List of United States representatives from New Jersey explained

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of New Jersey. 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 New Jersey. The list of names should be complete, but other data may be incomplete.

Current representatives

As of September 18, 2024:

• : Donald Norcross (D) (since 2014)
• : Jeff Van Drew (R) (since 2019)
• : Andy Kim (D) (since 2019)
• : Chris Smith (R) (since 1981)
• : Josh Gottheimer (D) (since 2017)
• : Frank Pallone (D) (since 1988)
• : Thomas Kean Jr. (R) (since 2023)
• : Rob Menendez (D) (since 2023)
• : Vacant (since 2024)
• : LaMonica McIver (D) (since 2024)
• : Mikie Sherrill (D) (since 2019)
• : Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) (since 2015)

List of members of the House

Member	Party	District	Years	Electoral history
align=left nowrap	Ernest R. Ackerman		Republican		nowrap	1919 – 1931	Elected in 1918. Died.
align=left nowrap	Hugh J. Addonizio		Democratic		nowrap	1949 – 1962	Elected in 1948. Resigned to become Mayor of Newark
align=left nowrap	John Adler		Democratic		nowrap	2009 – 2011	Elected in 2008. Lost re-election to Runyan
align=left nowrap	Garnett B. Adrain		Democratic		nowrap	1857 – 1861	Elected in 1856. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Henry C. Allen		Republican		nowrap	1905 – 1907	Elected in 1904. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Rob Andrews		Democratic		nowrap	1990 – 2014	Elected to finish Florio's term. Resigned due to House Ethics investigation.
align=left nowrap	Stewart H. Appleby		Republican		nowrap	1925 – 1927	Elected to finish his father's term. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Theodore F. Appleby		Republican		nowrap	1921 – 1923	Elected in 1920. Lost re-election to Geran.
align=left nowrap	James C. Auchincloss		Republican		nowrap	1943 – 1965	Elected in 1942. Retired.
align=left nowrap rowspan=2	Oscar L. Auf Der Heide	Democratic		nowrap	1925 – 1933	Elected in 1924. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1933 – 1935	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932. Retired.
align=left nowrap rowspan=2	John Bancker Aycrigg	Whig		nowrap	1837 – 1839	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but the House declined to seat him.
nowrap	1841 – 1843	Elected in 1840. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Isaac Bacharach		Republican		nowrap	1915 – 1937	Elected in 1914. Lost re-election to Wene.
align=left nowrap	Ezra Baker		Democratic-Republican	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1815 – 1817	Elected in 1814. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Jacob T. Baker		Democratic		nowrap	1913 – 1915	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election to Bacharach.
align=left nowrap	Ephraim Bateman		Democratic-Republican	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1815 – 1823	Elected in 1814. Retired.
align=left nowrap	John Beatty		Pro-Administration	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1793 – 1795	Elected in 1792. Lost re-election to Thomson.
align=left nowrap	Charles D. Beckwith		Republican		nowrap	1889 – 1891	Elected in 1888. Lost re-election to Cadmus.
align=left nowrap	Benjamin Bennet		Democratic-Republican	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1815 – 1819	Elected in 1814. Lost re-election to B. Smith.
align=left nowrap	Allan Benny		Democratic		nowrap	1903 – 1905	Elected in 1902. Lost re-election to Van Winkle.
align=left nowrap	Christopher A. Bergen		Republican		nowrap	1889 – 1893	Elected in 1888. Lost renomination to Loudenslager.
align=left nowrap	Thomas Bines		Democratic-Republican		nowrap	1814 – 1815	Elected to finish Hufty's term. Retired.
align=left nowrap	William F. Birch		Republican		nowrap	1918 – 1919	Elected to finish Capstick's term. Retired.
align=left nowrap	John T. Bird		Democratic		nowrap	1869 – 1873	Elected in 1868. Retired.
align=left nowrap	James Bishop		Opposition		nowrap	1855 – 1857	Elected in 1854. Lost re-election to Adrain.
