Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Rank | Representative | Party | District | Seniority date | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | John Dingell | D | MI-15 | December 13, 1955 | Dean of the House |
| 2 | John Conyers | D | MI-14 | January 3, 1965 | Chair of the Judiciary Committee\nDean of the Congressional Black Caucus |
| 3 | Dave Obey | D | WI-7 | April 1, 1969 | Chair of the Appropriations Committee |
| 4 | Charles B. Rangel | D | NY-15 | January 3, 1971 | Chair of the Ways and Means Committee |
| 5 | Bill Young | R | FL-10 | January 3, 1971 |  |
| 6 | Ralph Regula | R | OH-16 | January 3, 1973 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 7 | Pete Stark | D | CA-13 | January 3, 1973 |  |
| 8 | Don Young | R | AK | March 6, 1973 | Ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee |
| 9 | John Murtha | D | PA-12 | February 5, 1974 |  |
| 10 | George Miller | D | CA-07 | January 3, 1975 | Chair of the Education and Labor Committee |
| 11 | James Oberstar | D | MN-8 | January 3, 1975 | Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| 12 | Henry Waxman | D | CA-30 | January 3, 1975 | Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee |
| 13 | Ed Markey | D | MA-07 | November 2, 1976 | Chair of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming |
| 14 | Norm Dicks | D | WA-6 | January 3, 1977 |  |
| 15 | Dale Kildee | D | MI-05 | January 3, 1977 |  |
| 16 | Nick Rahall | D | WV-3 | January 3, 1977 | Chair of the Natural Resources Committee |
| 17 | Ike Skelton | D | MO-4 | January 3, 1977 | Chair of the Armed Services Committee |
| 18 | Jerry Lewis | R | CA-41 | January 3, 1979 | Ranking member of the Appropriations Committee |
| 19 | James Sensenbrenner | R | WI-5 | January 3, 1979 | Ranking member of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming |
| 20 | Tom Petri | R | WI-6 | April 3, 1979 |  |
| 21 | David Dreier | R | CA-26 | January 3, 1981 | Ranking member of the Rules Committee |
| 22 | Barney Frank | D | MA-04 | January 3, 1981 | Chair of the Financial Services Committee |
| 23 | Ralph Hall | R | TX-04 | January 3, 1981 | Ranking member of the Science and Technology Committee |
| 24 | Duncan Hunter | R | CA-52 | January 3, 1981 | Ranking member of the Armed Services Committee\nLeft the House in 2009 |
| 25 | Tom Lantos | D | CA-12 | January 3, 1981 | Died February 11, 2008 |
| 26 | Hal Rogers | R | KY-5 | January 3, 1981 |  |
| 27 | Christopher Smith | R | NJ-04 | January 3, 1981 |  |
| 28 | Frank Wolf | R | VA-10 | January 3, 1981 |  |
| 29 | Steny Hoyer | D | MD-5 | May 19, 1981 | Majority Leader |
| 30 | Howard Berman | D | CA-28 | January 3, 1983 | Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee |
| 31 | Rick Boucher | D | VA-09 | January 3, 1983 |  |
| 32 | Dan Burton | R | IN-5 | January 3, 1983 |  |
| 33 | Marcy Kaptur | D | OH-09 | January 3, 1983 | Senior Woman in the US House of Representatives |
| 34 | Sander Levin | D | MI-12 | January 3, 1983 |  |
| 35 | Alan Mollohan | D | WV-1 | January 3, 1983 |  |
| 36 | Solomon Ortiz | D | TX-27 | January 3, 1983 | Dean of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus |
| 37 | John Spratt | D | SC-5 | January 3, 1983 | Chair of the Budget Committee |
| 38 | Ed Towns | D | NY-10 | January 3, 1983 | Chair of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee |
| 39 | Gary Ackerman | D | NY-05 | March 1, 1983 |  |
| 40 | Jim Saxton | R | NJ-03 | November 6, 1984 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 41 | Joe Barton | R | TX-06 | January 3, 1985 | Ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee |
| 42 | Howard Coble | R | NC-06 | January 3, 1985 |  |
| 43 | Bart Gordon | D | TN-6 | January 3, 1985 | Chair of the Science and Technology Committee |
| 44 | Paul Kanjorski | D | PA-11 | January 3, 1985 |  |
| 45 | Peter Visclosky | D | IN-1 | January 3, 1985 |  |
| 46 | Richard Baker | R | LA-6 | January 3, 1987 | Resigned February 2, 2008 |
| 47 | Peter DeFazio | D | OR-4 | January 3, 1987 |  |
| 48 | Elton Gallegly | R | CA-24 | January 3, 1987 |  |
| 49 | Dennis Hastert | R | IL-14 | January 3, 1987 | Resigned November 26, 2007 |
| 50 | Wally Herger | R | CA-02 | January 3, 1987 |  |
| 51 | John Lewis | D | GA-05 | January 3, 1987 |  |
| 52 | Louise Slaughter | D | NY-28 | January 3, 1987 | Chair of the Rules Committee |
| 53 | Lamar Smith | R | TX-21 | January 3, 1987 | Ranking member of the Judiciary Committee |
| 54 | Fred Upton | R | MI-06 | January 3, 1987 |  |
| 55 | Nancy Pelosi | D | CA-08 | June 2, 1987 | Speaker |
