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Joseph Rainey (left) was the first African American to serve in the U.S. House; Shirley Chisholm (right) was the first African-American woman elected to the chamber.

The United States House of Representatives has had 188 elected African-American members, of whom 182 have been representatives from U.S. states and six have been delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.[1] The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral United States Congress, which is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the term "African American" includes all individuals who identify with one or more nationalities or ethnic groups originating in any of the black racial groups of Africa.[2] The term is generally used for Americans with at least partial ancestry in any of the original peoples of sub-Saharan Africa. During the founding of the federal government, African Americans were consigned to a status of second-class citizenship or enslaved.[3] No African American served in federal elective office before the ratification in 1870 of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Fifteenth Amendment prohibits the federal and state governments from denying any citizen the right to vote because of that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Joseph Rainey was the first African-American representative to be seated in the U.S. House. He served South Carolina's 1st congressional district beginning in 1870 during the Reconstruction era following the American Civil War. The first African-American woman to serve as a representative was Shirley Chisholm from New York's 12th congressional district in 1969 during the Civil Rights Movement.

Many African-American members of the House of Representatives serve majority-minority districts.[4] Some of these congressional districts are gerrymandered, limiting serious challenges to their re-election, and limiting their abilities to represent a larger, more diverse constituency.[4] The Voting Rights Act of 1965 includes restrictions on the ability of States to diminish minority representation during redistricting. In the elections of 2016 and 2018, an increasing number of non-majority-minority districts have elected racial minority representatives.

Overall, 32 of the 50 U.S. states, plus the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia, have elected an African American to represent them in the U.S. House of Representatives, with Oregon being the most recent to elect its first, in 2024. Out of these, 24 states, plus U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia, have elected an African-American woman to represent them in the U.S. House. Illinois's 1st congressional district has the longest continuous streak of electing African-American representatives, a tendency that has occurred from 1928 to the present. There currently are 60 African-American representatives and two African-American delegates in the United States House of Representatives, representing 29 states, plus the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia. Most are members of the Congressional Black Caucus.

List of states represented by African Americans

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State Current members Previous members Total First African-American member Political party of first African-American member Years with African-American members
Alabama 2 5 7 Benjamin S. Turner Republican 1871–1877, 1993–present
Alaska 0 0 0
Arizona 0 0 0
Arkansas 0 0 0
California 3 11 14 Augustus F. Hawkins Democratic 1963–present
Colorado 1 0 1 Joe Neguse Democratic 2019–present
Connecticut 1 1 2 Gary Franks Republican 1991–1997, 2019–present
Delaware 0 1 1 Lisa Blunt Rochester Democratic 2017–2025
Florida 4 8 12 Josiah T. Walls Republican 1871–1876, 1993–present
Georgia 5 6 11 Jefferson F. Long Republican 1871, 1973–1977, 1987–present
Hawaii 0 0 0
Idaho 0 0 0
Illinois 4 13 17 Oscar Stanton DePriest Republican 1929–present
Indiana 1 2 3 Katie Hall Democratic 1982–1985, 1997–present
Iowa 0 0 0
Kansas 0 0 0
Kentucky 0 0 0
Louisiana 2 3 5 Charles E. Nash Republican 1875–1877, 1991–2009, 2011–present
Maine 0 0 0
Maryland 2 5 7 Parren Mitchell Democratic 1971–present
Massachusetts 1 0 1 Ayanna Pressley Democratic 2019–present
Michigan 1 8 9 Charles Diggs Democratic 1955–present
Minnesota 1 1 2 Keith Ellison Democratic–Farmer–Labor 2007–present
Mississippi 1 2 3 John R. Lynch Republican 1873–1877, 1882–1883, 1987–present
Missouri 2 4 6 Bill Clay Democratic 1969–present
Montana 0 0 0
Nebraska 0 0 0
Nevada 1 0 1 Steven Horsford Democratic 2013–2015, 2019–present
New Hampshire 0 0 0
New Jersey 3 2 5 Donald M. Payne Democratic 1989–present
New Mexico 0 0 0
New York 5 10 15 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Democratic 1945–present
North Carolina 3 8 11 John Adams Hyman Republican 1875–1877, 1883–1887, 1889–1893, 1897–1901, 1992–present
North Dakota 0 0 0
Ohio 3 3 6 Louis Stokes Democratic 1969–present
Oklahoma 0 1 1 J. C. Watts Republican 1995–2003
Oregon 1 0 1 Janelle Bynum Democratic 2025–present
Pennsylvania 2 4 6 Robert N. C. Nix Sr. Democratic 1958–present
Rhode Island 1 0 1 Gabe Amo Democratic 2023–present
South Carolina 1 9 10 Joseph Rainey Republican 1870–1879, 1882–1887, 1890–1891, 1893–1897, 1993–present
South Dakota 0 0 0
Tennessee 0 2 2 Harold Ford Sr. Democratic 1975–2007
Texas 4 9 13 Barbara Jordan Democratic 1973–present
Utah 1 1 2 Mia Love Republican 2015–2019, 2021–present
Vermont 0 0 0
Virginia 2 2 4 John Mercer Langston Republican 1890–1891, 1993–present
Washington 1 0 1 Marilyn Strickland Democratic 2021–present
West Virginia 0 0 0
Wisconsin 1 0 1 Gwen Moore Democratic 2005–present
Wyoming 0 0 0

Reconstruction and early post-Reconstruction era, 1870–1887

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Political party

  Republican

Representative[a] Congressional district Took office Left office Party Congress Former slave? Notes
Joseph Rainey - Brady-Handy.jpg
 Joseph Rainey
(1832–1887) 		South Carolina's 1st December 12, 1870 March 3, 1879 Republican 41st
(1869–1871) 		Yes Lost reelection[b][5]
THRU
45th
(1877–1879)
Jefferson F. Long - Brady-Handy.jpg
 Jefferson F. Long
(1836–1901) 		Georgia's 4th January 16, 1871 March 3, 1871 Republican 41st
(1869–1871) 		Yes Retired[c][6]
Robert C. DeLarge - Brady-Handy.jpg
 Robert C. De Large
(1842–1874) 		South Carolina's 2nd March 4, 1871 January 24, 1873 Republican 42nd
(1871–1873) 		No Unseated in 1873 due to a contested election that involved Christopher C. Bowen, the previous seat holder[7][d][8]
Robert B. Elliott.jpg
 Robert B. Elliott
(1842–1884) 		South Carolina's 3rd March 4, 1871 November 1, 1874 Republican 42nd
(1871–1873) 		No Resigned[e][9]
43rd
(1873–1875)
Benjamin S. Turner - Brady-Handy.jpg
 Benjamin S. Turner
(1825–1894) 		Alabama's 1st March 4, 1871 March 3, 1873 Republican 42nd
(1871–1873) 		Yes Lost reelection[f][10]
Walls josiah.jpg
 Josiah T. Walls
(1842–1905) 		Florida's at-large March 4, 1871 January 29, 1873 Republican 42nd
(1871–1873) 		Yes Unseated in 1873 and 1876 due to contested elections that involved Silas L. Niblack[11] and Jesse Finley,[12] respectively.[g][13]
March 4, 1873 March 3, 1875 43rd
(1873–1875)
Florida's 2nd March 4, 1875 April 19, 1876 44th
(1875–1877)
Richard Harvey Cain.jpg
 Richard H. Cain
(1825–1887) 		South Carolina's at-large March 4, 1873 March 3, 1875 Republican 43rd
(1873–1875) 		No Retired[14]
South Carolina's 2nd March 4, 1877 March 3, 1879 45th
(1877–1879)
John R. Lynch.jpg
 John R. Lynch
(1847–1939) 		Mississippi's 6th March 4, 1873 March 3, 1877 Republican 43rd
(1873–1875) 		Yes Lost reelection[h][16]
44th
(1875–1877)
April 29, 1882 March 3, 1883 47th
(1881–1883)
Alonzo J. Ransier - Brady-Handy.jpg
 Alonzo J. Ransier
(1834–1882) 		South Carolina's 2nd March 4, 1873 March 3, 1875 Republican 43rd
(1873–1875) 		No Retired[i][17]
James Rapier.jpg
 James T. Rapier
(1837–1883) 		Alabama's 2nd March 4, 1873 March 3, 1875 Republican 43rd
(1873–1875) 		No Lost reelection[18]
Jeremiah Haralson - Brady-Handy.jpg
 Jeremiah Haralson
(1846–1916) 		Alabama's 1st March 4, 1875 March 3, 1877 Republican 44th
(1875–1877) 		Yes Lost reelection[19]
Rep. John Adams Hyman.jpg
 John Adams Hyman
(1840–1891) 		North Carolina's 2nd March 4, 1875 March 3, 1877 Republican 44th
(1875–1877) 		Yes Lost renomination[j][20]
Charles E. Nash, MC (1875-77).jpg
 Charles E. Nash
(1844–1913) 		Louisiana's 6th March 4, 1875 March 3, 1877 Republican 44th
(1875–1877) 		No Lost reelection[k][21]
Robert Smalls - Brady-Handy.jpg
 Robert Smalls
(1839–1915) 		South Carolina's 5th March 4, 1875 March 3, 1879 Republican 44th
(1875–1877) 		Yes Lost reelection[l][23]
45th
(1877–1879)
July 19, 1882 March 3, 1883 47th
(1881–1883) 		Lost reelection
South Carolina's 7th March 18, 1884 March 3, 1887 48th
(1883–1885) 		Retired
49th
(1885–1887)
James E. O'Hara.jpg
 James E. O'Hara
(1844–1905) 		North Carolina's 2nd March 4, 1883 March 3, 1887 Republican 48th
(1883–1885) 		No Lost reelection[24]
49th
(1885–1887)

