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Minnesota's 2nd congressional district

54 members have held this seat since Dec 7, 1863. Now: Angie Craig D.

Holders
54
43 R · 11 D
Longest tenure
16 years
Joseph Patrick O’Hara
Current
7.8 years
Angie Craig, since Jan 3, 2019
history/seat/mn-2Every holder, newest first
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18801900192019401960198020002020Ignatius Donnelly · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · RepublicanIgnatius Donnelly · 1865-12-04 – 1869-03-04 · RepublicanEugene McLanahan Wilson · 1869-03-04 – 1871-03-04 · DemocratJohn Thomas Averill · 1871-03-04 – 1873-03-04 · RepublicanHorace Burton Strait · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanHorace Burton Strait · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · RepublicanHorace Burton Strait · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · RepublicanHenry Poehler · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · DemocratHorace Burton Strait · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · RepublicanJames Beach Wakefield · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · RepublicanJames Beach Wakefield · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Lind · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Lind · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Lind · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · RepublicanJames Thompson McCleary · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · RepublicanJames Thompson McCleary · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanJames Thompson McCleary · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · RepublicanJames Thompson McCleary · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · RepublicanJames Thompson McCleary · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · RepublicanJames Thompson McCleary · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · RepublicanJames Thompson McCleary · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanWinfield Scott Hammond · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · DemocratWinfield Scott Hammond · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · DemocratWinfield Scott Hammond · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · DemocratWinfield Scott Hammond · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratFranklin Fowler Ellsworth · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · RepublicanFranklin Fowler Ellsworth · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · RepublicanFranklin Fowler Ellsworth · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanFrank Clague · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanFrank Clague · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanFrank Clague · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanFrank Clague · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanFrank Clague · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanFrank Clague · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanElmer James Ryan · 1935-01-03 – 1941-01-04 · DemocratJoseph Patrick O’Hara · 1943-01-06 – 1959-01-04 · RepublicanAncher Nelsen · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · RepublicanAncher Nelsen · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · RepublicanAncher Nelsen · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · RepublicanAncher Nelsen · 1971-01-21 – 1975-01-04 · RepublicanThomas Michael Hagedorn · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · RepublicanThomas Michael Hagedorn · 1979-01-15 – 1983-01-04 · RepublicanJohn Vincent Weber · 1987-01-06 – 1993-01-04 · RepublicanDavid Minge · 1993-01-05 – 1997-01-04 · DemocratDavid Minge · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · DemocratDavid Minge · 1999-01-06 – 2001-01-04 · DemocratJohn Kline · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · RepublicanJohn Kline · 2009-01-06 – 2015-01-04 · RepublicanJohn Kline · 2015-01-06 – 2017-01-04 · RepublicanAngie Craig · 2019-01-03 – present · DemocratJoseph Patrick O’Hara · 1941-01-03 – 1943-01-04 · RepublicanJohn Vincent Weber · 1983-01-03 – 1987-01-04 · RepublicanMark R. Kennedy · 2001-01-03 – 2003-01-04 · RepublicanJason Lewis · 2017-01-03 – 2019-01-04 · Republican
Angie Craig D
Jan 3, 2019 – present · 7.8 years
Jason Lewis R
Jan 3, 2017 – Jan 4, 2019 · 2 years
John Kline R
Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2017 · 2 years
John Kline R
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 6 years
John Kline R
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Mark R. Kennedy R
Jan 3, 2001 – Jan 4, 2003 · 2 years
David Minge D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2001 · 2 years
David Minge D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
David Minge D
Jan 5, 1993 – Jan 4, 1997 · 4 years
John Vincent Weber R
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1993 · 6 years
John Vincent Weber R
Jan 3, 1983 – Jan 4, 1987 · 4 years
Thomas Michael Hagedorn R
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1983 · 4 years
Thomas Michael Hagedorn R
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Ancher Nelsen R
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
Ancher Nelsen R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Ancher Nelsen R
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Ancher Nelsen R
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Joseph Patrick O’Hara R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1959 · 16 years
Joseph Patrick O’Hara R
Jan 3, 1941 – Jan 4, 1943 · 2 years
Elmer James Ryan D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1941 · 6 years
Frank Clague R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Frank Clague R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Frank Clague R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Frank Clague R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Frank Clague R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Frank Clague R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Franklin Fowler Ellsworth R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Franklin Fowler Ellsworth R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Franklin Fowler Ellsworth R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Winfield Scott Hammond D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Winfield Scott Hammond D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Winfield Scott Hammond D
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Winfield Scott Hammond D
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
James Thompson McCleary R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
James Thompson McCleary R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
James Thompson McCleary R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
James Thompson McCleary R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
James Thompson McCleary R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
James Thompson McCleary R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
James Thompson McCleary R
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
John Lind R
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
John Lind R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
John Lind R
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
James Beach Wakefield R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
James Beach Wakefield R
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Horace Burton Strait R
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Henry Poehler D
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Horace Burton Strait R
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Horace Burton Strait R
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Horace Burton Strait R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
John Thomas Averill R
Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 4, 1873 · 2 years
Eugene McLanahan Wilson D
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1871 · 2 years
Ignatius Donnelly R
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1869 · 3.2 years
Ignatius Donnelly R
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months

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