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Illinois's 5th congressional district

67 members have held this seat since Dec 4, 1843. Now: Mike Quigley D.

Holders
67
47 D · 20 R
Longest tenure
12 years
Mike Quigley
Current
12 years
Mike Quigley, since Jan 6, 2015
history/seat/il-5Every holder, newest first
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186018801900192019401960198020002020Stephen Arnold Douglas · 1843-12-04 – 1845-03-04 · DemocratStephen Arnold Douglas · 1845-12-01 – 1847-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Alexander Richardson · 1847-12-06 – 1849-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Alexander Richardson · 1849-12-03 – 1851-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Alexander Richardson · 1851-12-01 – 1853-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Alexander Richardson · 1853-12-05 – 1855-03-04 · DemocratJacob Cunningham Davis · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · DemocratIsaac Newton Morris · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratIsaac Newton Morris · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Alexander Richardson · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · DemocratOwen Lovejoy · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · RepublicanEbon Clark Ingersoll · 1865-12-04 – 1871-03-04 · RepublicanBradford Newcomb Stevens · 1871-03-04 – 1873-03-04 · DemocratHoratio Chapin Burchard · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanHoratio Chapin Burchard · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · RepublicanHoratio Chapin Burchard · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · RepublicanRobert Moffett Allison Hawk · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · RepublicanRobert Moffett Allison Hawk · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · RepublicanReuben Ellwood · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · RepublicanReuben Ellwood · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · RepublicanAlbert Jarvis Hopkins · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · RepublicanAlbert Jarvis Hopkins · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · RepublicanAlbert Jarvis Hopkins · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · RepublicanAlbert Jarvis Hopkins · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Elon White · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Elon White · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · RepublicanEdward Thomas Noonan · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Frank Mahoney · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · DemocratJames McAndrews · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · DemocratAnthony Michalek · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · DemocratAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · DemocratAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · DemocratAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · DemocratAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · DemocratAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · DemocratAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · DemocratAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · DemocratAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · DemocratAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · DemocratAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1933-03-09 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratAdolph Joachim Sabath · 1943-01-06 – 1949-01-04 · DemocratJohn Carl Kluczynski · 1951-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · DemocratJohn Carl Kluczynski · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · DemocratJohn Carl Kluczynski · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratJohn Carl Kluczynski · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · DemocratJohn Carl Kluczynski · 1971-01-21 – 1975-01-04 · DemocratJohn Carl Kluczynski · 1975-01-14 – 1977-01-04 · DemocratJohn G. Fary · 1979-01-15 – 1983-01-04 · DemocratWilliam O. Lipinski · 1987-01-06 – 1993-01-04 · DemocratDaniel David Rostenkowski · 1993-01-05 – 1995-01-04 · DemocratMichael P. Flanagan · 1995-01-04 – 1997-01-04 · RepublicanRod Blagojevich · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · DemocratRod Blagojevich · 1999-01-06 – 2003-01-04 · DemocratRahm Emanuel · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · DemocratMike Quigley · 2009-04-07 – 2015-01-04 · DemocratMike Quigley · 2015-01-06 – present · DemocratWilliam Alexander Richardson · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · DemocratEbon Clark Ingersoll · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · RepublicanRobert Roberts Hitt · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · RepublicanAlbert Jarvis Hopkins · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · RepublicanMartin Gorski · 1949-01-03 – 1951-01-04 · DemocratJohn G. Fary · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratWilliam O. Lipinski · 1983-01-03 – 1987-01-04 · Democrat
Mike Quigley D
Jan 6, 2015 – present · 12 years
Mike Quigley D
Apr 7, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 5.7 years
Rahm Emanuel D
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Rod Blagojevich D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Rod Blagojevich D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Michael P. Flanagan R
Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 4, 1997 · 2 years
Daniel David Rostenkowski D
Jan 5, 1993 – Jan 4, 1995 · 2 years
William O. Lipinski D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1993 · 6 years
William O. Lipinski D
Jan 3, 1983 – Jan 4, 1987 · 4 years
John G. Fary D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1983 · 4 years
John Carl Kluczynski D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1977 · 2 years
John G. Fary D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
John Carl Kluczynski D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
John Carl Kluczynski D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
John Carl Kluczynski D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
John Carl Kluczynski D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
John Carl Kluczynski D
Jan 3, 1951 – Jan 4, 1959 · 8 years
Martin Gorski D
Jan 3, 1949 – Jan 4, 1951 · 2 years
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1949 · 6 years
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1943 · 9.8 years
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Adolph Joachim Sabath D
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Anthony Michalek R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
James McAndrews D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
William Frank Mahoney D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Edward Thomas Noonan D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
George Elon White R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
George Elon White R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Reuben Ellwood R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Reuben Ellwood R
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Robert Moffett Allison Hawk R
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Robert Roberts Hitt R
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Robert Moffett Allison Hawk R
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Horatio Chapin Burchard R
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Horatio Chapin Burchard R
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Horatio Chapin Burchard R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Bradford Newcomb Stevens D
Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 4, 1873 · 2 years
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1871 · 5.2 years
Owen Lovejoy R
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
William Alexander Richardson D
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
Isaac Newton Morris D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
Isaac Newton Morris D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
Jacob Cunningham Davis D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
William Alexander Richardson D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
William Alexander Richardson D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
William Alexander Richardson D
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
William Alexander Richardson D
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
William Alexander Richardson D
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
Stephen Arnold Douglas D
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847 · 15 months
Stephen Arnold Douglas D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.