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California's congressional delegations

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Since California became a U.S. state in 1850, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms.

These are tables of congressional delegations from California to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

Beginning in the 118th Congress, California sends 52 individuals to the United States House of Representatives, down from the previous 53 due to reapportionment following the 2020 census. This is the first time the number of Representatives from California has declined in American history.

Current delegation

CPVI (2025):

! Class I senator ! Class III senator

|- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Schiff Adam 119th Congress.jpg |x150px]] Adam Schiff (Junior senator) (Burbank) | [[File:Alex_Padilla_117th_Congress_portrait.jpg|x150px]] Alex Padilla (Senior senator) (Los Angeles)

|- ! Party | | |- ! Incumbent since | December 8, 2024 | January 18, 2021 |} California's current congressional delegation in the consists of its two senators, both of whom are Democrats, and its 52 representatives: 43 Democrats, 8 Republicans, and 1 vacany.

The current dean of the California delegation is former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of the , having served in the House since 1987.

United States Senate

Main article: List of United States senators from California

Class I senatorCongressClass III senator
John C. Frémont (D)**** (1849–1851)
Democratic Party (US)right}}John B. Weller (D)**** (1851–1853)
**** (1853–1855)
**** (1855–1857)vacant
Democratic Party (US)}}William M. Gwin (D)
David C. Broderick (D)**** (1857–1859)
Henry P. Haun (D)
Democratic Party (US)right}}Milton Latham (D)
**** (1859–1861)
**** (1861–1863)Democratic Party (US)}}James A. McDougall (D)
Republican Party (US)right}}John Conness (R)**** (1863–1865)
**** (1865–1867)
**** (1867–1869)Republican Party (US)}}Cornelius Cole (R)
Democratic Party (US)right}}Eugene Casserly (D)**** (1869–1871)
**** (1871–1873)
**** (1873–1875)Republican Party (US)}}Aaron A. Sargent (R)
John S. Hager (D)
Anti-Monopoly Party (US)right}}Newton Booth (A-Mo)**** (1875–1877)
**** (1877–1879)
**** (1879–1881)Democratic Party (US)}}James T. Farley (D)
Republican Party (US)right}}John Franklin Miller (R)**** (1881–1883)
**** (1883–1885)
**** (1885–1887)Republican Party (US)}}Leland Stanford (R)
George Hearst (D)
Abram Williams (R)
Democratic Party (US)right}}George Hearst (D)**** (1887–1889)
**** (1889–1891)
Charles N. Felton (R)**** (1891–1893)
Democratic Party (US)right}}Stephen M. White (D)**** (1893–1895)
Republican Party (US)}}George C. Perkins (R)
**** (1895–1897)
**** (1897–1899)
Republican Party (US)right}}Thomas R. Bard (R)**** (1899–1901)
**** (1901–1903)
**** (1903–1905)
Republican Party (US)right}}Frank Flint (R)**** (1905–1907)
**** (1907–1909)
**** (1909–1911)
Republican Party (US)right}}John D. Works (R)**** (1911–1913)
**** (1913–1915)
**** (1915–1917)Democratic Party (US)}}James D. Phelan (D)
Republican Party (US)right}}Hiram Johnson (R)**** (1917–1919)
**** (1919–1921)
**** (1921–1923)Republican Party (US)}}Samuel M.
Shortridge (R)
**** (1923–1925)
**** (1925–1927)
**** (1927–1929)
**** (1929–1931)
**** (1931–1933)
**** (1933–1935)Democratic Party (US)}}William Gibbs
McAdoo (D)
**** (1935–1937)
**** (1937–1939)
Thomas M. Storke (D)
**** (1939–1941)Democratic Party (US)}}Sheridan Downey (D)
**** (1941–1943)
**** (1943–1945)
**** (1945–1947)
Republican Party (US)right}}William Knowland (R)
**** (1947–1949)
**** (1949–1951)
Republican Party (US)}}Richard Nixon (R)
**** (1951–1953)
Republican Party (US)}}Thomas Kuchel (R)
**** (1953–1955)
**** (1955–1957)
**** (1957–1959)
Democratic Party (US)right}}Clair Engle (D)**** (1959–1961)
**** (1961–1963)
**** (1963–1965)
Pierre Salinger (D)
Republican Party (US)right}}George Murphy (R)
**** (1965–1967)
**** (1967–1969)
**** (1969–1971)Democratic Party (US)}}Alan Cranston (D)
Democratic Party (US)right}}John V. Tunney (D)
**** (1971–1973)
**** (1973–1975)
**** (1975–1977)
Republican Party (US)right}}S. I. Hayakawa (R)**** (1977–1979)
**** (1979–1981)
**** (1981–1983)
Republican Party (US)right}}Pete Wilson (R)**** (1983–1985)
**** (1985–1987)
**** (1987–1989)
**** (1989–1991)
**** (1991–1993)
John Seymour (R)
Democratic Party (US)right}}Dianne Feinstein (D)
**** (1993–1995)Democratic Party (US)}}Barbara Boxer (D)
**** (1995–1997)
**** (1997–1999)
**** (1999–2001)
**** (2001–2003)
**** (2003–2005)
**** (2005–2007)
**** (2007–2009)
**** (2009–2011)
**** (2011–2013)
**** (2013–2015)
**** (2015–2017)
**** (2017–2019)Democratic Party (US)}}Kamala Harris (D)
**** (2019–2021)
**** (2021–2023)
Democratic Party (US)}}Alex Padilla (D)
**** (2023–2025)
Democratic Party (US)right}}Laphonza Butler (D)
Democratic Party (US)right}}Adam Schiff (D)
**** (2025–2027)

