List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
This is a list of Jewish members of the United States Congress . As of 2023[update] , there are nine Jewish senators and 26 Jewish members of the House of Representatives serving in the United States Congress .
Senate
Senator
Party
State
Term
Notes
Start
End
Length of service (days)
David Levy Yulee [a]
Democratic
Florida
July 1, 1845
March 4, 1851
2,072 ( 5 years, 246 days)
Lost renomination[2]
March 4, 1855
January 21, 1861
2,150 ( 5 years, 323 days)
Withdrew from the Senate in 1861 following the secession of Florida from the Union [2]
Judah P. Benjamin
Whig (1853–1856)
Louisiana
March 4, 1853
February 4, 1861
2,894 ( 7 years, 337 days)
Withdrew from the Senate in 1861 following the secession of Louisiana from the Union [3]
Democratic (1856–1861)
Benjamin F. Jonas
Democratic
Louisiana
March 4, 1879
March 4, 1885
2,164 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination[4]
Joseph Simon
Republican
Oregon
October 7, 1898
March 4, 1903
1,608 ( 4 years, 148 days)
Retired[5]
Isidor Rayner
Democratic
Maryland
March 4, 1905
November 25, 1912
2,823 ( 7 years, 266 days)
Died in office[6]
Simon Guggenheim
Republican
Colorado
March 4, 1907
March 4, 1913
2,192 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Retired[7]
Herbert H. Lehman
Democratic
New York
November 9, 1949
January 3, 1957
2,612 ( 7 years, 55 days)
Retired[8]
Richard L. Neuberger
Democratic
Oregon
January 3, 1955
March 9, 1960
1,892 ( 5 years, 66 days)
Died in office[9]
Jacob K. Javits
Republican
New York
January 9, 1957
January 3, 1981
8,760 ( 23 years, 360 days)
Lost reelection as Liberal Party nominee after having lost Republican Party renomination[10]
Ernest Gruening
Democratic
Alaska
January 3, 1959
January 3, 1969
3,653 ( 10 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination Lost write-in reelection[11]
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Democratic
Connecticut
January 3, 1963
January 3, 1981
6,575 ( 18 years, 0 days)
Retired[12]
Howard Metzenbaum
Democratic
Ohio
January 4, 1974
December 23, 1974
353 ( 353 days)
Resigned to permit governor to appoint winner of general election, after previously having lost renomination for new term[13]
December 29, 1976
January 3, 1995
6,579 ( 18 years, 5 days)
Retired[13]
Richard Stone
Democratic
Florida
January 1, 1975
December 31, 1980
2,191 ( 5 years, 365 days)
Lost renomination[14]
Edward Zorinsky
Democratic
Nebraska
December 28, 1976
March 6, 1987
3,720 ( 10 years, 68 days)
Died in office [15]
Rudy Boschwitz
Republican
Minnesota
December 30, 1978
January 3, 1991
4,387 ( 12 years, 4 days)
Lost reelection[16]
William Cohen
Republican
Maine
January 3, 1979
January 3, 1997
6,575 ( 18 years, 0 days)
Retired[2]
Carl Levin
Democratic
Michigan
January 3, 1979
January 3, 2015
13,149 ( 36 years, 0 days)
Retired[17]
Warren Rudman
Republican
New Hampshire
December 29, 1980
January 3, 1993
4,388 ( 12 years, 5 days)
Retired[18]
Arlen Specter
Republican (1981–2009)
Pennsylvania
January 3, 1981
January 3, 2011
10,957 ( 30 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination by the Democratic Party, to which he had switched the prior year.[19]
Democratic (2009–2011)
Frank Lautenberg
Democratic
New Jersey
December 27, 1982
January 3, 2001
6,582 ( 18 years, 7 days)
Retired[20]
January 3, 2003
June 3, 2013
3,804 ( 10 years, 151 days)
Died in office[20]
Chic Hecht
Republican
Nevada
January 3, 1983
January 3, 1989
2,192 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[21]
Herb Kohl
Democratic
Wisconsin
January 3, 1989
January 3, 2013
8,766 ( 24 years, 0 days)
Retired[22]
Joe Lieberman
Democratic (1989–2006)
Connecticut
January 3, 1989
January 3, 2013
8,766 ( 24 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination, but re-elected on the Connecticut for Lieberman ticket in 2006 Retired[23]
Independent (2006–2013)
Paul Wellstone
Democratic (DFL )
Minnesota
January 3, 1991
October 25, 2002
4,313 ( 11 years, 295 days)
Died in office[24]
Dianne Feinstein
Democratic
California
November 10, 1992
September 29, 2023
11,279 ( 30 years, 323 days)
Died in office[25]
Barbara Boxer
Democratic
California
January 3, 1993
January 3, 2017
8,766 ( 24 years, 0 days)
Retired[26]
Russ Feingold
Democratic
Wisconsin
January 3, 1993
January 3, 2011
6,574 ( 18 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[27]
Ron Wyden
Democratic
