List of United States Representatives from Minnesota

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Minnesota. 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 Minnesota. The list of names should be complete as of January 3, 2019, but other data may be incomplete.

Current members

Updated January 2019.[1]

List of representatives
Representative Party District Years District home Electoral history
Cyrus Aldrich Republican 2nd March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863		 Minneapolis [data unknown/missing]
John G. Alexander Republican 3rd January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941		 [data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Herman Carl Andersen Republican 7th January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1963		 [data unknown/missing] Lost as an Independent.
Sydney Anderson Republican 1st March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1925		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
August H. Andresen Republican 3rd March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1933		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
1st January 3, 1935 –
January 14, 1958		 Died.
Henry M. Arens Farmer–Labor At-large March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
John T. Averill Republican 2nd March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
3rd March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
Michele Bachmann Republican 6th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2015		 Stillwater [data unknown/missing]
Melvin Baldwin Democratic 6th March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
James Bede Republican 8th March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1909		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Robert Bergland Democratic–Farmer–Labor 7th January 3, 1971 –
January 22, 1977		 [data unknown/missing] Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
John Bernard Farmer–Labor 8th January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
John Blatnik Democratic–Farmer–Labor 8th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1975		 [data unknown/missing] Retired.
Haldor Boen Populist 7th March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Rich T. Buckler Farmer–Labor 9th January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1943		 [data unknown/missing] Retired.
Clarence Buckman Republican 6th March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
William Leighton Carss Farmer–Labor 8th March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1929		 [data unknown/missing]
James Castle Democratic 4th March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
James M. Cavanaugh Democratic 1st May 11, 1858 –
March 3, 1859		 Chatfield [data unknown/missing]
Ray P. Chase Republican At-large March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		 [data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Victor Christgau Republican 1st March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Theodore Christianson Republican At-large March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		 [data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
Frank Clague Republican 2nd March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1933		 [data unknown/missing] Retired.
Solomon Comstock Republican 5th March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Angie Craig Democratic 2nd January 3, 2019 –
present		 Eagan Incumbent
Chip Cravaack Republican 8th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013		 Lindstrom Lost re-election.
Charles Russell Davis Republican 3rd March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1925		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Edward Devitt Republican 4th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Ignatius L. Donnelly Republican 2nd March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1869		 St. Paul [data unknown/missing]
Mark H. Dunnell Republican 1st March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1883		 [data unknown/missing] Retired.
March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891		 Lost re-election.
Frank Eddy Republican 7th March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1903		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Keith Ellison Democratic–Farmer–Labor 5th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2019		 Minneapolis First elected in 2006.
Franklin Ellsworth Republican 2nd March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1921		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Arlen Erdahl Republican 1st January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1983		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Tom Emmer Republican 6th January 3, 2015 –
present		 Delano Incumbent
Loren Fletcher Republican 5th March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1903		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Loren Fletcher Republican 5th March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Donald M. Fraser Democratic–Farmer–Labor 5th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1979		 Minneapolis Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Bill Frenzel Republican 3rd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1991		 [data unknown/missing] Retired.
Allen J. Furlow Republican 1st March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1929		 [data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Richard Pillsbury Gale Republican 3rd January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1945		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
William Gallagher Democratic–Farmer–Labor 3rd January 3, 1945 –
August 13, 1946		 [data unknown/missing] Died.
John Gilfillan Republican 4th March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Godfrey G. Goodwin Republican 10th March 4, 1925 –
February 16, 1933		 [data unknown/missing] Died.
Rod Grams Republican 6th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995		 Princeton Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Gil Gutknecht Republican 1st January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2007		 Rochester Lost general.
Jim Hagedorn Republican 1st January 3, 2019 –
present		 Blue Earth Incumbent
Tom Hagedorn Republican 2nd January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1983		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Harold Hagen Farmer–Labor 9th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1955
Darwin Hall Republican 3rd March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Osee M. Hall Democratic 3rd March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Kittel Halvorson Populist 5th March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Winfield Scott Hammond Democratic 2nd March 4, 1907 –
