List of United States Representatives from Arkansas

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States Congressional Delegations from Arkansas. The list of names should be complete, but other data may be incomplete.

Current members

List of representatives
Representative Years Party District Notes
William Vollie Alexander Jr. January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1993		 Democratic 1st [data unknown/missing]
Dale Alford January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1963		 Democratic 5th [data unknown/missing]
Beryl Anthony Jr. January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1993		 Democratic 4th [data unknown/missing]
James Woodson Bates December 21, 1819 –
March 3, 1823		 None Territory [data unknown/missing]
Marion Berry January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2011		 Democratic 1st [data unknown/missing]
Ed Bethune January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1985		 Republican 2nd [data unknown/missing]
Thomas Boles June 22, 1868 –
March 3, 1871		 Republican 3rd [data unknown/missing]
February 9, 1872 –
March 3, 1873		 Won contested election.
John Boozman November 20, 2001 –
January 3, 2011		 Republican 3rd Elected to the US Senate.
Clifton R. Breckinridge March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		 Democratic At-large Lost contested election.
March 4, 1885 –
September 5, 1890		 2nd
November 4, 1890 –
August 14, 1894		 Elected after John M. Clayton was assassinated while contest was pending.
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Russia.
Stephen Brundidge Jr. March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903		 Democratic 6th Retired to run for Governor of Arkansas.
March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1909		 2nd
Thaddeus H. Caraway March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1921		 Democratic 1st [data unknown/missing]
William H. Cate March 4, 1889 –
March 5, 1890		 Democratic 1st Lost contested election.
January 3, 1891 –
January 3, 1893		 [data unknown/missing]
Henry Wharton Conway March 4, 1823 –
November 9, 1827		 None Territory Died.
Tom Cotton January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015		 Republican 4th [data unknown/missing]
Jordan E. Cravens March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883		 Democratic 3rd [data unknown/missing]
William B. Cravens March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1913		 Democratic 4th [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939		 Died.
William Fadjo Cravens September 12, 1939 –
January 3, 1949		 Democratic 4th [data unknown/missing]
Rick Crawford January 3, 2011 –
present		 Republican 1st Incumbent
Edward Cross March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1845		 Democratic At-large [data unknown/missing]
Jay Dickey January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2001		 Republican 4th [data unknown/missing]
Hugh A. Dinsmore March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1903		 Democratic 5th [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1905		 3rd
William J. Driver March 4, 1921 –
January 3, 1939		 Democratic 1st [data unknown/missing]
Poindexter Dunn March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1889		 Democratic 1st [data unknown/missing]
John Edwards March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1872		 Liberal Republican 3rd [data unknown/missing]
James T. Elliott January 13, 1869 –
March 3, 1869		 Republican 2nd [data unknown/missing]
Clyde T. Ellis January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1943		 Democratic 3rd [data unknown/missing]
Lewis P. Featherstone March 5, 1890 –
March 3, 1891		 Union Labor 1st Won contested election.
John C. Floyd March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1915		 Democratic 3rd [data unknown/missing]
J. William Fulbright January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945		 Democratic 3rd [data unknown/missing]
Claude A. Fuller March 4, 1929 –
January 3, 1939		 Democratic 3rd [data unknown/missing]
Ezekiel C. Gathings January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1969		 Democratic 1st [data unknown/missing]
Lucien C. Gause March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879		 Democratic 1st [data unknown/missing]
David Delano Glover March 4, 1929 –
January 3, 1935		 Democratic 6th [data unknown/missing]
William S. Goodwin March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1921		 Democratic 7th [data unknown/missing]
Alfred B. Greenwood March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1859		 Democratic 1st [data unknown/missing]
Timothy Griffin January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2015		 Republican 2nd [data unknown/missing]
Thomas M. Gunter June 16, 1874 –
March 3, 1875		 Democratic 3rd Won election contest.
March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1883		 4th
John Paul Hammerschmidt January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1993		 Republican 3rd [data unknown/missing]
James M. Hanks March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873		 Democratic 1st [data unknown/missing]
Oren Harris January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1953		 Democratic 7th Resigned to become the US District judge for the Eastern and Western District of Arkansas.
January 3, 1953 –
February 2, 1966		 4th
Brooks Hays January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1959		 Democratic 5th [data unknown/missing]
French Hill January 3, 2015 –
present		 Republican 2nd Incumbent
Thomas C. Hindman March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861		 Democratic 1st [data unknown/missing]
James M. Hinds July 22, 1868 –
October 22, 1868		 Republican 2nd Died.
Asa Hodges March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 Republican 1st [data unknown/missing]
Asa Hutchinson January 3, 1997 –
August 6, 2001		 Republican 3rd Resigned after being appointed Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Tim Hutchinson January 3, 1993 –
January 2, 1997		 Republican 3rd Resigned after being elected to the US Senate.
William Joseph Hynes March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 Liberal Republican At-large [data unknown/missing]
