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Members of the US House of Representatives from Virginia

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

Obsolete congressional districts: At-Large | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd.


At-Large Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s At-Large Congressional District
John William Flannagan, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1885; d. April 27 1955.

Democratic Party

1933 – 1935

Howard Worth Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1883; d. October 3 1976.

Democratic Party

1933 – 1935


1st Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 1st Congressional District
Thomas Newton, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 21 1768; d. August 5 1847.

Democratic-Republican Party (1823 – 1825); National Republican Party (1825 – 1830)

1823 – 1830

Thomas Henry Bayly

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1810; d. June 23 1856.

Democratic Party

1853 – 1856


2nd Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District
John Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1757; d. August 29 1837.

Anti-Administration Party

1789 – 1792

Andrew Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1752; d. April 14 1821.

Anti-Administration Party (1793 – 1795); Democratic-Republican Party (1795 – 1797)

1793 – 1797

David Holmes

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1769; d. August 20 1832.

Democratic-Republican Party

1797 – 1803

John Young Mason

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1799; d. October 3 1859.

Democratic Party

1831 – 1837

John Goode, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1829; d. July 14 1909.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1881

David Gardiner Tyler

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1846; d. September 5 1927.

Democratic Party

1893 – 1897


3rd Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District
Andrew Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1752; d. April 14 1821.

Anti-Administration Party

1789 – 1793

William Segar Archer

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1789; d. March 28 1855.

Crawford Republican (1823 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1835)

1823 – 1835

John Winston Jones

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1791; d. January 29 1848.

Democratic Party

1835 – 1843

Gilbert Carlton Walker

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1833; d. May 11 1885.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1879

Joseph Eggleston Johnston

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1807; d. March 21 1891.

Democratic Party

1879 – 1881

George Douglas Wise

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1831; d. February 4 1908.

Democratic Party

1881 – 1890

George Douglas Wise

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1831; d. February 4 1908.

Democratic Party

1891 – 1895

John Lamb

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1840; d. November 21 1924.

Democratic Party

1897 – 1913

Thomas Jerome Bliley, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1932; d. November 16 2023.

Republican Party

1981 – 1993

Robert Cortez “Bobby” Scott

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1947.

Democratic Party

1993 – present


4th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 4th Congressional District
David Holmes

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1769; d. August 20 1832.

Democratic-Republican Party

1803 – 1809

James Randy Forbes

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1952.

Republican Party

2001 – 2017


5th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 5th Congressional District
James Madison

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1751; d. June 28 1836.

Pro-Administration Party (1789 – 1791); Anti-Administration Party (1791 – 1793)

1789 – 1793

George Hancock

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 13 1754; d. July 18 1820.

Pro-Administration Party (1793 – 1795); Federalist Party (1795 – 1797)

1793 – 1797

Andrew Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1752; d. April 14 1821.

Democratic-Republican Party

1804

John Floyd

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1783; d. August 17 1837.

Democratic-Republican Party

1817 – 1823

John Randolph

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1773; d. May 24 1833.

Democratic-Republican Party

1823 – 1825

John Randolph

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1773; d. May 24 1833.

Democratic Party

1827 – 1829

John Randolph

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1773; d. May 24 1833.

Democratic Party

1833

Thomas Walker Gilmer

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1802; d. February 28 1844.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1844

Thomas Bahnson Stanley

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1890; d. July 10 1970.

Democratic Party

1946 – 1953

Robert George “Bob” Good

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1965.

Republican Party

2021 – 2025


6th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 6th Congressional District
John Winston Jones

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1791; d. January 29 1848.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1845

James Alexander Seddon

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1815; d. August 19 1880.

Democratic Party

1845 – 1847

John Minor Botts

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1802; d. January 8 1869.

Whig Party

1847 – 1849

James Alexander Seddon

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1815; d. August 19 1880.

Democratic Party

1849 – 1851

John Randolph Tucker

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1823; d. February 13 1897.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1885

Carter Glass

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1858; d. May 28 1946.

Democratic Party

1902 – 1918

Robert William “Bob” Goodlatte

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1952.

Republican Party

1993 – 2019

Benjamin Lee “Ben” Cline

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 29 1972.

Republican Party

2019 – present


7th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 7th Congressional District
John Page

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1743; d. October 11 1808.

