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Virginia's 2nd congressional district

95 members have held this seat since Dec 2, 1793. Now: Jennifer A. Kiggans R.

Holders
95
50 D · 27 R · 9 F · 6 J · 1 DR · 1 U · 1 R
Longest tenure
12 years
Porter Hardy Jr.
Current
3.8 years
Jennifer A. Kiggans, since Jan 3, 2023
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180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Andrew Moore · 1793-12-02 – 1795-03-04 · Democratic RepublicanAndrew Moore · 1795-12-07 – 1797-03-04 · RepublicanDavid Holmes · 1797-05-15 – 1799-03-04 · RepublicanDavid Holmes · 1799-12-02 – 1801-03-04 · RepublicanDavid Holmes · 1801-12-07 – 1803-03-04 · RepublicanJames Stephenson · 1803-10-17 – 1805-03-04 · FederalistJohn Morrow · 1805-12-02 – 1807-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Morrow · 1807-10-26 – 1809-03-04 · RepublicanJames Stephenson · 1809-05-22 – 1811-03-04 · FederalistJohn Baker · 1811-11-04 – 1813-03-04 · FederalistFrancis White · 1813-05-24 – 1815-03-04 · FederalistMagnus Tate · 1815-12-04 – 1817-03-04 · FederalistEdward Colston · 1817-12-01 – 1819-03-04 · FederalistThomas Van Swearingen · 1819-12-06 – 1821-03-04 · FederalistThomas Van Swearingen · 1821-12-03 – 1823-03-04 · FederalistArthur Smith · 1823-12-01 – 1825-03-04James Trezvant · 1825-12-05 – 1827-03-04 · JacksonJames Trezvant · 1827-12-03 – 1829-03-04 · JacksonJames Trezvant · 1829-12-07 – 1831-03-04 · JacksonJohn Young Mason · 1831-12-05 – 1833-03-04 · JacksonJohn Young Mason · 1833-12-02 – 1835-03-04 · JacksonJohn Young Mason · 1835-12-07 – 1837-03-04 · JacksonFrancis Everod Rives · 1837-09-04 – 1839-03-04 · DemocratFrancis Everod Rives · 1839-12-02 – 1841-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Booth Cary · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Coke Dromgoole · 1843-12-04 – 1845-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Coke Dromgoole · 1845-12-01 – 1847-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Coke Dromgoole · 1847-12-06 – 1849-03-04 · DemocratRichard Kidder Meade · 1849-12-03 – 1851-03-04 · DemocratRichard Kidder Meade · 1851-12-01 – 1853-03-04 · DemocratJohn Singleton Millson · 1853-12-05 – 1855-03-04 · DemocratJohn Singleton Millson · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · DemocratJohn Singleton Millson · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratJohn Singleton Millson · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · DemocratJames Henry Platt Jr. · 1869-03-04 – 1873-03-04 · RepublicanJames Henry Platt Jr. · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Goode Jr. · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratJohn Goode Jr. · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · DemocratJohn Goode Jr. · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · DemocratJohn Frederick Dezendorf · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · RepublicanHarry Libbey · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · ReadjusterHarry Libbey · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Edwin Bowden · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Edwin Bowden · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · RepublicanJohn William Lawson · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · DemocratDavid Gardiner Tyler · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · DemocratDavid Gardiner Tyler · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · DemocratRichard Alsop Wise · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Alsop Wise · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · RepublicanHarry Lee Maynard · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · DemocratHarry Lee Maynard · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · DemocratHarry Lee Maynard · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · DemocratHarry Lee Maynard · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · DemocratHarry Lee Maynard · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · DemocratEdward Everett Holland · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · DemocratEdward Everett Holland · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratEdward Everett Holland · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratEdward Everett Holland · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratEdward Everett Holland · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · DemocratJoseph Thomas Deal · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · DemocratJoseph Thomas Deal · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · DemocratJoseph Thomas Deal · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · DemocratJoseph Thomas Deal · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · DemocratMenalcus Lankford · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanMenalcus Lankford · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanColgate Whitehead Darden Jr. · 1935-01-03 – 1937-01-04 · DemocratNorman Rond Hamilton · 1937-01-05 – 1939-01-04 · DemocratWinder Russell Harris · 1941-01-03 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratWinder Russell Harris · 1943-01-06 – 1945-01-04 · DemocratPorter Hardy Jr. · 1947-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · DemocratPorter Hardy Jr. · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · DemocratPorter Hardy Jr. · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratPorter Hardy Jr. · 1967-01-10 – 1969-01-04 · DemocratGeorge William Whitehurst · 1971-01-21 – 1975-01-04 · RepublicanGeorge William Whitehurst · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · RepublicanGeorge William Whitehurst · 1979-01-15 – 1987-01-04 · RepublicanOwen B. Pickett · 1987-01-06 – 1997-01-04 · DemocratOwen B. Pickett · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · DemocratOwen B. Pickett · 1999-01-06 – 2001-01-04 · DemocratEdward L. Schrock · 2003-01-07 – 2005-01-04 · RepublicanThelma D. Drake · 2005-01-04 – 2009-01-04 · RepublicanGlenn C. Nye · 2009-01-06 – 2011-01-04 · DemocratE. Scott Rigell · 2011-01-05 – 2015-01-04 · RepublicanE. Scott Rigell · 2015-01-06 – 2017-01-04 · RepublicanElaine G. Luria · 2019-01-03 – 2023-01-04 · DemocratJames Stephenson · 1821-12-03 – 1823-03-04 · FederalistRichard Kidder Meade · 1847-12-06 – 1849-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Albin Young · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Albin Young · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · DemocratColgate Whitehead Darden Jr. · 1939-01-03 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratRalph Hunter Daughton · 1943-01-06 – 1947-01-04 · DemocratGeorge William Whitehurst · 1969-01-03 – 1971-01-04 · RepublicanEdward L. Schrock · 2001-01-03 – 2003-01-04 · RepublicanScott Taylor · 2017-01-03 – 2019-01-04 · RepublicanJennifer A. Kiggans · 2023-01-03 – present · Republican
Jennifer A. Kiggans R
Jan 3, 2023 – present · 3.8 years
