List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 98th Congress by seniority
# List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 98th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 98th United States Congress listed by seniority. As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 98th Congress (January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985). Current seats and party affiliations on the List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority will be different for certain members.

Seniority depends on the date on which members were sworn into office. Since many members are sworn in on the same day, subsequent ranking is based on previous congressional service of the individual and then by alphabetical order by the last name of the congressman.

Committee chairmanship in the House is often associated with seniority. However, party leadership is typically not associated with seniority.

Note: The "*" indicates that the representative/delegate may have served one or more non-consecutive terms while in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress.

## U.S. House seniority list

U.S. House seniority :

| Rank | Representative | Party | District | Seniority date (Previous service, if any) | No.# of term(s) | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jamie Whitten | D | MS-01 | November 4, 1941 | 22nd term | Dean of the House |
| 2 | Charles Melvin Price | D | IL-21 | January 3, 1945 | 20th term |
| 3 | Charles Edward Bennett | D | FL-03 | January 3, 1949 | 18th term |
| 4 | Carl D. Perkins | D | KY-07 | January 3, 1949 | 18th term | Died on August 3, 1984. |
| 5 | Peter W. Rodino | D | NJ-10 | January 3, 1949 | 18th term |
| 6 | Clement J. Zablocki | D | WI-04 | January 3, 1949 | 18th term | Died on December 3, 1983. |
| 7 | Edward Boland | D | MA-02 | January 3, 1953 | 16th term |
| 8 | Jack Brooks | D | TX-09 | January 3, 1953 | 16th term |
| 9 | Tip O'Neill | D | MA-08 | January 3, 1953 | 16th term | Speaker of the House |
| 10 | William Natcher | D | KY-02 | August 1, 1953 | 16th term |
| 11 | Dante Fascell | D | FL-19 | January 3, 1955 | 15th term |
| 12 | Jim Wright | D | TX-12 | January 3, 1955 | 15th term |
| 13 | John Dingell | D | MI-16 | December 13, 1955 | 15th term |
| 14 | William Broomfield | R | MI-18 | January 3, 1957 | 14th term |
| 15 | Robert Michel | R | IL-18 | January 3, 1957 | 14th term |
| 16 | Silvio O. Conte | R | MA-01 | January 3, 1959 | 13th term |
| 17 | Robert Kastenmeier | D | WI-02 | January 3, 1959 | 13th term |
| 18 | Del Latta | R | OH-05 | January 3, 1959 | 13th term |
| 19 | Dan Rostenkowski | D | IL-08 | January 3, 1959 | 13th term |
| 20 | Neal Smith | D | IA-04 | January 3, 1959 | 13th term |
| 21 | Samuel S. Stratton | D | NY-23 | January 3, 1959 | 13th term |
| 22 | Joseph Patrick Addabbo | D | NY-06 | January 3, 1961 | 12th term |
| 23 | Fernand St. Germain | D | RI-01 | January 3, 1961 | 12th term |
| 24 | Mo Udall | D | AZ-02 | May 2, 1961 | 12th term |
| 25 | Henry B. González | D | TX-20 | November 4, 1961 | 12th term |
| 26 | Benjamin S. Rosenthal | D | NY-07 | February 20, 1962 | 12th term | Died on January 4, 1983. |
| 27 | Jim Broyhill | R | NC-10 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term |
| 28 | Don Edwards | D | CA-10 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term |
| 29 | Don Fuqua | D | FL-02 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term |
| 30 | Sam Gibbons | D | FL-07 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term |
| 31 | Augustus F. Hawkins | D | CA-29 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term |
| 32 | Frank Horton | R | NY-29 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term |
| 33 | Clarence Long | D | MD-02 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 34 | Joseph McDade | R | PA-10 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term |
| 35 | Joseph Minish | D | NJ-11 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 36 | Claude Pepper | D | FL-18 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term |
| 37 | Jimmy Quillen | R | TN-01 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term |
| 38 | Edward R. Roybal | D | CA-25 | January 3, 1963 | 11th term |
| 39 | J. J. Pickle | D | TX-10 | December 21, 1963 | 11th term |
| 40 | Phillip Burton | D | CA-05 | February 18, 1964 | 11th term | Died on April 10, 1983. |
| 41 | Frank Annunzio | D | IL-11 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term |
| 42 | Barber Conable | R | NY-30 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 43 | John Conyers | D | MI-01 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term |
| 44 | Bill Dickinson | R | AL-02 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term |
| 45 | John Duncan, Sr. | R | TN-02 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term |
| 46 | Jack Edwards | R | AL-01 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 47 | John N. Erlenborn | R | IL-13 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 48 | Tom Foley | D | WA-05 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term |
| 49 | William Ford | D | MI-15 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term |
| 50 | Kika De la Garza | D | TX-15 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term |
| 51 | Lee Hamilton | D | IN-09 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term |
| 52 | James J. Howard | D | NJ-03 | January 3, 1965 | 10th term |
| 53 | Sidney Yates | D | IL-09 | January 3, 1965 Previous service, 1949–1963. | 17th term* |
