History / Congress
Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district
60 members have held this seat since Dec 3, 1849. Now: Derrick Van Orden R.
Holders
6044 R · 13 D · 1 ID · 1 IRD · 1 P
Longest tenure
10 yearsGardner Robert Withrow
Current
3.8 yearsDerrick Van Orden, since Jan 3, 2023
history/seat/wi-3Every holder, newest first+60
Derrick Van Orden R
Jan 3, 2023 – present · 3.8 years
Ron Kind D
Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2023 · 8 years
Ron Kind D
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 6 years
Ron Kind D
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Ron Kind D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Ron Kind D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Steven Craig Gunderson R
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1997 · 10 years
Steven Craig Gunderson R
Jan 5, 1981 – Jan 4, 1987 · 6 years
Alvin James Baldus D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1981 · 2 years
Alvin James Baldus D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Vernon Wallace Thomson R
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
Vernon Wallace Thomson R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Vernon Wallace Thomson R
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Vernon Wallace Thomson R
Jan 3, 1961 – Jan 4, 1963 · 2 years
Gardner Robert Withrow R
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1961 · 2 years
Gardner Robert Withrow R
Jan 3, 1949 – Jan 4, 1959 · 10 years
William Henry Stevenson R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1949 · 6 years
William Henry Stevenson R
Jan 3, 1941 – Jan 4, 1943 · 2 years
Harry Wilbur Griswold R
Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 4, 1941 · 2 years
Gardner Robert Withrow R→P
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1939 · 5.8 years
John Mandt Nelson R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
John Mandt Nelson R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
John Mandt Nelson R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
John Mandt Nelson R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
John Mandt Nelson R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
John Mandt Nelson R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
James Gideon Monahan R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
John Mandt Nelson R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
John Mandt Nelson R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
John Mandt Nelson R
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Arthur William Kopp R
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Arthur William Kopp R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
James William Murphy D
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Joseph Weeks Babcock R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Joseph Weeks Babcock R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Joseph Weeks Babcock R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Joseph Weeks Babcock R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
Joseph Weeks Babcock R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
Joseph Weeks Babcock R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
Joseph Weeks Babcock R
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
Allen Ralph Bushnell D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
Robert Marion La Follette R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
Robert Marion La Follette R
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Robert Marion La Follette R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Burr W. Jones D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
George Cochrane Hazelton R
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
George Cochrane Hazelton R
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
George Cochrane Hazelton R
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Henry Sterling Magoon R
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Joel Allen Barber R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Joel Allen Barber R
Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 4, 1873 · 2 years
Amasa Cobb R
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1871 · 5.2 years
Amasa Cobb R
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
Andrew Scott Sloan R
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
Charles Hathaway Larrabee D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
Charles Billinghurst R
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
Charles Billinghurst IRD
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
John B. Macy D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
James Duane Doty ID
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
James Duane Doty D
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.