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Black American House members documented in the House Historian’s 119th Congress table. Explore each member’s district, service and official contact details.
What this collection covers
Based on the House Historian’s named 119th Congress table, rather than a classification inferred from photographs, names or political affiliation. Members may appear in more than one heritage list.
68Documented members
63Currently serving in this chamber
5Former members of this chamber
Currently serving
Member directory
63 members listed
Adriano Espaillat
New York · District 13Democrat
Al Green
Texas · District 9Democrat
Alma S. Adams
North Carolina · District 12DemocratAnalilia Mejia
New Jersey · District 11Democrat
André Carson
Indiana · District 7Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Massachusetts · District 7Democrat
Bennie G. Thompson
Mississippi · District 2Democrat
Bonnie Watson Coleman
New Jersey · District 12Democrat
Burgess Owens
Utah · District 4Republican
Byron Donalds
Florida · District 19RepublicanChristian D. Menefee
Texas · District 18Democrat
Cleo Fields
Louisiana · District 6Democrat
Danny K. Davis
Illinois · District 7Democrat
Donald G. Davis
North Carolina · District 1Democrat
Dwight Evans
Pennsylvania · District 3Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia · DelegateDemocrat
Emanuel Cleaver
Missouri · District 5Democrat
Emilia Strong Sykes
Ohio · District 13DemocratEverton Blair Jr.
Georgia · District 13Democrat
Frederica S. Wilson
Florida · District 24Democrat
Gabe Amo
Rhode Island · District 1Democrat
Glenn Ivey
Maryland · District 4Democrat
Gregory W. Meeks
New York · District 5Democrat
Gwen Moore
Wisconsin · District 4Democrat
Hakeem S. Jeffries
New York · District 8Democrat
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
Georgia · District 4Democrat
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.
New Jersey · District 3Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Minnesota · District 5Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Connecticut · District 5Democrat
James E. Clyburn
South Carolina · District 6Democrat
Janelle S. Bynum
Oregon · District 5Democrat
Jasmine Crockett
Texas · District 30Democrat
Jennifer L. McClellan
Virginia · District 4Democrat
Joe Neguse
Colorado · District 2Democrat
John James
Michigan · District 10Republican
Jonathan L. Jackson
Illinois · District 1Democrat
Joyce Beatty
Ohio · District 3Democrat
Kweisi Mfume
Maryland · District 7Democrat
LaMonica McIver
New Jersey · District 10Democrat
Lateefah Simon
California · District 12Democrat
Lauren Underwood
Illinois · District 14Democrat
Lucy McBath
Georgia · District 6Democrat
Marc A. Veasey
Texas · District 33Democrat
Marilyn Strickland
Washington · District 10Democrat
Maxine Waters
California · District 43Democrat
Maxwell Frost
Florida · District 10Democrat
Nikema Williams
Georgia · District 5Democrat
Ritchie Torres
New York · District 15Democrat
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
Virginia · District 3Democrat
Robin L. Kelly
Illinois · District 2Democrat
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
Georgia · District 2Democrat
Shomari Figures
Alabama · District 2Democrat
Shontel M. Brown
Ohio · District 11Democrat
Stacey E. Plaskett
U.S. Virgin Islands · DelegateDemocrat
Steven Horsford
Nevada · District 4Democrat
Summer L. Lee
Pennsylvania · District 12Democrat
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
California · District 37Democrat
Terri A. Sewell
Alabama · District 7Democrat
Troy A. Carter
Louisiana · District 2Democrat
Valerie P. Foushee
North Carolina · District 4DemocratWesley Bell
Missouri · District 1Democrat
Wesley Hunt
Texas · District 38Republican
Yvette D. Clarke
New York · District 9DemocratNo matching members
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Former members
Member directory
5 members listed
David Scott
Georgia · District 13DemocratFormer member · 2026
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Delaware · At-largeDemocratFormer member · 2025
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Florida · District 20DemocratFormer member · 2026Sylvester Turner
Texas · District 18DemocratFormer member · 2025
Tim Scott
South Carolina · District 1RepublicanFormer member · 2013No matching members
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Sources & methodology
- United States Congress legislators dataset ↗
unitedstates / GovTrack contributors — Biographical details, terms, official contact details and committees - Black-American Members by Congress ↗
U.S. House of Representatives, History, Art & Archives — Members identified in the House Historian's 119th Congress table
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