List of United States representatives from Idaho

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Idaho. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Idaho. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2015), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented both the state and the territory, both past and present.

Current members[]

Updated January 2019.^[1]

1st district: Russ Fulcher (R) (since 2019)
2nd district: Mike Simpson (R) (since 1999)

List of members and delegates[]

Member/Delegate	Years	Party	District	Electoral history
George Ainslie	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	Democratic	Territory	. Lost re-election to Singiser.
Thomas W. Bennett	March 4, 1875 – June 23, 1876	Independent	Territory	. Lost election contest to Fenn.
Hamer H. Budge	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1961	Republican	2nd	Elected in 1950. Lost re-election to Harding.
Helen Chenoweth-Hage	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001	Republican	1st	Elected in 1994. Retired.
D. Worth Clark	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	Democratic	2nd	Elected in 1934. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Thomas C. Coffin	March 4, 1933 – June 6, 1934	Democratic	2nd	Elected in 1932. Died.
Larry Craig	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991	Republican	1st	Elected in 1980. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Mike Crapo	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	Republican	2nd	Elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Fred Dubois	March 4, 1887 – July 3, 1890	Republican	Territory	. Position eliminated upon statehood.
Henry Dworshak	January 3, 1939 – November 5, 1946	Republican	2nd	Elected in 1938. Resigned when elected U.S. senator.
Stephen S. Fenn	June 23, 1876 – March 3, 1879	Democratic	Territory	Won contested election. Retired.
Burton L. French	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	Republican	At-large	Elected in 1902. Lost renomination to Hamer.
	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915			Elected again in 1910. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919			Elected in 1916. Redistricted to the 1st district.
	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933		1st	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election to White.
Russ Fulcher	January 3, 2019 – present	Republican	1st	Elected in 2018. Incumbent
Thomas L. Glenn	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	Populist	At-large	Elected in 1900. Retired.
Abe Goff	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	Republican	1st	Elected in 1946. Lost re-election to White.
James Gunn	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	Populist	At-large	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election to Wilson.
John Hailey	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Democratic	Territory	Elected in 1872. Retired.
John Hailey	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	Democratic	Territory	. Lost re-election to Dubois.
Thomas Ray Hamer	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911	Republican	At-large	Elected in 1908. Lost renomination to French.
George V. Hansen	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969	Republican	2nd	Elected in 1964. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
George V. Hansen	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985	Republican	2nd	Elected in 1974. Lost re-election to Stallings.
Orval H. Hansen	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975	Republican	2nd	Elected in 1968. Lost renomination to G. Hansen.
Ralph R. Harding	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965	Democratic	2nd	Elected in 1960. Lost re-election to G. Hansen.
Edward D. Holbrook	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	Democratic	Territory	Elected in 1864. Retired.
Raúl Labrador	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019	Republican	1st	Elected in 2010. Retired to run for Governor of Idaho.
Larry LaRocco	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1990. Lost re-election to Chenoweth-Hage.
Jim McClure	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973	Republican	1st	Elected in 1966. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Robert M. McCracken	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	Republican	At-large	Elected in 1914. Lost renomination to French.
Samuel A. Merritt	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Democratic	Territory	Elected in 1870. Lost renomination to Hailey.
Walt Minnick	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011	Democratic	1st	Elected in 2008. Lost re-election to Labrador.
Butch Otter	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007	Republican	1st	Elected in 2000. Retired to run for Governor of Idaho.
Gracie Pfost	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1952. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Bill Sali	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009	Republican	1st	Elected in 2006. Lost re-election to Minnick.
John C. Sanborn	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951	Republican	2nd	Elected in 1946. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Jacob K. Shafer	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	Democratic	Territory	. Lost renomination to Merritt.
Mike Simpson	January 3, 1999 – present	Republican	2nd	Elected in 1998. Incumbent
Theodore F. Singiser	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Republican	Territory	. Lost re-election to Hailey.
Addison T. Smith	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919	Republican	At-large	Elected in 1912. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Addison T. Smith	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933	Republican	2nd	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election to Coffin.
Richard H. Stallings	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993	Democratic	2nd	Elected in 1984. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Willis Sweet	October 1, 1890 – March 3, 1895	Republican	At-large	Elected in 1890 and took seat upon statehood. Retired.
Steve Symms	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981	Republican	1st	Elected in 1972. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
William H. Wallace	February 1, 1864 – March 3, 1865	Republican	Territory	Elected in 1863 in anticipation of territorial status. Retired.
Compton I. White	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1947	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1932. Lost re-election to Goff.
Compton I. White	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1948. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Compton I. White Jr.	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	Democratic	1st	Elected in 1962. Lost re-election to McClure.
Edgar Wilson	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	Republican	At-large	Elected in 1894. Retired to run for Idaho Supreme Court.
Edgar Wilson	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	Silver Republican	At-large	Elected in 1898. Retired.
John T. Wood	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	Republican	1st	Elected in 1950. Lost re-election to Pfost.

Living former members[]

As of July 2021, there are nine living former members of the House from Idaho. The most recent member to die was Orval H. Hansen (served 1969–1975) on November 2, 2017. The most recently serving member to die was Helen Chenoweth-Hage (served 1995–2001) on October 2, 2006.

Representative	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Steve Symms	1973–1981	(1938-04-23) April 23, 1938 (age 83)
Larry Craig	1981–1991	(1945-07-20) July 20, 1945 (age 76)
Richard H. Stallings	1985–1993	(1940-10-07) October 7, 1940 (age 80)
Larry LaRocco	1991–1995	(1946-08-25) August 25, 1946 (age 75)
Mike Crapo	1993–1999	(1951-05-20) May 20, 1951 (age 70)
Butch Otter	2001–2007	(1942-05-03) May 3, 1942 (age 79)
Bill Sali	2007–2009	(1954-02-17) February 17, 1954 (age 67)
Walt Minnick	2009–2011	(1942-09-20) September 20, 1942 (age 78)
Raúl Labrador	2011–2019	(1967-12-08) December 8, 1967 (age 53)

Superlative representatives[]

Longest serving representatives[]

Representative	First served	Last served	Length of service
Burton L. French	March 4, 1903 March 4, 1911 March 4, 1917	March 3, 1909 March 3, 1915 March 3, 1933	26 years
Mike Simpson	January 3, 1999	Present	22 years, 240 days
Addison T. Smith	March 4, 1913	March 3, 1933	20 years
Compton I. White	March 4, 1933 January 3, 1949	January 3, 1947 January 3, 1951	15 years, 305 days
George V. Hansen	January 3, 1965 January 3, 1975	January 3, 1969 January 3, 1985	14 years

Key[]

Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials

American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J) National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA) Democratic-Republican (DR)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)

Democratic (D)
Dixiecrat (Dix), States' Rights (SR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F) Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)

Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)

Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O) Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)

Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Whig (W)

Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)

References[]

^ "Directory of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[1] "Directory of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

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