Oregon
February 6, 1996
Incumbent
10,355 ( 28 years, 128 days)
[28]
Chuck Schumer
Democratic
New York
January 3, 1999
Incumbent
9,293 ( 25 years, 162 days)
First Jewish Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader [29]
Norm Coleman
Republican
Minnesota
January 3, 2003
January 3, 2009
2,192 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[30]
Ben Cardin
Democratic
Maryland
January 3, 2007
Incumbent
6,371 ( 17 years, 162 days)
[31]
Bernie Sanders
Independent
Vermont
January 3, 2007
Incumbent
6,371 ( 17 years, 162 days)
Elected as an Independent. Began identifying alternately as an Independent or Democrat while running in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries . Officially joined the Democratic Party after signing a declaratory pledge, but kept his independent affiliation in the Senate.[32]
Al Franken
Democratic (DFL)
Minnesota
July 7, 2009
January 2, 2018
3,101 ( 8 years, 179 days)
Resigned[33]
Michael Bennet
Democratic
Colorado
January 21, 2009
Incumbent
5,622 ( 15 years, 144 days)
[34]
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic
Connecticut
January 3, 2011
Incumbent
4,910 ( 13 years, 162 days)
[35]
Brian Schatz
Democratic
Hawaii
December 26, 2012
Incumbent
4,187 ( 11 years, 170 days)
[36]
Jacky Rosen
Democratic
Nevada
January 3, 2019
Incumbent
1,988 ( 5 years, 162 days)
[37]
Jon Ossoff
Democratic
Georgia
January 20, 2021
Incumbent
1,240 ( 3 years, 145 days)
Elected to the Senate, but not seated
List of states represented by Jewish senators
Map of current Jewish senators. Blue means that there currently is one Jewish senator from that state. Gray means that there currently are no Jewish senators from that state.
Twenty-two states have been represented by Jewish senators. As of October 3, 2023, nine states are represented by Jewish senators.
Concurrently serving Jewish senators from the same state
State
Start date
End date
Duration
Senior senator
Junior senator
California
January 3, 1993
January 3, 2017
8,766 days ( 24 years, 0 days)
Dianne Feinstein (D)
Barbara Boxer (D)
Wisconsin
January 3, 1993
January 3, 2011
6,574 days ( 18 years, 0 days)
Herb Kohl (D)
Russ Feingold (D)
Connecticut
January 3, 2011
January 3, 2013
731 days ( 2 years, 0 days)
Joe Lieberman (I)
Richard Blumenthal (D)
Elections with two Jewish major-party nominees
Incumbent senators are in bold.
Timeline
House of Representatives
Representative
Party
District
Term
Notes
Start
End
Length of service (days)
Lewis Charles Levin
American (Know Nothing)
PA-01
March 4, 1845
March 4, 1851
2,191 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[39]
Emanuel B. Hart
Democratic
NY-03
March 4, 1851
March 4, 1853
731 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination[40]
Philip Phillips
Democratic
AL-01
March 4, 1853
March 4, 1855
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Retired[41]
Henry Myer Phillips
Democratic
PA-04
March 4, 1857
March 4, 1859
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[42]
Michael Hahn
Unionist
LA-02
December 3, 1862
March 4, 1863
91 ( 91 days)
Retired[38]
Republican
March 4, 1885
March 15, 1886
376 ( 1 year, 11 days)
Died in office[38]
Leonard Myers
Republican
PA-03
March 4, 1863
March 3, 1875
4,382 ( 11 years, 364 days)
Lost reelection[43]
Myer Strouse
Democratic
PA-10
March 4, 1863
March 4, 1867
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Retired[44]
William M. Levy
Democratic
LA-04
March 4, 1875
March 4, 1877
731 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[45]
Leopold Morse
Democratic
MA-04 (from 1877) MA-05 (from 1883)
March 4, 1877
March 4, 1885
2,922 ( 8 years, 0 days)
Retired[46]
MA-03
March 4, 1887
March 4, 1889
731 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Retired[46]
Edwin Einstein
Republican
NY-07
March 4, 1879
March 4, 1881
731 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Retired[47]
Julius Houseman
Democratic
MI-05
March 4, 1883
March 4, 1885
731 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Retired[48]
Joseph Pulitzer
Democratic
NY-09
March 4, 1885
April 10, 1886
402 ( 1 year, 37 days)
Resigned[49]
Isidor Rayner
Democratic
MD-04
March 4, 1887
March 4, 1889
731 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[6]
March 4, 1891
March 4, 1895
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Retired
Nathan Frank
Republican
MO-09
March 4, 1889
March 4, 1891