| 56 | Chris Shays | R | CT-4 | August 18, 1987 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 57 | Jim McCrery | R | LA-4 | April 16, 1988 | Ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee\nLeft the House in 2009 |
| 58 | Jerry Costello | D | IL-12 | August 9, 1988 |  |
| 59 | John Duncan | R | TN-2 | November 8, 1988 |  |
| 60 | Frank Pallone | D | NJ-06 | November 8, 1988 |  |
| 61 | Eliot Engel | D | NY-17 | January 3, 1989 |  |
| 62 | Paul Gillmor | R | OH-05 | January 3, 1989 | Died September 7, 2007 |
| 63 | Nita Lowey | D | NY-18 | January 3, 1989 |  |
| 64 | Jim McDermott | D | WA-7 | January 3, 1989 |  |
| 65 | Mike McNulty | D | NY-21 | January 3, 1989 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 66 | Richard Neal | D | MA-02 | January 3, 1989 |  |
| 67 | Donald Payne | D | NJ-10 | January 3, 1989 |  |
| 68 | Dana Rohrabacher | R | CA-46 | January 3, 1989 |  |
| 69 | Cliff Stearns | R | FL-06 | January 3, 1989 |  |
| 70 | John Tanner | D | TN-8 | January 3, 1989 |  |
| 71 | James Walsh | R | NY-25 | January 3, 1989 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 72 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | R | FL-18 | August 29, 1989 | Ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee\nThe most senior Republican woman in the United States House of Representatives |
| 73 | Gene Taylor | D | MS-4 | October 17, 1989 |  |
| 74 | José Serrano | D | NY-16 | March 20, 1990 |  |
| 75 | Rob Andrews | D | NJ-01 | November 6, 1990 |  |
| 76 | Neil Abercrombie | D | HI-1 | January 3, 1991 | Previously served from September 1986 to January 1987 |
| 77 | John Boehner | R | OH-08 | January 3, 1991 | Minority Leader |
| 78 | Dave Camp | R | MI-04 | January 3, 1991 |  |
| 79 | Bud Cramer | D | AL-5 Left the House in 2009 | January 3, 1991 |  |
| 80 | Rosa DeLauro | D | CT-3 | January 3, 1991 |  |
| 81 | John T. Doolittle | R | CA-04 | January 3, 1991 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 82 | Chet Edwards | D | TX-17 | January 3, 1991 |  |
| 83 | Wayne Gilchrest | R | MD-1 | January 3, 1991 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 84 | David Hobson | R | OH-07 | January 3, 1991 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 85 | William Jefferson | D | LA-2 | January 3, 1991 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 86 | Jim Moran | D | VA-08 | January 3, 1991 |  |
| 87 | Collin Peterson | D | MN-7 | January 3, 1991 |  |
| 88 | Jim Ramstad | R | MN-3 | January 3, 1991 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 89 | Maxine Waters | D | CA-35 | January 3, 1991 |  |
| 90 | Sam Johnson | R | TX-03 | January 3, 1991 | May 18, 1991 |
| 91 | John Olver | D | MA-01 | June 4, 1991 |  |
| 92 | Ed Pastor | D | AZ-4 | September 24, 1991 |  |
| 93 | Jerrold Nadler | D | NY-08 | November 3, 1992 |  |
| 94 | Spencer Bachus | R | AL-6 | January 3, 1993 | Ranking member of the Financial Services Committee |
| 95 | Roscoe Bartlett | R | MD-6 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 96 | Xavier Becerra | D | CA-31 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 97 | Sanford Bishop | D | GA-02 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 98 | Corrine Brown | D | FL-03 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 99 | Steve Buyer | R | IN-4 | January 3, 1993 | Ranking member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| 100 | Ken Calvert | R | CA-44 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 101 | Michael N. Castle | R | DE | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 102 | Jim Clyburn | D | SC-6 | January 3, 1993 | Majority Whip |
| 103 | Nathan Deal | R | GA-09 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 104 | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | R | FL-21 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 105 | Anna Eshoo | D | CA-14 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 106 | Terry Everett | R | AL-2 | January 3, 1993 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 107 | Bob Filner | D | CA-51 | January 3, 1993 | Chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| 108 | Bob Goodlatte | R | VA-06 | January 3, 1993 | Ranking member of the Agriculture Committee |
| 109 | Gene Green | D | TX-29 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 110 | Luis Gutiérrez | D | IL-04 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 111 | Alcee Hastings | D | FL-23 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 112 | Maurice Hinchey | D | NY-22 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 113 | Pete Hoekstra | R | MI-02 | January 3, 1993 | Ranking member of the Intelligence Committee |
