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| Arkansas[1] | |
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| Population | 2,949,131 |
| Gender | 50.9% Female, 49.1% Male |
| Race | 80% White, 15.6% Black, 1.4% Asian[2] |
| Ethnicity | 6.8% Hispanic |
| Unemployment rate | 4.70% |
| Median household income | $38,577 |
| Voter registration statistics | N/A |
| Upcoming elections | U.S. House, 2022 |
| U.S. Senate, 2022 | |
This page displays the current and historical members of U.S. Congress from Arkansas.
Here is the current partisan breakdown of the congressional members from Arkansas.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Arkansas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Current members
U.S. Senate
- See also: Classes of United States Senators
- See also: Classes of United States Senators
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas are:
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate Arkansas | John Boozman | Republican | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2023 |
| U.S. Senate Arkansas | Tom Cotton | Republican | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2027 |
U.S. House
The current members of the U.S. House from Arkansas are:
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. House Arkansas District 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2023 |
| U.S. House Arkansas District 2 | French Hill | Republican | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2023 |
| U.S. House Arkansas District 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2023 |
| U.S. House Arkansas District 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2023 |
Historical members
Senate
| Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Arkansas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 28 | |||
| Republican | 7 | |||
| Class 2 Senators from Arkansas | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| William S. Fulton | 1836-1844 | Democratic | ||||||
| Chester Ashley | 1844-1848 | Democratic | ||||||
| William K. Sebastian | 1848-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
| Alexander McDonald | 1868-1871 | Republican | ||||||
| Powell Clayton | 1871-1877 | Republican | ||||||
| Augustus H. Garland | 1877-1885 | Democratic | ||||||
| James H. Berry | 1885-1907 | Democratic | ||||||
| Jeff Davis | 1907-1913 | Democratic | ||||||
| John N. Heiskell | 1913-1913 | Democratic | ||||||
| William M. Kavanaugh | 1913-1913 | Democratic | ||||||
| Joseph T. Robinson | 1913-1937 | Democratic | ||||||
| John E. Miller | 1937-1941 | Democratic | ||||||
| G. Lloyd Spencer | 1941-1943 | Democratic | ||||||
| John L. McClellan | 1943-1977 | Democratic | ||||||
| Kaneaster Hodges, Jr. | 1977-1979 | Democratic | ||||||
| David H. Pryor | 1979-1997 | Democratic | ||||||
| Timothy Hutchinson | 1997-2003 | Republican | ||||||
| Mark Pryor | 2003-2015 | Democratic | ||||||
| Tom Cotton | 2015-present | Republican | ||||||
| Class 3 Senators from Arkansas | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| Ambrose H. Sevier | 1836-1848 | Democratic | ||||||
| Solon Borland | 1848-1853 | Democratic | ||||||
| Robert W. Johnson | 1853-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
| Charles B. Mitchel | 1861-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
| Benjamin F. Rice | 1868-1873 | Republican | ||||||
| Stephen W. Dorsey | 1873-1879 | Republican | ||||||
| James D. Walker | 1879-1885 | Democratic | ||||||
| James K. Jones | 1885-1903 | Democratic | ||||||
| James P. Clarke | 1903-1916 | Democratic | ||||||
