List of Jewish members of the United States Congress

This is a list of members of the United States Congress who practiced Judaism as a religion.[1] It does not include members who had Jewish ancestry but were not religiously practicing.

Senate

Picture Senator
(lifespan)
Party State Term start Term end Notes
David Levy Yulee[n 1]
(1810–1886)
Democratic Florida July 1, 1845 March 4, 1851 Lost renomination
March 4, 1855 January 21, 1861 Withdrew from the Senate in 1861 following the secession of Florida from the Union
Judah Benjamin
(1811–1884)
Democratic Louisiana March 4, 1853 February 4, 1861 Withdrew from the Senate in 1861 following the secession of Louisiana from the Union
Benjamin Jonas
(1834–1911)
Democratic Louisiana March 4, 1879 March 4, 1885 Lost renomination
Joseph Simon
(1851–1935)
Republican Oregon October 7, 1898 March 4, 1903 Retired
Isidor Rayner
(1850–1912)
Democratic Maryland March 4, 1905 November 25, 1912 Died in office
Simon Guggenheim
(1867–1941)
Republican Colorado March 4, 1907 March 4, 1913 Retired
Herbert Lehman
(1878–1963)
Democratic New York November 9, 1949 January 3, 1957 Retired
Richard Neuberger
(1912–1960)
Democratic Oregon January 3, 1955 March 9, 1960 Died in office
Jacob Javits
(1904–1986)
Republican New York January 9, 1957 January 3, 1981 Lost renomination
Ernest Gruening
(1887–1974)
Democratic Alaska January 3, 1959 January 3, 1969 Lost renomination
Lost write-in reelection
Abraham Ribicoff
(1910–1998)
Democratic Connecticut January 3, 1963 January 3, 1981 Retired
Howard Metzenbaum
(1917–2008)
Democratic Ohio January 4, 1974 January 23, 1974 Lost nomination to finish term
December 29, 1976 January 3, 1995 Retired
Dick Stone
(born 1928)
Democratic Florida January 1, 1975 December 31, 1980 Lost renomination
Edward Zorinsky
(1928–1987)
Democratic Nebraska December 28, 1976 March 6, 1987 Died in office
Rudy Boschwitz
(born 1930)
Republican Minnesota December 30, 1978 January 3, 1991 Lost reelection
Carl Levin
(born 1934)
Democratic Michigan January 3, 1979 January 3, 2015 Retired
Warren Rudman
(1930–2012)
Republican New Hampshire December 29, 1980 January 3, 1993 Retired
Arlen Specter
(1930–2012)
Republican (1981–2009) Pennsylvania January 3, 1981 January 3, 2011 Switched to the Democratic Party and lost nomination
Democratic (2009–2011)
Frank Lautenberg
(1924–2013)
Democratic New Jersey December 27, 1982 January 3, 2001 Retired
January 3, 2003 June 3, 2013 Died in office
Chic Hecht
(1928–2006)
Republican Nevada January 3, 1983 January 3, 1989 Lost reelection
Herb Kohl
(born 1935)
Democratic Wisconsin January 3, 1989 January 3, 2013 Retired
Joe Lieberman
(born 1942)
Democratic (1989–2006) Connecticut January 3, 1989 January 3, 2013 Lost renomination and elected on the Connecticut for Lieberman ticket in 2006
Retired
Independent Democrat (2006–2013)
Paul Wellstone
(1944–2002)
Democratic Minnesota January 3, 1991 October 25, 2002 Died in office
Dianne Feinstein
(born 1933)
Democratic California November 10, 1992 present
Barbara Boxer
(born 1940)
Democratic California January 3, 1993 January 3, 2017 Retired
Russ Feingold
(born 1953)
Democratic Wisconsin January 3, 1993 January 3, 2011 Lost reelection
Ron Wyden
(born 1949)
Democratic Oregon February 6, 1996 present
Chuck Schumer
(born 1950)
Democratic New York January 3, 1999 present
Norm Coleman
(born 1949)
Republican Minnesota January 3, 2003 January 3, 2009 Lost reelection
Ben Cardin
(born 1943)
Democratic Maryland January 3, 2007 present
Bernie Sanders
(born 1941)
Independent Vermont January 3, 2007 present Elected as an Independent.
Began identifying alternately as an Independent or Democrat while running in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries, though never officially joining that party.
