History / Congress

Washington's 1st congressional district

37 members have held this seat since Dec 2, 1889. Now: Suzan K. DelBene D.

Holders
37
27 R · 10 D
Longest tenure
12 years
Suzan K. DelBene
Current
12 years
Suzan K. DelBene, since Jan 6, 2015
history/seat/wa-1Every holder, newest first
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1900192019401960198020002020John Lockwood Wilson · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Lockwood Wilson · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Ewart Humphrey · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Ewart Humphrey · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Ewart Humphrey · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Ewart Humphrey · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Franklin Miller · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Franklin Miller · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Franklin Miller · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Franklin Miller · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Franklin Miller · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanJohn Franklin Miller · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Franklin Miller · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanRalph Ashley Horr · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanMarion Anthony Zioncheck · 1933-03-09 – 1937-01-04 · DemocratWarren Grant Magnuson · 1937-01-05 – 1944-12-14 · DemocratEmerson Hugh De Lacy · 1945-01-03 – 1947-01-04 · DemocratHugh Burnton Mitchell · 1949-01-03 – 1953-01-04 · DemocratThomas Minor Pelly · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · RepublicanThomas Minor Pelly · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · RepublicanThomas Minor Pelly · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · RepublicanThomas Minor Pelly · 1971-01-21 – 1973-01-04 · RepublicanJoel McFee Pritchard · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · RepublicanJoel McFee Pritchard · 1979-01-15 – 1985-01-04 · RepublicanJohn Ripin Miller · 1987-01-06 – 1993-01-04 · RepublicanMaria Cantwell · 1993-01-05 – 1995-01-04 · DemocratRichard Alan White · 1995-01-04 – 1997-01-04 · RepublicanRichard Alan White · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · RepublicanJay Inslee · 1999-01-06 – 2003-01-04 · DemocratJay Inslee · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · DemocratJay Inslee · 2009-01-06 – 2012-03-21 · DemocratSuzan K. DelBene · 2012-11-13 – 2015-01-04 · DemocratSuzan K. DelBene · 2015-01-06 – present · DemocratHomer Raymond Jones · 1947-01-03 – 1949-01-04 · RepublicanThomas Minor Pelly · 1953-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · RepublicanJoel McFee Pritchard · 1973-01-03 – 1975-01-04 · RepublicanJohn Ripin Miller · 1985-01-03 – 1987-01-04 · Republican
Suzan K. DelBene D
Jan 6, 2015 – present · 12 years
Suzan K. DelBene D
Nov 13, 2012 – Jan 4, 2015 · 2.1 years
Jay Inslee D
Jan 6, 2009 – Mar 21, 2012 · 3.2 years
Jay Inslee D
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Jay Inslee D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Richard Alan White R
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Richard Alan White R
Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 4, 1997 · 2 years
Maria Cantwell D
Jan 5, 1993 – Jan 4, 1995 · 2 years
John Ripin Miller R
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1993 · 6 years
John Ripin Miller R
Jan 3, 1985 – Jan 4, 1987 · 2 years
Joel McFee Pritchard R
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1985 · 6 years
Joel McFee Pritchard R
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Joel McFee Pritchard R
Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 4, 1975 · 2 years
Thomas Minor Pelly R
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1973 · 23 months
Thomas Minor Pelly R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Thomas Minor Pelly R
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Thomas Minor Pelly R
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Thomas Minor Pelly R
Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 4, 1959 · 6 years
Hugh Burnton Mitchell D
Jan 3, 1949 – Jan 4, 1953 · 4 years
Homer Raymond Jones R
Jan 3, 1947 – Jan 4, 1949 · 2 years
Emerson Hugh De Lacy D
Jan 3, 1945 – Jan 4, 1947 · 2 years
Warren Grant Magnuson D
Jan 5, 1937 – Dec 14, 1944 · 7.9 years
Marion Anthony Zioncheck D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1937 · 3.8 years
Ralph Ashley Horr R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
John Franklin Miller R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
John Franklin Miller R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
John Franklin Miller R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
John Franklin Miller R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
John Franklin Miller R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
John Franklin Miller R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
John Franklin Miller R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
William Ewart Humphrey R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
William Ewart Humphrey R
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
William Ewart Humphrey R
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
William Ewart Humphrey R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
John Lockwood Wilson R
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
John Lockwood Wilson R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months

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