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Members of the US House of Representatives from Wisconsin

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

Obsolete congressional districts: 9th | 10th | 11th.


1st Congressional District of Wisconsin

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District
John Fox Potter

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1817; d. May 18 1899.

Republican Party

1857 – 1863

Charles Grandison Williams

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1829; d. March 30 1892.

Republican Party

1873 – 1883

Leslie “Les” Aspin, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1938; d. May 21 1995.

Democratic Party

1971 – 1993

Paul Davis Ryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1970.

Republican Party

1999 – 2019

Bryan George Steil

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 3 1981.

Republican Party

2019 – present


2nd Congressional District of Wisconsin

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District
Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1962.

Democratic Party

1999 – 2013

Mark William Pocan

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 14 1964.

Democratic Party

2013 – present


3rd Congressional District of Wisconsin

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District
Robert Marion “Fighting Bob” La Follette, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1855; d. June 18 1925.

Republican Party

1885 – 1891

Derrick Francis Van Orden

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1969.

Republican Party

2023 – present


4th Congressional District of Wisconsin

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin’s 4th Congressional District
Clement John Zablocki

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1912; d. December 3 1983.

Democratic Party

1949 – 1983


5th Congressional District of Wisconsin

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District
Charles Joseph Kersten

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1902; d. October 31 1972.

Republican Party

1947 – 1949

Charles Joseph Kersten

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1902; d. October 31 1972.

Republican Party

1951 – 1955

Henry Schoellkopf Reuss

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1912; d. January 12 2002.

Democratic Party

1955 – 1983

Frank James “Jim” Sensenbrenner, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1943.

Republican Party

2003 – 2021

Scott Lawrence Fitzgerald

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1963.

Republican Party

2021 – present


6th Congressional District of Wisconsin

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District
Jeremiah McLain Rusk

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 13 1812; d. March 28 1872.

Republican Party

1871 – 1873

William Albert Steiger

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1938; d. December 4 1978.

Republican Party

1967 – 1978

Glenn Sholes Grothman

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1955.

Republican Party

2015 – present


7th Congressional District of Wisconsin

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District
Jeremiah McLain Rusk

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 13 1812; d. March 28 1872.

Republican Party

1873 – 1877

John Jacob Esch

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1861; d. April 27 1941.

Republican Party

1899 – 1921

Melvin Robert Laird, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1922; d. November 16 2016.

Republican Party

1953 – 1969

David Ross “Dave” Obey

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 3 1938.

Democratic Party

1969 – 2011

Thomas P. “Tom” Tiffany

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1957.

Republican Party

2020 – present


8th Congressional District of Wisconsin

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District
Thaddeus Coleman Pound

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1832; d. November 21 1914.

Republican Party

1877 – 1883

Anthony Christian “Tony” Wied

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1976.

Republican Party

2024 – present


9th Congressional District of Wisconsin

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin’s 9th Congressional District
Frank James “Jim” Sensenbrenner, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1943.

Republican Party

1979 – 2003


10th Congressional District of Wisconsin

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin’s 10th Congressional District
John James Jenkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1843; d. June 10 1911.

Republican Party

1895 – 1903


11th Congressional District of Wisconsin

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin’s 11th Congressional District
John James Jenkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1843; d. June 10 1911.

Republican Party

1903 – 1909

Irvine Luther Lenroot

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1869; d. January 26 1949.

Republican Party

1909 – 1918