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Members of the US House of Representatives from North Carolina

Current congressional districts: 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th.


1st Congressional District of North Carolina

Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District
Thomas Lanier Clingman

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1812; d. November 3 1897.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1845

George Kenneth “G.K.” Butterfield, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 27 1947.

Democratic Party

2004 – 2022

Donald Gene “Don” Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1971.

Democratic Party

2023 – present


2nd Congressional District of North Carolina

Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District
Nathaniel Macon

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1757; d. June 29 1837.

Anti-Administration Party

1791 – 1793

John Branch, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1782; d. January 4 1863.

Democratic Party

1831 – 1833

Claude Kitchin

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1869; d. May 31 1923.

Democratic Party

1901 – 1923

George Edward Bell Holding

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1968.

Republican Party

2017 – 2021

Deborah Ross

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1963.

Democratic Party

2021 – present


3rd Congressional District of North Carolina

Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District
Timothy James Bloodworth

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1736; d. August 24 1814.

Anti-Administration Party

1790 – 1791

Joseph Winston

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1746; d. April 21 1815.

Anti-Administration Party

1793 – 1795

Jesse Franklin

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1760; d. August 31 1823.

Democratic-Republican Party

1795 – 1797

Robert Williams

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1773; d. January 25 1836.

Democratic-Republican Party

1797 – 1803

Edmund DeBerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 14 1787; d. December 12 1859.

Whig Party

1849 – 1851

Graham Arthur Barden

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1896; d. January 29 1967.

Democratic Party

1935 – 1961

Gregory Francis “Greg” Murphy

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1963.

Republican Party

2019 – present


4th Congressional District of North Carolina

Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District
Edmund DeBerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 14 1787; d. December 12 1859.

Whig Party

1843 – 1845

Harold Dunbar Cooley

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1897; d. January 15 1974.

Democratic Party

1934 – 1966

David Eugene Price

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1940.

Democratic Party

1987 – 1995

David Eugene Price

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1940.

Democratic Party

1997 – 2023


5th Congressional District of North Carolina

Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District
John Sevier

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1745; d. September 24 1815.

Democratic-Republican Party

1790 – 1791

Nathaniel Macon

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1757; d. June 29 1837.

Anti-Administration Party (1793 – 1795); Democratic-Republican Party (1795 – 1803)

1793 – 1803

Thomas Stephen Kenan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1771; d. October 22 1843.

Democratic-Republican Party

1805 – 1811

William Rufus DeVane King

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1786; d. April 18 1853.

Democratic-Republican Party

1811 – 1816

Charles Hooks

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1768; d. October 18 1843.

Democratic-Republican Party

1816 – 1817

Charles Hooks

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1768; d. October 18 1843.

Democratic-Republican Party

1819 – 1825

Gabriel Holmes

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1769; d. September 26 1829.

Democratic Party

1825 – 1829

James Iver McKay

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1792; d. September 14 1853.

Democratic Party

1831 – 1843

Romulus Mitchell Saunders

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 3 1791; d. April 21 1867.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1845

James Cochran Dobbin

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1814; d. August 4 1857.

Democratic Party

1845 – 1847

Richard Mauze Burr

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1955.

Republican Party

1995 – 2005

Virginia Ann Foxx

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1943.

Republican Party

2005 – present


6th Congressional District of North Carolina

Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District
Nathaniel Macon

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1757; d. June 29 1837.

Democratic-Republican Party

1803 – 1815

James Iver McKay

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1792; d. September 14 1853.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1847

Carl Thomas Durham

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1892; d. April 29 1974.

Democratic Party

1939 – 1961

John Howard Coble

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1931; d. November 3 2015.

Republican Party

1985 – 2015

Bradley Mark Walker

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1969.

Republican Party

2015 – 2021

Addison Parker McDowell

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 21 1994.

Republican Party

2025 – present


7th Congressional District of North Carolina

Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 7th Congressional District
Edmund DeBerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 14 1787; d. December 12 1859.

National Republican Party

1829 – 1831

Edmund DeBerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 14 1787; d. December 12 1859.

Whig Party

1833 – 1843

James Iver McKay

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1792; d. September 14 1853.

Democratic Party

1847 – 1849

Charles Grandison “Charlie” Rose III

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1939; d. September 3 2012.

Democratic Party

1973 – 1997

David Cheston Rouzer

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1972.

Republican Party

2015 – present


8th Congressional District of North Carolina

Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District
David Stone

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1770; d. October 7 1818.

Democratic-Republican Party

1799 – 1801

Willie Person Mangum

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1792; d. September 7 1861.

Democratic Party

1823 – 1826

Romulus Mitchell Saunders

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 3 1791; d. April 21 1867.

Democratic Party

1841 – 1843

Thomas Lanier Clingman

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1812; d. November 3 1897.

Democratic Party

1853 – 1858

Willie Gathrel “Bill” Hefner

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1930; d. September 2 2009.

Democratic Party

1975 – 1999

James Daniel “Dan” Bishop

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1 1964.

Republican Party

2023 – 2025

Mark Everette Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1966.

Republican Party

2025 – present


9th Congressional District of North Carolina

Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District
Romulus Mitchell Saunders

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 3 1791; d. April 21 1867.

Democratic-Republican Party (1821 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1827)

1821 – 1827

Thomas Lanier Clingman

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1812; d. November 3 1897.

Democratic Party

1847 – 1853

Edwin Yates Webb

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1872; d. February 7 1955.

Democratic Party

1903 – 1919

Sue Ellen Myrick

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1941.

Republican Party

1995 – 2013

James Daniel “Dan” Bishop

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1 1964.

Republican Party

2019 – 2023


10th Congressional District of North Carolina

Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District
Patrick Timothy McHenry

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1975.

Republican Party

2005 – 2025


11th Congressional District of North Carolina

Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District
Israel Pickens

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1780; d. April 24 1827.

Democratic-Republican Party

1811 – 1813

Charles Marion “Chuck” Edwards

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1960.

Republican Party

2023 – present


12th Congressional District of North Carolina

Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District
Joseph Winston

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1746; d. April 21 1815.

Democratic-Republican Party

1803 – 1807

Meshack Franklin

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1772; d. December 18 1839.

Democratic-Republican Party

1807 – 1813

Israel Pickens

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1780; d. April 24 1827.

Democratic-Republican Party

1813 – 1817

Melvin Luther “Mel” Watt

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1945.

Democratic Party

1993 – 2014

Alma Shealey Adams

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1946.

Democratic Party

2014 – present


13th Congressional District of North Carolina

Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District
Meshack Franklin

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1772; d. December 18 1839.

Democratic-Republican Party

1813 – 1815

George Edward Bell Holding

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1968.

Republican Party

2013 – 2017

John Bradford “Brad” Knott

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1986.

Republican Party

2025 – present


14th Congressional District of North Carolina

Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District
Timothy Keith “Tim” Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1970.

Republican Party

2025 – present