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List of United States Representatives from Connecticut

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Connecticut. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States Congressional Delegations from Connecticut. The list of names should be complete, but other data may be incomplete.

Current representatives

List of members

Member Years Party District Electoral history
John Allen March 4, 1797
March 4, 1799
Federalist At-large
Samuel Arnold March 4, 1857
March 4, 1859
Democratic 2nd
Albert E. Austin January 3, 1939
January 3, 1941
Republican 4th
Charles Montague Bakewell March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935
Republican At-large
John Baldwin March 4, 1825
March 4, 1829
Anti-Jacksonian At-large
Simeon Baldwin March 4, 1803
March 4, 1805
Federalist At-large
Thomas R. Ball January 3, 1939
January 3, 1941
Republican 2nd
Noyes Barber March 4, 1821
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican At-large
March 4, 1825
March 4, 1835
Anti-Jacksonian
William H. Barnum March 4, 1867
May 18, 1876
Democratic 4th Resigned after being elected U.S. Senator.
Nathan Belcher March 4, 1853
March 4, 1855
Democratic 3rd
William D. Bishop March 4, 1857
March 4, 1859
Democratic 4th
William W. Boardman December 7, 1840
March 4, 1843
Whig 2nd
Walter Booth March 4, 1849
March 4, 1851
Free Soil 2nd
Chester Bowles January 3, 1959
January 3, 1961
Democratic 2nd
Jonathan Brace December 3, 1798
????, 1800
Federalist At-large Resigned.
Augustus Brandegee March 4, 1863
March 4, 1867
Republican 3rd
Frank B. Brandegee November 4, 1902
May 10, 1905
Republican 3rd Resigned after being elected U.S. Senator.
John H. Brockway March 4, 1839
March 4, 1843
Whig 5th
John R. Buck March 4, 1881
March 4, 1883
Republican 1st
March 4, 1885
March 4, 1887
Alfred A. Burnham March 4, 1859
March 4, 1863
Republican 3rd
Daniel Burrows March 4, 1821
March 4, 1823
Democratic-Republican At-large
Thomas B. Butler March 4, 1849
March 4, 1851
Whig 4th
George S. Catlin March 4, 1843
March 4, 1845
Democratic 3rd
Epaphroditus Champion March 4, 1807
March 4, 1817
Federalist At-large
Charles Chapman March 4, 1851
March 4, 1853
Whig 1st
William M. Citron January 3, 1935
January 3, 1939
Democratic At-large
Ezra Clark Jr. March 4, 1855
March 4, 1857
Know Nothing 1st
March 4, 1857
March 4, 1859
Republican
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland March 4, 1849
March 4, 1853
Democratic 3rd
Joshua Coit March 4, 1793
March 4, 1795
Pro-Administration At-large Died.
March 4, 1795
September 5, 1798
Federalist
Ranulf Compton January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945
Republican 3rd
William R. Cotter January 3, 1971
September 8, 1981
Democratic 1st Died.
Joe Courtney January 3, 2007
present
Democratic 2nd First elected in 2006.
Albert W. Cretella January 3, 1953
January 3, 1959
Republican 3rd
Emilio Q. Daddario January 3, 1959
January 3, 1971
Democratic 1st
Samuel W. Dana January 3, 1797
May 10, 1810
Federalist At-large Resigned after being elected U.S. Senator.
James Davenport December 5, 1796
August 3, 1797
Federalist At-large Died.
John Davenport March 4, 1799
March 4, 1817
Federalist At-large
Robert E. De Forest March 4, 1891
March 4, 1895
Democratic 4th
Sidney Dean March 4, 1855
March 4, 1857
Know Nothing 3rd
March 4, 1857
March 4, 1859
Republican
Rosa DeLauro January 3, 1991
present
Democratic 3rd First elected in 1990.
Henry C. Deming March 4, 1863
March 4, 1867
Republican 1st
Lawrence J. DeNardis January 3, 1981
January 3, 1983
Republican 3rd
James Dixon March 4, 1845
March 4, 1849
Whig 1st
Chris Dodd January 3, 1975
January 3, 1981
Democratic 2nd
Thomas J. Dodd January 3, 1953
January 3, 1957
Democratic 1st
Jeremiah Donovan March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
Democratic 4th
Le Roy D. Downs January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
Democratic 4th
Theodore Dwight December 1, 1806
March 4, 1807
Federalist At-large
William W. Eaton March 4, 1883
March 4, 1885
Democratic 1st
William Edmond November 13, 1797
March 4, 1801
Federalist At-large
Henry W. Edwards March 4, 1819
March 4, 1823
Democratic-Republican At-large
William W. Ellsworth March 4, 1829
July 8, 1834
Anti-Jacksonian At-large Resigned.
