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Members of the US House of Representatives from Illinois

Current congressional districts: 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th.

Obsolete congressional districts: At-Large | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th.


At-Large Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ At-Large Congressional District
John Alexander Logan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1826; d. December 26 1886.

Republican Party

1867 – 1871

Lawrence Beaumont Stringer

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1866; d. December 5 1942.

Democratic Party

1913 – 1915

William Henry Dieterich

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1876; d. October 12 1940.

Democratic Party

1931 – 1933


1st Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 1st Congressional District
William Henry Bissell

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1811; d. March 18 1860.

Democratic Party

1849 – 1853

Elihu Benjamin Washburne

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1816; d. October 22 1887.

Whig Party (1853 – 1856); Republican Party (1856 – 1863)

1853 – 1863

James Robert Mann

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1856; d. November 30 1922.

Republican Party

1897 – 1903

Martin Barnaby Madden

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1855; d. April 27 1928.

Republican Party

1905 – 1928

Bobby Lee Rush

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1946.

Democratic Party

1993 – 2023

Jonathan Luther Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1966.

Democratic Party

2023 – present


2nd Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District
Zadok Casey

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1796; d. September 4 1862.

Democratic Party

1833 – 1843

John Alexander McClernand

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1812; d. September 20 1900.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1851

Carter Henry Harrison III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1825; d. October 28 1893.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1879

Lawrence Edward McGann

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1852; d. July 22 1928.

Democratic Party

1891 – 1895

James Robert Mann

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1856; d. November 30 1922.

Republican Party

1903 – 1922

Augustus Alexander “Gus” Savage

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1925; d. October 31 2015.

Democratic Party

1981 – 1993

Melvin “Mel” Reynolds

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1952.

Democratic Party

1993 – 1995

Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1965.

Democratic Party

1995 – 2012


3rd Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District
John Todd Stuart

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1807; d. November 28 1885.

Whig Party

1839 – 1843

Owen Lovejoy

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1811; d. March 25 1864.

Republican Party

1857 – 1863

Elihu Benjamin Washburne

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1816; d. October 22 1887.

Republican Party

1863 – 1869

Lawrence Edward McGann

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1852; d. July 22 1928.

Democratic Party

1895


4th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 4th Congressional District
John Crocker Sherwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1838; d. January 1 1904.

Republican Party

1879 – 1883

Luis Vicente Gutiérrez

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1953.

Democratic Party

1993 – 2019

Jesús G. “Chuy” García

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1956.

Democratic Party

2019 – present


5th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 5th Congressional District
Stephen Arnold Douglas

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1813; d. June 3 1861.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1847

William Alexander Richardson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1811; d. December 27 1875.

Democratic Party

1847 – 1856

William Alexander Richardson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1811; d. December 27 1875.

Democratic Party

1861 – 1863

Owen Lovejoy

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1811; d. March 25 1864.

Republican Party

1863 – 1864

Robert Roberts Hitt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1834; d. September 20 1906.

Republican Party

1882 – 1883

Albert Jarvis Hopkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1846; d. August 23 1922.

Republican Party

1885 – 1895

Rod R. Blagojevich

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1956.

Democratic Party

1997 – 2003

Rahm Israel Emanuel

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1959.

Democratic Party

2003 – 2009

Michael Bruce “Mike” Quigley

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1958.

Democratic Party

2009 – present


6th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 6th Congressional District
Richard Yates

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1815; d. November 27 1873.

Whig Party

1853 – 1855

Thomas Langrell Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1816; d. November 24 1858.

Democratic Party

1855 – 1858

John Alexander McClernand

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1812; d. September 20 1900.

Democratic Party

1859 – 1861

Robert Roberts Hitt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1834; d. September 20 1906.

Republican Party

1883 – 1895

Henry John Hyde

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1924; d. November 29 2007.

Republican Party

1975 – 2007

Peter James Roskam

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1961.

Republican Party

2007 – 2019


7th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 7th Congressional District
John Jay Hardin

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1810; d. February 23 1847.

Whig Party

1843 – 1845

John Henry

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1 1800; d. April 28 1882.

Whig Party

1847

Abraham Lincoln

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 12 1809; d. April 15 1865.

Whig Party

1847 – 1849

Thomas Langrell Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1816; d. November 24 1858.

Democratic Party

1849 – 1851

Richard Yates

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1815; d. November 27 1873.

Whig Party

1851 – 1853

James Carroll Robinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1823; d. November 3 1886.

Democratic Party

1859 – 1863

Frank Annunzio

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1915; d. April 8 2001.

