List of United States Representatives from Minnesota

See also: United States congressional delegations from Minnesota

This is a complete list of people who represented Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives through the start of the 113th Congress, January 2013. For a chronological list or for Delegates or Senators, see United States congressional delegations from Minnesota.

Current members

1st district	Tim Walz (D)	began: 110th Congress (January 3, 2007)
2nd district	John Kline (R)	began: 108th Congress (January 3, 2003)
3rd district	Erik Paulsen (R)	began: 111th Congress (January 3, 2009)
4th district	Betty McCollum (D)	began: 107th Congress (January 3, 2001)
5th district	Keith Ellison (D)	began: 110th Congress (January 3, 2007)
6th district	Tom Emmer (R)	began: 114th Congress (January 3, 2015)
7th district	Collin Peterson (D)	began: 102nd Congress (January 3, 1991)
8th district	Rick Nolan (D)	began: 113th Congress, also 94th, 95th & 96th Congresses (January 3, 2013; also January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981)

The list of names is complete, but other data may be incomplete; this list is greatly different in scope, content and format from United States Congressional Delegations from Minnesota.

Representatives alphabetically

Representative	Party	District	Years	District home	Note
Cyrus Aldrich	Republican	2nd	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	Minneapolis
John G. Alexander	Republican	3rd	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941		Lost primary
Herman Carl Andersen	Republican	7th	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1963		Became Independent; lost re-election
Sydney Anderson	Republican	1st	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1925
August H. Andresen	Republican	3rd	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933		Lost re-election
August H. Andresen	Republican	1st	January 3, 1935 – January 14, 1958		Died
Henry M. Arens	Farmer–Labor	At-Large	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935		Lost re-election
John T. Averill	Republican	2nd	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873		Redistricting
John T. Averill	Republican	3rd	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Michele Bachmann	Republican	6th	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015	Stillwater
Melvin Baldwin	Democratic	6th	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
James Bede	Republican	8th	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909
Robert Bergland	Democratic	7th	January 3, 1971 – January 22, 1977		Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1977–1981)
John Bernard	Farmer–Labor	8th	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939		Lost re-election
John Blatnik	Democratic	8th	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1975		Retired
Haldor Boen	Populist	7th	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Rich T. Buckler	Farmer–Labor	9th	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943		Retired
Clarence Buckman	Republican	6th	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907
William Leighton Carss	Farmer–Labor	8th	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921
William Leighton Carss	Farmer–Labor	8th	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929
James Castle	Democratic	4th	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
James Michael Cavanaugh	Democratic	1st	May 11, 1858 – March 3, 1859	Chatfield
Ray P. Chase	Republican	At-Large	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935		Lost primary
Victor Christgau	Republican	1st	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933
Theodore Christianson	Republican	At-Large	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935		Redistricting
Theodore Christianson	Republican	At-Large	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937		Ran for U.S. Senate (lost)
Frank Clague	Republican	2nd	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933		Retired
Solomon Comstock	Republican	5th	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
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
Edward Devitt	Republican	4th	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949		Lost re-election
Ignatius Loyola Donnelly	Republican	2nd	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	St. Paul
Mark H. Dunnell	Republican	1st	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1883		Retired
Mark H. Dunnell	Republican	1st	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891		Lost re-election
Frank Eddy	Republican	7th	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903
Keith Ellison	Democratic	5th	January 3, 2007 – present	Minneapolis	Incumbent
Franklin Ellsworth	Republican	2nd	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921
Arlen Erdahl	Republican	1st	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983		Lost re-election
Tom Emmer	Republican	6th	January 3, 2015 – present	Stillwater
Loren Fletcher	Republican	5th	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903
Loren Fletcher	Republican	5th	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
Donald M. Fraser	Democratic	5th	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1979	Minneapolis	Ran for U.S. Senate (lost)
Bill Frenzel	Republican	3rd	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1991		Retired
Allen J. Furlow	Republican	1st	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929		Lost primary
Richard Pillsbury Gale	Republican	3rd	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945		Lost re-election
William Gallagher	Democratic	3rd	January 3, 1945 – August 13, 1946		Died
John Gilfillan	Republican	4th	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
Godfrey G. Goodwin	Republican	10th	March 4, 1925 – February 16, 1933		Died
Rod Grams	Republican	6th	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	Princeton	U.S. Senator (1995–2001)
Gilbert William Gutknecht	Republican	1st	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007	Rochester	Lost general
Tom Hagedorn	Republican	2nd	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983		Lost re-election
Harold Hagen	Farmer–Labor	9th	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945		Changed parties
Harold Hagen	Republican	9th	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1955		Lost re-election
Darwin Hall	Republican	3rd	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
Osee M. Hall	Democratic	3rd	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895
Kittel Halvorson	Populist	5th	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Winfield Scott Hammond	Democratic	2nd	March 4, 1907 – January 6, 1905		Resigned after taking office as 18th Governor of Minnesota
William H. Harries	Democratic	1st	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Joel Heatwole	Republican	3rd	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903
Einar Hoidale	Democratic	At-Large	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935		Ran for U.S. Senate (lost)
Dewey Johnson	Farmer–Labor	5th	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939		Lost re-election
Magnus Johnson	Farmer–Labor	At-Large	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Walter Judd	Republican	5th	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963		Lost general
Joseph Karth	Democratic	4th	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977		Retired
Oscar Keller	Republican	4th	July 1, 1919 – March 3, 1927
Mark Raymond Kennedy	Republican	2nd	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003	Watertown	Redistricting
Mark Raymond Kennedy	Republican	6th	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007	Watertown	Ran for U.S. Senate (lost)
Andrew Kiefer	Republican	4th	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897
William S. King	Republican	3rd	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
John Paul Kline	Republican	2nd	January 3, 2003 – present	Lakeville	Incumbent
Coya Knutson	Democratic	9th	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1959		Lost re-election
Harold Knutson	Republican	6th	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933		Redistricting