James E. English March 4, 1861
March 4, 1865
Democratic 2nd
Elizabeth Esty January 3, 2013
January 3, 2019
Democratic 5th First elected in 2012.
E. Hart Fenn March 4, 1921
March 4, 1931
Republican 1st
Orris S. Ferry March 4, 1859
March 4, 1861
Republican 4th
William J. Fitzgerald January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939
Democratic 2nd
January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
Samuel A. Foot March 4, 1819
March 4, 1821
Federalist At-large
March 4, 1823
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1833
May 9, 1834
Anti-Jacksonian Resigned after being elected Governor of Connecticut.
Ellsworth Foote January 3, 1947
January 3, 1949
Republican 3rd
Gary Franks January 3, 1991
January 3, 1997
Republican 5th
Richard P. Freeman March 4, 1915
March 4, 1933
Republican 2nd
Carlos French March 4, 1887
March 4, 1889
Democratic 2nd
James P. Geelan January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
Democratic 3rd
Sam Gejdenson January 3, 1981
January 3, 2001
Democratic 2nd
Robert Giaimo January 3, 1959
January 3, 1981
Democratic 3rd
Sylvester Gilbert November 6, 1818
March 4, 1819
Democratic-Republican At-large
James P. Glynn March 4, 1915
March 4, 1923
Republican 5th
March 4, 1925
March 6, 1930
Died.
Calvin Goddard May 14, 1801
????, 1805
Federalist At-large Resigned before the convening of the 9th Congress
Chauncey Goodrich March 4, 1795
March 4, 1801
Federalist At-large
Elizur Goodrich March 4, 1799
March 3, 1801
Federalist At-large Resigned.
Edward W. Goss November 4, 1930
January 3, 1935
Republican 1st
Bernard F. Grabowski January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965
Democratic At-large
January 3, 1965
January 3, 1967
6th
Miles T. Granger March 4, 1887
March 4, 1889
Democratic 4th
Ella T. Grasso January 3, 1971
January 3, 1975
Democratic 6th
Roger Griswold March 4, 1795
??, 1805
Federalist At-large Resigned before the convening of the 9th Congress
Elisha Haley March 4, 1835
March 4, 1837
Jacksonian At-large
March 4, 1837
March 4, 1839
Democratic 3rd
Joseph R. Hawley March 4, 1859
March 4, 1863
Republican 1st
March 4, 1879
March 4, 1881
Jahana Hayes January 3, 2019
present
Democratic 5th First elected in 2018.
E. Stevens Henry March 4, 1895
March 4, 1913
Republican 1st
Edwin W. Higgins October 2, 1905
March 4, 1913
Republican 3rd
William L. Higgins March 4, 1933
January 3, 1937
Republican 2nd
Ebenezer J. Hill March 4, 1895
March 4, 1913
Republican 4th
March 4, 1915
September 27, 1917
Died.
James Hillhouse March 4, 1791
March 4, 1795
Pro-Administration At-large Resigned after being elected U.S. Senator.
March 4, 1795
December 5, 1796
Federalist
Jim Himes January 3, 2009
present
Democratic 4th First elected in 2008.
Uriel Holmes March 4, 1817
????, 1818
Federalist At-large Resigned.
