	Territory	Elected in 1854. Retired.
William L. Greene	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 11, 1899	6th	Elected in 1896. Died.
Eugene Jerome Hainer	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897	4th	Elected in 1892. Lost re-election to Stark.
Robert Dinsmore Harrison	Republican	October 4, 1951 – January 3, 1959	3rd	Elected to finish Stefan's term. Lost re-election to Brock.
George H. Heinke	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 2, 1940	1st	Re-elected in 1938. Died.
Edmund H. Hinshaw	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1911	4th	Elected in 1902. Retired.
Gilbert M. Hitchcock	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905	2nd	Elected in 1902. Lost re-election to Kennedy.
		March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1911	2nd	Elected in 1906. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Phineas Hitchcock	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 1, 1867	Territory	Re-elected in 1864 or 1865. Position abolished upon statehood.
Peter Hoagland	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995	2nd	Elected in 1988. Lost re-election to Christensen.
Edgar Howard	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935	3rd	Elected in 1922. Lost re-election to Stefan.
Roman L. Hruska	Republican	January 3, 1953 – November 8, 1954	2nd	Elected in 1952. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Augustin Reed Humphrey	Republican	November 7, 1922 – March 4, 1923	6th	Elected to finish Kinkaid's term. Retired.
Albert W. Jefferis	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1923	2nd	Elected in 1918. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Fred Gustus Johnson	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931	5th	Elected in 1928. Lost re-election to Shallenberger.
Omer Madison Kem	Populist	March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893	3rd	Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 6th district.
		March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897	6th	Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1892. Retired.
John L. Kennedy	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907	2nd	Elected in 1904. Lost re-election to Hitchcock.
Moses P. Kinkaid	Republican	March 4, 1903 – July 6, 1922	6th	Elected in 1902. Died.
James Laird	Republican	March 4, 1883 – August 17, 1889	2nd	Elected in 1882. Died.
James P. Latta	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – September 11, 1911	3rd	Elected in 1908. Died.
Gilbert L. Laws	Republican	December 2, 1889 – March 4, 1891	2nd	Elected to finish Laird's term. Retired.
Charles O. Lobeck	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1919	2nd	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election to Jefferis.
Henry C. Luckey	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	1st	Elected in 1934. Lost re-election to Heinke.
John A. Maguire	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1915	1st	Elected in 1908. Lost re-election to Reavis.
Thomas Jefferson Majors	Republican	November 5, 1878 – March 3, 1879	At-large	Elected to finish Welch's term. Claimed to be (unrecognised) second member of Nebraska's House delegation.
Turner M. Marquette	Republican	March 2, 1867 – March 3, 1867	At-large	Elected in 1866. Retired.
David T. Martin	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	4th	Elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
		January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1974	3rd	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1962. Retired and resigned early.
Samuel Maxwell	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899	3rd	Elected in 1896. Retired.
John J. McCarthy	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1907	3rd	Elected in 1902. Lost renomination to Boyd.
John Y. McCollister	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977	2nd	Elected in 1970. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Donald Francis McGinley	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	4th	Elected in 1958. Lost re-election to Martin.
William A. McKeighan	Populist	March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893	2nd	Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 5th district.
		March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895	5th	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election to Andrews.
Charles F. McLaughlin	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943	2nd	Elected in 1934. Lost re-election to Buffett.
Melvin O. McLaughlin	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1927	4th	Elected in 1918. Lost re-election to Norton.
John A. McShane	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889	1st	Elected in 1886. Retired to run for U.S. senator..
George de Rue Meiklejohn	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897	3rd	Elected in 1892. Retired.
David Henry Mercer	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1903	2nd	Elected in 1892. Lost re-election to Hitchcock.
Arthur L. Miller	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959	4th	Re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election to McGinley.
John H. Morehead	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935	1st	Elected in 1922. Retired.
William Neville	Populist	December 4, 1899 – March 4, 1903	6th	Elected to finish Greene's term. Retired.
George W. Norris	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1913	5th	Elected in 1902. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
John N. Norton	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929	4th	Elected in 1926. Lost re-election to Sloan.
		March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933	4th	Elected in 1930. Lost renomination to Shallenberger.
Eugene D. O'Sullivan	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	2nd	Elected in 1948. Lost re-election to Buffet.
Tom Osborne	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007	3rd	Elected in 2000. Retired to run for Governor of Nebraska.
Ernest M. Pollard	Republican	July 18, 1905 – March 4, 1909	1st	Elected to finish Burkett's term. Lost re-election to Maguire.
C. Frank Reavis	Republican	March 4, 1915 – June 3, 1922	1st	Elected in 1914. Resigned to become special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General.
John Seaton Robinson	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1903	3rd	Elected in 1898. Lost re-election to McCarthy.
Willis G. Sears	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1931	2nd	Elected in 1922. Lost renomination to Baldrige.
Ashton C. Shallenberger	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903	5th	Elected in 1900. Lost re-election to Norris.
		March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1919	5th	Elected in 1914. Lost re-election to Andrews.
		March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1929	5th	Elected in 1922. Lost re-election to Johnson.
		March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933	5th	Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 4th district.
		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	4th	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1932. Lost renomination to Binderup.
Robert G. Simmons	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1933	6th	Elected in 1922. Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election to Carpenter.
Charles Henry Sloan	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1919	4th	Elected in 1910. Retired.
		March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931	4th	Elected in 1928. Lost re-election to Norton.
Adrian Smith	Republican	January 3, 2007 – present	3rd	Elected in 2006. Incumbent
Virginia Smith	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1991	3rd	Elected in 1974. Retired.
William Ledyard Stark	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903	4th	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election to Hinshaw.
Karl Stefan	Republican	January 3, 1935 – October 2, 1951	3rd	Elected in 1934. Died.
Dan V. Stephens	Democratic	November 7, 1911 – March 4, 1919	3rd	Elected to finish Latta's term. Lost re-election to Evans.
Jesse B. Strode	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1899	1st	Elected in 1894. Retired.
Roderick Dhu Sutherland	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1901	5th	Elected in 1896. Retired.
John H. Sweet	Republican	April 19, 1940 – January 3, 1941	1st	Elected to finish Heinke's term. Retired.
John Taffe	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1873	At-large	Elected in 1866. Retired.
Lee Terry	Republican	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2015	2nd	Elected in 1998. Lost re-election to Ashford.
Charles Thone	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1979	1st	Elected in 1970. Retired to run for Governor of Nebraska.
Roy H. Thorpe	Republican	November 7, 1922 – March 4, 1923	1st	Elected to finish Reavis's term. Retired.
Edward K. Valentine	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	At-large	Elected in 1878. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
		March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885	3rd	Redistricted from at-large district and re-elected in 1882. Retired.
Archibald J. Weaver	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887	1st	Elected in 1882. Retired.
Phillip H. Weaver	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	1st	Elected in 1954. Lost renomination to Beermann.
Frank Welch	Republican	March 4, 1877 – September 4, 1878	At-large	Elected in 1876. Died.