| 114 | Tim Holden | D | PA-17 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 115 | Eddie Bernice Johnson | D | TX-30 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 116 | Peter King | R | NY-03 | January 3, 1993 | Ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee |
| 117 | Jack Kingston | R | GA-01 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 118 | Joe Knollenberg | R | MI-09 | January 3, 1993 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 119 | John Linder | R | GA-07 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 120 | Carolyn Maloney | D | NY-14 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 121 | Donald Manzullo | R | IL-16 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 122 | John McHugh | R | NY-23 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 123 | Buck McKeon | R | CA-25 | January 3, 1993 | Ranking member of the Education and Labor Committee |
| 124 | Marty Meehan | D | MA-05 | January 3, 1993 | Resigned July 1, 2007 |
| 125 | John Mica | R | FL-07 | January 3, 1993 | Ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| 126 | Earl Pomeroy | D | ND | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 127 | Deborah Pryce | R | OH-15 | January 3, 1993 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 128 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | CA-34 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 129 | Ed Royce | R | CA-40 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 130 | Bobby Rush | D | IL-01 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 131 | Bobby Scott | D | VA-03 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 132 | Bart Stupak | D | MI-01 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 133 | Nydia Velázquez | D | NY-12 | January 3, 1993 | Chair of the Small Business Committee |
| 134 | Mel Watt | D | NC-12 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 135 | Lynn Woolsey | D | CA-06 | January 3, 1993 |  |
| 136 | Albert Wynn | D | MD-4 | January 3, 1993 | Resigned May 31, 2008 |
| 137 | Bennie Thompson | D | MS-2 | April 13, 1993 | Chair of the Homeland Security Committee |
| 138 | Sam Farr | D | CA-17 | June 8, 1993 |  |
| 139 | Vern Ehlers | R | MI-03 | December 7, 1993 | Ranking member of the House Administration Committee |
| 140 | Frank Lucas | R | OK-3 | May 10, 1994 |  |
| 141 | Ron Lewis | R | KY-2 | May 24, 1994 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 142 | Steve Chabot | R | OH-01 | January 3, 1995 | Ranking member of the Small Business Committee. Left the House in 2009. |
| 143 | Barbara Cubin | R | WY | January 3, 1995 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 144 | Thomas Davis | R | VA-11 | January 3, 1995 | Ranking member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee\nLeft the House in 2009 |
| 145 | Lloyd Doggett | D | TX-25 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 146 | Mike Doyle | D | PA-14 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 147 | Phil English | R | PA-03 | January 3, 1995 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 148 | Chaka Fattah | D | PA-02 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 149 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | R | NJ-11 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 150 | Doc Hastings | R | WA-4 | January 3, 1995 | Ranking member of the Ethics Committee |
| 151 | Sheila Jackson-Lee | D | TX-18 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 152 | Walter B. Jones | R | NC-03 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 153 | Patrick Kennedy | D | RI-1 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 154 | Ray LaHood | R | IL-18 | January 3, 1995 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 155 | Tom Latham | R | IA-4 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 156 | Steven LaTourette | R | OH-14 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 157 | Frank LoBiondo | R | NJ-02 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 158 | Zoe Lofgren | D | CA-16 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 159 | Sue Myrick | R | NC-09 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 160 | Charlie Norwood | R | GA-09 | January 3, 1995 | Died 13 February 2007 |
| 161 | George Radanovich | R | CA-19 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 162 | John Shadegg | R | AZ-3 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 163 | Mark Souder | R | IN-3 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 164 | Mac Thornberry | R | TX-13 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 165 | Todd Tiahrt | R | KS-4 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 166 | Zach Wamp | R | TN-3 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 167 | Dave Weldon | R | FL-15 | January 3, 1995 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 168 | Jerry Weller | R | IL-11 | January 3, 1995 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 169 | Ed Whitfield | R | KY-1 | January 3, 1995 |  |