Mid-term changes

CongressSenatorReason for VacancyAppointed SuccessorDate of AppointmentElected SuccessorDate of Election
****Seat was vacant from March 4, 1851, due to failure of the legislature to elect.John B. WellerJanuary 30, 1852
****Seat was vacant from March 4, 1855, due to failure of the legislature to elect.William M. GwinJanuary 13, 1857
****David C. BroderickDied September 16, 1859.Henry P. HaunNovember 3, 1859Milton LathamMarch 5, 1860
****Eugene CasserlyResigned November 29, 1873.noneJohn S. HagerDecember 23, 1873
****John Franklin MillerDied March 8, 1886.George HearstMarch 23, 1886Abram WilliamsAugust 4, 1886
**, **George HearstDied February 28, 1891.noneCharles N. FeltonMarch 19, 1891
****Leland StanfordDied June 21, 1893.George C. PerkinsJuly 26, 1893George C. Perkins
****Seat was vacant from March 4, 1899, due to failure of the legislature to elect.Thomas R. BardFebruary 7, 1900
****William Gibbs McAdooResigned November 8, 1938.Thomas M. StorkeNovember 9, 1938none
****Hiram JohnsonDied August 6, 1945.William KnowlandAugust 26, 1945William F. KnowlandGeneral election
****Sheridan DowneyResigned November 30, 1950, due to ill health.Richard NixonDecember 1, 1950Richard NixonGeneral election
****Richard NixonResigned January 1, 1953, to become U.S. vice president.Thomas KuchelJanuary 2, 1953Thomas H. KuchelGeneral election
****Clair EngleDied July 30, 1964.Pierre SalingerAugust 4, 1964none
****Pierre SalingerResigned December 31, 1964.George MurphyJanuary 1, 1965George Lloyd MurphyGeneral election
****George MurphyResigned January 2, 1971.
Successor had been elected to the next term and took office a day early.John V. TunneyJanuary 2, 1971John V. TunneyGeneral election
****John V. TunneyResigned January 1, 1977.
Successor had been elected to the next term and took office a day early.S. I. HayakawaJanuary 2, 1977S.I. HayakawaGeneral election
****Pete WilsonResigned January 7, 1991, to become governor of California.John SeymourJanuary 10, 1991Dianne FeinsteinNovember 10, 1992
**117th**Kamala HarrisResigned January 18, 2021, to become U.S. vice presidentAlex PadillaJanuary 18, 2021Alex PadillaGeneral and special election
**118th**Dianne FeinsteinDied September 29, 2023.Laphonza ButlerOctober 1, 2023Adam SchiffGeneral and special election

United States House of Representatives

Main article: List of United States representatives from California

1850–1861: 2 seats

Following statehood on September 9, 1850, California had two seats in the House.

Congress2 seats elected on a general ticket
**** (1849–1851)George W. Wright (I)
**** (1851–1853)Edward C. Marshall (D)
**** (1853–1855)Milton Latham (D)
**** (1855–1857)James W. Denver (D)
**** (1857–1859)Joseph C. McKibbin (D)
**** (1859–1861)John Chilton Burch (D)

1861–1873: 3 seats

Following passage of , California was apportioned three seats. It retained the third seat following the 1860 census. For four years, the seats were elected at-large statewide on a general ticket. Since 1865, districts were used.

