List of United States representatives from Washington
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Washington. 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 Washington. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2019), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented both the state and the territory, both past and present.
Current members[edit]
Updated January 2023.[1]
- 1st district: Suzan DelBene (D) (since 2012)
- 2nd district: Rick Larsen (D) (since 2001)
- 3rd district: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) (since 2023)
- 4th district: Dan Newhouse (R) (since 2015)
- 5th district: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) (since 2005)
- 6th district: Derek Kilmer (D) (since 2013)
- 7th district: Pramila Jayapal (D) (since 2017)
- 8th district: Kim Schrier (D) (since 2019)
- 9th district: Adam Smith (D) (since 1997)
- 10th district: Marilyn Strickland (D) (since 2021)
List of members[edit]
Members | Party | Years | District | Electoral history |
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Brock Adams | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 22, 1977 | 7th | Elected in 1964. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Transportation. |
John B. Allen | Republican | March 4, 1889 – November 11, 1889 | Territory | Elected in 1888. Retired to run for U.S. senator upon statehood. |
James Patton Anderson | Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Territory | Elected in 1854. Retired. |
Brian Baird | Democratic | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011 | 3rd | Elected in 1998. Retired. |
Don Bonker | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1989 | 3rd | Elected in 1974. Retired. |
Thomas Hurley Brents | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 | Territory | Elected in 1878. Lost renomination. |
James W. Bryan | Progressive | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | At-large | Elected in 1912. Redistricted and lost renomination. |
Maria Cantwell | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | 1st | Elected in 1992. Lost re-election to White. |
Rod Chandler | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | 8th | Elected in 1982. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
John M. Coffee | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1947 | 6th | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election to Tollefson. |
George Edward Cole | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Territory | Elected in 1862. Retired. |
John E. Cunningham | Republican | May 17, 1977 – January 3, 1979 | 7th | Elected to finish Adams's term. Lost re-election to Lowry. |
Francis W. Cushman | Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1909 | At-large | Elected in 1898. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
March 4, 1909 – July 6, 1909 | 2nd | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1908. Died. | ||
Hugh De Lacy | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | 1st | Elected in 1944. Lost re-election to H. Jones. |
Suzan DelBene | Democratic | November 6, 2012 – present | 1st | Elected to finish Inslee's term. Incumbent. |
Arthur A. Denny | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | Territory | Elected in 1864. Retired. |
Norman D. Dicks | Democratic | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013 | 6th | Elected in 1976. Retired. |
Clarence Dill | Democratic | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 | 5th | Elected in 1914. Lost re-election to Webster. |
William H. Doolittle | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | At-large | Elected in 1892. Lost re-election to Lewis. |
Jennifer Dunn | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005 | 8th | Elected in 1992. Retired. |
Jacob Falconer | Progressive | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | At-large | Elected in 1912. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
Alvan Flanders | Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 | Territory | Elected in 1866. Retired. |
Tom Foley | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1995 | 5th | Elected in 1964. Lost re-election to Nethercutt. |
Selucius Garfielde | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | Territory | Elected in 1868. Lost re-election to McFadden. |
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present | 3rd | Elected in 2022. Incumbent. |
Lindley H. Hadley | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 | 2nd | Elected in 1914. Lost re-election to Wallgren. |
Julia Butler Hansen | Democratic | November 8, 1960 – December 31, 1974 | 3rd | Elected to finish Mack's term. Retired and resigned early. |
Doc Hastings | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2015 | 4th | Elected in 1994. Retired. |
Denny Heck | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021 | 10th | Elected in 2012. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor. |
Jaime Herrera Beutler | Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2023 | 3rd | Elected in 2010. Lost re-election to Gluesenkamp Perez. |
Floyd Hicks | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1977 | 6th | Elected in 1964. Retired. |
Knute Hill | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | 4th | Elected in 1932. Lost re-election to Holmes. |
Samuel B. Hill | Democratic | September 25, 1923 – June 25, 1936 | 5th | Elected to finish Dill's term. Resigned to become member of the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals. |
Hal Holmes | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959 | 4th | Elected in 1942. Retired. |