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Retired[50]
Adolph Meyer
Democratic
LA-01
March 4, 1891
March 8, 1908
6,213 ( 17 years, 4 days)
Died in office[51]
Julius Goldzier
Democratic
IL-04
March 4, 1893
March 4, 1895
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[52]
Isidor Straus
Democratic
NY-15
January 30, 1894
March 4, 1895
398 ( 1 year, 33 days)
Retired[52]
Israel F. Fischer
Republican
NY-04
March 4, 1895
March 4, 1899
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[53]
Lucius Littauer
Republican
NY-22 (from 1897) NY-25 (from 1903)
March 4, 1897
March 4, 1907
3,651 ( 10 years, 0 days)
Retired[54]
Julius Kahn
Republican
CA-04
March 4, 1899
March 4, 1903
1,460 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[55]
March 4, 1905
December 18, 1924
7,229 ( 19 years, 289 days)
Died in office[55]
Jefferson Monroe Levy
Democratic
NY-13
March 4, 1899
March 4, 1901
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Retired[56]
NY-13 (from 1911) NY-14 (from 1913)
March 4, 1911
March 4, 1915
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Retired[56]
Mitchell May
Democratic
NY-06
March 4, 1899
March 4, 1901
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[57]
Henry M. Goldfogle
Democratic
NY-09 (from 1901) NY-12 (from 1913)
March 4, 1901
March 4, 1915
5,113 ( 14 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[58]
NY-12
March 4, 1919
March 4, 1921
731 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[58]
Montague Lessler
Republican
NY-07
January 7, 1902
March 4, 1903
421 ( 1 year, 56 days)
Lost reelection[59]
Martin Emerich
Democratic
IL-01
March 4, 1903
March 4, 1905
731 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Retired[60]
Adolph J. Sabath
Democratic
IL-05 (from 1907) IL-07 (from 1949)
March 4, 1907
November 6, 1952
16,684 ( 45 years, 247 days)
Died in office[61]
Harry Benjamin Wolf
Democratic
MD-03
March 4, 1907
March 4, 1909
731 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[62]
Victor L. Berger
Socialist
WI-05
March 4, 1911
March 4, 1913
731 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[63]
March 4, 1919
November 10, 1919
251 ( 251 days)
House refused to seat due to conviction under the Espionage Act of 1917 [63]
March 4, 1923
March 4, 1929
2,192 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[63]
Jacob A. Cantor
Democratic
NY-20
November 4, 1913
March 4, 1915
485 ( 1 year, 120 days)
Lost reelection[64]
Isaac Bacharach
Republican
NJ-02
March 4, 1915
January 3, 1937
7,976 ( 21 years, 305 days)
Lost reelection[65]
Meyer London
Socialist
NY-12
March 4, 1915
March 4, 1919
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[66]
March 4, 1921
March 4, 1923
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[66]
Isaac Siegel
Republican
NY-20
March 4, 1915
March 4, 1923
2,922 ( 8 years, 0 days)
Retired[67]
Milton Kraus
Republican
IN-11
March 4, 1917
March 4, 1923
2,191 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[68]
Nathan D. Perlman
Republican
NY-14
November 2, 1920
March 4, 1927
2,313 ( 6 years, 122 days)
Lost reelection[69]
Lester D. Volk
Republican
NY-10
November 2, 1920
March 4, 1923
852 ( 2 years, 122 days)
Retired[70]
Martin C. Ansorge
Republican
NY-21
March 4, 1921
March 4, 1923
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[71]
Benjamin L. Rosenbloom
Republican
WV-01
March 4, 1921
March 4, 1925
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for United States Senate [72]
Albert B. Rossdale
Republican
NY-23
March 4, 1921
March 4, 1923
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[73]
Sol Bloom
Democratic
NY-19 (from 1923) NY-20 (from 1945)
January 30, 1923
March 7, 1949
9,533 ( 26 years, 36 days)
Died in office[74]
Emanuel Celler
Democratic
NY (several)
March 4, 1923
January 3, 1973
18,203 ( 49 years, 305 days)
Lost renomination[75]
Samuel Dickstein
Democratic
NY-12 (from 1923) NY-19 (from 1945)
March 4, 1923
December 30, 1945
8,337 ( 22 years, 301 days)
Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court [76]
Meyer Jacobstein
Democratic
NY-38
March 4, 1923
March 4, 1929
2,192 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Retired[77]
Benjamin M. Golder
Republican
PA-04
March 4, 1925
March 4, 1933
2,922 ( 8 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[78]
Florence Prag Kahn
Republican
CA-04
March 4, 1925
January 3, 1937
4,323 ( 11 years, 305 days)
Lost reelection[79]
William W. Cohen
Democratic