Orrin Holt December 5, 1836
March 4, 1837
Jacksonian At-large
March 4, 1837
March 4, 1839
Democratic 6th
Julius Hotchkiss March 4, 1867
March 4, 1869
Democratic 2nd
John H. Hubbard March 4, 1863
March 4, 1867
Republican 4th
Richard D. Hubbard March 4, 1867
March 4, 1869
Democratic 1st
Samuel D. Hubbard March 4, 1845
March 4, 1849
Democratic 2nd
Benjamin Huntington March 4, 1789
March 4, 1791
Pro-Administration At-large
Ebenezer Huntington October 11, 1810
March 4, 1811
Federalist At-large
March 4, 1817
March 4, 1819
Colin M. Ingersoll March 4, 1851
March 4, 1855
Democratic 2nd
Ralph I. Ingersoll March 4, 1825
March 4, 1833
Anti-Jacksonian At-large
Samuel Ingham March 4, 1835
March 4, 1837
Jacksonian At-large
March 4, 1837
March 4, 1839
Democratic 2nd
Donald J. Irwin January 3, 1959
January 3, 1961
Democratic 4th
January 3, 1965
January 3, 1969
Ebenezer Jackson Jr. December 1, 1834
March 4, 1835
Anti-Jacksonian At-large
Nancy Johnson January 3, 1983
January 3, 2003
Republican 6th
January 3, 2003
January 3, 2007
5th
Andrew T. Judson March 4, 1835
July 4, 1836
Jacksonian At-large Resigned after being appointed United States judge for the district of Connecticut.
Stephen W. Kellogg March 4, 1869
March 4, 1875
Republican 2nd
William Kennedy March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
Democratic 5th
Barbara B. Kennelly January 12, 1982
January 3, 1999
Democratic 1st
Herman P. Kopplemann March 4, 1933
January 3, 1939
Democratic 1st
January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
Frank Kowalski January 3, 1959
January 3, 1963
Democratic At-large
George M. Landers March 4, 1875
March 4, 1879
Democratic 1st
John B. Larson January 3, 1999
present
Democratic 1st First elected in 1998.
Lyman Law March 4, 1811
March 4, 1817
Federalist At-large
Amasa Learned March 4, 1791
March 4, 1795
Pro-Administration At-large
George L. Lilley March 4, 1903
January 5, 1909
Republican At-large Resigned after being elected Governor of Connecticut
John Lodge January 3, 1947
January 3, 1951
Republican 4th
Augustine Lonergan March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
Democratic 1st
March 4, 1917
March 4, 1921
March 4, 1931
March 4, 1933
Dwight Loomis March 4, 1859
March 4, 1863
Republican 1st
Clare Boothe Luce January 3, 1943
January 3, 1947
Republican 4th
Lucien J. Maciora January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
Democratic At-large
Bryan F. Mahan March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
Democratic 2nd
Francis T. Maloney March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935
Democratic 3rd
James H. Maloney January 3, 1997
January 3, 2003
Democratic 5th
Edwin H. May Jr. January 3, 1957
January 3, 1959
Republican 1st
John A. McGuire January 3, 1949
January 3, 1953
Democratic 3rd
Stewart McKinney January 3, 1971
May 7, 1987
Republican 4th Died.
John D. McWilliams January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945
Republican 2nd
Schuyler Merritt November 6, 1917
March 4, 1931
Republican 4th
March 4, 1933
January 3, 1937
Orange Merwin March 4, 1825
March 4, 1829
Anti-Jacksonian At-large
Thomas Meskill January 3, 1967
January 3, 1971
Republican 6th
Frederick Miles March 4, 1879
March 4, 1883
Republican 4th
March 4, 1889
March 4, 1891
William J. Miller January 3, 1939
March 4, 1941
Republican 1st
January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
January 3, 1949
Phineas Miner December 1, 1834
March 4, 1835
Anti-Jacksonian At-large
Charles L. Mitchell March 4, 1883
March 4, 1887
Democratic 2nd
Toby Moffett January 3, 1975
January 3, 1983
Democratic 6th
John S. Monagan January 3, 1959
January 3, 1973
Democratic 5th
B. J. Monkiewicz January 3, 1939
January 3, 1941
Republican At-large
January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945
Albert P. Morano January 3, 1951
January 3, 1959
Republican 4th
Bruce Morrison January 3, 1983
January 3, 1991
Democratic 3rd
Jonathan O. Moseley March 4, 1805
March 4, 1821
Federalist At-large Resigned after being elected U.S. Senator.