| 170 | Roger Wicker | R | MS-1 | January 3, 1995 | Resigned December 31, 2007 |
| 171 | Jesse Jackson, Jr. | D | IL-02 | December 12, 1995 |  |
| 172 | Juanita Millender-McDonald | D | CA-37 | March 26, 1996 | Died April 22, 2007 |
| 173 | Elijah Cummings | D | MD-7 | April 16, 1996 |  |
| 174 | Earl Blumenauer | D | OR-3 | May 21, 1996 |  |
| 175 | Jo Ann Emerson | R | MO-8 | November 5, 1996 |  |
| 176 | David Price | D | NC-04 | January 3, 1997 | Previously served from 1987 to 1995. |
| 177 | Ron Paul | R | TX-14 | January 3, 1997 | Previously served from 1976 to 1977 and from 1979 to 1985. |
| 178 | Robert Aderholt | R | AL-4 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 179 | Tom Allen | D | ME-1 | January 3, 1997 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 180 | Marion Berry | D | AR-1 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 181 | Roy Blunt | R | MO-7 | January 3, 1997 | Minority Whip |
| 182 | Leonard Boswell | D | IA-3 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 183 | Allen Boyd | D | FL-02 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 184 | Kevin Brady | R | TX-08 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 185 | Chris Cannon | R | UT-3 | January 3, 1997 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 186 | Julia Carson | D | IN-7 | January 3, 1997 | Died December 15, 2007 |
| 187 | Danny Davis | D | IL-07 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 188 | Diana DeGette | D | CO-1 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 189 | Bill Delahunt | D | MA-10 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 190 | Bob Etheridge | D | NC-02 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 191 | Virgil Goode | R | VA-05 | January 3, 1997 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 192 | Kay Granger | R | TX-12 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 193 | Rubén Hinojosa | D | TX-15 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 194 | Darlene Hooley | D | OR-5 | January 3, 1997 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 195 | Kenny Hulshof | R | MO-9 | January 3, 1997 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 196 | Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick | D | MI-13 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 197 | Ron Kind | D | WI-3 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 198 | Dennis Kucinich | D | OH-10 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 199 | Carolyn McCarthy | D | NY-04 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 200 | Jim McGovern | D | MA-03 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 201 | Mike McIntyre | D | NC-07 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 202 | Jerry Moran | R | KS-1 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 203 | Bill Pascrell | D | NJ-08 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 204 | John Peterson | R | PA-05 | January 3, 1997 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 205 | Chip Pickering | R | MS-3 | January 3, 1997 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 206 | Joe Pitts | R | PA-16 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 207 | Silvestre Reyes | D | TX-16 | January 3, 1997 | Chair of the Intelligence Committee |
| 208 | Steven Rothman | D | NJ-09 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 209 | Loretta Sanchez | D | CA-47 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 210 | Pete Sessions | R | TX-32 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 211 | Brad Sherman | D | CA-27 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 212 | John Shimkus | R | IL-19 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 213 | Adam Smith | D | WA-9 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 214 | Vic Snyder | D | AR-2 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 215 | Ellen Tauscher | D | CA-10 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 216 | John Tierney | D | MA-06 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 217 | Robert Wexler | D | FL-19 | January 3, 1997 |  |
| 218 | Vito Fossella | R | NY-13 | November 4, 1997 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 219 | Gregory Meeks | D | NY-06 | February 3, 1998 |  |
| 220 | Lois Capps | D | CA-23 | March 10, 1998 |  |
| 221 | Mary Bono | R | CA-45 | April 7, 1998 |  |
| 222 | Barbara Lee | D | CA-09 | April 7, 1998 |  |