NY-17
March 4, 1927
March 4, 1929
731 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Retired[80]
William I. Sirovich
Democratic
NY-14
March 4, 1927
December 17, 1939
4,671 ( 10 years, 288 days)
Died in office[81]
Henry Ellenbogen
Democratic
PA-33
March 4, 1933
January 3, 1938
1,766 ( 4 years, 305 days)
Resigned to take seat on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas to which he had been elected[82]
Herman P. Kopplemann
Democratic
CT-01
March 4, 1933
January 3, 1939
2,131 ( 5 years, 305 days)
Lost reelection[83]
January 3, 1941
January 3, 1943
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[83]
January 3, 1945
January 3, 1947
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[83]
Theodore A. Peyser
Democratic
NY-17
March 4, 1933
August 8, 1937
1,618 ( 4 years, 157 days)
Died in office[84]
William M. Citron
Democratic
CT-AL
January 3, 1935
January 3, 1939
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[85]
Leon Sacks
Democratic
PA-01
January 3, 1937
January 3, 1943
2,191 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[86]
Morris Michael Edelstein
Democratic
NY-14
February 6, 1940
June 4, 1941
484 ( 1 year, 118 days)
Died in office[87]
Samuel A. Weiss
Democratic
PA (several)
January 3, 1941
January 7, 1946
1,830 ( 5 years, 4 days)
Resigned to take seat on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas to which he had been elected[88]
Arthur George Klein
Democratic
NY-14
July 29, 1941
January 3, 1945
1,254 ( 3 years, 158 days)
Retired[89]
NY-19
February 19, 1946
December 31, 1956
3,968 ( 10 years, 316 days)
Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court to which he had been elected[89]
Daniel Ellison
Republican
MD-04
January 3, 1943
January 3, 1945
731 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[90]
Benjamin J. Rabin
Democratic
NY-24
January 3, 1945
December 31, 1947
1,092 ( 2 years, 362 days)
Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court to which he had been elected[91]
Leo F. Rayfiel
Democratic
NY-14
January 3, 1945
September 13, 1947
983 ( 2 years, 253 days)
Resigned to take seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to which he had been appointed and confirmed[92]
Jacob K. Javits
Republican
NY-21
January 3, 1947
December 31, 1954
2,919 ( 7 years, 362 days)
Resigned to become New York Attorney General [10]
Abraham J. Multer
Democratic
NY-14 (from 1947) NY-13 (from 1953)
November 4, 1947
December 31, 1967
7,362 ( 20 years, 57 days)
Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court to which he had been elected[93]
Leo Isacson
American Labor
NY-24
February 17, 1948
January 3, 1949
321 ( 321 days)
Lost reelection[94]
Earl Chudoff
Democratic
PA-04
January 3, 1949
January 5, 1958
3,289 ( 9 years, 2 days)
Resigned to take seat on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas to which he had been elected[95]
Isidore Dollinger
Democratic
NY-26
January 3, 1949
December 31, 1959
4,014 ( 10 years, 362 days)
Resigned to become Bronx County District Attorney [96]
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Democratic
CT-01
January 3, 1949
January 3, 1953
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate [12]
Sidney R. Yates
Democratic
IL-09
January 3, 1949
January 3, 1963
5,113 ( 14 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate [97]
January 3, 1965
January 3, 1999
12,418 ( 34 years, 0 days)
Retired[97]
Leonard Irving
Democratic
MO-04
January 3, 1949
January 3, 1953
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination[98]
Louis B. Heller
Democratic
NY-07 (from 1949) NY-08 (from 1953)
February 15, 1949
July 21, 1954
1,982 ( 5 years, 156 days)
Resigned to take seat on the New York Court of Special Sessions.[99]
Sidney A. Fine
Democratic
NY-23 (from 1951) NY-22 (from 1953)
January 3, 1951
January 2, 1956
1,825 ( 4 years, 364 days)
Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court [100]
Samuel Friedel
Democratic
MD-07
January 3, 1953
January 3, 1971
6,574 ( 18 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination[101]
Lester Holtzman
Democratic
NY-06
January 3, 1953
December 31, 1961
3,284 ( 8 years, 362 days)
Resigned to take seat on the New York Supreme Court to which he had been elected[102]
Irwin D. Davidson
Democratic
NY-20
January 3, 1955
December 31, 1956
728 ( 1 year, 363 days)
Resigned to take seat on the New York Court of General Sessions.[103]
