History / Congress
New York's 38th congressional district
24 members have held this seat since Apr 7, 1913. Vacant or no longer exists.
Holders
2419 R · 5 D
Longest tenure
8 yearsJohn Taber
Current
—nobody
history/seat/ny-38Every holder, newest first+24
Jack French Kemp R
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1983 · 4 years
Jack French Kemp R
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Jack French Kemp R
Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 4, 1975 · 2 years
James Fred Hastings R
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1973 · 23 months
James Fred Hastings R
Jan 3, 1969 – Jan 4, 1971 · 2 years
Charles Ellsworth Goodell R
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Jessica McCullough Weis R
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Kenneth Barnard Keating R
Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 4, 1959 · 6 years
John Taber R
Jan 3, 1945 – Jan 4, 1953 · 8 years
Joseph John O’Brien R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1945 · 2 years
Joseph John O’Brien R
Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 4, 1943 · 4 years
George Bradshaw Kelly D
Jan 5, 1937 – Jan 4, 1939 · 2 years
James Patrick Bernard Duffy D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1937 · 2 years
James Lucius Whitley R
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
James Lucius Whitley R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
James Lucius Whitley R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Meyer Jacobstein D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Meyer Jacobstein D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Meyer Jacobstein D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Thomas Byrne Dunn R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Thomas Byrne Dunn R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Thomas Byrne Dunn R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Thomas Byrne Dunn R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Thomas Byrne Dunn R
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.