List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
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This is a list of Jewish members of the United States Congress. As of 2023[update], there are nine Jewish senators and 26 Jewish members of the House of Representatives serving in the United States Congress.
Senate
[edit]Senator | Party | State | Term | Notes | ||||
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Start | End | Length of service (days) | ||||||
David Levy Yulee[a] | Democratic | Florida | July 1, 1845 | March 4, 1851 | 2,072 (5 years, 246 days) |
Lost renomination[2] | ||
March 4, 1855 | January 21, 1861 | 2,150 (5 years, 323 days) |
Withdrew from the Senate in 1861 following the secession of Florida from the Union[2] | |||||
Judah P. Benjamin | Whig (1853–1856) |
Louisiana | March 4, 1853 | February 4, 1861 | 2,894 (7 years, 337 days) |
Withdrew from the Senate in 1861 following the secession of Louisiana from the Union[3] | ||
Democratic (1856–1861) | ||||||||
Benjamin F. Jonas | Democratic | Louisiana | March 4, 1879 | March 4, 1885 | 2,164 (6 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination[4] | ||
Joseph Simon | Republican | Oregon | October 7, 1898 | March 4, 1903 | 1,608 (4 years, 148 days) |
Retired[5] | ||
Isidor Rayner | Democratic | Maryland | March 4, 1905 | November 25, 1912 | 2,823 (7 years, 266 days) |
Died in office[6] | ||
Simon Guggenheim | Republican | Colorado | March 4, 1907 | March 4, 1913 | 2,192 (6 years, 0 days) |
Retired[7] | ||
Herbert H. Lehman | Democratic | New York | November 9, 1949 | January 3, 1957 | 2,612 (7 years, 55 days) |
Retired[8] | ||
Richard L. Neuberger | Democratic | Oregon | January 3, 1955 | March 9, 1960 | 1,892 (5 years, 66 days) |
Died in office[9] | ||
Jacob K. Javits | Republican | New York | January 9, 1957 | January 3, 1981 | 8,760 (23 years, 360 days) |
Lost reelection as Liberal Party nominee after having lost Republican Party renomination[10] | ||
Ernest Gruening | Democratic | Alaska | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1969 | 3,653 (10 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination Lost write-in reelection[11] | ||
Abraham A. Ribicoff | Democratic | Connecticut | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1981 | 6,575 (18 years, 0 days) |
Retired[12] | ||
Howard Metzenbaum | Democratic | Ohio | January 4, 1974 | December 23, 1974 | 353 (353 days) |
Resigned to permit governor to appoint winner of general election, after previously having lost renomination for new term[13] | ||
December 29, 1976 | January 3, 1995 | 6,579 (18 years, 5 days) |
Retired[13] | |||||
Richard Stone | Democratic | Florida | January 1, 1975 | December 31, 1980 | 2,191 (5 years, 365 days) |
Lost renomination[14] | ||
Edward Zorinsky | Democratic | Nebraska | December 28, 1976 | March 6, 1987 | 3,720 (10 years, 68 days) |
Died in office [15] | ||
Rudy Boschwitz | Republican | Minnesota | December 30, 1978 | January 3, 1991 | 4,387 (12 years, 4 days) |
Lost reelection[16] | ||
William Cohen | Republican | Maine | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1997 | 6,575 (18 years, 0 days) |
Retired[2] | ||
Carl Levin | Democratic | Michigan | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 2015 | 13,149 (36 years, 0 days) |
Retired[17] | ||
Warren Rudman | Republican | New Hampshire | December 29, 1980 | January 3, 1993 | 4,388 (12 years, 5 days) |
Retired[18] | ||
Arlen Specter | Republican (1981–2009) |
Pennsylvania | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 2011 | 10,957 (30 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination by the Democratic Party, to which he had switched the prior year.[19] | ||
Democratic (2009–2011) | ||||||||
Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | New Jersey | December 27, 1982 | January 3, 2001 | 6,582 (18 years, 7 days) |
Retired[20] | ||
January 3, 2003 | June 3, 2013 | 3,804 (10 years, 151 days) |
Died in office[20] | |||||
Chic Hecht | Republican | Nevada | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1989 | 2,192 (6 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[21] | ||
Herb Kohl | Democratic | Wisconsin | January 3, 1989 | January 3, 2013 | 8,766 (24 years, 0 days) |
Retired[22] | ||
Joe Lieberman | Democratic (1989–2006) |
Connecticut | January 3, 1989 | January 3, 2013 | 8,766 (24 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination, but re-elected on the Connecticut for Lieberman ticket in 2006 Retired[23] | ||
Independent (2006–2013) | ||||||||
Paul Wellstone | Democratic (DFL) | Minnesota | January 3, 1991 | October 25, 2002 | 4,313 (11 years, 295 days) |
Died in office[24] | ||
Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | California | November 10, 1992 | September 29, 2023 | 11,279 (30 years, 323 days) |
Died in office[25] | ||
Barbara Boxer | Democratic | California | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2017 | 8,766 (24 years, 0 days) |
Retired[26] | ||
Russ Feingold | Democratic | Wisconsin | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2011 | 6,574 (18 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[27] | ||
Ron Wyden | Democratic | Oregon | February 6, 1996 | Incumbent | 10,516 (28 years, 289 days) |
[28] | ||
Chuck Schumer | Democratic | New York | January 3, 1999 | Incumbent | 9,454 (25 years, 323 days) |
First Jewish Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader[29] | ||
