List of United States Representatives from Maine

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

Current representatives

• Chellie Pingree, 1st congressional district (D, since 2009)
• Bruce Poliquin, 2nd congressional district (R, since 2015)

List of representatives

Representative	Years	Party	District	Notes
Nehemiah Abbott	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Republican	3rd
Amos L. Allen	November 6, 1899 – March 3, 1911	Republican	1st
Elisha Hunt Allen	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Whig	8th
Tom Allen	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	Democratic	1st
Hugh J. Anderson	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	Democratic	6th
John Anderson	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833	Jacksonian	2nd
Charles Andrews	March 4, 1851 – April 30, 1852	Democratic	4th	Died
Tom Andrews	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995	Democratic	1st
John Appleton	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Democratic	2nd
Jeremiah Bailey	March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837	Anti-Jacksonian	3rd
John Baldacci	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	Democratic	2nd
James Bates	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Jacksonian	7th
Carroll L. Beedy	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1935	Republican	1st
Hiram Belcher	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Whig	3rd
Samuel P. Benson	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Whig	4th
	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Opposition
James G. Blaine	March 4, 1863 – July 10, 1876	Republican	3rd	Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1869 to 1875, resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate
Charles A. Boutelle	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Republican	At-large
	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1901	4th	Resigned
Joseph E. Brennan	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991	Democratic	1st
Owen Brewster	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941	Republican	3rd
David Bronson	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Whig	4th
Edwin C. Burleigh	June 21, 1897 – March 3, 1911	Republican	3rd
John H. Burleigh	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	Republican	1st
William Burleigh	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican	1st
	March 4, 1825 – July 2, 1827	Adams		Died
Samuel Butman	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	Adams	7th
	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	Anti-Jacksonian
Timothy J. Carter	March 4, 1837 – March 14, 1838	Democratic	5th	Died
Shepard Cary	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Democratic	7th
Jonathan Cilley	March 4, 1837 – February 24, 1838	Democratic	3rd	Died
Asa Clapp	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Democratic	2nd
Franklin Clark	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Democratic	4th
Nathan Clifford	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Democratic	1st
Stephen Coburn	January 2, 1861 – March 3, 1861	Republican	5th
Frank M. Coffin	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961	Democratic	2nd
William Cohen	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979	Republican	2nd
Joshua Cushman	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Democratic-Republican	6th
	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican	4th
Joseph Dane	March 15, 1820 – March 3, 1823	Federalist	1st
Thomas Davee	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	Democratic	8th
Nelson Dingley, Jr.	September 12, 1881 – March 3, 1883	Republican	2nd
	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	At-large
	March 4, 1885 – January 13, 1899	2nd	Died
Robert P. Dunlap	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	Democratic	2nd
David F. Emery	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	Republican	1st
George Evans	July 20, 1829 – March 3, 1837	Anti-Jacksonian	4th
	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	Whig
John Fairfield	March 4, 1835 – December 24, 1838	Democratic	1st	Resigned after being elected Governor of Maine
E. Wilder Farley	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Whig	3rd
Frank Fellows	January 3, 1941 – August 27, 1951	Republican	3rd	Died
Samuel C. Fessenden	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Republican	3rd
Thomas Fessenden	December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1863	Republican	2nd
William P. Fessenden	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Whig	2nd
Edwin Flye	December 4, 1876 – March 3, 1877	Republican	3rd
Stephen Clark Foster	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	Republican	6th
Ezra B. French	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Republican	3rd
William P. Frye	March 4, 1871 – March 17, 1881	Republican	2nd	Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Thomas J. D. Fuller	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	Democratic	7th
	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857	6th
Peter A. Garland	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	Republican	1st
Elbridge Gerry	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	Democratic	1st
Charles J. Gilman	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Republican	2nd
Louis B. Goodall	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921	Republican	1st
Robert Goodenow	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Whig	3rd
Rufus K. Goodenow	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	Whig	4th
Forrest Goodwin	March 4, 1913 – May 28, 1913	Republican	3rd	Died
John Noble Goodwin	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Republican	1st
Samuel Wadsworth Gould	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	Democratic	3rd
Frank E. Guernsey	November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1917	Democratic	4th
Eugene Hale	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1879	Republican	5th
Robert Hale	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959	Republican	1st
Joseph Hall	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Jacksonian	7th
Hannibal Hamlin	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	Democratic	6th
Simon M. Hamlin	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	Democratic	1st
David Hammons	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Democratic	1st
Mark Harris	December 2, 1822 – March 3, 1823	Democratic-Republican	2nd
William Hathaway	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973	Democratic	2nd
Ebenezer Herrick	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1823	Democratic-Republican	5th
	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican	3rd
	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	Adams
Joshua Herrick	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Democratic	1st
Ira G. Hersey	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1929	Democratic	4th
Samuel F. Hersey	March 4, 1873 – February 3, 1875	Republican	4th	Died
Mark Langdon Hill	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Democratic-Republican	3rd
Asher Hinds	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Republican	1st
Cornelius Holland	December 6, 1830 – March 3, 1833	Jacksonian	5th
Leonard Jarvis	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837	Jacksonian	6th
Edward Kavanagh	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835	Jacksonian	3rd
David Kidder	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican	7th
	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	Adams
Ebenezer Knowlton	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Opposition	3rd
Peter Kyros	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	Democratic	1st
George W. Ladd	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	Greenback	4th
Enoch Lincoln	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Democratic-Republican	7th
	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican	5th
	March 4, 1825 – 1826	Adams
Stephen Lindsey	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	Republican	3rd
Charles E. Littlefield	June 19, 1899 – September 30, 1908	Republican	2nd	Resigned