Late post-Reconstruction, Populist, and early Jim Crow era, 1887–1929

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Political party

  Republican

Representative[a] Congressional district Took office Left office Party Congress Former slave? Notes
Henry Plummer Cheatham.jpg
 Henry P. Cheatham
(1857–1935) 		North Carolina's 2nd March 4, 1889 March 3, 1893 Republican 51st
(1889–1891) 		Yes Lost reelection[m][25]
52nd
(1891–1893)
John M. Langston.jpg
 John Mercer Langston
(1829–1897) 		Virginia's 4th September 23, 1890 March 3, 1891 Republican 51st
(1889–1891) 		No Lost reelection[n][27]
Thomas Ezekiel Miller.jpg
 Thomas E. Miller
(1849–1938) 		South Carolina's 7th September 24, 1890 March 3, 1891 Republican 51st
(1889–1891) 		No Lost reelection[o][28][29]
George Washington Murray.jpg
 George W. Murray
(1853–1926) 		South Carolina's 7th March 4, 1893 March 3, 1895 Republican 53rd
(1893–1895) 		Yes Lost reelection[p][31]
South Carolina's 1st June 4, 1896 March 3, 1897 54th
(1895–1897)
George Henry White.jpg
 George Henry White
(1852–1918) 		North Carolina's 2nd March 4, 1897 March 3, 1901 Republican 55th
(1897–1899) 		Yes Retired[q][32]
56th
(1899–1901)

Late Jim Crow and Civil Rights era, 1929–1970

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Political parties

  Democratic   Republican

Representative[a] Congressional district Took office Left office Party Congress Notes
Oscar Stanton De Priest.jpg
 Oscar Stanton De Priest
(1871–1951) 		Illinois's 1st March 4, 1929 January 3, 1935 Republican 71st
(1929–1931) 		Lost reelection[r][33]
72nd
(1931–1933)
73rd
(1933–1935)
Arthur W. Mitchell.jpg
 Arthur W. Mitchell
(1883–1968) 		Illinois's 1st January 3, 1935 January 3, 1943 Democratic 74th
(1935–1937) 		Retired[s][34]
THRU
77th
(1941–1943)
William L. Dawson.jpg
 William L. Dawson
(1886–1970) 		Illinois's 1st January 3, 1943 November 9, 1970 Democratic 78th
(1943–1945) 		Died in office[35]
THRU
91st
(1969–1971)
Adam Clayon Powell Jr.jpg
 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
(1908–1972) 		New York's 22nd January 3, 1945 January 3, 1953 Democratic 79th
(1945–1947) 		Lost renomination[t][36]
THRU
82nd
(1951–1953)
New York's 16th January 3, 1953 January 3, 1963 83rd
(1953–1955)
THRU
87th
(1961–1963)
New York's 18th January 3, 1963 February 28, 1967 88th
(1963–1965)
89th
(1965–1967)
90th
(1967–1969)
April 11, 1967 January 3, 1971
91st
(1969–1971)
Charles C. Diggs.jpg
 Charles Diggs
(1922–1998) 		Michigan's 13th January 3, 1955 June 3, 1980 Democratic 84th
(1955–1957) 		Resigned after being convicted of mail fraud[u][37]
THRU
96th
(1979–1981)
Robert Nix, Sr..jpg
 Robert N. C. Nix Sr.
(1898–1987) 		Pennsylvania's 4th June 4, 1958 January 3, 1963 Democratic 85th
(1957–1959) 		Lost renomination[v][38]
THRU
87th
(1961–1963)
Pennsylvania's 2nd January 3, 1963 January 3, 1979 88th
(1963–1965)
THRU
95th
(1977–1979)
Augustus Freeman Hawkins.jpg
 Augustus F. Hawkins
(1907–2007) 		California's 21st January 3, 1963 January 3, 1975 Democratic 88th
(1963–1965) 		Retired[w][39]
THRU
93rd
(1973–1975)
California's 29th January 3, 1975 January 3, 1991 94th
(1975–1977)
THRU
101st
(1989–1991)
John conyers.jpg
 John Conyers
(1929–2019) 		Michigan's 1st January 3, 1965 January 3, 1993 Democratic 89th
(1965–1967) 		Resigned after being accused of sexual harassment.[x][40]
THRU
102nd
(1991–1993)
Michigan's 14th January 3, 1993 January 3, 2013 103rd
(1993–1995)
THRU
112th
(2011–2013)
Michigan's 13th January 3, 2013 December 5, 2017 113th
(2013–2015)
THRU
115th
(2017–2019)
Shirley Chisholm.jpg
 Shirley Chisholm
(1924–2005) 		New York's 12th January 3, 1969 January 3, 1983 Democratic 91st
(1969–1971) 		Retired[y][41]
THRU
97th
(1981–1983)
Bill Clay, official black-and-white portrait (1980s).webp
 Bill Clay
(born 1931) 		Missouri's 1st January 3, 1969 January 3, 2001 Democratic 91st
(1969–1971) 		Retired[z][42]
THRU
106th
(1999–2001)
Louis Stokes.jpg
 Louis Stokes
(1925–2015) 		Ohio's 21st January 3, 1969 January 3, 1993 Democratic 91st
(1969–1971) 		Retired[aa][43]
THRU
102nd
(1991–1993)
Ohio's 11th January 3, 1993 January 3, 1999 103rd
(1993–1995)
THRU
105th
(1997–1999)
George Washington Collins.jpg
 George W. Collins
(1925–1972) 		Illinois's 6th November 3, 1970 December 8, 1972 Democratic 91st
(1969–1971) 		Died in office[ab][44]
92nd
(1971–1973)

