United States congressional delegations from Vermont
These are tables of congressional delegations from Vermont to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.
Vermont is the only State that has never sent a woman to Congress.[1][2] Despite its status as a heavily Democratic-majority state, it has only sent one Democratic United States Senator to congress in its entire history; Patrick Leahy, currently serving.
The current dean of the Vermont delegation is Senator and President pro tempore Patrick Leahy, having served in the Senate since 1975.
Current delegation
Senator Patrick Leahy (D)
Senator Bernie Sanders (I)
Rep. Peter Welch (D)
United States Senate[]
| Class I senator | Congress | Class III senator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Robinson (AA) | 2nd (1791–1793) | Stephen R. Bradley (AA) | ||
| 3rd (1793–1795) | ||||
| Moses Robinson (DR) | 4th (1795–1797) | Elijah Paine (F) | ||
| Isaac Tichenor (F) | ||||
| 5th (1797–1799) | ||||
| Nathaniel Chipman (F) | ||||
| 6th (1799–1801) | ||||
| 7th (1801–1803) | ||||
| Stephen R. Bradley (DR) | ||||
| Israel Smith (DR) | 8th (1803–1805) | |||
| 9th (1805–1807) | ||||
| 10th (1807–1809) | ||||
| Jonathan Robinson (DR) | ||||
| 11th (1809–1811) | ||||
| 12th (1811–1813) | ||||
| 13th (1813–1815) | Dudley Chase (DR) | |||
| Isaac Tichenor (F) | 14th (1815–1817) | |||
| 15th (1817–1819) | ||||
| James Fisk (DR) | ||||
| William A. Palmer (DR) | ||||
| 16th (1819–1821) | ||||
| Horatio Seymour (DR) | 17th (1821–1823) | |||
| 18th (1823–1825) | ||||
| Horatio Seymour (NR) | 19th (1825–1827) | Dudley Chase (NR) | ||
| 20th (1827–1829) | ||||
| 21st (1829–1831) | ||||
| 22nd (1831–1833) | Samuel Prentiss (NR) | |||
| Benjamin Swift (NR) | 23rd (1833–1835) | |||
| 24th (1835–1837) | ||||
| Benjamin Swift (W) | 25th (1837–1839) | Samuel Prentiss (W) | ||
| Samuel S. Phelps (W) | 26th (1839–1841) | |||
| 27th (1841–1843) | ||||
| Samuel C. Crafts (W) | ||||
| 28th (1843–1845) | William Upham (W) | |||
| 29th (1845–1847) | ||||
| 30th (1847–1849) | ||||
| 31st (1849–1851) | ||||
| Solomon Foot (W) | 32nd (1851–1853) | |||
| 33rd (1853–1855) | Samuel S. Phelps (W) | |||
| Lawrence Brainerd (FS) | ||||
| Solomon Foot (R) | 34th (1855–1857) | Jacob Collamer (R) | ||
| 35th (1857–1859) | ||||
| 36th (1859–1861) | ||||
| 37th (1861–1863) | ||||
| 38th (1863–1865) | ||||
| 39th (1865–1867) | ||||
| George F. Edmunds (R) | Luke P. Poland (R) | |||
| 40th (1867–1869) | Justin Smith Morrill (R) | |||
| 41st (1869–1871) | ||||
| 42nd (1871–1873) | ||||
| 43rd (1873–1875) | ||||
| 44th (1875–1877) | ||||
| 45th (1877–1879) | ||||
| 46th (1879–1881) | ||||
| 47th (1881–1883) | ||||
| 48th (1883–1885) | ||||
| 49th (1885–1887) | ||||
| 50th (1887–1889) | ||||
| 51st (1889–1891) | ||||
| 52nd (1891–1893) | ||||
| Redfield Proctor (R) | ||||
| 53rd (1893–1895) | ||||
| 54th (1895–1897) | ||||
| 55th (1897–1899) | ||||
| Jonathan Ross (R) | ||||
