House Seniority
| Democrats | |||
| House Democrats base seniority on length of time in office. Democratic members who return after previous House service are given seniority over others elected at that time, but do not receive full credit for their previous stint in the House. | |||
| Member | State | Start of Service | Past Service |
| John Dingell | MI | 12/13/55 | |
| John Conyers | MI | 01/03/65 | |
| David Obey | WI | 04/01/69 | |
| Charles Rangel | NY | 01/03/71 | |
| Pete Stark | CA | 01/03/73 | |
| John Murtha | PA | 02/05/74 | |
| George Miller | CA | 01/03/75 | |
| James Oberstar | MN | 01/03/75 | |
| Henry Waxman | CA | 01/03/75 | |
| Edward Markey | MA | 11/02/76 | |
| Norm Dicks | WA | 01/03/77 | |
| Dale Kildee | MI | 01/03/77 | |
| Nick Rahall | WV | 01/03/77 | |
| Ike Skelton | MO | 01/03/77 | |
| Barney Frank | MA | 01/03/81 | |
| Steny Hoyer | MD | 05/19/81 | |
| Howard Berman | CA | 01/03/83 | |
| Rick Boucher | VA | 01/03/83 | |
| Marcy Kaptur | OH | 01/03/83 | |
| Sander Levin | MI | 01/03/83 | |
| Alan Mollohan | WV | 01/03/83 | |
| Solomon Ortiz | TX | 01/03/83 | |
| John Spratt | SC | 01/03/83 | |
| Edolphus Towns | NY | 01/03/83 | |
| Gary Ackerman | NY | 03/01/83 | |
| Bart Gordon | TN | 01/03/85 | |
| Paul Kanjorski | PA | 01/03/85 | |
| Peter Visclosky | IN | 01/03/85 | |
| Peter DeFazio | OR | 01/03/87 | |
| John Lewis | GA | 01/03/87 | |
| Louise Slaughter | NY | 01/03/87 | |
| Nancy Pelosi | CA | 06/02/87 | |
| Jerry Costello | IL | 08/09/88 | |
| Frank Pallone | NJ | 11/08/88 | |
| Eliot Engel | NY | 01/03/89 | |
| Nita Lowey | NY | 01/03/89 | |
| Jim McDermott | WA | 01/03/89 | |
| Richard Neal | MA | 01/03/89 | |
| Donald Payne | NJ | 01/03/89 | |
| John Tanner | TN | 01/03/89 | |
| Gene Taylor | MS | 10/17/89 | |
| José Serrano | NY | 03/20/90 | |
| Robert Andrews | NJ | 11/06/90 | |
| Neil Abercrombie* | HI | 01/03/91 | Also served Sept. 1986- Jan. 1987 |
| Rosa DeLauro | CT | 01/03/91 | |
| Chet Edwards | TX | 01/03/91 | |
| Jim Moran | VA | 01/03/91 | |
| Collin Peterson | MN | 01/03/91 | |
| Maxine Waters | CA | 01/03/91 | |
| John Olver | MA | 06/04/91 | |
| Ed Pastor | AZ | 09/24/91 | |
| Jerrold Nadler | NY | 11/04/92 | |
| Xavier Becerra | CA | 01/03/93 | |
| Sanford Bishop | GA | 01/03/93 | |
| Corrine Brown | FL | 01/03/93 | |
| James Clyburn | SC | 01/03/93 | |
| Anna Eshoo | CA | 01/03/93 | |
| Bob Filner | CA | 01/03/93 | |
| Gene Green | TX | 01/03/93 | |
| Luis Gutierrez | IL | 01/03/93 | |
| Alcee Hastings | FL | 01/03/93 | |
| Maurice Hinchey | NY | 01/03/93 | |
| Tim Holden | PA | 01/03/93 | |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | TX | 01/03/93 | |
| Carolyn Maloney | NY | 01/03/93 | |
| Earl Pomeroy | ND | 01/03/93 | |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | CA | 01/03/93 | |