| 223 | Robert Brady | D | PA-01 | May 19, 1998 | Chair of the House Administration Committee |
| 224 | Heather Wilson | R | NM-1 | June 23, 1998 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 225 | Jay Inslee | D | WA-1 | January 3, 1999 | Previously served from 1993 to 1995. |
| 226 | Brian Baird | D | WA-3 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 227 | Tammy Baldwin | D | WI-2 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 228 | Shelley Berkley | D | NV-1 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 229 | Judy Biggert | R | IL-13 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 230 | Mike Capuano | D | MA-08 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 231 | Joe Crowley | D | NY-07 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 232 | Charlie Gonzalez | D | TX-20 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 233 | Robin Hayes | R | NC-08 | January 3, 1999 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 234 | Rush D. Holt | D | NJ-12 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 235 | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | D | OH-11 | January 3, 1999 | Died August 20, 2008 |
| 236 | John Larson | D | CT-1 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 237 | Gary Miller | R | CA-42 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 238 | Dennis Moore | D | KS-3 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 239 | Grace Napolitano | D | CA-38 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 240 | Tom Reynolds | R | NY-26 | January 3, 1999 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 241 | Paul Ryan | R | WI-1 | January 3, 1999 | Ranking member of the Budget Committee |
| 242 | Jan Schakowsky | D | IL-09 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 243 | Mike Simpson | R | ID-2 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 244 | Tom Tancredo | R | CO-6 | January 3, 1999 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 245 | Lee Terry | R | NE-2 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 246 | Mike Thompson | D | CA-01 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 247 | Mark Udall | D | CO-2 | January 3, 1999 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 248 | Tom Udall | D | NM-3 | January 3, 1999 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 249 | Greg Walden | R | OR-2 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 250 | Anthony Weiner | D | NY-09 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 251 | David Wu | D | OR-1 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| 252 | Joe Baca | D | CA-43 | November 16, 1999 |  |
| 253 | Jane Harman | D | CA-36 | January 3, 2001 | Previously served from 1993 to 1999. |
| 254 | Todd Akin | R | MO-2 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 255 | Henry Brown | R | SC-1 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 256 | Eric Cantor | R | VA-07 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 257 | Shelley Moore Capito | R | WV-2 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 258 | William Lacy Clay | D | MO-1 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 259 | Ander Crenshaw | R | FL-04 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 260 | John Culberson | R | TX-07 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 261 | Jo Ann Davis | D | VA-01 | January 3, 2001 | Died October 6, 2007 |
| 262 | Susan Davis | D | CA-53 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 263 | Mike Ferguson | R | NJ-07 | January 3, 2001 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 264 | Jeff Flake | R | AZ-6 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 265 | Sam Graves | R | MO-6 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 266 | Mike Honda | D | CA-15 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 267 | Steve Israel | D | NY-02 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 268 | Darrell Issa | R | CA-49 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 269 | Timothy Johnson | R | IL-15 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 270 | Ric Keller | R | FL-08 | January 3, 2001 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 271 | Mark Kirk | R | IL-10 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 272 | James Langevin | D | RI-2 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 273 | Rick Larsen | D | WA-2 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 274 | Jim Matheson | D | UT-2 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 275 | Betty McCollum | D | MN-4 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 276 | Mike Pence | R | IN-6 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 277 | Todd Platts | R | PA-19 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 278 | Adam Putnam | R | FL-12 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 279 | Denny Rehberg | R | MT | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 280 | Mike Rogers | R | MI-08 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 281 | Mike Ross | D | AR-4 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 282 | Adam Schiff | D | CA-29 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 283 | Hilda Solis | D | CA-32 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 284 | Patrick Tiberi | R | OH-12 | January 3, 2001 |  |