Norm Coleman | Republican | Minnesota | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2009 | 2,192 (6 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[30] | ||
Ben Cardin | Democratic | Maryland | January 3, 2007 | Incumbent | 6,532 (17 years, 323 days) |
[31] | ||
Bernie Sanders | Independent | Vermont | January 3, 2007 | Incumbent | 6,532 (17 years, 323 days) |
Elected as an Independent. Began identifying alternately as an Independent or Democrat while running in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries. Officially joined the Democratic Party after signing a declaratory pledge, but kept his independent affiliation in the Senate.[32] | ||
Al Franken | Democratic (DFL) | Minnesota | July 7, 2009 | January 2, 2018 | 3,101 (8 years, 179 days) |
Resigned[33] | ||
Michael Bennet | Democratic | Colorado | January 21, 2009 | Incumbent | 5,783 (15 years, 305 days) |
[34] | ||
Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | Connecticut | January 3, 2011 | Incumbent | 5,071 (13 years, 323 days) |
[35] | ||
Brian Schatz | Democratic | Hawaii | December 26, 2012 | Incumbent | 4,348 (11 years, 331 days) |
[36] | ||
Jacky Rosen | Democratic | Nevada | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 2,149 (5 years, 323 days) |
[37] | ||
Jon Ossoff | Democratic | Georgia | January 20, 2021 | Incumbent | 1,401 (3 years, 306 days) |
[38] |
Members-elect
[edit]Senator-elect | Party | State | Expected term start | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Schiff | Democratic | California | December 2024 | [39] | ||
Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | Michigan | January 3, 2025 | [40] |
Term about to end
[edit]Senator | Party | State | Expected term end | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Cardin | Democratic | Maryland | January 3, 2025 | [41] |
Elected to the Senate, but not seated
[edit]Senator-elect | Party | State | Year elected | Notes | ||
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Michael Hahn | Republican | Louisiana | 1865 | Not seated due to policy of Radical Republicans not to seat any senators-elect from former Confederate states until a Reconstruction plan had been adopted[42] |
List of states represented by Jewish senators
[edit]Twenty-two states have been represented by Jewish senators. As of October 3, 2023, nine states are represented by Jewish senators.
Concurrently serving Jewish senators from the same state
[edit]State | Start date | End date | Duration | Senior senator | Junior senator | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
California | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2017 | 8,766 days (24 years, 0 days) |
Dianne Feinstein (D) | Barbara Boxer (D) | ||
Wisconsin | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2011 | 6,574 days (18 years, 0 days) |
Herb Kohl (D) | Russ Feingold (D) | ||
Connecticut | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | 731 days (2 years, 0 days) |
Joe Lieberman (I) | Richard Blumenthal (D) |
Elections with two Jewish major-party nominees
[edit]Incumbent senators are in bold.
Elections with two Jewish major-party nominees | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Election year | State | Winner | Second-place finisher | |
1990 | Maine | William Cohen | Neil Rolde | |
Minnesota | Paul Wellstone | Rudy Boschwitz | ||
1992 | California | Barbara Boxer | Bruce Herschensohn | |
1996 | Minnesota | Paul Wellstone | Rudy Boschwitz | |
2008 | Minnesota | Al Franken | Norm Coleman | |
New Jersey | Frank Lautenberg | Dick Zimmer | ||
2022 | Connecticut | Richard Blumenthal | Leora Levy |
Timeline
[edit]House of Representatives
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Term | Notes | ||||
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Start | End | Length of service (days) | ||||||
Lewis Charles Levin | American (Know Nothing) | PA-01 | March 4, 1845 | March 4, 1851 | 2,191 (6 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[43] | ||
Emanuel B. Hart | Democratic | NY-03 | March 4, 1851 | March 4, 1853 | 731 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination[44] | ||
Philip Phillips | Democratic | AL-01 | March 4, 1853 | March 4, 1855 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Retired[45] | ||
Henry Myer Phillips | Democratic | PA-04 | March 4, 1857 | March 4, 1859 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[46] | ||
Michael Hahn | Unionist | LA-02 | December 3, 1862 | March 4, 1863 | 91 (91 days) |
Retired[42] | ||
Republican | March 4, 1885 | March 15, 1886 | 376 (1 year, 11 days) |
Died in office[42] | ||||
Leonard Myers | Republican | PA-03 | March 4, 1863 | March 3, 1875 | 4,382 (11 years, 364 days) |
Lost reelection[47] | ||
Myer Strouse | Democratic | PA-10 | March 4, 1863 | March 4, 1867 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Retired[48] | ||
William M. Levy | Democratic | LA-04 | March 4, 1875 | March 4, 1877 | 731 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[49] | ||
Leopold Morse | Democratic | MA-04 (from 1877) MA-05 (from 1883) |
March 4, 1877 | March 4, 1885 | 2,922 (8 years, 0 days) |
Retired[50] | ||
MA-03 | March 4, 1887 | March 4, 1889 | 731 (2 years, 0 days) |
Retired[50] | ||||
Edwin Einstein | Republican | NY-07 | March 4, 1879 | March 4, 1881 | 731 (2 years, 0 days) |
Retired[51] | ||
Julius Houseman | Democratic | MI-05 | March 4, 1883 | March 4, 1885 | 731 (2 years, 0 days) |
Retired[52] | ||
Joseph Pulitzer | Democratic | NY-09 | March 4, 1885 | April 10, 1886 | 402 (1 year, 37 days) |
