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These are tables of congressional delegations from Kansas to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.

Current delegation
Roberts
Senator Pat Roberts
(R)
Moran
Senator Jerry Moran
(R)
Marshall
Rep. Roger Marshall
(R, 1st district)
Jenkins
Rep. Steve Watkins
(R, 2nd district)
Davids
Rep. Sharice Davids
(D, 3rd district)
Estes
Rep. Ron Estes
(R, 4th district)

United States Senate

Class 2 Senators Congress Class 3 Senators
James H. Lane (R) 37th (1861–1863) Samuel C. Pomeroy (R)
38th (1863–1865)
39th (1865–1867)
Edmund G. Ross (R)
40th (1867–1869)
41st (1869–1871)
Alexander Caldwell (R) 42nd (1871–1873)
43rd (1873–1875) John J. Ingalls (R)
Robert Crozier (R)
James M. Harvey (R)
44th (1875–1877)
Preston B. Plumb (R) 45th (1877–1879)
46th (1879–1881)
47th (1881–1883)
48th (1883–1885)
49th (1885–1887)
50th (1887–1889)
51st (1889–1891)
52nd (1891–1893) William A. Peffer (Pop)
Bishop W. Perkins (R)
John Martin (D) 53rd (1893–1895)
Lucien Baker (R) 54th (1895–1897)
55th (1897–1899) William A. Harris (Pop)
56th (1899–1901)
Joseph R. Burton (R) 57th (1901–1903)
58th (1903–1905) Chester I. Long (R)
59th (1905–1907)
Alfred W. Benson (R)
Charles Curtis (R) 60th (1907–1909)
61st (1909–1911) Joseph L. Bristow (R)
62nd (1911–1913)
William H. Thompson (D) 63rd (1913–1915)
64th (1915–1917) Charles Curtis (R)
65th (1917–1919)
Arthur Capper (R) 66th (1919–1921)
67th (1921–1923)
68th (1923–1925)
69th (1925–1927)
70th (1927–1929)
71st (1929–1931) Henry J. Allen (R)
George McGill (D)
72nd (1931–1933)
73rd (1933–1935)
74th (1935–1937)
75th (1937–1939)
76th (1939–1941) Clyde M. Reed (R)
77th (1941–1943)
78th (1943–1945)
79th (1945–1947)
80th (1947–1949)
Andrew F. Schoeppel (R) 81st (1949–1951)
Harry Darby (R)
Frank Carlson (R)
82nd (1951–1953)
83rd (1953–1955)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961)
87th (1961–1963)
James B. Pearson (R)
88th (1963–1965)
89th (1965–1967)
90th (1967–1969)
91st (1969–1971) Bob Dole (R)
92nd (1971–1973)
93rd (1973–1975)
94th (1975–1977)
95th (1977–1979)
Nancy Kassebaum (R)
96th (1979–1981)
97th (1981–1983)
98th (1983–1985)
99th (1985–1987)
100th (1987–1989)
101st (1989–1991)
102nd (1991–1993)
103rd (1993–1995)
104th (1995–1997)
Sheila Frahm (R)
Sam Brownback (R)
Pat Roberts (R) 105th (1997–1999)
106th (1999–2001)
107th (2001–2003)
108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)
111th (2009–2011)
112th (2011–2013) Jerry Moran (R)
113th (2013–2015)
114th (2015–2017)
115th (2017–2019)
116th (2019–2021)

Delegates from Kansas Territory

Congress Delegate
33rd
(1853–1854)
John Wilkins Whitfield (D)
34th
(1855–1856)
35th
(1857–1858)
Marcus Junius Parrott (R)
36th
(1859–1860)

United States House of Representatives

1859 – 1873: 1 seat at-large

Congress At-large
36th
(1859–1861)
Martin Franklin Conway (R)
37th
(1861–1863)
38th
(1863–1865)
Abel Carter Wilder (R)
39th
(1865–1867)
Sidney Clarke (R)
40th
(1867–1869)
41st
(1869–1871)
42nd
(1871–1873)
David Perley Lowe (R)

1873 – 1883: 3 seats

Congress Three seats, elected statewide, at-large, on a general ticket
1st At-large seat 2nd At-large seat 3rd At-large seat
43rd
(1873–1875)
David Perley Lowe (R) Stephen Alonzo Cobb (R) William Addison Phillips (R)
District
1st 2nd 3rd
44th
(1875–1877)
William Addison Phillips (R) John Randolph Goodin (D) William Ripley Brown (R)
45th
(1877–1879)
Dudley Chase Haskell (R) Thomas Ryan (R)
46th
(1879–1881)
John Alexander Anderson (R)
47th
(1881–1883)