Living former members

As of November 2024, there are seven living former members from Nebraska. The most recent and most recently serving member to die was Brad Ashford (served 2015–2017) on April 19, 2022.

Representative	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
John J. Cavanaugh III	1977–1981	(1945-08-01) August 1, 1945
Doug Bereuter	1979–2004	(1939-10-06) October 6, 1939
Hal Daub	1981–1989	(1941-04-23) April 23, 1941
Jon Christensen	1995–1999	(1963-02-20) February 20, 1963
Lee Terry	1999–2015	(1962-01-29) January 29, 1962
Tom Osborne	2001–2007	(1937-02-23) February 23, 1937
Jeff Fortenberry	2005–2022	(1960-12-27) December 27, 1960

Superlative representatives

Longest serving representatives

Representative	First served	Last served	Length of service
Doug Bereuter	January 3, 1979	August 31, 2004	25 years, 241 days
Moses Kinkaid	March 4, 1903	July 6, 1922	19 years, 124 days
Jeff Fortenberry	January 3, 2005	March 31, 2022	17 years, 87 days
Lee Terry	January 3, 1999	January 3, 2015	16 years
Carl Curtis	January 3, 1939	December 31, 1954	15 years, 362 days

Shortest serving representatives

Representative	First served	Last served	Length of service
Turner M. Marquett	March 2, 1867	March 3, 1867	1 day
Augustin Reed Humphrey	November 7, 1922	March 3, 1923	116 days
Roy H. Thorpe	November 7, 1922	March 3, 1923	116 days
John Hyde Sweet	April 19, 1940	January 3, 1941	259 days
George H. Heinke	January 3, 1939	January 2, 1940	364 days

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