Resigned[53] | ||
Isidor Rayner | Democratic | MD-04 | March 4, 1887 | March 4, 1889 | 731 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[6] | ||
March 4, 1891 | March 4, 1895 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Retired | |||||
Nathan Frank | Republican | MO-09 | March 4, 1889 | March 4, 1891 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Retired[54] | ||
Adolph Meyer | Democratic | LA-01 | March 4, 1891 | March 8, 1908 | 6,213 (17 years, 4 days) |
Died in office[55] | ||
Julius Goldzier | Democratic | IL-04 | March 4, 1893 | March 4, 1895 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[56] | ||
Isidor Straus | Democratic | NY-15 | January 30, 1894 | March 4, 1895 | 398 (1 year, 33 days) |
Retired[56] | ||
Israel F. Fischer | Republican | NY-04 | March 4, 1895 | March 4, 1899 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[57] | ||
Lucius Littauer | Republican | NY-22 (from 1897) NY-25 (from 1903) |
March 4, 1897 | March 4, 1907 | 3,651 (10 years, 0 days) |
Retired[58] | ||
Julius Kahn | Republican | CA-04 | March 4, 1899 | March 4, 1903 | 1,460 (4 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[59] | ||
March 4, 1905 | December 18, 1924 | 7,229 (19 years, 289 days) |
Died in office[59] | |||||
Jefferson Monroe Levy | Democratic | NY-13 | March 4, 1899 | March 4, 1901 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Retired[60] | ||
NY-13 (from 1911) NY-14 (from 1913) |
March 4, 1911 | March 4, 1915 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Retired[60] | ||||
Mitchell May | Democratic | NY-06 | March 4, 1899 | March 4, 1901 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[61] | ||
Henry M. Goldfogle | Democratic | NY-09 (from 1901) NY-12 (from 1913) |
March 4, 1901 | March 4, 1915 | 5,113 (14 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[62] | ||
NY-12 | March 4, 1919 | March 4, 1921 | 731 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[62] | ||||
Montague Lessler | Republican | NY-07 | January 7, 1902 | March 4, 1903 | 421 (1 year, 56 days) |
Lost reelection[63] | ||
Martin Emerich | Democratic | IL-01 | March 4, 1903 | March 4, 1905 | 731 (2 years, 0 days) |
Retired[64] | ||
Adolph J. Sabath | Democratic | IL-05 (from 1907) IL-07 (from 1949) |
March 4, 1907 | November 6, 1952 | 16,684 (45 years, 247 days) |
Died in office[65] | ||
Harry Benjamin Wolf | Democratic | MD-03 | March 4, 1907 | March 4, 1909 | 731 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[66] | ||
Victor L. Berger | Socialist | WI-05 | March 4, 1911 | March 4, 1913 | 731 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[67] | ||
March 4, 1919 | November 10, 1919 | 251 (251 days) |
House refused to seat due to conviction under the Espionage Act of 1917[67] | |||||
March 4, 1923 | March 4, 1929 | 2,192 (6 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[67] | |||||
Jacob A. Cantor | Democratic | NY-20 | November 4, 1913 | March 4, 1915 | 485 (1 year, 120 days) |
Lost reelection[68] | ||
Isaac Bacharach | Republican | NJ-02 | March 4, 1915 | January 3, 1937 | 7,976 (21 years, 305 days) |
Lost reelection[69] | ||
Meyer London | Socialist | NY-12 | March 4, 1915 | March 4, 1919 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[70] | ||
March 4, 1921 | March 4, 1923 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[70] | |||||
Isaac Siegel | Republican | NY-20 | March 4, 1915 | March 4, 1923 | 2,922 (8 years, 0 days) |
Retired[71] | ||
Milton Kraus | Republican | IN-11 | March 4, 1917 | March 4, 1923 | 2,191 (6 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[72] | ||
Nathan D. Perlman | Republican | NY-14 | November 2, 1920 | March 4, 1927 | 2,313 (6 years, 122 days) |
Lost reelection[73] | ||
Lester D. Volk | Republican | NY-10 | November 2, 1920 | March 4, 1923 | 852 (2 years, 122 days) |
Retired[74] | ||
Martin C. Ansorge | Republican | NY-21 | March 4, 1921 | March 4, 1923 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[75] | ||
Benjamin L. Rosenbloom | Republican | WV-01 | March 4, 1921 | March 4, 1925 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for United States Senate[76] | ||
Albert B. Rossdale | Republican | NY-23 | March 4, 1921 | March 4, 1923 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[77] | ||
Sol Bloom | Democratic | NY-19 (from 1923) NY-20 (from 1945) |
January 30, 1923 | March 7, 1949 | 9,533 (26 years, 36 days) |
Died in office[78] | ||
Emanuel Celler | Democratic | NY (several) | March 4, 1923 | January 3, 1973 | 18,203 (49 years, 305 days) |
Lost renomination[79] | ||
Samuel Dickstein | Democratic | NY-12 (from 1923) NY-19 (from 1945) |
March 4, 1923 | December 30, 1945 | 8,337 (22 years, 301 days) |
Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court[80] | ||
Meyer Jacobstein | Democratic | NY-38 | March 4, 1923 | March 4, 1929 | 2,192 (6 years, 0 days) |
Retired[81] | ||
Benjamin M. Golder | Republican | PA-04 | March 4, 1925 | March 4, 1933 | 2,922 (8 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[82] | ||
Florence Prag Kahn | Republican | CA-04 | March 4, 1925 | January 3, 1937 | 4,323 (11 years, 305 days) |
Lost reelection[83] | ||
William W. Cohen | Democratic | NY-17 | March 4, 1927 | March 4, 1929 | 731 (2 years, 0 days) |
Retired[84] | ||
William I. Sirovich | Democratic | NY-14 | March 4, 1927 | December 17, 1939 | 4,671 (10 years, 288 days) |
Died in office[85] | ||
Henry Ellenbogen | Democratic | PA-33 | March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1938 | 1,766 (4 years, 305 days) |