| 54 | Walter B. Jones, Sr. | D | NC-01 | February 5, 1966 | 10th term |
| 55 | Guy Vander Jagt | R | MI-09 | November 8, 1966 | 10th term |
| 56 | Tom Bevill | D | AL-04 | January 3, 1967 | 09th term |
| 57 | John Paul Hammerschmidt | R | AR-03 | January 3, 1967 | 09th term |
| 58 | Abraham Kazen | D | TX-23 | January 3, 1967 | 09th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 59 | Clarence E. Miller | R | OH-10 | January 3, 1967 | 09th term |
| 60 | Sonny Montgomery | D | MS-03 | January 3, 1967 | 09th term |
| 61 | John Myers | R | IN-07 | January 3, 1967 | 09th term |
| 62 | Bill Nichols | D | AL-03 | January 3, 1967 | 09th term |
| 63 | Gene Snyder | R | KY-04 | January 3, 1967 Previous service, 1963–1965. | 10th term* |
| 64 | Larry Winn | R | KS-03 | January 3, 1967 | 09th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 65 | Chalmers Wylie | R | OH-15 | January 3, 1967 | 09th term |
| 66 | Joseph M. Gaydos | D | PA-20 | November 5, 1968 | 09th term |
| 67 | Bill Alexander | D | AR-01 | January 3, 1969 | 08th term |
| 68 | Glenn M. Anderson | D | CA-32 | January 3, 1969 | 08th term |
| 69 | Mario Biaggi | D | NY-19 | January 3, 1969 | 08th term |
| 70 | William V. Chappell, Jr. | D | FL-04 | January 3, 1969 | 08th term |
| 71 | Bill Clay | D | MO-01 | January 3, 1969 | 08th term |
| 72 | Lawrence Coughlin | R | PA-13 | January 3, 1969 | 08th term |
| 73 | Dan Daniel | D | VA-05 | January 3, 1969 | 08th term |
| 74 | Hamilton Fish | R | NY-21 | January 3, 1969 | 08th term |
| 75 | Manuel Lujan, Jr. | R | NM-01 | January 3, 1969 | 08th term |
| 76 | Louis Stokes | D | OH-21 | January 3, 1969 | 08th term |
| 77 | G. William Whitehurst | R | VA-02 | January 3, 1969 | 08th term |
| 78 | Gus Yatron | D | PA-06 | January 3, 1969 | 08th term |
| 79 | Ed Jones | D | TN-08 | March 25, 1969 | 08th term |
| 80 | Dave Obey | D | WI-07 | April 1, 1969 | 08th term |
| 81 | Robert A. Roe | D | NJ-08 | November 4, 1969 | 08th term |
| 82 | Phil Crane | R | IL-12 | November 25, 1969 | 08th term |
| 83 | Edwin B. Forsythe | R | NJ-13 | November 3, 1970 | 08th term | Died on March 29, 1984. |
| 84 | Bill Archer | R | TX-07 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term |
| 85 | Les Aspin | D | WI-01 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term |
| 86 | Ron Dellums | D | CA-08 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term |
| 87 | Bill Frenzel | R | MN-03 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term |
| 88 | Elwood Hillis | R | IN-05 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term |
| 89 | Jack Kemp | R | NY-31 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term |
| 90 | Norman F. Lent | R | NY-04 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term |
| 91 | Romano Mazzoli | D | KY-03 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term |
| 92 | Stewart McKinney | R | CT-04 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term |
| 93 | Parren Mitchell | D | MD-07 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term |
| 94 | Charles B. Rangel | D | NY-16 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term |
| 95 | J. Kenneth Robinson | R | VA-07 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 96 | John F. Seiberling | D | OH-14 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term |
| 97 | Floyd Spence | R | SC-02 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term |
| 98 | Bill Young | R | FL-08 | January 3, 1971 | 07th term |
| 99 | John Breaux | D | LA-07 | September 30, 1972 | 07th term |
| 100 | Ike F. Andrews | D | NC-04 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 101 | George Brown, Jr. | D | CA-36 | January 3, 1973 Previous service, 1963–1971. | 10th term* |
| 102 | Benjamin A. Gilman | R | NY-22 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 103 | Marjorie Holt | R | MD-04 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 104 | James Robert Jones | D | OK-01 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 105 | William Lehman | D | FL-17 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 106 | Trent Lott | R | MS-05 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 107 | Gillis W. Long | D | LA-08 | January 3, 1973 Previous service, 1963–1965. | 07th term* |
| 108 | Edward Rell Madigan | R | IL-15 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 109 | James G. Martin | R | NC-09 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 110 | Joe Moakley | D | MA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 111 | Carlos Moorhead | R | CA-22 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 112 | George M. O'Brien | R | IL-04 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 113 | Joel Pritchard | R | WA-01 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 114 | Ralph Regula | R | OH-16 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 115 | Matthew John Rinaldo | R | NJ-07 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 116 | Charlie Rose | D | NC-07 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 117 | Patricia Schroeder | D | CO-01 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 118 | Bud Shuster | R | PA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 119 | Pete Stark | D | CA-09 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 120 | Gerry Studds | D | MA-10 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 121 | Gene Taylor | R | MO-07 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 122 | Charles Wilson | D | TX-02 | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 123 | Don Young | R | AK | March 6, 1973 | 06th term |
