List of Mormon members of the United States Congress explained

This is a list of Mormons, or members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), who are serving, or have served, in the United States Congress.

Since Utah's admittance to the Union in 1896, many members of the LDS Church have been elected to the United States Congress. A majority have been from Utah (the only state with an LDS Church majority), and most of the rest from other states in the American West.

, there are nine LDS Church members serving in Congress; three in the Senate and six in the House of Representatives. All nine are members of the Republican Party.

Senate

In addition to the senators below, former Senator Larry Pressler (R) of South Dakota joined the LDS Church after his service in Congress.^[1] Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I) of Arizona grew up in the LDS Church, but left after graduating from Brigham Young University.^[2] Senator Marco Rubio (R) of Florida was baptized as a child while living in Nevada but left the Church after his family moved back to Florida.^[2]

Senator	Party	State	Term		Notes
Start	End
data-sort-value="Cannon, Frank J."		Frank J. Cannon		Republican	Utah			^[3]
data-sort-value="Smoot, Reed"		Reed Smoot		Republican	Utah			Also served on the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
data-sort-value="King, William H."		William H. King		Democratic	Utah
data-sort-value="Thomas, Elbert D."		Elbert D. Thomas		Democratic	Utah
data-sort-value="Bunker, Berkeley L."		Berkeley L. Bunker		Democratic	Nevada
data-sort-value="Murdock, Orrice Abram, Jr."		Orrice Abram Murdock Jr.		Democratic	Utah
data-sort-value="Watkins, Arthur Vivian"		Arthur Vivian Watkins		Republican	Utah
data-sort-value="Bennett, Wallace F."		Wallace F. Bennett		Republican	Utah
data-sort-value="Cannon, Howard"		Howard Cannon		Democratic	Nevada
data-sort-value="Moss, Frank"		Frank Moss		Democratic	Utah
data-sort-value="Garn, Jake"		Jake Garn		Republican	Utah
data-sort-value="Hatch, Orrin"		Orrin Hatch		Republican	Utah
data-sort-value="Hawkins, Paula"		Paula Hawkins		Republican	Florida			First Mormon woman and first Mormon from east of the Mississippi River to serve in Congress.
data-sort-value="Reid, Harry"		Harry Reid		Democratic	Nevada			First Mormon convert to serve in the Senate.
data-sort-value="Bennett, Bob"		Bob Bennett		Republican	Utah
data-sort-value="Smith, Gordon H."		Gordon H. Smith		Republican	Oregon
data-sort-value="Crapo, Mike"		Mike Crapo		Republican	Idaho		Incumbent
data-sort-value="Udall, Tom"		Tom Udall		Democratic	New Mexico
data-sort-value="Lee, Mike"		Mike Lee		Republican	Utah		Incumbent	^[4]
data-sort-value="Heller, Dean"		Dean Heller		Republican	Nevada			^[5]
data-sort-value="Flake, Jeff"		Jeff Flake		Republican	Arizona			^[6]
data-sort-value="Romney, Mitt"		Mitt Romney		Republican	Utah		Incumbent	Ran unsuccessfully for president in 2008 and 2012.^[7]

House of Representatives

In addition to the representatives below, former Representative Jim Gibbons (R) of Nevada and current Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I) of Arizona grew up in the Church, but left as adults.