Michael Bennet
(born 1964)
Democratic Colorado January 21, 2009 present
Al Franken
(born 1951)
Democratic Minnesota July 7, 2009 January 2, 2018 Resigned
Richard Blumenthal
(born 1946)
Democratic Connecticut January 3, 2011 present
Brian Schatz
(born 1972)
Democratic Hawaii December 26, 2012 present

House of Representatives

Picture Representative
(lifespan)
Party State Term start Term end Notes
Lewis Levin
(1808–1860)
American (Know Nothing) Pennsylvania March 4, 1845 March 4, 1851 Lost reelection
Emanuel Hart
(1809–1897)
Democratic New York March 4, 1851 March 4, 1853 Lost renomination
Philip Phillips
(1807–1884)
Democratic Alabama March 4, 1853 March 4, 1855 Retired
Henry Phillips[2]
(1811–1884)
Democratic Pennsylvania March 4, 1857 March 4, 1859 Lost reelection
Myer Strouse
(1825–1878)
Democratic Pennsylvania March 4, 1863 March 4, 1867 Retired
William Levy
(1827–1882)
Democratic Louisiana March 4, 1875 March 4, 1877 Lost reelection
Leopold Morse
(1831–1892)
Democratic Massachusetts March 4, 1877 March 4, 1885 Retired
March 4, 1887 March 4, 1889 Retired
Edwin Einstein
(1842–1905)
Republican New York March 4, 1879 March 4, 1881 Retired
Julius Houseman
(1832–1891)
Democratic Michigan March 4, 1883 March 4, 1885 Retired
Joseph Pulitzer
(1847–1911)
Democratic New York March 4, 1885 April 10, 1886 Resigned
Isidor Rayner
(1850–1912)
Democratic Maryland March 4, 1887 March 4, 1889 Lost reelection
March 4, 1891 March 4, 1895 Retired
Nathan Frank
(1852–1931)
Republican Missouri March 4, 1889 March 4, 1891 Retired
Adolph Meyer
(1842–1908)
Democratic Louisiana March 4, 1891 March 8, 1908 Died in office
Julius Goldzier
(1854–1925)
Democratic Illinois March 4, 1893 March 4, 1895 Lost reelection
Israel Fischer
(1858–1940)
Republican New York March 4, 1895 March 4, 1899 Lost reelection
Isidor Straus
(1845–1912)
Democratic New York January 30, 1894 March 4, 1895 Retired
Lucius Littauer
(1859–1944)
Republican New York March 4, 1897 March 4, 1907 Retired
Julius Kahn
(1861–1924)
Republican California March 4, 1899 March 4, 1903 Lost reelection
March 4, 1905 December 18, 1924 Died in office
Jefferson Levy
(1852–1924)
Democratic New York March 4, 1899 March 4, 1901 Retired
March 4, 1911 March 4, 1915 Retired
Mitchell May[3]
(1870–1961)
Democratic New York March 4, 1899 March 4, 1901 Lost reelection
Henry Goldfogle
(1856–1929)
Democratic New York March 4, 1901 March 4, 1915 Lost reelection
March 4, 1919 March 4, 1921 Lost reelection
Montague Lessler
(1869–1938)
Republican New York January 7, 1902 March 4, 1903 Lost reelection
Martin Emerich
(1846–1922)
Democratic Illinois March 4, 1903 March 4, 1905 Retired
Adolph Sabath
(1866–1952)
Democratic Illinois March 4, 1907 November 6, 1952 Died in office
Harry Wolf
(1880–1944)
Democratic Maryland March 4, 1907 March 4, 1909 Lost reelection
Victor Berger
(1860–1929)
Socialist Wisconsin March 4, 1911 March 4, 1913 Lost reelection
March 4, 1919 November 10, 1919 House refused to seat due to conviction under the Espionage Act
March 4, 1923 March 4, 1929 Lost reelection
Jacob Cantor
(1854–1921)
Democratic New York November 4, 1913 March 4, 1915 Lost reelection
Isaac Bacharach
(1870–1956)
Republican New Jersey March 4, 1915 January 3, 1937 Lost reelection
Meyer London
(1871–1926)
Socialist New York March 4, 1915 March 4, 1919 Lost reelection
March 4, 1921 March 4, 1923 Lost reelection
Isaac Siegel
(1880–1947)
Republican New York March 4, 1915 March 4, 1923 Retired
Milton Kraus
(1866–1942)
Republican Indiana March 4, 1917 March 4, 1923 Lost reelection
Nathan Perlman
(1887–1952)
Republican New York November 2, 1920 March 4, 1927 Lost reelection
Lester Volk
(1884–1962)
Republican New York November 2, 1920 March 4, 1923 Retired
Martin Ansorge
(1882–1967)
Republican New York March 4, 1921 March 4, 1923 Lost reelection
Benjamin Rosenbloom
(1880–1965)
Republican West Virginia March 4, 1921 March 4, 1925 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for United States Senate
Albert Rossdale
(1878–1968)
