List of United States Representatives from Iowa


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

Current members

Member / DelegateYearsPartyDistrictElectoral history

March 3, 1877
Democratic

March 3, 1871
Republican

March 3, 1889
Independent Republican

present
DemocraticIncumbent

January 3, 1967
Democratic

January 3, 1987
Democratic

January 3, 1939
Democratic

March 3, 1909
Republican

January 3, 1979
Democratic

January 3, 2019
Republican

March 3, 1929
Republican

January 3, 2013
Democratic

March 3, 1893
Democratic

January 3, 2015
Democratic

January 3, 1965
Republican

March 3, 1879
Republican

March 3, 1893
Democratic

March 3, 1933
Republican

March 3, 1883
Republican

November 4, 1959
DemocraticDied.

October 27, 1840
DemocraticElected in 1838.
Term expired per act of Congress.

March 3, 1853
Democratic

April 29, 1879
RepublicanDied.

March 3, 1899
Republican

January 3, 1963
Democratic

March 3, 1933
Republican

October 3, 1890
RepublicanResigned after being appointed U.S. Ambassador to Brazil.

March 3, 1909
Republican

March 3, 1915
Democratic

March 3, 1883
DemocraticContested the election of Marsena E. Cutts.
District eliminated.

March 3, 1835
DemocraticElected to finish Marsena E. Cutts's term.

March 3, 1855
Whig

March 3, 1875
Republican

March 3, 1909
Republican

January 3, 1975
Democratic

March 3, 1879
Republican

January 3, 1943
Republican

January 3, 1959
Republican

March 3, 1899
Republican

August 4, 1861
RepublicanResigned to serve in the Civil War.

March 3, 1883
RepublicanLost contested election.

September 1, 1883
RepublicanDied.

March 3, 1859
Republican

March 3, 1911
Republican

March 3, 1883
Republican

March 3, 1931
Republican

December 28, 1846
DemocraticElected in 1840.
Seat eliminated when statehood achieved.

March 3, 1869
Republican

January 3, 1957
Republican

August 22, 1900
RepublicanResigned after being appointed to the United States Senate.

March 3, 1875
Republican

March 3, 1933
Republican

January 3, 1935
Republican

February 4, 1940
RepublicanDied.

December 2, 1938
DemocraticResigned after being appointed as a commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

March 3, 1925
Republican

January 3, 1987
Republican

March 3, 1883
Republican

present
DemocraticIncumbent

March 3, 1893
Republican

March 3, 1887
Democratic

March 3, 1889
Republican

January 3, 2003
Republican

March 3, 1891
Republican

March 3, 1895
Republican

March 3, 1933
Republican

January 3, 1943
Republican

January 3, 1945
Republican

March 3, 1881
Greenback

November 3, 1936
DemocraticResigned after being elected to the United States Senate.

June 15, 1921
RepublicanResigned.

January 3, 1941
Republican

January 3, 1993
Republican

January 3, 1995
Republican

January 3, 1981
Republican

March 31, 1928
RepublicanResigned after being appointed a judge of the United States Court of Claims.

January 3, 1967
Democratic

March 3, 1867
Republican

January 3, 1975
Republican

January 3, 1949
Republican

March 3, 1899
Republican

March 3, 1857
Democratic

March 3, 1887
Democratic

March 3, 1909
Democratic

March 3, 1893
Democratic

January 3, 1967
Democratic

January 3, 1985
Democratic

September 5, 1942
DemocraticResigned to accept commission in the US Army.

March 3, 1847
Democratic

March 3, 1933
Republican

March 3, 1895
Democratic

March 3, 1891
Republican

March 3, 1907
Republican

March 3, 1903
Republican

March 3, 1855
Democratic

March 3, 1887
Republican

March 3, 1909
Republican

January 3, 1963
Republican

January 3, 1965
Republican

March 3, 1889
Republican

March 3, 1869
Republican

June 4, 1912
RepublicanDied.

March 3, 1925
Republican

March 3, 1911
Republican

June 30, 1936
DemocraticDied.

January 3, 1943
Democratic

March 3, 1911
Democratic

January 3, 1965
Republican

March 3, 1867
Republican

March 3, 1877
Republican

July 31, 1884
RepublicanResigned after being appointed United States Ambassador to Germany.

