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Members of the US House of Representatives from Ohio

Current congressional districts: 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th.

Obsolete congressional districts: At-Large | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd.


At-Large District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s At-Large Congressional District
Jeremiah Morrow

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1771; d. March 22 1852.

Democratic-Republican Party

1803 – 1813

Robert Crosser

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1874; d. June 3 1957.

Democratic Party

1913 – 1915


1st Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 1st Congressional District
John McLean

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1785; d. April 4 1861.

Democratic-Republican Party

1813 – 1816

William Henry Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1773; d. April 4 1841.

Democratic-Republican Party

1816 – 1819

Thomas Randolph Ross

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1788; d. June 28 1869.

Democratic-Republican Party

1819 – 1823

James William Gazlay

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1784; d. June 8 1874.

Democratic-Republican Party

1823 – 1825

Bellamy Storer

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1796; d. June 1 1875.

Whig Party

1835 – 1837

David Tiernan Disney

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1803; d. March 14 1857.

Democratic Party

1849 – 1855

George Hunt Pendleton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1825; d. November 24 1889.

Democratic Party

1857 – 1865

Milton Sayler

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1831; d. November 17 1892.

Democratic Party

1873 – 1879

Charles Phelps Taft

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1843; d. December 31 1929.

Republican Party

1895 – 1897

Nicholas Longworth III

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1869; d. April 9 1931.

Republican Party

1903 – 1913

Nicholas Longworth III

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1869; d. April 9 1931.

Republican Party

1915 – 1931

Willis David “Bill” Gradison, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1928.

Republican Party

1975 – 1983

Steven Joseph “Steve” Chabot

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1953.

Republican Party

1995 – 2009

Steven Joseph “Steve” Chabot

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1953.

Republican Party

2011 – 2023


2nd Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District
Thomas Randolph Ross

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1788; d. June 28 1869.

Democratic-Republican Party

1823 – 1825

Thomas Corwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1794; d. December 18 1865.

National Republican Party

1831 – 1833

John Scott Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1804; d. May 25 1878.

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

1853 – 1857

Alexander Long

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1816; d. November 28 1886.

Democratic Party

1863 – 1865

Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1822; d. January 17 1893.

Republican Party

1865 – 1867

Samuel Fenton Cary

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1814; d. September 19 1900.

Independent Republican

1867 – 1869

Henry Blackstone Banning

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1836; d. December 10 1881.

Liberal Republican Party (1873 – 1875); Democratic Party (1875 – 1879)

1873 – 1879

Thomas Lowry Young

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1832; d. July 20 1888.

Republican Party

1879 – 1883

Willis David “Bill” Gradison, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1928.

Republican Party

1983 – 1993

Robert Jones “Rob” Portman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1955.

Republican Party

1993 – 2005

David James Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1969.

Republican Party

2025 – present


3rd Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 3rd Congressional District
Robert Cumming Schenck

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1809; d. March 23 1890.

Whig Party

1843 – 1851

Clement Laird Vallandigham

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1820; d. June 17 1871.

Democratic Party

1858 – 1863

Robert Cumming Schenck

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1809; d. March 23 1890.

Republican Party

1863 – 1871

James Edwin Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1843; d. December 18 1924.

Democratic Party

1885 – 1887

James Middleton Cox

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1870; d. July 15 1957.

Democratic Party

1909 – 1913

Paul Fornshell Schenck

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1899; d. November 30 1968.

Republican Party

1951 – 1965


4th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 4th Congressional District
Thomas Corwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1794; d. December 18 1865.

Whig Party

1833 – 1840

Jeremiah Morrow

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1771; d. March 22 1852.

Whig Party

1840 – 1843

Joseph Warren Keifer

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1836; d. April 22 1932.

Republican Party

1879 – 1881

William Moore McCulloch

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1901; d. February 22 1980.

Republican Party

1947 – 1973

Michael Garver “Mike” Oxley

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1944; d. January 1 2016.

Republican Party

1981 – 2007

James Daniel “Jim” Jordan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1964.

Republican Party

2007 – present


5th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 5th Congressional District
Thomas Lyon Hamer

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1800; d. December 2 1846.

Democratic Party

1833 – 1839

Delbert Leroy “Del” Latta

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1920; d. May 12 2016.

Republican Party

1959 – 1989

Robert Edward “Bob” Latta

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1956.

Republican Party

2007 – present


6th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 6th Congressional District
Jacob Dolson Cox, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1828; d. August 4 1900.

Republican Party

1877 – 1879

Simeon Davison Fess

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1861; d. December 23 1936.

Republican Party

1913 – 1915

William Leslie “Bill” Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1954.

Republican Party

2011 – 2024


7th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 7th Congressional District
William Allen

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18/27, 1803; d. July 11 1879.

