Veterans in Congress

This list was updated 3 NOV 2007, by Richard Aragon.

NOTE: The information presented here was obtained through numerous sources including attempts at direct contact when required. In some instances, no response was received and some of the data from conflicting sources has not been verified due to lack of response. Please forward all corrections either directly to Richard Aragon or to John Paul Rossie for updating this file.

Veterans in the United States House of Representatives

"#" in front of the name indicates a combat veteran.

• Todd Akin (R-02 Missouri)
  U.S. Army
• #Joe Baca (D-43 CA)
  U.S. Army 1966-1968
• Spencer Bachus (R-06 AL)
  National Guard 1969-1971
• James Barrett (R-03 S.C.)
  Army 1983-1987
• Michael Bilirakis ( )
  Air Force 1951-1955
• Sanford D. Bishop (D-02 GA)
  U.S. Army 1971
• John Boehner (R-08 OH)
  U.S. Navy 1968
• #Leonard L. Boswell (D-03 IA)
  U.S. Army 1956-1976
• #Allen Boyd, Jr. (D-02 FL)
  U.S. Army 1969-1971
• Henry Brown (R-1 SC)
  National Guard 1953-1962
• Vern Buchanan (R-13 FL)
  Air National Guard 1970-1976
• Dan Burton (R-05 IN)
  U.S. Army 1956-1957
  Army Reserves 1957-1962
• G.K. Butterfield (D-1 NC)
  Army Reserves 1957-1962
  Army 1968-1970
• Stephen E. Buyer (R-04 IN)
  U.S. Army 1984-1987, 1990
  Army Reserve 1980-1984, 1987-Present
• Christopher Carney (D-10PA)
  Naval Reserves 1995 - Present
• Howard Coble (R-06 NC)
  Coast Guard 1952-1956, 1977-1978
  Coast Guard Reserve 1960-1981
• Mike Conway (R-11 TX)
  U.S. Army 1970-1972
• John Conyers (D-14 MI)
  National Guard 1948-1950
  U.S. Army 1950-1954
  Army Reserve 1954-1957
• Robert E. Cramer, Jr. (D-05 AL)
  U.S. Army 1972
  Army Reserves 1976-1978
• Geoff Davis (R-04 KY)
  U.S. Army 1980 -1987
• Thomas M. Davis (R-11 VA)
  U.S. Army 1971-1972
  Army Reserves 1972-1979
• Nathan Deal (R-09 GA)
  U.S. Army 1966-1968
• Peter A. DeFazio (D-04 OR)
  U.S. Air Force 1967-1971
• William D. Delahunt (D-10 MA)
  Coast Guard Reserve 1963-1971
• John D. Dingell (D-16 MI)
  U.S. Army 1945-1946
• John F. Duncan, Jr. (R-02 TN)
  Army Reserve 1970-1987
• Bob Etheridge (D-02 NC)
  U.S. Army 1965-1967
• Terry Everett (R-02 AL)
  U.S. Air Force 1955-1959
• #Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R-11 NJ)
  U.S. Army 1969-1971
• #Wayne T. Gilchrest (R-01 MD)
  U.S. Marines 1964-1968
• Louie Gohmert (R-01 TX)
  U.S. Army 1977-1982
• Charles A. Gonzales (D-20 TX)
  National Guard 1969-1975
• Virgil H. Goode, Jr. (R-05 VA)
  National Guard 1969-1975
• Bart Gordon (D-6 TN)
  US Army Reserve 1971-72
• Phil Hare (D-17IL)
  Army Reserves 1969-1975
• Ralph M. Hall (R-04 TX)
  U.S. Navy 1942-1945
• Doc Hastings (R-04 WA)
  Army Reserves 1964-1969
• Maurice Hinchey (D-22 NY)
  U.S. Navy 1956-59
• David L. Hobson (R-07 OH)
  National Guard 1958-1963
• #Duncan Hunter (R-52 CA)
  U.S. Army 1969-1971
• Darrell Issa (R-49 CA)
  Army 1970-1972, 1976-1980
• William J. Jefferson (D-02 LA)
  U.S. Army 1969-1978
• #Sam Johnson (R-03 TX)
  U.S. Air Force 1951-1979 (POW)
• Walter B. Jones, Jr. (R-03 NC)
  National Guard 1967-1971