| 285 | Bill Shuster | R | PA-09 | May 15, 2001 |  |
| 286 | Diane Watson | D | CA-33 | June 5, 2001 |  |
| 287 | Randy Forbes | R | VA-04 | June 19, 2001 |  |
| 288 | Stephen Lynch | D | MA-09 | October 16, 2001 |  |
| 289 | Jeff Miller | R | FL-01 | October 16, 2001 |  |
| 290 | John Boozman | R | AR-3 | November 20, 2001 |  |
| 291 | Joe Wilson | R | SC-2 | December 18, 2001 |  |
| 292 | John Sullivan | R | OK-1 | February 15, 2002 |  |
| 293 | Jim Cooper | D | TN-5 | January 3, 2003 | Previously served from 1983 to 1995. |
| 294 | Rodney Alexander | R | LA-5 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 295 | Gresham Barrett | R | SC-3 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 296 | Rob Bishop | R | UT-1 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 297 | Tim Bishop | D | NY-01 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 298 | Marsha Blackburn | R | TN-7 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 299 | Jo Bonner | R | AL-1 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 300 | Ginny Brown-Waite | R | FL-05 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 301 | Michael Burgess | R | TX-26 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 302 | Dennis Cardoza | D | CA-18 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 303 | John Carter | R | TX-31 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 304 | Tom Cole | R | OK-4 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 305 | Artur Davis | D | AL-7 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 306 | Lincoln Davis | D | TN-4 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 307 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | FL-25 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 308 | Rahm Emanuel | D | IL-05 | January 3, 2003 | Democratic Caucus Chairman\nResigned January 2, 2009 |
| 309 | Tom Feeney | R | FL-24 | January 3, 2003 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 310 | Trent Franks | R | AZ-2 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 311 | Scott Garrett | R | NJ-05 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 312 | Jim Gerlach | R | PA-06 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 313 | Phil Gingrey | R | GA-11 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 314 | Raúl Grijalva | D | AZ-7 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 315 | Jeb Hensarling | R | TX-05 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 316 | Steve King | R | IA-5 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 317 | John Kline | R | MN-2 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 318 | Jim Marshall | D | GA-08 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 319 | Thaddeus McCotter | R | MI-11 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 320 | Kendrick Meek | D | FL-17 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 321 | Mike Michaud | D | ME-2 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 322 | Brad Miller | D | NC-13 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 323 | Candice Miller | R | MI-10 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 324 | Tim Murphy | R | PA-18 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 325 | Marilyn Musgrave | R | CO-4 | January 3, 2003 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 326 | Devin Nunes | R | CA-21 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 327 | Steve Pearce | R | NM-2 | January 3, 2003 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 328 | Jon Porter | R | NV-3 | January 3, 2003 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 329 | Rick Renzi | R | AZ-1 | January 3, 2003 | Left the House in 2009 |
| 330 | Mike D. Rogers | R | AL-3 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 331 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | MD-2 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 332 | Tim Ryan | D | OH-17 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 333 | Linda Sánchez | D | CA-39 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 334 | David Scott | D | GA-13 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 335 | Michael Turner | R | OH-03 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 336 | Chris Van Hollen | D | MD-8 | January 3, 2003 |  |