align=left nowrap	John L. Blake		Republican		nowrap	1879 – 1881	Elected in 1878. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Joseph Bloomfield		Democratic-Republican	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1817 – 1821	Elected in 1816. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Elias Boudinot		Pro-Administration	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1789 – 1795	Elected in 1789. Retired.
align=left nowrap rowspan=2	Adam Boyd	Democratic-Republican		nowrap	1803 – 1805	Elected in 1803. Retired.
nowrap	1808 – 1813	Elected to finish Darby's term. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Robert G. Bremner		Democratic		nowrap	1913 – 1914	Elected in 1912. Died.
align=left nowrap	John H. Brewer		Republican		nowrap	1881 – 1885	Elected in 1880. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Lewis A. Brigham		Republican		nowrap	1879 – 1881	Elected in 1878. Lost re-election to Hardenbergh.
align=left nowrap	George H. Brown		Whig		nowrap	1851 – 1853	Elected in 1850. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Charles Browne		Democratic		nowrap	1923 – 1925	Elected in 1922. Lost re-election to Eaton.
align=left nowrap	William J. Browning		Republican		nowrap	1911 – 1920	Elected to finish Loudenslager's term. Died.
align=left nowrap	James Buchanan		Republican		nowrap	1885 – 1893	Elected in 1884. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Cornelius A. Cadmus		Democratic		nowrap	1891 – 1895	Elected in 1890. Retired.
align=left nowrap rowspan=2	Lambert Cadwalader	Pro-Administration		nowrap	1789 – 1791	Elected in 1789. Lost re-election to Kitchell.
nowrap	1793 – 1795	Elected in 1792. Lost re-election to I. Smith.
align=left nowrap rowspan=2	William T. Cahill	Republican		nowrap	1959 – 1967	Elected in 1958. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1967 – 1970	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1966. Resigned when elected governor.
align=left nowrap	Gordon Canfield		Republican		nowrap	1941 – 1961	Elected in 1940. Retired.
align=left nowrap	John Henry Capstick		Republican		nowrap	1915 – 1918	Elected in 1914. Died.
align=left nowrap	Clifford P. Case		Republican		nowrap	1945 – 1953	Elected in 1944. Resigned to become president of the Fund for the Republic.
align=left nowrap rowspan=2	George Cassedy		Democratic-Republican		nowrap	1821 – 1825	Elected in 1820. Switched parties.
	Jacksonian	nowrap	1825 – 1827	Re-elected in 1824 as a Jacksonian. Lost re-election to Pierson.
align=left nowrap rowspan=2	Peter A. Cavicchia	Republican		nowrap	1931 – 1933	Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1933 – 1937	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932. Lost re-election to O'Neill.
align=left nowrap	William Chetwood		Whig	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1836 – 1837	Elected to finish Dickerson's term. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Abraham Clark		Pro-Administration	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1791 – 1794	Elected in 1791. Died.
align=left nowrap	Alvah A. Clark		Democratic		nowrap	1877 – 1881	Elected in 1876. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Amos Clark Jr.		Republican		nowrap	1873 – 1875	Elected in 1872. Lost re-election to Ross.
align=left nowrap rowspan=2	Isaiah D. Clawson		Opposition		nowrap	1855 – 1857	Elected in 1854. Switched parties.
	Republican	nowrap	1857 – 1859		Re-elected in 1856 as a Republican. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Orestes Cleveland		Democratic		nowrap	1869 – 1871	Elected in 1868. Lost re-election to Halsey.
align=left nowrap	George T. Cobb		Democratic		nowrap	1861 – 1863	Elected in 1860. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Bonnie Watson Coleman		Democratic		nowrap	2015 – present		Elected in 2014. Incumbent.
align=left nowrap rowspan=5	Lewis Condict	Democratic-Republican	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1811 – 1813	Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1813 – 1815	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1813. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1815 – 1817	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1814. Retired.
nowrap	1821 – 1825	Elected to finish Linn's term. Switched parties.