January 6, 1905		 [data unknown/missing] Resigned when elected Governor of Minnesota.
William H. Harries Democratic 1st March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Joel Heatwole Republican 3rd March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1903		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Einar Hoidale Democratic At-large March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		 [data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Dewey Johnson Farmer–Labor 5th January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Magnus Johnson Farmer–Labor At-large March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Walter Judd Republican 5th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1963		 [data unknown/missing] Lost general.
Joseph Karth Democratic–Farmer–Labor 4th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1977		 [data unknown/missing] Retired.
Oscar Keller Republican 4th July 1, 1919 –
March 3, 1927		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Mark Kennedy Republican 2nd January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003		 Watertown Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
6th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007
Andrew Kiefer Republican 4th March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
William S. King Republican 3rd March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
John Kline Republican 2nd January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2017		 Lakeville [data unknown/missing]
Coya Knutson Democratic–Farmer–Labor 9th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1959		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Harold Knutson Republican 6th March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1933		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
At-large March 4, 1933 –
March 3, 1935
6th January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1949
Ole J. Kvale Farmer–Labor 7th March 4, 1923 –
September 11, 1929		 [data unknown/missing] Died.
Paul John Kvale Farmer–Labor 7th October 16, 1929 –
March 4, 1933		 [data unknown/missing] First elected to finish his father Ole J. Kvale's seat.
[data unknown/missing]
At-large March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
7th January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1939
Odin Langen Republican 9th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1963		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
7th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1971
Oscar Larson Republican 8th March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1925		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Jason Lewis Republican 2nd January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019		 Burnsville Elected in 2016.
John Lind Republican 2nd March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1893		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Democratic 5th March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905		 [data unknown/missing]
Charles August Lindbergh Republican 6th March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1917		 Morrison County [data unknown/missing]
Ernest Lundeen Republican 5th March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
At-large March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		 Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
3rd January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
Bill Luther Democratic–Farmer–Labor 6th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2003		 Fergus Falls Lost re-election.
Melvin Maas Republican 4th March 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1933		 [data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1945		 Lost re-election.
John L. MacDonald Democratic 3rd March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Clark MacGregor Republican 3rd January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1971		 [data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
George MacKinnon Republican 3rd January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
James Manahan Republican At-large March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Fred Marshall Democratic–Farmer–Labor 6th January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1963		 [data unknown/missing] Retired.
Eugene McCarthy Democratic–Farmer–Labor 4th January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1959		 St. Paul Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
James McCleary Republican 2nd March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1907		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Betty McCollum Democratic–Farmer–Labor 4th January 3, 2001 –
present		 St. Paul Incumbent
First elected in 2000.
Clarence B. Miller Republican 8th March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1919		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
David Minge Democratic–Farmer–Labor 2nd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2001		 [data unknown/missing] Lost general.
Robert P. Morris Republican 6th March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Ancher Nelsen Republican 2nd January 3, 1959 –
December 31, 1974		 [data unknown/missing] Retired.
Knute Nelson Republican 5th March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1889		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Walter Newton Republican 5th March 4, 1919 –
June 30, 1929		 [data unknown/missing] Resigned to become Secretary to President Herbert Hoover.
Rick Nolan Democratic–Farmer–Labor 6th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1981		 Crosby Retired.
8th January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2019 Again elected in 2012.
William I. Nolan Republican 5th June 17, 1929 –
March 3, 1933		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Frank Nye Republican 5th March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1913		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Jim Oberstar Democratic–Farmer–Labor 8th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 2011		 Chisholm Lost general.
Joseph P. O'Hara Republican 2nd January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1959		 [data unknown/missing] Retired.
Alec G. Olson Democratic–Farmer–Labor 6th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1967		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Ilhan Omar Democratic 5th January 3, 2019 –
present		 Minneapolis Incumbent
Erik Paulsen Republican 3rd January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2019		 Eden Prairie Lost Re-Election in 2018 to Dean Phillips.

