Member
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Party
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Term
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Cong ress
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Electoral history
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Location
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District created March 4, 1823
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Henry Hosford Gurley (Baton Rouge)
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
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18th 19th 20th 21st
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Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Retired.
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1823–1833 East Baton Rouge, Feliciana, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, Saint Tammany, and Washington parishes
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Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831
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Philemon Thomas (Baton Rouge)
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Jacksonian
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March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835
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22nd 23rd
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Elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1832. Retired.
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1833–1843 [data missing]
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Eleazer Wheelock Ripley (Jackson)
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Jacksonian
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March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
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24th 25th
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Elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Retired but died before next term began.
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Democratic
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March 4, 1837 – March 2, 1839
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Vacant
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March 2, 1839 – March 4, 1839
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25th
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Thomas Withers Chinn (Baton Rouge)
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Whig
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March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
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26th
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Elected in 1838. Retired.
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John Bennett Dawson (St. Francisville)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
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27th
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Elected in 1840. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
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Alcée Louis la Branche (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
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28th
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Elected in 1842. Retired.
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1843–1853 [data missing]
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Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux (Thibodaux)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849
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29th 30th
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Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Retired.
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Charles Magill Conrad (New Orleans)
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Whig
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March 4, 1849 – August 17, 1850
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31st
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Elected in 1848. Resigned to become United States Secretary of War.
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Vacant
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August 17, 1850 – December 5, 1850
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Henry Adams Bullard (New Orleans)
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Whig
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December 5, 1850 – March 3, 1851
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Elected to finish Conrad's term. Retired.
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Joseph Aristide Landry (Donaldsonville)
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Whig
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March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
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32nd
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Elected in 1850. Retired.
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Theodore Gaillard Hunt (New Orleans)
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Whig
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March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
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33rd
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Elected in 1852. Lost re-election as a Know Nothing candidate.
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1853–1863 [data missing]
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Miles Taylor (Donaldsonville)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1855 – February 5, 1861
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34th 35th 36th
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Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Withdrew due to onset of Civil War.
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Vacant
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February 5, 1861 – February 17, 1863
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36th 37th
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Civil War
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Michael Hahn (New Orleans)
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Union
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February 17, 1863 – March 3, 1863
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37th
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Elected in 1862.[a] Retired.
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Vacant
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March 4, 1863– July 18, 1868
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38th 39th 40th
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Civil War and Reconstruction
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James Mann (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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July 18, 1868 – August 26, 1868
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40th
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Elected to finish the vacant term. Died.
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1868–1873 [data missing]
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Vacant
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August 26, 1868 – March 3, 1869
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On November 3, 1868, John Willis Menard won a special election for the remainder of Mann's term in the 40th Congress, running alongside Lionel Allen Sheldon, who was running to represent the district for a full term in the 41st. Menard and Sheldon received the same number of votes and were both declared winners. But the losing candidate, Caleb S. Hunt, appealed to the U.S. House of Representatives to deny Menard the seat. The House could not reach a consensus on seating either man, so the seat was kept vacant until the 41st Congress. Menard was the first black person elected to Congress, as well as the first black person to address Congress.[7]
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Lionel Allen Sheldon (New Orleans)
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Republican
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March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875
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41st 42nd 43rd
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Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Lost re-election.
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1873–1883 [data missing]
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Ezekiel John Ellis (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1885
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44th 45th 46th 47th 48th
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Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Retired.
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1883–1893 [data missing]
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Michael Hahn (New Orleans)
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Republican
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March 3, 1885 – March 15, 1886
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49th
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Elected in 1884. Died.
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Vacant
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March 15, 1886 – December 9, 1886
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Nathaniel Dick Wallace (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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December 9, 1886 – March 3, 1887
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Elected to finish Hahn's term. Retired.
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Matthew Diamond Lagan (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
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50th
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Elected in 1886. Retired.
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Hamilton D. Coleman (New Orleans)
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Republican
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March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
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51st
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Elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
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Matthew Diamond Lagan (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
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52nd
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Elected in 1890. Retired.
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Robert Charles Davey (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
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53rd
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Elected in 1892. Retired.
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1893–1903 [data missing]
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Charles Francis Buck (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
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54th
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Elected in 1894. Retired to run for Mayor of New Orleans.
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Robert Charles Davey (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1897 – December 26, 1908
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55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th
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Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908 but died before next term began.
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1903–1913 [data missing]
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Vacant
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December 26, 1908 – March 30, 1909
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60th 61st
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Samuel Louis Gilmore (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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March 30, 1909 – July 18, 1910
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61st
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Elected to finish Davey's term. Died.
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Vacant
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July 18, 1910 – November 8, 1910
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H. Garland Dupré (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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November 8, 1910 – February 21, 1924
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61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th
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Elected to finish Gilmore's term. Also elected to the next full term. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Died.
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1913–1923 [data missing]
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1923–1933 [data missing]
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Vacant
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February 21, 1924 – April 22, 1924
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68th
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James Z. Spearing (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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April 22, 1924 – March 3, 1931
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68th 69th 70th 71st
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Elected to finish Deupré's term. Re-elected later in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Lost renomination.
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Paul H. Maloney (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1931 – December 15, 1940
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72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th
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Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Lost renomination and resigned to become collector of internal revenue for the New Orleans district.
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1933–1943 [data missing]
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Vacant
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December 15, 1940 – January 3, 1941
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76th
|
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Hale Boggs (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943
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77th
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Elected in 1940. Lost renomination.
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Paul H. Maloney (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947
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78th 79th
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Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Retired.
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1943–1953 [data missing]
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Hale Boggs (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1973
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80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd
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Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected posthumously in 1972. Presumed dead after private plane went missing over Alaska October 16, 1972. Seat declared vacant at beginning of the 93rd Congress.
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1953–1963 [data missing]
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1963–1973 [data missing]
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Vacant
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January 3, 1973 – March 20, 1973
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93rd
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1973–1983 [data missing]
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Lindy Boggs (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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March 20, 1973 – January 3, 1991
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93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st
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Elected to finish her husband's term. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired.
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1983–1993 [data missing]
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William J. Jefferson (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009
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102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th
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Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Lost re-election.
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1993–2003 [data missing]
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2003–2013
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Joseph Cao (New Orleans)
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Republican
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January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011
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111th
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Elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
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Cedric Richmond (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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January 3, 2011 – January 15, 2021
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112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th
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Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Resigned to become Senior Advisor to the President.[8]
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2013–2023
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Vacant
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January 15, 2021 – May 11, 2021
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117th
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Troy Carter (New Orleans)
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Democratic
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May 11, 2021 – present
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117th 118th
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Elected to finish Richmond's term. Re-elected in 2022.
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2023–2025
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