Louisiana's 2nd congressional district
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Louisiana's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district
in the U.S. state
of Louisiana
. The district contains nearly all of the city of New Orleans
(a small portion is located in the neighboring ), and some of its suburbs, including the West Bank portion of Jefferson Parish
and South South Kenner
.
The district is currently represented by Democrat
Cedric Richmond
who defeated Republican
incumbent
Joseph Cao
in 2010.
. At first it comprised New Orleans
and significant populations from surrounding areas, but it has incrementally been compacted into being mostly within the city of New Orleans per se. It has also historically been among the most safely Democratic seats in the country, as the Republicans had not held this seat since 1891, until Republican nominee Joseph Cao
upset Democratic incumbent Bill Jefferson
in 2008 for the term beginning in January 2009. Like most congressional seats in the South, this district consistently voted Democratic from the time of Reconstruction until the 1960s. Since then, its position as a virtually consistent Democratic seat is mostly due to its being one of the "Majority-Minority" districts created as a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to ensure minority voters have a likely opportunity to elect representatives in Congress and to guard against adverse racially-motivated gerrymandering
.
The district's previous incumbent, Joseph Cao, became not only the first Republican to represent the 2nd Congressional District and most of New Orleans in over a century, but also America's first Vietnamese-American U.S. Representative. He was the only Republican in the 111th Congress representing a predominantly African American district.
Congressional district
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. The district contains nearly all of the city of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
(a small portion is located in the neighboring ), and some of its suburbs, including the West Bank portion of Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. The seat of parish government is Gretna....
and South South Kenner
Kenner, Louisiana
Kenner is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans. The population was 66,702 at the 2010 census....
.
The district is currently represented by Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Cedric Richmond
Cedric Richmond
Cedric Levon Richmond is the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, which includes most of New Orleans. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life and education:...
who defeated Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
incumbent
Incumbent
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Joseph Cao
Joseph Cao
Anh "Joseph" Quang Cao is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. In April 2011, he announced he will be a candidate for Attorney General of Louisiana in 2011, however in September 2011 he pulled out of the race.He was the first...
in 2010.
History
Louisiana gained the 2nd Congressional District in 1823 as part of the 18th United States Congress18th United States Congress
The Eighteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825, during the seventh and eighth...
. At first it comprised New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
and significant populations from surrounding areas, but it has incrementally been compacted into being mostly within the city of New Orleans per se. It has also historically been among the most safely Democratic seats in the country, as the Republicans had not held this seat since 1891, until Republican nominee Joseph Cao
Joseph Cao
Anh "Joseph" Quang Cao is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. In April 2011, he announced he will be a candidate for Attorney General of Louisiana in 2011, however in September 2011 he pulled out of the race.He was the first...
upset Democratic incumbent Bill Jefferson
William J. Jefferson
William Jennings "Bill" Jefferson is a former American politician, and a published author from the U.S. state of Louisiana. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for nine terms from 1991 to 2009 as a member of the Democratic Party. He represented , which includes much of the...
in 2008 for the term beginning in January 2009. Like most congressional seats in the South, this district consistently voted Democratic from the time of Reconstruction until the 1960s. Since then, its position as a virtually consistent Democratic seat is mostly due to its being one of the "Majority-Minority" districts created as a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to ensure minority voters have a likely opportunity to elect representatives in Congress and to guard against adverse racially-motivated gerrymandering
Gerrymandering
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.
The district's previous incumbent, Joseph Cao, became not only the first Republican to represent the 2nd Congressional District and most of New Orleans in over a century, but also America's first Vietnamese-American U.S. Representative. He was the only Republican in the 111th Congress representing a predominantly African American district.
