# List of United States Congress members who died in office (2000–present)

The following is a list of United States senators and representatives who died while they were serving their terms after 2000.

## 2000s

| Member | Party | State (district) | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause | Place of death | Place of burial |
| Paul Coverdell | Republican | Georgia (Senator) | July 18, 2000 | 61 | Cerebral hemorrhage | Atlanta, Georgia | Arlington Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Georgia |
| Herb Bateman | Republican | Virginia (1st district) | September 11, 2000 | 72 | Unspecified natural causes | Leesburg, Virginia | Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Virginia |
| Bruce Vento | Democratic | Minnesota (4th district) | October 10, 2000 | 60 | Mesothelioma | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ramsey County, Minnesota |
| Julian Dixon | Democratic | California (32nd district) | December 8, 2000 | 66 | Heart attack | Marina del Rey, California | Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California |
| Norman Sisisky | Democratic | Virginia (4th district) | March 29, 2001 | 73 | Lung cancer | Richmond, Virginia | Beth El Cemetery, Henrico County, Virginia |
| Joe Moakley | Democratic | Massachusetts (9th district) | May 28, 2001 | 74 | Myelodysplastic syndrome | Bethesda, Maryland | Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree, Massachusetts |
| Floyd Spence | Republican | South Carolina (2nd district) | August 16, 2001 | 73 | Cerebral thrombosis | Washington, D.C. | Saint Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, South Carolina |
| Patsy Mink | Democratic | Hawaii (2nd district) | September 28, 2002 | 74 | Viral pneumonia following chickenpox | Honolulu, Hawaii | National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Paul Wellstone | Democratic | Minnesota (Senator) | October 25, 2002 | 58 | Plane crash | Eveleth, Minnesota | Lakewood Cemetery, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| Bob Matsui | Democratic | California (5th district) | January 1, 2005 | 63 | Myelodysplastic syndrome | Bethesda, Maryland | East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, California |
| Charlie Norwood | Republican | Georgia (10th district) | February 13, 2007 | 65 | Liver cancer | Augusta, Georgia | Westover Memorial Park, Augusta, Georgia |
| Juanita Millender-McDonald | Democratic | California (37th district) | April 22, 2007 | 68 | Colon cancer | Carson, California | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, California |
| Craig L. Thomas | Republican | Wyoming (Senator) | June 4, 2007 | 74 | Leukemia | Bethesda, Maryland | Riverside Cemetery, Cody, Wyoming |
| Paul Gillmor | Republican | Ohio (5th district) | September 5, 2007 | 68 | Fall down stairs | Arlington, Virginia | Pleasant Union Cemetery, Old Fort, Ohio |
| Jo Ann Davis | Republican | Virginia (1st district) | October 6, 2007 | 57 | Breast cancer | Gloucester, Virginia | Bellamy Memorial Cemetery, Bellamy, Virginia |
| Julia Carson | Democratic | Indiana (7th district) | December 15, 2007 | 69 | Lung cancer | Indianapolis, Indiana | Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Tom Lantos | Democratic | California (12th district) | February 11, 2008 | 80 | Esophageal cancer | Bethesda, Maryland | Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. |
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Democratic | Ohio (11th district) | August 20, 2008 | 58 | Cerebral hemorrhage | East Cleveland, Ohio | Cremated |
| Ted Kennedy | Democratic | Massachusetts (Senator) | August 25, 2009 | 77 | Brain cancer | Hyannis Port, Massachusetts | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia |

## 2010s

| Member | Party | State (district) | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause | Place of death | Place of burial |
| John Murtha | Democratic | Pennsylvania (12th district) | February 8, 2010 | 77 | Infection following gallbladder surgery | Arlington, Virginia | Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
| Robert Byrd | Democratic | West Virginia (Senator) | June 28, 2010 | 92 | Unspecified complications following hospitalization for heat exhaustion | Falls Church, Virginia | Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia |
| Donald M. Payne | Democratic | New Jersey (10th district) | March 6, 2012 | 77 | Colon cancer | Livingston, New Jersey | Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield, New Jersey |
| Daniel Inouye | Democratic | Hawaii (Senator) | December 17, 2012 | 88 | Respiratory complications during hospitalization | Bethesda, Maryland | National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | New Jersey (Senator) | June 3, 2013 | 89 | Viral pneumonia | New York City, New York | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia |
| Bill Young | Republican | Florida (13th district) | October 18, 2013 | 82 | Multiple myeloma | Bethesda, Maryland | Bay Pines Cemetery, Bay Pines, Florida |
| Alan Nunnelee | Republican | Mississippi (1st district) | February 6, 2015 | 56 | Brain cancer | Tupelo, Mississippi | Maxcy Cemetery, Belden, Mississippi |
| Mark Takai | Democratic | Hawaii (1st district) | July 20, 2016 | 49 | Pancreatic cancer | Aiea, Hawaii | National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Louise Slaughter | Democratic | New York (25th district) | March 16, 2018 | 88 | Fall | Washington, D.C. | Cremated |
| John McCain | Republican | Arizona (Senator) | August 25, 2018 | 81 | Brain cancer | Cornville, Arizona | United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland |
| Walter B. Jones Jr. | Republican | North Carolina (3rd district) | February 10, 2019 | 76 | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Greenville, North Carolina | Forest Hills Cemetery, Farmville, North Carolina |
| Elijah Cummings | Democratic | Maryland (7th district) | October 17, 2019 | 68 | "Complications concerning long-standing health challenges" | Baltimore, Maryland | Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland |

## 2020s

| Member | Party | State (district) | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause | Place of death | Place of burial |
| John Lewis | Democratic | Georgia (5th district) | July 17, 2020 | 80 | Pancreatic cancer | Atlanta, Georgia | South-View Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Ron Wright | Republican | Texas (6th district) | February 7, 2021 | 67 | COVID-19 | Dallas, Texas | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas |
| Alcee Hastings | Democratic | Florida (20th district) | April 6, 2021 | 84 | Pancreatic cancer | Undisclosed | Cremated |
| Jim Hagedorn | Republican | Minnesota (1st district) | February 17, 2022 | 59 | Kidney cancer | Rochester, Minnesota | Riverside Cemetery, Blue Earth, Minnesota |
| Don Young | Republican | Alaska (at-large) | March 18, 2022 | 88 | Unspecified natural causes | SeaTac, Washington | Cremated |
| Jackie Walorski | Republican | Indiana (2nd district) | August 3, 2022 | 58 | Traffic collision | Union Township, Elkhart County, Indiana | Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana |
| Donald McEachin | Democratic | Virginia (4th district) | November 28, 2022 | 61 | Colorectal cancer | Richmond, Virginia | Mount Calvary Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | California (Senator) | September 29, 2023 | 90 | Unspecified natural causes | Washington, D.C. | Colma, California |
| Donald Payne Jr. | Democratic | New Jersey (10th district) | April 24, 2024 | 65 | Heart attack | Newark, New Jersey | Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield, New Jersey |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | Texas (18th district) | July 19, 2024 | 74 | Pancreatic cancer | Houston, Texas | TBA |
| Bill Pascrell | Democratic | New Jersey (9th district) | August 21, 2024 | 87 | Unspecified natural causes amid "fever symptoms" | Livingston, New Jersey | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa, New Jersey |
| Sylvester Turner | Democratic | Texas (18th district) | March 5, 2025 | 70 | Unspecified natural causes | Washington, D.C. | TBA |
| Raúl Grijalva | Democratic | Arizona (7th district) | March 13, 2025 | 77 | Lung cancer | Tucson, Arizona | TBA |