List of Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives

Nancy Pelosi House Speaker

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rank #1 · WDW 98 10 5

Nancy Patricia Pelosi (née D'Alesandro; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2019, and previously from 2007 to 2011. Pelosi has served as a U.S. representative from California since 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the only woman in U.S. history to serve as Speaker and, until the inauguration of Kamala Harris as vice president, is the highest-ranking female elected official in United States history. As House Speaker, Pelosi is second in the presidential line of succession, after the vice president.
- American people of Abruzzese descent · 28T
- Catholics from Maryland · 103T
- Catholics from California · 269T
John F. Kennedy President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

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rank #2 · WDW 711 36 79

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his work as president concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A Democrat, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the U.S. Congress prior to becoming president.
- 20th-century assassinated national presidents · 44T
- 1960s assassinated American politicians · 3T
- Catholic politicians from Massachusetts · 22T
John Lewis American politician and civil rights leader (1940–2020)

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rank #3 · 1 4 1

John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American statesman and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966.
- American anti-poverty advocates · 78T
- Nashville Student Movement · 13T
- Burials at South-View Cemetery · 39T
Al Gore 45th Vice President of the United States

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rank #4 · WDW 46 6 7

Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Gore was the Democratic nominee for the 2000 presidential election, losing to George W. Bush in a very close race after a Florida recount.
Kyrsten Sinema American politician (born 1976)

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rank #5 · WDW 1 1

Kyrsten Lea Sinema ( KEER-stən SIN-ə-mə; born July 12, 1976) is an American politician, former social worker, and lawyer serving as the senior United States Senator from Arizona. A Democrat from Arizona, she served three terms as a state representative for the 15th legislative district from 2005 to 2011, one term as the state senator for the 15th legislative district from 2011 to 2012, and three terms as the United States Representative for the 9th district from 2013 to 2019.
Anthony Weiner Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York

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rank #6 · WDW 21 6 5

Anthony David Weiner (born September 4, 1964) is an American former politician and convicted sex offender. He represented New York's 9th congressional district from January 1999 until June 2011, winning seven terms as a Democrat and never receiving less than 60% of the vote. Weiner resigned from Congress in June 2011 after an incident in which a sexually suggestive photo that he sent to a woman via Twitter was captured and publicized.
- Politicians convicted of sex offences · 41T
- Brooklyn Technical High School alumni · 72T
- Child sexual abuse in the United States · 73T
Kweisi Mfume American politician

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rank #7 · WDW 1

Kweisi Mfume ( kwy-EE-see uum-FOO-may; born Frizzell Gerald Gray; October 24, 1948) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1987 to 1996. In April 2020, Mfume was elected to again fill his former House seat, which had been left vacant by the death of Elijah Cummings.
- African-American city council members in Maryland · 15T
- American Prince Hall Freemasons · 11T
- African-American people in Maryland politics · 40T
Shirley Chisholm American politician

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rank #8 · 19 22 3

Shirley Anita Chisholm (née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, and she represented New York's 12th congressional district for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major party's nomination for President of the United States, and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, as well as the first woman to appear in a United States presidential debate.
- Methodists from New York (state) · 66T
- Stroke-related deaths in Florida · 23T
- 20th-century American women educators · 415T
Lyndon B. Johnson American, Head of State

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rank #9 · WDW 92 3 7

Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963 under President John F. Kennedy, and was sworn in shortly after Kennedy's assassination. A Democrat from Texas, Johnson also served as a U.S. representative, U.S. senator and the Senate's majority leader. He holds the distinction of being one of the few presidents who served in all elected offices at the federal level.
Harold Ford American politician

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rank #10 · WDW 36 5 3

Harold Eugene Ford Jr. (born May 11, 1970) is an American financial managing director, pundit, author, and former U.S. congressman who served from 1997–2007 in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party from Tennessee's 9th congressional district, centered in Memphis. He is the son of former Congressman Harold Ford Sr., who held the same seat for 22 years. In 2006, Ford made an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by retiring Bill Frist. He is a member of the Ford political family from Memphis. Ford was the last chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC).
- Politicians from Memphis, Tennessee · 77T
- Baptists from Tennessee · 86T
- African-American people in Tennessee politics · 9T