Representative	Party	District	Term		Notes
Start	End
	William H. King		Democratic	UT-AL			Ran successfully for U.S. Senator from Utah.
	Joseph Howell		Republican	UT-AL
UT-01
data-sort-value="Welling, Milton H."		Milton H. Welling		Democratic	UT-01
data-sort-value="Colton, Don B."		Don B. Colton		Republican	UT-01
data-sort-value="Murdock, Orrice Abram, Jr."		Orrice Abram Murdock Jr.		Democratic	UT-01			Ran successfully for U.S. Senator from Utah.
data-sort-value="Robinson, J. W."		J. W. Robinson		Democratic	UT-02
data-sort-value="Granger, Walter K."		Walter K. Granger		Democratic	UT-01
data-sort-value="Bunker, Berkeley L."		Berkeley L. Bunker		Democratic	NV-AL			Appointed U.S. Senator from Nevada.
	William A. Dawson		Republican	UT-02
data-sort-value="Budge, Hamer H."		Hamer H. Budge		Republican	ID-02			Appointed 16th chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
data-sort-value="Moss, John E."		John E. Moss		Democratic	CA-03
data-sort-value="Stringfellow, Douglas S."		Douglas R. Stringfellow		Republican	UT-01
data-sort-value="Dixon, Henry Aldous"		Henry Aldous Dixon		Republican	UT-01
data-sort-value="Udall, Stewart"		Stewart Udall		Democratic	AZ-02			Appointed 37th United States Secretary of the Interior.
	David S. King		Democratic	UT-02
data-sort-value="Harding, Ralph R."		Ralph R. Harding		Democratic	ID-02
data-sort-value="Peterson, M. Blaine"		M. Blaine Peterson		Democratic	UT-01
data-sort-value="Udall, Mo"		Mo Udall		Democratic	AZ-02			Ran unsuccessfully for president in 1976.
data-sort-value="Burton, Laurence L."		Laurence J. Burton		Republican	UT-01
data-sort-value="Hanna, Richard T."		Richard T. Hanna		Democratic	CA-34
	Sherman P. Lloyd		Republican	UT-02
	Del M. Clawson		Republican	CA-23
CA-33
data-sort-value="Dyal, Kenneth W."		Kenneth W. Dyal		Democratic	CA-33
	George V. Hansen		Republican	ID-02
data-sort-value="Hansen, Orval H."		Orval H. Hansen		Republican	ID-02
data-sort-value="McKay, K. Gunn"		K. Gunn McKay		Democratic	UT-01
	Wayne Owens		Democratic	UT-02
	Clair Burgener		Republican	CA-42
CA-43
data-sort-value="Howe, Allan Turner"		Allan Turner Howe		Democratic	UT-02
data-sort-value="Heftel, Cecil"		Cecil Heftel		Democratic	HI-01
data-sort-value="Marriott, David Daniel"		David Daniel Marriott		Republican	UT-02
data-sort-value="Shumway, Norman D."		Norman D. Shumway		Republican	CA-14
data-sort-value="Hansen, James V."		James V. Hansen		Republican	UT-01
data-sort-value="Nielson, Howard C."		Howard C. Nielson		Republican	UT-03
	Ron Packard		Republican	CA-43
CA-48
data-sort-value="Reid, Harry"		Harry Reid		Democratic	NV-01			Ran successfully for U.S. Senator from Nevada.
data-sort-value="Monson, David Smith"		David Smith Monson		Republican	UT-02
data-sort-value="Stallings, Richard H."		Richard H. Stallings		Democratic	ID-02
data-sort-value="Herger, Wally"		Wally Herger		Republican	CA-02
	John Doolittle		Republican	CA-14
CA-04
data-sort-value="Orton, Bill"		Bill Orton		Democratic	UT-03
data-sort-value="Swett, Richard"		Richard Swett		Democratic	NH-02			First Mormon elected to the House from a state east of the Mississippi River.
data-sort-value="Crapo, Mike"		Mike Crapo		Republican	ID-02			Ran successfully for U.S. Senator from Idaho.
data-sort-value="Istook, Ernest"		Ernest Istook		Republican	OK-05
data-sort-value="McKeon, Buck"		Buck McKeon		Republican	CA-25
data-sort-value="Waldholtz, Enid Greene"		Enid Greene Waldholtz		Republican	UT-02			First Mormon woman to serve in the House.
	Matt Salmon		Republican	AZ-01
AZ-05
data-sort-value="Cannon, Chris"		Chris Cannon		Republican	UT-03
data-sort-value="Cook, Merrill"		Merrill Cook		Republican	UT-02
data-sort-value="Simpson, Mike"		Mike Simpson		Republican	ID-02		Incumbent
data-sort-value="Udall, Tom"		Tom Udall		Democratic	NM-03			Ran successfully for U.S. Senator from New Mexico.
	Jeff Flake		Republican	AZ-01			Ran successfully for U.S. Senator from Arizona.
AZ-06
	Jim Matheson		Democratic	UT-02			^[8]
UT-04
data-sort-value="Bishop, Rob"		Rob Bishop		Republican	UT-01			^[9]
data-sort-value="Heller, Dean"		Dean Heller		Republican	NV-02			Ran successfully for U.S. Senator from Nevada.
data-sort-value="Chaffetz, Jason"		Jason Chaffetz		Republican	UT-03			^[10]
data-sort-value="Labrador, Raúl"		Raúl Labrador		Republican	ID-01			First Hispanic Mormon to serve in Congress.^[11]
data-sort-value="Stewart, Chris"		Chris Stewart		Republican	UT-02
data-sort-value="Clawson, Curt"		Curt Clawson		Republican	FL-19			^[12]
data-sort-value="Hardy, Cresent"		Cresent Hardy		Republican	NV-04			^[13]
data-sort-value="Love, Mia"		Mia Love		Republican	UT-04			First black Mormon to serve in Congress.
data-sort-value="Biggs, Andy"		Andy Biggs		Republican	AZ-05		Incumbent
data-sort-value="Curtis, John"		John Curtis		Republican	UT-03		Incumbent
data-sort-value="McAdams, Ben"		Ben McAdams		Democratic	UT-04
data-sort-value="Moore, Blake"		Blake Moore		Republican	UT-01		Incumbent	^[14]
data-sort-value="Owens, Burgess"		Burgess Owens		Republican	UT-04		Incumbent	First black male Mormon to serve in Congress.^[15]
data-sort-value="Moore, Blake"		Celeste Maloy		Republican	UT-02		Incumbent	^[16]