Chris Murphy January 3, 2007
January 3, 2013
Democratic 5th
Patrick B. O'Sullivan March 4, 1923
March 4, 1925
Democratic 5th
P. Davis Oakey March 4, 1915
March 4, 1917
Republican 1st
Thomas Burr Osborne March 4, 1839
March 4, 1843
Whig 4th
James T. Patterson January 3, 1947
January 3, 1959
Republican 5th
Elias Perkins March 4, 1801
March 4, 1803
Federalist At-large
Elisha Phelps March 4, 1819
March 4, 1821
Democratic-Republican At-large
March 4, 1825
March 4, 1829
Anti-Jacksonian
James Phelps March 4, 1875
March 4, 1883
Democratic 2nd
Lancelot Phelps March 4, 1835
March 4, 1837
Jacksonian At-large
March 4, 1837
March 4, 1839
Democratic 5th
Alfred N. Phillips January 3, 1937
January 3, 1939
Democratic 4th
James P. Pigott March 4, 1893
March 4, 1895
Democratic 2nd
Timothy Pitkin September 16, 1805
March 4, 1819
Federalist At-large
David Plant March 4, 1827
March 4, 1829
Anti-Jacksonian At-large
James T. Pratt March 4, 1853
March 4, 1855
Democratic 1st
William R. Ratchford January 3, 1979
January 3, 1985
Democratic 5th
Thomas L. Reilly March 4, 1911
March 4, 1913
Democratic 2nd
March 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
3rd
Abraham A. Ribicoff January 3, 1949
January 3, 1953
Democratic 1st
John A. Rockwell March 4, 1845
March 4, 1849
Whig 3rd
John G. Rowland January 3, 1985
January 3, 1991
Republican 5th
John Russ March 4, 1819
March 4, 1823
Democratic-Republican At-large
Charles A. Russell March 4, 1887
October 23, 1902
Republican 3rd Died.
Joseph F. Ryter January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
Democratic At-large
Antoni Sadlak January 3, 1947
January 3, 1959
Republican At-large
William St. Onge January 3, 1963
May 1, 1970
Democratic 2nd
Ronald A. Sarasin January 3, 1973
January 3, 1979
Republican 5th
Horace Seely-Brown Jr. January 3, 1947
January 3, 1949
Republican 2nd
January 3, 1961
January 3, 1963
Edward W. Seymour March 4, 1883
March 4, 1887
Democratic 4th
Origen S. Seymour March 4, 1851
March 4, 1855
Democratic 4th
Thomas H. Seymour March 4, 1843
March 4, 1845
Democratic 1st
James A. Shanley January 3, 1935
January 3, 1943
Democratic 3rd
Chris Shays August 18, 1987
January 3, 2009
Republican 4th
Roger Sherman March 4, 1789
March 4, 1791
Pro-Administration At-large
Samuel B. Sherwood March 4, 1817
March 4, 1819
Federalist At-large
Abner W. Sibal January 3, 1961
January 3, 1965
Republican 4th
Rob Simmons January 3, 2001
January 3, 2007
Republican 2nd
William E. Simonds March 4, 1889
March 4, 1891
Republican 1st
Samuel Simons March 4, 1843
March 4, 1845
Democratic 4th
John Cotton Smith November 17, 1800
August ??, 1806
Federalist At-large Resigned.
J. Joseph Smith January 3, 1935
November 4, 1941
Democratic 5th Resigned after being appointed a United States district judge for the district of Connecticut.
Nathaniel Smith March 4, 1795
March 4, 1799
Federalist At-large
Truman Smith March 4, 1839
March 4, 1843
Whig 5th
March 4, 1845
March 4, 1849
4th
Lewis Sperry March 4, 1891
March 4, 1895
Democratic 1st
Nehemiah D. Sperry March 4, 1895
March 4, 1911
Republican 2nd
Henry H. Starkweather March 4, 1867
January 28, 1876
Republican 3rd Died.
Robert H. Steele November 3, 1970
January 3, 1975
Republican 2nd
Ansel Sterling March 4, 1821
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican At-large
James Stevens March 4, 1819
March 4, 1821
Democratic-Republican At-large
John Stewart March 4, 1843
March 4, 1845
Democratic 2nd
Ebenezer Stoddard March 4, 1821
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican At-large
William L. Storrs March 4, 1829
March 4, 1833
Anti-Jacksonian At-large
March 4, 1839
June, 1840
Whig 2nd Resigned after being appointed Associate Justice of Connecticut Supreme Court
Julius L. Strong March 4, 1869
September 7, 1872
Republican 1st Died.
