History / Congress
Illinois's 9th congressional district
59 members have held this seat since Dec 5, 1853. Now: Janice D. Schakowsky D.
Holders
5932 R · 27 D
Longest tenure
12 yearsJanice D. Schakowsky
Current
12 yearsJanice D. Schakowsky, since Jan 6, 2015
history/seat/il-9Every holder, newest first+59
Janice D. Schakowsky D
Jan 6, 2015 – present · 12 years
Janice D. Schakowsky D
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 6 years
Janice D. Schakowsky D
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Janice D. Schakowsky D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Sidney Richard Yates D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Sidney Richard Yates D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1997 · 10 years
Sidney Richard Yates D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1987 · 8 years
Sidney Richard Yates D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Sidney Richard Yates D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
Sidney Richard Yates D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Sidney Richard Yates D
Jan 4, 1965 – Jan 4, 1967 · 2 years
Edward Rowan Finnegan D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1965 · 2 years
Sidney Richard Yates D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Sidney Richard Yates D
Jan 3, 1949 – Jan 4, 1959 · 10 years
Robert Joseph Twyman R
Jan 3, 1947 – Jan 4, 1949 · 2 years
Alexander John Resa D
Jan 3, 1945 – Jan 4, 1947 · 2 years
Charles Schuveldt Dewey R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1945 · 2 years
Charles Schuveldt Dewey R
Jan 3, 1941 – Jan 4, 1943 · 2 years
James McAndrews D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1941 · 6 years
Frederick Albert Britten R
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
Frederick Albert Britten R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Frederick Albert Britten R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Frederick Albert Britten R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Frederick Albert Britten R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Frederick Albert Britten R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Frederick Albert Britten R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Frederick Albert Britten R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Frederick Albert Britten R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Frederick Albert Britten R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Frederick Albert Britten R
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Lynden Evans D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Henry Sherman Boutell R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Henry Sherman Boutell R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Henry Sherman Boutell R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Henry Sherman Boutell R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Robert Roberts Hitt R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Robert Roberts Hitt R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
Robert Roberts Hitt R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
Robert Roberts Hitt R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
Hamilton Kinkaid Wheeler R
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
Herman Wilber Snow D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
Lewis Edwin Payson R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
Lewis Edwin Payson R
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Lewis Edwin Payson R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Lewis Edwin Payson R
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
John Henry Lewis R
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Thomas Alexander Boyd R
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Thomas Alexander Boyd R
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Richard Henry Whiting R
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Granville Barrere R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Thompson Ware McNeely D
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1873 · 4 years
Lewis Winans Ross D
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1869 · 3.2 years
Lewis Winans Ross D
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
William Joshua Allen D
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
John Alexander Logan D
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
John Alexander Logan D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
Samuel Scott Marshall D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
Samuel Scott Marshall D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
Willis Allen D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.