Henderson M. Jacoway March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1923		 Democratic 5th [data unknown/missing]
Robert Ward Johnson March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1853		 Democratic At-large [data unknown/missing]
James Kimbrough Jones March 4, 1881 –
February 19, 1885		 Democratic 2nd Resigned after being elected to the US Senate.
Wade H. Kitchens January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1941		 Democratic 7th [data unknown/missing]
Blanche Lincoln January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1997		 Democratic 1st [data unknown/missing]
John Sebastian Little December 3, 1894 –
March 3, 1903		 Democratic 2nd Resigned to become Governor of Arkansas.
March 3, 1903 –
January 14, 1907		 4th
Robert B. Macon March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1913		 Democratic 1st [data unknown/missing]
John Little McClellan January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1939		 Democratic 6th [data unknown/missing]
Philip D. McCulloch Jr. March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1903		 Democratic 1st [data unknown/missing]
Thomas Chipman McRae December 7, 1885 –
March 3, 1903		 Democratic 3rd First elected to finish James K. Jones's term.
John E. Miller March 4, 1931 –
November 14, 1937		 Democratic 2nd Resigned after being elected to the US Senate.
Wilbur Mills January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1977		 Democratic 2nd [data unknown/missing]
Robert Neill March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897		 Democratic 6th [data unknown/missing]
Thomas Willoughby Newton February 6, 1847 –
March 3, 1847		 Whig At-large [data unknown/missing]
Catherine Dorris Norrell April 18, 1961 –
January 3, 1963		 Democratic 6th [data unknown/missing]
William F. Norrell January 3, 1939 –
February 15, 1961		 Democratic 6th Died.
Pearl Peden Oldfield January 9, 1929 –
March 3, 1931		 Democratic 2nd [data unknown/missing]
William Allan Oldfield March 4, 1909 –
November 19, 1928		 Democratic 2nd Died.
Tilman Bacon Parks March 4, 1921 –
January 3, 1937		 Democratic 7th [data unknown/missing]
Samuel W. Peel March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		 Democratic 4th Lost renomination.
March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1893		 5th
David Pryor March 9, 1966 –
January 3, 1973		 Democratic 4th [data unknown/missing]
Heartsill Ragon March 4, 1923 –
June 16, 1933		 Democratic 5th Resigned after being appointed judge for the US District Court for the Western district of Arkansas.
James B. Reed October 6, 1923 –
March 3, 1929		 Democratic 6th [data unknown/missing]
Charles C. Reid March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903		 Democratic 4th Retired.
March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1911		 5th
Joseph Taylor Robinson March 4, 1903 –
January 14, 1913		 Democratic 6th Resigned after being elected Governor of Arkansas.
Tommy F. Robinson January 3, 1985 –
July 28, 1989		 Democratic 2nd [data unknown/missing]
July 28, 1989 –
January 3, 1991		 Republican
Anthony A. C. Rogers March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871		 Democratic 2nd [data unknown/missing]
John H. Rogers March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		 Democratic 3rd Retired.
March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1891		 4th
Logan Holt Roots June 22, 1868 –
March 3, 1871		 Republican 1st [data unknown/missing]
Mike Ross January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2013		 Democratic 4th [data unknown/missing]
Albert Rust March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		 Democratic 2nd [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861		 [data unknown/missing]
Lewis E. Sawyer March 4, 1923 –
May 5, 1923		 Democratic 6th Died.
Ambrose Hundley Sevier February 13, 1828 –
June 15, 1836		 None Territory Seat eliminated after Arkansas achieved statehood.
William Ferguson Slemons March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1881		 Democratic 2nd [data unknown/missing]
Oliver P. Snyder March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875		 Republican 2nd [data unknown/missing]
Vic Snyder January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2011		 Democratic 2nd [data unknown/missing]
Boyd Anderson Tackett January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1953		 Democratic 4th [data unknown/missing]
Chester W. Taylor October 25, 1921 –
March 3, 1923		 Democratic 6th [data unknown/missing]
Samuel M. Taylor January 15, 1913 –
September 13, 1921		 Democratic 6th Died.
David D. Terry December 19, 1933 –
January 3, 1943		 Democratic 5th [data unknown/missing]
William L. Terry March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1901		 Democratic 4th [data unknown/missing]
Ray Thornton January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1979		 Democratic 4th [data unknown/missing]
January 3, 1991 –
January 1, 1997		 2nd Resigned.
John N. Tillman March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1929		 Democratic 3rd [data unknown/missing]
James William Trimble January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1967		 Democratic 3rd [data unknown/missing]
Jim Guy Tucker January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979		 Democratic 2nd [data unknown/missing]
Robert M. Wallace March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1911		 Democratic 7th [data unknown/missing]
Edward A. Warren March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 Democratic 2nd [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859		 [data unknown/missing]
Bruce Westerman January 3, 2015 –
present		 Republican 4th Incumbent
William W. Wilshire March 4, 1873 –
June 16, 1874		 Republican 3rd Lost election contest.
March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		 Democratic [data unknown/missing]
Effiegene Locke Wingo November 4, 1930 –
March 3, 1933		 Democratic 4th [data unknown/missing]
Otis Wingo March 4, 1913 –
October 21, 1930		 Democratic 4th Died.
Steve Womack January 3, 2011 –
present		 Republican 3rd Incumbent
Archibald Yell December 14, 1836 –
March 3, 1839		 Democratic At-large [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1845 –
July 1, 1846		 Resigned to serve in the Mexican–American War