| William F. Kirby | 1916-1921 | Democratic | ||||||
| Thaddeus H. Caraway | 1921-1931 | Democratic | ||||||
| Hattie W. Caraway | 1931-1945 | Democratic | ||||||
| J. William Fulbright | 1945-1974 | Democratic | ||||||
| Dale Bumpers | 1975-1999 | Democratic | ||||||
| Blanche L. Lincoln | 1999-2011 | Democratic | ||||||
| John Boozman | 2011-Present | Republican | ||||||
House
2000s
| Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 2000s from Arkansas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 1 | |||
| Republican | 7 | |||
| Total Representatives | 8 | |||
| Representatives to the U.S. House from Arkansas | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| John Boozman | 2001-2011 | Republican | ||||||
| Mike Ross | 2001-2013 | Democratic | ||||||
| Tim Griffin | 2011-2015 | Republican | ||||||
| Rick Crawford | 2011-present | Republican | ||||||
| Steve Womack | 2011-present | Republican | ||||||
| Tom Cotton | 2013-2015 | Republican | ||||||
| French Hill | 2013-present | Republican | ||||||
| Bruce Westerman | 2013-present | Republican | ||||||
1900s
| Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1900s from Arkansas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 48 | |||
| Republican | 5 | |||
| Total Representatives | 53 | |||
| Representatives to the U.S. House from Arkansas | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| Charles C. Reid | 1901-1911 | Democratic | ||||||
| Robert M. Wallace | 1903-1911 | Democratic | ||||||
| Robert B. Macon | 1903-1913 | Democratic | ||||||
| Joseph Taylor Robinson | 1903-1913 | Democratic | ||||||
| John C. Floyd | 1905-1915 | Democratic | ||||||
| William B. Cravens | 1907-1913, 1933-1939 | Democratic | ||||||
| William Allan Oldfield | 1909-1928 | Democratic | ||||||
| William S. Goodwin | 1911-1921 | Democratic | ||||||
| Henderson M. Jacoway | 1911-1923 | Democratic | ||||||
| Thaddeus H. Caraway | 1913-1921 | Democratic | ||||||
| Samuel M. Taylor | 1913-1921 | Democratic | ||||||
| Otis Wingo | 1913-1930 | Democratic | ||||||
| John N. Tillman | 1915-1929 | Democratic | ||||||
| Chester W. Taylor | 1921-1923 | Democratic | ||||||
| Tilman Bacon Parks | 1921-1937 | Democratic | ||||||
| William J. Driver | 1921-1939 | Democratic | ||||||
| Lewis E. Sawyer | 1923 | Democratic | ||||||
| James B. Reed | 1923-1929 | Democratic | ||||||
| Heartsill Ragon | 1923-1933 | Democratic | ||||||
| Pearl Peden Oldfield | 1929-1931 | Democratic | ||||||
| David Delano Glover | 1929-1935 | Democratic | ||||||
| Claude A. Fuller | 1929-1939 | Democratic | ||||||
| Effiegene Locke Wingo | 1930-1933 | Democratic | ||||||
| John E. Miller | 1931-1937 | Democratic | ||||||
| David D. Terry | 1933-1943 | Democratic | ||||||
| John Little McClellan | 1935-1939 | Democratic | ||||||
| Wade H. Kitchens | 1937-1941 | Democratic | ||||||
| Clyde T. Ellis | 1939-1943 | Democratic | ||||||
| William Fadjo Cravens | 1939-1949 | Democratic | ||||||
| William F. Norrell | 1939-1961 | Democratic | ||||||
| Ezekiel C. Gathings | 1939-1969 | Democratic | ||||||
| Wilbur Mills | 1939-1977 | Democratic | ||||||
| Oren Harris | 1941-1966 | Democratic | ||||||
| J. William Fulbright | 1943-1945 | Democratic | ||||||
| Brooks Hays | 1943-1959 | Democratic | ||||||
| James William Trimble | 1945-1967 | Democratic | ||||||
| Boyd Anderson Tackett | 1949-1953 | Democratic | ||||||
| Dale Alford | 1959-1963 | Democratic | ||||||
| Catherine Dorris Norrell | 1961-1963 | Democratic | ||||||
| David Pryor | 1966-1973 | Democratic | ||||||