Herbert Zelenko
Democratic
NY-21
January 3, 1955
January 3, 1963
2,922 ( 8 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination[104]
Leonard Farbstein
Democratic
NY-19
January 3, 1957
January 3, 1971
5,113 ( 14 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination[105]
Ludwig Teller
Democratic
NY-20
January 3, 1957
January 3, 1961
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination[106]
Seymour Halpern
Republican
NY-04 (from 1959) NY-06 (from 1963)
January 3, 1959
January 3, 1973
5,114 ( 14 years, 0 days)
Retired[107]
Herman Toll
Democratic
PA-06 (from 1959) PA-04 (from 1963)
January 3, 1959
January 3, 1967
2,922 ( 8 years, 0 days)
Retired[108]
Jacob H. Gilbert
Democratic
NY-23 (from 1960) NY-22 (from 1963)
March 8, 1960
January 3, 1971
3,953 ( 10 years, 301 days)
Lost renomination[109]
Charles Samuel Joelson
Democratic
NJ-08
January 3, 1961
September 4, 1969
2,801 ( 8 years, 244 days)
Resigned to take seat on the New Jersey Superior Court to which he had been appointed[110]
Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal
Democratic
NY (several)
February 20, 1962
January 4, 1983
7,623 ( 20 years, 318 days)
Died in office[111]
Richard Ottinger
Democratic
NY-25
January 3, 1965
January 3, 1971
2,191 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate [112]
NY-24 (from 1975) NY-20 (from 1983)
January 3, 1975
January 3, 1985
3,653 ( 10 years, 0 days)
Retired[112]
Joseph Y. Resnick
Democratic
NY-28
January 3, 1965
January 3, 1969
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for United States Senate [113]
James H. Scheuer
Democratic
NY-21
January 3, 1965
January 3, 1973
2,922 ( 8 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination[114]
NY-11
January 3, 1975
January 3, 1983
6,575 ( 8 years, 0 days)
Redistricted[114]
NY-08
January 3, 1983
January 3, 1993
Retired[114]
Herbert Tenzer
Democratic
NY-05
January 3, 1965
January 3, 1969
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Retired[115]
Lester L. Wolff
Democratic
NY-03 (from 1965) NY-06 (from 1973)
January 3, 1965
January 3, 1981
5,844 ( 16 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[116]
Joshua Eilberg
Democratic
PA-04
January 3, 1967
January 3, 1979
4,383 ( 12 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[117]
Sam Steiger
Republican
AZ-03
January 3, 1967
January 3, 1977
3,653 ( 10 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate [118]
Bertram L. Podell
Democratic
NY-13
February 20, 1968
January 3, 1975
2,509 ( 6 years, 317 days)
Lost renomination[119]
Ed Koch
Democratic
NY-17 (from 1969) NY-18 (from 1973)
January 3, 1969
December 31, 1977
3,284 ( 8 years, 362 days)
Resigned to become Mayor of New York City [120]
Allard K. Lowenstein
Democratic
NY-05
January 3, 1969
January 3, 1971
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[121]
Abner J. Mikva
Democratic
IL-02
January 3, 1969
January 3, 1973
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[122]
IL-10
January 3, 1975
September 26, 1979
1,727 ( 4 years, 266 days)
Resigned to take seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to which he had been appointed and confirmed[122]
Bella Abzug
Democratic
NY-19 (from 1971) NY-20 (from 1973)
January 3, 1971
January 3, 1977
2,192 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate [123]
Benjamin Gilman
Republican
NY (several)
January 3, 1973
January 3, 2003
10,957 ( 30 years, 0 days)
Retired[124]
Elizabeth Holtzman
Democratic
NY-16
January 3, 1973
January 3, 1981
2,922 ( 8 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate [125]
William Lehman
Democratic
FL-13 (from 1973) FL-17 (from 1983)
January 3, 1973
January 3, 1993
7,305 ( 20 years, 0 days)
Retired[126]
Edward Mezvinsky
Democratic
IA-01
January 3, 1973
January 3, 1977
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[127]
William Cohen
Republican
ME-2
January 3, 1973
January 3, 1979
2,191 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Retired to run successfully for United States Senate [2] [128]
Bill Gradison
Republican
OH-01 (from 1975) OH-02 (from 1983)
January 3, 1975
January 31, 1993
6,603 ( 18 years, 28 days)
Resigned[129]
John Hans Krebs
Democratic
CA-17
January 3, 1975
January 3, 1979
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[130]
Elliott H. Levitas
Democratic
GA-04
January 3, 1975
January 3, 1985
3,653 ( 10 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[131]