| 124 | Lindy Boggs | D | LA-02 | March 20, 1973 | 06th term |
| 125 | Cardiss Collins | D | IL-07 | June 5, 1973 | 06th term |
| 126 | John Murtha | D | PA-12 | February 5, 1974 | 06th term |
| 127 | Robert J. Lagomarsino | R | CA-19 | March 5, 1974 | 06th term |
| 128 | J. Bob Traxler | D | MI-08 | April 23, 1974 | 06th term |
| 129 | Les AuCoin | D | OR-01 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 130 | Berkley Bedell | D | IA-06 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 131 | Don Bonker | D | WA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 132 | Butler Derrick | D | SC-03 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 133 | Thomas Downey | D | NY-02 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 134 | Norman D'Amours | D | NH-01 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 135 | Joseph D. Early | D | MA-03 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 136 | Robert W. Edgar | D | PA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 137 | Glenn English | D | OK-06 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 138 | James Florio | D | NJ-01 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 139 | Harold Ford | D | TN-09 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 140 | Bill Goodling | R | PA-19 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 141 | Bill Gradison | R | OH-02 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 142 | George V. Hansen | R | ID-02 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1969. | 07th term* | Left the House in 1985. |
| 143 | Tom Harkin | D | IA-05 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 144 | Bill Hefner | D | NC-08 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 145 | Jack English Hightower | D | TX-13 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 146 | Carroll Hubbard | D | KY-01 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 147 | William Hughes | D | NJ-02 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 148 | Henry Hyde | R | IL-06 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 149 | Andrew Jacobs, Jr. | D | IN-10 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1973. | 09th term* |
| 150 | Jim Jeffords | R | VT | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 151 | Tom Kindness | R | OH-08 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 152 | John LaFalce | D | NY-32 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 153 | Elliott H. Levitas | D | GA-04 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 154 | Marilyn Lloyd | D | TN-03 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 155 | Larry McDonald | D | GA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term | Died on September 1, 1983. |
| 156 | Matthew F. McHugh | D | NY-28 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 157 | George Miller | D | CA-07 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 158 | Norman Mineta | D | CA-13 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 159 | Henson Moore | R | LA-06 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 160 | Stephen Neal | D | NC-05 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 161 | Henry J. Nowak | D | NY-33 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 162 | Jim Oberstar | D | MN-08 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 163 | Richard Ottinger | D | NY-20 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1971. | 08th term* | Left the House in 1985. |
| 164 | Jerry M. Patterson | D | CA-38 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 165 | Marty Russo | D | IL-03 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 166 | James H. Scheuer | D | NY-08 | January 3, 1975 Previous service, 1965–1973. | 09th term* |
| 167 | Richard T. Schulze | R | PA-05 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 168 | Philip Sharp | D | IN-02 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 169 | Paul Simon | D | IL-22 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 170 | Virginia D. Smith | R | NE-03 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 171 | Stephen J. Solarz | D | NY-13 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 172 | Henry Waxman | D | CA-24 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 173 | Jim Weaver | D | OR-04 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 174 | Tim Wirth | D | CO-02 | January 3, 1975 | 05th term |
| 175 | Stan Lundine | D | NY-34 | March 2, 1976 | 05th term |
| 176 | Sam B. Hall, Jr. | D | TX-01 | June 19, 1976 | 05th term |
| 177 | Earl Thomas Coleman | R | MO-06 | November 2, 1976 | 05th term |
| 178 | Ed Markey | D | MA-07 | November 2, 1976 | 05th term |
| 179 | Daniel Akaka | D | HI-02 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 180 | Douglas Applegate | D | OH-18 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 181 | Robert Badham | R | CA-40 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 182 | Doug Barnard, Jr. | D | GA-10 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 183 | Anthony C. Beilenson | D | CA-23 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 184 | David Bonior | D | MI-12 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 185 | Tom Corcoran | R | IL-14 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term | Resigned on November 28, 1984. |
