This is a list of the oldest currently living former and current members of the United States House of Representatives. The list includes some politicians who were also Senators.
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Rank
|
Representative
|
Date of birth
|
House term
|
State served
|
Party
|
Age (years & days)
|
1 |
Frank Joseph Guarini |
August 20, 1924 |
1979–1993 |
New Jersey |
Democratic |
100 years, 81 days
|
2 |
Merwin Coad |
September 28, 1924 |
1957–1963 |
Iowa |
Democratic |
100 years, 42 days
|
3 |
G. William Whitehurst |
March 12, 1925 |
1969–1987 |
Virginia |
Republican |
99 years, 242 days
|
4 |
Lucien Nedzi |
May 28, 1925 |
1961–1981 |
Michigan |
Democratic |
99 years, 165 days
|
5 |
Roscoe Bartlett |
June 3, 1926 |
1993–2013 |
Maryland |
Republican |
98 years, 159 days
|
6 |
Philip Ruppe |
September 29, 1926 |
1967–1979 |
Michigan |
Republican |
98 years, 41 days
|
7 |
Benjamin B. Blackburn |
February 14, 1927 |
1967–1975 |
Georgia |
Republican |
97 years, 269 days
|
8 |
James W. Symington |
September 28, 1927 |
1969–1977 |
Missouri |
Democratic |
97 years, 42 days
|
9 |
Bill Archer |
March 22, 1928 |
1971–2001 |
Texas |
Republican |
96 years, 232 days
|
10 |
William S. Conover |
August 27, 1928 |
1972–1973 |
Pennsylvania |
Republican |
96 years, 74 days
|
11 |
Bill Gradison |
December 28, 1928 |
1975–1993 |
Ohio |
Republican |
95 years, 317 days
|
12 |
Richard Ottinger |
January 27, 1929 |
1965–1971 1975–1985 |
New York |
Democratic |
95 years, 287 days
|
13 |
James L. Nelligan |
February 14, 1929 |
1981–1983 |
Pennsylvania |
Republican |
95 years, 269 days
|
14 |
Richard T. Schulze |
August 7, 1929 |
1975–1993 |
Pennsylvania |
Republican |
95 years, 94 days
|
15 |
George Gekas |
April 14, 1930 |
1983–2003 |
Pennsylvania |
Republican |
94 years, 209 days
|
16 |
Pat Saiki |
May 28, 1930 |
1987–1991 |
Hawaii |
Republican |
94 years, 165 days
|
17 |
Charles Rangel |
June 11, 1930 |
1971–2017 |
New York |
Democratic |
94 years, 151 days
|
18 |
Michael Bilirakis |
July 16, 1930 |
1983–2007 |
Florida |
Republican |
94 years, 116 days
|
19 |
Martha Keys |
August 10, 1930 |
1975–1979 |
Kansas |
Democratic |
94 years, 91 days
|
20 |
Andy Ireland |
August 23, 1930 |
1977–1993 |
Florida |
Democratic/Republican |
94 years, 78 days
|
21 |
Alec G. Olson |
September 11, 1930 |
1963–1967 |
Minnesota |
Democratic–Farmer–Labor |
94 years, 59 days
|
22 |
Elliott H. Levitas |
December 26, 1930 |
1975–1985 |
Georgia |
Democratic |
93 years, 319 days
|
23 |
Edward G. Biester Jr. |
January 5, 1931 |
1967–1977 |
Pennsylvania |
Republican |
93 years, 309 days
|
24 |
Ron Packard |
January 19, 1931 |
1983–2001 |
California |
Republican |
93 years, 295 days
|
25 |
Connie Morella |
February 12, 1931 |
1987–2003 |
Maryland |
Republican |
93 years, 271 days
|
26 |
John E. Cunningham |
March 27, 1931 |
1977–1979 |
Washington |
Republican |
93 years, 227 days
|
27 |
Lee H. Hamilton |
April 20, 1931 |
1965–1999 |
Indiana |
Democratic |
93 years, 203 days
|
28 |
Bill Clay |
April 30, 1931 |
1969–2001 |
Missouri |
Democratic |
93 years, 193 days
|
29 |
Ed Weber |
July 26, 1931 |
1981–1983 |
Ohio |
Republican |
93 years, 106 days
|
30 |
Sander Levin |
September 6, 1931 |
1983–2019 |
Michigan |
Democratic |
93 years, 64 days
|
31 |
Thomas B. Evans Jr. |
November 5, 1931 |
1977–1983 |
Delaware |