1883–1893: 7 seats

Congress District Four additional seats, elected statewide, at-large, on a general ticket
1st 2nd 3rd 1st At-large
seat
2nd At-large
seat
3rd At-large
seat
4th At-large
seat
48th
(1883–1885)
John Alexander Anderson (R) Dudley Chase Haskell (R) Thomas Ryan (R) Lewis Hanback (R) Edmund Needham Morrill (R) Bishop Walden Perkins (R) Samuel Ritter Peters (R)
District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
49th
(1885–1887)
Edmund Needham Morrill (R) Edward Hogue Funston (R) Bishop Walden Perkins (R) Thomas Ryan (R) John Alexander Anderson (R) Lewis Hanback (R) Samuel Ritter Peters (R)
50th
(1887–1889)
John Alexander Anderson (Independent Republican) Erastus Johnson Turner (R)
51st
(1889–1891)
  John Alexander Anderson (R)
  Harrison Kelley (R)
52nd
(1891–1893)
Case Broderick (R) Benjamin Hutchinson Clover (Pop) John Grant Otis (Pop) John Davis (Pop) William Baker (Pop) Jerry Simpson (Pop)

1893 – 1933: 8 seats

Congress District At-large seat
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
53rd
(1893–1895)
Case Broderick (R) Horace Ladd Moore (D) Thomas Jefferson Hudson (Pop) Charles Curtis (R) John Davis (Pop) William Baker (Pop) Jerry Simpson (Pop) William Alexander Harris (Pop)
54th
(1895–1897)
Orrin Larabee Miller (R) Snyder Solomon Kirkpatrick (R) William A. Calderhead (R) Chester Isaiah Long (R) Richard Whiting Blue (R)
55th
(1897–1899)
Mason Summers Peters (Pop) Edwin Reed Ridgely (Pop) William Davis Vincent (Pop) Nelson B. McCormick (Pop) Jerry Simpson (Pop) Jeremiah Dunham Botkin (Pop)
56th
(1899–1901)
Charles Curtis (R) Justin De Witt Bowersock (R) James Monroe Miller (R) William A. Calderhead (R) William A. Reeder (R) Chester Isaiah Long (R) Willis Joshua Bailey (R)
57th
(1901–1903)
Alfred M. Jackson (D) Charles F. Scott (R)
58th
(1903–1905)
Philip P. Campbell (R) Victor Murdock (R)
59th
(1905–1907)
Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
60th
(1907–1909)
Daniel R. Anthony, Jr. (R) Charles F. Scott (R) Philip P. Campbell (R) James Monroe Miller (R) William A. Calderhead (R) William A. Reeder (R) Edmond H. Madison (R) Victor Murdock (R)
61st
(1909–1911)
62nd
(1911–1913)
Alexander C. Mitchell (R) Fred S. Jackson (R) Rollin R. Rees (R) Isaac D. Young (R)
Joseph Taggart (D)
63rd
(1913–1915)
Dudley Doolittle (D) Guy T. Helvering (D) John R. Connelly (D) George A. Neeley (D)
64th
(1915–1917)
Jouett Shouse (D) William A. Ayres (D)
65th
(1917–1919)
Edward C. Little (R)
66th
(1919–1921)
Homer Hoch (R) James G. Strong (R) Hays B. White (R) Jasper Napoleon Tincher (R)
67th
(1921–1923)
Richard Ely Bird (R)
68th
(1923–1925)
William H. Sproul (R) William A. Ayres (D)
69th
(1925–1927)
Chauncey B. Little (D)
70th
(1927–1929)
Ulysses Samuel Guyer (R) Clifford Ragsdale Hope (R)
71st
(1929–1931)
William P. Lambertson (R) Charles I. Sparks (R)
72nd
(1931–1933)
Harold C. McGugin (R)

1933–1943: 7 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
73rd
(1933–1935)
William P. Lambertson (R) Ulysses Samuel Guyer (R) Harold C. McGugin (R) Randolph Carpenter (D) William A. Ayres (D) Kathryn E. McCarthy (D) Clifford Ragsdale Hope (R)
74th
(1935–1937)
Edward White Patterson (D) John Mills Houston (D) Frank Carlson (R)
75th
(1937–1939)
Edward Herbert Rees (R)
76th
(1939–1941)
Thomas Daniel Winter (R)
77th
(1941–1943)

1943 – 1963: 6 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
78th
(1943–1945)
William P. Lambertson (R) Everett P. Scrivner (R) Thomas Daniel Winter (R) Edward Herbert Rees (R) Clifford Ragsdale Hope (R) Frank Carlson (R)
79th
(1945–1947)
Albert McDonald Cole (R)
80th
(1947–1949)
Herbert Alton Meyer (R) Wint Smith (R)
81st
(1949–1951)
82nd
(1951–1953)
Myron V. George (R)
83rd
(1953–1955)
Howard Shultz Miller (D)
84th
(1955–1957)
William Henry Avery (R)
85th
(1957–1959)
James Floyd Breeding (D)
86th
(1959–1961)
Newell A. George (D) Denver David Hargis (D)
87th
(1961–1963)
Robert Fred Ellsworth (R) Walter Lewis McVey, Jr. (R) Garner E. Shriver (R) Bob Dole (R)