| 186 | Norm Dicks | D | WA-06 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 187 | Mickey Edwards | R | OK-05 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 188 | Ronnie Flippo | D | AL-05 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 189 | Dick Gephardt | D | MO-03 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 190 | Dan Glickman | D | KS-04 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 191 | Al Gore | D | TN-06 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 192 | Cecil Heftel | D | HI-01 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 193 | Jerry Huckaby | D | LA-05 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 194 | Andy Ireland | D | FL-10 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 195 | Ed Jenkins | D | GA-09 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 196 | Dale Kildee | D | MI-07 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 197 | Jim Leach | R | IA-01 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 198 | Tom Luken | D | OH-01 | January 3, 1977 Previous service, 1974–1975. | 05th term* |
| 199 | Ron Marlenee | R | MT-02 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 200 | David D. Marriott | R | UT-02 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 201 | Barbara Mikulski | D | MD-03 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 202 | Austin Murphy | D | PA-22 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 203 | Mary Rose Oakar | D | OH-20 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 204 | Leon Panetta | D | CA-16 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 205 | Donald J. Pease | D | OH-13 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 206 | Carl Pursell | R | MI-02 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 207 | Nick Rahall | D | WV-04 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 208 | Eldon Rudd | R | AZ-04 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 209 | Harold S. Sawyer | R | MI-05 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 210 | Ike Skelton | D | MO-04 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 211 | Bob Stump | R | AZ-03 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 212 | Bruce Vento | D | MN-04 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 213 | Harold Volkmer | D | MO-09 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 214 | Robert Walker | R | PA-16 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 215 | Doug Walgren | D | PA-18 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 216 | Wes Watkins | D | OK-03 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 217 | Theodore S. Weiss | D | NY-17 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 218 | Charles Whitley | D | NC-03 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 219 | Robert A. Young | D | MO-02 | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 220 | Arlan Stangeland | R | MN-07 | February 22, 1977 | 04th term |
| 221 | Wyche Fowler | D | GA-05 | April 6, 1977 | 04th term |
| 222 | Bob Livingston | R | LA-01 | August 27, 1977 | 04th term |
| 223 | S. William Green | R | NY-15 | February 14, 1978 | 04th term |
| 224 | Robert Garcia | D | NY-18 | February 21, 1978 | 04th term |
| 225 | Donald J. Albosta | D | MI-10 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 226 | Beryl Anthony, Jr. | D | AR-04 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 227 | Michael D. Barnes | D | MD-08 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 228 | Doug Bereuter | R | NE-01 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 229 | Ed Bethune | R | AR-02 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 230 | Bill Boner | D | TN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 231 | Beverly Byron | D | MD-06 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 232 | Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. | R | SC-04 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 233 | William Carney | R | NY-01 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 234 | Dick Cheney | R | WY | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 235 | Bill Clinger | R | PA-23 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 236 | Tony Coelho | D | CA-15 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 237 | Jim Courter | R | NJ-12 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 238 | Dan Crane | R | IL-19 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 239 | William E. Dannemeyer | R | CA-39 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 240 | Thomas Daschle | D | SD | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 241 | Robert William Davis | R | MI-11 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 242 | Julian C. Dixon | D | CA-28 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 243 | Brian J. Donnelly | D | MA-11 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 244 | Vic Fazio | D | CA-04 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 245 | Geraldine Ferraro | D | NY-09 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 246 | Martin Frost | D | TX-24 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 247 | Newt Gingrich | R | GA-06 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 248 | Phil Gramm | D | TX-06 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term | Resigned on January 5, 1983. Returned to the House on February 12, 1983. Left the House in 1985. |
