List of Mormon members of the United States Congress

This is a list of Mormons, or members The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who are serving, or have served, in the United States Congress.

Since Utah's statehood in 189 many members of LDS Church have been elected to the United States Congress. A majority have been from Utah (the only state with an LDS Church majority), and most of the rest from other states in the American West.

As of 2021, there are nine LDS Church members serving in Congress; three in the Senate and six in the House of Representatives. All nine are members of the Republican Party.

Senate

	Party	State	Term start	Term end	Ref.	Notes
Frank J. Cannon (1859–1933)	Republican	Utah	January 22, 1896	March 4, 1899	[1]	[note 1]
Reed Smoot (1862–1941)	Republican	Utah	March 4, 1903	March 4, 1933	[1]	[note 2]
William H. King (1863–1949)	Democratic	Utah	March 4, 1917	January 3, 1941	[1]
Elbert D. Thomas (1883–1953)	Democratic	Utah	March 4, 1933	January 3, 1951	[1]
Berkeley L. Bunker (1906–1999)	Democratic	Nevada	November 27, 1940	December 2, 1942	[1]
Abe Murdock (1893–1979)	Democratic	Utah	January 3, 1941	January 3, 1947	[1]
Arthur V. Watkins (1886–1973)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1947	January 3, 1959	[1]
Wallace F. Bennett (1898–1993)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1951	December 20, 1974	[1]
Howard Cannon (1912–2002)	Democratic	Nevada	January 3, 1959	January 3, 1983	[1]
Frank Moss (1911–2003)	Democratic	Utah	January 3, 1959	January 3, 1977	[1]
Jake Garn (born 1932)	Republican	Utah	December 21, 1974	January 3, 1993	[1]
Orrin Hatch (born 1934)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1977	January 3, 2019	[1]
Paula Hawkins (1927–2009)	Republican	Florida	January 1, 1981	January 3, 1987	[1]	[note 3]
Harry Reid (born 1939)	Democratic	Nevada	January 3, 1987	January 3, 2017	[1]	[note 4]
Bob Bennett (1933–2016)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2011	[1]
Gordon H. Smith (born 1952)	Republican	Oregon	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2009	[1]
Mike Crapo (born 1951)	Republican	Idaho	January 3, 1999	Incumbent	[1]
Tom Udall (born 1948)	Democratic	New Mexico	January 3, 2009	January 3, 2021	[1]
Mike Lee (born 1971)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 2011	Incumbent	[2]
Dean Heller (born 1960)	Republican	Nevada	May 9, 2011	January 3, 2019	[3]
Jeff Flake (born 1962)	Republican	Arizona	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2019	[4]
Mitt Romney (born 1947)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 2019	Incumbent	[5]

In addition, Senator Larry Pressler of South Dakota became a Latter-day Saint after his service in Congress.[6] Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona grew up in the Church, but left after graduating from Brigham Young University.[7]