Fred Richmond
Democratic
NY-14
January 3, 1975
August 25, 1982
2,791 ( 7 years, 234 days)
Resigned[132]
Stephen Solarz
Democratic
NY-13
January 3, 1975
January 3, 1993
6,575 ( 18 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination[133]
Gladys Spellman
Democratic
MD-05
January 3, 1975
February 24, 1981
2,244 ( 6 years, 52 days)
Seat declared vacant after suffering a debilitating heart attack and becoming comatose[134]
Henry Waxman
Democratic
CA (several)
January 3, 1975
January 3, 2015
14,610 ( 40 years, 0 days)
Retired[135]
Anthony Beilenson
Democratic
CA-23 (from 1977) CA-24 (from 1993)
January 3, 1977
January 3, 1997
7,305 ( 20 years, 0 days)
Retired[136]
Mickey Edwards
Republican
OK-05
January 3, 1977
January 3, 1993
5,844 ( 16 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination[137]
Dan Glickman
Democratic
KS-04
January 3, 1977
January 3, 1995
6,564 ( 18 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[138]
Marc L. Marks
Republican
PA-24
January 3, 1977
January 3, 1983
2,191 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Retired[139]
Ted Weiss
Democratic
NY-20 (from 1977) NY-17 (from 1983)
January 3, 1977
September 14, 1992
5,733 ( 15 years, 255 days)
Died in office[140]
Bill Green
Republican
NY-18 (from 1978) NY-15 (from 1983)
February 14, 1978
January 3, 1993
5,437 ( 14 years, 324 days)
Lost reelection[141]
Martin Frost
Democratic
TX-24
January 3, 1979
January 3, 2005
9,497 ( 26 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[142]
Ken Kramer
Republican
CO-05
January 3, 1979
January 3, 1987
2,922 ( 8 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate [143]
Howard Wolpe
Democratic
MI-03
January 3, 1979
January 3, 1993
5,114 ( 14 years, 0 days)
Retired[144]
Bobbi Fiedler
Republican
CA-21
January 3, 1981
January 3, 1987
2,191 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate [145]
Barney Frank
Democratic
MA-04
January 3, 1981
January 3, 2013
11,688 ( 32 years, 0 days)
Retired[146]
Sam Gejdenson
Democratic
CT-02
January 3, 1981
January 3, 2001
7,305 ( 20 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[147]
Tom Lantos
Democratic
CA-11 (from 1981) CA-12 (from 1993)
January 3, 1981
February 11, 2008
9,900 ( 27 years, 39 days)
Died in office. The only Holocaust survivor to have served in the United States Congress.[148]
Chuck Schumer
Democratic
NY (several)
January 3, 1981
January 3, 1999
6,574 ( 18 years, 0 days)
Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate [29]
Bob Shamansky
Democratic
OH-12
January 3, 1981
January 3, 1983
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[149]
Ron Wyden
Democratic
OR-03
January 3, 1981
February 5, 1996
5,511 ( 15 years, 33 days)
Resigned after being elected to the United States Senate [28]
Howard Berman
Democratic
CA-26 (from 1983) CA-28 (from 2003)
January 3, 1983
January 3, 2013
10,958 ( 30 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[150]
Barbara Boxer
Democratic
CA-06
January 3, 1983
January 3, 1993
3,653 ( 10 years, 0 days)
Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate [26]
Ben Erdreich
Democratic
AL-06
January 3, 1983
January 3, 1993
3,653 ( 10 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[151]
Sander Levin
Democratic
MI (several)
January 3, 1983
January 3, 2019
13,149 ( 36 years, 0 days)
Retired[152]
Mel Levine
Democratic
CA-27
January 3, 1983
January 3, 1993
3,653 ( 10 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate [153]
Norman Sisisky
Democratic
VA-04
January 3, 1983
March 29, 2001
6,600 ( 18 years, 85 days)
Died in office[154]
Lawrence J. Smith
Democratic
FL-16
January 3, 1983
January 3, 1993
3,653 ( 10 years, 0 days)
Retired[155]
Gary Ackerman
Democratic
NY-07 (from 1983) NY-05 (from 1993)
March 1, 1983
January 3, 2013
10,958 ( 30 years, 0 days)
Retired[156]
Sala Burton
Democratic
CA-05
June 21, 1983
February 1, 1987
1,321 ( 3 years, 225 days)
Died in office[157]
John Miller
Republican
WA-01
January 3, 1985
January 3, 1993
2,922 ( 8 years, 0 days)
Retired[158]
Ben Cardin
Democratic
MD-03
January 3, 1987
January 3, 2007
7,305 ( 20 years, 0 days)
Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate [31]
Eliot Engel
Democratic
NY (several)
January 3, 1989
January 3, 2021
11,688 ( 32 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination[159]
Nita Lowey
Democratic
NY (several)
January 3, 1989
January 3, 2021
11,688 ( 32 years, 0 days)
Retired[160]
