# Who has represented you in Congress? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 12, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-represented-you-in-congress/829412 "2019-02-12T17:45:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-represented-you-in-congress/829412/21 "2019-02-14T02:16:07Z")
My senators have included William Saxbe, John Glenn, Howard Metzenbaum, Chuck Robb, John Warner, Jim Webb, Tim Kaine, Mark Warner… The ones I can remember offhand without looking it up. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-represented-you-in-congress/829412/22 "2019-02-14T03:38:31Z")
In one fictional history, the state of Saskatchewan was represented by Senator John Diefenbaker. ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-represented-you-in-congress/829412/23 "2019-02-14T04:11:56Z")
Fictional, but the original leader of Alexandria, Congresswoman Deanna Monroe from season 5 of Walking Dead, was from my district. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-represented-you-in-congress/829412/24 "2019-02-14T08:18:06Z")
House: Clarence E. Miller Douglas Applegate Bob Ney Zack Space Bob Gibbs Pat Tiberi Troy Balderson Senate: John Glenn Howard Metzenbaum Mike DeWine George Voinovich Sherrod Brown Rob Portman ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-represented-you-in-congress/829412/25 "2019-02-14T08:19:52Z")
Mike Pence. I’ve talked to him in person a few times when he was a rep. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-represented-you-in-congress/829412/26 "2019-02-14T13:06:06Z")
To make this more interesting, I’ll only list my congressmen who have been convicted of crimes. John Murphy (D-NY), served 18 months in connection with the Abscam bribery scandal. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), convicted on money laundering and conspiracy charges (overturned on appeal). ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-represented-you-in-congress/829412/27 "2019-02-14T14:10:12Z")
Georgia 4th Cynthia McKinney (twice!) Denise Majette Maryland 5th Steny Hoyer Massachusetts 10th Bill Delahunt Bill Keating Massachusetts 9th (restricted) Bill Keating ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-represented-you-in-congress/829412/28 "2019-02-14T15:51:57Z")
Off the top of my head: \*U.S. Senate \*John Glenn (I still regret never meeting him - a true American hero) Howard Metzenbaum George Voinovich Mike DeWine Rob Portman Sherrod Brown (hope he runs for President - other than trade policy, I agree with him on most issues; I’ve also met him and he’s a great guy) \*U.S. House \*Doug Applegate (I was an intern for him one summer right out of college) Bob Ney Jim Traficant (a buffoon, a rabble-rouser and a criminal) Stephanie Tubbs Jones (who earlier hired me as a prosecutor, before she went to Capitol Hill) Marcia Fudge I’m sure there’ve been others. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-represented-you-in-congress/829412/29 "2019-02-14T17:54:27Z")
Just the highlights. I was represented, for about a week after my 18th birthday, by former Olympic medalist Ralph Metcalfe. Then he died…I promise I had nothing to do with it. A term or two later I was represented by Harold Washington, who is best known for his later accomplishments. For many years I was represented by Hamilton Fish, Jr. He is with one or two exceptions the last republican I ever voted for, for a major office at least. After that there was a forgettable Republican, Sue Kelly, and then I was redistricted into Maurice Hinchey’s district. I liked him a lot. Then Nan Hayworth, a pretend moderate whom I didn’t like, and now Sean Patrick Maloney, whom I do. Senators include Gillibrand, Schumer, Clinton, d’Amato, Moynihan, and Chuck Percy. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-represented-you-in-congress/829412/30 "2019-02-14T19:37:13Z")
I lived in Nancy Pelosi’s district for most of the time I was in San Francisco, but our current house is in that roughly 1/4 of the city (along with most of the peninsula) that is represented by Jackie Speier. I am represented by the California Senators, currently Diane Feinstein, and Kamala Harris, who took over from Barbara Boxer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-represented-you-in-congress/829412.md?page=1)