Walt Horan | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1965 | 5th | Elected in 1942. Lost re-election to Foley. |
Ralph Horr | Republican | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | 1st | Elected in 1930. Lost renomination to J.F. Miller. |
William E. Humphrey | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909 | At-large | Elected in 1902. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1917 | 1st | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1908. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | ||
Samuel C. Hyde | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | At-large | Elected in 1894. Lost re-election to W.C. Jones. |
Jay Inslee | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | 4th | Elected in 1992. Lost re-election to Hastings. |
January 3, 1999 – March 20, 2012 | 1st | Elected in 1998. Resigned to run for governor. | ||
Henry M. Jackson | Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953 | 2nd | Elected in 1940. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
Orange Jacobs | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | Territory | Elected in 1874. Retired. |
Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | January 3, 2017 – present | 7th | Elected in 2016. Incumbent. |
Albert Johnson | Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | 2nd | Elected in 1912. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 | 3rd | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election to M. Smith. | ||
Homer Jones | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | 1st | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election to Mitchell. |
Wesley Livsey Jones | Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1909 | At-large | Elected in 1898. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
William Carey Jones | Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | At-large | Elected in 1896. Lost re-election to W.L. Jones. |
Derek Kilmer | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present | 6th | Elected in 2012. Incumbent. |
Mike Kreidler | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | 9th | Elected in 1992. Lost re-election to Tate. |
William La Follette | Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | 3rd | Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 | 4th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1914. Lost renomination to Summers. | ||
Columbia Lancaster | Democratic | April 12, 1854 – March 3, 1855 | Territory | Elected in April 1854. Lost renomination to Anderson. |
Rick Larsen | Democratic | January 3, 2001 – present | 2nd | Elected in 2000. Incumbent. |
Charles H. Leavy | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – August 1, 1942 | 5th | Elected in 1936. Resigned to become judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. |
J. Hamilton Lewis | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | At-large | Elected in 1896. Lost re-election to Cushman. |
Wesley Lloyd | Democratic | March 3, 1933 – January 10, 1936 | 6th | Elected in 1932. Died. |
Mike Lowry | Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1989 | 7th | Elected in 1978. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Russell V. Mack | Republican | July 7, 1947 – March 28, 1960 | 3rd | Elected to finish Norman's term. Died. |
Donald H. Magnuson | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 | At-large | Elected in 1952. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 | 7th | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1958. Lost re-election to Stinson. | ||
Warren G. Magnuson | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – December 13, 1944 | 1st | Elected in 1936. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected. |
Catherine Dean May | Republican | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1971 | 4th | Elected in 1958. Lost re-election to McCormack. |
Mike McCormack | Democratic | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1981 | 4th | Elected in 1970. Lost re-election to Morrison. |
William W. McCredie | Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | 2nd | Elected to finish Cushman's term. Lost renomination to Warburton. |
Jim McDermott | Democratic | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2017 | 7th | Elected in 1988. Retired. |
Obadiah B. McFadden | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Territory | Elected in 1872. Retired. |
Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | January 3, 2005 – present | 5th | Elected in 2004. Incumbent. |
Lloyd Meeds | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1979 | 2nd | Elected in 1964. Retired. |
Jack Metcalf | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 | 2nd | Elected in 1994. Retired. |
John F. Miller | Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1931 | 1st | Elected in 1916. Lost renomination to Horr. |
John Ripin Miller | Republican | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 | 1st | Elected in 1984. Retired. |
Hugh Mitchell | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | 1st | Elected in 1948. Retired to run for governor. |
Sid Morrison | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993 | 4th | Elected in 1980. Retired to run for governor. |
George Nethercutt | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005 | 5th | Elected in 1994. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
Dan Newhouse | Republican | January 3, 2015 – present | 4th | Elected in 2014. Incumbent. |
Fred B. Norman | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | 3rd | Elected in 1942. Lost re-election to Savage. |
