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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

Senator Pat Roberts
(R)

Senator Jerry Moran
(R)

Rep. Roger Marshall
(R, 1st district)

Rep. Steve Watkins
(R, 2nd district)

Rep. Sharice Davids
(D, 3rd district)

Rep. Ron Estes
(R, 4th district)

United States Senate
Delegates from Kansas Territory
United States House of Representatives
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas
Living former U.S. Senators from Kansas
Key

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)	39th (1865–1867)
	40th (1867–1869)
	41st (1869–1871)
Alexander Caldwell (R)	42nd (1871–1873)
Alexander Caldwell (R)	43rd (1873–1875)	John J. Ingalls (R)
Robert Crozier (R)
James M. Harvey (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)	52nd (1891–1893)
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)	59th (1905–1907)
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)
	71st (1929–1931)	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)	87th (1961–1963)
	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)	95th (1977–1979)
	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)	John Wilkins Whitfield (D)
35th (1857–1858)	Marcus Junius Parrott (R)
36th (1859–1860)	Marcus Junius Parrott (R)

United States House of Representatives

1859 – 1873: 1 seat at-large

Congress	At-large
36th (1859–1861)	Martin Franklin Conway (R)
37th (1861–1863)	Martin Franklin Conway (R)
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
Congress	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)	William Addison Phillips (R)	Dudley Chase Haskell (R)	Thomas Ryan (R)
46th (1879–1881)	John Alexander Anderson (R)
47th (1881–1883)	John Alexander Anderson (R)

1883–1893: 7 seats

Congress	District			Four additional seats, elected statewide, at-large, on a general ticket
Congress	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)
51st (1889–1891)				Harrison Kelley (R)	John Alexander Anderson (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
Congress	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	At-large seat
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)	William Baker (Pop)	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)	Edwin Reed Ridgely (Pop)	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)				Chester Isaiah Long (R)	Charles F. Scott (R)
58th (1903–1905)			Philip P. Campbell (R)				Victor Murdock (R)
59th (1905–1907)			Philip P. Campbell (R)				Victor Murdock (R)
Congress	District
Congress	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)		Charles F. Scott (R)		James Monroe Miller (R)	William A. Calderhead (R)	William A. Reeder (R)
62nd (1911–1913)		Alexander C. Mitchell (R)		Fred S. Jackson (R)	Rollin R. Rees (R)	Isaac D. Young (R)
62nd (1911–1913)		Joseph Taggart (D)		Fred S. Jackson (R)	Rollin R. Rees (R)	Isaac D. Young (R)
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)					Jouett Shouse (D)
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)	William P. Lambertson (R)		Harold C. McGugin (R)			Charles I. Sparks (R)

1933–1943: 7 seats

Congress	District
Congress	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)	Randolph Carpenter (D)	John Mills Houston (D)	Frank Carlson (R)
75th (1937–1939)			Edward White Patterson (D)	Edward Herbert Rees (R)
76th (1939–1941)			Thomas Daniel Winter (R)
77th (1941–1943)

1943 – 1963: 6 seats

Congress	District
Congress	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)		Thomas Daniel Winter (R)			Frank Carlson (R)
80th (1947–1949)			Herbert Alton Meyer (R)			Wint Smith (R)
81st (1949–1951)			Herbert Alton Meyer (R)
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
Congress	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)	Robert Fred Ellsworth (R)
90th (1967–1969)			Larry Winn (R)
91st (1969–1971)	Keith Sebelius (R)
92nd (1971–1973)		Bill Roy (D)
93rd (1973–1975)		Bill Roy (D)
94th (1975–1977)		Martha Elizabeth Keys (D)
95th (1977–1979)		Martha Elizabeth Keys (D)		Dan Glickman (D)
96th (1979–1981)		James Edmund Jeffries (R)			Robert Russell Whittaker (R)
97th (1981–1983)	Pat Roberts (R)	James Edmund Jeffries (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
Congress	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)
104th (1995–1997)		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)
115th (2017–2019)				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^[update], 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 101)
Martha Keys	1975–1979	2nd	(1930-08-10) August 10, 1930 (age 94)
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 85)
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 76)
Sam Brownback	1995–1996	2nd	(1956-09-12) September 12, 1956 (age 68)
Todd Tiahrt	1995–2011	4th	(1951-06-15) June 15, 1951 (age 73)
Jim Ryun	1996–2007	2nd	(1947-04-29) April 29, 1947 (age 77)
Vince Snowbarger	1997–1999	3rd	(1949-09-16) September 16, 1949 (age 75)
Jerry Moran	1997–2011	1st	(1954-05-29) May 29, 1954 (age 70)
Dennis Moore	1999–2011	3rd	(1945-11-08) November 8, 1945 (age 79)
Nancy Boyda	2007–2009	2nd	(1955-08-02) August 2, 1955 (age 69)
Lynn Jenkins	2009–2019	2nd	(1963-06-10) June 10, 1963 (age 61)
Tim Huelskamp	2011–2017	1st	(1968-11-11) November 11, 1968 (age 56)
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^[update], 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 101)
Nancy Kassebaum	1978–1997	2	(1932-07-29) July 29, 1932 (age 92)
Sheila Frahm	1996	3	(1945-03-22) March 22, 1945 (age 79)
Sam Brownback	1996–2011	3	(1956-09-12) September 12, 1956 (age 68)

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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