STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES (KANSAS).

In this post we will looking at Kansas and its territories, Its past and present governors and current House of representative’s members.

INTRODUCTION.

Kansas is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named after the Kansas River, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native Americans who lived along its banks. The tribe’s name (natively kką:ze) is often said to mean “people of the (south) wind” although this was probably not the term’s original meaning. For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Native American tribes. Tribes in the eastern part of the state generally lived in villages along the river valleys. Tribes in the western part of the state were semi-nomadic and hunted large herds of bison. The first Euro-American settlement in Kansas occurred in 1827 at Fort Leavenworth. The pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over the slavery debate. When it was officially opened to settlement by the U.S. government in 1854 with the Kansas–Nebraska Act, abolitionist Free-Staters from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri rushed to the territory to determine whether Kansas would become a free state or a slave state. Thus, the area was a hotbed of violence and chaos in its early days as these forces collided, and was known as Bleeding Kansas. The abolitionists prevailed, and on January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the Union as a free state, hence the unofficial nickname “The Free State”. By 2015, Kansas was one of the most productive agricultural states, producing high yields of wheat, corn, sorghum, and soybeans. Kansas, which has an area of 82,278 square miles (213,100 square kilometers) is the 15th-largest state by area and is the 36th most-populous of the 50 states, with a population of 2,940,865 according to the 2020 census. Residents of Kansas are called Kansans. Mount Sunflower is Kansas’s highest point at 4,039 feet (1,231 meters).

KANSAS TERRITORIES.

Between 1763 and 1803 the territory of Kansas was integrated into Spanish Louisiana. The governor Luis de Unzaga ‘le Conciliateur’, during that period, promoted expeditions and good relations with the Amerindians, among the explorers were Antoine de Marigny and others who continued trading across the Kansas River, especially at its confluence with the Missouri River, tributaries of the Mississippi River. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was acquired by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Southwest Kansas, however, was still a part of Spain, Mexico, and the Republic of Texas until the conclusion of the Mexican–American War in 1848, when these lands were ceded to the United States. From 1812 to 1821, Kansas was part of the Missouri Territory. The Santa Fe Trail traversed Kansas from 1821 to 1880, transporting manufactured goods from Missouri and silver and furs from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Wagon ruts from the trail are still visible in the prairie today. In 1827, Fort Leavenworth became the first permanent settlement of white Americans in the future state. The Kansas–Nebraska Act became law on May 30, 1854, establishing Nebraska Territory and Kansas Territory, and opening the area to broader settlement by whites. Kansas Territory stretched all the way to the Continental Divide and included the sites of present-day Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo. Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence the first non-military settlement of Euro-Americans in Kansas Territory consisted of abolitionists from Massachusetts and other Free-Staters who founded the town of Lawrence and attempted to stop the spread of slavery from neighboring Missouri. Missouri and Arkansas continually sent settlers into Kansas Territory along its eastern border to sway votes in favor of slavery prior to Kansas statehood elections. Directly presaging the American Civil War these forces collided, entering into skirmishes and guerrilla conflicts that earned the territory the nickname Bleeding Kansas. These included John Brown’s Pottawatomie massacre of 1856. Kansas was admitted to the Union as a free state on January 29, 1861, making it the 34th state to join the United States.

LIST OF GOVERNORS AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE’S MEMBERS.

The governor has a 4-year term, commencing on the second Monday of January after election. The governor originally had a 2-year term; this was changed to four years by a constitutional amendment in 1974. The lieutenant governor is elected at the same time as the governor. When the office of governor becomes vacant for any reason, the lieutenant governor becomes governor for the remainder of the term. Since becoming a state, Kansas has had 48 governors. The state’s longest-serving governors were Robert Docking, John W. Carlin, and Bill Graves, each of whom served 8 years and 4 days (Docking served four two-year terms; Carlin and Graves each served 2 4-year terms). The shortest-serving governor was John McCuish, who served only 11 days after the resignation of Fred Hall. The current governor is Democrat Laura Kelly, who took office on January 14, 2019.

Governors of the Territory of Kansas

The area that became Kansas was part of Louisiana Territory, later renamed Missouri Territory, until 1821, and unorganized until it became its own territory on May 30, 1854; see List of governors of Missouri for the period from 1805 to 1821. A small part of Kansas was once claimed as part of the Republic of Texas (see List of Presidents of the Republic of Texas, and before that, was part of Mexico (see Spanish governors of New Mexico).