Jonathan Sturges March 4, 1789
March 4, 1793
Pro-Administration At-large
Lewis B. Sturges September 16, 1805
March 4, 1817
Federalist At-large
Zephaniah Swift March 4, 1793
March 4, 1795
Pro-Administration At-large
March 4, 1795
March 4, 1797
Federalist
Joseph E. Talbot January 20, 1942
January 3, 1947
Republican 5th
Benjamin Tallmadge March 4, 1801
March 4, 1817
Federalist At-large
Nathaniel Terry March 4, 1817
March 4, 1819
Federalist At-large
William L. Tierney March 4, 1931
March 4, 1933
Democratic 4th
John Q. Tilson March 4, 1909
March 4, 1913
Republican At-large
March 4, 1915
December 3, 1932
3rd Resigned.
Gideon Tomlinson March 4, 1819
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican At-large
March 4, 1825
March 4, 1827
Anti-Jacksonian
Isaac Toucey March 4, 1835
March 4, 1837
Jacksonian At-large
March 4, 1837
March 4, 1839
Democratic 1st
Uriah Tracy March 4, 1793
March 4, 1795
Pro-Administration At-large Resigned after being elected U.S. Senator.
March 4, 1795
October 13, 1796
Federalist
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. March 4, 1789
March 4, 1795
Pro-Administration At-large
Joseph Trumbull December 1, 1834
March 4, 1835
Anti-Jacksonian At-large
March 4, 1839
March 4, 1843
Whig 1st
Samuel Tweedy March 4, 1833
March 4, 1835
Anti-Jacksonian At-large
Robert J. Vance March 4, 1887
March 4, 1889
Democratic 1st
Jeremiah Wadsworth March 4, 1789
March 4, 1795
Pro-Administration At-large
John T. Wait April 12, 1876
March 4, 1887
Republican 3rd
Loren P. Waldo March 4, 1849
March 4, 1851
Democratic 1st
Levi Warner December 4, 1876
March 4, 1879
Democratic 4th
Samuel L. Warner March 4, 1865
March 4, 1867
Republican 2nd
Lowell P. Weicker Jr. January 3, 1969
January 3, 1971
Republican 4th
Lemuel Whitman March 4, 1823
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican At-large
Thomas T. Whittlesey April 29, 1836
March 4, 1837
Jacksonian At-large
March 4, 1837
March 4, 1839
Democratic 4th
Zalmon Wildman March 4, 1835
December 10, 1835
Jacksonian At-large Died.
Washington F. Willcox March 4, 1889
March 4, 1893
Democratic 2nd
Thomas Scott Williams March 4, 1817
March 4, 1819
Federalist At-large
Thomas W. Williams March 4, 1839
March 4, 1843
Whig 3rd
Chase G. Woodhouse January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
Democratic 2nd
January 3, 1949
January 3, 1951
George C. Woodruff March 4, 1861
March 4, 1863
Democratic 4th
John Woodruff March 4, 1855
March 4, 1857
Know Nothing 2nd
March 4, 1859
March 4, 1861
Republican
Ebenezer Young March 4, 1829
March 4, 1835
Anti-Jacksonian At-large

Living former members

As of February 2021, there are 16 living former members of House from Connecticut. The most recent member to die was Bernard F. Grabowski (served 1963–1967) on August 30, 2019. The most recently serving member to die was Stewart McKinney (served 1971–1987), who died in office on May 7, 1987.

Representative Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Lowell Weicker 1969–1971 May 16, 1931
Robert H. Steele 1970–1975 November 3, 1938
Ronald A. Sarasin 1973–1979 December 31, 1934
Chris Dodd 1975–1981 May 27, 1944
Toby Moffett 1975–1983 August 18, 1944
Sam Gejdenson 1981–2001 May 20, 1948
Barbara B. Kennelly 1982–1999 July 10, 1936
Bruce Morrison 1983–1991 October 8, 1944
Nancy Johnson 1983–2007 January 5, 1935
John G. Rowland 1985–1991 May 24, 1957
Chris Shays 1987–2009 October 18, 1945
Gary Franks 1991–1997 February 9, 1953
James H. Maloney 1997–2003 September 17, 1948
Rob Simmons 2001–2007 February 11, 1943
Chris Murphy 2007–2013 August 3, 1973
Elizabeth Esty 2013–2019 August 25, 1959

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