| Bobby Rush | IL | 01/03/93 | |
| Bobby Scott | VA | 01/03/93 | |
| Bart Stupak | MI | 01/03/93 | |
| Nydia Velázquez | NY | 01/03/93 | |
| Melvin Watt | NC | 01/03/93 | |
| Lynn Woolsey | CA | 01/03/93 | |
| Bennie Thompson | MS | 04/13/93 | |
| Sam Farr | CA | 06/08/93 | |
| Lloyd Doggett | TX | 01/03/95 | |
| Mike Doyle | PA | 01/03/95 | |
| Chaka Fattah | PA | 01/03/95 | |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | TX | 01/03/95 | |
| Patrick Kennedy | RI | 01/03/95 | |
| Zoe Lofgren | CA | 01/03/95 | |
| Jesse Jackson Jr. | IL | 12/12/95 | |
| Elijah Cummings | MD | 04/16/96 | |
| Earl Blumenauer | OR | 05/21/96 | |
| David Price* | NC | 01/03/97 | Also served 1987-1995 |
| Marion Berry | AR | 01/03/97 | |
| Leonard Boswell | IA | 01/03/97 | |
| Allen Boyd | FL | 01/03/97 | |
| Danny Davis | IL | 01/03/97 | |
| Diana DeGette | CO | 01/03/97 | |
| Bill Delahunt | MA | 01/03/97 | |
| Bob Etheridge | NC | 01/03/97 | |
| Rubén Hinojosa | TX | 01/03/97 | |
| Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick | MI | 01/03/97 | |
| Ron Kind | WI | 01/03/97 | |
| Dennis Kucinich | OH | 01/03/97 | |
| Carolyn McCarthy | NY | 01/03/97 | |
| Jim McGovern | MA | 01/03/97 | |
| Mike McIntyre | NC | 01/03/97 | |
| Bill Pascrell | NJ | 01/03/97 | |
| Silvestre Reyes | TX | 01/03/97 | |
| Steven Rothman | NJ | 01/03/97 | |
| Loretta Sanchez | CA | 01/03/97 | |
| Brad Sherman | CA | 01/03/97 | |
| Adam Smith | WA | 01/03/97 | |
| Vic Snyder | AR | 01/03/97 | |
| John Tierney | MA | 01/03/97 | |
| Robert Wexler | FL | 01/03/97 | |
| Gregory Meeks | NY | 02/03/98 | |
| Lois Capps | CA | 03/10/98 | |
| Barbara Lee | CA | 04/07/98 | |
| Robert Brady | PA | 05/19/98 | |
| Jay Inslee* | WA | 01/03/99 | Also served 1993-1995 |
| Brian Baird | WA | 01/03/99 | |
| Tammy Baldwin | WI | 01/03/99 | |
| Shelley Berkley | NV | 01/03/99 | |
| Michael Capuano | MA | 01/03/99 | |
| Joseph Crowley | NY | 01/03/99 | |
| Charles Gonzalez | TX | 01/03/99 | |
| Rush Holt | NJ | 01/03/99 | |
| John Larson | CT | 01/03/99 | |
| Dennis Moore | KS | 01/03/99 | |
| Grace Napolitano | CA | 01/03/99 | |
| Jan Schakowsky | IL | 01/03/99 | |
| Mike Thompson | CA | 01/03/99 | |
| Anthony Weiner | NY | 01/03/99 | |
| David Wu | OR | 01/03/99 | |
| Joe Baca | CA | 11/17/99 | |
| Jane Harman* | CA | 01/03/01 | Also served 1993-1999 |
| William Lacy Clay | MO | 01/03/01 | |
| Susan Davis | CA | 01/03/01 | |
| Mike Honda | CA | 01/03/01 | |
| Steve Israel | NY | 01/03/01 | |
| Jim Langevin | RI | 01/03/01 | |
| Rick Larsen | WA | 01/03/01 | |
| Jim Matheson | UT | 01/03/01 | |
| Betty McCollum | MN | 01/03/01 | |
| Mike Ross | AR | 01/03/01 | |
| Adam Schiff | CA | 01/03/01 | |
| Diane Watson | CA | 06/05/01 | |
| Stephen Lynch | MA | 10/16/01 | |
| Jim Cooper* | TN | 01/03/03 | Also served 1983-1995 |