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Term | District home | Notes |
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| District created | March 4, 1823 | |||
| Henry Hosford Gurley Henry Hosford Gurley Henry Hosford Gurley was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served four terms in three different parties.... |
Adams-Clay D-R Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1823 - March 4, 1825 | Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South... |
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| Adams | March 4, 1825 - March 4, 1829 | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 - March 4, 1831 | |||
| Philemon Thomas Philemon Thomas Philemon Thomas was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat .... |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 - March 4, 1835 | Baton Rouge | |
| Eleazer Wheelock Ripley Eleazer Wheelock Ripley Eleazer Wheelock Ripley , was a graduate of Dartmouth College, a distinguished Brigadier General in the War of 1812, and a U. S. Representative from Louisiana from 1835 until 1839.... |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 - March 4, 1837 | Saint Francisville St. Francisville, Louisiana St. Francisville is a town in and the parish seat of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,712 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:St... |
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| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1837 - March 4, 1839 | |||
| Thomas Withers Chinn Thomas Withers Chinn Thomas Withers Chinn was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana, serving one term as a Whig. He was also U.S. minister to the Two Sicilies.... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1839 - March 4, 1841 | Port Allen Port Allen, Louisiana Port Allen is a city in and the parish seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. Port Allen is located between Interstate 10 and US Highway 190 on the West bank of the Mississippi River. The population was 5,180 at the 2010 census... |
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| John Bennett Dawson John Bennett Dawson John Bennett Dawson was a United States House of Representatives member from the state of Louisiana.Born near Nashville, Tennessee on March 17, 1798, he went to Center College in Danville, Kentucky. He moved to Louisiana and became a planter and was also interested in the newspaper business. He... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1841 - March 4, 1843 | Saint Francisville St. Francisville, Louisiana St. Francisville is a town in and the parish seat of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,712 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:St... |
Redistricted to the |
| Alcée Louis la Branche Alcée Louis la Branche Alcée Louis la Branche was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana. He served one term as a Democrat.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1843 - March 4, 1845 | La Nouvelle Orléans New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population... |
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| Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1845 - March 4, 1849 | Thibodaux Thibodaux, Louisiana Thibodaux is a small city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 14,431 at the 2000 census. Thibodaux is a principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux... |
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| Charles Magill Conrad Charles Magill Conrad Charles Magill Conrad was a Louisiana politician who served in the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, and Confederate Congress... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1849 - August 17, 1850 | La Nouvelle Orléans New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population... |
Resigned to become United States Secretary of War United States Secretary of War The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation... |
| Vacant | August 17, 1850 - December 5, 1850 | |||
| Henry Adams Bullard Henry Adams Bullard Henry Adams Bullard was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat and one as a Whig.... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
December 5, 1850 - March 4, 1851 | La Nouvelle Orléans New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population... |
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| Joseph Aristide Landry Joseph Aristide Landry For the Canadian politician see Joseph Landry Joseph Aristide Landry was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served one term as a Whig.... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1851 - March 4, 1853 | Donaldsonville Donaldsonville, Louisiana Donaldsonville is a city in and the parish seat of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the west bank of the Mississippi River. The population was 7,605 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Acadians began to settle in the area in... |
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| Theodore Gaillard Hunt Theodore Gaillard Hunt Theodore Gaillard Hunt was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served one term as a Whig. In 1854, he ran for Congress and lost as a candidate of the American Party.-Biography:Hunt was born in Charleston, South Carolina... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1853 - March 4, 1855 | La Nouvelle Orléans New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population... |
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| Miles Taylor Miles Taylor Miles Taylor was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served three terms as a Democrat.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1855 - February 5, 1861 | Belle Alliance Belle Alliance, Louisiana Belle Alliance is an unincorporated community in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Pierre Part Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
Withdrew due to onset of Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... |
| Vacant | February 5, 1861 - December 3, 1862 | |||
| Michael Hahn Michael Hahn George Michael Hahn was the 19th Governor of Louisiana, Congressman, United States Senator during Reconstruction and after.-Early life:... |
Unionist Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
December 3, 1862 - March 4, 1863 | Saint Charles Parish, Hahnville | |
| Louisiana's secession from United States - Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... |
1862–1868 | |||