Republican |
93 years, 4 days
|
32 |
James V. Stanton |
February 27, 1932 |
1971–1977 |
Ohio |
Democratic |
92 years, 256 days
|
33 |
Andrew Young |
March 12, 1932 |
1973–1977 |
Georgia |
Democratic |
92 years, 241 days
|
34 |
Alex McMillan |
May 9, 1932 |
1985–1995 |
North Carolina |
Republican |
92 years, 184 days
|
35 |
Harold Vernon Froehlich |
May 12, 1932 |
1973–1975 |
Wisconsin |
Republican |
92 years, 181 days
|
36 |
Beverly Byron |
July 27, 1932 |
1979–1993 |
Maryland |
Democratic |
92 years, 105 days
|
37 |
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke |
October 5, 1932 |
1973–1979 |
California |
Democratic |
92 years, 35 days
|
38 |
David R. Bowen |
October 21, 1932 |
1973–1983 |
Mississippi |
Democratic |
92 years, 19 days
|
39 |
John L. Burton |
December 15, 1932 |
1974–1983 |
California |
Democratic |
91 years, 330 days
|
40 |
Buddy MacKay |
March 22, 1933 |
1983–1989 |
Florida |
Democratic |
91 years, 232 days
|
41 |
Bob Dornan |
April 3, 1933 |
1977–1983 1985–1997 |
California |
Republican |
91 years, 220 days
|
42 |
Jim Gardner |
April 8, 1933 |
1967–1969 |
North Carolina |
Republican |
91 years, 215 days
|
43 |
Ben Nighthorse Campbell |
April 13, 1933 |
1987–1993 |
Colorado |
Democratic |
91 years, 210 days
|
44 |
Sid Morrison |
May 13, 1933 |
1981–1993 |
Washington |
Republican |
91 years, 180 days
|
45 |
Don Fuqua |
August 20, 1933 |
1963–1987 |
Florida |
Democratic |
91 years, 81 days
|
46 |
Ken Lucas |
August 22, 1933 |
1999–2005 |
Kentucky |
Democratic |
91 years, 79 days
|
47 |
Chuck Grassley |
September 17, 1933 |
1975–1981 |
Iowa |
Republican |
91 years, 53 days
|
48 |
Diane Watson |
November 12, 1933 |
2001–2011 |
California |
Democratic |
90 years, 363 days
|
49 |
Pat Danner |
January 13, 1934 |
1993–2001 |
Missouri |
Democratic |
90 years, 301 days
|
50 |
William Vollie Alexander Jr. |
January 16, 1934 |
1969–1993 |
Arkansas |
Democratic |
90 years, 298 days
|
51 |
Buddy Leach |
March 30, 1934 |
1979–1981 |
Louisiana |
Democratic |
90 years, 224 days
|
52 |
Richard Shelby |
May 6, 1934 |
1979–1987 |
Alabama |
Democratic |
90 years, 187 days
|
53 |
Bill Gunter |
July 16, 1934 |
1973–1975 |
Florida |
Democratic |
90 years, 116 days
|
54 |
Edolphus Towns |
July 21, 1934 |
1983–2013 |
New York |
Democratic |
90 years, 111 days
|
55 |
Eva Clayton |
September 16, 1934 |
1992–2003 |
North Carolina |
Democratic |
90 years, 54 days
|
56 |
Jean Spencer Ashbrook |
September 21, 1934 |
1982–1983 |
Ohio |
Republican |
90 years, 49 days
|
57 |
Jerry M. Patterson |
October 25, 1934 |
1975–1985 |
California |
Democratic |
90 years, 15 days
|
58 |
Joseph E. Brennan |
November 2, 1934 |
1987–1991 |
Maine |
Democratic |
90 years, 7 days
|
59 |
Nick Smith |
November 5, 1934 |
1993–2005 |
Michigan |
Republican |
90 years, 4 days
|
60 |
Stephen L. Neal |
November 7, 1934 |
1975–1995 |
North Carolina |
Democratic |
90 years, 2 days
|
61 |
Jim Inhofe |
November 17, 1934 |
1987–1994 |
Oklahoma |
Republican |
89 years, 358 days
|
62 |
Ronald A. Sarasin |
December 31, 1934 |
1973–1979 |
Connecticut |
Republican |
89 years, 314 days
|
63 |
Nancy Johnson |
January 5, 1935 |
1983–2007 |
Connecticut |
Republican |
89 years, 309 days
|
64 |
John G. Hutchinson |
February 4, 1935 |
1980–1981 |
West Virginia |
Democratic |
89 years, 279 days
|
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