• Paul E. Kanjorski (D-11 PA)
  U.S. Army 1960-1961
• Peter King (R-03 NY)
  National Guard 1968-1973
• •# Mark Kirk (R-10 IL)
  Navy Reserve 1989-present
• #John Kline (R-02 MN)
  USMC 1969-1994
• Joseph Knollenberg (R-09 MI)
  Army 1955-1957
• Ron Lewis (R-02 KY)
  U.S. Navy 1973
• John Linder (R-7 GA)
  US Air Force 1967-69
• Edward J. Markey (D-07 MA)
  Army Reserves 1968-1973
• #James Marshall (D-3 GA)
  U.S. Army 1968-1970
• Jim McDermott (D-07 WA)
  U.S. Navy 1968-1970
• Gary Miller (R-42 CA)
  Army 1967-1968
• Alan Mollohan (D-01 WV)
  U.S. Army 1970
  Army Reserves 1970-1983
• Dennis Moore (D-03 KS)
  U.S. Army 1970
  Army Reserves 1970-1972
• Patrick Murphy (D-08PA)
  Army 1999-2004
• #John Murtha (D-12 PA)
  U.S. Marines 1952-1955, 1966-1967
  Marines Reserve 1967-1990
• Soloman P. Ortiz (D-27 TX)
  U.S. Army 1960-1962
• William Pascrell, Jr. (D-08 NJ)
  U.S. Army 1961
  Army Reserves 1962-1967
• Ron Paul (R-14 TX)
  U.S. Air Force 1963-1965
  National Guard 1965-1968
• #Steve Pearce (R-2 NM)
  U.S. Air Force 1970-1976
• Collin C. Peterson (D-07 MN)
  National Guard 1963-1969
• John E. Peterson (R-05 PA)
  U.S. Army 1957
  Army Reserves 1958-1963
• #Joseph R. Pitts (R-16 PA)
  U.S. Air Force 1963-1969
• Ted Poe (R-2 TX)
  Air Force Reserve 1970-1976
• Jim Ramstad (R-03 MN)
  Army Reserves 1968-1974
• #Charles B. Rangel (D-15 NY)
  U.S. Army 1948-1952
• Ralph Regula (R-16 OH)
  U.S. Navy 1944-1946
• #Silvestre Reyes (D-16 TX)
  U.S. Army 1966-1968
• Thomas Reynolds (R-26 NY)
  National Guard 1970-1976
• Harold Rogers (R-05 KY)
  National Guard 1957-1964
• Mike Rogers (R-8 MI)
  US Army 1985-89
• Bobby Rush (D-01 IL)
  U.S. Army 1963-1968
• John Salazar (D-03 CO)
  U.S. Army 1973-1976
• Robert C. Scott (D-03 VA)
  Army Reserves 1970-1974
  National Guard 1974-1976
• Jose E. Serrano (D-16 NY)
  U.S. Army 1964-1966
• Joe Sestak(D-07PA)
  U.S. Navy [Admiral] 1970-2006
• John Shadegg (R-03AZ)
  National Guard 1969-1975
• John Shimkus (R-19 IL)
  U.S. Army 1980-1984
  Army Reserves 1987-Present
• #Vic Snyder (D-02 AR)
  U.S. Marines 1967-1969
• John M. Spratt, Jr. (D-05 SC)
  U.S. Army 1969-1971
• Fortney P. Stark (D-13 CA)
  U.S. Air Force 1955-1957
• Cliff Stearns (R-06 FL)
  U.S. Air Force 1963-1967
• John S. Tanner (D-08 TN)
  U.S. Navy 1968-1972
  National Guard 1974-Present
• Gene Taylor (D-04 MS)
  Coast Guard Reserve 1971-1984
• #Mike Thompson (D-01 CA)
  U.S. Army 1969-1972
• Edolphus Towns (D-10 NY)
  U.S. Army 1956-1958
• Tim Walz (D-01MI)
  National Guard 1981-2005
• Dave Weldon (R-15 FL)
  U.S. Army 1981-1987
  Army Reserves 1987-1992
• Ed Whitfield (R-01 KY)
  Army Reserve 1967-1970
• Roger F. Wicker (R-01 MS)
  U.S. Air Force 1976-1980
  Air Force Reserve 1980-Present
• Heather A. Wilson (R-01 NM)
  U.S. Air Force 1978-1989
  *Only woman veteran in Congress.
• Joe Wilson (R-2 SC)
  National Guard 1972-2003
• Frank R. Wolf (R-10 VA)
  U.S. Army 1962-1963
  Army Reserves 1963-1967
• C.W. Bill Young (R-10 FL)
  National Guard 1948-1957
• Don Young (R-All AK)
  U.S. Army 1955-1957

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