Republican New York March 4, 1921 March 4, 1923 Lost reelection
Sol Bloom
(1870–1949)
Democratic New York January 30, 1923 March 7, 1949 Died in office
Emanuel Celler
(1888–1981)
Democratic New York March 4, 1923 January 3, 1973 Lost renomination
Samuel Dickstein
(1885–1954)
Democratic New York March 4, 1923 December 30, 1945 Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court
Meyer Jacobstein[4]
(1880–1963)
Democratic New York March 4, 1923 March 4, 1929 Retired
Benjamin Golder
(1891–1946)
Republican Pennsylvania March 4, 1925 March 4, 1933 Lost reelection
Florence Kahn
(1866–1948)
Republican California March 4, 1925 January 3, 1937 Lost reelection
William Cohen
(1874–1940)
Democratic New York March 4, 1927 March 4, 1929 Retired
William Sirovich
(1882–1939)
Democratic New York March 4, 1927 December 17, 1939 Died in office
Henry Ellenbogen
(1900–1985)
Democratic Pennsylvania March 4, 1933 January 3, 1938 Resigned to take seat on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Herman Kopplemann
(1880–1957)
Democratic Connecticut March 4, 1933 January 3, 1939 Lost reelection
January 3, 1941 January 3, 1943 Lost reelection
January 3, 1945 January 3, 1947 Lost reelection
Theodore Peyser
(1873–1937)
Democratic New York March 4, 1933 August 8, 1937 Died in office
William Citron
(1896–1976)
Democratic Connecticut January 3, 1935 January 3, 1939 Lost reelection
Leon Sacks
(1902–1972)
Democratic Pennsylvania January 3, 1937 January 3, 1943 Lost reelection
Morris Edelstein
(1888–1941)
Democratic New York February 6, 1940 June 4, 1941 Died in office
Samuel Weiss
(1902–1977)
Democratic Pennsylvania January 3, 1941 January 7, 1946 Resigned to take seat on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Arthur Klein
(1904–1968)
Democratic New York July 29, 1941 January 3, 1945 Retired
February 19, 1946 December 31, 1956 Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court
Daniel Ellison
(1886–1960)
Republican Maryland January 3, 1943 January 3, 1945 Lost reelection
Benjamin Rabin
(1896–1969)
Democratic New York January 3, 1945 December 31, 1947 Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court
Leo Rayfiel
(1888–1978)
Democratic New York January 3, 1945 September 13, 1947 Resigned to take seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Jacob Javits
(1904–1986)
Republican New York January 3, 1947 December 31, 1954 Resigned to take office as New York Attorney General
Abraham Multer
(1900–1986)
Democratic New York November 4, 1947 December 31, 1967 Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court
Leo Isacson
(1910–1996)
American Labor New York February 17, 1948 January 3, 1949 Lost reelection
Earl Chudoff
(1907–1993)
Democratic Pennsylvania January 3, 1949 January 5, 1958 Resigned to take seat on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Isidore Dollinger
(1903–2000)
Democratic New York January 3, 1949 December 31, 1959 Resigned to take office as Bronx County District Attorney
Abraham Ribicoff
(1910–1998)
Democratic Connecticut January 3, 1949 January 3, 1953 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate
Sidney Yates
(1909–2000)
Democratic Illinois January 3, 1949 January 3, 1963 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate
January 3, 1965 January 3, 1999 Retired
Leonard Irving[5]
(1898–1962)
Democratic Missouri January 3, 1949 January 3, 1953 Lost renomination
Louis Heller
(1905–1993)
Democratic New York February 15, 1949 July 21, 1954 Resigned to take seat on the New York Court of Special Sessions.
Sidney Fine
(1903–1982)
Democratic New York January 3, 1951 January 2, 1956 Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court
Samuel Friedel
(1898–1979)
Democratic Maryland January 3, 1953 January 3, 1971 Lost renomination
Lester Holtzman
(1913–2002)
Democratic New York January 3, 1953 December 31, 1961 Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court
Irwin Davidson
(1906–1981)
Democratic New York January 3, 1955 December 31, 1956 Resigned to take seat on the New York Court of General Sessions.
