Member (Residence) |
Party |
Years of Service |
Cong ress |
Electoral history |
Location |
District created March 4, 1837 |
Elisha Haley (Mystic) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
25th |
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1837. [data missing] |
|
Thomas Wheeler Williams (New London) |
Whig |
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
26th 27th |
Elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1840. Retired. |
George S. Catlin (Windham) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th |
Elected in 1843. Retired. |
John A. Rockwell (Norwich) |
Whig |
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
29th 30th |
Elected in 1845. Re-elected in 1847. Lost re-election. |
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (Hampton) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
Elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Retired. |
Nathan Belcher (New London) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd |
Elected in 1853. Retired. |
Sidney Dean (Putnam) |
Know Nothing |
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th 35th |
Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Retired. |
Republican |
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
Alfred A. Burnham (Windham) |
Republican |
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
36th 37th |
Elected in 1859. Re-elected in 1861. Retired. |
Augustus Brandegee (New London) |
Republican |
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
38th 39th |
Elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1865. |
Henry H. Starkweather (Norwich) |
Republican |
March 4, 1867 – January 28, 1876 |
40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th |
Elected in 1867. Re-elected in 1869. Re-elected in 1871. Re-elected in 1873. Re-elected in 1875. Died. |
Vacant |
January 28, 1876 – April 12, 1876 |
44th |
|
John T. Wait (Norwich) |
Republican |
April 12, 1876 – March 3, 1887 |
44th 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th |
Elected to finish Starkweather's term. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Retired. |
Charles Addison Russell (Killingly) |
Republican |
March 4, 1887 – October 23, 1902 |
50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th |
Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Died. |
Vacant |
October 23, 1902 – November 4, 1902 |
57th |
|
Frank B. Brandegee (New London) |
Republican |
November 4, 1902 – May 10, 1905 |
57th 58th 59th |
Elected to finish Russell's term. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Resigned when elected to the US Senate |
Vacant |
May 10, 1905 – October 2, 1905 |
59th |
|
Edwin W. Higgins (Norwich) |
Republican |
October 2, 1905 – March 3, 1913 |
59th 60th 61st 62nd |
Elected to finish Brandegee's term. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Retired. |
Thomas L. Reilly (Meriden) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd |
Elected in 1912. Lost re-election. |
John Q. Tilson (New Haven) |
Republican |
March 4, 1915 – December 3, 1932 |
64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Resigned. |
Vacant |
December 3, 1932 – March 3, 1933 |
72nd |
|
Francis T. Maloney (Meriden) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd |
Elected in 1932. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
James A. Shanley (New Haven) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 |
74th 75th 76th 77th |
Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election. |
Ranulf Compton (Madison) |
Republican |
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
78th |
Elected in 1942. Lost re-election. |
James P. Geelan (New Haven) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
79th |
Elected in 1944. Lost re-election. |
Ellsworth Foote (North Branford) |
Republican |
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
80th |
Elected in 1946. Lost re-election. |
John A. McGuire (Wallingford) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 |
81st 82nd |
Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Lost re-election. |
Albert W. Cretella (North Haven) |
Republican |
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 |
83rd 84th 85th |
Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election. |
Robert Giaimo (North Haven) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1981 |
86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th |
Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired. |
Lawrence J. DeNardis (Hamden) |
Republican |
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
97th |
Elected in 1980. Lost re-election. |
Bruce Morrison (Hamden) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 |
98th 99th 100th 101st |
Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired to run for Governor of Connecticut. |
Rosa DeLauro (New Haven) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1991 – present |
102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
1993–2003 [data missing] |
2003–2013 |
2013–2023 |
2023–present |