| 249 | William H. Gray | D | PA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 250 | Frank Joseph Guarini | D | NJ-14 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 251 | Tony Hall | D | OH-03 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 252 | Kent Hance | D | TX-19 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 253 | Larry J. Hopkins | R | KY-06 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 254 | Earl Dewitt Hutto | D | FL-01 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 255 | Raymond P. Kogovsek | D | CO-03 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 256 | Ken Kramer | R | CO-05 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 257 | Marvin Leath | D | TX-11 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 258 | Mickey Leland | D | TX-18 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 259 | Jerry Lewis | R | CA-35 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 260 | Tom Loeffler | R | TX-21 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 261 | Mike Lowry | D | WA-07 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 262 | Dan Lungren | R | CA-42 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 263 | Bob Matsui | D | CA-03 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 264 | Nicholas Mavroules | D | MA-06 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 265 | Dan Mica | D | FL-14 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 266 | Bill Nelson | D | FL-11 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 267 | Chip Pashayan | R | CA-17 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 268 | Ron Paul | R | TX-22 | January 3, 1979 Previous service, 1976–1977. | 04th term* | Left the House in 1985. |
| 269 | William R. Ratchford | D | CT-05 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 270 | Donald L. Ritter | R | PA-15 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 271 | Toby Roth | R | WI-08 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 272 | Martin Olav Sabo | D | MN-05 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 273 | James Sensenbrenner | R | WI-09 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 274 | James Shannon | D | MA-05 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 275 | Richard Shelby | D | AL-07 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 276 | Norman D. Shumway | R | CA-14 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 277 | Olympia Snowe | R | ME-02 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 278 | Gerald Solomon | R | NY-24 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 279 | Charles Stenholm | D | TX-17 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 280 | Al Swift | D | WA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 281 | Mike Synar | D | OK-02 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 282 | Tom Tauke | R | IA-02 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 283 | Bill Thomas | R | CA-20 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 284 | Bob Whittaker | R | KS-05 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 285 | Pat Williams | D | MT-01 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 286 | Lyle Williams | R | OH-17 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 287 | Howard Wolpe | D | MI-03 | January 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 288 | Tom Petri | R | WI-06 | April 3, 1979 | 03rd term |
| 289 | John Porter | R | IL-10 | January 22, 1980 | 03rd term |
| 290 | Billy Tauzin | D | LA-03 | May 22, 1980 | 03rd term |
| 291 | George W. Crockett, Jr. | D | MI-13 | November 4, 1980 | 03rd term |
| 292 | Thomas Bliley | R | VA-03 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 293 | Hank Brown | R | CO-04 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 294 | Eugene A. Chappie | R | CA-02 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 295 | Dan Coats | R | IN-04 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 296 | Larry Craig | R | ID-01 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 297 | William Coyne | D | PA-14 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 298 | Hal Daub | R | NE-02 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 299 | David Dreier | R | CA-33 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 300 | Byron Dorgan | D | ND | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 301 | Bernard J. Dwyer | D | NJ-06 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 302 | Mervyn M. Dymally | D | CA-31 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 303 | Roy Dyson | D | MD-01 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 304 | Dennis E. Eckart | D | OH-11 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 305 | Bill Emerson | R | MO-08 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 306 | T. Cooper Evans | R | IA-03 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 307 | Bobbi Fiedler | R | CA-21 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 308 | Jack Fields | R | TX-08 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 309 | Tom Foglietta | D | PA-01 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 310 | Barney Frank | D | MA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 311 | Sam Gejdenson | D | CT-02 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 312 | Judd Gregg | R | NH-02 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 313 | Steve Gunderson | R | WI-03 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 314 | Ralph Hall | D | TX-04 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 315 | James Hansen | R | UT-01 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 316 | Thomas F. Hartnett | R | SC-01 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 317 | Charles Floyd Hatcher | D | GA-02 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 318 | Dennis M. Hertel | D | MI-14 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 319 | John P. Hiler | R | IN-03 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 320 | Duncan Hunter | R | CA-45 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 321 | Tom Lantos | D | CA-11 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 322 | Bill Lowery | R | CA-41 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 323 | David O'Brien Martin | R | NY-26 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 324 | Lynn Morley Martin | R | IL-16 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 325 | Bill McCollum | R | FL-05 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 326 | Dave McCurdy | D | OK-04 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 327 | Raymond J. McGrath | R | NY-05 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 328 | Bob McEwen | R | OH-06 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 329 | Guy Molinari | R | NY-14 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 330 | Sid Morrison | R | WA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 331 | Stanford Parris | R | VA-08 | January 3, 1981 Previous service, 1973–1975. | 03rd term* |
| 332 | William Neff Patman | D | TX-14 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 333 | Pat Roberts | R | KS-01 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 334 | Buddy Roemer | D | LA-04 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 335 | Hal Rogers | R | KY-05 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 336 | Marge Roukema | R | NJ-05 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 337 | Gus Savage | D | IL-02 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 338 | Claudine Schneider | R | RI-02 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 339 | Chuck Schumer | D | NY-10 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 340 | E. Clay Shaw, Jr. | R | FL-15 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 341 | Joe Skeen | R | NM-02 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 342 | Christopher Smith | R | NJ-04 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 343 | Denny Smith | R | OR-05 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 344 | Harold Washington | D | IL-01 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term | Resigned on April 30, 1983. |
| 345 | Vin Weber | R | MN-02 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 346 | Frank Wolf | R | VA-10 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 347 | George C. Wortley | R | NY-27 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 348 | Ron Wyden | D | OR-03 | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 349 | Mark D. Siljander | R | MI-04 | April 21, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 350 | Steny H. Hoyer | D | MD-05 | May 19, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 351 | Mike Oxley | R | OH-04 | June 25, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 352 | Wayne Dowdy | D | MS-04 | July 7, 1981 | 02nd term |
| 353 | Barbara B. Kennelly | D | CT-01 | January 12, 1982 | 02nd term |
| 354 | Matthew G. Martínez | D | CA-30 | July 13, 1982 | 02nd term |
| 355 | Katie Hall | D | IN-01 | November 2, 1982 | 02nd term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 356 | Michael A. Andrews | D | TX-25 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 357 | Steve Bartlett | R | TX-03 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 358 | Jim Bates | D | CA-44 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 359 | Herbert Bateman | R | VA-01 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 360 | Howard Berman | D | CA-26 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 361 | Michael Bilirakis | R | FL-09 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 362 | Sherwood Boehlert | R | NY-25 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 363 | Robert A. Borski, Jr. | D | PA-03 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 364 | Douglas H. Bosco | D | CA-01 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 365 | Rick Boucher | D | VA-09 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 366 | Barbara Boxer | D | CA-06 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 367 | Charles R. Britt | D | NC-06 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 368 | John Bryant | D | TX-05 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 369 | Dan Burton | R | IN-06 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 370 | Thomas Carper | D | DE | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 371 | Bob Carr | D | MI-06 | January 3, 1983 Previous service, 1975–1981. | 04th term* |
| 372 | Rod Chandler | R | WA-08 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 373 | James M. Clarke | D | NC-11 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 374 | Ron Coleman | D | TX-16 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 375 | Jim Cooper | D | TN-04 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 376 | Mike DeWine | R | OH-07 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 377 | Richard Durbin | D | IL-20 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 378 | Ben Erdreich | D | AL-06 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 379 | Lane Evans | D | IL-17 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 380 | Ed Feighan | D | OH-19 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 381 | Webb Franklin | R | MS-02 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 382 | George Gekas | R | PA-17 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 383 | Frank G. Harrison | D | PA-11 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 384 | Nancy Johnson | R | CT-06 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 385 | Marcy Kaptur | D | OH-09 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 386 | John Kasich | R | OH-12 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 387 | Joseph P. Kolter | D | PA-04 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 388 | Peter H. Kostmayer | D | PA-08 | January 3, 1983 Previous service, 1977–1981. | 03rd term* |