Governors of the Territory of Kansas
No.	Governor	Term in office	Appointed by
1		Andrew Horatio Reeder     July 12, 1807 – July 5, 1864    (aged 56)	July 7, 1854 – August 16, 1855	Franklin Pierce
2		Wilson Shannon     February 24, 1802 – August 30, 1877    (aged 75)	September 5, 1855 – August 18, 1856
3		John W. Geary     December 30, 1819 – February 8, 1873    (aged 53)	September 9, 1856 – March 20, 1857
4		Frederick Perry Stanton     December 22, 1814 – June 4, 1894    (aged 79)	April 15, 1857 – May 27, 1857	James Buchanan
5		Robert J. Walker     July 19, 1801 – November 11, 1869    (aged 68)	May 27, 1857 – December 15, 1857
6		James W. Denver     October 23, 1817 – August 9, 1892    (aged 74)	December 1857 – November 1858
7		Samuel Medary     February 25, 1801 – November 7, 1864    (aged 63)	December 1858 – December 1860

Governors of the State of Kansas

The eastern bulk of Kansas Territory was admitted to the Union as Kansas on January 29, 1861; the remainder become unorganized territory which would shortly be assigned to Colorado Territory. The Kansas Constitution provided that a governor and lieutenant governor be elected every 2 years. An amendment in 1972 increased terms to four years and provided that the governor and lieutenant governor are elected on the same ticket. In the original constitution, should the office of governor be vacant, the powers would devolve upon the lieutenant governor, who nonetheless would remain in that office; an amendment in 1972 changed that so that, in such an event, the lieutenant governor becomes governor, and relies on the legislature to provide for succession after that.