Resigned to take seat on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas to which he had been elected[86] | ||
Herman P. Kopplemann | Democratic | CT-01 | March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1939 | 2,131 (5 years, 305 days) |
Lost reelection[87] | ||
January 3, 1941 | January 3, 1943 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[87] | |||||
January 3, 1945 | January 3, 1947 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[87] | |||||
Theodore A. Peyser | Democratic | NY-17 | March 4, 1933 | August 8, 1937 | 1,618 (4 years, 157 days) |
Died in office[88] | ||
William M. Citron | Democratic | CT-AL | January 3, 1935 | January 3, 1939 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[89] | ||
Leon Sacks | Democratic | PA-01 | January 3, 1937 | January 3, 1943 | 2,191 (6 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[90] | ||
Morris Michael Edelstein | Democratic | NY-14 | February 6, 1940 | June 4, 1941 | 484 (1 year, 118 days) |
Died in office[91] | ||
Samuel A. Weiss | Democratic | PA (several) | January 3, 1941 | January 7, 1946 | 1,830 (5 years, 4 days) |
Resigned to take seat on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas to which he had been elected[92] | ||
Arthur George Klein | Democratic | NY-14 | July 29, 1941 | January 3, 1945 | 1,254 (3 years, 158 days) |
Retired[93] | ||
NY-19 | February 19, 1946 | December 31, 1956 | 3,968 (10 years, 316 days) |
Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court to which he had been elected[93] | ||||
Daniel Ellison | Republican | MD-04 | January 3, 1943 | January 3, 1945 | 731 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[94] | ||
Benjamin J. Rabin | Democratic | NY-24 | January 3, 1945 | December 31, 1947 | 1,092 (2 years, 362 days) |
Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court to which he had been elected[95] | ||
Leo F. Rayfiel | Democratic | NY-14 | January 3, 1945 | September 13, 1947 | 983 (2 years, 253 days) |
Resigned to take seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to which he had been appointed and confirmed[96] | ||
Jacob K. Javits | Republican | NY-21 | January 3, 1947 | December 31, 1954 | 2,919 (7 years, 362 days) |
Resigned to become New York Attorney General[10] | ||
Abraham J. Multer | Democratic | NY-14 (from 1947) NY-13 (from 1953) |
November 4, 1947 | December 31, 1967 | 7,362 (20 years, 57 days) |
Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court to which he had been elected[97] | ||
Leo Isacson | American Labor | NY-24 | February 17, 1948 | January 3, 1949 | 321 (321 days) |
Lost reelection[98] | ||
Earl Chudoff | Democratic | PA-04 | January 3, 1949 | January 5, 1958 | 3,289 (9 years, 2 days) |
Resigned to take seat on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas to which he had been elected[99] | ||
Isidore Dollinger | Democratic | NY-26 | January 3, 1949 | December 31, 1959 | 4,014 (10 years, 362 days) |
Resigned to become Bronx County District Attorney[100] | ||
Abraham A. Ribicoff | Democratic | CT-01 | January 3, 1949 | January 3, 1953 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[12] | ||
Sidney R. Yates | Democratic | IL-09 | January 3, 1949 | January 3, 1963 | 5,113 (14 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[101] | ||
January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1999 | 12,418 (34 years, 0 days) |
Retired[101] | |||||
Leonard Irving | Democratic | MO-04 | January 3, 1949 | January 3, 1953 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination[102] | ||
Louis B. Heller | Democratic | NY-07 (from 1949) NY-08 (from 1953) |
February 15, 1949 | July 21, 1954 | 1,982 (5 years, 156 days) |
Resigned to take seat on the New York Court of Special Sessions.[103] | ||
Sidney A. Fine | Democratic | NY-23 (from 1951) NY-22 (from 1953) |
January 3, 1951 | January 2, 1956 | 1,825 (4 years, 364 days) |
Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court[104] | ||
Samuel Friedel | Democratic | MD-07 | January 3, 1953 | January 3, 1971 | 6,574 (18 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination[105] | ||
Lester Holtzman | Democratic | NY-06 | January 3, 1953 | December 31, 1961 | 3,284 (8 years, 362 days) |
Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court to which he had been elected[106] | ||
Irwin D. Davidson | Democratic | NY-20 | January 3, 1955 | December 31, 1956 | 728 (1 year, 363 days) |
Resigned to take seat on the New York Court of General Sessions.[107] | ||
Herbert Zelenko | Democratic | NY-21 | January 3, 1955 | January 3, 1963 | 2,922 (8 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination[108] | ||
Leonard Farbstein | Democratic | NY-19 | January 3, 1957 | January 3, 1971 | 5,113 (14 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination[109] | ||
Ludwig Teller | Democratic | NY-20 | January 3, 1957 | January 3, 1961 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination[110] | ||
Seymour Halpern | Republican | NY-04 (from 1959) NY-06 (from 1963) |
January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1973 | 5,114 (14 years, 0 days) |
Retired[111] | ||
Herman Toll | Democratic | PA-06 (from 1959) PA-04 (from 1963) |
January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1967 | 2,922 (8 years, 0 days) |
Retired[112] | ||
Jacob H. Gilbert | Democratic | NY-23 (from 1960) NY-22 (from 1963) |
March 8, 1960 | January 3, 1971 | 3,953 (10 years, 301 days) |