Steven Schiff
Republican
NM-01
January 3, 1989
March 25, 1998
3,368 ( 9 years, 81 days)
Died in office[161]
Bernie Sanders
Independent
VT-AL
January 3, 1991
January 3, 2007
5,844 ( 16 years, 0 days)
Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate [32]
Dick Zimmer
Republican
NJ-12
January 3, 1991
January 3, 1997
2,192 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate [162]
Jerrold Nadler
Democratic
NY (several)
November 3, 1992
Incumbent [163]
11,545 ( 31 years, 223 days)
Sam Coppersmith
Democratic
AZ-01
January 3, 1993
January 3, 1995
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate [164]
Peter Deutsch
Democratic
FL-20
January 3, 1993
January 3, 2005
4,383 ( 12 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate [165]
Bob Filner
Democratic
CA-50 (from 1993) CA-51 (from 2003)
January 3, 1993
December 3, 2012
7,274 ( 19 years, 335 days)
Resigned to become Mayor of San Diego [166]
Eric Fingerhut
Democratic
OH-19
January 3, 1993
January 3, 1995
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[167]
Daniel Hamburg
Democratic
CA-01
January 3, 1993
January 3, 1995
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[168]
Jane Harman
Democratic
CA-36
January 3, 1993
January 3, 1999
2,191 ( 6 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor of California [169]
January 3, 2001
February 28, 2011
3,708 ( 10 years, 56 days)
Resigned to head the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars [169]
Herb Klein
Democratic
NJ-08
January 3, 1993
January 3, 1995
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[170]
David A. Levy
Republican
NY-04
January 3, 1993
January 3, 1995
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination[171]
Marjorie Margolies
Democratic
PA-13
January 3, 1993
January 3, 1995
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[172]
Lynn Schenk
Democratic
CA-49
January 3, 1993
January 3, 1995
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[173]
Jon D. Fox
Republican
PA-13
January 3, 1995
January 3, 1999
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[174]
Steve Rothman
Democratic
NJ-09
January 3, 1997
January 3, 2013
5,844 ( 16 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination[175]
Brad Sherman
Democratic
CA (several)
January 3, 1997
Incumbent
10,023 ( 27 years, 162 days)
[176]
Robert Wexler
Democratic
FL-19
January 3, 1997
January 3, 2010
4,748 ( 13 years, 0 days)
Resigned[177]
Shelley Berkley
Democratic
NV-01
January 3, 1999
January 3, 2013
5,114 ( 14 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate [178]
Jan Schakowsky
Democratic
IL-09
January 3, 1999
Incumbent
9,293 ( 25 years, 162 days)
[179]
Anthony Weiner
Democratic
NY-09
January 3, 1999
June 21, 2011
4,552 ( 12 years, 169 days)
Resigned[180]
Eric Cantor
Republican
VA-07
January 3, 2001
August 18, 2014
4,975 ( 13 years, 227 days)
Resigned after having lost renomination. First Jewish House Majority Leader [181]
Susan Davis
Democratic
CA-51 (from 2001) CA-53 (from 2003)
January 3, 2001
January 3, 2021
7,305 ( 20 years, 0 days)
Retired[182]
Steve Israel
Democratic
NY-02 (from 2001) NY-03 (from 2013)
January 3, 2001
January 3, 2017
5,844 ( 16 years, 0 days)
Retired[183]
Adam Schiff
Democratic
CA (several)
January 3, 2001
Incumbent
8,562 ( 23 years, 162 days)
[184]
Rahm Emanuel
Democratic
IL-05
January 3, 2003
January 2, 2009
2,191 ( 5 years, 365 days)
Resigned to become White House Chief of Staff [185]
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic
FL-20 (from 2005) FL-23 (from 2013) FL-25 (from 2022)
January 3, 2005
Incumbent
7,101 ( 19 years, 162 days)
[186]
Allyson Schwartz
Democratic
PA-13
January 3, 2005
January 3, 2015
3,652 ( 10 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania [187]
Steve Cohen
Democratic
TN-09
January 3, 2007
Incumbent
6,371 ( 17 years, 162 days)
[188]
Gabby Giffords
Democratic
AZ-08
January 3, 2007
January 25, 2012
1,848 ( 5 years, 22 days)
Resigned to recover from the assassination attempt on her life in 2011.[189]
Paul Hodes
Democratic
NH-02
January 3, 2007
January 3, 2011
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate [190]
Steve Kagen
Democratic
WI-08
January 3, 2007
January 3, 2011
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[191]
Ron Klein
Democratic
FL-22
January 3, 2007
January 3, 2011
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[192]
John Yarmuth
Democratic
KY-03
January 3, 2007