| 389 | Richard H. Lehman | D | CA-18 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 390 | Mel Levine | D | CA-27 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 391 | Sander Levin | D | MI-17 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 392 | Tom Lewis | R | FL-12 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 393 | Bill Lipinski | D | IL-05 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 394 | Buddy MacKay | D | FL-06 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 395 | Connie Mack III | R | FL-13 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 396 | John McCain | R | AZ-01 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 397 | Al McCandless | R | CA-37 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 398 | Frank McCloskey | D | IN-08 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 399 | John R. McKernan, Jr. | R | ME-01 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 400 | James F. McNulty, Jr. | D | AZ-05 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 401 | Alan Mollohan | D | WV-01 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 402 | Jim Moody | D | WI-05 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 403 | Bruce Morrison | D | CT-03 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 404 | Robert J. Mrazek | D | NY-03 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 405 | Howard C. Nielson | R | UT-03 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 406 | Jim Olin | D | VA-06 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 407 | Solomon Ortiz | D | TX-27 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 408 | Major Owens | D | NY-12 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 409 | Ron Packard | R | CA-43 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 410 | Tim Penny | D | MN-01 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 411 | Richard Ray | D | GA-03 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 412 | Harry Reid | D | NV-01 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 413 | Bill Richardson | D | NM-03 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 414 | Tom Ridge | R | PA-21 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 415 | James Rowland | D | GA-08 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 416 | Gerry Sikorski | D | MN-06 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 417 | Norman Sisisky | D | VA-04 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 418 | Jim Slattery | D | KS-02 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 419 | Lawrence J. Smith | D | FL-16 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 420 | Robert Smith | R | OR-02 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 421 | John Spratt | D | SC-05 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 422 | Harley O. Staggers, Jr. | D | WV-02 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 423 | Don Sundquist | R | TN-07 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 424 | Robin Tallon | D | SC-06 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 425 | Lindsay Thomas | D | GA-01 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 426 | Ed Towns | D | NY-11 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 427 | Robert Torricelli | D | NJ-09 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 428 | Esteban Edward Torres | D | CA-34 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 429 | Tim Valentine | D | NC-02 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 430 | Tom Vandergriff | D | TX-26 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term | Left the House in 1985. |
| 431 | Barbara Vucanovich | R | NV-02 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 432 | Alan Wheat | D | MO-05 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 433 | Bob Wise | D | WV-03 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| 434 | Ed Zschau | R | CA-12 | January 3, 1983 | 01st term |
| | Gary Ackerman | D | NY-07 | March 1, 1983 | 01st term |
| | Daniel Schaefer | R | CO-06 | March 29, 1983 | 01st term |
| | Sala Burton | D | CA-05 | June 21, 1983 | 01st term |
| | Charles Hayes | D | IL-01 | August 23, 1983 | 01st term |
| | George Darden | D | GA-07 | November 8, 1983 | 01st term |
| | Jerry Kleczka | D | WI-04 | April 3, 1984 | 01st term |
| | Carl C. Perkins | D | KY-07 | November 6, 1984 | 01st term |
| | Jim Saxton | R | NJ-13 | November 6, 1984 | 01st term |

## Delegates

| Rank | Delegate | Party | District | Seniority date (Previous service, if any) | No.# of term(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Walter E. Fauntroy | D | DC | March 23, 1971 | 07th term |
| 2 | Antonio Borja Won Pat | D | GU | January 3, 1973 | 06th term |
| 3 | Baltasar Corrada del Río | D | PR | January 3, 1977 | 04th term |
| 4 | Ron de Lugo | D | VI | January 3, 1981 Previous service, 1973–1979. | 05th term* |
| 5 | Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia | D | AS | January 3, 1981 | 02nd term |