| John Paul Hammerschmidt | 1967-1993 | Republican | ||||||
| William Vollie Alexander, Jr. | 1969-1993 | Democratic | ||||||
| Ray Thornton | 1973-1979 and 1991-1997 | Democratic | ||||||
| Jim Guy Tucker | 1977-1979 | Democratic | ||||||
| Ed Bethune | 1979-1985 | Republican | ||||||
| Beryl Anthony, Jr. | 1979-1993 | Democratic | ||||||
| Tommy F. Robinson | 1985-1991 | Democratic | ||||||
| Tim Hutchinson | 1993-1997 | Republican | ||||||
| Blanche Lincoln | 1993-1997 | Democratic | ||||||
| Jay Dickey | 1993-2001 | Republican | ||||||
| Asa Hutchinson | 1997-2001 | Republican | ||||||
| Marion Berry | 1997-2011 | Democratic | ||||||
| Vic Snyder | 1997-2011 | Democratic | ||||||
1800s
| Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1800s from Arkansas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 26 | |||
| Republican | 9 | |||
| Whig | 1 | |||
| Laborite | 1 | |||
| Total Representatives | 37 | |||
| Representatives to the U.S. House from Arkansas | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| Archibald Yell | 1836-1839 and 1845-1846 | Democratic | ||||||
| Edward Cross | 1839-1845 | Democratic | ||||||
| Thomas Willoughby Newton | 1847 | Whig | ||||||
| Robert Ward Johnson | 1847-1853 | Democratic | ||||||
| Edward A. Warren | 1853-1855 and 1857-1859 | Democratic | ||||||
| Alfred B. Greenwood | 1853-1859 | Democratic | ||||||
| Albert Rust | 1855-1857 and 1859-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
| Thomas C. Hindman | 1859-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
| James M. Hinds | 1868 | Republican | ||||||
| Logan Holt Roots | 1868-1871 | Republican | ||||||
| Thomas Boles | 1868-1871 and 1872-1873 | Republican | ||||||
| James T. Elliott | 1869 | Republican | ||||||
| Anthony A.C. Rogers | 1869-1871 | Democratic | ||||||
| John Edwards | 1871-1872 | Republican | ||||||
| James M. Hanks | 1871-1873 | Democratic | ||||||
| Oliver P. Snyder | 1871-1875 | Republican | ||||||
| William W. Wilshire | 1873-1874 and 1875-1877 | Republican | ||||||
| Asa Hodges | 1873-1875 | Republican | ||||||
| William Joseph Hynes | 1873-1875 | Republican | ||||||
| Thomas M. Gunter | 1874-1883 | Democratic | ||||||
| Lucien C. Gause | 1875-1879 | Democratic | ||||||
| William Ferguson Slemons | 1875-1881 | Democratic | ||||||
| Jordan E. Cravens | 1877-1883 | Democratic | ||||||
| Poindexter Dunn | 1879-1889 | Democratic | ||||||
| James Kimbrough Jones | 1881-1885 | Democratic | ||||||
| John H. Rogers | 1883-1891 | Democratic | ||||||
| Samuel W. Peel | 1883-1893 | Democratic | ||||||
| Clifton R. Breckinridge | 1883-1894 | Democratic | ||||||
| Thomas Chipman McRae | 1885-1903 | Democratic | ||||||
| William H. Cate | 1889-1890 and 1891-1893 | Democratic | ||||||
| Lewis P. Featherstone | 1890-1891 | Laborite | ||||||
| William L. Terry | 1891-1901 | Democratic | ||||||
| Robert Neill | 1893-1897 | Democratic | ||||||
| Philip D. McCulloch, Jr. | 1893-1903 | Democratic | ||||||
| Hugh A. Dinsmore | 1893-1905 | Democratic | ||||||
| John Sebastian Little | 1894-1907 | Democratic | ||||||
| Stephen Brundidge, Jr. | 1897-1909 | Democratic | ||||||
Footnotes
- ↑ All data comes from the U.S. Census and is current as of the 2010 census.
- ↑ For more information on the parameters the U.S. Census Bureau uses, please see our Race and Ethnicity on the United States Census page.
Senators
John Boozman (R)
Tom Cotton (R)
Representatives
District 1
Rick Crawford (R)
District 2
French Hill (R)
District 3
Steve Womack (R)
District 4
Bruce Westerman (R)
Republican Party (6)