Lost renomination[113] | ||
Charles Samuel Joelson | Democratic | NJ-08 | January 3, 1961 | September 4, 1969 | 2,801 (8 years, 244 days) |
Resigned to take seat on the New Jersey Superior Court to which he had been appointed[114] | ||
Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal | Democratic | NY (several) | February 20, 1962 | January 4, 1983 | 7,623 (20 years, 318 days) |
Died in office[115] | ||
Richard Ottinger | Democratic | NY-25 | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1971 | 2,191 (6 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[116] | ||
NY-24 (from 1975) NY-20 (from 1983) |
January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1985 | 3,653 (10 years, 0 days) |
Retired[116] | ||||
Joseph Y. Resnick | Democratic | NY-28 | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1969 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for United States Senate[117] | ||
James H. Scheuer | Democratic | NY-21 | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1973 | 2,922 (8 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination[118] | ||
NY-11 | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1983 | 6,575 (8 years, 0 days) |
Redistricted[118] | ||||
NY-08 | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | Retired[118] | |||||
Herbert Tenzer | Democratic | NY-05 | January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1969 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Retired[119] | ||
Lester L. Wolff | Democratic | NY-03 (from 1965) NY-06 (from 1973) |
January 3, 1965 | January 3, 1981 | 5,844 (16 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[120] | ||
Joshua Eilberg | Democratic | PA-04 | January 3, 1967 | January 3, 1979 | 4,383 (12 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[121] | ||
Sam Steiger | Republican | AZ-03 | January 3, 1967 | January 3, 1977 | 3,653 (10 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[122] | ||
Bertram L. Podell | Democratic | NY-13 | February 20, 1968 | January 3, 1975 | 2,509 (6 years, 317 days) |
Lost renomination[123] | ||
Ed Koch | Democratic | NY-17 (from 1969) NY-18 (from 1973) |
January 3, 1969 | December 31, 1977 | 3,284 (8 years, 362 days) |
Resigned to become Mayor of New York City[124] | ||
Allard K. Lowenstein | Democratic | NY-05 | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1971 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[125] | ||
Abner J. Mikva | Democratic | IL-02 | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1973 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[126] | ||
IL-10 | January 3, 1975 | September 26, 1979 | 1,727 (4 years, 266 days) |
Resigned to take seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to which he had been appointed and confirmed[126] | ||||
Bella Abzug | Democratic | NY-19 (from 1971) NY-20 (from 1973) |
January 3, 1971 | January 3, 1977 | 2,192 (6 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate[127] | ||
Benjamin Gilman | Republican | NY (several) | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 2003 | 10,957 (30 years, 0 days) |
Retired[128] | ||
Elizabeth Holtzman | Democratic | NY-16 | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1981 | 2,922 (8 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[129] | ||
William Lehman | Democratic | FL-13 (from 1973) FL-17 (from 1983) |
January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1993 | 7,305 (20 years, 0 days) |
Retired[130] | ||
Edward Mezvinsky | Democratic | IA-01 | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1977 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[131] | ||
William Cohen | Republican | ME-2 | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1979 | 2,191 (6 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run successfully for United States Senate[2][132] | ||
Bill Gradison | Republican | OH-01 (from 1975) OH-02 (from 1983) |
January 3, 1975 | January 31, 1993 | 6,603 (18 years, 28 days) |
Resigned[133] | ||
John Hans Krebs | Democratic | CA-17 | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1979 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[134] | ||
Elliott H. Levitas | Democratic | GA-04 | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1985 | 3,653 (10 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[135] | ||
Fred Richmond | Democratic | NY-14 | January 3, 1975 | August 25, 1982 | 2,791 (7 years, 234 days) |
Resigned[136] | ||
Stephen Solarz | Democratic | NY-13 | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 1993 | 6,575 (18 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination[137] | ||
Gladys Spellman | Democratic | MD-05 | January 3, 1975 | February 24, 1981 | 2,244 (6 years, 52 days) |
Seat declared vacant after suffering a debilitating heart attack and becoming comatose[138] | ||
Henry Waxman | Democratic | CA (several) | January 3, 1975 | January 3, 2015 | 14,610 (40 years, 0 days) |
Retired[139] | ||
Anthony Beilenson | Democratic | CA-23 (from 1977) CA-24 (from 1993) |
January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1997 | 7,305 (20 years, 0 days) |
Retired[140] | ||
Mickey Edwards | Republican | OK-05 | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1993 | 5,844 (16 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination[141] | ||
Dan Glickman | Democratic | KS-04 | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1995 | 6,564 (18 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[142] | ||