| 56th (1899–1901) | ||||
| William P. Dillingham (R) | ||||
| 57th (1901–1903) | ||||
| 58th (1903–1905) | ||||
| 59th (1905–1907) | ||||
| 60th (1907–1909) | ||||
| John Wolcott Stewart (R) | ||||
| Carroll S. Page (R) | ||||
| 61st (1909–1911) | ||||
| 62nd (1911–1913) | ||||
| 63rd (1913–1915) | ||||
| 64th (1915–1917) | ||||
| 65th (1917–1919) | ||||
| 66th (1919–1921) | ||||
| 67th (1921–1923) | ||||
| Frank L. Greene (R) | 68th (1923–1925) | |||
| Porter H. Dale (R) | ||||
| 69th (1925–1927) | ||||
| 70th (1927–1929) | ||||
| 71st (1929–1931) | ||||
| Frank C. Partridge (R) | ||||
| 72nd (1931–1933) | ||||
| Warren Austin (R) | ||||
| 73rd (1933–1935) | ||||
| Ernest Willard Gibson (R) | ||||
| 74th (1935–1937) | ||||
| 75th (1937–1939) | ||||
| 76th (1939–1941) | ||||
| Ernest W. Gibson Jr. (R) | ||||
| 77th (1941–1943) | George Aiken (R) | |||
| 78th (1943–1945) | ||||
| 79th (1945–1947) | ||||
| Ralph Flanders (R) | ||||
| 80th (1947–1949) | ||||
| 81st (1949–1951) | ||||
| 82nd (1951–1953) | ||||
| 83rd (1953–1955) | ||||
| 84th (1955–1957) | ||||
| 85th (1957–1959) | ||||
| Winston L. Prouty (R) | 86th (1959–1961) | |||
| 87th (1961–1963) | ||||
| 88th (1963–1965) | ||||
| 89th (1965–1967) | ||||
| 90th (1967–1969) | ||||
| 91st (1969–1971) | ||||
| 92nd (1971–1973) | ||||
| Robert Stafford (R) | ||||
| 93rd (1973–1975) | ||||
| 94th (1975��1977) | Patrick Leahy (D) | |||
| 95th (1977–1979) | ||||
| 96th (1979–1981) | ||||
| 97th (1981–1983) | ||||
| 98th (1983–1985) | ||||
| 99th (1985–1987) | ||||
| 100th (1987–1989) | ||||
| Jim Jeffords (R) | 101st (1989–1991) | |||
| 102nd (1991–1993) | ||||
| 103rd (1993–1995) | ||||
| 104th (1995–1997) | ||||
| 105th (1997–1999) | ||||
| 106th (1999–2001) | ||||
| 107th (2001–2003) | ||||
| Jim Jeffords (I) | ||||
| 108th (2003–2005) | ||||
| 109th (2005–2007) | ||||
| Bernie Sanders (ID) | 110th (2007–2009) | |||
| 111th (2009–2011) | ||||
| 112th (2011–2013) | ||||
| 113th (2013–2015) | ||||
| 114th (2015–2017) | ||||
| 115th (2017–2019) | ||||
| 116th (2019–2021) | ||||
| 117th (2021–2023) | ||||
U.S. House of Representatives[]
1791–1813: Districts[]
| Congress | District | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| 2nd (1791–1793) | Israel Smith (AA) | Nathan Niles (AA) | ||
| 3rd (1793–1795) | ||||
| 4th (1795–1797) | Israel Smith (DR) | Daniel Buck (F) | ||
| 5th (1797–1799) | Matthew Lyon (DR) | Lewis R. Morris (F) | ||
| 6th (1799–1801) | ||||
| 7th (1801–1803) | Israel Smith (DR) | |||
| 8th (1803–1805) | Gideon Olin (DR) | James Elliott (F) | William Chamberlain (F) | Martin Chittenden (F) |
| 9th (1805–1807) | James Fisk (DR) | |||
| 10th (1807–1809) | James Witherell (DR) | |||
| Samuel Shaw (DR) | ||||
| 11th (1809–1811) | Jonathan Hatch Hubbard (F) | William Chamberlain (F) | ||
| 12th (1811–1813) | William Strong (DR) | James Fisk (DR) | ||
1813–1823: Six seats[]
Vermont used at-large seats, but restored the districts in 1821.
