Kansas's 5th congressional district
Kansas's 5th congressional district was a congressional district for Kansas.
It existed from 1885 to 1993.
Geography
The district included some of the southern suburbs of Wichita. It also included Pittsburg. Most of the district was rural.[source?]
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | March 4, 1885 | |||
| 100px John A. Anderson |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th 50th 51st |
[Data unknown/missing.] |
| Independent Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | |||
| Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | |||
| 100px John Davis |
Populist | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
52nd 53rd 54th |
[Data unknown/missing.] |
| 100px William A. Calderhead |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
55th | [Data unknown/missing.] |
| William D. Vincent | Populist | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
56th | [Data unknown/missing.] |
| 100px William A. Calderhead |
Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911 |
57th 58th 59th 60th 61st |
[Data unknown/missing.] |
| Rollin R. Rees | Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
62nd | [Data unknown/missing.] |
| Guy T. Helvering | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 |
63rd 64th 65th |
[Data unknown/missing.] |
| 100px James G. Strong |
Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 |
66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
[Data unknown/missing.] |
| File:WilliamAugustusAyres.jpg William A. Ayres |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – August 22, 1934 |
73rd | Redistricted from the 8th district. Resigned when appointed to the Federal Trade Commission. |
| Vacant | August 22, 1934 – January 3, 1935 | |||
| 100px John M. Houston |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 |
74th 75th 76th 77th |
[Data unknown/missing.] |
| 100px Clifford R. Hope |
Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1957 |
78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th |
Redistricted from the 7th district. [Data unknown/missing.] |
| James F. Breeding | Democratic | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963 |
85th 86th 87th |
[Data unknown/missing.] |
| 100px Joe Skubitz |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1978 |
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th |
[Data unknown/missing.] Resigned. |
| Vacant | December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979 |
95th | ||
| File:Bob Whittaker.png Bob Whittaker |
Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991 |
96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st |
[Data unknown/missing.] |
| 100px Dick Nichols |
Republican | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 |
102nd | [Data unknown/missing.] Redistricted to the 4th district and lost renomination there. |
| District eliminated | January 3, 1993 | |||
Kansas's 5th Congressional District Media
William D. Vincent (Kansas Congressman)
- Rollin R. Rees (Kansas Congressman).jpg
Rollin R. Rees (Kansas Congressman)
- Guy T. Helvering (Kansas Congressman).jpg
Guy T. Helvering (Kansas Congressman)
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present