List of former United States representatives (V)

This is a complete list of former United States representatives whose last names begin with the letter V.

Number of years and terms the member has served The number of years the representative/delegate has served in Congress indicates the number of terms the representative/delegate has. Note the representative/delegate can also serve non-consecutive terms if the representative/delegate loses election and wins re-election to the House.

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NameTermState/TerritoryPartyLifespanGeorge Vail1853–1857New JerseyDemocratic1809–1875Henry Vail1837–1839New YorkDemocratic1782–1853Richard B. Vail1947–19491951–1953IllinoisRepublican1895–1955William N. Vaile1919–1927ColoradoRepublican1876–1927Edward K. Valentine1879–1885NebraskaRepublican1843–1916Tim Valentine1983–1995North CarolinaDemocratic1926–2015William Valk1855–1857New YorkAmerican1806–1879Clement Vallandigham1858–1863OhioDemocratic1820–1871Henry Van Aernam1865–18691879–1883New YorkRepublican1819–1894James I. Van Alen1807–1809New YorkDemocratic-Republican1772–1822John Evert Van Alen1793–1795New YorkPro-Administration1749–18071795–1799FederalistThomas J. Van Alstyne1883–1885New YorkDemocratic1827–1903Daniel Myers Van Auken1867–1871PennsylvaniaDemocratic1826–1908John Van Buren1841–1843New YorkDemocratic1799–1855Philip Van Cortlandt1793–1795New YorkAnti-Administration1749–18311795–1809Democratic-RepublicanPierre Van Cortlandt Jr.1811–1813New YorkDemocratic-Republican1762–1848Lionel Van Deerlin1963–1981CaliforniaDemocratic1914–2008Clarence D. Van Duzer1903–1907NevadaDemocratic1864–1947Carl Van Dyke1915–1919MinnesotaDemocratic1881–1919John Van Dyke1847–1851New JerseyWhig1807–1878Nicholas Van Dyke1807–1811DelawareFederalist1769–1826Henry Smith Van Eaton1883–1887MississippiDemocratic1826–1898Peter Van Gaasbeck1793–1795New YorkPro-Administration1754–1797Chris Van Hollen2003–2017MarylandDemocratic1959–presentBurt Van Horn1861–18631865–1869New YorkRepublican1823–1896George Van Horn1891–1893New YorkDemocratic1850–1904Robert T. Van Horn1865–18711881–18831896–1897MissouriRepublican1824–1916Archibald Van Horne1807–1811MarylandDemocratic-Republican1758–1817Espy Van Horne1825–1829PennsylvaniaDemocratic1795–1829Isaac Van Horne1801–1805PennsylvaniaDemocratic-Republican1754–1834Isaac B. Van Houten1833–1835New YorkDemocratic1776–1850John Peter Van Ness1801–1803New YorkDemocratic-Republican1769–1846William Van Pelt1951–1965WisconsinRepublican1905–1996Henry Bell Van Rensselaer1841–1843New YorkWhig1810–1864Jeremiah Van Rensselaer1789–1791New YorkAnti-Administration1738–1810Killian K. Van Rensselaer1801–1811New YorkFederalist1763–1845Solomon Van Rensselaer1819–1822New YorkFederalist1774–1852Stephen Van Rensselaer III1822–1825New YorkFederalist1764–18391825–1829National RepublicanJoshua Van Sant1853–1855MarylandDemocratic1803–1884Isaac W. Van Schaick1885–18871889–1891WisconsinRepublican1817–1901Thomas Van Swearingen1819–1821VirginiaDemocratic-Republican1784–18221821–1822FederalistPhiladelph Van Trump1867–1873OhioDemocratic1810–1874Robert B. Van Valkenburgh1861–1865New YorkRepublican1821–1888H. Clay Van Voorhis1893–1905OhioRepublican1852–1927John Van Voorhis1879–18831893–1895New YorkRepublican1826–1905Nelson H. Van Vorhes1875–1879OhioRepublican1822–1882Marshall Van Winkle1905–1907New JerseyRepublican1869–1957Charles Van Wyck1859–18631867–18691870–1871New YorkRepublican1824–1895William W. Van Wyck1821–1825New YorkDemocratic-Republican1777–1840James E. Van Zandt1939–19431947–1963PennsylvaniaRepublican1898–1986John L. Vance1875–1877OhioDemocratic1839–1921Joseph Vance1821–1825OhioDemocratic-Republican1786–18521825–1835National