Modern era, 1971–present

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Representatives

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Political parties

  Democratic   Republican

Representative[a] Congressional district Took office Left office Party Congress Notes
Ron Dellums.jpg
 Ron Dellums
(1935–2018) 		California's 7th January 3, 1971 January 3, 1975 Democratic 92nd
(1971–1973) 		Resigned[ac][45]
93rd
(1973–1975)
California's 8th January 3, 1975 January 3, 1993 94th
(1975–1977)
THRU
102nd
(1991–1993)
California's 9th January 3, 1993 February 6, 1998 103rd
(1993–1995)
THRU
105th
(1997–1999)
RalphHMetcalfe1977.jpg
 Ralph Metcalfe
(1910–1978) 		Illinois's 1st January 3, 1971 October 10, 1978 Democratic 92nd
(1971–1973) 		Died in office[ad][48]
THRU
95th
(1977–1979)
Parren Mitchell.jpg
 Parren Mitchell
(1922–2007) 		Maryland's 7th January 3, 1971 January 3, 1987 Democratic 92nd
(1971–1973) 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland[ae][49]
THRU
99th
(1985–1987)
Charles Rangel Official Portrait.jpg
 Charles Rangel
(born 1930) 		New York's 18th January 3, 1971 January 3, 1973 Democratic 92nd
(1971–1973) 		Retired[af][50]
New York's 19th January 3, 1973 January 3, 1983 93rd
(1973–1975)
THRU
97th
(1981–1983)
New York's 16th January 3, 1983 January 3, 1993 98th
(1983–1985)
THRU
102nd
(1991–1993)
New York's 15th January 3, 1993 January 3, 2013 103rd
(1993–1995)
THRU
112th
(2011–2013)
New York's 13th January 3, 2013 January 3, 2017 113th
(2013–2015)
114th
(2015–2017)
Rep. Yvonne Burke.jpg
 Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
(born 1932) 		California's 37th January 3, 1973 January 3, 1975 Democratic 93rd
(1973–1975) 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for Attorney General of California[ag][51]
California's 28th January 3, 1975 January 3, 1979 94th
(1975–1977)
95th
(1977–1979)
Rep. Barbara Jordan - Restoration.jpg
 Barbara Jordan
(1936–1996) 		Texas's 18th January 3, 1973 January 3, 1979 Democratic 93rd
(1973–1975) 		Retired[ah][52]
94th
(1975–1977)
95th
(1977–1979)
Andrew Jackson Young.jpg
 Andrew Young
(born 1932) 		Georgia's 5th January 3, 1973 January 29, 1977 Democratic 93rd
(1973–1975) 		Resigned to become the United States Ambassador to the United Nations[ai][53]
94th
(1975–1977)
95th
(1977–1979)
Cardiss Collins - Restoration.jpg
 Cardiss Collins
(1931–2013) 		Illinois's 7th June 5, 1973 January 3, 1997 Democratic 93rd
(1973–1975) 		Retired[aj][54]
THRU
104th
(1995–1997)
Harold Ford, Sr.jpg
 Harold Ford Sr.
(born 1945) 		Tennessee's 8th January 3, 1975 January 3, 1983 Democratic 94th
(1975–1977) 		Retired[ak][55]
THRU
97th
(1981–1983)
Tennessee's 9th January 3, 1983 January 3, 1997 98th
(1983–1985)
THRU
104th
(1995–1997)
Julian Carey Dixon.jpg
 Julian Dixon
(1934–2000) 		California's 28th January 3, 1979 January 3, 1993 Democratic 96th
(1979–1981) 		Died in office[al][56]
THRU
102nd
(1991–1993)
California's 32nd January 3, 1993 December 8, 2000 103rd
(1993–1995)
THRU
106th
(1999–2001)
William Herbert Gray.jpg
 William H. Gray III
(1941–2013) 		Pennsylvania's 2nd January 3, 1979 September 11, 1991 Democratic 96th
(1979–1981) 		Resigned to become President of the United Negro College Fund[am][57]
THRU
102nd
(1991–1993)
George Thomas 'Mickey' Leland.jpg
 Mickey Leland
(1944–1989) 		Texas's 18th January 3, 1979 August 7, 1989 Democratic 96th
(1979–1981) 		Died in office[an][58]
THRU
101st
(1989–1991)
Bennett Stewart.jpg
 Bennett Stewart
(1912–1988) 		Illinois's 1st January 3, 1979 January 3, 1981 Democratic 96th
(1979–1981) 		Lost renomination[59]
George W. Crockett.jpg
 George Crockett Jr.
(1909–1997) 		Michigan's 13th November 4, 1980 January 3, 1991 Democratic 96th
(1979–1981) 		Retired[ao][60]
THRU
101st
(1989–1991)
Mervyn M. Dymally Assembly.jpg
 Mervyn Dymally
(1926–2012) 		California's 31st January 3, 1981 January 3, 1993 Democratic 97th
(1981–1983) 		Retired[ap][61]
THRU
102nd
(1991–1993)
Rep. Gus Savage.jpg
 Gus Savage
(1925–2015) 		Illinois's 2nd January 3, 1981 January 3, 1993 Democratic 97th
(1981–1983) 		Lost renomination[62]
THRU
102nd
(1991–1993)
Washington h.jpg
 Harold Washington
(1922–1987) 		Illinois's 1st January 3, 1981 April 30, 1983 Democratic 97th
(1981–1983) 		Resigned to become Mayor of Chicago[63]
98th
(1983–1985)
Katie Beatrice Hall.jpg
 Katie Hall
(1938–2012) 		Indiana's 1st November 2, 1982 January 3, 1985 Democratic 97th
(1981–1983) 		Lost renomination[aq][64]
98th
(1983–1985)
Major Owens.jpg
 Major Owens
(1936–2013) 		New York's 12th January 3, 1983 January 3, 1993 Democratic 98th
(1983–1985) 		Retired[65]
THRU
102nd
(1991–1993)
New York's 11th January 3, 1993 January 3, 2007 103rd
(1993–1995)
THRU
109th
(2005–2007)
Edolphus Towns Portrait.jpg
 Edolphus Towns
(born 1934) 		New York's 11th January 3, 1983 January 3, 1993 Democratic 98th
(1983–1985) 		Retired[ar][66]
THRU
102nd
(1991–1993)
New York's 10th January 3, 1993 January 3, 2013 103rd
(1993–1995)
THRU
112th
(2011–2013)
Rep. Alan Wheat.jpg
 Alan Wheat
(born 1951) 		Missouri's 5th January 3, 1983 January 3, 1995 Democratic 98th
(1983–1985) 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[67]
THRU
103rd
(1993–1995)
Rep. Charles Hayes.jpg
 Charles Hayes
(1918–1997) 		Illinois's 1st August 23, 1983 January 3, 1993 Democratic 98th
(1983–1985) 		Lost renomination[as][68]
THRU
102nd
(1991–1993)
Alton Waldon.jpg
 Alton Waldon
(1936–2023) 		New York's 6th June 10, 1986 January 3, 1987 Democratic 99th
(1985–1987) 		Lost renomination[at][69]
Mike Espy.jpg
 Mike Espy
(born 1953) 		Mississippi's 2nd January 3, 1987 January 22, 1993 Democratic 100th
(1987–1989) 		Resigned to become the United States Secretary of Agriculture[70]
THRU
103rd
(1993–1995)
Floyd Flake.jpg
 Floyd Flake
(born 1945) 		New York's 6th January 3, 1987 November 17, 1997 Democratic 100th
(1987–1989) 		Resigned to become a pastor at the Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church[71]
THRU
105th
(1997–1999)
John lewis official biopic.jpg
 John Lewis
(1940–2020) 		Georgia's 5th January 3, 1987 July 17, 2020 Democratic 100th
(1987–1989) 		Died in office[au][72]
THRU
116th
(2019–2021)
Maryland Congressman Kweisi Mfume, 117th Congress (cropped).jpg
 Kweisi Mfume
(born 1948) 		Maryland's 7th January 3, 1987 February 15, 1996 Democratic 100th
(1987–1989) 		Resigned to become Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)[av][73]
THRU
104th
(1995–1997)
May 5, 2020 Incumbent 116th
(2019–2021)
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Donald M Payne Official.jpg
 Donald M. Payne
(1934–2012) 		New Jersey's 10th January 3, 1989 March 6, 2012 Democratic 101st
(1989–1991) 		Died in office[aw][74]
THRU
112th
(2011–2013)
Craig Washington 102nd Congress 1991.jpg
 Craig Washington
(born 1941) 		Texas's 18th December 9, 1989 January 3, 1995 Democratic 101st
(1989–1991) 		Lost renomination[ax][75]
102nd
(1991–1993)
103rd
(1993–1995)
Barbara Rose Collins.jpg
 Barbara-Rose Collins
(1939–2021) 		Michigan's 13th January 3, 1991 January 3, 1993 Democratic 102nd
(1991–1993) 		Lost renomination[76]
Michigan's 15th January 3, 1993 January 3, 1997 103rd
(1993–1995)
104th
(1995–1997)
Gary A. Franks.jpg
 Gary Franks
(born 1953) 		Connecticut's 5th January 3, 1991 January 3, 1997 Republican 102nd
(1991–1993) 		Lost reelection[ay][77]
103rd
(1993–1995)
104th
(1995–1997)
William Jefferson, official photo.jpg
 William J. Jefferson
(born 1947) 		Louisiana's 2nd January 3, 1991 January 3, 2009 Democratic 102nd
(1991–1993) 		Lost reelection after being indicted for bribery, of which he was later convicted[78]
THRU
110th
(2007–2009)
Maxine Waters Official.jpg
 Maxine Waters
(born 1938) 		California's 29th January 3, 1991 January 3, 1993 Democratic 102nd
(1991–1993) 		[az][79]
California's 35th January 3, 1993 January 3, 2013 103rd
(1993–1995)
THRU
112th
(2011–2013)
California's 43rd January 3, 2013 Incumbent 113th
(2013–2015)
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Lucien Blackwell.jpg
 Lucien Blackwell