Governors of the State of Kansas
No.	Governor	Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor[a]
1			Charles L. Robinson     July 21, 1818 – August 17, 1894    (aged 76)	February 9, 1861 – January 12, 1863 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1860		Joseph Pomeroy Root
2		Thomas Carney     August 20, 1824 – July 28, 1888    (aged 63)	January 12, 1863 – January 9, 1865 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1862	Thomas A. Osborn
3		Samuel J. Crawford     April 10, 1835 – October 21, 1913    (aged 78)	January 9, 1865 – November 4, 1868 (resigned)[b]	Republican	1864	James McGrew
1866	Nehemiah Green
4		Nehemiah Green     March 8, 1837 – January 12, 1890    (aged 52)	November 4, 1868 – January 11, 1869 (successor took office)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
5		James M. Harvey     September 21, 1833 – April 15, 1894    (aged 60)	January 11, 1869 – January 13, 1873 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1868		Charles Vernon Eskridge
1870	Peter Percival Elder
6		Thomas A. Osborn     October 26, 1836 – February 4, 1898    (aged 61)	January 13, 1873 – January 8, 1877 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1872	Elias S. Stover
1874	Melville J. Salter
7		George T. Anthony     June 9, 1824 – August 5, 1896    (aged 72)	January 8, 1877 – January 13, 1879 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1876
Lyman U. Humphrey
8		John St. John     February 25, 1833 – August 31, 1916    (aged 83)	January 13, 1879 – January 8, 1883 (lost election)	Republican	1878
1880	David Wesley Finney[c]
9			George Washington Glick     July 4, 1827 – April 13, 1911    (aged 83)	January 8, 1883 – January 12, 1885 (lost election)	Democratic	1882
10			John Martin     March 10, 1839 – October 2, 1889    (aged 50)	January 12, 1885 – January 14, 1889 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1884	Alexander P. Riddle
1886
11		Lyman U. Humphrey     July 25, 1844 – September 12, 1915    (aged 71)	January 14, 1889 – January 8, 1893 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1888	Andrew Jackson Felt
1890
12			Lorenzo D. Lewelling     December 21, 1846 – September 3, 1900    (aged 53)	January 8, 1893 – January 14, 1895 (lost election)	Populist	1892		Percy Daniels
13			Edmund Needham Morrill     February 12, 1834 – March 14, 1909    (aged 75)	January 14, 1895 – January 11, 1897 (lost election)	Republican	1894		James Armstrong Troutman
14			John W. Leedy     March 8, 1849 – March 24, 1935    (aged 86)	January 11, 1897 – January 9, 1899 (lost election)	Populist	1896		Alexander Miller Harvey
15			William Eugene Stanley     December 28, 1844 – October 13, 1910    (aged 65)	January 9, 1899 – January 12, 1903 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1898		Harry E. Richter
1900
16		Willis J. Bailey     October 12, 1854 – May 19, 1932    (aged 77)	January 12, 1903 – January 9, 1905 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1902	David John Hanna
17		Edward W. Hoch     March 17, 1849 – June 1, 1925    (aged 76)	January 9, 1905 – January 11, 1909 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1904
1906	William James Fitzgerald
18		Walter R. Stubbs     November 7, 1858 – March 25, 1929    (aged 70)	January 11, 1909 – January 13, 1913 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1908
1910	Richard Joseph Hopkins
19			George H. Hodges     February 6, 1866 – October 7, 1947    (aged 81)	January 13, 1913 – January 11, 1915 (lost election)	Democratic	1912	Sheffield Ingalls[c]
20			Arthur Capper     July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951    (aged 86)	January 11, 1915 – January 13, 1919 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1914	William Yoast Morgan
1916
21		Henry Justin Allen     September 11, 1868 – January 17, 1950    (aged 81)	January 13, 1919 – January 8, 1923 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1918	Charles Solomon Huffman
1920
22			Jonathan M. Davis     April 27, 1871 – June 27, 1943    (aged 72)	January 8, 1923 – January 12, 1925 (lost election)	Democratic	1922	Benjamin S. Paulen[c]
23			Benjamin S. Paulen     July 14, 1869 – July 11, 1961    (aged 91)	January 12, 1925 – January 14, 1929 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1924	De Lanson Alson Newton Chase
