List of Native Americans in the United States Congress

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This is a list of Native Americans in the U.S. Congress.

Senate

Picture Senator Tribal Ancestry State Party Term Reason for leaving
Hiram Rhodes Revels Hiram Rhodes Revels
(1827-1901)

[1]		 Lumbee Mississippi Republican 1869–1871 Resigned to become first president of Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College
Matthew Quay Matthew Quay
(1833-1904)
 Abenaki or Lenape Pennsylvania Republican 1887–1899, 1901–1904 Defeated & Died in office
Robert Latham Owen Robert Latham Owen
(1856-1947)
 Cherokee Oklahoma Democratic 1907–1925 Died in office
Charles Curtis Charles Curtis
(1860-1936)
 Kaw, Osage, and Potawatomi Kansas Republican 1907–1913
1915–1929		 Defeated & Resigned after being elected Vice President of the United States
Paul O. Husting Paul O. Husting
(1866-1917)
 Metis Wisconsin Democratic 1915–1917 Died in office
Ben Nighthorse Campbell Ben Nighthorse Campbell
(b. 1933)
 Northern Cheyenne Colorado Republican 1993–2005 Elected as a Democrat. Retired

House of Representatives

Picture Representative Tribal Ancestry State Party Term Reason for leaving
John Floyd John Floyd
(1783-1837)
 Powhatan Virginia Democratic-Republican 1817–1829 Retired
Charles Curtis Charles Curtis
(1860-1936)
 Kaw, Osage, and Potawatomi Kansas Republican 1893–1907 Retired to successfully run for the United States Senate in 1906
Charles D. Carter Charles D. Carter
(1868-1929)
 Chickasaw Oklahoma Democratic 1907–1927 Lost renomination
William Wirt Hastings William Wirt Hastings
(1866-1938)
 Cherokee Oklahoma Democratic 1915–1921
1923–1935		 Defeated & Retired
Will Rogers, Jr. Will Rogers, Jr.
(1911-1993)
 Cherokee California Democratic 1943–1944 Resigned to join the United States Army
William G. Stigler William G. Stigler
(1891-1952)
 Choctaw Oklahoma Democratic 1944–1952 Died in office
Ben Reife Ben Reifel
(1906-1990)
 Rosebud Sioux South Dakota Republican 1961–1971 Retired
Floyd Hicks Floyd Hicks
(1915-1992)
 Paiute and Shoshone Washington Democratic 1965–1977 Retired
Clem McSpadden Clem McSpadden
(1925-2008)
 Cherokee Oklahoma Democratic 1973–1975 Retired to unsuccessfully run for Governor of Oklahoma in 1974
Ben Nighthorse Campbell Ben Nighthorse Campbell
(b. 1933)
 Northern Cheyenne Colorado Democratic 1987–1993 Retired to successfully run for the United States Senate in 1992
Brad Carson Brad Carson
(b. 1967)
 Cherokee Oklahoma Democratic 2001–2005 Retired to unsuccessfully run for the United States Senate in 2004
Tom Cole Tom Cole
(b. 1949)
 Chickasaw Oklahoma Republican 2003–present
Travis Childers Travis Childers
(b. 1958)
 Chickasaw and Choctaw Mississippi Democratic 2008–2011 Lost reelection
Markwayne Mullin Markwayne Mullin
(b. 1977)
 Cherokee Oklahoma Republican 2013–present

Notes

  1. ↑ for the predecessors and successors of each Native American Representative's/Delegate's district or Senator with their date of birth and death, click on the U.S. representative/delegate or senator, for the number of congresses, click on the congress.

Sources

  • Stubben,Jerry D.(2006). "[1]". Native Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook"
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