January 3, 1947 – April 18, 1947 | Elected in 1946. Died. | |||
Thomas Pelly | Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973 | 1st | Elected in 1952. Retired. |
Miles Poindexter | Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | 3rd | Elected in 1908. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
Joel Pritchard | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1985 | 1st | Elected in 1972. Retired. |
Dave Reichert | Republican | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2019 | 8th | Elected in 2004. Retired. |
Charles R. Savage | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | 3rd | Elected in 1944. Lost re-election to Norman. |
Kim Schrier | Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present | 8th | Elected in 2018. Incumbent. |
Adam Smith | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – present | 9th | Elected in 1996. Incumbent. |
Linda Smith | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999 | 3rd | Elected in 1994. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
Martin F. Smith | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | 3rd | Elected in 1932. Lost re-election to Norman. |
Isaac Stevens | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | Territory | Elected in 1856. Retired. |
Marilyn Strickland | Democratic | January 3, 2021 – present | 10th | Elected in 2020. Incumbent. |
K. William Stinson | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | 7th | Elected in 1962. Lost re-election to Adams. |
John W. Summers | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 | 4th | Elected in 1918. Lost re-election to K. Hill. |
Al Swift | Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995 | 2nd | Elected in 1978. Retired. |
Randy Tate | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | 9th | Elected in 1994. Lost re-election to A. Smith. |
Thor C. Tollefson | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1965 | 6th | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election to Hicks. |
Jolene Unsoeld | Democratic | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995 | 3rd | Elected in 1988. Lost re-election to L. Smith. |
Charles Stewart Voorhees | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | Territory | Elected in 1884. Lost re-election to Allen. |
William H. Wallace | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Territory | Elected in 1860. Retired. |
Monrad Wallgren | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – December 19, 1940 | 2nd | Elected in 1932. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected. |
Stanton Warburton | Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | 2nd | Elected in 1910. Lost renomination to Johnson. |
J. Stanley Webster | Republican | March 4, 1919 – May 8, 1923 | 5th | Elected in 1918. Resigned to become judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. |
Jack Westland | Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1965 | 2nd | Elected in 1952. Lost re-election to Meeds. |
Rick White | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999 | 1st | Elected in 1994. Lost re-election to Inslee. |
John L. Wilson | Republican | November 20, 1889 – February 18, 1895 | At-large | Elected in 1889. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected. |
Marion Zioncheck | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – August 7, 1936 | 1st | Elected in 1932. Died. |
Living former members[edit]
As of December 2024, there are 16 living former members from Washington. The most recent member to die was George Nethercutt (served 1995–2005) on June 14, 2024. The most recently serving member to die was Jennifer Dunn (served 1993–2005) on September 5, 2007.
Representative | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Norm Dicks | 1977–2013 | December 16, 1940 |
John E. Cunningham | 1977–1979 | March 27, 1931 |
Sid Morrison | 1981–1993 | May 13, 1933 |
Rod Chandler | 1983–1993 | July 13, 1942 |
Jim McDermott | 1989–2017 | December 28, 1936 |
Maria Cantwell | 1993–1995 | October 13, 1958 |
Mike Kreidler | 1993–1995 | September 28, 1943 |
Jay Inslee | 1993–1995 1999–2012 |
February 9, 1951 |
Randy Tate | 1995–1997 | November 23, 1965 |
Rick White | 1995–1999 | November 6, 1953 |
Linda Smith | 1995–1999 | July 16, 1950 |
Doc Hastings | 1995–2015 | February 7, 1941 |
Brian Baird | 1999–2011 | March 7, 1956 |
Dave Reichert | 2005–2019 | August 29, 1950 |
Jaime Herrerra Butler | 2011–2023 | November 3, 1978 |
Denny Heck | 2013–2021 | July 29, 1952 |
Superlative representatives[edit]
Longest serving representatives[edit]
Representative | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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Norm Dicks | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 2013 | 36 years |
Tom Foley | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1995 | 30 years |
Jim McDermott | January 3, 1989 | January 3, 2017 | 28 years |
Adam Smith | January 3, 1997 | Present | 27 years, 361 days |
Walt Horan | January 3, 1943 | January 3, 1965 | 22 years |
Shortest serving representatives[edit]
Excluding incumbent Strickland
Representative | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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John E. Cunningham | May 17, 1977 | January 3, 1979 | 1 year, 231 days |
William Carey Jones | March 4, 1897 | March 3, 1899 | 2 years |
Miles Poindexter | March 4, 1909 | March 3, 1911 | 2 years |
James W. Bryan | March 4, 1913 | March 3, 1915 | 2 years |
Jacob Falconer | March 4, 1913 | March 3, 1915 | 2 years |
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Directory of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 18, 2021.