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Members of the US House of Representatives from Iowa

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

Obsolete congressional districts: 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th.


1st Congressional District of Iowa

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa’s 1st Congressional District
James Falconer Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 19 1828; d. April 22 1895.

Republican Party

1861 – 1869

George Washington McCrary

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1835; d. June 23 1890.

Republican Party

1869 – 1877

Charles Augustus Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1869; d. January 10 1951.

References:

[1] “Charles Augustus Kennedy,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 18, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000104.

Republican Party

March 4 1907 – March 3 1921

William Frederick Kopp

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1869; d. August 24 1938.

Republican Party

1921 – 1933

James Albert Smith “Jim” Leach

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1942; d. December 11 2024.

Republican Party

1977 – 2003

James Allen “Jim” Nussle

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1960.

Republican Party

2003 – 2007

Ashley Elizabeth Hinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1983.

Republican Party

2021 – 2023


2nd Congressional District of Iowa

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District
Walter Ingalls Hayes

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1841; d. March 14 1901.

Democratic Party

1887 – 1895

James Allen “Jim” Nussle

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1960.

Republican Party

1991 – 2003

James Albert Smith “Jim” Leach

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1942; d. December 11 2024.

Republican Party

2003 – 2007

Ashley Elizabeth Hinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1983.

Republican Party

2023 – present


3rd Congressional District of Iowa

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District
William Boyd Allison

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1829; d. August 4 1908.

Republican Party

1863 – 1871

David Bremner Henderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1840; d. February 25 1906.

Republican Party

1883 – 1903

Charles Ernest “Chuck” Grassley

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1933.

Republican Party

1975 – 1981

Cynthia Lynne “Cindy” Axne

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1965.

Democratic Party

2019 – 2023

Zachary Martin “Zach” Nunn

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1979.

Republican Party

2023 – present


4th Congressional District of Iowa

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa’s 4th Congressional District
Gilbert Nelson Haugen

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1859; d. July 18 1933.

Republican Party

1899 – 1933

Karl Miles LeCompte

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1887; d. September 30 1972.

Republican Party

1943 – 1959

Neal Edward Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1920; d. November 2 2021.

References:

[1] “Neal Edward Smith,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 6, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000596.

Democratic Party

January 3 1973 – January 3 1995

Steven Arnold “Steve” King

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1949.

Republican Party

2013 – 2021

Randall Lee “Randy” Feenstra

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1969.

References:

[1] “Randy Feenstra,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 10, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000446.

Republican Party

January 3 2021 – present


5th Congressional District of Iowa

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa’s 5th Congressional District
James “Tama Jim” Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1835; d. August 26 1920.

Republican Party

1873 – 1877

James “Tama Jim” Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1835; d. August 26 1920.

Republican Party

1883 – 1885

Robert Gordon Cousins

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1859; d. June 20 1933.

Republican Party

1893 – 1909

James William Good

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1866; d. November 18 1929.

Republican Party

1909 – 1921

Karl Miles LeCompte

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1887; d. September 30 1972.

Republican Party

1939 – 1943

Neal Edward Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1920; d. November 2 2021.

References:

[1] “Neal Edward Smith,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 6, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000596.

Democratic Party

January 3 1959 – January 3 1973

Thomas Richard “Tom” Harkin

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1939.

Democratic Party

1975 – 1985

Steven Arnold “Steve” King

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1949.

Republican Party

2003 – 2013


6th Congressional District of Iowa

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa’s 6th Congressional District
James Baird Weaver

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1833; d. February 6 1912.

Greenback Party

1879 – 1881

James Baird Weaver

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1833; d. February 6 1912.

Greenback Party

1885 – 1889

John Fletcher Lacey

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1841; d. September 29 1913.

Republican Party

1889 – 1891

John Fletcher Lacey

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1841; d. September 29 1913.

Republican Party

1893 – 1907

Cassius Clay Dowell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 29 1864; d. February 4 1940.

References:

[1] “Cassius Clay Dowell,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 18, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000468.

Republican Party

March 4 1933 – January 3 1935

Cassius Clay Dowell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 29 1864; d. February 4 1940.

References:

[1] “Cassius Clay Dowell,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 18, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000468.

Republican Party

January 3 1937 – February 4 1940

Charles Bernard Hoeven

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1895; d. November 9 1980.

Republican Party

1963 – 1965


7th Congressional District of Iowa

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa’s 7th Congressional District
Cassius Clay Dowell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 29 1864; d. February 4 1940.

References:

[1] “Cassius Clay Dowell,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 18, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000468.

Republican Party

March 4 1915 – March 3 1933


8th Congressional District of Iowa

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa’s 8th Congressional District
William Peters Hepburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1895; d. November 9 1980.

Republican Party

1881 – 1887

William Peters Hepburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1895; d. November 9 1980.

Republican Party

1893 – 1909

Charles Bernard Hoeven

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1895; d. November 9 1980.

Republican Party

1943 – 1963


9th Congressional District of Iowa

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa’s 9th Congressional District
Guy Mark Gillette

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1879; d. March 3 1973.

Democratic Party

1933 – 1936


10th Congressional District of Iowa

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa’s 10th Congressional District
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1858; d. October 15 1910.

Republican Party

1889 – 1900