| Congress | At-large seat A | At-large seat B | At-large seat C | At-large seat D | At-large seat E | At-large seat F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th (1813–1815) | William Czar Bradley (DR) | William Strong (DR) | James Fisk (DR) | Charles Rich (DR) | Richard Skinner (DR) | Ezra Butler (DR) |
| 14th (1815–1817) | Daniel Chipman (F) | Luther Jewett (F) | Chauncey Langdon (F) | Asa Lyon (F) | Charles Marsh (F) | John Noyes (F) |
| 15th (1817–1819) | Orsamus Cook Merrill (DR) | Mark Richards (DR) | Charles Rich (DR) | Heman Allen (DR) | Samuel C. Crafts (DR) | William Hunter (DR) |
| 16th (1819–1821) | William Strong (DR) | Ezra Meech (DR) | ||||
| Rollin Carolas Mallary (DR) | ||||||
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district | 4th district | 5th district | 6th district |
| 17th (1821–1823) | Rollin Carolas Mallary (DR) | Phineas White (DR) | Charles Rich (DR) | Elias Keyes (DR) | Samuel C. Crafts (DR) | John Mattocks (DR) |
1823–1843: Five seats[]
Starting after the 1820 United States census, Vermont had five seats. Initially it used at-large seats, but starting in 1825 those seats were districted. All five representatives supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
| Congress | At-large seat A | At-large seat B | At-large seat C | At-large seat D | At-large seat E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th (1823–1825) | William Czar Bradley (DR) | Rollin Carolas Mallary (DR) | Samuel C. Crafts (DR) | Henry Olin (DR) | Daniel Azro Ashley Buck (DR) |
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district | 4th district | 5th district |
| 19th (1825–1827) | William Czar Bradley (NR) | Rollin Carolas Mallary (NR) | George Edward Wales (NR) | Ezra Meech (J) | John Mattocks (NR) |
| 20th (1827–1829) | Jonathan Hunt (NR) | Benjamin Swift (NR) | Daniel Azro Ashley Buck (NR) | ||
| 21st (1829–1831) | Horace Everett (NR) | William Cahoon (A-M) | |||
| 22nd (1831–1833) | Heman Allen (NR) | ||||
| Hiland Hall (NR) | William Slade (A-M) | ||||
| 23rd (1833���1835) | Benjamin F. Deming (A-M) | ||||
| Henry Fisk Janes (A-M) | |||||
| 24th (1835–1837) | |||||
| 25th (1837–1839) | Hiland Hall (W) | William Slade (W) | Horace Everett (W) | Heman Allen (W) | Isaac Fletcher (D) |
| 26th (1839–1841) | John Smith (D) | ||||
| 27th (1841–1843) | Augustus Young (W) | John Mattocks (W) |
1843–1853: Four seats[]
Starting after the 1840 United States census, Vermont had four seats.
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district | 4th district |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th (1843–1845) | Solomon Foot (W) | Jacob Collamer (W) | George Perkins Marsh (W) | Paul Dillingham (D) |
| 29th (1845–1847) | ||||
| 30th (1847–1849) | William Henry (W) | Lucius Benedict Peck (D) | ||
| 31st (1849–1851) | William Hebard (W) | |||
| James Meacham (W) | ||||
| 32nd (1851–1853) | Ahiman Louis Miner (W) | Thomas Bartlett Jr. (D) |
1853–1883: Three seats[]
Starting after the 1850 United States census, Vermont had three seats.
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33rd (1853–1855) | James Meacham (W) | Andrew Tracy (W) | Alvah Sabin (W) |
| 34th (1855–1857) | James Meacham (O) | Justin Smith Morrill (O) | Alvah Sabin (O) |
| George Tisdale Hodges (R) | |||
| 35th (1857–1859) | Eliakim Persons Walton (R) | Justin Smith Morrill (R) | Homer Elihu Royce (R) |
| 36th (1859–1861) | |||
| 37th (1861–1863) | Portus Baxter (R) | ||
| 38th (1863–1865) | Frederick E. Woodbridge (R) | ||
| 39th (1865–1867) | |||
| 40th (1867–1869) | Luke P. Poland (R) | Worthington Curtis Smith (R) | |
| 41st (1869–1871) | Charles W. Willard (R) | ||
| 42nd (1871–1873) | |||
| 43rd (1873–1875) | George Whitman Hendee (R) | ||
| 44th (1875–1877) | Charles Herbert Joyce (R) | Dudley Chase Denison (R) | |
| 45th (1877–1879) | |||
| 46th (1879–1881) | James Manning Tyler (R) | Bradley Barlow (GB) | |
| 47th (1881–1883) | William W. Grout (R) |
1883–1933: Two seats[]
Starting after the 1880 United States census, Vermont had two seats.