	Anti-Jacksonian	nowrap	1825 – 1833	Re-elected in 1824 as an Anti-Jacksonian. Retired.
align=left rowspan=3	John Condit	Democratic-Republican		nowrap	1799 – 1801	Elected in 1798. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1801 – 1803	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1800. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
nowrap	1819 – 1819	Elected in 1818. Resigned to become assistant collector of the Port of New York.
align=left nowrap	Silas Condit		Anti-Jacksonian	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1831 – 1833	Elected in 1830. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Richard M. Cooper		Anti-Jacksonian	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1829 – 1833	Elected in 1828. Retired.
align=left nowrap	William R. Cooper		Democratic	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1839 – 1841	Elected in 1838. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Johnston Cornish		Democratic		nowrap	1893 – 1895	Elected in 1892. Lost re-election to Pitney.
align=left nowrap rowspan=2	James A. Courter	Republican		nowrap	1979 – 1983	Elected in 1978. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1983 – 1991	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982. Retired.
align=left nowrap	James Cox		Democratic-Republican	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1809 – 1810	Elected in 1808. Died.
align=left nowrap	William Coxe Jr.		Federalist	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1813 – 1815	Elected in 1813. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Augustus W. Cutler		Democratic		nowrap	1875 – 1879	Elected in 1874. Retired.
align=left nowrap	William D. Daly		Democratic		nowrap	1899 – 1900	Elected in 1898. Died.
align=left nowrap	Dominick V. Daniels		Democratic		nowrap	1959 – 1977	Elected in 1958. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Ezra Darby		Democratic-Republican	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1805 – 1808	Elected in 1804. Died.
align=left nowrap	Franklin Davenport		Federalist		nowrap	1799 – 1801	Elected in 1798. Redistricted to the and lost re-election.
align=left nowrap	Jonathan Dayton		Federalist	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1791 – 1799	Elected in 1791. Redistricted to the and retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Vincent J. Dellay		Republican		nowrap	1957 – 1958	Elected in 1956. Switched parties.
	Democratic	1958 – 1959		Switched parties and lost Democratic nomination to Daniels.
Philemon Dickerson		Jacksonian		nowrap	1833 – 1836	Elected in 1832. Resigned to become governor.
	Democratic	nowrap	1839 – 1841	Elected in 1838. Lost re-election to Aycrigg.
align=left nowrap	Samuel A. Dobbins		Republican		nowrap	1873 – 1877	Elected in 1872. Retired.
align=left nowrap rowspan="2"	Jeff Van Drew		Democratic		2019 – 2020	Elected in 2018. Switched parties.
	Republican^[1]	2020 – present			Swithced parties and Re-elected in 2020 as a Republican.
align=left nowrap	Dow H. Drukker		Republican		nowrap	1914 – 1919	Elected to finish Bremner's term. Retired.
align=left nowrap	John T. Dunn		Democratic		nowrap	1893 – 1895	Elected in 1892. Lost re-election to C. Fowler.
Bernard J. Dwyer	Democratic		nowrap	1981 – 1983	Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1983 – 1993	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982. Retired.
Florence P. Dwyer	Republican		nowrap	1957 – 1967	Elected in 1956. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1967 – 1973	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1966. Retired.
John J. Eagan	Democratic		nowrap	1913 – 1921	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election to Olpp.
nowrap	1923 – 1925		Elected in 1922. Lost renomination to der Heide.
Charles A. Eaton	Republican		nowrap	1925 – 1933	Elected in 1924. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1933 – 1953	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932. Retired.
Joseph E. Edsall	Democratic		nowrap	1845 – 1847	Elected in 1844. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1847 – 1849	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1846. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Ebenezer Elmer		Democratic-Republican	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1801 – 1807	Elected in 1800. Lost re-election to Newbold.
align=left nowrap	Lucius Q.C. Elmer		Democratic		nowrap	1843 – 1845	Elected in 1842. Lost re-election to Hampton.
align=left nowrap	Thomas D. English		Democratic		nowrap	1891 – 1895	Elected in 1890. Lost re-election to R. Parker
align=left nowrap	Isaac G. Farlee		Democratic		nowrap	1843 – 1845	Elected in 1842. Lost re-election to Runk.
align=left nowrap	Millicent H. Fenwick		Republican		nowrap	1975 – 1983	Elected in 1974. Redistricted to the and retired to run for U.S. Senator.
