History / Congress

Washington's 4th congressional district

26 members have held this seat since Dec 6, 1915. Now: Dan Newhouse R.

Holders
26
21 R · 5 D
Longest tenure
16 years
Otis Halbert Holmes
Current
12 years
Dan Newhouse, since Jan 6, 2015
history/seat/wa-4Every holder, newest first
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19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020William Leroy La Follette · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Leroy La Follette · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · RepublicanJohn William Summers · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanJohn William Summers · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanJohn William Summers · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanJohn William Summers · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanJohn William Summers · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanJohn William Summers · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanJohn William Summers · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanKnute Hill · 1933-03-09 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratOtis Halbert Holmes · 1943-01-06 – 1959-01-04 · RepublicanCatherine Dean May · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · RepublicanCatherine Dean May · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · RepublicanCatherine Dean May · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · RepublicanMike McCormack · 1971-01-21 – 1975-01-04 · DemocratMike McCormack · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratMike McCormack · 1979-01-15 – 1981-01-04 · DemocratSidney Wallace Morrison · 1981-01-05 – 1987-01-04 · RepublicanSidney Wallace Morrison · 1987-01-06 – 1993-01-04 · RepublicanJay Inslee · 1993-01-05 – 1995-01-04 · DemocratDoc Hastings · 1995-01-04 – 1997-01-04 · RepublicanDoc Hastings · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · RepublicanDoc Hastings · 1999-01-06 – 2003-01-04 · RepublicanDoc Hastings · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · RepublicanDoc Hastings · 2009-01-06 – 2015-01-04 · RepublicanDan Newhouse · 2015-01-06 – present · Republican
Dan Newhouse R
Jan 6, 2015 – present · 12 years
Doc Hastings R
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 6 years
Doc Hastings R
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Doc Hastings R
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Doc Hastings R
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Doc Hastings R
Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 4, 1997 · 2 years
Jay Inslee D
Jan 5, 1993 – Jan 4, 1995 · 2 years
Sidney Wallace Morrison R
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1993 · 6 years
Sidney Wallace Morrison R
Jan 5, 1981 – Jan 4, 1987 · 6 years
Mike McCormack D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1981 · 2 years
Mike McCormack D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Mike McCormack D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
Catherine Dean May R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Catherine Dean May R
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Catherine Dean May R
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Otis Halbert Holmes R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1959 · 16 years
Knute Hill D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1943 · 9.8 years
John William Summers R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
John William Summers R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
John William Summers R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
John William Summers R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
John William Summers R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
John William Summers R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
John William Summers R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
William Leroy La Follette R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
William Leroy La Follette R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months

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