| 337 | Randy Neugebauer | R | TX-19 | June 3, 2003 |  |
| 338 | Ben Chandler | D | KY-6 | February 17, 2004 |  |
| 339 | Stephanie Herseth | D | SD | June 1, 2004 |  |
| 340 | G. K. Butterfield | D | NC-01 | July 20, 2004 |  |
| 341 | Dan Lungren | R | CA-03 | January 3, 2005 | Previously served from 1979 to 1989. |
| 342 | Bob Inglis | R | SC-4 | January 3, 2005 | Previously served from 1993 to 1999. |
| 343 | John Barrow | D | GA-12 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 344 | Melissa Bean | D | IL-08 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 345 | Dan Boren | D | OK-2 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 346 | Charles Boustany | R | LA-7 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 347 | Russ Carnahan | D | MO-3 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 348 | Emanuel Cleaver | D | MO-5 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 349 | Mike Conaway | R | TX-11 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 350 | Jim Costa | D | CA-20 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 351 | Henry Cuellar | D | TX-28 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 352 | Geoff Davis | R | KY-4 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 353 | Charlie Dent | R | PA-15 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 354 | Thelma Drake | R | VA-02 | January 3, 2005 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 355 | Jeff Fortenberry | R | NE-1 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 356 | Virginia Foxx | R | NC-05 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 357 | Louis Gohmert | R | TX-01 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 358 | Al Green | D | TX-09 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 359 | Brian Higgins | D | NY-27 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 360 | Bobby Jindal | R | LA-1 | January 3, 2005 | Resigned on January 14, 2008 |
| 361 | Randy Kuhl | R | NY-29 | January 3, 2005 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 362 | Dan Lipinski | D | IL-03 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 363 | Connie Mack IV | R | FL-14 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 364 | Kenny Marchant | R | TX-24 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 365 | Mike McCaul | R | TX-10 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 366 | Patrick McHenry | R | NC-10 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 367 | Cathy McMorris | R | WA-5 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 368 | Charlie Melancon | D | LA-3 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 369 | Gwen Moore | D | WI-4 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 370 | Ted Poe | R | TX-02 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 371 | Tom Price | R | GA-06 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 372 | Dave Reichert | R | WA-8 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 373 | John Salazar | D | CO-3 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 374 | Allyson Schwartz | D | PA-13 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 375 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | FL-20 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 376 | Lynn Westmoreland | R | GA-03 | January 3, 2005 |  |
| 377 | Doris Matsui | D | CA-05 | March 10, 2005 |  |
| 378 | Jean Schmidt | R | OH-02 | August 3, 2005 |  |
| 379 | John Campbell | R | CA-48 | December 7, 2005 |  |
| 380 | Brian Bilbray | R | CA-50 | June 13, 2006 | Previously served from 1995 to 2001. |
| 381 | Albio Sires | D | NJ-13 | November 13, 2006 |  |
| 382 | Nick Lampson | D | TX-22 | January 4, 2007 | Previously served from 1997 to 2005. Left the House in 2009. |
| 383 | Ciro Rodriguez | D | TX-23 | January 4, 2007 | Previously served from 1997 to 2005. |
| 384 | Baron Hill | D | IN-9 | January 4, 2007 | Previously served from 1999 to 2005. |