House of Representatives

	Party	State	Term start	Term end	Ref.	Notes
William H. King (1863–1949)	Democratic	Utah	March 4, 1897	March 3, 1899	[1]
William H. King (1863–1949)	Democratic	Utah	April 2, 1900	March 3, 1901	[1]
Joseph Howell (1857–1918)	Republican	Utah	March 4, 1903	March 3, 1917	[1]
Milton H. Welling (1876–1947)	Democratic	Utah	March 4, 1917	March 3, 1921	[1]
Don B. Colton (1876–1952)	Republican	Utah	March 4, 1921	March 3, 1933	[1]
Abe Murdock (1893–1979)	Democratic	Utah	March 4, 1933	January 3, 1941	[1]
J. W. Robinson (1878–1964)	Democratic	Utah	March 4, 1933	January 3, 1947	[1]
Walter K. Granger (1888–1978)	Democratic	Utah	January 3, 1941	January 3, 1953	[1]
Berkeley L. Bunker (1906–1999)	Democratic	Nevada	January 5, 1945	January 5, 1947	[1]
William A. Dawson (1903–1981)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1947	January 3, 1949	[1]
William A. Dawson (1903–1981)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1953	January 3, 1959	[1]
Hamer H. Budge (1910–2003)	Republican	Idaho	January 3, 1951	January 3, 1961	[1]
John E. Moss (1915–1997)	Democratic	California	January 3, 1953	December 31, 1978	[1]
Douglas R. Stringfellow (1922–1966)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1953	January 3, 1955	[1]
Henry A. Dixon (1890–1967)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1955	January 3, 1961	[1]
Stewart Udall (1920–2010)	Democratic	Arizona	January 3, 1955	January 18, 1961	[1]
David S. King (1917–2009)	Democratic	Utah	January 3, 1959	January 3, 1963	[1]
David S. King (1917–2009)	Democratic	Utah	January 3, 1965	January 3, 1967	[1]
Ralph R. Harding (1929–2006)	Democratic	Idaho	January 3, 1961	January 3, 1965	[1]
M. Blaine Peterson (1906–1985)	Democratic	Utah	January 3, 1961	January 3, 1963	[1]
Mo Udall (1922–1998)	Democratic	Arizona	May 2, 1961	May 4, 1991	[1]
Laurence J. Burton (1926–2002)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1963	January 3, 1971	[1]
Richard T. Hanna (1914–2001)	Democratic	California	January 3, 1963	December 31, 1974	[1]
Sherman P. Lloyd (1914–1979)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1963	January 3, 1965	[1]
Sherman P. Lloyd (1914–1979)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1967	January 3, 1973	[1]
Del M. Clawson (1914–1992)	Republican	California	June 11, 1963	December 31, 1978	[1]
Kenneth W. Dyal (1910–1978)	Democratic	California	January 3, 1965	January 3, 1967	[1]
George V. Hansen (1930–2014)	Republican	Idaho	January 3, 1965	January 3, 1969	[1]
George V. Hansen (1930–2014)	Republican	Idaho	January 3, 1975	January 3, 1985	[1]
Orval H. Hansen (1910–2003)	Republican	Idaho	January 3, 1969	January 3, 1975	[1]
K. Gunn McKay (1925–2000)	Democratic	Utah	January 3, 1971	January 3, 1981	[1]
Wayne Owens (1937–2002)	Democratic	Utah	January 3, 1973	January 3, 1975	[1]
Wayne Owens (1937–2002)	Democratic	Utah	January 3, 1987	January 3, 1993	[1]
Clair Burgener (1921–2006)	Republican	California	January 3, 1973	January 3, 1983	[1]
Allan Turner Howe (1927–2000)	Democratic	Utah	January 3, 1975	January 3, 1977	[1]
Cecil Heftel (1924–2010)	Democratic	Hawaii	January 3, 1977	July 11, 1986	[1]
David Daniel Marriott (born 1939)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1977	January 3, 1985	[1]
Norman D. Shumway (born 1934)	Republican	California	January 3, 1979	January 3, 1991	[1]
James V. Hansen (1932–2018)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1981	January 3, 2003	[1]
Howard C. Nielson (1924–2020)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1983	January 3, 1991	[1]
Ron Packard (born 1931)	Republican	California	January 3, 1983	January 3, 2001	[1]
Harry Reid (born 1939)	Democratic	Nevada	January 3, 1983	January 3, 1987	[1]
David Smith Monson (born 1945)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1985	January 3, 1987	[1]
Richard H. Stallings (born 1940)	Democratic	Idaho	January 3, 1985	January 3, 1993	[1]
Wally Herger (born 1945)	Republican	California	January 3, 1987	January 3, 2013	[1]
John Doolittle (born 1950)	Republican	California	January 3, 1991	January 3, 2009	[1]
Bill Orton (1948–2009)	Democratic	Utah	January 3, 1991	January 3, 1997	[1]
Dick Swett (born 1957)	Democratic	New Hampshire	January 3, 1991	January 3, 1995	[1]	[note 5]
Mike Crapo (born 1951)	Republican	Idaho	January 3, 1993	January 3, 1999	[1]
Ernest Istook (born 1950)	Republican	Oklahoma	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2007	[1]
Buck McKeon (born 1938)	Republican	California	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2015	[1]
Enid Greene Waldholtz (born 1958)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1995	January 3, 1997	[1]	[note 6]
Matt Salmon (born 1958)	Republican	Arizona	January 3, 1995	January 3, 2001	[1]
Matt Salmon (born 1958)	Republican	Arizona	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2017	[1]
Chris Cannon (born 1950)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2009	[1]
Merrill Cook (born 1946)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2001	[1]
Mike Simpson (born 1950)	Republican	Idaho	January 3, 1999	Incumbent	[1]
Tom Udall (born 1948)	Democratic	New Mexico	January 3, 1999	January 3, 2009	[1]
Jeff Flake (born 1962)	Republican	Arizona	January 3, 2001	January 3, 2013	[4]
Jim Matheson (born 1960)	Democratic	Utah	January 3, 2001	January 3, 2015	[8]
Rob Bishop (born 1951)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 2003	January 3, 2021	[9]
Dean Heller (born 1960)	Republican	Nevada	January 3, 2007	May 9, 2011	[3]
Jason Chaffetz (born 1967)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 2009	June 30, 2017	[10]
Raúl Labrador (born 1967)	Republican	Idaho	January 3, 2011	January 3, 2019	[11]	[note 7]
Chris Stewart (born 1960)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 2013	Incumbent	[9]
Curt Clawson (born 1959)	Republican	Florida	June 24, 2014	January 3, 2017	[12]
Cresent Hardy (born 1957)	Republican	Nevada	January 3, 2015	January 3, 2017	[13]
Mia Love (born 1975)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 2015	January 3, 2019	[9]	[note 8]
Andy Biggs (born 1958)	Republican	Arizona	January 3, 2017	Incumbent	[9]
John Curtis (born 1960)	Republican	Utah	November 13, 2017	Incumbent	[9]
Ben McAdams (born 1974)	Democratic	Utah	January 3, 2019	January 3, 2021	[9]
Blake Moore (born 1980)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 2021	Incumbent	[14]
Burgess Owens (born 1951)	Republican	Utah	January 3, 2021	Incumbent	[15]

