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Minnesota's 4th congressional district

45 members have held this seat since Dec 3, 1883. Now: Betty McCollum D.

Holders
45
23 R · 21 D · 1 IR
Longest tenure
12 years
Betty McCollum
Current
12 years
Betty McCollum, since Jan 6, 2015
history/seat/mn-4Every holder, newest first
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1900192019401960198020002020William Drew Washburn · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Bachop Gilfillan · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · RepublicanEdmund Rice · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · DemocratSamuel Prather Snider · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · RepublicanJames Nathan Castle · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · DemocratAndrew Robert Kiefer · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · RepublicanAndrew Robert Kiefer · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanFrederick Clement Stevens · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · RepublicanFrederick Clement Stevens · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · RepublicanFrederick Clement Stevens · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · RepublicanFrederick Clement Stevens · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · RepublicanFrederick Clement Stevens · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanFrederick Clement Stevens · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · RepublicanFrederick Clement Stevens · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · RepublicanFrederick Clement Stevens · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · RepublicanFrederick Clement Stevens · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · RepublicanCarl Chester Van Dyke · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratCarl Chester Van Dyke · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratCarl Chester Van Dyke · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · DemocratOscar Edward Keller · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanOscar Edward Keller · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanOscar Edward Keller · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanMelvin Joseph Maas · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanMelvin Joseph Maas · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanMelvin Joseph Maas · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanMelvin Joseph Maas · 1935-01-03 – 1943-01-04 · RepublicanMelvin Joseph Maas · 1943-01-06 – 1945-01-04 · RepublicanEdward James Devitt · 1947-01-03 – 1949-01-04 · RepublicanJoseph Edward Karth · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · DemocratJoseph Edward Karth · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratJoseph Edward Karth · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · DemocratJoseph Edward Karth · 1971-01-21 – 1975-01-04 · DemocratJoseph Edward Karth · 1975-01-14 – 1977-01-04 · DemocratBruce F. Vento · 1977-01-04 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratBruce F. Vento · 1979-01-15 – 1987-01-04 · DemocratBruce F. Vento · 1987-01-06 – 1997-01-04 · DemocratBruce F. Vento · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · DemocratBruce F. Vento · 1999-01-06 – 2001-01-04 · DemocratBetty McCollum · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · DemocratBetty McCollum · 2009-01-06 – 2015-01-04 · DemocratBetty McCollum · 2015-01-06 – present · DemocratOscar Edward Keller · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · Ind. RepublicanFrank Thomas Starkey · 1945-01-03 – 1947-01-04 · DemocratEugene Joseph McCarthy · 1949-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · DemocratBetty McCollum · 2001-01-03 – 2003-01-04 · Democrat
Betty McCollum D
Jan 6, 2015 – present · 12 years
Betty McCollum D
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 6 years
Betty McCollum D
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Betty McCollum D
Jan 3, 2001 – Jan 4, 2003 · 2 years
Bruce F. Vento D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2001 · 2 years
Bruce F. Vento D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Bruce F. Vento D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1997 · 10 years
Bruce F. Vento D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1987 · 8 years
Bruce F. Vento D
Jan 4, 1977 – Jan 4, 1979 · 2 years
Joseph Edward Karth D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1977 · 2 years
Joseph Edward Karth D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
Joseph Edward Karth D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Joseph Edward Karth D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Joseph Edward Karth D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Eugene Joseph McCarthy D
Jan 3, 1949 – Jan 4, 1959 · 10 years
Edward James Devitt R
Jan 3, 1947 – Jan 4, 1949 · 2 years
Frank Thomas Starkey D
Jan 3, 1945 – Jan 4, 1947 · 2 years
Melvin Joseph Maas R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1945 · 2 years
Melvin Joseph Maas R
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1943 · 8 years
Melvin Joseph Maas R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Melvin Joseph Maas R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Melvin Joseph Maas R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Oscar Edward Keller R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Oscar Edward Keller R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Oscar Edward Keller R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Carl Chester Van Dyke D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Oscar Edward Keller IR
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Carl Chester Van Dyke D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Carl Chester Van Dyke D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Frederick Clement Stevens R
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Frederick Clement Stevens R
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Frederick Clement Stevens R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Frederick Clement Stevens R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Frederick Clement Stevens R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Frederick Clement Stevens R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Frederick Clement Stevens R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Frederick Clement Stevens R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
Frederick Clement Stevens R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
Andrew Robert Kiefer R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
Andrew Robert Kiefer R
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
James Nathan Castle D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
Samuel Prather Snider R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
Edmund Rice D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
John Bachop Gilfillan R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
William Drew Washburn R
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months

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