1926
24		Clyde M. Reed     October 19, 1871 – November 8, 1949    (aged 78)	January 14, 1929 – January 12, 1931 (lost primary)	Republican	1928	Jacob W. Graybill[c]
25			Harry Hines Woodring     May 31, 1887 – September 9, 1967    (aged 80)	January 12, 1931 – January 9, 1933 (lost election)	Democratic	1930
26			Alf Landon     September 9, 1887 – October 12, 1987    (aged 100)	January 9, 1933 – January 11, 1937 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1932	Charles W. Thompson
1934
27			Walter A. Huxman     February 16, 1887 – June 25, 1972    (aged 85)	January 11, 1937 – January 9, 1939 (lost election)	Democratic	1936		William M. Lindsay
28			Payne Ratner     October 3, 1896 – December 27, 1974    (aged 78)	January 9, 1939 – January 11, 1943 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1938		Carl E. Friend
1940
29		Andrew Frank Schoeppel     November 23, 1894 – January 21, 1962    (aged 67)	January 11, 1943 – January 13, 1947 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1942	Jess C. Denious
1944
30		Frank Carlson     January 23, 1893 – May 30, 1987    (aged 94)	January 13, 1947 – November 28, 1950 (resigned)[d]	Republican	1946	Frank L. Hagaman
1948
31		Frank L. Hagaman     June 1, 1894 – June 23, 1966    (aged 72)	November 28, 1950 – January 8, 1951 (successor took office)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
32		Edward F. Arn     May 19, 1906 – January 22, 1998    (aged 91)	January 8, 1951 – January 10, 1955 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1950		Fred Hall
1952
33		Fred Hall     July 24, 1916 – March 18, 1970    (aged 53)	January 10, 1955 – January 3, 1957 (resigned)[e]	Republican	1954	John McCuish
34		John McCuish     June 22, 1906 – March 12, 1962    (aged 55)	January 3, 1957 – January 14, 1957 (successor took office)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
35			George Docking     February 23, 1904 – January 20, 1964    (aged 59)	January 14, 1957 – January 9, 1961 (lost election)	Democratic	1956		Joseph W. Henkle Sr.
1958
36			John Anderson Jr.     May 8, 1917 – September 15, 2014    (aged 97)	January 9, 1961 – January 11, 1965 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1960		Harold H. Chase
1962
37		William H. Avery     August 11, 1911 – November 4, 2009    (aged 98)	January 11, 1965 – January 9, 1967 (lost election)	Republican	1964	John Crutcher[c]
38			Robert Docking     October 9, 1925 – October 8, 1983    (aged 57)	January 9, 1967 – January 13, 1975 (term limited)	Democratic	1966
1968		James H. DeCoursey Jr.
1970		Reynolds Shultz[c]
1972	Dave Owen[c]
39			Robert Frederick Bennett     May 23, 1927 – October 9, 2000    (aged 73)	January 13, 1975 – January 8, 1979 (lost election)	Republican	1974[f]	Shelby Smith
40			John W. Carlin     August 3, 1940 (age 81)	January 8, 1979 – January 12, 1987 (term limited)	Democratic	1978		Paul Dugan
1982	Thomas Docking
41			Mike Hayden     March 16, 1944 (age 78)	January 12, 1987 – January 14, 1991 (lost election)	Republican	1986		Jack D. Walker
42			Joan Finney     February 12, 1925 – July 28, 2001    (aged 76)	January 14, 1991 – January 9, 1995 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1990		Jim Francisco
43			Bill Graves     January 9, 1953 (age 69)	January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003 (term limited)	Republican	1994		Sheila Frahm (resigned June 11, 1996)
Vacant
	Gary Sherrer (appointed July 18, 1996)
1998
44			Kathleen Sebelius     May 15, 1948 (age 74)	January 13, 2003 – April 28, 2009 (resigned)[g]	Democratic	2002		John E. Moore
2006	Mark Parkinson
45		Mark Parkinson     June 24, 1957 (age 65)	April 28, 2009 – January 10, 2011 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
	Troy Findley (appointed May 15, 2009)
46			Sam Brownback     September 15, 1956 (age 65)	January 10, 2011 – January 31, 2018 (resigned)[h]	Republican	2010		Jeff Colyer
2014
47		Jeff Colyer     June 3, 1960 (age 62)	January 31, 2018 – January 14, 2019 (lost primary)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Tracey Mann (appointed February 14, 2018)
48			Laura Kelly     January 24, 1950 (age 72)	January 14, 2019 – Incumbent[i]	Democratic	2018		Lynn Rogers (resigned January 2, 2021)
	David Toland (appointed January 2, 2021)