(1931–2003) 		Pennsylvania's 2nd November 5, 1991 January 3, 1995 Democratic 102nd
(1991–1993) 		Lost renomination[ba][80]
103rd
(1993–1995)
Clayton-nc1.jpg
 Eva Clayton
(born 1934) 		North Carolina's 1st November 3, 1992 January 3, 2003 Democratic 102nd
(1991–1993) 		Retired[bb][81]
THRU
107th
(2001–2003)
Sanford Bishop.jpg
 Sanford Bishop
(born 1947) 		Georgia's 2nd January 3, 1993 Incumbent Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		[82]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Corrinebrown.jpeg
 Corrine Brown
(born 1946) 		Florida's 3rd January 3, 1993 January 3, 2013 Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		Lost renomination after being indicted for fraud and tax-evasion, of which she was later convicted[83]
THRU
112th
(2011–2013)
Florida's 5th January 3, 2013 January 3, 2017 113th
(2013–2015)
114th
(2015–2017)
Jim Clyburn official portrait 116th Congress.jpg
 Jim Clyburn
(born 1940) 		South Carolina's 6th January 3, 1993 Incumbent Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		[bc][84]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Fields Cleo 119th Congress.jpg
 Cleo Fields
(born 1962) 		Louisiana's 4th January 3, 1993 January 3, 1997 Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		Retired[bd][85]
104th
(1995–1997)
Louisiana's 6th January 3, 2025 Incumbent 119th
(2025–2027) 		[86]
Alcee Hastings Portrait c111-112th Congress.jpg
 Alcee Hastings
(1936–2021) 		Florida's 23rd January 3, 1993 January 3, 2013 Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		Died in office[87][88]
THRU
112th
(2011–2013)
Florida's 20th January 3, 2013 April 6, 2021 113th
(2013–2015)
THRU
117th
(2021–2023)
Earl Hilliard.jpg
 Earl Hilliard
(born 1942) 		Alabama's 7th January 3, 1993 January 3, 2003 Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		Lost renomination[89]
THRU
107th
(2001–2003)
Eddie Bernice Johnson
(1934–2023) 		Texas's 30th January 3, 1993 January 3, 2023 Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		Retired[be][90]
THRU
117th
(2021–2023)
Cynthia McKinney.jpg
 Cynthia McKinney
(born 1955) 		Georgia's 11th January 3, 1993 January 3, 1997 Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		Lost renomination in 2002 and 2006[bf][91]
104th
(1995–1997)
Georgia's 4th January 3, 1997 January 3, 2003 105th
(1997–1999)
THRU
107th
(2001–2003)
January 3, 2005 January 3, 2007 109th
(2005–2007)
Carrie P. Meek.jpg
 Carrie Meek
(1926–2021) 		Florida's 17th January 3, 1993 January 3, 2003 Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		Retired[bg][92]
THRU
107th
(2001–2003)
Mel Reynolds.jpg
 Mel Reynolds
(born 1952) 		Illinois's 2nd January 3, 1993 October 1, 1995 Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		Resigned after being convicted on 12 counts of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography and being sentenced to five years in prison[93]
104th
(1995–1997)
Bobby Rush official portrait (cropped).jpg
 Bobby Rush
(born 1946) 		Illinois's 1st January 3, 1993 January 3, 2023 Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		Retired[94]
THRU
117th
(2021–2023)
BobbyScott.jpg
 Bobby Scott
(born 1947) 		Virginia's 3rd January 3, 1993 Incumbent Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		[95]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Walter R. Tucker.jpg
 Walter R. Tucker III
(born 1957) 		California's 37th January 3, 1993 December 15, 1995 Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		Resigned after being convicted of tax-evasion and extortion[bh][96]
104th
(1995–1997)
Mel Watt
(born 1945) 		North Carolina's 12th January 3, 1993 January 6, 2014 Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		Resigned to become Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency[bi][97]
THRU
113th
(2013–2015)
Albert Wynn.jpg
 Albert Wynn
(born 1951) 		Maryland's 4th January 3, 1993 May 31, 2008 Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		Resigned after losing renomination[98]
THRU
110th
(2007–2009)
Bennie Thompson official photo.jpg
 Bennie Thompson
(born 1948) 		Mississippi's 2nd April 13, 1993 Incumbent Democratic 103rd
(1993–1995) 		[bj][99]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Chaka Fattah official headshot.jpg
 Chaka Fattah
(born 1956) 		Pennsylvania's 2nd January 3, 1995 June 23, 2016 Democratic 104th
(1995–1997) 		Resigned following loss of renomination and convictions for racketeering, fraud, and money laundering[100]
THRU
114th
(2015–2017)
Sheila Jackson Lee
(1950–2024) 		Texas's 18th January 3, 1995 July 19, 2024 Democratic 104th
(1995–1997) 		Died in office [101]
THRU
118th
(2023–2025)
Watts.JPG
 J. C. Watts
(born 1957) 		Oklahoma's 4th January 3, 1995 January 3, 2003 Republican 104th
(1995–1997) 		Retired from office[bk][102]
THRU
107th
(2001–2003)
Jesse Jackson, Jr., official photo portrait.jpg
 Jesse Jackson Jr.
(born 1965) 		Illinois's 2nd December 12, 1995 November 21, 2012 Democratic 104th
(1995–1997) 		Resigned after being convicted of wire and mail fraud[bl][103]
THRU
112th
(2011–2013)
Juanita Millender-McDonald.jpg
 Juanita Millender-McDonald
(1938–2007) 		California's 37th March 26, 1996 April 22, 2007 Democratic 104th
(1995–1997) 		Died in office[bm][104]
THRU
110th
(2007–2009)
Elijah Cummings official photo.jpg
 Elijah Cummings
(1951–2019) 		Maryland's 7th April 16, 1996 October 17, 2019 Democratic 104th
(1995–1997) 		Died in office[bn][105]
THRU
116th
(2019–2021)
Carson julia.jpg
 Julia Carson
(1938–2007) 		Indiana's 10th January 3, 1997 January 3, 2003 Democratic 105th
(1997–1999) 		Died in office[bo][106]
THRU
107th
(2001–2003)
Indiana's 7th January 3, 2003 December 15, 2007 108th
(2003–2005)
THRU
110th
(2007–2009)
DannyKDavis113th.jpg
 Danny Davis
(born 1941) 		Illinois's 7th January 3, 1997 Incumbent Democratic 105th
(1997–1999) 		[107]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Harold Ford, Congressional photo portrait.jpg
 Harold Ford Jr.
(born 1970) 		Tennessee's 9th January 3, 1997 January 3, 2007 Democratic 105th
(1997–1999) 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[bp][108]
THRU
109th
(2005–2007)
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
(born 1945) 		Michigan's 15th January 3, 1997 January 3, 2003 Democratic 105th
(1997–1999) 		Lost renomination[bq][109]
THRU
107th
(2001–2003)
Michigan's 13th January 3, 2003 January 3, 2011 108th
(2003–2005)
THRU
111th
(2009–2011)
Gregory Meeks, Official Photo.jpg
 Gregory Meeks
(born 1953) 		New York's 6th February 3, 1998 January 3, 2013 Democratic 105th
(1997–1999) 		[br][110]
THRU
112th
(2011–2013)
New York's 5th January 3, 2013 Incumbent 113th
(2013–2015)
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Barbara Lee official portrait.jpg
 Barbara Lee
(born 1946) 		California's 9th April 7, 1998 January 3, 2013 Democratic 105th
(1997–1999) 		Would forgo re-election to U.S. House of Representatives in 2024 to unsuccessfully run for United States Senate[bs][111][112]
THRU
112th
(2011–2013)
California's 13th January 3, 2013 January 3, 2023 113th
(2013–2015)
THRU
117th
(2021–2023)
California's 12th January 3, 2023 January 3, 2025 118th
(2023–2025)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones official headshot.jpg
 Stephanie Tubbs Jones
(1949–2008) 		Ohio's 11th January 3, 1999 August 20, 2008 Democratic 106th
(1999–2001) 		Died in office[113]
THRU
110th
(2007–2009)
Lacy Clay official photo.jpg
 Lacy Clay
(born 1956) 		Missouri's 1st January 3, 2001 January 3, 2021 Democratic 107th
(2001–2003) 		Lost renomination[bt][114]
THRU
116th
(2019–2021)
Diane Watson Congressional portrait 2007.jpg
 Diane Watson
(born 1933) 		California's 32nd June 5, 2001 January 3, 2003 Democratic 107th
(2001–2003) 		Retired[bu][115]
California's 33rd January 3, 2003 January 3, 2011 108th
(2003–2005)
THRU
111th
(2009–2011)
Frank Ballance.jpg
 Frank Ballance
(1942–2019) 		North Carolina's 1st January 3, 2003 June 11, 2004 Democratic 108th
(2003–2005) 		Resigned after being convicted of mail fraud and money laundering[116]