Congress3 seats elected on a general ticketCongress
**** (1861–1863)Timothy Guy Phelps (R)Aaron A. Sargent (R)
**** (1863–1865)Cornelius Cole (R)William Higby (R)
**** (1865–1867)Donald C. McRuer (R)rowspan=2William Higby (R)
**** (1867–1869)rowspan=2Samuel Beach Axtell (D)rowspan=2James A. Johnson (D)
**** (1869–1871)rowspan=2Aaron A. Sargent (R)
**** (1871–1873)Sherman O. Houghton (R)John M. Coghlan (R)

1873–1883: 4 seats

Following the 1870 census, California was apportioned four seats.

Congress
**** (1873–1875)
**** (1875–1877)
**** (1877–1879)
Peter D. Wigginton (D)
**** (1879–1881)
**** (1881–1883)

1883–1893: 6 seats

Following the 1880 census, California was apportioned six seats. From 1883 to 1887, the two new seats were elected at-large, statewide. Since 1887, the entire delegation was redistricted.

CongressDistricts1st seat2nd seat
**** (1883–1885)William Rosecrans (D)James Budd (D)Barclay Henley (D)
**** (1885–1887)Democratic Party (US)}}Barclay Henley (D)Republican Party (US)}}James A. Louttit (R)Republican Party (US)}}Joseph McKenna (R)
rowspan=2Charles N. Felton (R)Henry Markham (R)
**** (1887–1889)Thomas L. Thompson (D)rowspan=3Marion Biggs (D)rowspan=3William Vandever (R)
**** (1889–1891)John J. De Haven (R)rowspan=2Thomas J. Clunie (D)
rowspan=3Thomas J. Geary (D)
**** (1891–1893)rowspan=2Anthony Caminetti (D)rowspan=2John T. Cutting (R)rowspan=2Eugene F. Loud (R)
Samuel G. Hilborn (R)

1893–1903: 7 seats

Following the 1890 census, California was apportioned seven seats.

CongressDistricts
**** (1893–1895)rowspan=2Thomas J.
Geary (D)
Warren B. English (D)
**** (1895–1897)rowspan=4John A.
Barnham (R)
**** (1897–1899)rowspan=2Marion
De Vries (D)
**** (1899–1901)rowspan=3Victor H.
Metcalf (R)
rowspan=2Samuel D.
Woods (R)
**** (1901–1903)Frank Coombs (R)

1903–1913: 8 seats

Following the 1900 census, California was apportioned eight seats.

CongressDistricts
**** (1903–1905)rowspan=3James Gillett (R)
rowspan=6Joseph R.
Knowland (R)
**** (1905–1907)rowspan=4Duncan E.
McKinlay (R)
rowspan=3William F.
Englebright (R)
**** (1907–1909)
**** (1909–1911)
**** (1911–1913)John E. Raker (D)

1913–1933: 11 seats

Following the 1910 census, California was apportioned 11 seats.

CongressDistrictsCongressDistricts
****
(1913–1915)Independent (US)}}William
Kent (I)Democratic Party (US)}}John E. Raker (D)Republican Party (US)}}Charles F.
Curry (R)
****
(1915–1917)Progressive Party (US, 1912)}}John A.
Elston (Prog)Prohibition Party}}Charles
Randall (Proh){{Party cellProgressive Party (US, 1912)
Henry S. Benedict (R)
****
(1917–1919)Democratic Party (US)}}Clarence F.
Lea (D)Republican Party (US)}}Henry Z. Osborne (R)
****
(1919–1921)Republican Party (US)}}Henry E.
Barbour (R)Hugh S.
Hersman (D)
****
(1921–1923)Republican Party (US)}}Arthur M. Free (R)Republican Party (US)}}Walter F.
Lineberger (R)Republican Party (US)}}Phil Swing (R)
Republican Party (US)}}Mae Nolan (R)Republican Party (US)}}James H.
MacLafferty (R)
****
(1923–1925)
Republican Party (US)}}John D. Fredericks (R)
****
(1925–1927)Republican Party (US)}}Florence Prag
Kahn (R)Lawrence Flaherty (R)Republican Party (US)}}Albert E.
Carter (R)
Republican Party (US)}}Harry L.
Englebright (R)Republican Party (US)}}Richard J. Welch (R)
****
(1927–1929)Republican Party (US)}}William E.
Evans (R)Republican Party (US)}}Joe Crail (R)
****
(1929–1931)
****
(1931–1933)Charles F.
Curry Jr. (R)

1933–1943: 20 seats

Following the 1930 census, California was apportioned 20 seats.