Living former members

In April 2017, fifteen former members from Arkansas were alive. The most recent and most recently serving representative to die was Jay Dickey (served 1993–2001) on April 20, 2017.

Representative Term of office Date of birth (and age)
David Pryor 1966–1973 (1934-08-29) August 29, 1934
Bill Alexander 1969–1993 (1934-01-16) January 16, 1934
Jim Guy Tucker 1977–1979 (1943-06-13) June 13, 1943
Ed Bethune 1979–1985 (1935-12-19) December 19, 1935
Beryl Anthony Jr. 1979–1985 (1938-02-21) February 21, 1938
Tommy F. Robinson 1985–1991 (1942-03-07) March 7, 1942
Tim Hutchinson 1993–1997 (1949-08-11) August 11, 1949
Blanche Lincoln 1993–1997 (1960-09-30) September 30, 1960
Asa Hutchinson 1997–2001 (1950-12-03) December 3, 1950
Marion Berry 1997–2011 (1942-08-27) August 27, 1942
Vic Snyder 1997–2011 (1947-09-27) September 27, 1947
Mike Ross 2001–2013 (1961-08-02) August 2, 1961
John Boozman 2001–2011 (1950-12-10) December 10, 1950
Tim Griffin 2011–2015 (1968-08-21) August 21, 1968
Tom Cotton 2013–2015 (1977-05-13) May 13, 1977

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