First elected in 2008.

Tim Penny Democratic–Farmer–Labor 1st January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1995		 Waseca Retired.
Collin Peterson Democratic–Farmer–Labor 7th January 3, 1991 –
present		 Detroit Lakes Incumbent
First elected in 1990.
William Wallace Phelps Democratic 2nd May 11, 1858 –
March 3, 1859		 Red Wing [data unknown/missing]
Dean Phillips Democratic 3rd January 3, 2019 –
present		 Deephaven Incumbent

First Elected in 2018.

William Alvin Pittenger Republican 8th March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937		 Lost re-election.
January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1947		 Lost re-election.
Henry Poehler Democratic 2nd March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Al Quie Republican 1st February 18, 1958 –
January 3, 1979		 Dennison Retired to run for Governor of Minnesota.
Jim Ramstad Republican 3rd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 2009		 Wayzata Retired.
Edmund Rice Democratic 4th March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Elmer Ryan Democratic 2nd January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1941		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Martin Olav Sabo Democratic–Farmer–Labor 5th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 2007		 [data unknown/missing] Retired.
Thomas D. Schall Republican 5th March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1925		 [data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Conrad Selvig Republican 9th March 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1933		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Francis Shoemaker Farmer–Labor At-large March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Gerry Sikorski Democratic–Farmer–Labor 6th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993		 [data unknown/missing] Lost general.
George Ross Smith Republican 5th March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1917		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Samuel Snider Republican 4th March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Arlan Stangeland Republican 7th February 22, 1977 –
January 3, 1991		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Frank Starkey Democratic–Farmer–Labor 4th January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Pete Stauber Republican 8th January 3, 2019 –
present		 Hermantown Incumbent
Halvor Steenerson Republican 9th March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1923		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Frederick Stevens Republican 4th March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1915		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Jacob H. Stewart Republican 3rd March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Horace B. Strait Republican 2nd March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1879		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
2nd March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883		 Retired.
3rd March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887
James Albertus Tawney Republican 1st March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1911		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Henry Teigan Farmer–Labor 3rd January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939		 [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Charles A. Towne Republican 6th March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Carl Van Dyke Democratic 4th March 4, 1915 –
May 20, 1919		 [data unknown/missing] Died.
Bruce Vento Democratic–Farmer–Labor 4th January 3, 1977 –
October 10, 2000		 [data unknown/missing] Died.
Andrew Volstead Republican 7th March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1923		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
James Wakefield Republican 2nd March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Tim Walz Democratic–Farmer–Labor 1st January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2019		 Mankato First elected in 2006.
William D. Washburn Republican 3rd March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
4th March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
Vin Weber Republican 6th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983		 [data unknown/missing] Retired.
2nd January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993
Knud Wefald Farmer–Labor 9th March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1927		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Milo White Republican 1st March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Roy Wier Democratic–Farmer–Labor 3rd January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1961		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Thomas Wilson Democratic 1st March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
Eugene McLanahan Wilson Democratic 2nd March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871		 Winona [data unknown/missing]
Morton S. Wilkinson Republican 1st March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871		 [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
William Windom Republican 1st March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1869		 Winona [data unknown/missing]
Oscar Youngdahl Republican 5th January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1943		 [data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
John M. Zwach Republican 6th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1975		 [data unknown/missing] Retired.

Living former members

As of June 2019, there are 20 living former members. The most recent member to die was Donald M. Fraser (served 1963–1979) on June 2, 2019. The most recently serving member to die was Jim Oberstar (served 1975–2011) on May 3, 2014.

Member Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Al Quie 1958–1979 (1923-09-18) September 18, 1923
Alec G. Olson 1963–1967 (1930-09-11) September 11, 1930
Tom Hagedorn 1975–1983 (1943-11-27) November 27, 1943
Rick Nolan 1975–1981
2013–2019		 (1943-12-17) December 17, 1943
Arlen Erdahl 1979–1983 (1931-02-27) February 27, 1931
Vin Weber 1981–1993 (1952-07-24) July 24, 1952
Gerry Sikorski 1983–1993 (1948-04-26) April 26, 1948
Tim Penny 1983–1995 (1951-11-19) November 19, 1951
Jim Ramstad 1991–2009 (1946-05-06) May 6, 1946
David Minge 1993–2001 (1942-03-19) March 19, 1942
Bill Luther 1995–2003 (1945-06-27) June 27, 1945
Gil Gutknecht 1995–2007 (1951-03-20) March 20, 1951
Mark Kennedy 2001–2007 (1955-04-11) April 11, 1955
John Kline 2003–2017 (1947-09-06) September 6, 1947
Michele Bachmann 2007–2015 (1956-04-06) April 6, 1956
Keith Ellison 2007–2019 (1963-08-04) August 4, 1963
Tim Walz 2007–2019 (1964-04-06) April 6, 1964
Erik Paulsen 2009–2019 (1965-05-14) May 14, 1965
Chip Cravaack 2011–2013 (1959-01-29) January 29, 1959
Jason Lewis 2017–2019 (1955-09-23) September 23, 1955

References
  1. "Directory of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
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