Artur Davis, official photo portrait, color.jpg
 Artur Davis
(born 1967) 		Alabama's 7th January 3, 2003 January 3, 2011 Democratic 108th
(2003–2005) 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Alabama[bv][117]
THRU
111th
(2009–2011)
Majette-denise.jpg
 Denise Majette
(born 1955) 		Georgia's 4th January 3, 2003 January 3, 2005 Democratic 108th
(2003–2005) 		Retired from office to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[118]
Kendrick Meek official portrait.jpg
 Kendrick Meek
(born 1966) 		Florida's 17th January 3, 2003 January 3, 2011 Democratic 108th
(2003–2005) 		Retired from office to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[bw][119]
THRU
111th
(2009–2011)
David Scott congressional portrait.jpg
 David Scott
(born 1945) 		Georgia's 13th January 3, 2003 Incumbent Democratic 108th
(2003–2005) 		[120]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
G.K. Butterfield, Official portrait, 114th Congress.jpg
 G. K. Butterfield
(born 1947) 		North Carolina's 1st July 20, 2004 January 3, 2023 Democratic 108th
(2003–2005) 		Retired[bx][121]
THRU
117th
(2021–2023)
Emanuel Cleaver official photo (cropped).jpg
 Emanuel Cleaver
(born 1944) 		Missouri's 5th January 3, 2005 Incumbent Democratic 109th
(2005–2007) 		[by][122]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Al Green Official.jpg
 Al Green
(born 1947) 		Texas's 9th January 3, 2005 Incumbent Democratic 109th
(2005–2007) 		[123]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Gwen Moore official photo.jpg
 Gwen Moore
(born 1951) 		Wisconsin's 4th January 3, 2005 Incumbent Democratic 109th
(2005–2007) 		[bz]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Yvette Clarke official photo.jpg
 Yvette Clarke
(born 1964) 		New York's 11th January 3, 2007 January 3, 2013 Democratic 110th
(2007–2009) 		[125]
THRU
112th
(2011–2013)
New York's 9th January 3, 2013 Incumbent 113th
(2013–2015)
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Rep.K.Ellison.jpg
 Keith Ellison
(born 1963) 		Minnesota's 5th January 3, 2007 January 3, 2019 Democratic 110th
(2007–2009) 		Retired to run successfully for Attorney General of Minnesota[ca][126]
THRU
115th
(2017–2019)
Hank Johnson official photo.jpg
 Hank Johnson
(born 1954) 		Georgia's 4th January 3, 2007 Incumbent Democratic 110th
(2007–2009) 		[127]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Laura Richardson Official portrait.jpg
 Laura Richardson
(born 1962) 		California's 37th August 21, 2007 January 3, 2013 Democratic 110th
(2007–2009) 		Lost reelection[cb][128]
111th
(2009–2011)
112th
(2011–2013)
Andre Carson 2009.jpg
 André Carson
(born 1974) 		Indiana's 7th March 11, 2008 Incumbent Democratic 110th
(2007–2009) 		[cc][129]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
The hon donna edwards.jpg
 Donna Edwards
(born 1958) 		Maryland's 4th June 17, 2008 January 3, 2017 Democratic 110th
(2007–2009) 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate[cd][130]
THRU
114th
(2015–2017)
Marcia Fudge official photo.jpg
 Marcia Fudge
(born 1952) 		Ohio's 11th November 18, 2008 March 10, 2021 Democratic 110th
(2007–2009) 		Resigned to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.[ce][131]
THRU
117th
(2021–2023)
Karen-Bass-2012.jpg
 Karen Bass
(born 1953) 		California's 33rd January 3, 2011 January 3, 2013 Democratic 112th
(2011–2013) 		Resigned to become the Mayor of Los Angeles[cf][132]
California's 37th January 3, 2013 December 9, 2022 113th
(2013–2015)
THRU
117th
(2021–2023)
Hansen Clarke, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
 Hansen Clarke
(born 1957) 		Michigan's 13th January 3, 2011 January 3, 2013 Democratic 112th
(2011–2013) 		Lost renomination[133]
Cedric Richmond official photo.jpg
 Cedric Richmond
(born 1973) 		Louisiana's 2nd January 3, 2011 January 15, 2021 Democratic 112th
(2011–2013) 		Resigned to become Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Public Engagement[cg][134]
THRU
117th
(2021–2023)
Tim Scott (politician).jpeg
 Tim Scott
(born 1965) 		South Carolina's 1st January 3, 2011 January 2, 2013 Republican 112th
(2011–2013) 		After winning reelection, was appointed to the United States Senate and resigned early to take the Senate seat.[ch][135]
Terri Sewell official photo.jpg
 Terri Sewell
(born 1965) 		Alabama's 7th January 3, 2011 Incumbent Democratic 112th
(2011–2013) 		[ci][136]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Allen West, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
 Allen West
(born 1961) 		Florida's 22nd January 3, 2011 January 3, 2013 Republican 112th
(2011–2013) 		Lost reelection[137]
Frederica Wilson official House portrait.jpg
 Frederica Wilson
(born 1942) 		Florida's 17th January 3, 2011 January 3, 2013 Democratic 112th
(2011–2013) 		[138]
Florida's 24th January 3, 2013 Incumbent 113th
(2013–2015)
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Donald Payne Jr Official Portrait 113th Congress.png
 Donald Payne Jr.
(1958–2024) 		New Jersey's 10th November 6, 2012 April 24, 2024 Democratic 112th
(2011–2013) 		Died in office[cj][139]
THRU
118th
(2023–2025)
Joyce Beatty congressional portrait 114th Congress.jpg
 Joyce Beatty
(born 1950) 		Ohio's 3rd January 3, 2013 Incumbent Democratic 113th
(2013–2015) 		[ck][140]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Steven Horsford, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
 Steven Horsford
(born 1973) 		Nevada's 4th January 3, 2013 January 3, 2015 Democratic 113th
(2013–2015) 		Lost reelection[cl][141]
January 3, 2019 Incumbent 116th
(2019–2021)
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Hakeem Jeffries official portrait.jpg
 Hakeem Jeffries
(born 1970) 		New York's 8th January 3, 2013 Incumbent Democratic 113th
(2013–2015) 		[cm][142]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Marc Veasey official photo.jpg
 Marc Veasey
(born 1971) 		Texas's 33rd January 3, 2013 Incumbent Democratic 113th
(2013–2015) 		[143]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Robin Kelly official photo.jpg
 Robin Kelly
(born 1956) 		Illinois's 2nd April 9, 2013 Incumbent Democratic 113th
(2013–2015) 		[cn][144]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Alma Adams official portrait.jpg
 Alma Adams
(born 1946) 		North Carolina's 12th November 12, 2014 Incumbent Democratic 113th
(2013–2015) 		[co][145]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Bonnie Watson Coleman official portrait.jpg
 Bonnie Watson Coleman
(born 1945) 		New Jersey's 12th January 3, 2015 Incumbent Democratic 114th
(2015–2017) 		[146]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Will Hurd Texas.jpg
 Will Hurd
(born 1977) 		Texas's 23rd January 3, 2015 January 3, 2021 Republican 114th
(2015–2017) 		Retired[147]
115th
(2017–2019)
116th
(2019–2021)
Brenda Lawrence official portrait (cropped).jpg
 Brenda Lawrence
(born 1954) 		Michigan's 14th January 3, 2015 January 3, 2023 Democratic 114th
(2015–2017) 		Retired[148]
THRU
117th
(2021–2023)
Mia Love Congressional Photo.jpg
 Mia Love
(1975–2025) 		Utah's 4th January 3, 2015 January 3, 2019 Republican 114th
(2015–2017) 		Lost reelection[cp][150]
115th
(2017–2019)
Dwight Evans official portrait.jpg
 Dwight Evans
(born 1954) 		Pennsylvania's 2nd November 8, 2016 January 3, 2019 Democratic 114th
(2015–2017) 		[cq][151]
115th
(2017–2019)
Pennsylvania's 3rd January 3, 2019 Incumbent 116th
(2019–2021)
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Anthony G. Brown official photo (cropped).jpg
 Anthony Brown
(born 1961) 		Maryland's 4th January 3, 2017 January 3, 2023 Democratic 115th
(2017–2019) 		Retired to successfully run for Attorney General of Maryland[152]
116th
(2019–2021)
117th
(2021–2023)
US Rep Val Demings.jpg
 Val Demings
(born 1957) 		Florida's 10th January 3, 2017 January 3, 2023 Democratic 115th
(2017–2019) 		Retired to unsuccessfully run for United States Senate[153]
116th
(2019–2021)
117th
(2021–2023)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat 117th Official Photo.jpg