Herbert Zelenko
(1906–1979)
Democratic New York January 3, 1955 January 3, 1963 Lost renomination
Leonard Farbstein
(1902–1993)
Democratic New York January 3, 1957 January 3, 1971 Lost renomination
Ludwig Teller
(1911–1965)
Democratic New York January 3, 1957 January 3, 1961 Lost renomination
Seymour Halpern
(1913–1997)
Republican New York January 3, 1959 January 3, 1973 Retired
Herman Toll
(1907–1967)
Democratic Pennsylvania January 3, 1959 January 3, 1967 Retired
Jacob Gilbert
(1920–1981)
Democratic New York March 8, 1960 January 3, 1971 Lost renomination
Charles Joelson[6]
(1916–1999)
Democratic New Jersey January 3, 1961 September 4, 1969 Resigned to take seat on the New Jersey Superior Court
Benjamin Rosenthal
(1923–1983)
Democratic New York February 20, 1962 January 4, 1983 Died in office
Richard Ottinger[7]
(born 1929)
Democratic New York January 3, 1965 January 3, 1971 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate
January 3, 1975 January 3, 1985 Retired
Joseph Resnick
(1924–1969)
Democratic New York January 3, 1965 January 3, 1969 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for United States Senate
Jim Scheuer
(1920–2005)
Democratic New York January 3, 1965 January 3, 1973 Lost renomination
January 3, 1975 January 3, 1993 Retired
Herbert Tenzer
(1905–1993)
Democratic New York January 3, 1965 January 3, 1969 Retired
Lester Wolff
(born 1919)
Democratic New York January 3, 1965 January 3, 1981 Lost reelection
Joshua Eilberg
(1921–2004)
Democratic Pennsylvania January 3, 1967 January 3, 1979 Lost reelection
Sam Steiger
(1929–2012)
Republican Arizona January 3, 1967 January 3, 1977 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate
Bert Podell
(1925–2005)
Democratic New York February 20, 1968 January 3, 1975 Lost renomination
Ed Koch
(1924–2013)
Democratic New York January 3, 1969 December 31, 1977 Resigned to take office as Mayor of New York City
Allard Lowenstein
(1929–1980)
Democratic New York January 3, 1969 January 3, 1971 Lost reelection
Abner Mikva
(1926–2016)
Democratic Illinois January 3, 1969 January 3, 1973 Lost reelection
January 3, 1975 September 26, 1979 Resigned to take seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Bella Abzug
(1920–1998)
Democratic New York January 3, 1971 January 3, 1977 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate
Ben Gilman
(1922–2016)
Republican New York January 3, 1973 January 3, 2003 Retired
Elizabeth Holtzman
(born 1941)
Democratic New York January 3, 1973 January 3, 1981 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate
William Lehman
(1913–2005)
Democratic Florida January 3, 1973 January 3, 1993 Retired
Ed Mezvinsky
(born 1937)
Democratic Iowa January 3, 1973 January 3, 1977 Lost reelection
Bill Gradison
(born 1928)
Republican Ohio January 3, 1975 January 31, 1993 Resigned
John Krebs
(1926–2014)
Democratic California January 3, 1975 January 3, 1979 Lost reelection
Elliott Levitas
(born 1930)
Democratic Georgia January 3, 1975 January 3, 1985 Lost reelection
Fred Richmond
(born 1923)
Democratic New York January 3, 1975 August 25, 1982 Resigned
Stephen Solarz
(1940–2010)
Democratic New York January 3, 1975 January 3, 1993 Lost renomination
Gladys Spellman
(1918–1988)
Democratic Maryland January 3, 1975 January 3, 1981 Seat declared vacant after suffering a debilitating heart attack and becoming comatose
Henry Waxman[8]
(born 1939)
Democratic California January 3, 1975 January 3, 2015 Retired
Tony Beilenson
(1932–2017)
Democratic California January 3, 1977 January 3, 1997 Retired
Mickey Edwards[9]
(born 1937)
Republican Oklahoma January 3, 1977 January 3, 1993 Lost renomination
Dan Glickman
(born 1944)
Democratic Kansas January 3, 1977 January 3, 1995 Lost reelection
Marc Marks
(1927–2018)
Republican Pennsylvania January 3, 1977 January 3, 1983 Retired
Ted Weiss
(1927–1992)
Democratic New York January 3, 1977 September 14, 1992 Died in office
Bill Green
(1929–2002)
Republican New York February 14, 1978 January 3, 1993 Lost reelection
Martin Frost[10]
(born 1942)
Democratic Texas January 3, 1979 January 3, 2005 Lost reelection
