State Representation (1789 to Present)
Representatives & Senators Serving in Congress (March 4, 1789 to August 5, 2005)
Since the U.S. Congress convened on March 4, 1789, 11,7921 individuals have served as Representatives, Senators, or in both capacities. There have been 9,903 Members who served only in the House of Representatives, 1,246 Members who served only in the Senate, and 634 Members with service in both chambers. The total number of Members who have served in the House of Representatives (including individuals serving in both bodies) is 10,546, while the total number for the Senate (including those individuals serving in both bodies) is 1,889.
The table below lists the number of Representatives only, Senators only, Members serving in both the House and the Senate and Delegates who have served in Congress. The dates each state became a territory and entered the Union are also included. 2
| State | Date Became Territory |
Date Entered Union |
Dels
|
Reps Only
|
Sens Only
|
Both Houses
|
Total*
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alabama
|
Mar. 3, 1817 | Dec. 14, 1819 (22nd) |
1
|
166
|
24
|
15
|
205
|
| Alaska | Aug. 24, 1912 | Jan. 3, 1959 (49th) |
9
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
10
|
| Arizona | Feb. 24, 1863 | Feb. 14, 1912 (48th) |
11
|
25
|
7
|
4
|
36
|
| Arkansas | Mar. 2, 1819 | June 15, 1836 (25th) |
3
|
83
|
23
|
9
|
115
|
| California | ......... | Sept. 9, 1850 (31st) |
.........
|
323
|
32
|
11
|
368
|
| Colorado | Feb. 28, 1861 | Aug. 1, 1876 (38th) |
3
|
54
|
24
|
9
|
87
|
| Connecticut | ......... | Jan. 9, 1788 (5th) |
.........
|
188
|
28
|
25
|
241
|
| Delaware | ......... | Dec. 7, 1787 (1st) |
.........
|
47
|
35
|
14
|
96
|
| Florida | Mar. 30, 1822 | Mar. 3, 1845 (27th) |
5
|
102
|
26
|
6
|
134
|
| Georgia | ......... | Jan. 2, 1788 (4th) |
.........
|
252
|
37
|
22
|
311
|
| Hawaii | June 14, 1900 | Aug. 21, 1959 (50th) |
10
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
11
|
| Idaho | Mar. 3, 1863 | July 3, 1890 (43rd) |
9
|
25
|
19
|
6
|
50
|
| Illinois | Feb. 3, 1809 | Dec. 3, 1818 (21st) |
3
|
431
|
29
|
22
|
482
|
| Indiana | May 7, 1800 | Dec. 11, 1816 (19th) |
3
|
295
|
27
|
17
|
339
|
| Iowa | June 12, 1838 | Dec. 28, 1846 (29th) |
2
|
168
|
22
|
11
|
201
|
| Kansas | May 30, 1854 | Jan. 29, 1861 (34th) |
2
|
104
|
22
|
9
|
135
|
| Kentucky | ......... | June 1, 1792 (15th) |
.........
|
308
|
37
|
29
|
374
|
| Louisiana | Mar. 24, 1804 | Apr. 30, 1812 (18th) |
2
|
143
|
34
|
14
|
191
|
| Maine | ......... | Mar. 15, 1820 (23rd) |
.........
|
141
|
18
|
18
|
177
|
| Maryland | ......... | Apr. 28, 1788 (7th) |
.........
|
252
|
28
|
27
|
307
|
| Massachusetts | ......... | Feb. 6, 1788 (6th) |
.........