 Adriano Espaillat
(born 1954) 		New York's 13th January 3, 2017 Incumbent Democratic 115th
(2017–2019) 		[154]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Al Lawson 115th Congress photo.jpg
 Al Lawson
(born 1948) 		Florida's 5th January 3, 2017 January 3, 2023 Democratic 115th
(2017–2019) 		Lost reelection after redistricting[155]
116th
(2019–2021)
117th
(2021–2023)
Donald McEachin 115th congress photo.jpg
 Donald McEachin
(1961–2022) 		Virginia's 4th January 3, 2017 November 28, 2022 Democratic 115th
(2017–2019) 		Died in office[156]
116th
(2019–2021)
117th
(2021–2023)
Lisa Blunt Rochester official photo.jpg
 Lisa Blunt Rochester
(born 1962) 		Delaware's at-large January 3, 2017 January 3, 2025 Democratic 115th
(2017–2019) 		Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate[cr][157][158]
THRU
118th
(2023–2025)
Brendajones.jpg
 Brenda Jones
(born 1959) 		Michigan's 13th November 29, 2018 January 3, 2019 Democratic 115th
(2017–2019) 		Lost nomination to the next term[cs][159]
Colin Allred, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
 Colin Allred
(born 1983) 		Texas's 32nd January 3, 2019 January 3, 2025 Democratic 116th
(2019–2021) 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate[160]
117th
(2021–2023)
118th
(2023–2025)
Antonio Delgado, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
 Antonio Delgado
(born 1977) 		New York's 19th January 3, 2019 May 25, 2022 Democratic 116th
(2019–2021) 		Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of New York
117th
(2021–2023)
Jahana Hayes, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
 Jahana Hayes
(born 1973) 		Connecticut's 5th January 3, 2019 Incumbent Democratic 116th
(2019–2021) 		[ct][161]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Lucy McBath, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
 Lucy McBath
(born 1960) 		Georgia's 6th January 3, 2019 January 3, 2023 Democratic 116th
(2019–2021) 		[162]
117th
(2021–2023)
Georgia's 7th January 3, 2023 January 3, 2025 118th
(2023–2025)
Georgia's 6th January 3, 2025 Incumbent 119th
(2025–2027)
Joe Neguse, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
 Joe Neguse
(born 1984) 		Colorado's 2nd January 3, 2019 Incumbent Democratic 116th
(2019–2021) 		[cu][163][164]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Ilhan Omar, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
 Ilhan Omar
(born 1981) 		Minnesota's 5th January 3, 2019 Incumbent Democratic 116th
(2019–2021) 		[cv][165]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Ayanna Pressley Portrait.jpg
 Ayanna Pressley
(born 1974) 		Massachusetts's 7th January 3, 2019 Incumbent Democratic 116th
(2019–2021) 		[cw][166]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Lauren Underwood official portrait.jpg
 Lauren Underwood
(born 1986) 		Illinois's 14th January 3, 2019 Incumbent Democratic 116th
(2019–2021) 		[167]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
Rep. Kwanza Hall official photo 117th Congress.jpg
 Kwanza Hall
(born 1971) 		Georgia's 5th December 3, 2020 January 3, 2021 Democratic 116th
(2019–2021) 		Retired[cx][168]
Jamaal Bowman 117th U.S Congress.jpg
 Jamaal Bowman
(born 1976) 		New York's 16th January 3, 2021 January 3, 2025 Democratic 117th
(2021–2023) 		Lost renomination[169][170]
118th
(2023–2025)
Cori Bush 117th U.S Congress.jpg
 Cori Bush
(born 1976) 		Missouri's 1st January 3, 2021 January 3, 2025 Democratic 117th
(2021–2023) 		Lost renomination[cy][171][172]
118th
(2023–2025)
Rep. Byron Donalds - 117th Congress.jpg
 Byron Donalds
(born 1978) 		Florida's 19th January 3, 2021 Incumbent Republican 117th
(2021–2023) 		[173]
118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
Mondaire Jones 117th U.S Congress.jpg
 Mondaire Jones
(born 1987) 		New York's 17th January 3, 2021 January 3, 2023 Democratic 117th
(2021–2023) 		Lost renomination after redistricting[174]
Burgess Owens 117th U.S Congress.jpg
 Burgess Owens
(born 1951) 		Utah's 4th January 3, 2021 Incumbent Republican 117th
(2021–2023) 		[175]
118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
Marilyn Strickland 117th U.S Congress.jpg
 Marilyn Strickland
(born 1962) 		Washington's 10th January 3, 2021 Incumbent Democratic 117th
(2021–2023) 		[cz][176]
118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
Ritchie Torres 117th U.S Congress.jpg
 Ritchie Torres
(born 1988) 		New York's 15th January 3, 2021 Incumbent Democratic 117th
(2021–2023) 		[da][177][178]
118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
Rep. Nikema Williams official photo, 117th Congress.jpg
 Nikema Williams
(born 1978) 		Georgia's 5th January 3, 2021 Incumbent Democratic 117th
(2021–2023) 		[179]
118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
Rep. Troy Carter - 117th Congress Official Portrait (cropped).jpg
 Troy Carter
(born 1963) 		Louisiana's 2nd May 11, 2021 Incumbent Democratic 117th
(2021–2023) 		[db][180]
118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
Shontel Brown, Official Portrait - 117th Congress.jpg
 Shontel Brown
(born 1975) 		Ohio's 11th November 4, 2021 Incumbent Democratic 117th
(2021–2023) 		[dc][181]
118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Official Portrait - 117th Congress (cropped).jpg
 Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
(born 1979) 		Florida's 20th January 18, 2022 Incumbent Democratic 117th
(2021–2023) 		[dd][182]
118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
Rep. Jasmine Crockett - 118th Congress (1).jpg
 Jasmine Crockett
(born 1981) 		Texas's 30th January 3, 2023 Incumbent Democratic 118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
Portrait of Congressman Don Davis.jpg
 Don Davis
(born 1971) 		North Carolina's 1st January 3, 2023 Incumbent Democratic 118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee - 118th Congress.jpg
 Valerie Foushee
(born 1956) 		North Carolina's 4th January 3, 2023 Incumbent Democratic 118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
Rep. Maxwell Frost - 118th Congress.jpg
 Maxwell Frost
(born 1997) 		Florida's 10th January 3, 2023 Incumbent Democratic 118th
(2023–2025) 		[de][183]
119th
(2025–2027)
Rep. Wesley Hunt official photo.jpg
 Wesley Hunt
(born 1981) 		Texas's 38th January 3, 2023 Incumbent Republican 118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
Rep. Glenn Ivey official portrait, 118th Congress.jpg
 Glenn Ivey
(born 1971) 		Maryland's 4th January 3, 2023 Incumbent Democratic 118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
Rep. Jonathan Jackson official portrait, 118th Congress.jpg
 Jonathan Jackson
(born 1966) 		Illinois's 1st January 3, 2023 Incumbent Democratic 118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
Rep. John James official photo, 118th Congress.jpg
 John James
(born 1981) 		Michigan's 10th January 3, 2023 Incumbent Republican 118th
(2023–2025) 		[184]
119th
(2025–2027)
Rep. Sydney Kamlager - 118th Congress.jpg
 Sydney Kamlager-Dove
(born 1972) 		California's 37th January 3, 2023 Incumbent Democratic 118th
(2023–2025) 		[185]
119th
(2025–2027)
Rep. Summer Lee - 118th Congress.jpg
 Summer Lee
(born 1987) 		Pennsylvania's 12th January 3, 2023 Incumbent Democratic 118th
(2023–2025) 		[df][186]
119th
(2025–2027)
Rep. Emilia Sykes - 118th Congress.jpg
 Emilia Sykes
(born 1986) 		Ohio's 13th January 3, 2023 Incumbent Democratic 118th
(2023–2025)
119th
(2025–2027)
U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan - 118th Congress.jpg
 Jennifer McClellan
(born 1972) 		Virginia's 4th March 7, 2023 Incumbent Democratic 118th
(2023–2025) 		[dg][187]
119th
(2025–2027)
Gabe Amo 118th Cong.jpg
 Gabe Amo
(born 1987) 		Rhode Island's 1st November 13, 2023 Incumbent Democratic 118th
(2023–2025) 		[dh][188]
119th
(2025–2027)
Representative LaMonica McIver 119th congress.jpg
 LaMonica McIver
(born 1986) 		New Jersey's 10th September 23, 2024 Incumbent Democratic 118th
(2023–2025) 		[di][189]
119th
(2025–2027)
Erica Lee Carter 118th Congress portrait.jpg
 Erica Lee Carter