| 385 | Jason Altmire | D | PA-04 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 386 | Michael Arcuri | D | NY-24 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 387 | Michele Bachmann | R | MN-6 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 388 | Gus Bilirakis | R | FL-09 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 389 | Nancy Boyda | D | KS-2 | January 4, 2007 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 390 | Bruce Braley | D | IA-1 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 391 | Vern Buchanan | R | FL-13 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 392 | Chris Carney | D | PA-10 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 393 | Kathy Castor | D | FL-11 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 394 | Yvette D. Clarke | D | NY-11 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 395 | Steve Cohen | D | TN-9 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 396 | Joe Courtney | D | CT-2 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 397 | David Davis | R | TN-1 | January 4, 2007 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 398 | Joe Donnelly | D | IN-2 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 399 | Keith Ellison | D | MN-5 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 400 | Brad Ellsworth | D | IN-8 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 401 | Mary Fallin | R | OK-5 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 402 | Gabrielle Giffords | D | AZ-8 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 403 | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | NY-20 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 404 | John Hall | D | NY-19 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 405 | Phil Hare | D | IL-17 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 406 | Dean Heller | R | NV-2 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 407 | Mazie Hirono | D | HI-2 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 408 | Paul Hodes | D | NH-2 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 409 | Hank Johnson | D | GA-04 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 410 | Jim Jordan | R | OH-04 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 411 | Steve Kagen | D | WI-8 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 412 | Ron Klein | D | FL-22 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 413 | Doug Lamborn | R | CO-5 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 414 | Dave Loebsack | D | IA-2 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 415 | Tim Mahoney | D | FL-16 | January 4, 2007 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 416 | Kevin McCarthy | R | CA-22 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 417 | Jerry McNerney | D | CA-11 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 418 | Harry Mitchell | D | AZ-5 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 419 | Christopher Murphy | D | CT-5 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 420 | Patrick Murphy | D | PA-08 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 421 | Ed Perlmutter | D | CO-7 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 422 | Peter Roskam | R | IL-06 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 423 | Bill Sali | R | ID-1 | January 4, 2007 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 424 | John Sarbanes | D | MD-3 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 425 | Joe Sestak | D | PA-07 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 426 | Heath Shuler | D | NC-11 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 427 | Carol Shea-Porter | D | NH-1 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 428 | Adrian Smith | R | NE-3 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 429 | Zack Space | D | OH-18 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 430 | Betty Sutton | D | OH-13 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 431 | Tim Walberg | R | MI-07 | January 4, 2007 | Left the House in 2009. |
| 432 | Tim Walz | D | MN-1 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 433 | Peter Welch | D | VT | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 434 | Charlie Wilson | D | OH-06 | January 4, 2007 |  |
| 435 | John Yarmuth | D | KY-3 | January 4, 2007 |  |
|  | Paul Broun | R | GA-10 | July 25, 2007 |  |
|  | Laura Richardson | D | CA-37 | September 4, 2007 |  |
|  | Niki Tsongas | D | MA-05 | October 18, 2007 |  |
|  | Bob Latta | R | OH-05 | December 13, 2007 |  |
|  | Rob Wittman | R | VA-01 | December 13, 2007 |  |
|  | Bill Foster | D | IL-14 | March 11, 2008 |  |
|  | André Carson | D | IN-7 | March 13, 2008 |  |
|  | Jackie Speier | D | CA-12 | April 10, 2008 |  |
|  | Don Cazayoux | D | LA-6 | May 6, 2008 | Left the House in 2009. |
|  | Steve Scalise | R | LA-1 | May 7, 2008 |  |
|  | Travis Childers | D | MS-1 | May 20, 2008 |  |
|  | Donna Edwards | D | MD-4 | June 19, 2008 |  |
|  | Marcia Fudge | D | OH-11 | November 19, 2008 |  |
Question:
who is the congressman with the greatest seniority?
Answer:
John Dingell