Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location |
District created March 4, 1803 |
George M. Bedinger (Blue Licks Springs) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 | 8th 9th | Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Retired. | 1803–1813 Bourbon, Fleming, Floyd, Mason, and Nicholas counties |
Joseph Desha (Mays Lick) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813 | 10th 11th 12th | Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
Solomon P. Sharp (Bowling Green) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | 13th 14th | Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Lost re-election. | 1813–1823 Barren, Butler, Cumberland, Logan, and Warren counties |
David Walker (Russellville) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 1, 1820 | 15th 16th | Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Died. |
Vacant | March 1, 1820 – November 13, 1820 | 16th |
Francis Johnson (Bowling Green) | Democratic-Republican | November 13, 1820 – March 3, 1823 | 16th 17th | Elected to finish Walker's term. Also elected in 1820 to the next term. Redistricted to the 10th district. |
David White (New Castle) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th | Elected in 1822. Retired. | 1823–1833 Franklin, Gallatin, Henry, Owen, and Shelby counties |
Joseph Lecompte (New Castle) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | 19th 20th 21st 22nd | Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Retired. |
Thomas Chilton (Elizabethtown) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | 23rd | Elected in 1833. Retired. | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
John Calhoon (Hardinsburg) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | 24th 25th | Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Retired. |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
Willis Green (Green) | Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | 26th 27th | Elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
John White (Richmond) | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1843. Retired. | 1843–1853 [data missing] |
John P. Martin (Prestonburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | 29th | Elected in 1845. Retired. |
Green Adams (Barbourville) | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | 30th | Elected in 1847. Retired. |
Daniel Breck (Richmond) | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | 31st | Elected in 1849. Retired. |
Addison White (Richmond) | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1851. Retired. |
John M. Elliott (Prestonburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859 | 33rd 34th 35th | Elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Retired. | 1853–1863 [data missing] |
Green Adams (Barbourville) | Opposition | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | 36th | Elected in 1859. Retired. |
George W. Dunlap (Lancaster) | Unionist | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | Elected in 1861. Retired. |
Green C. Smith (Covington) | Unconditional Unionist | March 4, 1863 – July 13, 1866 | 38th 39th | Elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1865. Resigned to become Governor of Montana Territory. | 1863–1873 [data missing] |
Vacant | July 13, 1866 – December 3, 1866 | 39th | |
Andrew H. Ward (Cynthiana) | Democratic | December 3, 1866 – March 3, 1867 | Elected to finish Smith's term. Retired. |
Thomas L. Jones (Newport) | Democratic | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | 40th 41st | Elected in 1867. Re-elected in 1868. Retired. |
William E. Arthur (Covington) | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | 42nd 43rd | Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired. |
1873–1883 [data missing] |
Thomas L. Jones (Newport) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected in 1874. Retired. |
John G. Carlisle (Covington) | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – May 26, 1890 | 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Resigned when elected U.S. senator. |
1883–1893 [data missing] |
Vacant | May 26, 1890 – June 21, 1890 | 51st | |
William W. Dickerson (Williamstown) | Democratic | June 21, 1890 – March 3, 1893 | 51st 52nd | Elected to finish Carlisle's term. Re-elected in 1890. Lost renomination. |
Albert S. Berry (Newport) | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1901 | 53rd 54th 55th 56th | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Lost renomination. | 1893–1903 [data missing] |
Daniel Linn Gooch (Covington) | Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 | 57th 58th | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Lost renomination. |
1903–1913 [data missing] |
Joseph L. Rhinock (Covington) | Democratic | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | 59th 60th 61st | Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Retired. |
Arthur B. Rouse (Burlington) | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1927 | 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Retired. |
1913–1923 [data missing] |
1923–1933 [data missing] |
Orie S. Ware (Covington) | Democratic | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929 | 70th | Elected in 1926. Retired. |
J. Lincoln Newhall (Covington) | Republican | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 | 71st | Elected in 1928. Lost re-election. |
Brent Spence (Fort Thomas) | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | 72nd | Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
District inactive | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | |
Virgil Chapman (Paris) | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1949 | 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | 1935–1943 [data missing] |
1943–1953 [data missing] |
Thomas R. Underwood (Lexington) | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – March 17, 1951 | 81st 82nd | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Resigned when appointed U.S. senator. |
Vacant | March 17, 1951 – April 4, 1951 | 82nd | |
John C. Watts (Nicholasville) | Democratic | April 4, 1951 – September 24, 1971 | 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd | Elected to finish Underwood's term. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Died. |
1953–1963 [data missing] |
1963–1973 [data missing] |
Vacant | September 24, 1971 – December 4, 1971 | 92nd | |
William P. Curlin Jr. (Frankort) | Democratic | December 4, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | Elected to finish Watts's term. Retired. |
John B. Breckinridge (Lexington) | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 | 93rd 94th 95th | Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Lost renomination. | 1973–1983 [data missing] |
Larry Hopkins (Lexington) | Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 | 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired. |
1983–1993 [data missing] |
Scotty Baesler (Lexington) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 | 103rd 104th 105th | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | 1993–2003 [data missing] |
Ernie Fletcher (Lexington) | Republican | January 3, 1999 – December 8, 2003 | 106th 107th 108th | Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Resigned after being elected Governor of Kentucky. |
2003–2013 |
Vacant | December 8, 2003 – February 17, 2004 | 108th | |
Ben Chandler (Lexington) | Democratic | February 17, 2004 – January 3, 2013 | 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th | Elected to finish Fletcher's term. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Lost re-election. |
Andy Barr (Lexington) | Republican | January 3, 2013 – present | 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | 2013–2023 |
2023–present |