1963 – 1993: 5 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
88th
(1963–1965)
Bob Dole (R) William Henry Avery (R) Robert Fred Ellsworth (R) Garner E. Shriver (R) Joe Skubitz (R)
89th
(1965–1967)
Chester L. Mize (R)
90th
(1967–1969)
Larry Winn (R)
91st
(1969–1971)
Keith Sebelius (R)
92nd
(1971–1973)
Bill Roy (D)
93rd
(1973–1975)
94th
(1975–1977)
Martha Elizabeth Keys (D)
95th
(1977–1979)
Dan Glickman (D)
96th
(1979–1981)
James Edmund Jeffries (R) Robert Russell Whittaker (R)
97th
(1981–1983)
Pat Roberts (R)
98th
(1983–1985)
Jim Slattery (D)
99th
(1985–1987)
Jan Meyers (R)
100th
(1987–1989)
101st
(1989–1991)
102nd
(1991–1993)
Dick Nichols (R)

1993 – Present: 4 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
103rd
(1993–1995)
Pat Roberts (R) Jim Slattery (D) Jan Meyers (R) Dan Glickman (D)
104th
(1995–1997)
Sam Brownback (R) Todd Tiahrt (R)
Jim Ryun (R)
105th
(1997–1999)
Jerry Moran (R) Vince Snowbarger (R)
106th
(1999–2001)
Dennis Moore (D)
107th
(2001–2003)
108th
(2003–2005)
109th
(2005–2007)
110th
(2007–2009)
Nancy Boyda (D)
111th
(2009–2011)
Lynn Jenkins (R)
112th
(2011–2013)
Tim Huelskamp (R) Kevin Yoder (R) Mike Pompeo (R)
113th
(2013–2015)
114th
(2015–2017)
115th
(2017–2019)
Roger Marshall (R)
Ron Estes (R)
116th
(2019–2021)
Steve Watkins (R) Sharice Davids (D)

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

As of June 2019, there are seventeen former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the U.S. State of Kansas who are currently living at this time.

Representative Term of office District Date of birth (and age)
Bob Dole 1961–1969 6th (1961–1963)
1st (1963–1969)
(1923-07-22) July 22, 1923 (age 100)
Martha Keys 1975–1979 2nd (1930-08-10) August 10, 1930 (age 93)
Dan Glickman 1977–1995 4th (1944-11-27) November 27, 1944 (age 79)
Bob Whittaker 1979–1991 5th (1939-09-18) September 18, 1939 (age 84)
Pat Roberts 1981–1997 1st (1936-04-20) April 20, 1936 (age 88)
Jim Slattery 1983–1995 2nd (1948-08-04) August 4, 1948 (age 75)
Sam Brownback 1995–1996 2nd (1956-09-12) September 12, 1956 (age 67)
Todd Tiahrt 1995–2011 4th (1951-06-15) June 15, 1951 (age 72)
Jim Ryun 1996–2007 2nd (1947-04-29) April 29, 1947 (age 76)
Vince Snowbarger 1997–1999 3rd (1949-09-16) September 16, 1949 (age 74)
Jerry Moran 1997–2011 1st (1954-05-29) May 29, 1954 (age 69)
Dennis Moore 1999–2011 3rd (1945-11-08) November 8, 1945 (age 78)
Nancy Boyda 2007–2009 2nd (1955-08-02) August 2, 1955 (age 68)
Lynn Jenkins 2009–2019 2nd (1963-06-10) June 10, 1963 (age 60)
Tim Huelskamp 2011–2017 1st (1968-11-11) November 11, 1968 (age 55)
Mike Pompeo 2011–2017 4th (1963-12-30) December 30, 1963 (age 60)
Kevin Yoder 2011–2019 3rd (1976-01-08) January 8, 1976 (age 48)

Living former U.S. Senators from Kansas

As of April 2015, there are four former U.S. Senators from the U.S. State of Kansas who are currently living at this time, one from Class 2 and three from Class 3.

Senator Term of office Class Date of birth (and age)
Bob Dole 1969–1996 3 (1923-07-22) July 22, 1923 (age 100)
Nancy Kassebaum 1978–1997 2 (1932-07-29) July 29, 1932 (age 91)
Sheila Frahm 1996 3 (1945-03-22) March 22, 1945 (age 79)
Sam Brownback 1996–2011 3 (1956-09-12) September 12, 1956 (age 67)

Key

Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress
American (Know Nothing) (K-N)
Adams (A),
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J),
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (Anti-Admin)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (D-R)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Free Soil (FS)
Free Silver (FSv)
Fusion (FU)
Greenback (GB)
Jacksonian (J)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition (O)
Populist (Pop)
Pro-Administration (Pro-Admin)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Whig (W)
Independent,
None,
or Unaffiliated
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