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.[1]
Current members[edit]
Updated June 28, 2022.[2]
- 1st district: Mike Flood (R) (2022)
- 2nd district: Don Bacon (R) (2017)
- 3rd district: Adrian Smith (R) (2007)
List of members and delegates[edit]
Representative | Party | Years | District | Notes |
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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[edit]
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) |
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John J. Cavanaugh III | 1977–1981 | August 1, 1945 |
Doug Bereuter | 1979–2004 | October 6, 1939 |
Hal Daub | 1981–1989 | April 23, 1941 |
Jon Christensen | 1995–1999 | February 20, 1963 |
Lee Terry | 1999–2015 | January 29, 1962 |
Tom Osborne | 2001–2007 | February 23, 1937 |
Jeff Fortenberry | 2005–2022 | December 27, 1960 |
Superlative representatives[edit]
Longest serving representatives[edit]
Representative | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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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[edit]
Representative | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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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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References[edit]
- ↑ "Members of the U.S. Congress". United States Congress.
- ↑ "Directory of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved March 31, 2022.