Harold Knutson	Republican	At-Large	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935		Redistricting
Harold Knutson	Republican	6th	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1949		Lost re-election
Ole J. Kvale	Farmer–Labor	7th	March 4, 1923 – September 11, 1929		Died; father of successor, Paul John Kvale
Paul John Kvale	Farmer–Labor	7th	October 16, 1929 – March 4, 1933		Son of Ole J. Kvale
Paul John Kvale	Farmer–Labor	At-Large	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935		Son of Ole J. Kvale
Paul John Kvale	Farmer–Labor	7th	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939		Son of Ole J. Kvale
Odin Langen	Republican	9th	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963		Redistricting
Odin Langen	Republican	7th	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971		Lost re-election
Oscar Larson	Republican	8th	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925
John Lind	Republican	2nd	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893
John Lind	Democratic	5th	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Charles August Lindbergh	Republican	6th	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1917	Morrison County	Father of aviator Charles Lindbergh
Ernest Lundeen	Republican	5th	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919
Ernest Lundeen	Republican	At-Large	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Ernest Lundeen	Republican	3rd	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937		U.S. Senator (1937–1940d)
Bill Luther	Democratic	6th	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	Fergus Falls	Moved; redistricting; lost general
Melvin Maas	Republican	4th	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933		Lost primary
Melvin Maas	Republican	4th	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1945		Lost re-election
John L. MacDonald	Democratic	3rd	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Clark MacGregor	Republican	3rd	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1971		Ran for U.S. Senate (lost)
George MacKinnon	Republican	3rd	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949		Lost re-election
James Manahan	Republican	At-Large	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Fred Marshall	Democratic	6th	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963		Retired
Eugene McCarthy	Democratic	4th	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1959	St. Paul	U.S. Senator (1959–1971)
James McCleary	Republican	2nd	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907
Betty C. McCollum	Democratic	4th	January 3, 2001 – present	St. Paul	Incumbent
Clarence B. Miller	Republican	8th	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1919
David Minge	Democratic	2nd	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001		Lost general
Robert P. Morris	Republican	6th	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903
Ancher Nelsen	Republican	2nd	January 3, 1959 – December 31, 1974		Retired
Knute Nelson	Republican	5th	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
Walter Newton	Republican	5th	March 4, 1919 – June 30, 1929		Resigned to become Secretary to President Herbert Hoover
Richard Nolan	Democratic	6th, 8th	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981, January 3, 2013 - present	Duluth	Incumbent
William I. Nolan	Republican	5th	June 17, 1929 – March 3, 1933		Lost re-election
Frank Nye	Republican	5th	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913
James Louis Oberstar	Democratic	8th	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2011	Chisholm	Lost general
Joseph P. O'Hara	Republican	2nd	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1959		Retired
Alec G. Olson	Democratic	6th	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967		Lost re-election
Erik Paulsen	Republican	3rd	January 3, 2009 – present	Eden Prairie	Incumbent
Tim Penny	Democratic	1st	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995	Waseca	Retired
Collin Clark Peterson	Democratic	7th	January 3, 1991 – present	Detroit Lakes	Incumbent
William Wallace Phelps	Democratic	2nd	May 11, 1858 – March 3, 1859	Red Wing
William Alvin Pittenger	Republican	8th	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933		Lost re-election
William Alvin Pittenger	Republican	8th	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937		Lost re-election
William Alvin Pittenger	Republican	8th	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947		Lost re-election
Henry Poehler	Democratic	2nd	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
Al Quie	Republican	1st	February 18, 1958 – January 3, 1979	Dennison	35th Governor of Minnesota (1979–1983)
James M. Ramstad	Republican	3rd	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009	Wayzata	Retired
Edmund Rice	Democratic	4th	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Elmer Ryan	Democratic	2nd	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941		Lost re-election
Martin Olav Sabo	Democratic	5th	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2007	Minneapolis	Retired
Thomas D. Schall	Republican	5th	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1925		U.S. Senator (1925–1935d)
Conrad Selvig	Republican	9th	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933		Lost re-election
Francis Shoemaker	Farmer–Labor	At-Large	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Gerry Sikorski	Democratic	6th	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993		Lost general
George Ross Smith	Republican	5th	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917
Samuel Snider	Republican	4th	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
Arlan Stangeland	Republican	7th	February 22, 1977 – January 3, 1991		Lost re-election
Frank Starkey	Democratic	4th	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947		Lost re-election
Halvor Steenerson	Republican	9th	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1923
Frederick Stevens	Republican	4th	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915
Jacob H. Stewart	Republican	3rd	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
Horace B. Strait	Republican	2nd	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879
Horace B. Strait	Republican	2nd	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Horace B. Strait	Republican	3rd	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
James Albertus Tawney	Republican	1st	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1911
Henry Teigan	Farmer–Labor	3rd	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939		Lost re-election
Charles A. Towne	Republican	6th	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
Carl Van Dyke	Democratic	4th	March 4, 1915 – May 20, 1919		Died
Bruce Vento	Democratic	4th	January 3, 1977 – October 10, 2000		Died
Andrew Volstead	Republican	7th	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1923
James Wakefield	Republican	2nd	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
Tim Walz	Democratic	1st	January 3, 2007 – present	Mankato	Incumbent
William D. Washburn	Republican	3rd	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
William D. Washburn	Republican	4th	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Vin Weber	Republican	6th	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983		Redistricting
Vin Weber	Republican	2nd	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993		Retired
Knud Wefald	Farmer–Labor	9th	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927
Milo White	Republican	1st	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
Roy Wier	Democratic	3rd	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961
Thomas Wilson	Democratic	1st	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Eugene McLanahan Wilson	Democratic	2nd	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	Winona
Morton S. Wilkinson	Republican	1st	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871
William Windom	Republican	1st	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1869	Winona
Oscar Youngdahl	Republican	5th	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943		Lost primary
John M. Zwach	Republican	6th	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975		Retired