| Tim Bishop | NY | 01/03/03 | |
| Dennis Cardoza | CA | 01/03/03 | |
| Artur Davis | AL | 01/03/03 | |
| Lincoln Davis | TN | 01/03/03 | |
| Raúl Grijalva | AZ | 01/03/03 | |
| Jim Marshall | GA | 01/03/03 | |
| Kendrick Meek | FL | 01/03/03 | |
| Michael Michaud | ME | 01/03/03 | |
| Brad Miller | NC | 01/03/03 | |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | MD | 01/03/03 | |
| Tim Ryan | OH | 01/03/03 | |
| Linda Sánchez | CA | 01/03/03 | |
| David Scott | GA | 01/03/03 | |
| Chris Van Hollen | MD | 01/03/03 | |
| Ben Chandler | KY | 02/17/04 | |
| Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | SD | 06/01/04 | |
| G.K. Butterfield | NC | 07/20/04 | |
| John Barrow | GA | 01/03/05 | |
| Melissa Bean | IL | 01/03/05 | |
| Dan Boren | OK | 01/03/05 | |
| Russ Carnahan | MO | 01/03/05 | |
| Emanuel Cleaver | MO | 01/03/05 | |
| Jim Costa | CA | 01/03/05 | |
| Henry Cuellar | TX | 01/03/05 | |
| Al Green | TX | 01/03/05 | |
| Brian Higgins | NY | 01/03/05 | |
| Daniel Lipinski | IL | 01/03/05 | |
| Charlie Melancon | LA | 01/03/05 | |
| Gwen Moore | WI | 01/03/05 | |
| John Salazar | CO | 01/03/05 | |
| Allyson Schwartz | PA | 01/03/05 | |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | FL | 01/03/05 | |
| Doris Matsui | CA | 03/08/05 | |
| Albio Sires | NJ | 11/13/06 | |
| Ciro Rodriguez* | TX | 01/04/07 | Also served 1997-2005 |
| Baron Hill* | IN | 01/04/07 | Also served 1999-2005 |
| Jason Altmire | PA | 01/04/07 | |
| Michael Arcuri | NY | 01/04/07 | |
| Bruce Braley | IA | 01/04/07 | |
| Christopher Carney | PA | 01/04/07 | |
| Kathy Castor | FL | 01/04/07 | |
| Yvette Clarke | NY | 01/04/07 | |
| Steve Cohen | TN | 01/04/07 | |
| Joe Courtney | CT | 01/04/07 | |
| Joe Donnelly | IN | 01/04/07 | |
| Keith Ellison | MN | 01/04/07 | |
| Brad Ellsworth | IN | 01/04/07 | |
| Gabrielle Giffords | AZ | 01/04/07 | |
| John Hall | NY | 01/04/07 | |
| Phil Hare | IL | 01/04/07 | |
| Dean Heller | NV | 01/04/07 | |
| Mazie Hirono | HI | 01/04/07 | |
| Paul Hodes | NH | 01/04/07 | |
| Hank Johnson | GA | 01/04/07 | |
| Steve Kagen | WI | 01/04/07 | |
| Ron Klein | FL | 01/04/07 | |
| Dave Loebsack | IA | 01/04/07 | |
| Jerry McNerney | CA | 01/04/07 | |
| Harry Mitchell | AZ | 01/04/07 | |
| Chris Murphy | CT | 01/04/07 | |
| Patrick Murphy | PA | 01/04/07 | |
| Ed Perlmutter | CO | 01/04/07 | |
| John Sarbanes | MD | 01/04/07 | |
| Joe Sestak | PA | 01/04/07 | |
| Carol Shea-Porter | NH | 01/04/07 | |
| Heath Shuler | NC | 01/04/07 | |
| Zack Space | OH | 01/04/07 | |
| Betty Sutton | OH | 01/04/07 | |
| Tim Walz | MN | 01/04/07 | |
| Peter Welch | VT | 01/04/07 | |
| Charlie Wilson | OH | 01/04/07 | |
| John Yarmuth | KY | 01/04/07 | |
| Laura Richardson | CA | 09/04/07 | |
| Niki Tsongas | MA | 10/18/07 | |
| Bill Foster | IL | 03/11/08 | |
