History / Congress
Minnesota's 1st congressional district
54 members have held this seat since Dec 7, 1863. Now: Brad Finstad R.
Holders
5447 R · 7 D
Longest tenure
16 yearsAugust Herman Andresen
Current
4.2 yearsBrad Finstad, since Aug 12, 2022
history/seat/mn-1Every holder, newest first+54
Brad Finstad R
Aug 12, 2022 – present · 4.2 years
Jim Hagedorn R
Jan 3, 2019 – Feb 18, 2022 · 3.1 years
Timothy J. Walz D
Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2019 · 4 years
Timothy J. Walz D
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 6 years
Timothy J. Walz D
Jan 4, 2007 – Jan 4, 2009 · 2 years
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2007 · 4 years
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Gilbert W. Gutknecht R
Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 4, 1997 · 2 years
Timothy Joseph Penny D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1995 · 8 years
Timothy Joseph Penny D
Jan 3, 1983 – Jan 4, 1987 · 4 years
Arlen Ingolf Erdahl R
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1983 · 4 years
Albert Harold Quie R
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Albert Harold Quie R
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
Albert Harold Quie R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Albert Harold Quie R
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Albert Harold Quie R
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Albert Harold Quie R
Jan 3, 1957 – Jan 4, 1959 · 2 years
August Herman Andresen R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1959 · 16 years
August Herman Andresen R
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1943 · 8 years
Victor Laurence August Christgau R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Victor Laurence August Christgau R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Allen John Furlow R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Allen John Furlow R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Sydney Anderson R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Sydney Anderson R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Sydney Anderson R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Sydney Anderson R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Sydney Anderson R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Sydney Anderson R
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Sydney Anderson R
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
James Albertus Tawney R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
James Albertus Tawney R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
James Albertus Tawney R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
James Albertus Tawney R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
James Albertus Tawney R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
James Albertus Tawney R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
James Albertus Tawney R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
James Albertus Tawney R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
James Albertus Tawney R
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
William Henry Harries D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
Mark Hill Dunnell R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
Thomas Wilson D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Milo White R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Milo White R
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Mark Hill Dunnell R
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Mark Hill Dunnell R
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Mark Hill Dunnell R
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Mark Hill Dunnell R
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Mark Hill Dunnell R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Mark Hill Dunnell R
Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 4, 1873 · 2 years
Morton Smith Wilkinson R
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1871 · 2 years
William Windom R
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1869 · 3.2 years
William Windom R
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.