Ken Kramer
(born 1942)
Republican Colorado January 3, 1979 January 3, 1987 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate
Howard Wolpe
(1939–2011)
Democratic Michigan January 3, 1979 January 3, 1993 Retired
Bobbi Fiedler
(born 1937)
Republican California January 3, 1981 January 3, 1987 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate
Barney Frank
(born 1940)
Democratic Massachusetts January 3, 1981 January 3, 2013 Retired
Sam Gejdenson[11]
(born 1948)
Democratic Connecticut January 3, 1981 January 3, 2001 Lost reelection
Tom Lantos
(1928–2008)
Democratic California January 3, 1981 February 11, 2008 Died in office
Chuck Schumer
(born 1950)
Democratic New York January 3, 1981 January 3, 1999 Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate
Bob Shamansky
(1927–2011)
Democratic Ohio January 3, 1981 January 3, 1983 Lost reelection
Ron Wyden
(born 1949)
Democratic Oregon January 3, 1981 February 5, 1996 Resigned after being elected to the United States Senate
Howard Berman
(born 1941)
Democratic California January 3, 1983 January 3, 2013 Lost reelection
Barbara Boxer
(born 1940)
Democratic California January 3, 1983 January 3, 1993 Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate
Ben Erdreich
(born 1938)
Democratic Alabama January 3, 1983 January 3, 1993 Lost reelection
Sander Levin
(born 1931)
Democratic Michigan January 3, 1983 present
Mel Levine
(born 1943)
Democratic California January 3, 1983 January 3, 1993 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate
Norman Sisisky
(1927–2001)
Democratic Virginia January 3, 1983 March 29, 2001 Died in office
Lawrence Smith
(born 1941)
Democratic Florida January 3, 1983 January 3, 1993 Retired
Gary Ackerman
(born 1942)
Democratic New York March 1, 1983 January 3, 2013 Retired
Sala Burton
(1925–1987)
Democratic California June 21, 1983 February 1, 1987 Died in office
John Miller
(1938–2017)
Republican Washington January 3, 1985 January 3, 1993 Retired
Ben Cardin
(born 1943)
Democratic Maryland January 3, 1987 January 3, 2007 Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate
Eliot Engel[12]
(born 1947)
Democratic New York January 3, 1989 present
Nita Lowey
(born 1937)
Democratic New York January 3, 1989 present
Steven Schiff
(1947–1998)
Republican New Mexico January 3, 1989 March 25, 1998 Died in office
Bernie Sanders
(born 1941)
Independent Vermont January 3, 1991 January 3, 2007 Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate
Dick Zimmer
(born 1944)
Republican New Jersey January 3, 1991 January 3, 1997 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate
Jerry Nadler
(born 1947)
Democratic New York November 3, 1992 present
Sam Coppersmith
(born 1955)
Democratic Arizona January 3, 1993 January 3, 1995 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate
Peter Deutsch[13]
(born 1957)
Democratic Florida January 3, 1993 January 3, 2005 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate
Bob Filner[14]
(born 1942)
Democratic California January 3, 1993 December 3, 2012 Resigned to take office as Mayor of San Diego
Eric Fingerhut
(born 1959)
Democratic Ohio January 3, 1993 January 3, 1995 Lost reelection
Dan Hamburg
(born 1948)
Democratic California January 3, 1993 January 3, 1995 Lost reelection
Jane Harman
(born 1945)
Democratic California January 3, 1993 January 3, 1999 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor of California
January 3, 2001 February 28, 2011 Resigned to head the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Herb Klein
(born 1930)
Democratic New Jersey January 3, 1993 January 3, 1995 Lost reelection
David Levy[15]
(born 1953)
Republican New York January 3, 1993 January 3, 1995 Lost renomination
Marjorie Margolies
(born 1942)
Democratic Pennsylvania January 3, 1993 January 3, 1995 Lost reelection
Lynn Schenk
(born 1945)
Democratic California January 3, 1993 January 3, 1995 Lost reelection
Jon Fox[16]
(1947–2018)
Republican Pennsylvania January 3, 1995 January 3, 1999 Lost reelection
Steve Rothman
(born 1952)
Democratic New Jersey January 3, 1997 January 3, 2013 Lost renomination
