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Members of the US House of Representatives from Indiana

Current congressional districts: 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th.

Obsolete congressional districts: At-Large | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th.


At-Large Congressional District of Indiana

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s At-Large Congressional District
William Hendricks

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 12 1782; d. May 16 1850.

Democratic-Republican Party

1816 – 1822

Godlove Stein Orth

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1817; d. December 16 1882.

Republican Party

1873 – 1875


1st Congressional District of Indiana

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 1st Congressional District
Ratliff Boon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1781; d. November 20 1844.

Democratic Party

1825 – 1827

Ratliff Boon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1781; d. November 20 1844.

Democratic Party

1829 – 1839

Robert Dale Owen

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1801; d. June 24 1877.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1847

James Alexander Hemenway

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1860; d. February 10 1923.

Republican Party

1895 – 1905


2nd Congressional District of Indiana

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District
John Wesley Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1799; d. August 22 1859.

Democratic Party

1835 – 1837

John Wesley Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1799; d. August 22 1859.

Democratic Party

1839 – 1841

Richard Wigginton Thompson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1809; d. February 9 1900.

Whig Party

1841 – 1843

William Hayden English

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1822; d. February 7 1896.

Democratic Party

1853 – 1861

Michael Crawford Kerr

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1827; d. August 19 1876.

Democratic Party

1865 – 1873

James Douglas Williams

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1808; d. November 20 1880.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1876

Thomas Reed Cobb

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1828; d. June 23 1892.

Democratic Party

1877 – 1887

Arthur Herbert Greenwood

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1880; d. April 26 1963.

Democratic Party

1923 – 1933

Charles Abraham Halleck

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1900; d. March 3 1986.

Republican Party

1935 – 1969

Philip Riley Sharp

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1942.

Democratic Party

1983 – 1995

David Martin McIntosh

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 8 1958.

Republican Party

1995 – 2001

Michael Richard “Mike” Pence

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1959.

Republican Party

2001 – 2003

Joseph Christopher “Chris” Chocola

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1962.

Republican Party

2003 – 2007

Rudolph Chester “Rudy” Yakym III

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1984.

Republican Party

2022 – present


3rd Congressional District of Indiana

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 3rd Congressional District
William Steele Holman

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1822; d. April 22 1897.

Democratic Party

1869 – 1875

Michael Crawford Kerr

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1827; d. August 19 1876.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1876

Stephen John Brademas, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1927; d. July 11 2016.

Democratic Party

1959 – 1981

Marlin Andrew Stutzman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1976.

Republican Party

2010 – 2017

Marlin Andrew Stutzman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1976.

Republican Party

2025 – present


4th Congressional District of Indiana

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 4th Congressional District
Samuel Wilson Parker

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1805; d. February 1 1859.

Whig Party

1841 – 1843

Caleb Blood Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1808; d. January 7 1864.

Whig Party

1843 – 1849

George Washington Julian

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1817; d. July 7 1899.

Free Soil Party

1849 – 1851

William Steele Holman

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1822; d. April 22 1897.

Democratic Party

1859 – 1865

William Steele Holman

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1822; d. April 22 1897.

Democratic Party

1867 – 1869

George Washington Julian

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1817; d. July 7 1899.

Republican Party

1869 – 1871

Leonidas Sexton

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 19 1827; d. July 4 1880.

Republican Party

1877 – 1879

William Steele Holman

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1822; d. April 22 1897.

Democratic Party

1881 – 1895

James Eli Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1864; d. July 29 1948.

Republican Party

1895 – 1897

William Steele Holman

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1822; d. April 22 1897.

Democratic Party

1897

John Edward Roush

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1920; d. March 26 2004.

Democratic Party

1971 – 1977

James Danforth “Dan” Quayle

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1947.

Republican Party

1977 – 1981

Daniel Ray “Dan” Coats

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1943.

Republican Party

1981 – 1989

Jill Lynette Long Thompson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1952.

Democratic Party

1989 – 1995

Theodore Edward “Todd” Rokita

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1970.

Republican Party

2011 – 2019

James Richard “Jim” Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1945.

Republican Party

2019 – present


5th Congressional District of Indiana

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 5th Congressional District
William John Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1805; d. March 18 1857.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1845

William John Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1805; d. March 18 1857.

Democratic Party

1849 – 1851

Thomas Andrews Hendricks

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1819; d. November 25 1885.

Democratic Party

1851 – 1853

Samuel Wilson Parker

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1805; d. February 1 1859.

Whig Party

1853 – 1855

David Pierson Holloway

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1809; d. September 9 1883.

Indiana People’s Party

1855 – 1857

George Washington Julian

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1817; d. July 7 1899.

Republican Party

1861 – 1869

William Steele Holman

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1822; d. April 22 1897.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1877

Thomas McLelland Browne

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1829; d. July 17 1891.