align=left nowrap	Michael A. Ferguson		Republican		nowrap	2001 – 2009	Elected in 2000. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Thomas M. Ferrell		Democratic		nowrap	1883 – 1885	Elected in 1882. Lost re-election to Hires.
align=left nowrap	William H.F. Fiedler		Democratic		nowrap	1883 – 1885	Elected in 1882. Lost re-election to H. Lehlbach.
align=left nowrap	George B. Fielder		Democratic		nowrap	1893 – 1895	Elected in 1892. Retired.
align=left nowrap	De Witt C. Flanagan		Democratic		nowrap	1902 – 1903	Elected to finish Salmon's term. Retired.
align=left nowrap	James J. Florio		Democratic		nowrap	1975 – 1990	Elected in 1974. Resigned when elected governor.
align=left nowrap	Samuel C. Forker		Democratic		nowrap	1871 – 1873	Elected in 1870. Lost re-election to Dobbins.
Edwin B. Forsythe	Republican		nowrap	1970 – 1983	Elected to finish Cahill's term. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1983 – 1984	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982. Died.
align=left nowrap	Franklin W. Fort		Republican		nowrap	1925 – 1931	Elected in 1924. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Charles N. Fowler	Republican		nowrap	1895 – 1903	Elected in 1894. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1903 – 1911	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
align=left nowrap	Samuel Fowler		Jacksonian	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1833 – 1837	Elected in 1832. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Samuel Fowler		Democratic		nowrap	1889 – 1893	Elected in 1888. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Robert D. Franks		Republican		nowrap	1993 – 2001	Elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
align=left nowrap	Peter Frelinghuysen Jr.		Republican		nowrap	1953 – 1975	Elected in 1952. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Rodney Frelinghuysen		Republican		nowrap	1995 – 2019	Elected in 1994. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Cornelius E. Gallagher		Democratic		nowrap	1959 – 1973	Elected in 1958. Lost renomination to Meyner.
align=left nowrap	Dean A. Gallo		Republican		nowrap	1985 – 1994	Elected in 1984. Died.
align=left nowrap	John J. Gardner		Republican		nowrap	1893 – 1913	Elected in 1892. Lost re-election to J. Baker.
align=left nowrap	Scott Garrett		Republican		nowrap	2003 – 2017	Elected in 2002. Lost re-election to Gottheimer.
Daniel Garrison		Democratic-Republican		nowrap	1823 – 1825	Elected in 1822. Switched parties.
	Jacksonian	nowrap	1825 – 1827	Re-elected in 1824 as a Jacksonian. Lost re-election to H. Thompson.
align=left nowrap	Jacob A. Geissenhainer		Democratic		nowrap	1889 – 1895	Elected in 1888. Lost re-election to B. Howell.
align=left nowrap	Elmer H. Geran		Democratic		nowrap	1923 – 1925	Elected in 1922. Lost re-election to T. Appleby.
align=left nowrap	Milton W. Glenn		Republican		nowrap	1957 – 1965	Elected to finish Hand's term. Lost re-election to McGrath.
align=left nowrap	Josh Gottheimer		Democratic		nowrap	2017 – present		Elected in 2016. Incumbent.
align=left nowrap	Edward W. Gray		Republican		nowrap	1915 – 1919	Elected in 1914. Lost re-election to McGlennon.
align=left nowrap	Robert S. Green		Democratic		nowrap	1885 – 1887	Elected in 1884. Retired to run for governor and resigned when elected.
align=left nowrap	Dudley S. Gregory		Whig		nowrap	1847 – 1849	Elected in 1846. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Frank J. Guarini Jr.		Democratic		nowrap	1979 – 1993	Elected in 1978. Redistricted to the and retired.
align=left nowrap	Charles Haight		Democratic		nowrap	1867 – 1871	Elected in 1866. Retired.
George A. Halsey	Republican		nowrap	1867 – 1869	Elected in 1866. Lost re-election to Cleveland.
nowrap	1871 – 1873		Elected in 1870. Retired.
William Halstead	Whig		nowrap	1837 – 1839	Elected in 1836. Re-elected, but the House declined to seat him.
nowrap	1841 – 1843	Elected in 1840. Retired.
