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Members of the US House of Representatives from Connecticut

Current congressional districts: 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th.

Obsolete congressional districts: At-Large | 6th.


At-Large Congressional District of Connecticut

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut’s At-Large Congressional District
Benjamin Huntington

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1736; d. October 16 1800.

Pro-Administration Party

1789 – 1791

Roger Sherman

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1721; d. July 23 1793.

Pro-Administration Party

1789 – 1791

Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1740; d. August 7 1809.

Pro-Administration Party

1789 – 1795

James Hillhouse

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1754; d. December 29 1832.

Pro-Administration Party

1791 – 1796

Zephaniah Swift

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1759; d. September 27 1823.

Pro-Administration Party (1793 – 1795); Federalist Party (1795 – 1797)

1793 – 1797

Uriah Tracy

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1755; d. July 19 1807.

Pro-Administration Party

1793 – 1796

Chauncey Goodrich

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1759; d. August 18 1815.

Federalist Party

1795 – 1801

James Davenport

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1758; d. August 3 1797.

Federalist Party

1796 – 1797

Samuel Whittlesey Dana

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1760; d. July 21 1830.

Federalist Party

1797 – 1810

Benjamin Tallmadge

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1754; d. March 7 1835.

Federalist Party

1801 – 1817

Andrew Thompson Judson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1784; d. March 17 1853.

Democratic Party

1835 – 1836

Isaac Toucey

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1792; d. July 30 1869.

Democratic Party

1835 – 1837

John Quillin Tilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 5 1866; d. August 14 1958.

Republican Party

1909 – 1913


1st Congressional District of Connecticut

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District
Isaac Toucey

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1792; d. July 30 1869.

Democratic Party

1837 – 1839

James Dixon

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1814; d. March 27 1873.

Whig Party

1845 – 1849

Thomas Joseph Dodd

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1907; d. May 24 1971.

Democratic Party

1953 – 1957

Barbara Bailey Kennelly

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 10 1936.

Democratic Party

1982 – 1999

John Barry Larson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1948.

Democratic Party

1999 – present


2nd Congressional District of Connecticut

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut’s 2nd Congressional District
Chester Bliss Bowles

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 5 1901; d. May 25 1986.

Democratic Party

1959 – 1961

Christopher John “Chris” Dodd

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1944.

Democratic Party

1975 – 1981

Samuel “Sam” Gejdenson

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1948.

Democratic Party

1981 – 2001


3rd Congressional District of Connecticut

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut’s 3rd Congressional District
John Quillin Tilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 5 1866; d. August 14 1958.

Republican Party

1915 – 1932

Robert Nicholas Giaimo

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1919; d. May 24 2006.

Democratic Party

1959 – 1981

Rosa Luisa DeLauro

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1943.

Democratic Party

1991 – present


4th Congressional District of Connecticut

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District
Truman Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1791; d. May 3 1884.

Whig Party

1845 – 1849

William Henry Barnum

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1818; d. April 30 1889.

Democratic Party

1867 – 1876

Albert Elmer Austin

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1877; d. January 26 1942.

Republican Party

1939 – 1941

Clare Booth Luce

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1903; d. October 9 1987.

Republican Party

1943 – 1947

Lowell Palmer Weicker, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1931; d. June 28 2023.

Republican Party

1969 – 1971


5th Congressional District of Connecticut

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District
Truman Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1791; d. May 3 1884.

Whig Party

1839 – 1843

Nancy Elizabeth Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1935.

Republican Party

2003 – 2007

Christopher Scott “Chris” Murphy

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1973.

Democratic Party

2007 – 2013

Jahana Hayes

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1973.

Democratic Party

2019 – present


6th Congressional District of Connecticut

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut’s 6th Congressional District
Nancy Elizabeth Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1935.

Republican Party

1983 – 2003