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota

As of April 2015, there are sixteen former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the U.S. State of Minnesota who are currently living at this time.

Representative	Term of office	District	Date of birth (and age)
Al Quie	1958–1979	1st	(1923-09-18) September 18, 1923
Alec G. Olson	1963–1967	6th	(1930-09-11) September 11, 1930
Donald M. Fraser	1963–1979	5th	(1924-02-20) February 20, 1924
Robert Bergland	1971–1977	7th	(1928-07-22) July 22, 1928
Tom Hagedorn	1975–1983	2nd	(1943-11-27) November 27, 1943
Arlen Erdahl	1979–1983	1st	(1931-02-27) February 27, 1931
Martin Olav Sabo	1979–2007	5th	(1938-02-28) February 28, 1938
Vin Weber	1981–1993	6th (1981–1983) 2nd (1983–1993)	(1952-07-24) July 24, 1952
Gerry Sikorski	1983–1993	6th	(1948-04-26) April 26, 1948
Tim Penny	1983–1995	1st	(1951-11-19) November 19, 1951
Jim Ramstad	1991–2009	3rd	(1946-05-06) May 6, 1946
David Minge	1993–2001	2nd	(1942-03-19) March 19, 1942
Bill Luther	1995–2003	6th	(1945-06-27) June 27, 1945
Gil Gutknecht	1995–2007	1st	(1951-03-20) March 20, 1951
Mark Kennedy	2001–2007	2nd (2001–2003) 6th (2003–2007)	(1955-04-11) April 11, 1955
Michele Bachmann	2007–2015	6th	(1956-04-06) April 6, 1956