Anti-Administration Party

1789 – 1793

John Randolph

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1773; d. May 24 1833.

Democratic-Republican Party

1799 – 1803

Thomas Henry Bayly

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1810; d. June 23 1856.

Democratic Party

1844 – 1853

Thomas Jerome Bliley, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1932; d. November 16 2023.

Republican Party

1993 – 2001

Eric Ivan Cantor

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1963.

Republican Party

2001 – 2014

David Alan “Dave” Brat

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1964.

Republican Party

2014 – 2019

Abigail Anne Davis Spanberger

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1979.

Democratic Party

2019 – 2025

Eugene Semyon Vindman

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1975.

Democratic Party

2025 – present


8th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 8th Congressional District
Charles Fenton Mercer

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1778; d. May 4 1858.

Democratic-Republican Party

1817 – 1823

Burwell Bassett, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1764; d. February 26 1841.

Democratic-Republican Party (1823 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1829)

1823 – 1829

Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1809; d. July 18 1887.

Democratic Party

1845 – 1847

Howard Worth Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1883; d. October 3 1976.

Democratic Party

1931 – 1933

Howard Worth Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1883; d. October 3 1976.

Democratic Party

1935 – 1967


9th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 9th Congressional District
William Branch Giles

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1762; d. December 4 1830.

Democratic-Republican Party

1790 – 1798

William Branch Giles

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1762; d. December 4 1830.

Democratic-Republican Party

1801 – 1803

Andrew Stevenson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 21 1784; d. January 25 1857.

Democratic-Republican Party (1823 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1833)

1823 – 1833

Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1809; d. July 18 1887.

Whig Party

1837 – 1843

Campbell Bascom Slemp

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1870; d. August 7 1943.

Republican Party

1907 – 1923

John William Flannagan, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1885; d. April 27 1955.

Democratic Party

1931 – 1933

John William Flannagan, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1885; d. April 27 1955.

Democratic Party

1935 – 1949

William Creed Wampler, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1926; d. May 23 2012.

Republican Party

1953 – 1955

William Creed Wampler, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1926; d. May 23 2012.

Republican Party

1967 – 1983

Frederick Carlyle “Rick” Boucher

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1946.

Democratic Party

1983 – 2011

Howard Morgan Griffith

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1958.

Republican Party

2011 – present


10th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 10th Congressional District
Carter Bassett Harrison

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1756; d. April 18 1808.

Anti-Administration Party (1793 – 1795); Democratic-Republican Party (1795 – 1799)

1793 – 1799

John Dawson

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1762; d. March 31 1814.

Democratic-Republican Party

1803 – 1813

William Cabell Rives

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1793; d. April 25 1868.

Democratic-Republican Party (1823 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1829)

1823 – 1829

John Randolph Tucker

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1823; d. February 13 1897.

Democratic Party

1885 – 1887

Henry De La Warr Flood

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1865; d. December 8 1921.

Democratic Party

1901 – 1921

Barbara Jean Comstock

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1959.

Republican Party

2015 – 2019

Jennifer Lynn Wexton

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1968.

Democratic Party

2019 – 2025


11th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 11th Congressional District
Thomas Newton, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 21 1768; d. August 5 1847.

Democratic-Republican Party

1801 – 1803

John Dawson

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1762; d. March 31 1814.

Democratic-Republican Party

1813 – 1814

Philip Pendleton Barbour

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1783; d. February 25 1841.

Democratic-Republican Party

1814 – 1825

Philip Pendleton Barbour

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1783; d. February 25 1841.

Democratic Party

1827 – 1830

Andrew Stevenson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 21 1784; d. January 25 1857.

Democratic Party

1833 – 1834

John Minor Botts

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1802; d. January 8 1869.

Whig Party

1839 – 1843

James McDowell

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1795; d. August 24 1851.

Democratic Party

1846 – 1851

Thomas Milburn “Tom” Davis III

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1949.

Republican Party

1995 – 2008


12th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 12th Congressional District
John Page

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1743; d. October 11 1808.

Anti-Administration Party (1793 – 1795); Democratic-Republican Party (1795 – 1797)

1793 – 1797

Burwell Bassett, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1764; d. February 26 1841.

Democratic-Republican Party

1805 – 1813

Thomas Walker Gilmer

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1802; d. February 28 1844.

