History / Congress

Kansas's 5th congressional district

36 members have held this seat since Dec 7, 1885. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
36
25 R · 7 D · 3 P · 1 IR
Longest tenure
14 years
Clifford Ragsdale Hope
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/ks-5Every holder, newest first
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1900192019401960198020002020John Alexander Anderson · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Alexander Anderson · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · Ind. RepublicanJohn Alexander Anderson · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Davis · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · PopulistJohn Davis · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · PopulistWilliam Alexander Calderhead · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Davis Vincent · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · PopulistWilliam Alexander Calderhead · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Alexander Calderhead · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Alexander Calderhead · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Alexander Calderhead · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Alexander Calderhead · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Alexander Calderhead · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · RepublicanRollin Raymond Rees · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · RepublicanGuy Tresillian Helvering · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratGuy Tresillian Helvering · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratGuy Tresillian Helvering · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratJames George Strong · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanJames George Strong · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanJames George Strong · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanJames George Strong · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanJames George Strong · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanJames George Strong · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanJames George Strong · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Augustus Ayres · 1933-03-09 – 1935-01-04 · DemocratClifford Ragsdale Hope · 1943-01-06 – 1957-01-04 · RepublicanJames Floyd Breeding · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · DemocratJoe Skubitz · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · RepublicanJoe Skubitz · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · RepublicanJoe Skubitz · 1971-01-21 – 1975-01-04 · RepublicanJoe Skubitz · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · RepublicanRobert Russell Whittaker · 1979-01-15 – 1987-01-04 · RepublicanRobert Russell Whittaker · 1987-01-06 – 1991-01-04 · RepublicanJohn Mills Houston · 1935-01-03 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratJames Floyd Breeding · 1957-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · DemocratRichard Nichols · 1991-01-03 – 1993-01-04 · Republican
Richard Nichols R
Jan 3, 1991 – Jan 4, 1993 · 2 years
Robert Russell Whittaker R
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1991 · 4 years
Robert Russell Whittaker R
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1987 · 8 years
Joe Skubitz R
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Joe Skubitz R
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
Joe Skubitz R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Joe Skubitz R
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
James Floyd Breeding D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
James Floyd Breeding D
Jan 3, 1957 – Jan 4, 1959 · 2 years
Clifford Ragsdale Hope R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1957 · 14 years
John Mills Houston D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1943 · 8 years
William Augustus Ayres D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
James George Strong R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
James George Strong R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
James George Strong R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
James George Strong R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
James George Strong R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
James George Strong R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
James George Strong R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Guy Tresillian Helvering D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Guy Tresillian Helvering D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Guy Tresillian Helvering D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Rollin Raymond Rees R
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
William Alexander Calderhead R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
William Alexander Calderhead R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
William Alexander Calderhead R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
William Alexander Calderhead R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
William Alexander Calderhead R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
William Alexander Calderhead R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
William Davis Vincent P
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
William Alexander Calderhead R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
John Davis P
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
John Davis P
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
John Alexander Anderson R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
John Alexander Anderson IR
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
John Alexander Anderson R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months

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