MEMBERS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE U.S. HOUSE FROM KANSAS

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kansas. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Kansas. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2021), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented both the state and the territory, both past and present.

List of members and delegates

Member / Delegate	Party	Years	District	Notes
John Alexander Anderson	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885	1st	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 5th district.
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	5th	Redistricted from the 1st and re-elected in 1884.
Independent Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	Re-elected in 1886 as an Independent Republican.
Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	Re-elected in 1888 as a Republican. Retired.
Daniel Read Anthony, Jr.	Republican	May 23, 1907 – March 3, 1929	1st	Elected to finish Curtis’s term. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-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. Retired.
William H. Avery	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	1st	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	2nd	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1962. Retired to run for Governor of Kansas.
William Augustus Ayres	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1921	8th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election to Bird.
March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1933	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926 Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 5th district.
March 4, 1933 – August 22, 1934	5th	Redistricted from the 8th district and Re-elected in 1932. Resigned when appointed to the Federal Trade Commission.
Willis Joshua Bailey	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1901	At-large	Elected in 1898. Retired.
William Baker	Populist	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897	6th	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Retired.
Richard Ely Bird	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923	8th	Elected in 1920. Lost re-election to Ayres.
Richard W. Blue	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897	At-large	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election to Botkin.
Jeremiah D. Botkin	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899	At-large	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election to Bailey.
Justin De Witt Bowersock	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907	2nd	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired.
Nancy Boyda	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009	2nd	Elected in 2006. Lost re-election to Jenkins.
James Floyd Breeding	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963	5th	Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Elected in 1960. Lost re-election to Skubitz.
Case Broderick	Republican	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1899	1st	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Lost renomination to Curtis.
William R. Brown	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	3rd	Elected in 1874. Lost renomination to Ryan.
Sam Brownback	Republican	January 3, 1995 – November 7, 1996	2nd	Elected in 1994. Resigned November 27 1996, retroactive to November 7 1996 when elected U.S. senator.
William A. Calderhead	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	5th	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election to Vincent.
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost renomination R. Rees.
Philip P. Campbell	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1923	3rd	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Lost renomination to Sproul.
Frank Carlson	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947	6th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Retired to run for Governor of Kansas.
Randolph Carpenter	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937	4th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Retired.
Sidney Clarke	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871	At-large	Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Lost re-election to Lowe.
Benjamin H. Clover	Populist	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	3rd	Elected in 1890. Retired.
Stephen A. Cobb	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	At-large	Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 1st district and lost re-election to Phillips.
Albert M. Cole	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	1st	Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Lost re-election to H. Miller.
John R. Connelly	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919	6th	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election to White.
Martin F. Conway	Republican	January 29, 1861 – March 4, 1863	At-large	Elected in 1859, in advance of statehood. Continued in office without re-election in 1861. Retired.
Charles Curtis	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899	4th	Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Redistricted to the 1st district.
March 4, 1899 – January 28, 1907	1st	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906 but resigned when elected U.S. senator.
Sharice Davids	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	3rd	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.
John Davis	Populist	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	5th	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election to Calderhead.
Bob Dole	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	6th	Elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 1st district.
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1969	1st	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Dudley Doolittle	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919	4th	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election to Hoch.
Robert Fred Ellsworth	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	2nd	Elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	3rd	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Ron Estes	Republican	April 11, 2017 – present	4th	Elected to finish Pompeo’s term. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.
Edward H. Funston	Republican	March 21, 1884 – August 2, 1894	2nd	Elected to finish Haskell’s term. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-lected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost contested election to H. Moore.
Myron V. George	Republican	November 7, 1950 – January 3, 1959	3rd	Elected in 1950 and seated early. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election to Hargis.
Newell A. George	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	2nd	Elected in 1958. Lost re-election to Ellsworth.
Dan Glickman	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1995	4th	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Lost re-election to Tiahrt.
John R. Goodin	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	2nd	Elected in 1874. Lost re-election to Haskell.
U. S. Guyer	Republican	November 4, 1924 – March 3, 1925	2nd	Elected to finish Little’s term. Lost re-election to C.B. Little.
March 4, 1927 – June 5, 1943	Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Died.
Lewis Hanback	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	At-large	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 6th district.
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	6th	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1884. Lost renomination to Turner.
Denver David Hargis	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	3rd	Elected in 1958. Lost re-election to McVey Jr.
William A. Harris	Populist	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895	At-large	Elected in 1892. Lost re-election to Blue.
Dudley C. Haskell	Republican	March 4, 1877 – December 16, 1883	2nd	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Died.
Guy T. Helvering	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919	5th	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election to Strong.
Homer Hoch	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933	4th	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. Lost re-election to Carpenter.
Clifford R. Hope	Republican	March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1943	7th	Elected in 1926 Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Redistricted to the 5th district.
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1957	7th district	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Retired.
John Mills Houston	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943	5th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Redistricted to 4th and lost re-election to Rees.
Thomas Jefferson Hudson	Populist	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	3rd	Elected in 1892. Retired.
Tim Huelskamp	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017	1st	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Lost renomination to Marshall.
Alfred Metcalf Jackson	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	3rd	Elected in 1900. Lost re-election to Campbell.
Fred S. Jackson	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	4th	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election to Doolittle.
James Edmund Jeffries	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983	2nd	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired.
Lynn Jenkins	Republican	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019	2nd	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired.
Harrison Kelley	Republican	December 2, 1889 – March 3, 1891	4th	Elected to finish Ryan’s term. Retired.
Martha Keys	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979	2nd	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Lost re-election to Jeffries.
Snyder S. Kirkpatrick	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	3rd	Re-elected in 1894. Lost re-election to Ridgely.
William P. Lambertson	Republican	March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1945	1st	Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Lost renomination to Cole.
Jake LaTurner	Republican	January 3, 2021 – present	2nd	Elected in 2020.
Chauncey B. Little	Democratic	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927	2nd	Elected in 1924. Lost re-election to Guyer.
Edward C. Little	Republican	March 4, 1917 – June 27, 1924	2nd	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Died.
Chester I. Long	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897	7th	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election to Simpson.
