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Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district

71 members have held this seat since Dec 2, 1833. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
71
33 R · 29 D · 5 W · 1 AM · 1 J · 1 IRD · 1 NG
Longest tenure
8 years
Francis Eugene Walter
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/pa-20Every holder, newest first
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1840186018801900192019401960198020002020Andrew Stewart · 1833-12-02 – 1835-03-04 · Anti MasonicAndrew Buchanan · 1835-12-07 – 1837-03-04 · JacksonAndrew Buchanan · 1837-09-04 – 1839-03-04 · DemocratEnos Hook · 1839-12-02 – 1841-03-04 · DemocratHenry White Beeson · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · DemocratJohn Dickey · 1843-12-04 – 1845-03-04 · WhigJohn Hoge Ewing · 1845-12-01 – 1847-03-04 · WhigJohn Dickey · 1847-12-06 – 1849-03-04 · WhigRobert Rentoul Reed · 1849-12-03 – 1851-03-04 · WhigJohn Allison · 1851-12-01 – 1853-03-04 · WhigJohn Littleton Dawson · 1853-12-05 – 1855-03-04 · DemocratJonathan Knight · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · Ind. Republican-DemocratWilliam Montgomery · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Montgomery · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · DemocratJesse Lazear · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · DemocratAmos Myers · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Vernon Culver · 1865-12-04 – 1867-03-04 · RepublicanDarwin Asahel Finney · 1867-03-04 – 1869-03-04 · RepublicanCalvin Willard Gilfillan · 1869-03-04 – 1871-03-04 · RepublicanSamuel Griffith · 1871-03-04 – 1873-03-04 · DemocratHiram Lawton Richmond · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanLevi Augustus Mackey · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratLevi Augustus Mackey · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · DemocratSeth Hartman Yocum · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · National GreenbackerAndrew Gregg Curtin · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · DemocratAndrew Gregg Curtin · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratAndrew Gregg Curtin · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · DemocratJohn Patton · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · RepublicanEdward Scull · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · RepublicanEdward Scull · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · RepublicanJosiah Duane Hicks · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · RepublicanJosiah Duane Hicks · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanJosiah Duane Hicks · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · RepublicanJoseph Earlston Thropp · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · RepublicanAlvin Evans · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · RepublicanDaniel Franklin Lafean · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · RepublicanDaniel Franklin Lafean · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanDaniel Franklin Lafean · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · RepublicanDaniel Franklin Lafean · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · RepublicanDaniel Franklin Lafean · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · RepublicanAndrew R. Brodbeck · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratCyrus William Beales · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · RepublicanAndrew R. Brodbeck · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratEdward Schroeder Brooks · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanEdward Schroeder Brooks · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge M. Wertz · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanAnderson Howell Walters · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanJames Russell Leech · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanJames Russell Leech · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanJames Russell Leech · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Cunningham Cochran · 1933-03-09 – 1935-01-04 · RepublicanBenjamin Jarrett · 1937-01-05 – 1943-01-04 · RepublicanLeon Harry Gavin · 1943-01-06 – 1945-01-04 · RepublicanJames Edward Van Zandt · 1953-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · RepublicanJames Edward Van Zandt · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · RepublicanElmer Joseph Holland · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratElmer Joseph Holland · 1967-01-10 – 1969-01-04 · DemocratJoseph Matthew Gaydos · 1971-01-21 – 1975-01-04 · DemocratJoseph Matthew Gaydos · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratJoseph Matthew Gaydos · 1979-01-15 – 1987-01-04 · DemocratJoseph Matthew Gaydos · 1987-01-06 – 1993-01-04 · DemocratAustin John Murphy · 1993-01-05 – 1995-01-04 · DemocratFrank Mascara · 1995-01-04 – 1997-01-04 · DemocratFrank Mascara · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · DemocratFrank Mascara · 1999-01-06 – 2003-01-04 · DemocratEnos Hook · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · DemocratSolomon Newton Pettis · 1867-03-04 – 1869-03-04 · RepublicanHoward William Stull · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanDenis Joseph Driscoll · 1935-01-03 – 1937-01-04 · DemocratFrancis Eugene Walter · 1945-01-03 – 1953-01-04 · DemocratJoseph Matthew Gaydos · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · Democrat
Frank Mascara D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Frank Mascara D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Frank Mascara D
Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 4, 1997 · 2 years
Austin John Murphy D
Jan 5, 1993 – Jan 4, 1995 · 2 years
Joseph Matthew Gaydos D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1993 · 6 years
Joseph Matthew Gaydos D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1987 · 8 years
Joseph Matthew Gaydos D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Joseph Matthew Gaydos D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
Elmer Joseph Holland D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1969 · 2 years
Joseph Matthew Gaydos D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Elmer Joseph Holland D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
James Edward Van Zandt R
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
James Edward Van Zandt R
Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 4, 1959 · 6 years
Francis Eugene Walter D
Jan 3, 1945 – Jan 4, 1953 · 8 years
Leon Harry Gavin R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1945 · 2 years
Benjamin Jarrett R
Jan 5, 1937 – Jan 4, 1943 · 6 years
Denis Joseph Driscoll D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1937 · 2 years
Thomas Cunningham Cochran R
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
James Russell Leech R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Howard William Stull R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
James Russell Leech R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
James Russell Leech R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Anderson Howell Walters R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
George M. Wertz R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Edward Schroeder Brooks R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Edward Schroeder Brooks R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Andrew R. Brodbeck D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Cyrus William Beales R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Andrew R. Brodbeck D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Daniel Franklin Lafean R
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Daniel Franklin Lafean R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Daniel Franklin Lafean R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Daniel Franklin Lafean R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Daniel Franklin Lafean R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Alvin Evans R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Joseph Earlston Thropp R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
Josiah Duane Hicks R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
Josiah Duane Hicks R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
Josiah Duane Hicks R
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
Edward Scull R
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
Edward Scull R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
John Patton R
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Andrew Gregg Curtin D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Andrew Gregg Curtin D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Andrew Gregg Curtin D
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Seth Hartman Yocum NG
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Levi Augustus Mackey D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Levi Augustus Mackey D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Hiram Lawton Richmond R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Samuel Griffith D
Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 4, 1873 · 2 years
Calvin Willard Gilfillan R
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1871 · 2 years
Darwin Asahel Finney R
Mar 4, 1867 – Mar 4, 1869 · 2 years
Solomon Newton Pettis R
Mar 4, 1867 – Mar 4, 1869 · 2 years
Charles Vernon Culver R
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1867 · 15 months
Amos Myers R
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
Jesse Lazear D
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
William Montgomery D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
William Montgomery D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
Jonathan Knight IRD
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
John Littleton Dawson D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
John Allison W
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
Robert Rentoul Reed W
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
John Dickey W
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
John Hoge Ewing W
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847 · 15 months
John Dickey W
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
Henry White Beeson D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Enos Hook D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Enos Hook D
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Andrew Buchanan D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Andrew Buchanan J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Andrew Stewart AM
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months

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