Democratic Party

1833 – 1835

Thomas Corwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1794; d. December 18 1865.

Republican Party

1859 – 1861

Samuel Sullivan Cox

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1824; d. September 10 1889.

Democratic Party

1863 – 1865

Samuel Shellabarger

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1817; d. August 6 1896.

Republican Party

1865 – 1869

Samuel Shellabarger

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1817; d. August 6 1896.

Republican Party

1871 – 1873

James Edwin Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1843; d. December 18 1924.

Democratic Party

1884 – 1885

James Edwin Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1843; d. December 18 1924.

Democratic Party

1887 – 1889

Joseph Warren Keifer

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1836; d. April 22 1932.

Republican Party

1905 – 1911

Simeon Davison Fess

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1861; d. December 23 1936.

Republican Party

1915 – 1923

Richard Michael “Mike” DeWine

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1947.

Republican Party

1983 – 1991

Robert Brian “Bob” Gibbs

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1954.

Republican Party

2013 – 2023


8th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 8th Congressional District
Frank Bartlett Willis

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1871; d. March 30 1928.

Republican Party

1811 – 1815

Allen Granberry Thurman

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1813; d. December 12 1895.

Democratic Party

1845 – 1847

Samuel Shellabarger

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1817; d. August 6 1896.

Republican Party

1861 – 1863

Joseph Warren Keifer

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1836; d. April 22 1932.

Republican Party

1877 – 1879

Joseph Warren Keifer

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1836; d. April 22 1932.

Republican Party

1881 – 1885

Ralph Dayton Cole

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1873; d. October 15 1932.

Republican Party

1905 – 1911

John Andrew Boehner

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1949.

Republican Party

1991 – 2015


9th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 9th Congressional District
Charles William Foster, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1828; d. January 9 1904.

Republican Party

1871 – 1873

George Leroy Converse

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1827; d. March 30 1897.

Democratic Party

1879 – 1881

Marcia Carolyn “Marcy” Kaptur

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1946.

Democratic Party

1983 – present


10th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 10th Congressional District
Samson Mason

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1793; d. February 1 1869.

Whig Party

1835 – 1843

Columbus Delano

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1809; d. October 23 1896.

Whig Party

1845 – 1847

Charles William Foster, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1828; d. January 9 1904.

Republican Party

1873 – 1879

Dennis John Kucinich

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1946.

Democratic Party

1997 – 2013


11th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 11th Congressional District
John M. Pattison

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 13 1847; d. June 18 1906.

Democratic Party

1891 – 1893

John Thomas Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1811; d. October 6 1891.

Republican Party

1867 – 1873

Charles Henry Grosvenor

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 20 1833; d. October 30 1917.

Republican Party

1893 – 1907

Louis Stokes

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1925; d. August 18 2015.

Democratic Party

1993 – 1999

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1949; d. August 20 2008.

Democratic Party

1999 – 2008

Marcia Louise Fudge

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1952.

Democratic Party

2008 – 2021

Shontel Monique Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1975.

Democratic Party

2021 – present


12th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 12th Congressional District
Samuel Sullivan Cox

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1824; d. September 10 1889.

Democratic Party

1857 – 1863

George Leroy Converse

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1827; d. March 30 1897.

Democratic Party

1881 – 1883

John Martin Vorys

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1896; d. August 25 1968.

Republican Party

1939 – 1959

Samuel Leeper Devine

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1915; d. June 27 1997.

Republican Party

1959 – 1981

John Richard Kasich, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1952.

Republican Party

1983 – 2001

William Troy Balderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1962.

Republican Party

2018 – present


13th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 13th Congressional District
John Sherman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1823; d. October 22 1900.

Republican Party

1855 – 1861

Columbus Delano

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1809; d. October 23 1896.

Republican Party

1865 – 1867

Columbus Delano

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1809; d. October 23 1896.

Republican Party

1868 – 1869

George Leroy Converse

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1827; d. March 30 1897.

Democratic Party

1883 – 1885

Sherrod Campbell Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1952.

Democratic Party

1993 – 2007

Timothy John “Tim” Ryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1973.

Democratic Party

2013 – 2023


14th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 14th Congressional District
James Monroe

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1821; d. July 6 1898.

Republican Party

1871 – 1873

Charles Henry Grosvenor

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 20 1833; d. October 30 1917.

Republican Party

1885 – 1887


15th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 15th Congressional District
Rufus R. Dawes

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1838; d. August 1 1899.

Republican Party

1881 – 1883

Beriah Wilkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 10 1846; d. June 7 1905.

Democratic Party

1885 – 1887

Charles Henry Grosvenor

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 20 1833; d. October 30 1917.

Republican Party

1887 – 1891

Beman Gates Dawes

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1870; d. May 15 1953.