James A. Hamill	Democratic		nowrap	1907 – 1913	Elected in 1906. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1913 – 1921	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Robert Hamilton		Democratic		nowrap	1873 – 1877	Elected in 1872. Retired.
align=left nowrap	James G. Hampton		Whig		nowrap	1845 – 1849	Elected in 1844. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Thomas M. Hand		Republican		nowrap	1945 – 1956	Elected in 1944. Died.
Augustus A. Hardenbergh	Democratic		nowrap	1875 – 1879	Elected in 1874. Retired.
nowrap	1881 – 1883		Elected in 1880. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Henry S. Harris		Democratic		nowrap	1881 – 1883	Elected in 1880. Lost re-election to Howey.
Archibald C. Hart	Democratic		nowrap	1912 – 1913	Elected to finish Hughes's term. Lost renomination to Martin.
	nowrap	1913 – 1917	Elected to finish Martin's term. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Edward J. Hart		Democratic		nowrap	1935 – 1955	Elected in 1934. Retired.
Fred A. Hartley Jr.	Republican		nowrap	1929 – 1933	Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the .
	nowrap	1933 – 1949	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Andrew K. Hay		Whig		nowrap	1849 – 1851	Elected in 1848. Retired.
align=left nowrap	John W. Hazelton		Republican		nowrap	1871 – 1875	Elected in 1870. Lost re-election to C. Sinnickson.
align=left nowrap	William Helms		Democratic-Republican	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1801 – 1811	Elected in 1800. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Henry Helstoski		Democratic		nowrap	1965 – 1977	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election to Hollenbeck.
align=left nowrap	Thomas Henderson		Federalist	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1795 – 1797	Elected in 1794. Lost re-election to Schureman.
John Hill	Republican		nowrap	1867 – 1873	Elected in 1866. Retired.
	nowrap	1881 – 1883	Elected in 1880. Retired.
align=left nowrap	George Hires		Republican		nowrap	1885 – 1889	Elected in 1884. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Harold G. Hoffman		Republican		nowrap	1927 – 1931	Elected in 1926. Retired to become Motor Vehicle Commissioner of New Jersey.
George Holcombe		Democratic-Republican		nowrap	1821 – 1825	Elected in 1820. Switched parties.
	Jacksonian	nowrap	1825 – 1828	Re-elected in 1824 as a Jacksonian. Died.
align=left nowrap	Harold C. Hollenbeck		Republican		nowrap	1977 – 1983	Elected in 1976. Lost re-election to Torricelli.
align=left nowrap	Rush D. Holt Jr.		Democratic		nowrap	1999 – 2015	Elected in 1998. Retired.
align=left nowrap	James J. Howard		Democratic		nowrap	1965 – 1988	Elected in 1964. Died.
align=left nowrap	Benjamin F. Howell		Republican		nowrap	1895 – 1911	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election to Scully.
align=left nowrap	Charles R. Howell		Democratic		nowrap	1949 – 1955	Elected in 1948. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
align=left nowrap	Benjamin F. Howey		Republican		nowrap	1883 – 1885	Elected in 1882. Retired.
Jacob Hufty		Democratic-Republican	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1809 – 1813	Elected in 1808. Redistricted to the .
	Federalist		nowrap	1813 – 1814	Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1813. Died.
align=left nowrap	Thomas H. Hughes		Anti-Jacksonian	data-sort-value=0		nowrap	1829 – 1833	Elected in 1828. Retired.
William Hughes	Democratic		nowrap	1903 – 1905	Elected in 1902. Lost re-election to Allen.
nowrap	1907 – 1912		Elected in 1906. Resigned after appointment as judge of Court of Common Pleas of Passaic County.
align=left nowrap	William J. Hughes		Democratic		nowrap	1975 – 1995	See also List of United States senators from New Jersey United States congressional delegations from New Jersey New Jersey's congressional districts Notes House of Representatives List of Members

Notes and References

1. Web site: Veronica Stracqualursi . Allison Gordon . Van Drew says this was the final straw for him to switch parties . July 2, 2020 . CNN. 22 December 2019 .