| André Carson | IN | 03/13/08 | |
| Jackie Speier | CA | 04/10/08 | |
| Travis Childers | MS | 05/20/08 | |
| Donna Edwards | MD | 06/19/08 | |
| Marcia Fudge | OH | 11/19/08 | |
| John Adler | NJ | 01/06/09 | |
| Bobby Bright | AL | 01/06/09 | |
| John Boccieri | OH | 01/06/09 | |
| Gerry Connolly | VA | 01/06/09 | |
| Kathy Dahlkemper | PA | 01/06/09 | |
| Steve Driehaus | OH | 01/06/09 | |
| Alan Grayson | FL | 01/06/09 | |
| Parker Griffith | AL | 01/06/09 | |
| Debbie Halvorson | IL | 01/06/09 | |
| Martin Heinrich | NM | 01/06/09 | |
| Jim Himes | CT | 01/06/09 | |
| Mary Jo Kilroy | OH | 01/06/09 | |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | AZ | 01/06/09 | |
| Larry Kissell | NC | 01/06/09 | |
| Suzanne Kosmas | FL | 01/06/09 | |
| Frank Kratovil | MD | 01/06/09 | |
| Ben Ray Luján | NM | 01/06/09 | |
| Dan Maffei | NY | 01/06/09 | |
| Betsy Markey | CO | 01/06/09 | |
| Eric Massa | NY | 01/06/09 | |
| Michael McMahon | NY | 01/06/09 | |
| Walt Minnick | ID | 01/06/09 | |
| Glenn Nye | VA | 01/06/09 | |
| Tom Perriello | VA | 01/06/09 | |
| Gary Peters | MI | 01/06/09 | |
| Chellie Pingree | ME | 01/06/09 | |
| Jared Polis | CO | 01/06/09 | |
| Mark Schauer | MI | 01/06/09 | |
| Kurt Schrader | OR | 01/06/09 | |
| Harry Teague | NM | 01/06/09 | |
| Dina Titus | NV | 01/06/09 | |
| Paul Tonko | NY | 01/06/09 | |
| Mike Quigley | IL | 04/21/09 | |
| Scott Murphy | NY | 04/29/09 | |
| Judy Chu | CA | 07/16/09 | |
* Previous House service |
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| Republicans | |||
| House Republicans base seniority on length of time in office. Members who return after previous House service are usually allowed to claim most of their earlier service for seniority purposes, although final decisions are made by the Republican leadership. | |||
| Member | State | Start of Service | Past Service |
| Bill Young | FL | 01/03/71 | |
| Don Young | AK | 03/06/73 | |
| Jerry Lewis | CA | 01/03/79 | |
| Jim Sensenbrenner | WI | 01/03/79 | |
| Tom Petri | WI | 04/03/79 | |
| David Dreier | CA | 01/03/81 | |
| Ralph Hall | TX | 01/03/81 | |
| Harold Rogers | KY | 01/03/81 | |
| Chris Smith | NJ | 01/03/81 | |
| Frank Wolf | VA | 01/03/81 | |
| Dan Burton | IN | 01/03/83 | |
| Joe Barton | TX | 01/03/85 | |
| Howard Coble | NC | 01/03/85 | |
| Elton Gallegly | CA | 01/03/87 | |
| Wally Herger | CA | 01/03/87 | |
| Lamar Smith | TX | 01/03/87 | |
| Fred Upton | MI | 01/03/87 | |
| John Duncan | TN | 11/08/88 | |
| Dana Rohrabacher | CA | 01/03/89 | |
| Cliff Stearns | FL | 01/03/89 | |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | FL | 08/29/89 | |
| Ron Paul* | TX | 01/03/97 | Also served 1976-1977; 1979-1985 |
| John Boehner | OH | 01/03/91 | |
| Dave Camp | MI | 01/03/91 | |
| Sam Johnson | TX | 05/18/91 | |
