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Term limits are needed

Each Term is 2 years long.

By this count, there are 191 current House members with 5 or more terms. The party breakdown is 104 Democrats and 87 Republicans. Of those, 89 Democrats and 70 Republicans appear to be running again in 2026, while 15 Democrats and 17 Republicans are currently listed as not running again.

Name
State/District
Party
Total Terms Served
Running Again in 2026
Harold Rogers
KY-5
Republican
23
Yes
Christopher H. Smith
NJ-4
Republican
23
Yes
Steny H. Hoyer
MD-5
Democrat
23
No
Marcy Kaptur
OH-9
Democrat
22
Yes
Nancy Pelosi
CA-11
Democrat
20
No
Frank Pallone Jr.
NJ-6
Democrat
20
Yes
Richard E. Neal
MA-1
Democrat
19
Yes
Rosa L. DeLauro
CT-3
Democrat
18
Yes
Maxine Waters
CA-43
Democrat
18
Yes
Jerrold Nadler
NY-12
Democrat
18
No
Sanford D. Bishop Jr.
GA-2
Democrat
17
Yes
Ken Calvert
CA-41
Republican
17
Yes
James E. Clyburn
SC-6
Democrat
17
Yes
Robert C. “Bobby” Scott
VA-3
Democrat
17
Yes
Nydia M. Velázquez
NY-7
Democrat
17
No
Bennie G. Thompson
MS-2
Democrat
17
Yes
Frank D. Lucas
OK-3
Republican
17
Yes
Lloyd Doggett
TX-37
Democrat
16
No
Zoe Lofgren
CA-18
Democrat
16
Yes
Robert B. Aderholt
AL-4
Republican
15
Yes
Danny K. Davis
IL-7
Democrat
15
No
Diana DeGette
CO-1
Democrat
15
Yes
James P. McGovern
MA-2
Democrat
15
Yes
Brad Sherman
CA-32
Democrat
15
Yes
Adam Smith
WA-9
Democrat
15
Yes
Gregory W. Meeks
NY-5
Democrat
15
Yes
John B. Larson
CT-1
Democrat
14
Yes
Janice D. Schakowsky
IL-9
Democrat
14
No
Michael K. Simpson
ID-2
Republican
14
Yes
Mike Thompson
CA-4
Democrat
14
Yes
Pete Sessions
TX-17
Republican
14
Yes
Sam Graves
MO-6
Republican
13
No
Rick Larsen
WA-2
Democrat
13
Yes
Betty McCollum
MN-4
Democrat
13
Yes
Stephen F. Lynch
MA-8
Democrat
13
Yes
Joe Wilson
SC-2
Republican
13
Yes
John R. Carter
TX-31
Republican
12
Yes
Tom Cole
OK-4
Republican
12
Yes
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL-26
Republican
12
Yes
Mike Rogers
AL-3
Republican
12
Yes
Linda T. Sánchez
CA-38
Democrat
12
Yes
David Scott
GA-13
Democrat
12
Yes
Michael R. Turner
OH-10
Republican
12
Yes
Darrell Issa
CA-48
Republican
12
No
Emanuel Cleaver
MO-5
Democrat
11
Yes
Jim Costa
CA-21
Democrat
11
Yes
Henry Cuellar
TX-28
Democrat
11
Yes
Virginia Foxx
NC-5
Republican
11
Yes
Al Green
TX-9
Democrat
11
Yes
Michael T. McCaul
TX-10
Republican
11
No
Gwen Moore
WI-4
Democrat
11
Yes
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL-25
Democrat
11
Yes
Doris O. Matsui
CA-7
Democrat
11
Yes
Gus M. Bilirakis
FL-12
Republican
10
Yes
Vern Buchanan
FL-16
Republican
10
No
Kathy Castor
FL-14
Democrat
10
Yes
Yvette D. Clarke
NY-9
Democrat
10
Yes
Steve Cohen
TN-9
Democrat
10
Yes
Joe Courtney
CT-2
Democrat
10
Yes
Henry C. “Hank” Johnson Jr.
GA-4
Democrat
10
Yes
Jim Jordan
OH-4
Republican
10
Yes
Adrian Smith
NE-3
Republican
10
Yes
Robert E. Latta
OH-5
Republican
10
Yes
Robert J. Wittman
VA-1
Republican
10
Yes
André Carson
IN-7
Democrat
10
Yes
Steve Scalise
LA-1
Republican
10
Yes
Brett Guthrie
KY-2
Republican
9
Yes
James A. Himes
CT-4
Democrat
9
Yes
Tom McClintock
CA-5
Republican
9
Yes
Chellie Pingree
ME-1
Democrat
9
Yes
Glenn Thompson
PA-15
Republican
9
Yes
Paul Tonko
NY-20
Democrat
9
Yes
Mike Quigley
IL-5
Democrat
9
Yes
Judy Chu
CA-28
Democrat
9
Yes
John Garamendi
CA-8
Democrat
9
Yes
Tim Walberg
MI-5
Republican
9
Yes
Bill Foster
IL-11
Democrat
9
Yes
Kweisi Mfume
MD-7
Democrat
9
Yes
Eric A. “Rick” Crawford
AR-1
Republican
8
Yes
Scott DesJarlais
TN-4
Republican
8
Yes
Charles J. “Chuck” Fleischmann
TN-3
Republican
8
Yes
Paul A. Gosar
AZ-9
Republican
8
Yes
H. Morgan Griffith
VA-9
Republican
8
Yes
Andy Harris
MD-1
Republican
8
Yes
Bill Huizenga
MI-4
Republican
8
Yes
William R. Keating
MA-9
Democrat
8
Yes
Mike Kelly
PA-16
Republican
8
Yes
David Schweikert
AZ-1
Republican
8
No
Austin Scott
GA-8
Republican
8
Yes
Terri A. Sewell
AL-7
Democrat
8
Yes
Daniel Webster
FL-11
Republican
8
Yes
Frederica S. Wilson
FL-24
Democrat
8
Yes
Steve Womack
AR-3
Republican
8
Yes
Mark E. Amodei
NV-2
Republican
8
No
Suzanne Bonamici
OR-1
Democrat
8
Yes
Suzan K. DelBene
WA-1
Democrat
8
Yes
Thomas Massie
KY-4
Republican
8
Yes
Dina Titus
NV-1
Democrat
8
Yes
Andy Barr
KY-6
Republican
7
No
Joyce Beatty
OH-3
Democrat
7
Yes
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