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Indiana's 1st congressional district

78 members have held this seat since Dec 4, 1815. Now: Frank J. Mrvan D.

Holders
78
46 D · 22 R · 5 J · 3 W · 1 JR · 1 A
Longest tenure
16 years
Ray John Madden
Current
5.8 years
Frank J. Mrvan, since Jan 3, 2021
history/seat/in-1Every holder, newest first
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18201840186018801900192019401960198020002020William Hendricks · 1815-12-04 – 1817-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Hendricks · 1817-12-01 – 1819-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Hendricks · 1819-12-06 – 1821-03-04 · RepublicanJonathan Jennings · 1821-12-03 – 1823-03-04 · RepublicanJacob Call · 1823-12-01 – 1825-03-04 · Jackson RepublicanRatliff Boon · 1825-12-05 – 1827-03-04 · JacksonThomas Holdsworth Blake · 1827-12-03 – 1829-03-04 · AdamsRatliff Boon · 1829-12-07 – 1831-03-04 · JacksonRatliff Boon · 1831-12-05 – 1833-03-04 · JacksonRatliff Boon · 1833-12-02 – 1835-03-04 · JacksonRatliff Boon · 1835-12-07 – 1837-03-04 · JacksonRatliff Boon · 1837-09-04 – 1839-03-04 · DemocratGeorge H. Proffit · 1839-12-02 – 1841-03-04 · WhigGeorge H. Proffit · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · WhigRobert Dale Owen · 1843-12-04 – 1845-03-04 · DemocratRobert Dale Owen · 1845-12-01 – 1847-03-04 · DemocratElisha Embree · 1847-12-06 – 1849-03-04 · WhigNathaniel Albertson · 1849-12-03 – 1851-03-04 · DemocratJames Lockhart · 1851-12-01 – 1853-03-04 · DemocratSmith Miller · 1853-12-05 – 1855-03-04 · DemocratSmith Miller · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · DemocratJames Lockhart · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Ellis Niblack · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · DemocratJohn Law · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · DemocratJohn Law · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Ellis Niblack · 1865-12-04 – 1873-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Ellis Niblack · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · DemocratBenoni Stinson Fuller · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratBenoni Stinson Fuller · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Heilman · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Heilman · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Jay Kleiner · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratJohn Jay Kleiner · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · DemocratAlvin Peterson Hovey · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Fletcher Parrett · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Fletcher Parrett · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · DemocratArthur Herbert Taylor · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · DemocratJames Alexander Hemenway · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanJames Alexander Hemenway · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · RepublicanJames Alexander Hemenway · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · RepublicanJames Alexander Hemenway · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · RepublicanJames Alexander Hemenway · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Hopkins Foster · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Hopkins Foster · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · RepublicanJohn William Boehne · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · DemocratJohn William Boehne · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · DemocratCharles Lieb · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratCharles Lieb · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Kirkpatrick Denton · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratOscar Raymond Luhring · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanOscar Raymond Luhring · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Edward Wilson · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · DemocratHarry Emerson Rowbottom · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanHarry Emerson Rowbottom · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanHarry Emerson Rowbottom · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanJohn William Boehne Jr. · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Theodore Schulte · 1933-03-09 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratRay John Madden · 1943-01-06 – 1959-01-04 · DemocratRay John Madden · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · DemocratRay John Madden · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratRay John Madden · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · DemocratRay John Madden · 1971-01-21 – 1975-01-04 · DemocratRay John Madden · 1975-01-14 – 1977-01-04 · DemocratAdam Benjamin Jr. · 1977-01-04 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratAdam Benjamin Jr. · 1979-01-15 – 1983-01-04 · DemocratPeter J. Visclosky · 1985-01-03 – 1987-01-04 · DemocratPeter J. Visclosky · 1987-01-06 – 1997-01-04 · DemocratPeter J. Visclosky · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · DemocratPeter J. Visclosky · 1999-01-06 – 2003-01-04 · DemocratPeter J. Visclosky · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · DemocratPeter J. Visclosky · 2009-01-06 – 2015-01-04 · DemocratPeter J. Visclosky · 2015-01-06 – 2021-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Hendricks · 1821-12-03 – 1823-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Prince · 1823-12-01 – 1825-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Ellis Niblack · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratFrancis Blackburn Posey · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · RepublicanKatie Beatrice Hall · 1981-01-05 – 1985-01-04 · DemocratFrank J. Mrvan · 2021-01-03 – present · Democrat
Frank J. Mrvan D
Jan 3, 2021 – present · 5.8 years
Peter J. Visclosky D
Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2021 · 6 years
Peter J. Visclosky D
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 6 years
Peter J. Visclosky D
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Peter J. Visclosky D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Peter J. Visclosky D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Peter J. Visclosky D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1997 · 10 years
Peter J. Visclosky D
Jan 3, 1985 – Jan 4, 1987 · 2 years
Katie Beatrice Hall D
Jan 5, 1981 – Jan 4, 1985 · 4 years
Adam Benjamin Jr. D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1983 · 4 years
Adam Benjamin Jr. D
Jan 4, 1977 – Jan 4, 1979 · 2 years
Ray John Madden D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1977 · 2 years
Ray John Madden D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
Ray John Madden D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Ray John Madden D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Ray John Madden D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Ray John Madden D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1959 · 16 years
William Theodore Schulte D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1943 · 9.8 years
John William Boehne Jr. D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Harry Emerson Rowbottom R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Harry Emerson Rowbottom R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Harry Emerson Rowbottom R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
William Edward Wilson D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Oscar Raymond Luhring R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Oscar Raymond Luhring R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
George Kirkpatrick Denton D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Charles Lieb D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Charles Lieb D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
John William Boehne D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
John William Boehne D
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
John Hopkins Foster R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
John Hopkins Foster R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
James Alexander Hemenway R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
James Alexander Hemenway R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
James Alexander Hemenway R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
James Alexander Hemenway R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
James Alexander Hemenway R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
Arthur Herbert Taylor D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
William Fletcher Parrett D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
William Fletcher Parrett D
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
Alvin Peterson Hovey R
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Francis Blackburn Posey R
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
John Jay Kleiner D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
John Jay Kleiner D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
William Heilman R
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
William Heilman R
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Benoni Stinson Fuller D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Benoni Stinson Fuller D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
William Ellis Niblack D
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
William Ellis Niblack D
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1873 · 7.2 years
John Law D
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
John Law D
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
William Ellis Niblack D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
James Lockhart D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
William Ellis Niblack D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
Smith Miller D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
Smith Miller D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
James Lockhart D
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
Nathaniel Albertson D
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
Elisha Embree W
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
Robert Dale Owen D
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847 · 15 months
Robert Dale Owen D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
George H. Proffit W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
George H. Proffit W
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Ratliff Boon D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Ratliff Boon J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Ratliff Boon J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
Ratliff Boon J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
Ratliff Boon J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
Thomas Holdsworth Blake A
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
Ratliff Boon J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
Jacob Call JR
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
William Prince R
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
Jonathan Jennings R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
William Hendricks R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
William Hendricks R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
William Hendricks R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
William Hendricks R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months

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