| Spencer Bachus | AL | 01/03/93 | |
| Roscoe Bartlett | MD | 01/03/93 | |
| Steve Buyer | IN | 01/03/93 | |
| Ken Calvert | CA | 01/03/93 | |
| Michael Castle | DE | 01/03/93 | |
| Nathan Deal | GA | 01/03/93 | |
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | FL | 01/03/93 | |
| Bob Goodlatte | VA | 01/03/93 | |
| Pete Hoekstra | MI | 01/03/93 | |
| Peter King | NY | 01/03/93 | |
| Jack Kingston | GA | 01/03/93 | |
| John Linder | GA | 01/03/93 | |
| Buck McKeon | CA | 01/03/93 | |
| Don Manzullo | IL | 01/03/93 | |
| John Mica | FL | 01/03/93 | |
| Ed Royce | CA | 01/03/93 | |
| Vernon Ehlers | MI | 12/07/93 | |
| Frank Lucas | OK | 05/10/94 | |
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | NJ | 01/03/95 | |
| Doc Hastings | WA | 01/03/95 | |
| Walter Jones | NC | 01/03/95 | |
| Tom Latham | IA | 01/03/95 | |
| Steven LaTourette | OH | 01/03/95 | |
| Frank LoBiondo | NJ | 01/03/95 | |
| Dan Lungren* | CA | 01/03/05 | Also served 1979-1989 |
| Sue Myrick | NC | 01/03/95 | |
| George Radanovich | CA | 01/03/95 | |
| John Shadegg | AZ | 01/03/95 | |
| Mark Souder | IN | 01/03/95 | |
| Mac Thornberry | TX | 01/03/95 | |
| Todd Tiahrt | KS | 01/03/95 | |
| Zach Wamp | TN | 01/03/95 | |
| Ed Whitfield | KY | 01/03/95 | |
| Jo Ann Emerson | MD | 11/05/96 | |
| Robert Aderholt | AL | 01/03/97 | |
| Roy Blunt | MO | 01/03/97 | |
| Kevin Brady | TX | 01/03/97 | |
| Kay Granger | TX | 01/03/97 | |
| Jerry Moran | KS | 01/03/97 | |
| Joe Pitts | PA | 01/03/97 | |
| Pete Sessions | TX | 01/03/97 | |
| John Shimkus | IL | 01/03/97 | |
| Mary Bono Mack | CA | 04/07/98 | |
| Judy Biggert | IL | 01/03/99 | |
| Bob Inglis* | SC | 01/03/05 | Also served 1993-1999 |
| Gary Miller | CA | 01/03/99 | |
| Paul Ryan | WI | 01/03/99 | |
| Mike Simpson | ID | 01/03/99 | |
| Lee Terry | NE | 01/03/99 | |
| Greg Walden | OR | 01/03/99 | |
| Brian Bilbray* | CA | 06/06/06 | Also served 1995-2001 |
| Todd Akin | MO | 01/03/01 | |
| Henry Brown | SC | 01/03/01 | |
| Eric Cantor | VA | 01/03/01 | |
| Shelley Moore Capito | WV | 01/03/01 | |
| Ander Crenshaw | FL | 01/03/01 | |
| John Culberson | TX | 01/03/01 | |
| Jeff Flake | AZ | 01/03/01 | |
| Sam Graves | MO | 01/03/01 | |
| Darrell Issa | CA | 01/03/01 | |
| Tim Johnson | IL | 01/03/01 | |
| Mark Kirk | IL | 01/03/01 | |
| Mike Pence | IN | 01/03/01 | |
| Todd Platts | PA | 01/03/01 | |
| Adam Putnam | FL | 01/03/01 | |
| Denny Rehberg | MT | 01/03/01 | |
| Mike Rogers | MI | 01/03/01 | |
| Pat Tiberi | OH | 01/03/01 | |
| Bill Shuster | PA | 05/15/01 | |
| Randy Forbes | VA | 06/19/01 | |
| Jeff Miller | FL | 10/16/01 | |
| John Boozman | AR | 11/20/01 | |
| Joe Wilson | SC | 12/18/01 | |
| John Sullivan | OK | 02/27/02 | |
| Rodney Alexander | LA | 01/03/03 | |
| Gresham Barrett | SC | 01/03/03 | |