Republican Party

1905 – 1909

Michael Todd Whitaker “Mike” Carey

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1971.

Republican Party

2021 – present


16th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 16th Congressional District
Joshua Reed Giddings

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1795; d. May 27 1864.

Whig Party

1838 – 1843

John Armor Bingham

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 21 1815; d. March 19 1900.

Republican Party

1865 – 1873

Lorenzo Dow Danford

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1829; d. June 19 1899.

Republican Party

1873 – 1879

William McKinley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.

Republican Party

1879 – 1881

Jonathan Taylor Updegraff

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1822; d. November 30 1882.

Republican Party

1881 – 1882

Joseph Danner Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1830; d. September 18 1899.

Republican Party

1883

Beriah Wilkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 10 1846; d. June 7 1905.

Democratic Party

1883 – 1885

Beriah Wilkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 10 1846; d. June 7 1905.

Democratic Party

1887 – 1889

John George Warwick

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1830; d. August 14 1892.

Democratic Party

1891 – 1892

Lorenzo Dow Danford

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1829; d. June 19 1899.

Republican Party

1895 – 1899

James B. “Jim” Renacci

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1958.

Republican Party

2011 – 2019


17th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 17th Congressional District
Laurin Dewey Woodworth

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1837; d. March 13 1897.

Republican Party

1873 – 1877

William McKinley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.

Republican Party

1877 – 1879

James Monroe

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1821; d. July 6 1898.

Republican Party

1879 – 1881

William McKinley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.

Republican Party

1881 – 1883

Joseph Danner Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1830; d. September 18 1899.

Republican Party

1883 – 1885

Joseph Danner Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1830; d. September 18 1899.

Republican Party

1887 – 1891

Addison Smith McClure

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1839; d. April 17 1903.

Republican Party

1895 – 1897

James Anthony Traficant, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1941; d. September 27 2014.

Democratic Party

1985 – 2002

Timothy John “Tim” Ryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1973.

Democratic Party

2003 – 2013


18th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 18th Congressional District
James Monroe

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1821; d. July 6 1898.

Republican Party

1873 – 1879

Jonathan Taylor Updegraff

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1822; d. November 30 1882.

Republican Party

1879 – 1881

Addison Smith McClure

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1839; d. April 17 1903.

Republican Party

1881 – 1883

William McKinley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.

Republican Party

1883 – 1884

Jonathan Hasson Wallace

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1824; d. October 28 1892.

Democratic Party

1884 – 1885

Isaac Hamilton Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1840; d. December 18 1936.

Republican Party

1885 – 1887

William McKinley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.

Republican Party

1887 – 1891

Joseph Danner Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1830; d. September 18 1899.

Republican Party

1891 – 1893

Wayne Levere Hays

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1911; d. February 10 1989.

Democratic Party

1949 – 1976

Robert William “Bob” Ney

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1954.

Republican Party

1995 – 2006

Robert Brian “Bob” Gibbs

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1954.

Republican Party

2011 – 2013


19th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 19th Congressional District
Albert Gallatin Riddle

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1816; d. May 15 1902.

Republican Party

1861 – 1863

James Abram Garfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1831; d. September 19 1881.

Republican Party

1863 – 1880

Ezra Booth Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1823; d. January 29 1912.

Republican Party

1880 – 1893

Charles William Frederick Dick

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1858; d. March 13 1945.

Republican Party

1898 – 1904


20th Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 20th Congressional District
Joshua Reed Giddings

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1795; d. May 27 1864.

Whig Party (1843 – 1848); Free Soil Party (1848 – 1854); Opposition Party (1854 – 1856); Republican Party (1856 – 1859)

1843 – 1859

David Raymond Paige

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 8 1844; d. June 30 1901.

Democratic Party

1883 – 1885

William McKinley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1843; d. September 14 1901.

Republican Party

1885 – 1887

George Washington Crouse

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1832; d. January 5 1912.

Republican Party

1887 – 1889


21st Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 21st Congressional District
John Armor Bingham

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 21 1815; d. March 19 1900.

Republican Party

1855 – 1863

Theodore Elijah Burton

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1851; d. October 28 1929.

Republican Party

1889 – 1891

Tom Loftin Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1854; d. April 10 1911.

Democratic Party

1891 – 1895

Theodore Elijah Burton

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1851; d. October 28 1929.

Republican Party

1895 – 1909

Robert Crosser

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1874; d. June 3 1957.

Democratic Party

1915 – 1919

Robert Crosser

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1874; d. June 3 1957.

Democratic Party

1923 – 1955

Louis Stokes

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1925; d. August 18 2015.

Democratic Party

1969 – 1993


22nd Congressional District of Ohio

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s 22nd Congressional District
Theodore Elijah Burton

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1851; d. October 28 1929.

Republican Party

1921 – 1928