Territorial delegates

Delegate	Party	District	Term		Notes
Start	End
data-sort-value="Bernhisel, John Milton"		John Milton Bernhisel		Independent	Utah Territory
data-sort-value="Hooper, William Henry"		William Henry Hooper		Democratic	Utah Territory
data-sort-value="Cannon, George Q."		George Q. Cannon		Republican	Utah Territory			Also served on the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and as First Counselor in the First Presidency.
data-sort-value="Caine, John Thomas"		John Thomas Caine		Democratic	Utah Territory
data-sort-value="Cannon, Frank J."		Frank J. Cannon		Republican	Utah Territory
data-sort-value="Faleomavaega, Eni"		Eni Faleomavaega		Democratic	American Samoa

Elected to the House of Representatives, but not seated

See also

• Latter Day Saint political history
• List of Latter Day Saints
• List of Buddhist members of the United States Congress
• List of Hindu members of the United States Congress
• List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
• List of Muslim members of the United States Congress
• List of Quaker members of the United States Congress

Notes and References

1. News: Shill . Aaron . Spiritual journey leads 3-term U.S. senator to LDS Church . . 2015-04-21 . 2020-06-21.
2. News: Roig-Franzia . Manuel . Congress' first openly bisexual member grew up Mormon, graduated from Brigham Young University . 2013-01-13 . Standard Examiner . 2015-11-22 . 2015-11-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122194752/http://www.standard.net/Lifestyle/2013/01/03/Congress-first-openly-bisexual-member-grew-up-Mormon-graduated-from-BYU.html.
3. King . Robert R. . King . Kay Atkinson . Mormons in Congress, 1851-2000 . Journal of Mormon History . 26 . 2 . 2000 . 1–50 . 23288216.
4. News: Rucker . Philip . Sen. Mike Lee: A political insider refashions himself as tea party revolutionary . 2011-02-05 . .
5. Web site: Dean Heller Biography . Dean Heller Senate . 2014-11-18.
6. Lynch . Michael W. . Soundbite: The Missionary's Positions . February 2001 . Reason Magazine . 2007-07-28.
7. News: Miroff . Nick . In besieged Mormon colony, Mitt Romney's Mexican roots . . 2011-07-21 . 2021-03-07.
8. News: Jerry Spangler . Mormon Democrats Link up in Congress . Deseret Morning News . 2005-01-31 . 2006-11-09.
9. Web site: U.S. Congress Includes 10 Latter-day Saints—the Fewest Number in a Decade. Swensen, Jason. . 2019-01-28 . 2020-06-21.
10. Web site: J. J. . Goldberg . Meet Jewish Senators 14, 15 – and 16? Plus: the House GOP's Jewish Mormon . . 2010-01-15 . 2011-11-18.
11. Web site: 15 Mormons serving in U.S. Congress. Weaver, Sara Jane. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. January 8, 2011. June 21, 2020.
12. Web site: LDS in Senate and House of Representatives. Mohammad, Alex E. J.. January 25, 2015. June 21, 2020.
13. News: Phillips . Amber . Sen. Dean Heller says Mormon church has always preached equal rights . . 2015-01-29 . 2020-06-21.
14. News: Davidson . Lee . How Utahn Blake Moore went from a political unknown to GOP nominee for Congress . 2020-07-13 . Salt Lake Tribune . 2020-07-23.
15. News: Raftery . Kay . Pro Football Players Share Their Mormon Faith Ty Detmer, Burgess Owens And Vai Sikahema Told A Packed Sanctuary Of The Role Of Religion In Their Lives . 1997-06-17 . Philadelphia Inquirer . 2015-02-28.
16. Web site: Kimball . Spencer . 2023-11-22 . Republican Celeste Maloy wins Utah's 2nd Congressional District . 2023-11-24 . CNBC . en.
17. Book: Roberts, Brigham H . Brigham H. Roberts . . 6 . . Provo, Utah . 1965 . 0-8425-0482-6.