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New Jersey's 7th congressional district

54 members have held this seat since Dec 1, 1873. Now: Thomas H. Kean, Jr. R.

Holders
54
37 R · 17 D
Longest tenure
10 years
William Beck Widnall
Current
3.8 years
Thomas H. Kean, Jr., since Jan 3, 2023
history/seat/nj-7Every holder, newest first
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18801900192019401960198020002020Isaac Williamson Scudder · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanAugustus Albert Hardenbergh · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratAugustus Albert Hardenbergh · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · DemocratLewis Alexander Brigham · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · RepublicanAugustus Albert Hardenbergh · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · DemocratWilliam McAdoo · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratWilliam McAdoo · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · DemocratWilliam McAdoo · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · DemocratWilliam McAdoo · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · DemocratEdward Francis McDonald · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Bragg Fielder · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · DemocratThomas McEwan Jr. · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanThomas McEwan Jr. · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Davis Daly · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · DemocratAllan Langdon McDermott · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · DemocratRichard Wayne Parker · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Wayne Parker · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Wayne Parker · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Wayne Parker · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · RepublicanEdward Waterman Townsend · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · DemocratRobert Gunn Bremner · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratDow Henry Drukker · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · RepublicanDow Henry Drukker · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · RepublicanAmos Henry Radcliffe · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanAmos Henry Radcliffe · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Nicholas Seger · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Nicholas Seger · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanGeorge Nicholas Seger · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Nicholas Seger · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Nicholas Seger · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanRandolph Perkins · 1933-03-09 – 1937-01-04 · RepublicanJohn Parnell Thomas · 1937-01-05 – 1943-01-04 · RepublicanJohn Parnell Thomas · 1943-01-06 – 1951-01-04 · RepublicanWilliam Beck Widnall · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · RepublicanWilliam Beck Widnall · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · RepublicanWilliam Beck Widnall · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · RepublicanWilliam Beck Widnall · 1971-01-21 – 1975-01-04 · RepublicanGene Andrew Maguire · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratGene Andrew Maguire · 1979-01-15 – 1981-01-04 · DemocratMarge Roukema · 1981-01-05 – 1983-01-04 · RepublicanMatthew John Rinaldo · 1987-01-06 – 1993-01-04 · RepublicanBob Franks · 1993-01-05 – 1997-01-04 · RepublicanBob Franks · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · RepublicanBob Franks · 1999-01-06 – 2001-01-04 · RepublicanMichael Ferguson · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · RepublicanLeonard Lance · 2009-01-06 – 2015-01-04 · RepublicanLeonard Lance · 2015-01-06 – 2019-01-04 · RepublicanThomas H. Kean, Jr. · 2023-01-03 – present · RepublicanAllan Langdon McDermott · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · DemocratDow Henry Drukker · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Beck Widnall · 1949-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · RepublicanMatthew John Rinaldo · 1983-01-03 – 1987-01-04 · RepublicanMichael Ferguson · 2001-01-03 – 2003-01-04 · RepublicanTom Malinowski · 2019-01-03 – 2023-01-04 · Democrat
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. R
Jan 3, 2023 – present · 3.8 years
Tom Malinowski D
Jan 3, 2019 – Jan 4, 2023 · 4 years
Leonard Lance R
Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2019 · 4 years
Leonard Lance R
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 6 years
Michael Ferguson R
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Michael Ferguson R
Jan 3, 2001 – Jan 4, 2003 · 2 years
Bob Franks R
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2001 · 2 years
Bob Franks R
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Bob Franks R
Jan 5, 1993 – Jan 4, 1997 · 4 years
Matthew John Rinaldo R
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1993 · 6 years
Matthew John Rinaldo R
Jan 3, 1983 – Jan 4, 1987 · 4 years
Marge Roukema R
Jan 5, 1981 – Jan 4, 1983 · 2 years
Gene Andrew Maguire D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1981 · 2 years
Gene Andrew Maguire D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
William Beck Widnall R
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
William Beck Widnall R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
William Beck Widnall R
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
William Beck Widnall R
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
William Beck Widnall R
Jan 3, 1949 – Jan 4, 1959 · 10 years
John Parnell Thomas R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1951 · 8 years
John Parnell Thomas R
Jan 5, 1937 – Jan 4, 1943 · 6 years
Randolph Perkins R
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1937 · 3.8 years
George Nicholas Seger R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
George Nicholas Seger R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
George Nicholas Seger R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
George Nicholas Seger R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
George Nicholas Seger R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Amos Henry Radcliffe R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Amos Henry Radcliffe R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Dow Henry Drukker R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Dow Henry Drukker R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Robert Gunn Bremner D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Dow Henry Drukker R
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Edward Waterman Townsend D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Richard Wayne Parker R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Richard Wayne Parker R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Richard Wayne Parker R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Richard Wayne Parker R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Allan Langdon McDermott D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
William Davis Daly D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
Allan Langdon McDermott D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
Thomas McEwan Jr. R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
Thomas McEwan Jr. R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
George Bragg Fielder D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
Edward Francis McDonald D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
William McAdoo D
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
William McAdoo D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
William McAdoo D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
William McAdoo D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Augustus Albert Hardenbergh D
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Lewis Alexander Brigham R
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Augustus Albert Hardenbergh D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Augustus Albert Hardenbergh D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Isaac Williamson Scudder R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months

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