Former Representatives Jim Gibbons of Nevada and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona grew up in the Church, but left as adults.[1][7] In addition, B. H. Roberts was elected to the House from Utah in 1898, but was not seated because of his practice of polygamy.[16]

Territorial delegates

	Party	Territory	Term start	Term end	Ref.	Notes
John M. Bernhisel (1799–1881)	Independent	Utah Territory	March 4, 1851	March 3, 1859	[1]
William H. Hooper (1813–1882)	Democratic	Utah Territory	March 4, 1859	March 3, 1861	[1]
George Q. Cannon (1827–1901)	Republican	Utah Territory	March 4, 1873	February 25, 1882	[1]	[note 9]
John T. Caine (1829–1911)	Democratic	Utah Territory	November 7, 1882	March 3, 1893	[1]
Frank J. Cannon (1859–1933)	Republican	Utah Territory	March 4, 1895	January 4, 1896	[1]
Eni Faleomavaega (1943–2017)	Democratic	American Samoa	January 3, 1989	January 3, 2015	[1]

Notes

Later excommunicated from the Church.
Also served on the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
First Mormon woman to serve in Congress. First Mormon elected to the Senate (and Congress) from east of the Mississippi River.
First Mormon convert to serve in the Senate.
First Mormon elected to the House from a state east of the Mississippi River.
First Mormon woman to serve in the House.
First Hispanic Mormon to serve in Congress.
First black Mormon to serve in Congress.
Also served on the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and as First Counselor in the First Presidency.