| James Mann James Mann (politician) James Mann was an American politician. He served in the Maine legislature and was elected to the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, but died just five weeks into his term in Congress.Mann was a member of the Maine House of Representatives and Maine... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
July 18, 1868 - August 26, 1868 | New Orleans | Died after serving 5 weeks |
| Vacant | August 26, 1868 - March 4, 1869 | House left seat vacant due to election dispute | ||
| Lionel Allen Sheldon Lionel Allen Sheldon Lionel Allen Sheldon was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. He was Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1881 to 1885.-Early life:Born in Worcester, New York, Sheldon moved with his parents to Lagrange, Ohio... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1875 | New Orleans | Lost re-election |
| Ezekiel John Ellis | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1875 - March 4, 1885 | Covington Covington, Louisiana Covington is a city in and the parish seat of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,483 at the 2000 census. It is located at a fork of the Bogue Falaya and the Tchefuncte River.... , Amite |
Retired from Congress, returned to law practice |
| Michael Hahn Michael Hahn George Michael Hahn was the 19th Governor of Louisiana, Congressman, United States Senator during Reconstruction and after.-Early life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 3, 1885 - March 15, 1886 | Saint Charles Parish, Hahnville | Died |
| Vacant | March 15, 1886 - December 9, 1886 | |||
| Nathaniel Dick Wallace | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
December 9, 1886 - March 4, 1887 | New Orleans | |
| Matthew Diamond Lagan | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1887 - March 4, 1889 | New Orleans | |
| Hamilton D. Coleman Hamilton D. Coleman Hamilton Dudley Coleman was a businessman and politician who served one term in the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 1889-91.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1889 - March 4, 1891 | New Orleans | |
| Matthew Diamond Lagan | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1891 - March 4, 1893 | New Orleans | |
| Robert Charles Davey | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1893 - March 4, 1895 | New Orleans | |
| Charles Francis Buck | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1895 - March 4, 1897 | New Orleans, Amite | |
| Robert Charles Davey | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1897 - December 26, 1908 | New Orleans | Died |
| Vacant | December 26, 1908 - March 30, 1909 | |||
| Samuel Louis Gilmore Samuel Louis Gilmore Samuel Louis Gilmore was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Gilmore was born in New Orleans, Louisiana... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 30, 1909- July 18, 1910 | Abita Springs Abita Springs, Louisiana Abita Springs is a town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The estimated population, in 2003, was 2,112. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
Died |
| Vacant | July 18, 1910 - November 8, 1910 | |||
| Henry Garland Dupré | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
November 8, 1910 - February 21, 1924 | Opelousas Opelousas, Louisiana Opelousas is a city in and the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies at the junction of Interstate 49 and U.S. Route 190. The population was 22,860 at the 2000 census. Although the 2006 population estimate was 23,222, a 2004 annexation should put the city's... |
Died |
| Vacant | February 21, 1924 - April 22, 1924 | |||
| James Zacharie Spearing | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
April 22, 1924 - March 4, 1931 | New Orleans | |
| Paul H. Maloney Paul H. Maloney Paul Herbert Maloney was a member of Louisiana House of Representatives 1914-1916 was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served seven terms as a Democrat.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1931 - December 15, 1940 | New Orleans | Resigned |
| Vacant | December 15, 1940 - January 3, 1941 | |||
| Hale Boggs Hale Boggs Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. , was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1943 | New Orleans | Lost re-nomination |
| Paul H. Maloney Paul H. Maloney Paul Herbert Maloney was a member of Louisiana House of Representatives 1914-1916 was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served seven terms as a Democrat.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1947 | New Orleans | Retired from Congress |
| Hale Boggs Hale Boggs Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. , was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1973 | New Orleans | Presumed dead after private plane went missing over Alaska Alaska Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait... Oct. 16, 1972. Seat declared vacant at beginning of the 93rd Congress 93rd United States Congress The Ninety-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1975, during the end of Richard... . |
| Vacant | January 3, 1973 – March 20, 1973 | |||
| Corinne C. "Lindy" Boggs Lindy Boggs Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs, usually known as Lindy Boggs , is a United States political figure who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as ambassador to the Vatican. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 20, 1973 – January 3, 1991 | New Orleans | Retired |
| William J. Jefferson William J. Jefferson William Jennings "Bill" Jefferson is a former American politician, and a published author from the U.S. state of Louisiana. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for nine terms from 1991 to 2009 as a member of the Democratic Party. He represented , which includes much of the... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009 | New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population... |
Lost re-election |
| Joseph Cao Joseph Cao Anh "Joseph" Quang Cao is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. In April 2011, he announced he will be a candidate for Attorney General of Louisiana in 2011, however in September 2011 he pulled out of the race.He was the first... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population... |
Lost re-election |
| Cedric Richmond Cedric Richmond Cedric Levon Richmond is the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, which includes most of New Orleans. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life and education:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 2011 – Present | Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... |
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