List of United States representatives from Utah
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Utah. 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 Utah. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2021), 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 3, 2021.[1]
- 1st district: Blake Moore (R) (since 2021)
- 2nd district: Chris Stewart (R) (since 2013)
- 3rd district: John Curtis (R) (since 2017)
- 4th district: Burgess Owens (R) (since 2021)
List of representatives[]
Representative | Years | Party | District | Notes |
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Clarence Emir Allen | January 4, 1896 – March 3, 1897 |
Republican | At-large | Elected in 1895 and took seat upon statehood. Retired. |
John M. Bernhisel | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1859 |
Independent | Territory | Elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Lost re-election to Hooper. |
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
Elected in 1860. Retired. | |||
Rob Bishop | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2021 |
Republican | 1st | Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired to join Thomas Wright's gubernatorial ticket. |
Reva Beck Bosone | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 |
Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Lost re-election to Dawson. |
Laurence J. Burton | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971 |
Republican | 1st | Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
John T. Caine | November 7, 1882 – March 3, 1889 |
Democratic | Territory | Elected to finish the vacant term. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. |
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
Populist | Re-elected in 1888 as a Populist. Re-elected in 1890. Retired. | ||
Chris Cannon | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
Republican | 3rd | First elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Lost renomination to Chaffetz. |
Frank J. Cannon | March 4, 1895 – January 4, 1896 |
Republican | Territory | Elected in 1894. Position eliminated on statehood and retired to run for U.S. senator. |
George Q. Cannon | March 4, 1873 – April 20, 1882 |
Republican | Territory | Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880, but the governor appointed Allen G. Campbell. Cannon successfully contested the election, but denied seat by the House after enactment of Edmunds Act. |
Jason Chaffetz | January 3, 2009 – June 30, 2017 |
Republican | 3rd | First elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned due to medical reasons. |
Don B. Colton | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 |
Republican | 1st | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election to Murdock. |
Merrill Cook | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001 |
Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Lost renomination to Derek Smith. |
John Curtis | November 7, 2017 – Present |
Republican | 3rd | Elected to finish Chaffetz's term. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
William A. Dawson | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election to Bosone. |
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 |
Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election to King. | |||
Henry Aldous Dixon | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961 |
Republican | 1st | Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Retired. |
Walter K. Granger | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953 |
Democratic | 1st | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Enid Greene | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 |
Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1994. Retired. |
James V. Hansen | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2003 |
Republican | 1st | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired. |
William H. Hooper | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
Democratic | Territory | Elected in 1858. Lost re-election to Bernisel. |
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 |
Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Retired. | |||
Allan Turner Howe | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 |
Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1974. Lost re-election to Marriott. |
Joseph Howell | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 |
Republican | At-large | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 |
1st | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired. | ||
Jacob Johnson | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1912. Lost renomination to Leatherwood. |
David S. King | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 |
Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
Re-elected in 1964. Lost re-election to Lloyd. | |||
William H. King | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
Democratic | At-large | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Lost renomination to B. H. Roberts, who was denied seat on grounds of polygamy. |
April 2, 1900 – March 3, 1901 |
Elected to finish Roberts's term. Lost re-election to Sutherland. | |||
John F. Kinney | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
Democratic | Territory | Elected in 1862. Retired. |
Elmer O. Leatherwood | March 4, 1921 – December 24, 1929 |
Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Died. |
Sherman P. Lloyd | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1962. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 |
Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Lost re-election to Owens. | |||
Frederick C. Loofbourow | November 4, 1930 – March 3, 1933 |
Republican | 2nd | Elected to finish Leatherwood's term. Elected the same day to the next term. Lost re-election to Robinson. |
Mia Love | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 |
Republican | 4th | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election to McAdams. |
David Daniel Marriott | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1985 |
Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Retired to run for Governor of Utah. |
Jim Matheson | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013 |
Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
4th | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2012. Retired. | ||
James Henry Mays | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 |
Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Retired. |
Ben McAdams | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 |
Democratic | 4th | Elected in 2018. Lost re-election to B. Owens. |
K. Gunn McKay | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1981 |
Democratic | 1st | Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election to Hansen. |
David Smith Monson | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 |
Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1984. Retired. |
Blake Moore | January 3, 2021 – Present |
Republican | 1st | Elected in 2020. |
Abe Murdock | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941 |
Democratic | 1st | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Howard C. Nielson | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 |
Republican | 3rd | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired. |
Bill Orton | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 |
Democratic | 3rd | Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Lost re-election to C. Cannon. |
Burgess Owens | January 3, 2021 – Present |
Republican | 4th | Elected in 2020. |
Wayne Owens | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1972. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
M. Blaine Peterson | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
Democratic | 1st | Elected in 1960. Lost re-election to Burton. |
Joseph L. Rawlins | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
Democratic | Territory | Elected in 1892. Lost re-election to F.J. Cannon. |
J. W. Robinson | March 3, 1933 – January 3, 1947 |
Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1944. Lost re-election to Dawson. |
Karen Shepherd | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1992. Lost re-election to Greene. |
Chris Stewart | January 3, 2013 – Present |
Republican | 2nd | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
Douglas R. Stringfellow | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 |
Republican | 1st | Elected in 1952. Renominated, but replaced on ballot by Dixon due to personal scandal. |
George Sutherland | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
Republican | At-large | Elected in 1900. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Milton H. Welling | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921 |
Democratic | 1st | Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Living former members[]
As of August 2021, there are 11 living former members from Utah. The most recent member to die was Howard C. Nielson (served 1983–1991) on May 20, 2020. The most recently serving member to die was James V. Hansen (served 1981–2003) on November 14, 2018.
Member | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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David Daniel Marriott | 1977–1985 | November 2, 1939 |
David Smith Monson | 1985–1987 | June 20, 1945 |
Karen Shepherd | 1993–1995 | July 5, 1940 |
Enid Greene | 1995–1997 | June 5, 1958 |
Merrill Cook | 1997–2001 | May 6, 1946 |
Chris Cannon | 1997–2009 | October 20, 1950 |
Jim Matheson | 2001–2015 | March 21, 1960 |
Rob Bishop | 2003–2021 | July 13, 1951 |
Jason Chaffetz | 2009–2017 | March 26, 1967 |
Mia Love | 2015–2019 | December 6, 1975 |
Ben McAdams | 2019–2021 | December 5, 1974 |
Superlative representatives[]
Longest serving representatives[]
Representative | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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James V. Hansen | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 2003 | 22 years |
Rob Bishop | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2021 | 18 years |
Jim Matheson | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2015 | 14 years |
Joseph Howell | March 4, 1903 | March 3, 1917 | 14 years |
J. W. Robinson | March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1947 | 13 years, 305 days |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Directory of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
External links[]
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Utah
- Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from Utah Territory
- Lists of United States representatives by state
- Lists of Utah politicians