References

King, Robert R.; King, Kay Atkinson (2000). "Mormons in Congress, 1851-2000". Journal of Mormon History. 26 (2): 1–50. JSTOR 23288216.
Rucker, Philip (February 5, 2011). "Sen. Mike Lee: A political insider refashions himself as tea party revolutionary". The Washington Post.
"Dean Heller Biography". Dean Heller Senate. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
Lynch, Michael W. (February 2001). Reason Magazine, Soundbite: The Missionary's Positions Consulted on July 28, 2007.
Miroff, Nick (July 21, 2011). "In besieged Mormon colony, Mitt Romney's Mexican roots". The Washington Post.
Shill, Aaron (April 21, 2015). "Spiritual journey leads 3-term U.S. senator to LDS Church". Deseret News. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
Roig-Franzia, Manuel. "Congress' first openly bisexual member grew up Mormon, graduated from Brigham Young University". Standard Examiner. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
Jerry Spangler (January 31, 2005). "Mormon Democrats link up in Congress". Deseret Morning News. Retrieved November 9, 2006.
Swensen, Jason (January 28, 2019). "U.S. Congress Includes 10 Latter-day Saints—the Fewest Number in a Decade". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
Goldberg, J. J. (January 15, 2010). "Meet Jewish Senators 14, 15 – and 16? Plus: the House GOP's Jewish Mormon". The Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
Weaver, Sara Jane (January 8, 2011). "15 Mormons serving in U.S. Congress". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
Mohammad, Alex E. J. (January 25, 2015). "LDS in Senate and House of Representatives". Retrieved June 21, 2020.
Phillips, Amber (January 29, 2015). "Sen. Dean Heller says Mormon church has always preached equal rights". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
"How Utahn Blake Moore went from a political unknown to GOP nominee for Congress". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
Kay Raftery (June 17, 1997), "Pro Football Players Share Their Mormon Faith Ty Detmer, Burgess Owens And Vai Sikahema Told A Packed Sanctuary Of The Role Of Religion In Their Lives", Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
Roberts, Brigham H (1965). A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 6. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press. ISBN 0-8425-0482-6.

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[2] Later excommunicated from the Church.

[3] Also served on the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

[4] First Mormon woman to serve in Congress. First Mormon elected to the Senate (and Congress) from east of the Mississippi River.

[5] First Mormon convert to serve in the Senate.

[12] First Mormon elected to the House from a state east of the Mississippi River.

[13] First Mormon woman to serve in the House.

[18] First Hispanic Mormon to serve in Congress.

[21] First black Mormon to serve in Congress.

[25] Also served on the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and as First Counselor in the First Presidency.

[mormon-1] King, Robert R.; King, Kay Atkinson (2000). "Mormons in Congress, 1851-2000". Journal of Mormon History. 26 (2): 1–50. JSTOR 23288216.

[6] Rucker, Philip (February 5, 2011). "Sen. Mike Lee: A political insider refashions himself as tea party revolutionary". The Washington Post.

[SenateGov-7] "Dean Heller Biography". Dean Heller Senate. Retrieved November 18, 2014.

[flake-8] Lynch, Michael W. (February 2001). Reason Magazine, Soundbite: The Missionary's Positions Consulted on July 28, 2007.

[9] Miroff, Nick (July 21, 2011). "In besieged Mormon colony, Mitt Romney's Mexican roots". The Washington Post.

[10] Shill, Aaron (April 21, 2015). "Spiritual journey leads 3-term U.S. senator to LDS Church". Deseret News. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

[sinema-11] Roig-Franzia, Manuel. "Congress' first openly bisexual member grew up Mormon, graduated from Brigham Young University". Standard Examiner. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

[14] Jerry Spangler (January 31, 2005). "Mormon Democrats link up in Congress". Deseret Morning News. Retrieved November 9, 2006.

[church-15] Swensen, Jason (January 28, 2019). "U.S. Congress Includes 10 Latter-day Saints—the Fewest Number in a Decade". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

[16] Goldberg, J. J. (January 15, 2010). "Meet Jewish Senators 14, 15 – and 16? Plus: the House GOP's Jewish Mormon". The Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved November 18, 2011.

[church2-17] Weaver, Sara Jane (January 8, 2011). "15 Mormons serving in U.S. Congress". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

[byu-19] Mohammad, Alex E. J. (January 25, 2015). "LDS in Senate and House of Representatives". Retrieved June 21, 2020.

[20] Phillips, Amber (January 29, 2015). "Sen. Dean Heller says Mormon church has always preached equal rights". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

[22] "How Utahn Blake Moore went from a political unknown to GOP nominee for Congress". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

[23] Kay Raftery (June 17, 1997), "Pro Football Players Share Their Mormon Faith Ty Detmer, Burgess Owens And Vai Sikahema Told A Packed Sanctuary Of The Role Of Religion In Their Lives", Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 28, 2015.

[24] Roberts, Brigham H (1965). A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 6. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press. ISBN 0-8425-0482-6.