History / Congress
Illinois's 8th congressional district
58 members have held this seat since Dec 5, 1853. Now: Raja Krishnamoorthi D.
Holders
5834 D · 23 R · 1 ID
Longest tenure
16 yearsThomas Sylvy Gordon
Current
9.8 yearsRaja Krishnamoorthi, since Jan 3, 2017
history/seat/il-8Every holder, newest first+58
Raja Krishnamoorthi D
Jan 3, 2017 – present · 9.8 years
Tammy Duckworth D
Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2017 · 2 years
Tammy Duckworth D
Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 4, 2015 · 2 years
Joe Walsh R
Jan 5, 2011 – Jan 4, 2013 · 2 years
Melissa L. Bean D
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2011 · 2 years
Melissa L. Bean D
Jan 4, 2005 – Jan 4, 2009 · 4 years
Philip M. Crane R
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2005 · 2 years
Philip M. Crane R
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Philip M. Crane R
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Philip M. Crane R
Jan 5, 1993 – Jan 4, 1997 · 4 years
Daniel David Rostenkowski D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1993 · 6 years
Daniel David Rostenkowski D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1987 · 8 years
Daniel David Rostenkowski D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Daniel David Rostenkowski D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
Daniel David Rostenkowski D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Daniel David Rostenkowski D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Daniel David Rostenkowski D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Thomas Sylvy Gordon D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1959 · 16 years
Leo Paul Kocialkowski D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1943 · 9.8 years
Peter Charles Granata R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Stanley Henry Kunz D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Stanley Henry Kunz D
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Stanley Henry Kunz D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Stanley Henry Kunz D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Stanley Henry Kunz D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Stanley Henry Kunz D
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Thomas Gallagher D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Thomas Gallagher D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Thomas Gallagher D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Thomas Gallagher D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Thomas Gallagher D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Thomas Gallagher D
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Charles McGavin R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Charles McGavin R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
William Frank Mahoney D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
Robert Andrew Childs R
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
Lewis Steward D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
Charles Augustus Hill R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
Ralph Plumb R
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Ralph Plumb R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
William Cullen R
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Lewis Edwin Payson R
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Greenbury Lafayette Fort R
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Greenbury Lafayette Fort R
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Greenbury Lafayette Fort R
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Greenbury Lafayette Fort R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
James Carroll Robinson D
Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 4, 1873 · 2 years
Shelby Moore Cullom R
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1871 · 5.2 years
John Todd Stuart D
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
Philip Bond Fouke D
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
Philip Bond Fouke D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
Robert Smith D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
James Lowery Donaldson Morrison D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
William Harrison Bissell ID
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.