Republican Party

1877 – 1881

John Edward Roush

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1920; d. March 26 2004.

Democratic Party

1959 – 1969

Danny Lee “Dan” Burton

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1938.

Republican Party

2003 – 2013

Susan Lynn Brooks

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1960.

Republican Party

2013 – 2021

Victoria Spartz

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1978.

Republican Party

2021 – present


6th Congressional District of Indiana

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 6th Congressional District
John Wesley Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1799; d. August 22 1859.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1847

Willis Arnold Gorman

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1816; d. May 20 1876.

Democratic Party

1849 – 1853

Thomas Andrews Hendricks

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1819; d. November 25 1885.

Democratic Party

1853 – 1855

Lucien Barbour

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1811; d. July 19 1880.

Indiana People’s Party

1855 – 1857

Albert Gallatin Porter

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1824; d. May 3 1897.

Republican Party

1859 – 1863

Daniel Wolsey Voorhees

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 26 1827; d. April 10 1897.

Democratic Party

1869 – 1873

Thomas McLelland Browne

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1829; d. July 17 1891.

Republican Party

1881 – 1891

James Eli Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1864; d. July 29 1948.

Republican Party

1899 – 1909

William Henry Larrabee

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 21 1870; d. November 16 1960.

Democratic Party

1931 – 1933

Danny Lee “Dan” Burton

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1938.

Republican Party

1983 – 2003

Michael Richard “Mike” Pence

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1959.

Republican Party

2003 – 2013

Allen Lucas “Luke” Messer

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1969.

Republican Party

2013 – 2019

Gregory Joseph “Greg” Pence

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1956.

Republican Party

2019 – 2025


7th Congressional District of Indiana

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 7th Congressional District
Henry Smith Lane

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1811; d. June 19 1881.

Whig Party

1840 – 1843

Richard Wigginton Thompson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1809; d. February 9 1900.

Whig Party

1847 – 1849

Daniel Wolsey Voorhees

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 26 1827; d. April 10 1897.

Democratic Party

1861 – 1866

Godlove Stein Orth

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1817; d. December 16 1882.

Republican Party

1869 – 1871

Louis Leon Ludlow

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1873; d. November 28 1950.

Democratic Party

1929 – 1933

Arthur Herbert Greenwood

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1880; d. April 26 1963.

Democratic Party

1933 – 1939


8th Congressional District of Indiana

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 8th Congressional District
Joseph Ewing McDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1819; d. June 21 1891.

Democratic Party

1849 – 1851

Godlove Stein Orth

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1817; d. December 16 1882.

Republican Party

1863 – 1869

Albert Henry Vestal

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1875; d. April 1 1932.

Republican Party

1917 – 1932

Mark Brian Messmer

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1962.

Republican Party

2025 – present


9th Congressional District of Indiana

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 9th Congressional District
Norman S. Eddy

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1810; d. January 28 1872.

Democratic Party

1853 – 1855

Schuyler Colfax, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1823; d. January 13 1885.

Republican Party

1855 – 1869

John Peter Cleaver Shanks

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1826; d. January 23 1901.

Republican Party

1869 – 1875

Godlove Stein Orth

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1817; d. December 16 1882.

Republican Party

1881 – 1882

James Franklin “Frank” Hanly

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1863; d. August 1 1920.

Republican Party

1895 – 1897

Lee Herbert Hamilton

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1931.

Democratic Party

1965 – 1999

Todd Christopher Young

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1972.

Republican Party

2011 – 2017

Erin Suzanne Houchin

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1976.

Republican Party

2023 – present


10th Congressional District of Indiana

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 10th Congressional District
William Robert Wood

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1861; d. March 7 1933.

Republican Party

1915 – 1933

Philip Riley Sharp

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1942.

Democratic Party

1975 – 1983


11th Congressional District of Indiana

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 11th Congressional District
John Peter Cleaver Shanks

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1826; d. January 23 1901.

Republican Party

1861 – 1863

John Peter Cleaver Shanks

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1826; d. January 23 1901.

Republican Party

1867 – 1869

William Henry Larrabee

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 21 1870; d. November 16 1960.

Democratic Party

1933 – 1943

Louis Leon Ludlow

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1873; d. November 28 1950.

Democratic Party

1943 – 1949


12th Congressional District of Indiana

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 12th Congressional District
William Forgy McNagny

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1850; d. August 24 1923.

Democratic Party

1893 – 1895

Louis Leon Ludlow

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1873; d. November 28 1950.

Democratic Party

1933 – 1943


13th Congressional District of Indiana

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana’s 13th Congressional District
Benjamin Franklin Shively

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1857; d. March 14 1916.

Anti-Monopolist Party

1884 – 1885

Benjamin Franklin Shively

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1857; d. March 14 1916.

Democratic Party

1887 – 1893