Whig Party (1841 – 1842); Democratic Party (1842 – 1843)

1841 – 1843

William Ballard Preston

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1805; d. November 16 1862.

Whig Party

1847 – 1849


13th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 13th Congressional District
John Clopton

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 7 1756; d. September 11 1816.

Democratic-Republican Party

1795 – 1799

John Marshall

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1755; d. July 6 1835.

Federalist Party

1799 – 1800

Littleton Waller Tazewell

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1774; d. May 6 1860.

Democratic-Republican Party

1800 – 1801

John Clopton

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 7 1756; d. September 11 1816.

Democratic-Republican Party

1801 – 1803

William Armisted Burwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1780; d. February 16 1821.

Democratic-Republican Party

1806 – 1813

Burwell Bassett, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1764; d. February 26 1841.

Democratic-Republican Party

1815 – 1819

Burwell Bassett, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1764; d. February 26 1841.

Democratic-Republican Party

1821 – 1823

George Washington Hopkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1804; d. March 1 1861.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1847

George Washington Hopkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1804; d. March 1 1861.

Democratic Party

1857 – 1859


14th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 14th Congressional District
William Armisted Burwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1780; d. February 16 1821.

Democratic-Republican Party

1813 – 1821

Charles Fenton Mercer

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1778; d. May 4 1858.

Democratic-Republican Party (1823 – 1825); National Republican Party (1825 – 1833); Whig Party (1833 – 1839)

1823 – 1839


15th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 15th Congressional District
James Madison

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1751; d. June 28 1836.

Anti-Administration Party (1793 – 1795); Democratic-Republican Party (1795 – 1797)

1793 – 1797

John Dawson

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1762; d. March 31 1814.

Democratic-Republican Party

1797 – 1803

John Randolph

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1773; d. May 24 1833.

Democratic-Republican Party

1803 – 1813

James Murray Mason

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1798; d. April 28 1871.

Democratic Party

1837 – 1839


16th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 16th Congressional District
James Pleasants, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1769; d. November 9 1836.

Democratic-Republican Party

1811 – 1813

John Randolph

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1773; d. May 24 1833.

Democratic-Republican Party

1815 – 1817

John Randolph

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1773; d. May 24 1833.

Democratic-Republican Party

1819 – 1823


17th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 17th Congressional District
Richard Brent

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1757; d. December 30 1814.

Democratic-Republican Party

1795 – 1799

Richard Brent

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1757; d. December 30 1814.

Democratic-Republican Party

1801 – 1813

James Pleasants, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1769; d. November 9 1836.

Democratic-Republican Party

1813 – 1819

William Segar Archer

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1789; d. March 28 1855.

Democratic-Republican Party

1820 – 1823


18th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 18th Congressional District
George Washington Hopkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1804; d. March 1 1861.

Democratic Party (1835 – 1839); Conservative Party (1839 – 1841); Democratic Party (1841 – 1843)

1835 – 1843


19th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 19th Congressional District
Henry Lee III

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1756; d. March 25 1818.

Federalist Party

1799 – 1801


20th Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 20th Congressional District
Thomas Newton, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 21 1768; d. August 5 1847.

Democratic-Republican Party

1803 – 1813

John Floyd

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1783; d. August 17 1837.

Democratic-Republican Party (1823 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1829)

1823 – 1829


21st Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 21st Congressional District
Wilson Cary Nicholas

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1761; d. October 10 1820.

Democratic-Republican Party

1807 – 1809

Hugh Nelson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1768; d. March 18 1836.

Democratic-Republican Party

1811 – 1813

Thomas Newton, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 21 1768; d. August 5 1847.

Democratic-Republican Party

1813 – 1823


22nd Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 22nd Congressional District
John Clopton

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 7 1756; d. September 11 1816.

Democratic-Republican Party

1803 – 1813

Hugh Nelson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1768; d. March 18 1836.

Democratic-Republican Party

1813 – 1823


23rd Congressional District of Virginia

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia’s 23rd Congressional District
John Clopton

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 7 1756; d. September 11 1816.

Democratic-Republican Party

1813 – 1816

John Tyler

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1790; d. January 18 1862.

Democratic-Republican Party

1816 – 1821

Andrew Stevenson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 21 1784; d. January 25 1857.

Democratic-Republican Party

1821 – 1823