List of members of the United States Congress from multiple states

Throughout the history of the United States Congress, some members were elected either as representatives and/or senators from more than one U.S. state at different times in their career.

Multiple states in the House

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Name State / District Start End Party
Daniel Hiester   Pennsylvania (at-large/5th districts) 1789 1795 Anti-Administration
1795 1796 Democratic-Republican
  Maryland (4th district) 1801 1804
John Sevier   North Carolina (5th district) 1790 1791 Pro-Administration
  Tennessee (2nd district) 1811 1815 Democratic-Republican
Anthony New   Virginia (16th/11th district) 1793 1795 Anti-Administration
1795 1805 Democratic-Republican
  Kentucky (1st district) 1811 1813
  Kentucky (5th district) 1817 1819
1821 1823
Edward Livingston   New York (2nd district) 1795 1801 Democratic-Republican
  Louisiana (1st district) 1823 1825
1825 1829 Jacksonian
Matthew Lyon   Vermont (1st district) 1797 1801 Democratic-Republican
  Kentucky (1st district) 1803 1811
Ezekiel Whitman   Massachusetts (15th district) 1809 1811 Federalist
1817 1821
  Maine (2nd district) 1821 1822
Daniel Webster   New Hampshire (at-large) 1813 1817 Federalist
  Massachusetts (1st district) 1823 1825
1825 1827 National Republican
Enoch Lincoln   Massachusetts (20th district) 1818 1821 Democratic-Republican
  Maine (7th/5th districts) 1821 1826
Joshua Cushman   Massachusetts (19th district) 1819 1821 Democratic-Republican
  Maine (6th/4th districts) 1821 1825
Mark Hill   Massachusetts (16th district) 1819 1821 Democratic-Republican
  Maine (3rd district) 1821 1823
Samuel Clark   New York (25th district) 1833 1835 Jacksonian
  Michigan (3rd district) 1853 1855 Democratic
William Brown   Virginia (15th district) 1845 1849 Democratic
  Virginia (10th district) 1861 1863 Unionist
  West Virginia (2nd district) 1863 1865
Charles Faulkner   Virginia (10th/8th districts) 1851 1859 Democratic
  West Virginia (2nd district) 1875 1877
Samuel Cox   Ohio (12th/7th districts) 1857 1865 Democratic
  New York (6th district) 1869 1873
  New York (6th/8th districts) 1873 1885
  New York (9th district) 1886 1889
Francis Kellogg   Michigan (3rd/4th districts) 1859 1865 Republican
  Alabama (1st district) 1868 1869
William Vandever   Iowa (2nd district) 1859 1863 Republican
  California (6th district) 1887 1891
Jacob B. Blair   Virginia (11th district) 1861 1863 Unionist
  West Virginia (1st district) 1863 1865
Kellian Whaley   Virginia (12th district) 1861 1863 Unionist
  West Virginia (2nd district) 1863 1867 Unconditional Unionist
Charles A. Towne   Minnesota (6th district) 1895 1897 Republican
  New York (14th district) 1905 1907 Democratic
Robert P. Hill   Illinois (25th district) 1913 1915 Democratic
  Oklahoma (5th district) 1937 1937
Ed Foreman   Texas (16th district) 1963 1965 Republican
  New Mexico (2nd district) 1969 1971

Multiple states in the Senate

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Only two senators have represented more than one state.[1]

  • James Shields uniquely served terms in the US Senate for three states; representing Illinois (1849–1855), Minnesota (1858–1859), and 20 years later he was appointed by the State of Missouri for a term expiring in just six weeks (1879). He was a Democrat.[2]
  • Waitman T. Willey was a Restored Government of Virginia Senator (1861–1863) who helped create West Virginia. He was then appointed as one of the new state's first two senators (1863–1871). He was a Unionist until 1865 and a Republican thereafter.[1]

One state in the House, another in the Senate

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Name Offices Start End Party
John Brown   Representative from Virginia (2nd district) 1789 1792 Democratic-Republican
  Senator from Kentucky 1792 1805
Robert Harper   Representative from South Carolina (5th district) 1795 1801 Federalist
  Senator from Maryland 1816 1816
Edward Livingston   Representative from New York (2nd district) 1795 1801 Democratic-Republican
  Senator from Louisiana 1829 1831 Jacksonian
William Claiborne   Representative from Tennessee (at-large) 1797 1801 Democratic-Republican
  Senator from Louisiana 1817 1817
David Holmes   Representative from Virginia (2nd/4th districts) 1797 1809 Democratic-Republican
  Senator from Mississippi 1820 1825
John Chandler   Representative from Massachusetts (17th district) 1805 1809 Democratic-Republican
  Senator from Maine 1820 1829
William R. King   Representative from North Carolina (5th district) 1811 1816 Democratic-Republican
  Senator from Alabama 1819 1844
Democratic
1848 1852
Israel Pickens   Representative from North Carolina (11th/12th districts) 1811 1817 Democratic-Republican
  Senator from Alabama 1826 1826 Jacksonian
Daniel Webster   Representative from New Hampshire (at-large) 1813 1817 Federalist
  Senator from Massachusetts 1827 1833 National Republican
1833 1841 Whig
1845 1850
Albion Parris   Representative from Massachusetts (20th district) 1815 1818 Democratic-Republican
  Senator from Maine 1827 1828 Jacksonian
John Holmes   Representative from Massachusetts (14th district) 1817 1820 Democratic-Republican
  Senator from Maine 1820 1827
1829 1833 National Republican
Sam Houston   Representative from Tennessee (7th) 1823 1827 Democratic-Republican
  Senator from Texas 1846 1859 Democratic
Jesse Speight   Representative from North Carolina (4th district) 1829 1837 Jacksonian
  Senator from Mississippi 1845 1847 Democratic
John B. Weller   Representative from Ohio (2nd district) 1839 1845 Democratic
  Senator from California 1852 1857
William Gwin   Representative from Mississippi (at-large) 1841 1843 Democratic
  Senator from California 1850 1855
1857 1861
Alexander Ramsey   Representative from Pennsylvania (15th district) 1843 1847 Whig
  Senator from Minnesota 1863 1875 Republican
Edward Baker   Representative from Illinois (7th district) 1845 1847 Whig
  Representative from Illinois (6th district) 1849 1851
  Senator from Oregon 1860 1861 Republican
James Lane   Representative from Indiana (4th district) 1853 1855 Democratic
  Senator from Kansas 1861 1866 Republican
Charles Van Wyck   Representative from New York (10th district) 1859 1863 Republican
  Representative from New York (11th district) 1867 1869
1870 1871
  Senator from Nebraska 1881 1887
J. Hamilton Lewis   Representative from Washington (at-large district) 1897 1899 Democratic
  Senator from Illinois 1913 1919
1933 1939
Charles A. Towne   Senator from Minnesota 1900 1901 Democratic
  Representative from New York (14th district) 1905 1907

Territories and states

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Scott Brown won his primary. Now he wants to be the first multi-state senator in 135 years". www.vox.com.
  2. ^ "U.S. Senate: Senator for Three States". www.senate.gov.