(born 1980)

Texas's 18th November 12, 2024 January 3, 2025 Democratic 118th
(2023–2025) 		Retired[dj][190]
Rep. Wesley Bell Official Portrait.jpg
 Wesley Bell

(born 1974)

Missouri's 1st January 3, 2025 Incumbent Democratic 119th
(2025–2027) 		[191]
Bynum Janelle 119th Congress (crop).jpg
 Janelle Bynum

(born 1975)

Oregon's 5th January 3, 2025 Incumbent Democratic 119th
(2025–2027) 		[dk][192]
Rep. Herb Conaway Official Portrait.jpg
 Herb Conaway

(born 1963)

New Jersey's 3rd January 3, 2025 Incumbent Democratic 119th
(2025–2027) 		[193]
Shomari Figures 119th Congress (cropped).jpg
 Shomari Figures

(born 1986)

Alabama's 2nd January 3, 2025 Incumbent Democratic 119th
(2025–2027) 		[194]
Rep. Lateefah Simon Official Portrait.jpg
 Lateefah Simon

(born 1977)

California's 12th January 3, 2025 Incumbent Democratic 119th
(2025–2027) 		[195]
Turner Sylvester 119th Congress (cropped1).jpg
 Sylvester Turner

(1954–2025)

Texas's 18th January 3, 2025 March 5, 2025 Democratic 119th
(2025–2027) 		Died in office[196]

House delegates (non-voting members)

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Political parties

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Delegate[dl] Congressional district Took office Left office Party Congress Notes
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 Walter Fauntroy
(born 1933) 		District of Columbia's at-large March 23, 1971 January 3, 1991 Democratic 92nd
(1971–1973) 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for Mayor of the District of Columbia[dm][197]
THRU
101st
(1989–1991)
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 Melvin H. Evans
(1917–1984) 		Virgin Islands' at-large January 3, 1979 January 3, 1981 Republican 96th
(1979–1981) 		Lost reelection[dn][198]
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 Eleanor Holmes Norton
(born 1937) 		District of Columbia's at-large January 3, 1991 Incumbent Democratic 102nd
(1991–1993) 		[199]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)
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 Victor O. Frazer
(born 1943) 		Virgin Islands' at-large January 3, 1995 January 3, 1997 Independent 104th
(1995–1997) 		Lost reelection[200]
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 Donna Christian-Christensen
(born 1945) 		Virgin Islands' at-large January 3, 1997 January 3, 2015 Democratic 105th
(1997–1999) 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Virgin Islands[do][201]
THRU
113th
(2013–2015)
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 Stacey Plaskett
(born 1966) 		Virgin Islands' at-large January 3, 2015 Incumbent Democratic 114th
(2015–2017) 		[202]
THRU
119th
(2025–2027)