Nathaniel Littlefield	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Democratic	5th
	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	2nd
Stephen Longfellow	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Adams-Clay Federalist	2nd
James B. Longley, Jr.	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	Republican	1st
Joshua A. Lowell	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Democratic	7th
John Lynch	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873	Republican	1st
Moses Macdonald	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	Democratic	1st
Alfred Marshall	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Democratic	6th
Moses Mason, Jr.	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Jacksonian	5th
Samuel Mayall	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Democratic	2nd
John D. McCrate	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	Democratic	4th
Daniel J. McGillicuddy	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Democratic	2nd
Clifford McIntire	October 22, 1951 – January 3, 1963	Republican	3rd
	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	2nd
Rufus McIntire	September 10, 1827 – March 3, 1835	Jacksonian	1st
John R. McKernan, Jr.	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987	Republican	1st
Mike Michaud	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015	Democratic	2nd
Seth L. Milliken	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Republican	At-large
	March 4, 1885 – April 18, 1897	3rd	Died
Edward C. Moran, Jr.	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937	Democratic	2nd
Anson Morrill	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Republican	4th
Samuel P. Morrill	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	Republican	2nd
Freeman H. Morse	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Whig	4th
	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	Republican
Thompson H. Murch	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	Greenback	5th
Charles P. Nelson	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957	Republican	2nd
John E. Nelson	March 20, 1922 – March 3, 1933	Republican	3rd
Joseph C. Noyes	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Whig	7th
Jeremiah O'Brien	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican	6th
	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829	Adams
James C. Oliver	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	Republican	1st
	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	Democratic
John Otis	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	Whig	3rd
Gorham Parks	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Jacksonian	8th
Virgil D. Parris	May 29, 1838 – March 3, 1841	Democratic	5th
Donald B. Partridge	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	Republican	2nd
Sidney Perham	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Republican	2nd
John J. Perry	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Opposition	2nd
	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Republican
John A. Peters	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	Republican	4th
John A. Peters	September 9, 1913 – January 2, 1922	Republican	3rd	resigned after appointment as judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
Frederick A. Pike	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Republican	6th
	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	5th
Chellie Pingree	January 3, 2009 – present	Democratic	1st	Incumbent
Harris M. Plaisted	September 13, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Republican	4th
Bruce Poliquin	January 3, 2015 – present	Republican	2nd	Incumbent
Llewellyn Powers	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	Republican	4th
	April 8, 1901 – July 28, 1908
Benjamin Randall	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Whig	3rd
Isaac Reed	June 25, 1852 – March 3, 1853	Whig	4th
Thomas Brackett Reed	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	Republican	1st
	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	At-large
	March 4, 1885 – September 4, 1899	1st	Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1889 to 1891 and 1895–1899, resigned
John H. Rice	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Republican	5th
	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	4th
James W. Ripley	September 11, 1826 – March 12, 1830	Jacksonian	5th	Resigned
Edward Robinson	April 28, 1838 – March 3, 1839	Whig	3rd
Cullen Sawtelle	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	Democratic	5th
	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
John Fairfield Scamman	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	Democratic	1st
Luther Severance	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	Whig	3rd
Ephraim K. Smart	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Democratic	5th
	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Albert Smith	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	Democratic	2nd
Clyde H. Smith	January 3, 1937 – April 8, 1940	Republican	2nd	Died
Francis Smith	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Jacksonian	2nd
	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Democratic
Margaret Chase Smith	June 3, 1940 – January 3, 1949	Republican	2nd
Donald F. Snow	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933	Democratic	4th
Olympia Snowe	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995	Republican	2nd
Daniel E. Somes	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Republican	1st
Peleg Sprague	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829	Adams	4th	Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Charles Stetson	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	Democratic	6th
John P. Swasey	November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1911	Republican	2nd
Lorenzo De Medici Sweat	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Democratic	1st
Stanley R. Tupper	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	Republican	2nd
	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	1st
John G. Utterback	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	Democratic	3rd
Charles W. Walton	March 4, 1861 – May 26, 1862	Republican	2nd	Resigned on appointment as associate justice of Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Israel Washburn, Jr.	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Whig	6th
	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	5th
	March 4, 1855 – January 1, 1861		Republican	Resigned after being elected Governor
Benjamin White	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Democratic	5th
Wallace H. White, Jr.	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1931	Republican	2nd
Ezekiel Whitman	March 4, 1821 – June 1, 1822	Federalist	2nd	Resigned
James S. Wiley	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Democratic	6th
Hezekiah Williams	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	Democratic	7th
William D. Williamson	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Democratic-Republican	4th
Joseph F. Wingate	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	Adams	3rd
	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	Anti-Jacksonian
John M. Wood	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	Republican	1st

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

As of October 2016, there are ten living former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine. The most recent representative to die was William Hathaway (1965-1973) on June 24, 2013. The most recently serving representative to die was Peter Kyros (1967-1975) on July 10, 2012

Representative	Term of office	District	Date of birth (and age)
William Cohen	1973–1979	2nd	August 28, 1940
David F. Emery	1975–1983	1st	September 1, 1948
Olympia Snowe	1979–1995	2nd	February 21, 1947
John R. McKernan, Jr.	1983–1987	1st	May 20, 1948
Joseph E. Brennan	1987–1991	1st	November 2, 1934
Tom Andrews	1991–1995	1st	March 22, 1953
James B. Longley, Jr.	1995–1997	1st	July 7, 1951
John Baldacci	1995–1997	2nd	January 30, 1955
Tom Allen	1997–2009	1st	April 16, 1945
Mike Michaud	2003–2015	2nd	January 18, 1955

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