Marc L. Marks | Republican | PA-24 | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1983 | 2,191 (6 years, 0 days) |
Retired[143] | ||
Ted Weiss | Democratic | NY-20 (from 1977) NY-17 (from 1983) |
January 3, 1977 | September 14, 1992 | 5,733 (15 years, 255 days) |
Died in office[144] | ||
Bill Green | Republican | NY-18 (from 1978) NY-15 (from 1983) |
February 14, 1978 | January 3, 1993 | 5,437 (14 years, 324 days) |
Lost reelection[145] | ||
Martin Frost | Democratic | TX-24 | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 2005 | 9,497 (26 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[146] | ||
Ken Kramer | Republican | CO-05 | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1987 | 2,922 (8 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[147] | ||
Howard Wolpe | Democratic | MI-03 | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1993 | 5,114 (14 years, 0 days) |
Retired[148] | ||
Bobbi Fiedler | Republican | CA-21 | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1987 | 2,191 (6 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate[149] | ||
Barney Frank | Democratic | MA-04 | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 2013 | 11,688 (32 years, 0 days) |
Retired[150] | ||
Sam Gejdenson | Democratic | CT-02 | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 2001 | 7,305 (20 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[151] | ||
Tom Lantos | Democratic | CA-11 (from 1981) CA-12 (from 1993) |
January 3, 1981 | February 11, 2008 | 9,900 (27 years, 39 days) |
Died in office. The only Holocaust survivor to have served in the United States Congress.[152] | ||
Chuck Schumer | Democratic | NY (several) | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1999 | 6,574 (18 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate[29] | ||
Bob Shamansky | Democratic | OH-12 | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1983 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[153] | ||
Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR-03 | January 3, 1981 | February 5, 1996 | 5,511 (15 years, 33 days) |
Resigned after being elected to the United States Senate[28] | ||
Howard Berman | Democratic | CA-26 (from 1983) CA-28 (from 2003) |
January 3, 1983 | January 3, 2013 | 10,958 (30 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[154] | ||
Barbara Boxer | Democratic | CA-06 | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 3,653 (10 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate[26] | ||
Ben Erdreich | Democratic | AL-06 | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 3,653 (10 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[155] | ||
Sander Levin | Democratic | MI (several) | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 2019 | 13,149 (36 years, 0 days) |
Retired[156] | ||
Mel Levine | Democratic | CA-27 | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 3,653 (10 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate[157] | ||
Norman Sisisky | Democratic | VA-04 | January 3, 1983 | March 29, 2001 | 6,600 (18 years, 85 days) |
Died in office[158] | ||
Lawrence J. Smith | Democratic | FL-16 | January 3, 1983 | January 3, 1993 | 3,653 (10 years, 0 days) |
Retired[159] | ||
Gary Ackerman | Democratic | NY-07 (from 1983) NY-05 (from 1993) |
March 1, 1983 | January 3, 2013 | 10,958 (30 years, 0 days) |
Retired[160] | ||
Sala Burton | Democratic | CA-05 | June 21, 1983 | February 1, 1987 | 1,321 (3 years, 225 days) |
Died in office[161] | ||
John Miller | Republican | WA-01 | January 3, 1985 | January 3, 1993 | 2,922 (8 years, 0 days) |
Retired[162] | ||
Ben Cardin | Democratic | MD-03 | January 3, 1987 | January 3, 2007 | 7,305 (20 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate[31] | ||
Eliot Engel | Democratic | NY (several) | January 3, 1989 | January 3, 2021 | 11,688 (32 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination[163] | ||
Nita Lowey | Democratic | NY (several) | January 3, 1989 | January 3, 2021 | 11,688 (32 years, 0 days) |
Retired[164] | ||
Steven Schiff | Republican | NM-01 | January 3, 1989 | March 25, 1998 | 3,368 (9 years, 81 days) |
Died in office[165] | ||
Bernie Sanders | Independent | VT-AL | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 2007 | 5,844 (16 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate[32] | ||
Dick Zimmer | Republican | NJ-12 | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 1997 | 2,192 (6 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[166] | ||
Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY (several) | November 3, 1992 | Incumbent[167] | 11,706 (32 years, 18 days) |
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Sam Coppersmith | Democratic | AZ-01 | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[168] | ||
Peter Deutsch | Democratic | FL-20 | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 2005 | 4,383 (12 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate[169] | ||
Bob Filner | Democratic | CA-50 (from 1993) CA-51 (from 2003) |
January 3, 1993 | December 3, 2012 | 7,274 (19 years, 335 days) |
Resigned to become mayor of San Diego[170] | ||
Eric Fingerhut | Democratic | OH-19 | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[171] | ||
Daniel Hamburg | Democratic | CA-01 | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[172] | ||
Jane Harman | Democratic | CA-36 | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1999 | 2,191 (6 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor of California[173] | ||