Democratic Party

1965 – 1973

Daniel K. “Danny” Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1941.

Democratic Party

1997 – present


8th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 8th Congressional District
William Henry Bissell

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1811; d. March 18 1860.

Independent Democrat

1853 – 1855

John Todd Stuart

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1807; d. November 28 1885.

Democratic Party

1863 – 1865

Shelby Moore Cullom

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1829; d. January 28 1914.

Republican Party

1865 – 1871

James Carroll Robinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1823; d. November 3 1886.

Democratic Party

1871 – 1873

Lewis Edwin Payson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1840; d. October 4 1909.

Republican Party

1881 – 1883

Albert Jarvis Hopkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1846; d. August 23 1922.

Republican Party

1895 – 1903

Thomas Sylvy Gordon

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1893; d. January 22 1959.

Democratic Party

1943 – 1959

Philip Miller “Phil” Crane

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1930; d. November 8 2014.

Republican Party

1993 – 2005

Melissa Bean

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1962.

Democratic Party

2005 – 2011

William Joseph “Joe” Walsh

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1961.

Republican Party

2011 – 2013

Ladda Tammy Duckworth

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1968.

Democratic Party

2013 – 2017

Subramanian Raja Krishnamoorthi

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1968.

Democratic Party

2017 – present


9th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 9th Congressional District
Samuel Scott Marshall

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1821; d. July 26 1890.

Democratic Party

1855 – 1859

John Alexander Logan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1826; d. December 26 1886.

Democratic Party

1859 – 1862

Lewis Edwin Payson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1840; d. October 4 1909.

Republican Party

1883 – 1891

Robert Roberts Hitt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1834; d. September 20 1906.

Republican Party

1895 – 1903

Janice “Jan” Schakowsky

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1944.

Democratic Party

1999 – present


10th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 10th Congressional District
Mark Steven Kirk

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1959.

Republican Party

2001 – 2010

Bradley Scott “Brad” Schneider

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1961.

Democratic Party

2013 – 2015

Bradley Scott “Brad” Schneider

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1961.

Democratic Party

2017 – present


11th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 11th Congressional District
James Carroll Robinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1823; d. November 3 1886.

Democratic Party

1863 – 1865

Samuel Scott Marshall

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1821; d. July 26 1890.

Democratic Party

1865 – 1873

Chauncey William Reed

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1890; d. February 9 1956.

Republican Party

1935 – 1949

Frank Annunzio

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1915; d. April 8 2001.

Democratic Party

1973 – 1993

Deborah L. “Debbie” Halvorson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1958.

Democratic Party

2009 – 2011


12th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 12th Congressional District
William Ralls Morrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1824; d. September 29 1909.

Democratic Party

1863 – 1865

Jehu Baker

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1822; d. March 1 1903.

Republican Party

1865 – 1869

James Carroll Robinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1823; d. November 3 1886.

Democratic Party

1873 – 1875

William McKendree Springer

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1836; d. December 4 1903.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1883

Joseph Gurney Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1836; d. November 12 1926.

Republican Party

1895 – 1903

Robert McClory

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1908; d. July 24 1988.

Republican Party

1963 – 1973

Philip Miller “Phil” Crane

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1930; d. November 8 2014.

Republican Party

1973 – 1993

Michael Joseph “Mike” Bost

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1960.

Republican Party

2015 – present


13th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 13th Congressional District
Green Berry Raum

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1829; d. December 18 1909.

Republican Party

1867 – 1869

John McNulta

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1837; d. February 22 1900.

Republican Party

1873 – 1875

Adlai Ewing Stevenson I

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1835; d. June 14 1914.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1877

Thomas Foster Tipton

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1833; d. February 7 1904.

Republican Party

1877 – 1879

Adlai Ewing Stevenson I

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1835; d. June 14 1914.

Democratic Party

1879 – 1881

Dietrich Conrad Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1840; d. April 18 1914.

Republican Party

1881 – 1883

William McKendree Springer

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1836; d. December 4 1903.

Democratic Party

1883 – 1895

Robert Roberts Hitt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1834; d. September 20 1906.

Republican Party

1903 – 1906

Frank Orren Lowden

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1861; d. March 20 1943.

Republican Party

1906 – 1911

Donald Henry Rumsfeld

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1932; d. June 29 2021.

Republican Party

1963 – 1969

Philip Miller “Phil” Crane

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1930; d. November 8 2014.

Republican Party

1969 – 1973

Robert McClory

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1908; d. July 24 1988.

Republican Party

1973 – 1983

John Neal Erlenborn

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1927; d. October 30 2005.

