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Members of the US House of Representatives from New Jersey

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

Obsolete congressional districts: At-Large | 13th.


At-Large Congressional District of New Jersey

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s At-Large Congressional District
Jonathan Dayton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1760; d. October 9 1824.

Pro-Administration Party (1791 – 1795); Federalist Party (1795 – 1799)

1791 – 1799


1st Congressional District of New Jersey

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 1st Congressional District
George Maxwell Robeson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1829; d. September 27 1897.

Republican Party

1879 – 1883

Charles Anderson Wolverton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1880; d. May 16 1969.

Republican Party

1927 – 1959


2nd Congressional District of New Jersey

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District
Richard Stockton

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1764; d. March 7 1828.

Federalist Party

1813 – 1815

John James Gardner

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1845; d. February 7 1921.

Republican Party

1893 – 1913

Jefferson H. “Jeff” Van Drew

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

Democratic Party (2019 – 2020); Republican Party (2020 – present)

2019 – present


3rd Congressional District of New Jersey

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District
John Kean

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 4 1852; d. November 4 1914.

Republican Party

1883 – 1885

John Kean

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 4 1852; d. November 4 1914.

Republican Party

1887 – 1889

Frank Joseph Pallone, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1951.

Democratic Party

1988 – 1993


4th Congressional District of New Jersey

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District
Charles Aubrey Eaton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1868; d. January 23 1953.

Republican Party

1925 – 1933

Frank Thompson, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1918; d. July 22 1989.

Democratic Party

1955 – 1980


5th Congressional District of New Jersey

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District
Alexander Cummings McWhorter Pennington, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1810; d. January 25 1867.

Whig Party (1853 – 1855); Opposition Party (1855 – 1857)

1853 – 1857

William Pennington

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1796; d. February 16 1862.

Republican Party

1859 – 1861

William Walter Phelps

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1839; d. June 17 1894.

Republican Party

1873 – 1875

Augustus William Cutler

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1827; d. January 1 1897.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1879

William Walter Phelps

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1839; d. June 17 1894.

Republican Party

1883 – 1889

Charles Newell Fowler, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1852; d. May 27 1932.

Republican Party

1903 – 1911

Charles Aubrey Eaton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1868; d. January 23 1953.

Republican Party

1933 – 1953


6th Congressional District of New Jersey

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 6th Congressional District
Richard Wayne Parker

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1848; d. November 28 1923.

Republican Party

1895 – 1903

Frank Joseph Pallone, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1951.

Democratic Party

1993 – present


7th Congressional District of New Jersey

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District
William McAdoo

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1853; d. June 7 1930.

Democratic Party

1883 – 1891

Richard Wayne Parker

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1848; d. November 28 1923.

Republican Party

1903 – 1911

Richard Wayne Parker

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1848; d. November 28 1923.

Republican Party

1914 – 1919


8th Congressional District of New Jersey

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District
Charles Newell Fowler, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1852; d. May 27 1932.

Republican Party

1895 – 1903

Frederick Allan “Fred” Hartley, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1902; d. May 11 1969.

Republican Party

1929 – 1933

Albio B. Sires

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1951.

Democratic Party

2013 – 2023


9th Congressional District of New Jersey

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District
Richard Wayne Parker

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1848; d. November 28 1923.

Republican Party

1921 – 1923


10th Congressional District of New Jersey

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District
Frederick Allan “Fred” Hartley, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1902; d. May 11 1969.

Republican Party

1933 – 1949

Peter Wallace Rodino, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1909; d. May 7 2005.

Democratic Party

1949 – 1989


11th Congressional District of New Jersey

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District
Rodney Procter Frelinghuysen

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1946.

Republican Party

1995 – 2019

Rebecca Michelle “Mikie” Sherrill

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1972.

Democratic Party

2019 – 2025


12th Congressional District of New Jersey

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District
Mary Teresa Norton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1875; d. August 2 1959.

Democratic Party

1925 – 1933

Bonnie Marie Watson Coleman

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

Democratic Party

2015 – present


13th Congressional District of New Jersey

Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 13th Congressional District
Mary Teresa Norton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1875; d. August 2 1959.

Democratic Party

1933 – 1951

Albio B. Sires

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1951.

Democratic Party

2006 – 2013