January 3, 2001 | February 28, 2011 | 3,708 (10 years, 56 days) |
Resigned to head the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars[173] | |||||
Herb Klein | Democratic | NJ-08 | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[174] | ||
David A. Levy | Republican | NY-04 | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination[175] | ||
Marjorie Margolies | Democratic | PA-13 | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[176] | ||
Lynn Schenk | Democratic | CA-49 | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1995 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[177] | ||
Jon D. Fox | Republican | PA-13 | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 1999 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[178] | ||
Steve Rothman | Democratic | NJ-09 | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2013 | 5,844 (16 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination[179] | ||
Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA (several) | January 3, 1997 | Incumbent | 10,184 (27 years, 323 days) |
[180] | ||
Robert Wexler | Democratic | FL-19 | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2010 | 4,748 (13 years, 0 days) |
Resigned[181] | ||
Shelley Berkley | Democratic | NV-01 | January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2013 | 5,114 (14 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[182] | ||
Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | IL-09 | January 3, 1999 | Incumbent | 9,454 (25 years, 323 days) |
[183] | ||
Anthony Weiner | Democratic | NY-09 | January 3, 1999 | June 21, 2011 | 4,552 (12 years, 169 days) |
Resigned[184] | ||
Eric Cantor | Republican | VA-07 | January 3, 2001 | August 18, 2014 | 4,975 (13 years, 227 days) |
Resigned after having lost renomination. First Jewish House Majority Leader[185] | ||
Susan Davis | Democratic | CA-51 (from 2001) CA-53 (from 2003) |
January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2021 | 7,305 (20 years, 0 days) |
Retired[186] | ||
Steve Israel | Democratic | NY-02 (from 2001) NY-03 (from 2013) |
January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2017 | 5,844 (16 years, 0 days) |
Retired[187] | ||
Adam Schiff | Democratic | CA (several) | January 3, 2001 | Incumbent | 8,723 (23 years, 323 days) |
[188] | ||
Rahm Emanuel | Democratic | IL-05 | January 3, 2003 | January 2, 2009 | 2,191 (5 years, 365 days) |
Resigned to become White House Chief of Staff[189] | ||
Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL-20 (from 2005) FL-23 (from 2013) FL-25 (from 2022) |
January 3, 2005 | Incumbent | 7,262 (19 years, 323 days) |
[190] | ||
Allyson Schwartz | Democratic | PA-13 | January 3, 2005 | January 3, 2015 | 3,652 (10 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania[191] | ||
Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN-09 | January 3, 2007 | Incumbent | 6,532 (17 years, 323 days) |
[192] | ||
Gabby Giffords | Democratic | AZ-08 | January 3, 2007 | January 25, 2012 | 1,848 (5 years, 22 days) |
Resigned to recover from the assassination attempt on her life in 2011.[193] | ||
Paul Hodes | Democratic | NH-02 | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[194] | ||
Steve Kagen | Democratic | WI-08 | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[195] | ||
Ron Klein | Democratic | FL-22 | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[196] | ||
John Yarmuth | Democratic | KY-03 | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2023 | 5,844 (16 years, 0 days) |
Retired[197] | ||
John Adler | Democratic | NJ-03 | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2011 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[198] | ||
Jason Chaffetz[b] | Republican | UT-03 | January 3, 2009 | June 30, 2017 | 3,100 (8 years, 178 days) |
Resigned | ||
Alan Grayson | Democratic | FL-08 | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2011 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[200] | ||
FL-09 | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2017 | 1,827 (4 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination to the United States Senate[200] | ||||
Jared Polis | Democratic | CO-02 | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2019 | 3,652 (10 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run successfully for Governor of Colorado[201] | ||
Ted Deutch | Democratic | FL (several) | April 13, 2010 | September 30, 2022 | 4,553 (12 years, 170 days) |
Resigned to become CEO of the American Jewish Committee[202] | ||
David Cicilline | Democratic | RI-01 | January 3, 2011 | May 31, 2023 | 4,531 (12 years, 148 days) |
Resigned to become CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation[203] | ||
Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | OR-01 | January 31, 2012 | Incumbent | 4,678 (12 years, 295 days) |
[204] | ||
Lois Frankel | Democratic | FL-22 (from 2013) FL-21 (from 2017) |
January 3, 2013 | Incumbent | 4,340 (11 years, 323 days) |
[205] | ||
Alan Lowenthal | Democratic | CA-47 | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2023 | 3,652 (10 years, 0 days) |
Retired[206] | ||
Brad Schneider | Democratic | IL-10 | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2015 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[207] | ||
January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 2,879 (7 years, 323 days) |
[207] | |||||