Republican1843–1847WhigRobert B. Vance1873–1885North CarolinaDemocratic1828–1899Robert Brank Vance1823–1825North CarolinaDemocratic-Republican1793–1827Robert J. Vance1887–1889ConnecticutDemocratic1854–1902Zebulon Vance1858–1861North CarolinaDemocratic1830–1894Guy Vander Jagt1966–1993MichiganRepublican1931–2007Richard Vander Veen1974–1977MichiganDemocratic1922–2006Tom Vandergriff1983–1985TexasDemocratic1926–2010Aaron Vanderpoel1833–18371839–1841New YorkDemocratic1799–1870Abraham Vanderveer1837–1839New YorkDemocratic1781–1839William Vandever1859–1861IowaRepublican1817–18931887–1891CaliforniaWillard Duncan Vandiver1897–1905MissouriDemocratic1854–1932Charles Vanik1955–1981OhioDemocratic1913–2007John I. Vanmeter1843–1845OhioWhig1798–1875William Scott Vare1912–19231923–1927PennsylvaniaRepublican1867–1934John Varnum1825–1831MassachusettsNational Republican1778–1836Joseph Bradley Varnum1795–1811MassachusettsDemocratic-Republican1750/1-1821Horace W. Vaughan1913–1915TexasDemocratic1867–1922William Wirt Vaughan1871–1873TennesseeDemocratic1831–1878Albert C. Vaughn1951PennsylvaniaRepublican1894–1951Richard Vaux1890–1891PennsylvaniaDemocratic1816–1895William D. Veeder1877–1879New YorkDemocratic1835–1910John H. G. Vehslage1897–1899New YorkDemocratic1842–1904Filemon Vela Jr.2013–2022TexasDemocratic1963–presentHarold H. Velde1949–1957IllinoisRepublican1910–1985Abraham B. Venable1791–1795VirginiaAnti-Administration1758–18111795–1799Democratic-RepublicanAbraham Watkins Venable1847–1853North CarolinaDemocratic1799–1876Edward Carrington Venable1889–1890VirginiaDemocratic1853–1908William W. Venable1916–1921MississippiDemocratic1880–1948Bruce Vento1977–2000MinnesotaDemocratic-Farmer-Labor1940–2000Daniel C. Verplanck1803–1809New YorkDemocratic-Republican1762–1834Gulian C. Verplanck1825–1833New YorkDemocratic1786–1870John Paul Verree1859–1863PennsylvaniaRepublican1817–1889Albert Henry Vestal1917–1932IndianaRepublican1875–1932Victor Veysey1971–1975CaliforniaRepublican1915–2001Chauncey Vibbard1861–1863New YorkDemocratic1811–1891Michel Vidal1868–1869LouisianaRepublican1824-1895Egbert Ludovicus Viele1885–1887New YorkDemocratic1825–1902Joseph P. Vigorito1965–1977PennsylvaniaDemocratic1918–2003Beverly M. Vincent1937–1945KentuckyDemocratic1890–1980Bird J. Vincent1923–1931MichiganRepublican1880–1931Earl W. Vincent1928–1929IowaRepublican1886–1953William D. Vincent1897–1899KansasPopulist1852–1922John Vining1789–1793DelawarePro-Administration1758–1802Carl Vinson1914–1965GeorgiaDemocratic1883–1981Fred M. Vinson1924–19291931–1938KentuckyDemocratic1890–1953Samuel F. Vinton1823–1825OhioDemocratic-Republican1792–18621825–1835National Republican1835–18371843–1851WhigPete Visclosky1985–2021IndianaDemocratic1949–presentDavid Vitter1999–2005LouisianaRepublican1961–presentWeston E. Vivian1965–1967MichiganDemocratic1924–2020Edward Voigt1917–1927WisconsinRepublican1873–1934Lester D. Volk1920–1923New YorkRepublican1884–1962Harold Volkmer1977–1997MissouriDemocratic1931–2011Henry Vollmer1914–1915IowaDemocratic1867–1930Andrew Volstead1903–1923MinnesotaRepublican1860–1947Charles Stewart Voorhees1885–1889WashingtonDemocratic1853-1909Daniel W. Voorhees1861–18661869–1873IndianaDemocratic1827–1897Charles H. Voorhis1879–1881New JerseyRepublican1833–1896Jerry Voorhis1937–1947CaliforniaDemocratic1901–1984John M. Vorys1939–1959OhioRepublican1896–1968Roger Vose1813–1817New HampshireFederalist1763–1841Albert L. Vreeland1939–1943New JerseyRepublican1901–1975Edward B. Vreeland1899–1913New YorkRepublican1856–1936Peter D. Vroom1839–1841New JerseyDemocratic1791–1873Barbara Vucanovich1983–1997NevadaRepublican1921–2013Charles W. Vursell1943–1959IllinoisRepublican1881–1974

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