Member |
Party |
Years |
Cong ress |
Electoral history |
Location |
District created March 4, 1803 |
John Fowler (Lexington) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 |
8th 9th |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Retired. |
1803–1813 Clarke, Fayette, Jessamine, Montgomery, and Woodford counties |
Benjamin Howard (Lexington) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1807 – April 10, 1810 |
10th 11th |
Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Resigned to become governor of the Louisiana Territory. |
William T. Barry (Lexington) |
Democratic-Republican |
August 8, 1810 – March 3, 1811 |
11th |
Elected to finish Howard's term. Retired. |
Henry Clay (Lexington) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
12th |
Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
Samuel Hopkins (Henderson) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th |
Elected in 1812. Retired. |
1813–1823 Breckinridge, Caldwell, Christian, Grayson, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, Muhlenberg, Ohio, and Union counties |
Alney McLean (Greenville) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
14th |
Elected in 1814. Retired. |
Anthony New (Elkton) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
15th |
Elected in 1816. Retired. |
Alney McLean (Greenville) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
16th |
Elected in 1818. Retired. |
Anthony New (Elkton) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
17th |
Elected in 1820. Retired. |
John T. Johnson (Georgetown) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th |
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1822. Retired. |
1823–1833 [data missing] |
James Johnson (Great Crossings) |
Jacksonian |
March 4, 1825 – August 13, 1826 |
19th |
Elected in 1824. Died. |
Vacant |
August 13, 1826 – December 7, 1826 |
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Robert L. McHatton (Georgetown) |
Jacksonian |
December 7, 1826 – March 3, 1829 |
19th 20th |
Elected to finish Johnson's term. Re-elected in 1827. Retired. |
Richard M. Johnson (Great Crossings) |
Jacksonian |
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
21st 22nd |
Elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Redistricted to the 13th district. |
Vacant |
March 4, 1833 – August 6, 1834 |
23rd |
House declared new election after election was contested. |
1833–1843 Garrard County added to the district. |
Robert P. Letcher (Lancaster) |
Anti-Jacksonian |
August 6, 1834 – March 3, 1835 |
Elected to finish the vacant term. Retired. |
James Harlan (Harrodsburg) |
Anti-Jacksonian |
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th 25th |
Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Retired. |
Whig |
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
Simeon H. Anderson (Lancaster) |
Whig |
March 4, 1839 – August 11, 1840 |
26th |
Elected in 1839. Died. |
Vacant |
August 11, 1840 – December 7, 1840 |
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John B. Thompson (Harrodsburg) |
Whig |
December 7, 1840 – March 3, 1843 |
26th 27th |
Elected to finish Anderson's term. Re-elected in 1841. Retired. |
James W. Stone (Taylorsville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th |
Elected in 1843. Lost re-election. |
1843–1853 [data missing] |
Bryan Young (Elizabethtown) |
Whig |
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th |
Elected in 1845. Retired. |
John B. Thompson (Harrodsburg) |
Whig |
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 |
30th 31st |
Elected in 1847. Re-elected in 1849. Retired. |
James W. Stone (Elizabethtown) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd |
Elected in 1851. Lost re-election. |
Clement S. Hill (Lebanon) |
Whig |
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd |
Elected in 1853. Retired. |
1853–1863 [data missing] |
Joshua Jewett (Elizabethtown) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 |
34th 35th |
Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Lost re-election as an Opposition Party candidate. |
Vacant |
March 4, 1855 – December 3, 1860 |
36th |
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John Y. Brown (Elizabethtown) |
Democratic |
December 3, 1860 – March 3, 1861 |
Elected in 1859 but did not take seat until 2nd session because did not meet age requirement for office. Retired. |
Charles A. Wickliffe (Bardstown) |
Union Democratic |
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th |
Elected in 1861. Retired. |
Robert Mallory (La Grange) |
Union Democratic |
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1863. Lost re-election. |
1863–1873 [data missing] |
Lovell Rousseau (Louisville) |
Unconditional Union |
March 4, 1865 – July 21, 1866 |
39th |
Elected in 1865. Resigned following his assault of Rep. Josiah Grinnell. |
Vacant |
July 21, 1866 – December 3, 1866 |
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Lovell Rousseau (Louisville) |
Unconditional Unionist |
December 3, 1866 – March 3, 1867 |
Elected to finish his own term. Lost re-election. |
Asa Grover (Louisville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 |
40th |
Elected in 1867. Retired. |
Boyd Winchester (Louisville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 |
41st 42nd |
Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Retired. |
Elisha Standiford (Louisville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd |
Elected in 1872. Renominated but declined. |
1873–1883 [data missing] |
Edward Y. Parsons (Louisville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1875 – July 8, 1876 |
44th |
Elected in 1874. Died. |
Vacant |
July 8, 1876 – August 12, 1876 |
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Henry Watterson (Louisville) |
Democratic |
August 12, 1876 – March 3, 1877 |
Elected to finish Parsons's term. Retired. |
Albert S. Willis (Louisville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887 |
45th 46th 47th 48th 49th |
Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Lost renomination. |
1883–1893 [data missing] |
Asher G. Caruth (Louisville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895 |
50th 51st 52nd 53rd |
Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost renomination. |
1893–1903 [data missing] |
Walter Evans (Louisville) |
Republican |
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
54th 55th |
Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Lost re-election. |
Oscar Turner (Louisville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 |
56th |
Elected in 1898. Retired. |
Harvey S. Irwin (Louisville) |
Republican |
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
57th |
Elected in 1900. Lost re-election. |
J. Swagar Sherley (Louisville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1919 |
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th |
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. Lost re-election. |
1903–1933 [data missing] |
Charles F. Ogden (Louisville) |
Republican |
March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 |
66th 67th |
Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired. |
Maurice Thatcher (Louisville) |
Republican |
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 |
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
District inactive |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd |
|
Brent Spence (Fort Thomas) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1963 |
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934. Re-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. Re-elected in 1960. Retired. |
1935–1943 [data missing] |
1943–1953 [data missing] |
1953–1963 [data missing] |
Eugene Siler (Williamsburg) |
Republican |
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
88th |
Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1962. Retired. |
1963–1965 [data missing] |
Tim Lee Carter (Tompkinsville) |
Republican |
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1981 |
89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th |
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. Re-elected in 1978. Retired. |
1965–1973 [data missing] |
1973–1983 [data missing] |
Hal Rogers (Somerset) |
Republican |
January 3, 1981 – present |
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
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. 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. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
1983–1993 [data missing] |
1993–2003 [data missing] |
2003–2013
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2013–2023
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2023–present
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