Lee Zeldin | Republican | NY-01 | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2023 | 2,922 8 years, 0 days |
Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of New York[208] | ||
Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | NJ-05 | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 2,879 (7 years, 323 days) |
[209] | ||
David Kustoff | Republican | TN-08 | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 2,879 (7 years, 323 days) |
[207] | ||
Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD-08 | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | 2,879 (7 years, 323 days) |
[210] | ||
Jacky Rosen | Democratic | NV-03 | January 3, 2017 | January 3, 2019 | 730 (2 years, 0 days) |
Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate[37] | ||
Susan Wild | Democratic | PA-15 (from 2018) PA-07 (from 2019) |
November 27, 2018 | Incumbent | 2,186 (5 years, 360 days) |
[211] | ||
Andy Levin | Democratic | MI-09 | January 3, 2019 | January 3, 2023 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Lost renomination after redistricting[212] | ||
Mike Levin[c] | Democratic | CA-49 | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 2,149 (5 years, 323 days) |
[214] | ||
Elaine Luria | Democratic | VA-02 | January 3, 2019 | January 3, 2023 | 1,461 (4 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[215] | ||
Dean Phillips | Democratic (DFL) | MN-03 | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 2,149 (5 years, 323 days) |
[216] | ||
Max Rose | Democratic | NY-11 | January 3, 2019 | January 3, 2021 | 731 (2 years, 0 days) |
Lost reelection[217] | ||
Kim Schrier | Democratic | WA-08 | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 2,149 (5 years, 323 days) |
[218] | ||
Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | MI-08 | January 3, 2019 | Incumbent | 2,149 (5 years, 323 days) |
[219] | ||
Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | MA-04 | January 3, 2021 | Incumbent | 1,418 (3 years, 323 days) |
[220] | ||
Sara Jacobs | Democratic | CA-51 (from 2023) CA-53 (from 2021) |
January 3, 2021 | Incumbent | 1,418 (3 years, 323 days) |
[220] | ||
Kathy Manning | Democratic | NC-06 | January 3, 2021 | Incumbent | 1,418 (3 years, 323 days) |
[220] | ||
Becca Balint | Democratic | VT-AL | January 3, 2023 | Incumbent | 688 (1 year, 323 days) |
[221] | ||
Dan Goldman | Democratic | NY-10 | January 3, 2023 | Incumbent | 688 (1 year, 323 days) |
[221] | ||
Greg Landsman | Democratic | OH-01 | January 3, 2023 | Incumbent | 688 (1 year, 323 days) |
[221] | ||
Seth Magaziner | Democratic | RI-02 | January 3, 2023 | Incumbent | 688 (1 year, 323 days) |
[221] | ||
Max Miller | Republican | OH-07 | January 3, 2023 | Incumbent | 688 (1 year, 323 days) |
[221] | ||
Jared Moskowitz | Democratic | FL-23 | January 3, 2023 | Incumbent | 688 (1 year, 323 days) |
[221] |
Members-elect
[edit]Representative-elect | Party | District | Expected term start | Notes | ||
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Laura Friedman | Democratic | CA-30 | January 3, 2025 | Elected on November 5, 2024 | ||
Craig Goldman | Republican | TX-12 | January 3, 2025 | Elected on November 5, 2024 | ||
Eugene Vindman | Democratic | VA-07 | January 3, 2025 | Elected on November 5, 2024 |
Term about to end
[edit]Representative | Party | District | Expected term end | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Schiff | Democratic | CA (several) | December 2024 | Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate[222] | ||
Kathy Manning | Democratic | NC-06 | January 3, 2025 | Retired[223] | ||
Dean Phillips | Democratic (DFL) | MN-03 | January 3, 2025 | Retired[224] | ||
Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | MI-08 | January 3, 2025 | Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate[225] | ||
Susan Wild | Democratic | PA-15 (from 2018) PA-07 (from 2019) |
January 3, 2025 | Lost reelection[226] |
Territorial delegates
[edit]Delegate | Party | Territory | Term | Notes | ||||
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Start | End | Length of service (days) | ||||||
David Levy Yulee[d] | Democratic | Florida | March 4, 1841 | March 3, 1845 | 1,460 (3 years, 364 days) |
Office eliminated when Territory of Florida was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida[2] |
Elected to the House of Representatives, but not seated
[edit]Representative-elect | Party | District | Year elected | Notes | ||
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David Levy Yulee[d] | Democratic | FL-AL | 1845 | "Did not take his seat in the House" when elected to the Senate[227] | ||
Samuel Marx | Democratic | NY-19 | 1922 | Not seated due to death prior to start of term[228] |
See also
[edit]- Others
- List of Buddhist members of the United States Congress
- List of Hindu members of the United States Congress
- List of Mormon members of the United States Congress
- List of Muslim members of the United States Congress
- List of Quaker members of the United States Congress
Notes
[edit]- ^ Born (and raised) Jewish, but converted to Episcopalianism in his mid-to-late 30s while serving as a U.S. Senator.[1]
- ^ Raised Jewish from birth by his Jewish father, but later converted to Mormonism.[199]
- ^ With a Jewish father and Catholic mother, he was baptized as a Catholic but "was raised with both the Catholic faith and also the Jewish faith."[213]
- ^ a b Born (and raised) Jewish, but converted to Episcopalianism in his mid-to-late 30s
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