|
383
|
20
|
28
|
431
|
| Michigan | Jan. 11, 1805 | Jan. 26, 1837 (26th) |
7
|
246
|
24
|
14
|
284
|
| Minnesota | Mar. 3, 1849 | May 11, 1858 (32nd) |
3
|
119
|
26
|
11
|
156
|
| Mississippi | Apr. 17, 1798 | Dec. 10, 1817 (20th) |
5
|
109
|
27
|
16
|
152
|
| Missouri | June 4, 1812 | Aug. 10, 1821 (24th) |
3
|
292
|
34
|
9
|
335
|
| Montana | May 26, 1864 | Nov. 8, 1889 (41st) |
5
|
26
|
13
|
6
|
45
|
| Nebraska | May 30, 1854 | March 1, 1867 (37th) |
6
|
85
|
28
|
7
|
120
|
| Nevada | Mar. 2, 1861 | Oct. 31, 1864 (36th) |
2
|
25
|
19
|
6
|
50
|
| New Hampshire | ......... | June 21, 1788 (9th) |
.........
|
118
|
35
|
26
|
179
|
| New Jersey | ......... | Dec. 18, 1787 (3rd) |
.........
|
297
|
48
|
14
|
359
|
| New Mexico | Sept. 9, 1850 | Jan. 6, 1912 (47th) |
13
|
21
|
12
|
3
|
36
|
| New York | ......... | July 26, 1788 (11th) |
.........
|
1,398
|
36
|
23
|
1,457
|
| North Carolina | ......... | Nov. 21, 1789 (12th) |
.........
|
305
|
36
|
18
|
359
|
| North Dakota3 | Mar. 2, 1861 | Nov. 2, 1889 (39th) |
11
|
21
|
15
|
6
|
42
|
| Ohio4 | ......... | Mar. 1, 1803 (17th) |
2
|
618
|
36
|
18
|
672
|
| Oklahoma | May 2, 1890 | Nov. 16, 1907 (46th) |
4
|
72
|
11
|
6
|
89
|
| Oregon | Aug. 14, 1848 | Feb. 14, 1859 (33rd) |
2
|
56
|
31
|
5
|
92
|
| Pennsylvania | ......... | Dec. 12, 1787 (2nd) |
.........
|
995
|
32
|
21
|
1,048
|
| Rhode Island | ......... | May 29, 1790 (13th) |
.........
|
61
|
36
|
10
|
107
|
| South Carolina | ......... | May 23, 1788 (8th) |
.........
|
197
|
39
|
16
|
252
|
| South Dakota3 | Mar. 2, 1861 | Nov. 2, 1889 (40th) |
11
|
25
|
16
|
10
|
51
|
| Tennessee | ......... | June 1, 1796 (16th) |
2
|
241
|
39
|
18
|
298
|
| Texas | ......... | Dec. 29, 1845 (28th) |
.........
|
238
|
21
|
10
|
269
|
| Utah | Sept. 9, 1850 | Jan. 4, 1896 (45th) |
7
|
33
|
12
|
3
|
48
|
| Vermont | ......... | Mar. 4, 1791 (14th) |
.........
|
80
|
24
|
15
|
119
|
| Virginia | ......... | June 25, 1788 (10th) |
.........
|
380
|
25
|
26
|
431
|
| Washington | Mar. 2, 1853 | Nov. 11, 1889 (42nd) |
10
|
68
|
13
|
10
|
91
|
| West Virginia | ......... | June 20, 1863 (35th) |
.........
|
91
|
22
|
8
|
121
|
| Wisconsin | Apr. 20, 1836 | May 29, 1848 (30th) |
6
|
170
|
19
|
7
|
196
|
| Wyoming | July 25, 1868 | July 10, 1890 (44th) |
4
|
14
|
17
|
3
|
34
|
Does not include delegates.
1These numbers take into account Members who served in both the House and the Senate.
2Some of the larger States split into smaller States as the country grew westward (e.g., part of Virginia became West Virginia); hence some individuals represented more than one State in Congress.
3North and South Dakota were formed from a single territory on the same date, and they shared the delegates before statehood.
4The Territory Northwest of the Ohio River was established as a district for purposes of temporary government by the Act of July 13, 1787. Virginia ceded the land beyond the Ohio River, and delegates representing the district first came to the 6th Congress, March 4, 1799.
Source: Congressional Directory 2001-2002 107th Congress Convened January 3, 2001, Joint Committee on Printing. United States Congress. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC.