Brad Sherman
(born 1954)
Democratic California January 3, 1997 present
Robert Wexler
(born 1961)
Democratic Florida January 3, 1997 January 3, 2010 Resigned
Shelley Berkley
(born 1951)
Democratic Nevada January 3, 1999 January 3, 2013 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate
Jan Schakowsky[17]
(born 1944)
Democratic Illinois January 3, 1999 present
Anthony Weiner
(born 1964)
Democratic New York January 3, 1999 June 21, 2011 Resigned
Eric Cantor[18]
(born 1963)
Republican Virginia January 3, 2001 August 18, 2014 Lost renomination and resigned
First Jewish House Majority Leader
Susan Davis[19]
(born 1944)
Democratic California January 3, 2001 present
Steve Israel
(born 1958)
Democratic New York January 3, 2001 January 3, 2017 Retired
Adam Schiff
(born 1960)
Democratic California January 3, 2001 present
Rahm Emanuel[20]
(born 1959)
Democratic Illinois January 3, 2003 January 2, 2009 Resigned to become White House Chief of Staff
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
(born 1966)
Democratic Florida January 3, 2005 present
Allyson Schwartz
(born 1948)
Democratic Pennsylvania January 3, 2005 January 3, 2015 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania
Steve Cohen[21]
(born 1949)
Democratic Tennessee January 3, 2007 present
Gabby Giffords[22]
(born 1970)
Democratic Arizona January 3, 2007 January 25, 2012 Resigned to recover from the assassination attempt on her life in 2011.
Paul Hodes
(born 1951)
Democratic New Hampshire January 3, 2007 January 3, 2011 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate
Steve Kagen
(born 1949)
Democratic Wisconsin January 3, 2007 January 3, 2011 Lost reelection
Ron Klein
(born 1957)
Democratic Florida January 3, 2007 January 3, 2011 Lost reelection
John Yarmuth
(born 1947)
Democratic Kentucky January 3, 2007 present
John Adler[23]
(1959–2011)
Democratic New Jersey January 3, 2009 January 3, 2011 Lost reelection
Jason Chaffetz[n 2]
(born 1967)
Republican Utah January 3, 2009 June 30, 2017 Resigned
Alan Grayson[24]
(born 1958)
Democratic Florida January 3, 2009 January 3, 2011 Lost reelection
January 3, 2013 January 3, 2017 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination to the United States Senate
Jared Polis
(born 1975)
Democratic Colorado January 3, 2009 present
Ted Deutch[25]
(born 1966)
Democratic Florida April 13, 2010 present
David Cicilline[26]
(born 1961)
Democratic Rhode Island January 3, 2011 present
Lois Frankel
(born 1948)
Democratic Florida January 3, 2013 present
Alan Lowenthal
(born 1941)
Democratic California January 3, 2013 present
Brad Schneider
(born 1961)
Democratic Illinois January 3, 2013 January 3, 2015 Lost reelection
January 3, 2017 present
Lee Zeldin
(born 1980)
Republican New York January 3, 2015 present
Josh Gottheimer
(born 1975)
Democratic New Jersey January 3, 2017 present
David Kustoff
(born 1966)
Republican Tennessee January 3, 2017 present
Jamie Raskin
(born 1962)
Democratic Maryland January 3, 2017 present
Jacky Rosen
(born 1957)
Democratic Nevada January 3, 2017 present

Non-voting members

Picture Delegate
(lifespan)
Party Territory Term start Term end Notes
David Levy Yulee[n 3]
(1810–1886)
Democratic Florida March 4, 1841 March 3, 1845 Office eliminated when Territory of Florida was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida

Notes

  1. Born Jewish, but converted to Episcopalianism in his mid-to-late 30s while serving as a U.S. Senator (see Allman, T.D. (2013). Finding Florida. The True History of the Sunshine State. Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN 9780802120762.)
  2. Born Jewish but converted to Mormonism (see Solomon, Daniel J. (January 13, 2017). "Meet Jason Chaffetz, the Mormon Congressman Who Converted From Judaism". The Forward. )
  3. Born Jewish but converted to Episcopalianism in his mid-to-late 30s while serving as a U.S. Senator (see Allman, T.D. (2013). Finding Florida. The True History of the Sunshine State. Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN 9780802120762.)

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