Elaine G. Luria D
Jan 3, 2019 – Jan 4, 2023 · 4 years
Scott Taylor R
Jan 3, 2017 – Jan 4, 2019 · 2 years
E. Scott Rigell R
Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2017 · 2 years
E. Scott Rigell R
Jan 5, 2011 – Jan 4, 2015 · 4 years
Glenn C. Nye D
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2011 · 2 years
Thelma D. Drake R
Jan 4, 2005 – Jan 4, 2009 · 4 years
Edward L. Schrock R
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2005 · 2 years
Edward L. Schrock R
Jan 3, 2001 – Jan 4, 2003 · 2 years
Owen B. Pickett D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2001 · 2 years
Owen B. Pickett D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Owen B. Pickett D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1997 · 10 years
George William Whitehurst R
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1987 · 8 years
George William Whitehurst R
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
George William Whitehurst R
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
George William Whitehurst R
Jan 3, 1969 – Jan 4, 1971 · 2 years
Porter Hardy Jr. D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1969 · 2 years
Porter Hardy Jr. D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Porter Hardy Jr. D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Porter Hardy Jr. D
Jan 3, 1947 – Jan 4, 1959 · 12 years
Winder Russell Harris D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1945 · 2 years
Ralph Hunter Daughton D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1947 · 4 years
Winder Russell Harris D
Jan 3, 1941 – Jan 4, 1943 · 2 years
Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. D
Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 4, 1943 · 4 years
Norman Rond Hamilton D
Jan 5, 1937 – Jan 4, 1939 · 2 years
Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1937 · 2 years
Menalcus Lankford R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Menalcus Lankford R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Joseph Thomas Deal D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Joseph Thomas Deal D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Joseph Thomas Deal D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Joseph Thomas Deal D
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Edward Everett Holland D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Edward Everett Holland D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Edward Everett Holland D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Edward Everett Holland D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Edward Everett Holland D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Harry Lee Maynard D
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Harry Lee Maynard D
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Harry Lee Maynard D
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Harry Lee Maynard D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Harry Lee Maynard D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Richard Alsop Wise R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
William Albin Young D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
Richard Alsop Wise R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
William Albin Young D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
David Gardiner Tyler D
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
David Gardiner Tyler D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
John William Lawson D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
George Edwin Bowden R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
George Edwin Bowden R
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Harry Libbey R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Harry Libbey R
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
John Frederick Dezendorf R
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
John Goode Jr. D
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
John Goode Jr. D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
John Goode Jr. D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
James Henry Platt Jr. R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
James Henry Platt Jr. R
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1873 · 4 years
John Singleton Millson D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
John Singleton Millson D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
John Singleton Millson D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
John Singleton Millson D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
Richard Kidder Meade D
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
Richard Kidder Meade D
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
George Coke Dromgoole D
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
Richard Kidder Meade D
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
George Coke Dromgoole D
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847 · 15 months
George Coke Dromgoole D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
George Booth Cary D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Francis Everod Rives D
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Francis Everod Rives D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
John Young Mason J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
John Young Mason J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
John Young Mason J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
James Trezvant J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
James Trezvant J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
James Trezvant J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
Arthur Smith
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
Thomas Van Swearingen F
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
James Stephenson F
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
Thomas Van Swearingen F
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
Edward Colston F
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
Magnus Tate F
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
Francis White F
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
John Baker F
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
James Stephenson F
May 22, 1809 – Mar 4, 1811 · 21 months
John Morrow R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months
John Morrow R
Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months
James Stephenson F
Oct 17, 1803 – Mar 4, 1805 · 17 months
David Holmes R
Dec 7, 1801 – Mar 4, 1803 · 15 months
David Holmes R
Dec 2, 1799 – Mar 4, 1801 · 15 months
David Holmes R
May 15, 1797 – Mar 4, 1799 · 22 months
Andrew Moore R
Dec 7, 1795 – Mar 4, 1797 · 15 months
Andrew Moore DR
Dec 2, 1793 – Mar 4, 1795 · 15 months

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