January 3, 2023
5,844 ( 16 years, 0 days)
Retired[193]
John Adler
Democratic
NJ-03
January 3, 2009
January 3, 2011
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[194]
Jason Chaffetz [b]
Republican
UT-03
January 3, 2009
June 30, 2017
3,100 ( 8 years, 178 days)
Resigned
Alan Grayson
Democratic
FL-08
January 3, 2009
January 3, 2011
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[196]
FL-09
January 3, 2013
January 3, 2017
1,827 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination to the United States Senate [196]
Jared Polis
Democratic
CO-02
January 3, 2009
January 3, 2019
3,652 ( 10 years, 0 days)
Retired to run successfully for Governor of Colorado [197]
Ted Deutch
Democratic
FL (several)
April 13, 2010
September 30, 2022
4,553 ( 12 years, 170 days)
Resigned to become CEO of the American Jewish Committee [198]
David Cicilline
Democratic
RI-01
January 3, 2011
May 31, 2023
4,531 ( 12 years, 148 days)
Resigned to become CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation[199]
Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic
OR-01
January 31, 2012
Incumbent
4,517 ( 12 years, 134 days)
[200]
Lois Frankel
Democratic
FL-22 (from 2013) FL-21 (from 2017)
January 3, 2013
Incumbent
4,179 ( 11 years, 162 days)
[201]
Alan Lowenthal
Democratic
CA-47
January 3, 2013
January 3, 2023
3,652 ( 10 years, 0 days)
Retired[202]
Brad Schneider
Democratic
IL-10
January 3, 2013
January 3, 2015
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[203]
January 3, 2017
Incumbent
2,718 ( 7 years, 162 days)
[203]
Lee Zeldin
Republican
NY-01
January 3, 2015
January 3, 2023
2,922 8 years, 0 days
Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of New York [204]
Josh Gottheimer
Democratic
NJ-05
January 3, 2017
Incumbent
2,718 ( 7 years, 162 days)
[205]
David Kustoff
Republican
TN-08
January 3, 2017
Incumbent
2,718 ( 7 years, 162 days)
[203]
Jamie Raskin
Democratic
MD-08
January 3, 2017
Incumbent
2,718 ( 7 years, 162 days)
[206]
Jacky Rosen
Democratic
NV-03
January 3, 2017
January 3, 2019
730 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate [37]
Susan Wild
Democratic
PA-15 (from 2018) PA-07 (from 2019)
November 27, 2018
Incumbent
2,025 ( 5 years, 199 days)
[207]
Andy Levin
Democratic
MI-09
January 3, 2019
January 3, 2023
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Lost renomination after redistricting[208]
Mike Levin [c]
Democratic
CA-49
January 3, 2019
Incumbent
1,988 ( 5 years, 162 days)
[210]
Elaine Luria
Democratic
VA-02
January 3, 2019
January 3, 2023
1,461 ( 4 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[211]
Dean Phillips
Democratic (DFL)
MN-03
January 3, 2019
Incumbent
1,988 ( 5 years, 162 days)
[212]
Max Rose
Democratic
NY-11
January 3, 2019
January 3, 2021
731 ( 2 years, 0 days)
Lost reelection[213]
Kim Schrier
Democratic
WA-08
January 3, 2019
Incumbent
1,988 ( 5 years, 162 days)
[214]
Elissa Slotkin
Democratic
MI-08
January 3, 2019
Incumbent
1,988 ( 5 years, 162 days)
[215]
Jake Auchincloss
Democratic
MA-04
January 3, 2021
Incumbent
1,257 ( 3 years, 162 days)
[216]
Sara Jacobs
Democratic
CA-51 (from 2023) CA-53 (from 2021)
January 3, 2021
Incumbent
1,257 ( 3 years, 162 days)
[216]
Kathy Manning
Democratic
NC-06
January 3, 2021
Incumbent
1,257 ( 3 years, 162 days)
[216]
Becca Balint
Democratic
VT-AL
January 3, 2023
Incumbent
527 ( 1 year, 162 days)
[217]
Dan Goldman
Democratic
NY-10
January 3, 2023
Incumbent
527 ( 1 year, 162 days)
[217]
Greg Landsman
Democratic
OH-01
January 3, 2023
Incumbent
527 ( 1 year, 162 days)
[217]
Seth Magaziner
Democratic
RI-02
January 3, 2023
Incumbent
527 ( 1 year, 162 days)
[217]
Max Miller
Republican
OH-07
January 3, 2023
Incumbent
527 ( 1 year, 162 days)
[217]
Jared Moskowitz
Democratic
FL-23
January 3, 2023
Incumbent
527 ( 1 year, 162 days)
[217]
Territorial delegates
Elected to the House of Representatives, but not seated
See also
Notes
^ Born (and raised) Jewish, but converted to Episcopalianism in his mid-to-late 30s while serving as a U.S. Senator.[1]
^ Raised Jewish from birth by his Jewish father, but later converted to Mormonism.[195]
^ With a Jewish father and Catholic mother, he was baptized as a Catholic but "was raised with both the Catholic faith and also the Jewish faith."[209]
^ a b Born (and raised) Jewish, but converted to Episcopalianism in his mid-to-late 30s
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