History / Congress
South Carolina's 7th congressional district
57 members have held this seat since Oct 17, 1803. Now: Russell Fry R.
Holders
5731 D · 18 R · 5 J · 2 N · 1 U
Longest tenure
8 yearsTom Rice
Current
3.8 yearsRussell Fry, since Jan 3, 2023
history/seat/sc-7Every holder, newest first+57
Russell Fry R
Jan 3, 2023 – present · 3.8 years
Tom Rice R
Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2023 · 8 years
Tom Rice R
Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 4, 2015 · 2 years
Hampton Pitts Fulmer D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Hampton Pitts Fulmer D
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Hampton Pitts Fulmer D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Hampton Pitts Fulmer D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Hampton Pitts Fulmer D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Hampton Pitts Fulmer D
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Asbury Francis Lever D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Edward Coke Mann D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Asbury Francis Lever D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Asbury Francis Lever D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Asbury Francis Lever D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Asbury Francis Lever D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Asbury Francis Lever D
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Asbury Francis Lever D
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Asbury Francis Lever D
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Asbury Francis Lever D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
James William Stokes D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Asbury Francis Lever D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
James William Stokes D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
James William Stokes D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
James William Stokes D
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
George Washington Murray R
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
William Elliott D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
Thomas Ezekiel Miller R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
William Elliott D
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
William Elliott D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Robert Smalls R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Edmund William McGregor Mackey R
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Robert Smalls R
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
William Ferguson Colcock D
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
William Ferguson Colcock D
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
Robert Barnwell Rhett D
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
Robert Barnwell Rhett D
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847 · 15 months
Robert Barnwell Rhett D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
James Rogers D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
James Rogers D
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
William Kennedy Clowney N
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
James Rogers J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
William Kennedy Clowney N
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
William Thompson Nuckolls J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
William Thompson Nuckolls J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
William Thompson Nuckolls J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
Joseph Gist J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
Joseph Gist
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
John Wilson R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
Elias Earle R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
Elias Earle R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
John Taylor R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
Elias Earle R
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
Thomas Moore R
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
Thomas Moore R
May 22, 1809 – Mar 4, 1811 · 21 months
Thomas Moore R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months
Thomas Moore R
Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months
Thomas Moore R
Oct 17, 1803 – Mar 4, 1805 · 17 months
Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.