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Members of the US House of Representatives from Kansas

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

Obsolete congressional districts: At-Large | 5th | 6th | 7th.


At-Large Congressional District of Kansas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas’ At-Large Congressional District
Charles Frederick Scott

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1860; d. September 18 1938.

Republican Party

1901 – 1907


1st Congressional District of Kansas

List of Members of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas’ 1st Congressional District

Name

Political Party

Dates in Office

John Alexander Anderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1834; d. May 18 1892.

Republican Party

1879 – 1885

Case Broderick

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1839; d. April 1 1920.

Republican Party

1891 – 1899

Charles Curtis

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1860; d. February 8 1936.

Republican Party

1899 – 1907

Daniel Read Anthony, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1870; d. August 4 1931.

Republican Party

1907 – 1929

Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

Republican Party

1963 – 1969

Keith George Sebelius

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1916; d. August 5 1982.

References:

[1] “Keith George Sebelius,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed May 15, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000217.

Republican Party

January 3 1969 – January 3 1981

Charles Patrick “Pat” Roberts

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1936.

Republican Party

1981 – 1997

Roger Wayne Marshall

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 9 1960.

Republican Party

2017 – 2021

Tracey Robert Mann

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1976.

Republican Party

2021 – present


2nd Congressional District of Kansas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District
Edward Hogue Funston

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1836; d. September 10 1911.

Republican Party

1884 – 1894

Charles Frederick Scott

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1860; d. September 18 1938.

Republican Party

1907 – 1911

Derek Larkin Schmidt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1968.

Republican Party

2025 – present


3rd Congressional District of Kansas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District
Philip Pitt Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1862; d. May 26 1941.

Republican Party

March 4 1903 – March 4 1923

Edward Lawrence “Larry” Winn, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1919; d. December 31 2017.

References:

[1] “Edward Lawrence (Larry) Winn, Jr.,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 5, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000636.

Republican Party

January 3 1967 – January 3 1985

Janice Lenore “Jan” Meyers

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1928; d. June 21 2019.

References:

[1] “Jan Meyers,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 6, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000684.

Republican Party

January 3 1985 – January 3 1997

Sharice Lynnette Davids

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1980.

Democratic Party

2019 – present


4th Congressional District of Kansas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas’ 4th Congressional District
John Grant Otis

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1838; d. February 22 1916.

Populist Party

1891 – 1893

Charles Curtis

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1860; d. February 8 1936.

Republican Party

1893 – 1899

James Monroe Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1852; d. January 20 1926.

Republican Party

1899 – 1911

Ronald Gene “Ron” Estes

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1956.

References:

[1] “Ron Estes,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 10, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/E000298.

Republican Party

April 25 2017 – present


5th Congressional District of Kansas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas’ 5th Congressional District
John Alexander Anderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1834; d. May 18 1892.

Republican Party

1885 – 1891

Clifford Ragsdale Hope

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1893; d. May 16 1970.

Republican Party

1943 – 1957

Joe Skubitz

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1906; d. September 11 2000.

Republican Party

1963 – 1978


6th Congressional District of Kansas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas’ 6th Congressional District
Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1923; d. December 5 2021.

Republican Party

1961 – 1963


7th Congressional District of Kansas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas’ 7th Congressional District
Chester Isaiah Long

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1860; d. July 1 1934.

Republican Party

1895 – 1897

Chester Isaiah Long

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1860; d. July 1 1934.

Republican Party

1899 – 1903

Clifford Ragsdale Hope

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1893; d. May 16 1970.

Republican Party

1927 – 1943