Republican Party

1983 – 1985

Rodney Lee Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1970.

Republican Party

2013 – 2023

Nicole Jai “Nikki” Budzinski

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1977.

Democratic Party

2023 – present


14th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 14th Congressional District
Joseph Gurney Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1836; d. November 12 1926.

Republican Party

1873 – 1883

Chauncey William Reed

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1890; d. February 9 1956.

Republican Party

1949 – 1956

John Neal Erlenborn

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1927; d. October 30 2005.

Republican Party

1965 – 1983

John Dennis Hastert

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1942.

Republican Party

1987 – 2007


15th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 15th Congressional District
Joseph Gurney Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1836; d. November 12 1926.

Republican Party

1883 – 1891

Joseph Gurney Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1836; d. November 12 1926.

Republican Party

1893 – 1895

Robert Bruce Chiperfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1899; d. April 9 1971.

Republican Party

1939 – 1949

Leslie Cornelius Arends

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1895; d. July 17 1985.

Republican Party

1973 – 1974

Edward Rell “Ed” Madigan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 13 1936; d. December 7 1994.

Republican Party

1983 – 1991

Mary Elizabeth Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1959.

Republican Party

2021 – present


16th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 16th Congressional District
Everett McKinley Dirksen

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1896; d. September 7 1969.

Republican Party

1933 – 1949

John Bayard Anderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1922; d. December 3 2017.

Republican Party (1961 – 1980); Independent (1980 – 1981)

1961 – 1981


17th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 17th Congressional District
William Ralls Morrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1824; d. September 29 1909.

Democratic Party

1873 – 1883

Ben Franklin Caldwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1848; d. December 29 1924.

Democratic Party

1899 – 1903

Leslie Cornelius Arends

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1895; d. July 17 1985.

Republican Party

1935 – 1973

Cheryl Lea “Cheri” Bustos

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1961.

Democratic Party

2013 – 2023

Eric Sorensen

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1976.

Democratic Party

2023 – present


18th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 18th Congressional District
William Ralls Morrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1824; d. September 29 1909.

Democratic Party

1883 – 1887

Jehu Baker

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1822; d. March 1 1903.

Republican Party

1887 – 1889

Joseph Gurney Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1836; d. November 12 1926.

Republican Party

1903 – 1913

Joseph Gurney Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1836; d. November 12 1926.

Republican Party

1915 – 1923

Robert Henry “Bob” Michel

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1923; d. February 17 2017.

Republican Party

1957 – 1995


19th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 19th Congressional District
Samuel Scott Marshall

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1821; d. July 26 1890.

Democratic Party

1873 – 1875

Robert Bruce Chiperfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1899; d. April 9 1971.

Republican Party

1949 – 1963

Glendal William “Glenn” Poshard

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1945.

Democratic Party

1993 – 1999


20th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 20th Congressional District
Henry Thomas Rainey

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1860; d. August 19 1934.

Democratic Party

1903 – 1921

Henry Thomas Rainey

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1860; d. August 19 1934.

Democratic Party

1923 – 1934

Scott Wike Lucas

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 19 1892; d. February 22 1968.

Democratic Party

1935 – 1939


21st Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 21st Congressional District
Jehu Baker

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1822; d. March 1 1903.

Republican Party

1897 – 1899

Ben Franklin Caldwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1848; d. December 29 1924.

Democratic Party

1903 – 1905

Ben Franklin Caldwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1848; d. December 29 1924.

Democratic Party

1907 – 1909

Edward Rell “Ed” Madigan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 13 1936; d. December 7 1994.

Republican Party

1973 – 1983

Charles Melvin Price

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1905; d. April 22 1988.

Democratic Party

1983 – 1988


22nd Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 22nd Congressional District
Charles Melvin Price

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1905; d. April 22 1988.

Democratic Party

1945 – 1949

Paul Martin Simon

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1928; d. December 9 2003.

Democratic Party

1983 – 1985

Glendal William “Glenn” Poshard

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1945.

Democratic Party

1989 – 1993


23rd Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 23rd Congressional District
Charles Melvin Price

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1905; d. April 22 1988.

Democratic Party

1973 – 1983


24th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 24th Congressional District
Charles Melvin Price

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1905; d. April 22 1988.

Democratic Party

1953 – 1973

Paul Martin Simon

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1928; d. December 9 2003.

Democratic Party

1975 – 1983


25th Congressional District of Illinois

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois’ 25th Congressional District
Charles Melvin Price

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1905; d. April 22 1988.

Democratic Party

1949 – 1953