March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1903	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902 but resigned when elected to the US Senate.
David Perley Lowe	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1875	At-large	Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired.
Edmond H. Madison	Republican	March 4, 1907 – September 18, 1911	7th	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Died.
Tracey Mann	Republican	January 3, 2021 – present	1st	Elected in 2020.
Roger Marshall	Republican	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2021	1st	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Kathryn O’Loughlin McCarthy	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	6th	Elected in 1932. Lost re-election to Carlson.
Nelson B. McCormick	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	6th	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election to Reeder.
Harold C. McGugin	Republican	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935	3rd	Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Lost re-election to Patterson.
Walter Lewis McVey, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	3rd	Elected in 1960. Lost renomination to Ellsworth.
Herbert Alton Meyer	Republican	January 3, 1947 – October 2, 1950	3rd	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Died.
Jan Meyers	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1997	3rd	Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired.
Howard Shultz Miller	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955	1st	Elected in 1952. Lost re-election to Avery.
James Monroe Miller	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911	4th	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost renomination to Jackson.
Orrin L. Miller	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	2nd	Elected in 1894. Retired.
Alexander C. Mitchell	Republican	March 4, 1911 – July 7, 1911	2nd	Elected in 1910. Died.
Chester L. Mize	Republican	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971	2nd	Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Lost re-election to Roy.
Dennis Moore	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011	3rd	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired.
Horace Ladd Moore	Democratic	August 2, 1894 – March 3, 1895	2nd	Won contested election. Lost re-election to Miller.
Jerry Moran	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011	1st	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. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Edmund Needham Morrill	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	At-large	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 1st district.
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	1st	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired.
Victor Murdock	Republican	May 26, 1903 – March 4, 1907	7th	Elected to finish Long’s term. Re-elected in 1904. Redistricted to the 8th district.
March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1915	8th	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
George A. Neeley	Democratic	January 9, 1912 – March 4, 1915	7th	Elected to finish Madison’s term. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Dick Nichols	Republican	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993	5th	Elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 4th district and lost renomination to Roger M. Grund Sr.
John G. Otis	Populist	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	4th	Elected in 1890. Lost renomination.
Marcus Junius Parrott	Republican	March 4, 1857 – January 29, 1861	Territory	Elected in 1856 or 1857. Re-elected in 1858 or 1859. Kansas admitted as a state.
Edward White Patterson	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	3rd	Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election to Winter.
Bishop W. Perkins	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	At-large	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	3rd	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Lost re-election to Clover.
Mason S. Peters	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	2nd	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election to Bowersock.
Samuel R. Peters	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885	At-large	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 7th district.
March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1891	7th	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired.
William A. Phillips	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	At-large	Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 1st district.
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	1st	Redistricted from the At-large district and Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Lost renomination to Anderson.
Mike Pompeo	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 23, 2017	4th	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
William A. Reeder	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911	6th	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost renomination to Young.
Edward Herbert Rees	Republican	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1961	4th	Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Retired.
Rollin R. Rees	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	5th	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election to Helvering.
Edwin R. Ridgely	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901	3rd	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired.
Pat Roberts	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1997	1st	Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
William R. Roy	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975	2nd	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Thomas Ryan	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1885	3rd	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 4th district.
March 4, 1885 – April 4, 1889	4th	Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Mexico.
Jim Ryun	Republican	November 27, 1996 – January 3, 2007	2nd	Elected in 1996 and seated early. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election to Boyda.
Charles Frederick Scott	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907	At-large	Elected in 1900. Re-lected in 1902. Re-lected in 1904. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911	2nd	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost re-election to Mitchell.
Errett P. Scrivner	Republican	September 14, 1943 – January 3, 1959	2nd	Elected to finish Guyer’s term. Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election to N. George.
Keith Sebelius	Republican	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1981	1st	Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired.
Jouett Shouse	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1919	7th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Retired when appointed Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Garner E. Shriver	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1977	4th	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. Lost re-election to Glickman.
Jerry Simpson	Populist	March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1895	7th	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election to Long.
March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election to Long.
Joe Skubitz	Republican	January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1978	5th	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. Retired and resigned early.
Jim Slattery	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995	2nd	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for Governor of Kansas.
Wint Smith	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1961	6th	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Retired.
Vince Snowbarger	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999	3rd	Elected in 1996. Lost re-election to D. Moore.
Charles I. Sparks	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933	6th	Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election to McCarthy.
William H. Sproul	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1931	3rd	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Retired to Run for U.S. senator.
James G. Strong	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933	5th	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. Redistricted to 1st and lost renomination to Lambertson.
Joseph Taggart	Democratic	November 7, 1911 – March 3, 1917	2nd	Elected to finish Mitchell’s term. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election to E. Little.
Todd Tiahrt	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2011	4th	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. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Jasper N. Tincher	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1927	7th	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Retired.
Erastus J. Turner	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	6th	Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired.
William D. Vincent	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	5th	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election to Calderhead.
Steve Watkins	Republican	January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021	2nd	Elected in 2018. Lost renomination to LaTurner.
Hays B. White	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1929	6th	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Retired.
John Wilkins Whitfield	Democratic	December 20, 1854 – August 1, 1856	Territory	Elected in 1854. Seat was declared vacant.
December 9, 1856 – March 3, 1857	Elected to finish his own term. Retired.
Bob Whittaker	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991	5th	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired.
Abel Carter Wilder	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865	At-large	Elected in 1862. Retired.
Larry Winn	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1985	3rd	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. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Retired.
Thomas Daniel Winter	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947	3rd	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Lost renomination to Meyer.
Kevin Yoder	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019	3rd	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election to Davids.
Isaac D. Young	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	6th	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election to Connelly.