Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
Location
District created March 4, 1803
John Fowler (Lexington )
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807
8th 9th
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1803 .Re-elected in 1804 . Retired.
1803–1813 Clarke , Fayette , Jessamine , Montgomery , and Woodford counties
Benjamin Howard (Lexington )
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1807 – April 10, 1810
10th 11th
Elected in 1806 .Re-elected in 1808 . Resigned to become governor of the Louisiana Territory .
William T. Barry (Lexington )
Democratic-Republican
August 8, 1810 – March 3, 1811
11th
Elected to finish Howard's term . Retired.
Henry Clay (Lexington )
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
12th
Elected in 1810 .Redistricted to the 2nd district .
Samuel Hopkins (Henderson )
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
13th
Elected in 1812 . Retired.
1813–1823 Breckinridge , Caldwell , Christian , Grayson , Henderson , Hopkins , Livingston , Muhlenberg , Ohio , and Union counties
Alney McLean (Greenville )
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
14th
Elected in 1814 . Retired.
Anthony New (Elkton )
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
15th
Elected in 1816 . Retired.
Alney McLean (Greenville )
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821
16th
Elected in 1818 . Retired.
Anthony New (Elkton )
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
17th
Elected in 1820 . Retired.
John T. Johnson (Georgetown )
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
18th
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1822 . Retired.
1823–1833 [data missing ]
James Johnson (Great Crossings )
Jacksonian
March 4, 1825 – August 13, 1826
19th
Elected in 1824 . Died.
Vacant
August 13, 1826 – December 7, 1826
Robert L. McHatton (Georgetown )
Jacksonian
December 7, 1826 – March 3, 1829
19th 20th
Elected to finish Johnson's term .Re-elected in 1827 . Retired.
Richard M. Johnson (Great Crossings )
Jacksonian
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833
21st 22nd
Elected in 1829 .Re-elected in 1831 .Redistricted to the 13th district .
Vacant
March 4, 1833 – August 6, 1834
23rd
House declared new election after election was contested.
1833–1843 Garrard County added to the district.
Robert P. Letcher (Lancaster )
Anti-Jacksonian
August 6, 1834 – March 3, 1835
Elected to finish the vacant term . Retired.
James Harlan (Harrodsburg )
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
Simeon H. Anderson (Lancaster )
Whig
March 4, 1839 – August 11, 1840
26th
Elected in 1839 . Died.
Vacant
August 11, 1840 – December 7, 1840
John B. Thompson (Harrodsburg )
Whig
December 7, 1840 – March 3, 1843
26th 27th
Elected to finish Anderson's term.Re-elected in 1841 . Retired.
James W. Stone (Taylorsville )
Democratic
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
28th
Elected in 1843 . Lost re-election.
1843–1853 [data missing ]
Bryan Young (Elizabethtown )
Whig
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
29th
Elected in 1845 . Retired.
John B. Thompson (Harrodsburg )
Whig
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
30th 31st
Elected in 1847 .Re-elected in 1849 . Retired.
James W. Stone (Elizabethtown )
Democratic
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
32nd
Elected in 1851 . Lost re-election.
Clement S. Hill (Lebanon )
Whig
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
33rd
Elected in 1853 . Retired.
1853–1863 [data missing ]
Joshua Jewett (Elizabethtown )
Democratic
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
34th 35th
Elected in 1855 .Re-elected in 1857 . Lost re-election as an Opposition Party candidate.
Vacant
March 4, 1855 – December 3, 1860
36th
John Y. Brown (Elizabethtown )
Democratic
December 3, 1860 – March 3, 1861
Elected in 1859 but did not take seat until 2nd session because did not meet age requirement for office. Retired.
Charles A. Wickliffe (Bardstown )
Union Democratic
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
37th
Elected in 1861 . Retired.
Robert Mallory (La Grange )
Union Democratic
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
38th
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1863 . Lost re-election.
1863–1873 [data missing ]
Lovell Rousseau (Louisville )
Unconditional Union
March 4, 1865 – July 21, 1866
39th
Elected in 1865 . Resigned following his assault of Rep. Josiah Grinnell .
Vacant
July 21, 1866 – December 3, 1866
Lovell Rousseau (Louisville )
Unconditional Union
December 3, 1866 – March 3, 1867
Elected to finish his own term. Lost re-election.
Asa Grover (Louisville )
Democratic
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869
40th
Elected in 1867 . Retired.
Boyd Winchester (Louisville )
Democratic
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873
41st 42nd
Elected in 1868 .Re-elected in 1870 . Retired.
Elisha Standiford (Louisville )
Democratic
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
43rd
Elected in 1872 . Renominated but declined.
1873–1883 [data missing ]
Edward Y. Parsons (Louisville )
Democratic
March 4, 1875 – July 8, 1876
44th
Elected in 1874 . Died.
Vacant
July 8, 1876 – August 12, 1876
Henry Watterson (Louisville )
Democratic
August 12, 1876 – March 3, 1877
Elected to finish Parsons's term. Retired.
Albert S. Willis (Louisville )
Democratic
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887
45th 46th 47th 48th 49th
Elected in 1876 .Re-elected in 1878 .Re-elected in 1880 .Re-elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 . Lost renomination.
1883–1893 [data missing ]
Asher G. Caruth (Louisville )
Democratic
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895
50th 51st 52nd 53rd
Elected in 1886 .Re-elected in 1888 .Re-elected in 1890 .Re-elected in 1892 . Lost renomination.
1893–1903 [data missing ]
Walter Evans (Louisville )
Republican
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
54th 55th
Elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 . Lost re-election.
Oscar Turner (Louisville )
Democratic
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901
56th
Elected in 1898 . Retired.
Harvey S. Irwin (Louisville )
Republican
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
57th
Elected in 1900 . Lost re-election.
J. Swagar Sherley (Louisville )
Democratic
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1919
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th
Elected in 1902 .Re-elected in 1904 .Re-elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 .Re-elected in 1912 .Re-elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 . Lost re-election.
1903–1933 [data missing ]
Charles F. Ogden (Louisville )
Republican
March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923
66th 67th
Elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 . Retired.
Maurice Thatcher (Louisville )
Republican
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
Elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 . Retired to run for U.S. Senator .
District inactive
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
73rd
Brent Spence (Fort Thomas )
Democratic
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1963
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th
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 .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 . Retired.
1935–1943 [data missing ]
1943–1953 [data missing ]
1953–1963 [data missing ]
Eugene Siler (Williamsburg )
Republican
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
88th
Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1962 . Retired.
1963–1965 [data missing ]
Tim Lee Carter (Tompkinsville )
Republican
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1981
89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th
Elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 . Retired.
1965–1973 [data missing ]
1973–1983 [data missing ]
Hal Rogers (Somerset )
Republican
January 3, 1981 – present
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th
Elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .
1983–1993 [data missing ]
1993–2003 [data missing ]
2003–2013
2013–2023
2023–present