List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (2000–present)

The following is a list of United States senators and representatives who died while they were serving their terms after 2000.

2000s MemberPartyDate of deathAge at death (years)CausePlace of deathPlace of burialPaul Coverdell RepublicanGeorgiaJuly 18, 200061Cerebral hemorrhageAtlanta, GeorgiaArlington Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, GeorgiaHerb Bateman RepublicanVirginiaSeptember 11, 200072Unspecified natural causesLeesburg, VirginiaPeninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, VirginiaBruce Vento DemocraticMinnesotaOctober 10, 200060MesotheliomaSaint Paul, MinnesotaForest Lawn Memorial Park, Ramsey County, MinnesotaJulian Dixon DemocraticCaliforniaDecember 8, 200066Heart attackMarina del Rey, CaliforniaInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CaliforniaNorman Sisisky DemocraticVirginiaMarch 29, 200173Lung cancerRichmond, VirginiaBeth El Cemetery, Henrico County, VirginiaJoe Moakley DemocraticMassachusettsMay 28, 200174Myelodysplastic syndromeBethesda, MarylandBlue Hill Cemetery, Braintree, MassachusettsFloyd Spence RepublicanSouth CarolinaAugust 16, 200173Cerebral thrombosisJackson, MississippiSaint Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, South CarolinaPatsy Mink DemocraticHawaii74Viral pneumonia following chickenpoxHonolulu, HawaiiNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HawaiiPaul Wellstone DemocraticMinnesotaOctober 25, 200258Plane crashEveleth, MinnesotaLakewood Cemetery, Hennepin County, MinnesotaBob Matsui DemocraticCaliforniaJanuary 1, 200563Myelodysplastic syndromeBethesda, MarylandEast Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, CaliforniaCharlie Norwood RepublicanGeorgiaFebruary 13, 200765Liver cancerAugusta, GeorgiaWestover Memorial Park, Augusta, GeorgiaJuanita Millender-McDonald DemocraticCaliforniaApril 22, 200768Colon cancerCarson, CaliforniaForest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, CaliforniaCraig L. Thomas RepublicanWyomingJune 4, 200774LeukemiaBethesda, MarylandRiverside Cemetery, Cody, WyomingPaul Gillmor RepublicanOhioSeptember 5, 200768Fall down stairsArlington, VirginiaPleasant Union Cemetery, Old Fort, OhioJo Ann Davis RepublicanVirginiaOctober 6, 200757Breast cancerGloucester, VirginiaBellamy Memorial Cemetery, Bellamy, VirginiaJulia Carson DemocraticIndianaDecember 15, 200769Lung cancerIndianapolis, IndianaCrown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IndianaTom Lantos DemocraticCaliforniaFebruary 11, 200880Esophageal cancerBethesda, MarylandCongressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.Stephanie Tubbs Jones DemocraticOhioAugust 20, 200858Cerebral hemorrhageCleveland Clinic: Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones has died, WKYC, August 21, 2008East Cleveland, OhioCrematedTed Kennedy DemocraticMassachusettsAugust 25, 200977Brain cancerHyannis Port, MassachusettsArlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia

2010s MemberPartyDate of deathAge at death (years)CausePlace of deathPlace of burialJohn Murtha DemocraticPennsylvaniaFebruary 8, 201077Infection following gallbladder surgeryArlington, VirginiaGrandview Cemetery, Johnstown, PennsylvaniaRobert Byrd DemocraticWest VirginiaJune 28, 201092Unspecified complications following hospitalization for heat exhaustionFalls Church, VirginiaColumbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, VirginiaDonald M. Payne DemocraticNew JerseyMarch 6, 201277Colon cancerLivingston, New JerseyGlendale Cemetery, Bloomfield, New JerseyDaniel Inouye DemocraticHawaii88Respiratory complications during hospitalizationBethesda, MarylandNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HawaiiFrank Lautenberg DemocraticNew JerseyJune 3, 201389Viral pneumoniaStaff (June 3, 2013). "Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., Dies at Age 89". CBS News.New York City, New YorkArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VirginiaBill Young RepublicanFloridaOctober 18, 201382Multiple myelomaBethesda, MarylandBay Pines Cemetery, Bay Pines, FloridaAlan Nunnelee RepublicanMississippiFebruary 6, 201556Brain cancerTupelo, MississippiMaxcy Cemetery, Belden, MississippiMark Takai DemocraticHawaiiJuly 20, 201649Pancreatic cancerAiea, HawaiiNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HawaiiLouise Slaughter DemocraticNew YorkMarch 16, 201888FallWashington, D.C.CrematedJohn McCain RepublicanArizonaAugust 25, 201881Brain cancerCornville, ArizonaUnited States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, MarylandWalter B. Jones Jr. RepublicanNorth CarolinaFebruary 10, 201976Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisGreenville, North CarolinaForest Hills Cemetery, Farmville, North CarolinaElijah Cummings DemocraticMarylandOctober 17, 201968"Complications concerning long-standing health challenges"Baltimore, MarylandLoudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland

2020s MemberPartyDate of deathAge at death (years)CausePlace of deathPlace of burialJohn Lewis DemocraticGeorgiaJuly 17, 202080Pancreatic cancerAtlanta, GeorgiaSouth-View Cemetery, Atlanta, GeorgiaRon Wright RepublicanTexasFebruary 7, 202167COVID-19Dallas, TexasMount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, TexasAlcee Hastings DemocraticFloridaApril 6, 202184Pancreatic cancerUndisclosedCrematedJim Hagedorn RepublicanMinnesotaFebruary 17, 202259Kidney cancerRochester, MinnesotaRiverside Cemetery, Blue Earth, MinnesotaDon Young RepublicanAlaskaMarch 18, 202288Unspecified natural causesSeaTac, WashingtonCrematedJackie Walorski RepublicanIndianaAugust 3, 202258Traffic collision Union Township, Elkhart County, IndianaSouthlawn Cemetery, South Bend, IndianaDonald McEachin DemocraticVirginiaNovember 28, 202261Colorectal cancerRichmond, VirginiaMount Calvary Cemetery, Richmond, VirginiaDianne Feinstein DemocraticCalifornia90Unspecified natural causesWashington, D.C.Hills of Eternity Memorial Park,Colma, CaliforniaDonald Payne Jr. DemocraticNew JerseyApril 24, 202465Heart attackNewark, New JerseyGlendale Cemetery, Bloomfield, New JerseySheila Jackson Lee DemocraticTexasJuly 19, 202474Pancreatic cancerHouston, TexasHouston, TexasBill Pascrell DemocraticNew JerseyAugust 21, 202487Unspecified natural causes amid "fever symptoms"Livingston, New JerseyHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa, New JerseySylvester Turner DemocraticTexasMarch 5, 202570Unspecified natural causesWashington, D.C.Paradise North Cemetery, Houston, TexasRaúl Grijalva DemocraticArizonaMarch 13, 202577Lung cancerTucson, ArizonaCrematedGerry Connolly DemocraticVirginiaMay 21, 202575Esophageal cancerFairfax County, VirginiaFairfax Memorial Funeral Home, Fairfax, VirginiaDoug LaMalfa RepublicanCaliforniaJanuary 6, 202665Heart attackChico, CaliforniaGlen Oaks Memorial Park, Chico, CaliforniaDavid Scott DemocraticGeorgiaApril 22, 202680Unspecified natural causesWashington, D.C.Atlanta, GeorgiaLindsey Graham RepublicanSouth CarolinaJuly 11, 202671Aortic dissectionWashington, D.C.Mount Zion Cemetery, Central, South Carolina

See also List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1790–1899) List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1900–1949) List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1950–1999) List of members of the United States Congress killed or wounded in office List of United States representatives-elect who never took their seats

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