Cong­ressDistricts
****
(1933–1935)rowspan=7Clarence
F. Lea
(D)
****
(1935–1937)rowspan=6John H.
Tolan
(D)
****
(1937–1939)rowspan=3Franck R.
Havenner
(Prog)
rowspan=5Alfred J.
Elliott
(D)
****
(1939–1941)rowspan=3Jack Z.
Anderson
(R)
****
(1941–1943)rowspan=2Thomas
Rolph (R)
Cecil R. King (D)

1943–1953: 23 seats

Following the 1940 census, California was apportioned 23 seats.

Cong­ressDistricts
****
(1943–1945)rowspan=4Clarence F. Lea (D)
rowspan=6Clair Engle (D)
****
(1945–1947)rowspan=5Franck R. Havenner (D)
****
(1947–1949)rowspan=4John J. Allen Jr. (R)
****
(1949–1951)rowspan=3Hubert B. Scudder (R)
rowspan=2John F. Shelley (D)
****
(1951–1953)Allan O. Hunter (R)

1953–1963: 30 seats

Following the 1950 census, California was apportioned 30 seats.

Congress
****
(1953–1955)
****
(1955–1957)
****
(1957–1959)
****
(1959–1961)
****
(1961–1963)
DistrictsCongress
rowspan=4Hubert
B.
Scudder
(R)rowspan=4Clair
Engle
(D)
rowspan=5Glenard
P.
Lipscomb
(R)
rowspan=4John F.
Baldwin
Jr. (R)rowspan=4B. F.
Sisk
(D)
rowspan=3John
J.
McFall
(D)rowspan=3H. Allen
Smith
(R)
rowspan=2Clem
Miller (D)rowspan=2Bizz
Johnson
(D)
Alphonzo
Bell (R)James C.
Corman (D)

1963–1973: 38 seats

Following the 1960 census, California was apportioned 38 seats.

Congress
****
(1963–1965)
****
(1965–1967)
****
(1967–1969)
****
(1969–1971)
****
(1971–1973)
DistrictsCongress
rowspan=9Don
Clausen
(R)rowspan=9Bizz
Johnson
(D)
rowspan=8Phillip
Burton
(D)rowspan=8Del M.
Clawson
(R)
rowspan=3Edwin
Reinecke
(R)rowspan=2Kenneth
W. Dyal (D)
rowspan=6Jerome
Waldie
(D)rowspan=6Thomas
M.
Rees
(D)
rowspan=5Bob
Mathias
(R)rowspan=5Charles
E.
Wiggins
(R)
rowspan=4Pete
McCloskey
(R)rowspan=4Barry
Goldwater
Jr. (R)
rowspan=3Glenn M.
Anderson
(D)****
(1969–1971)
rowspan=2John H.
Rousselot
(R)rowspan=2John G.
Schmitz
(R)
Ron
Dellums (D)George E.
Danielson (D)

1973–1983: 43 seats

Following the 1970 census, California was apportioned 43 seats.

Congress
****
(1973–1975)
****
(1975–1977)
****
(1977–1979)
****
(1979–1981)
****
(1981–1983)
DistrictsCong­ress
rowspan=2Don
Clausen
(R)rowspan=2Bizz
Johnson
(D)
John
Burton (D)Bob Lago-
marsino (R)
rowspan=4Bizz
Johnson
(D)rowspan=6Don
Clausen
(R)
rowspan=2Shirley
Neil
Pettis (R)
rowspan=4Leon
Panetta
(D)rowspan=4Anthony
Beilenson
(D)
rowspan=3Bob
Matsui
(D)rowspan=3Vic
Fazio
(D)
rowspan=2Gene
Chappie
(R)rowspan=2Tom
Lantos
(D)
Marty
Martínez (D)

1983–1993: 45 seats

Following the 1980 census, California was apportioned 45 seats.

Congress
****
(1983–1985)
****
(1985–1987)
****
(1987–1989)
****
(1989–1991)
****
(1991–1993)
DistrictsCong­ress
rowspan=7Douglas
H.
Bosco
(D)rowspan=4Gene
Chappie
(R)
rowspan=2Sala
Burton (D)
rowspan=6Bob
Dornan
(R)****
(1985–1987)
rowspan=5Nancy
Pelosi
(D)
rowspan=4Wally
Herger
(R)Ernie
Konnyu (R)
rowspan=3Tom
Campbell
(R)rowspan=3Chris-
topher
Cox (R)
rowspan=2Gary
Condit
(D)
Frank
Riggs (R)John
Doolittle (R)

1993–2003: 52 seats

Following the 1990 census, California was apportioned 52 seats.