| Rob Bishop | UT | 01/03/03 | |
| Marsha Blackburn | TN | 01/03/03 | |
| Jo Bonner | AL | 01/03/03 | |
| Ginny Brown-Waite | FL | 01/03/03 | |
| Michael Burgess | TX | 01/03/03 | |
| John Carter | TX | 01/03/03 | |
| Tom Cole | OK | 01/03/03 | |
| Mario Diaz-Balart | FL | 01/03/03 | |
| Trent Franks | AZ | 01/03/03 | |
| Scott Garrett | NJ | 01/03/03 | |
| Jim Gerlach | PA | 01/03/03 | |
| Phil Gingrey | GA | 01/03/03 | |
| Jeb Hensarling | TX | 01/03/03 | |
| Steve King | IA | 01/03/03 | |
| John Kline | MN | 01/03/03 | |
| Thaddeus McCotter | MI | 01/03/03 | |
| Candice Miller | MI | 01/03/03 | |
| Tim Murphy | PA | 01/03/03 | |
| Devin Nunes | CA | 01/03/03 | |
| Mike Rogers | AL | 01/03/03 | |
| Mike Turner | OH | 01/03/03 | |
| Randy Neugebauer | TX | 06/03/03 | |
| Charles Boustany | LA | 01/03/05 | |
| Mike Conaway | TX | 01/03/05 | |
| Geoff Davis | KY | 01/03/05 | |
| Charlie Dent | PA | 01/03/05 | |
| Jeff Fortenberry | NE | 01/03/05 | |
| Virginia Foxx | NC | 01/03/05 | |
| Louie Gohmert | TX | 01/03/05 | |
| Michael McCaul | TX | 01/03/05 | |
| Patrick McHenry | NC | 01/03/05 | |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | WA | 01/03/05 | |
| Connie Mack | FL | 01/03/05 | |
| Kenny Marchant | TX | 01/03/05 | |
| Ted Poe | TX | 01/03/05 | |
| Tom Price | GA | 01/03/05 | |
| Dave Reichert | WA | 01/03/05 | |
| Lynn Westmoreland | GA | 01/03/05 | |
| Jean Schmidt | OH | 08/02/05 | |
| John Campbell | CA | 12/07/05 | |
| Michele Bachmann | MN | 01/04/07 | |
| Gus Bilirakis | FL | 01/04/07 | |
| Vern Buchanan | FL | 01/04/07 | |
| Mary Fallin | OK | 01/04/07 | |
| Jim Jordan | OH | 01/04/07 | |
| Doug Lamborn | CO | 01/04/07 | |
| Kevin McCarthy | CA | 01/04/07 | |
| Peter Roskam | IL | 01/04/07 | |
| Adrian Smith | NE | 01/04/07 | |
| Paul Broun | GA | 07/25/07 | |
| Bob Latta | OH | 12/13/07 | |
| Rob Wittman | VA | 12/13/07 | |
| Steve Scalise | LA | 05/07/08 | |
| Steve Austria | OH | 01/06/09 | |
| Joseph Cao | LA | 01/06/09 | |
| Bill Cassidy | LA | 01/06/09 | |
| Jason Chaffetz | UT | 01/06/09 | |
| Mike Coffman | CO | 01/06/09 | |
| John Fleming | LA | 01/06/09 | |
| Brett Guthrie | KY | 01/06/09 | |
| Gregg Harper | MS | 01/06/09 | |
| Duncan D. Hunter | CA | 01/06/09 | |
| Lynn Jenkins | KS | 01/06/09 | |
| Leonard Lance | NJ | 01/06/09 | |
| Chris Lee | NY | 01/06/09 | |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | MO | 01/06/09 | |
| Cynthia Lummis | WY | 01/06/09 | |
| Tom McClintock | CA | 01/06/09 | |
| Pete Olson | TX | 01/06/09 | |
| Erik Paulsen | MN | 01/06/09 | |
| Bill Posey | FL | 01/06/09 | |
| Phil Roe | TN | 01/06/09 | |
| Tom Rooney | FL | 01/06/09 | |
| Aaron Schock | IL | 01/06/09 | |
| Glenn Thompson | PA | 01/06/09 | |
* Previous House service; approximate seniority |
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