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district |
|---|---|---|
| 48th (1883–1885) | John Wolcott Stewart (R) | Luke P. Poland (R) |
| 49th (1885–1887) | William W. Grout (R) | |
| 50th (1887–1889) | ||
| 51st (1889–1891) | ||
| 52nd (1891–1893) | H. Henry Powers (R) | |
| 53rd (1893–1895) | ||
| 54th (1895–1897) | ||
| 55th (1897–1899) | ||
| 56th (1899–1901) | ||
| 57th (1901–1903) | David J. Foster (R) | Kittredge Haskins (R) |
| 58th (1903–1905) | ||
| 59th (1905–1907) | ||
| 60th (1907–1909) | ||
| 61st (1909–1911) | Frank Plumley (R) | |
| 62nd (1911–1913) | ||
| Frank L. Greene (R) | ||
| 63rd (1913–1915) | ||
| 64th (1915–1917) | Porter H. Dale (R) | |
| 65th (1917–1919) | ||
| 66th (1919–1921) | ||
| 67th (1921–1923) | ||
| 68th (1923–1925) | Frederick G. Fleetwood (R) | Ernest Willard Gibson (R) |
| 69th (1925–1927) | Elbert S. Brigham (R) | |
| 70th (1927–1929) | ||
| 71st (1929–1931) | ||
| 72nd (1931–1933) | John E. Weeks (R) |
1933–present: At-large[]
Since 1933, Vermont has had one at-large seat.
| Congress | At-large representative |
|---|---|
| 73rd (1933–1935) | Ernest Willard Gibson (R) |
| Charles Albert Plumley (R) | |
| 74th (1935–1937) | |
| 75th (1937–1939) | |
| 76th (1939–1941) | |
| 77th (1941–1943) | |
| 78th (1943–1945) | |
| 79th (1945–1947) | |
| 80th (1947–1949) | |
| 81st (1949–1951) | |
| 82nd (1951–1953) | Winston L. Prouty (R) |
| 83rd (1953–1955) | |
| 84th (1955–1957) | |
| 85th (1957–1959) | |
| 86th (1959–1961) | William H. Meyer (D) |
| 87th (1961–1963) | Robert Stafford (R) |
| 88th (1963–1965) | |
| 89th (1965–1967) | |
| 90th (1967–1969) | |
| 91st (1969–1971) | |
| 92nd (1971–1973) | |
| Richard W. Mallary (R) | |
| 93rd (1973–1975) | |
| 94th (1975–1977) | Jim Jeffords (R) |
| 95th (1977–1979) | |
| 96th (1979–1981) | |
| 97th (1981–1983) | |
| 98th (1983–1985) | |
| 99th (1985–1987) | |
| 100th (1987–1989) | |
| 101st (1989–1991) | Peter Plympton Smith (R) |
| 102nd (1991–1993) | Bernie Sanders (ID) |
| 103rd (1993–1995) | |
| 104th (1995–1997) | |
| 105th (1997–1999) | |
| 106th (1999–2001) | |
| 107th (2001–2003) | |
| 108th (2003–2005) | |
| 109th (2005–2007) | |
| 110th (2007–2009) | Peter Welch (D) |
| 111th (2009–2011) | |
| 112th (2011–2013) | |
| 113th (2013–2015) | |
| 114th (2015���2017) | |
| 115th (2017–2019) | |
| 116th (2019–2021) | |
| 117th (2021–2023) |
References[]
- ^ Corwin, Emily (20 February 2020). "Why Has Vermont Never Sent A Woman To Congress?". www.vpr.org. Vermont Public Radio.
- ^ Levy, Adam (21 March 2018). "Vermont on track to be the only state that has never sent a woman to Congress". CNN.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- Information from the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
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