African Americans elected to the House of Representatives, but not seated

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Political party

  Republican

Representative–elect Congressional district Year elected Party Congress Former slave? Notes
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 John Willis Menard
(1838–1893) 		Louisiana's 2nd 1868 Republican 41st
(1869–1871) 		No Denied seat due to a contested election that involved white Democrat Caleb S. Hunt, but was permitted to address the House while in session, the first African American to do so.[dp][204]
Samuel Peters
(1835–1873) 		Louisiana's 4th 1872 Republican 43rd
(1873–1875) 		No Died on September 26, 1873, before the U.S. House of Representatives for the 43rd Congress was assembled.[205]
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 P. B. S. Pinchback
(1837–1921) 		Louisiana's at-large 1872 Republican 43rd
(1873–1875) 		No Denied seat due to a contested election that involved white Liberal Republican George A. Sheridan.[206][207]

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.
  2. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Benjamin Whittemore. First African American to serve in the United States House of Representatives and the first to serve in Congress from South Carolina.
  3. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by the House of Representatives denial to seat Samuel F. Gove. First African American to serve in Congress from Georgia.
  4. ^ The seat remained vacant until March 1873.
  5. ^ Elected in November 1874 to the South Carolina House of Representatives.
  6. ^ First African American to serve in Congress from Alabama.
  7. ^ First African American to serve in Congress from Florida.
  8. ^ Seated in Congress after contested election that involved James Chalmers in 1882.[15] First African American to serve in the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi. Youngest member of the 43rd United States Congress at age 26.
  9. ^ Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina (1870-1872)
  10. ^ First African American to serve in Congress from North Carolina.
  11. ^ First African American to serve in Congress from Louisiana.
  12. ^ Seated in Congress after contested election that involved George Tillman in 1882.[22] Elected in 1884 to fill vacancy caused by death of Edmund Mackey.
  13. ^ Brother-in-law of George Henry White.
  14. ^ Seated in Congress after the contested election that involved Edward Venable in September 1890.[26] First African American to serve in Congress from Virginia.
  15. ^ Seated in Congress after contested election that involved William Elliott in September 1890.
  16. ^ Seated in Congress after contested election that involved William Elliott in June 1896.[30] Distant relative of Jim Clyburn.
  17. ^ Brother-in-law of Henry P. Cheatham. The last African American to serve in Congress from a Southern state until Barbara Jordan from Texas and Andrew Young from Georgia in 1973.
  18. ^ First African American to serve in Congress from Illinois and the first to serve from outside the Southern states.
  19. ^ First African American to be elected to Congress as a member of the Democratic party.
  20. ^ Excluded from membership in the 90th United States Congress in February 1967. Reelected to fill vacancy caused by exclusion from membership, but did not take oath of office. First African American to serve in Congress from New York.
  21. ^ First African American to serve in Congress from Michigan. The first person to serve as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 91st United States Congress during the first session.
  22. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Earl Chudoff in 1958. First African American to serve in Congress from Pennsylvania.
  23. ^ First African American to serve in Congress from California.
  24. ^ First African American to become Dean of the United States House of Representatives.
  25. ^ First African-American woman to serve in Congress and the first African-American woman to run as a presidential candidate in 1972.
  26. ^ His son, Lacy Clay, succeeded him in office. First African American to serve in Congress from Missouri.
  27. ^ First African American to serve in Congress from Ohio. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 92nd United States Congress during the second session and in the 93rd United States Congress during the first session.
  28. ^ Elected to Congress to fill vacancy caused by the death of Daniel Ronan. Collins's wife, Cardiss Collins, filled the vacancy caused by his death.
  29. ^ Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 101st United States Congress.
  30. ^ First African-American Catholic in the United States Congress. Metcalfe converted to the Catholic Church in 1932, while an undergraduate at Marquette University.[46][47]
  31. ^ First African American to serve in Congress from Maryland. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 95th United States Congress.
  32. ^ Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 93rd United States Congress during the second session and in the 94th United States Congress during the first session.
  33. ^ First woman to serve as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 94th United States Congress during the second session.
  34. ^ First African American to serve in Congress from Texas. Along with Andrew Young from Georgia, the first African American to serve in Congress from a Southern state since George Henry White from North Carolina in 1901.
  35. ^ Along with Barbara Jordan from Texas, the first African American to serve in Congress from a Southern state since George Henry White from North Carolina in 1901.
  36. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by the death of her husband, George W. Collins. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 96th United States Congress.
  37. ^ His son, Harold Ford Jr. succeeded him in office. First African American to serve in Congress from Tennessee.
  38. ^ Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 98th United States Congress.
  39. ^ Served as chair for the House Democratic Caucus during the 101st United States Congress and House Democratic Whip during the 102nd United States Congress.
  40. ^ Served as chair for the Congressional Black Caucus in the 99th United States Congress.
  41. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles Diggs.
  42. ^ Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 100th United States Congress.
  43. ^ Elected to Congress to fill vacancy caused by the death of Adam Benjamin Jr. First African American to serve in Congress from Indiana.
  44. ^ Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 102nd United States Congress.
  45. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Harold Washington.
  46. ^ Elected to Congress to fill vacancy caused by the death of Joseph Addabbo.
  47. ^ Served as Democratic chief whip in the 102nd through 109th Congresses. Also, served as the Democratic Senior Chief Deputy Whip in the 110th through 112th Congresses.
  48. ^ Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 103rd United States Congress. Also, served as co-chair of the Democratic Policy Committee in the 104th United States Congress. Subsequently elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Elijah Cummings.
  49. ^ His son, Donald Payne Jr., succeeded him in office. First African American to serve in Congress from New Jersey. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 104th United States Congress.
  50. ^ Elected to office to fill vacancy caused by death of Mickey Leland.
  51. ^ First African American to serve in Congress from Connecticut.
  52. ^ Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 105th United States Congress. Served as vice chair of the Democratic Steering Committee in the 105th through 108th Congresses. Served as Democratic chief deputy whip in the 106th through 112th Congresses.
  53. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of William H. Gray.
  54. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Walter B. Jones Sr. Served as co-chair of the Democratic Policy Committee in the 104th United States Congress.
  55. ^ Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 106th United States Congress. Served as vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus in the 108th through 109th Congresses. Served as House majority whip in the 110th through 111th Congresses. Served as the Assistant Democratic Leader in the 112th United States Congress. Distant relative of George W. Murray.
  56. ^ Youngest member of the 103rd United States Congress at age 30.
  57. ^ Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 107th United States Congress.
  58. ^ First African-American woman to serve in Congress from Georgia.
  59. ^ Her son, Kendrick Meek, succeeded her in office.
  60. ^ Tucker was sentenced to 27 months in prison.
  61. ^ Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 109th United States Congress.
  62. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Mike Espy.
  63. ^ First African American to serve in Congress from Oklahoma. Served as chair of the House Republican Conference in the 106th through 107th Congresses.
  64. ^ He was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Mel Reynolds.
  65. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Walter Tucker.
  66. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Kweisi Mfume. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 108th United States Congress.
  67. ^ Carson's grandson, André Carson, filled the vacancy caused by her death.
  68. ^ Succeeded his father, Harold Ford Sr., in office. Youngest member of the 105th United States Congress at age 26.
  69. ^ Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 110th United States Congress.
  70. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Floyd H. Flake.
  71. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ron Dellums. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 111th United States Congress.
  72. ^ Succeeded his father, Bill Clay, in office.
  73. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Julian C. Dixon.
  74. ^ Became a member of the Republican Party in 2012.
  75. ^ Succeeded his mother, Carrie P. Meek, in office.
  76. ^ Elected to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Frank Ballance. Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 114th United States Congress.
  77. ^ Served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 112th United States Congress.
  78. ^ First African American to serve in Congress from Wisconsin.[124]