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Members of the US House of Representatives from Michigan

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

Obsolete congressional districts: 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th.


1st Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 1st Congressional District
Robert McClelland

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1807; d. August 30 1880.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1849

Edwin Denby

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1870; d. February 8 1929.

Republican Party

1905 – 1911

Lucien Norbert Nedzi

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1925; d. June 9 2025.

Democratic Party

1961 – 1965

John James Conyers, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1929; d. October 27 2019.

Democratic Party

1965 – 1993

John Warren “Jack” Bergman

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1947.

Republican Party

2017 – present


2nd Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District
Earl Cory Michener

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1876; d. July 4 1957.

Republican Party

1919 – 1933

Earl Cory Michener

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1876; d. July 4 1957.

Republican Party

1935 – 1951


3rd Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District
James O’Donnell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1840; d. March 17 1915.

Republican Party

1885 – 1893

John M.C. Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1853; d. March 30 1923.

Republican Party

1911 – 1921

John M.C. Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1853; d. March 30 1923.

Republican Party

1921 – 1923

Vernon James “Vern” Ehlers

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1934; d. August 15 2017.

Republican Party

1993 – 2011


4th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 4th Congressional District
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1821; d. April 20 1881.

Republican Party

1861 – 1863

Thomas White Ferry

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1827; d. October 13 1896.

Republican Party

1865 – 1871

Jesse Edward Hutchinson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1914; d. July 22 1985.

Republican Party

1963 – 1977

Frederick Stephen “Fred” Upton

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1953.

Republican Party

1987 – 1993


5th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 5th Congressional District
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1821; d. April 20 1881.

Republican Party

1865 – 1869

Bartel John Jonkman

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1884; d. June 13 1955.

Republican Party

1940 – 1949

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1913; d. December 26 2006.

Republican Party

1949 – 1973

Richard Franklin Vander Veen

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1922; d. March 3 2006.

Democratic Party

1974 – 1977

Daniel Timothy “Dan” Kildee

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1958.

Democratic Party

2013 – 2023

Timothy Lee “Tim” Walberg

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1951.

Republican Party

2023 – present


6th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 6th Congressional District
Frederick Stephen “Fred” Upton

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1953.

Republican Party

1993 – 2023


7th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 7th Congressional District
Jesse Paine Wolcott

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 3 1893; d. January 28 1969.

Republican Party

1931 – 1957

Donald Wayne Riegle, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1938.

Republican Party (1967 – 1973); Democratic Party (1973 – 1976)

1967 – 1976

Timothy Lee “Tim” Walberg

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1951.

Republican Party

2007 – 2009

Timothy Lee “Tim” Walberg

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1951.

Republican Party

2011 – 2023


8th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 8th Congressional District
Fred Lewis Crawford

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1888; d. April 13 1957.

Republican Party

1935 – 1953

Michael Dean “Mike” Bishop

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1967.

Republican Party

2015 – 2019

Daniel Timothy “Dan” Kildee

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1958.

Democratic Party

2023 – 2025

Kristen Lee McDonald Rivet

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1970.

Democratic Party

2025 – present


9th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 9th Congressional District
Lisa Carmella McClain

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

Republican Party

2023 – present


10th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 10th Congressional District
David Edward Bonior

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1945.

Democratic Party

1993 – 2003

Candice Sue Miller

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1954.

Republican Party

2003 – 2016

Lisa Carmella McClain

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

Republican Party

2021 – 2023


11th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 11th Congressional District
David Alan “Dave” Trott

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1960.

Republican Party

2015 – 2019


12th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 12th Congressional District
David Edward Bonior

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1945.

Democratic Party

1977 – 1993

John David Dingell, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1926; d. February 7 2019.

Democratic Party

2013 – 2015


13th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 13th Congressional District
Charles Coles Diggs, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1922; d. August 24 1998.

Democratic Party

1955 – 1980

William David Ford

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1927; d. August 14 2004.

Democratic Party

1993 – 1995

John James Conyers, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1929; d. October 27 2019.

Democratic Party

2013 – 2017

Shri Thanedar

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1955.

Democratic Party

2023 – present


14th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 14th Congressional District
Lucien Norbert Nedzi

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1925; d. June 9 2025.

Democratic Party

1965 – 1981

John James Conyers, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1929; d. October 27 2019.

Democratic Party

1993 – 2013


15th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 15th Congressional District
John David Dingell, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1926; d. February 7 2019.

Democratic Party

1955 – 1965

William David Ford

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1927; d. August 14 2004.

Democratic Party

1965 – 1993

John David Dingell, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1926; d. February 7 2019.

Democratic Party

2003 – 2013


16th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 16th Congressional District
John Lesinski, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1885; d. May 27 1950.

Democratic Party

1933 – 1950

John David Dingell, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1926; d. February 7 2019.

Democratic Party

1965 – 2003


17th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 17th Congressional District
Martha Wright Griffiths

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1912; d. April 22 2003.

Democratic Party

1955 – 1974


18th Congressional District of Michigan

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan’s 18th Congressional District
James Johnston Blanchard

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 8 1942.

Democratic Party

1975 – 1983