March 3, 1913
Republican

March 3, 1921
Republican

March 3, 1891
Republican

January 3, 2013
RepublicanIncumbent

present
RepublicanIncumbent

March 3, 1915
Democratic

March 3, 1933
Republican

January 3, 1965
Republican

January 3, 1973
Republican

March 3, 1891
Republican

March 3, 1907
Republican

March 3, 1901
Republican

January 3, 2003
Republican

January 3, 2013
Republican

January 3, 2015
Republican

January 3, 2003
Republican

January 3, 2007
Republican

January 3, 1943
Republican

January 3, 1959
Republican

March 3, 1847
Democratic

March 3, 1851
Democratic

March 3, 1931
Republican

January 3, 1993
Republican

January 3, 1997
Republican

present
DemocraticIncumbent

March 3, 1871
Republican

March 3, 1875
Republican

March 3, 1889
Republican

January 3, 1955
Republican

January 3, 1975
Republican

March 3, 1885
Republican

March 3, 1877
Republican

March 3, 1877
Republican

June 6, 1900
RepublicanResigned after being appointed judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

January 3, 1977
Democratic

March 3, 1851
Whig

March 3, 1887
Democratic

January 3, 1993
Democratic

January 3, 1943
Republican

January 3, 2003
Republican

January 3, 2007
Republican

March 3, 1879
Republican

March 3, 1873
Republican

March 3, 1875
Republican

March 3, 1873
Republican

December 22, 1913
Democratic

March 3, 1899
Republican

March 3, 1913
Republican

March 3, 1871
Republican

March 3, 1877
Republican

March 3, 1869
Republican

March 3, 1881
Republican

March 3, 1915
Republican

March 3, 1885
Democratic

March 3, 1933
Republican

March 3, 1891
Republican

March 3, 1933
Republican

January 31, 1903
RepublicanDied.

March 3, 1879
Republican

March 3, 1881
Republican

January 3, 1973
Republican

January 3, 1975
Republican

January 3, 1967
Democratic

January 3, 1965
Republican

January 3, 1973
Republican

March 3, 1915
Republican

March 3, 1919
Republican

March 3, 1893
Democratic

March 3, 1885
Republican

January 3, 1973
Democratic

January 3, 1995
Democratic

March 15, 1911
RepublicanResigned after being appointed judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

September 30, 1870
RepublicanDied.

March 3, 1917
Democratic

March 3, 1879
Republican

March 3, 1891
Republican

March 3, 1933
Republican

March 3, 1923
Republican

March 3, 1891
Republican

January 3, 1943
Republican

January 3, 1959
Republican

January 3, 1991
Republican

March 3, 1905
Republican

June 29, 1850
DemocraticSeat declared vacant.

March 3, 1883
Republican

March 3, 1857
Whig

March 3, 1933
Republican

January 3, 1939
Republican

April 1, 1923
RepublicanResigned after becoming Governor of Puerto Rico.

March 3, 1877
Republican

March 3, 1883
Republican

March 3, 1899
Republican

January 3, 1937
Democratic

March 3, 1863
Republican

March 3, 1929
Republican

March 3, 1915
Democratic

March 3, 1905
Democratic

March 3, 1873
Republican

January 3, 1939
Democratic

March 3, 1881
Greenback

March 3, 1889
Greenback

March 3, 1885
Greenback

March 3, 1893
Democratic

January 3, 1935
Democratic

March 3, 1877
Republican

March 3, 1885
Republican

March 3, 1869
Republican

January 3, 1961
Democratic

March 3, 1871
Republican

March 3, 1919
Republican

January 3, 2019
Republican

Living former members

, there are 17 living former members. The most recent member to die was Berkley Bedell on December 7, 2019. The most recently serving member to die was Leonard Boswell on August 17, 2018.
RepresentativeTerm of officeDate of birth
Merwin Coad1957–1963
Neal Edward Smith1959–1995
Edward Mezvinsky1973–1977
Mike Blouin1975–1979
Chuck Grassley1975–1981
Tom Harkin1975–1985
Jim Leach1977–2007
Tom Tauke1979–1991
Jim Ross Lightfoot1985–1997
David R. Nagle1987–1993
Fred Grandy1987–1995
Jim Nussle1991–2007
Greg Ganske1995–2003
Tom Latham1995–2015
Bruce Braley2007–2015
Rod Blum2015–2019
David Young2015–2019