Congress
****
(1993–1995)
****
(1995–1997)
****
(1997–1999)
****
(1999–2001)
****
(2001–2003)
DistrictsCong­ress
rowspan=2Dan
Hamburg
(D)rowspan=9Wally
Herger
(R)
rowspan=8Sam
Farr
(D)
rowspan=4Frank
Riggs
(R)rowspan=7Zoe
Lofgren
(D)
rowspan=5Tom
Campbell
(R)rowspan=6Juanita
Millender-
McDonald
(D)
rowspan=5Ellen
Tauscher
(D)Walter
Capps (D)
rowspan=4Barbara
Lee
(D)rowspan=4Lois
Capps
(D)
rowspan=3Mike
Thompson
(D)rowspan=3Doug
Ose
(R)
{{Party cellRepublican Party (US)bottom}}Marty
Martínez (R)
Mike
Honda (D)Adam
Schiff (D)

2003–2023: 53 seats

Following the 2000 census, California was apportioned 53 seats.

CongressCongress
****
(2003–2005)
****
(2005–2007)
****
(2007–2009)
****
(2009–2011)
****
(2011–2013)
****
(2013–2015)
****
(2015–2017)
****
(2017–2019)
****
(2019–2021)
****
(2021–2023)
DistrictsCongressCongressDistricts
rowspan=9Mike
Thompson
(D)rowspan=9Wally
Herger
(R)Doug
Ose (R)rowspan=5John
Doolittle
(R)
rowspan=8Dan
Lungren
(R)rowspan=8Doris
Matsui
(D)rowspan=8Jim
Costa
(D)****
(2005–2007)
rowspan=7John
Campbell
(R)rowspan=7Brian
Bilbray
(R)
Democratic Party (US)}}Jerry
McNerney
(D)Republican Party (US)}}Kevin
McCarthy
(R)Democratic Party (US)}}Laura
Richardson
(D)****
(2007–2009)
rowspan=5Jackie
Speier
(D)
Republican Party (US)}}Tom
McClintock
(R)rowspan=4Duncan
D.
Hunter
(R)****
(2009–2011)
rowspan=3John
Garamendi
(D)rowspan=3Judy
Chu
(D)
rowspan=2Jeff
Denham
(R)rowspan=2Karen
Bass
(D)****
(2011–2013)
Janice
Hahn (D)
Republican Party (US)}}Doug
LaMalfa
(R)Democratic Party (US)}}Jared
Huffman
(D)Democratic Party (US)}}John
Garamendi
(D)Democratic Party (US)}}Mike
Thompson
(D)
Democratic Party (US)}}Mark
DeSaulnier
(D)rowspan=3Steve
Knight
(R)Democratic Party (US)}}Pete
Aguilar
(D)Democratic Party (US)}}Ted
Lieu
(D)
Democratic Party (US)}}Ro
Khanna
(D)Democratic Party (US)}}Jimmy
Panetta
(D)Democratic Party (US)}}Salud
Carbajal
(D)Democratic Party (US)}}Nannette
Barragán
(D)
Democratic Party (US)}}Jimmy
Gomez
(D)
Democratic Party (US)}}Josh
Harder
(D)rowspan=2TJ
Cox (D)Katie Hill (D)rowspan=2Gil Cis-
neros (D)
vacantRepublican Party (US)}}Mike
Garcia (R)vacant
Republican Party (US)}}Jay Ober-
nolte (R)Republican Party (US)}}David
Valadao (R)Republican Party (US)}}Young
Kim (R)Republican Party (US)}}Michelle
Steel (R)
Connie
Conway (R)vacant

2023–present: 52 seats

Following the 2020 census, California was apportioned 52 seats.

CongressCongress
****
(2023–2025)
****
(2025–2027)
DistrictsCongressCongressDistricts
rowspan=3Doug
LaMalfa
(R)rowspan=4Jared
Huffman
(D)rowspan=4Kevin
Kiley
(R)rowspan=4Mike
Thompson
(D)
rowspan=3Vince
Fong
(R)
rowspan=2Lateefah
Simon
(D)rowspan=2Adam
Gray
(D)rowspan=2Sam
Liccardo
(D)rowspan=2George T.
Whitesides
(D)
Vacant

Key

References

References

  1. Ronayne, Kathleen. (April 26, 2021). "California losing congressional set for first time". AP News.
  2. (March 6, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI: State Map and List".
  3. [[Ron Dellums]] resigned February 6, 1998, and was replaced by [[Barbara Lee]] on April 7, 1998
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