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North Carolina ratified the Constitution on November 21, 1789, after the beginning of the 1st Congress. Its current senators are Republicans Thom Tillis and Ted Budd . Jesse Helms was North Carolina's longest-serving senator (1973–2003).
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of North Carolina. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from North Carolina. The list of names should be ...
These are tables of congressional delegations from North Carolina to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current deans of the North Carolina delegation are Representatives Virginia Foxx (NC-5) and Patrick McHenry (NC-10) , who have served in the house since 2005.
North Carolina: Thom Tillis: Republican August 30, 1960 (age 64) Business consultant Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives: University of Maryland University College : January 3, 2015 2026 Class 2 Huntersville: Ted Budd: Republican October 21, 1971 (age 53) Businessman U.S. House: Appalachian State University
North Carolina is currently divided into 14 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2000 census , the number of North Carolina's seats was increased from 12 to 13 due to the state's increase in population.
Illinois's current congressional delegation in the 118th Congress consists of its two senators, both of whom are Democrats, and its 17 representatives: 14 Democrats and 3 Republicans. The current dean of the Illinois delegation is Senator Dick Durbin , having served in the Senate since 1997 and in Congress since 1983.
For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Illinois. The list of names should be complete as of January 3, 2019, but other data may be incomplete. Illinois became the 21st state on December 3, 1818.
Senators from Illinois are elected to class 2 and class 3. The Senate twice refused to seat Frank L. Smith , in December 1926 for an appointed term and in March 1927 for an elected one, due to corruption, but he is included in this list because Smith and the Governor considered him to be a senator for approximately two years.