Does Washington, D.C. have senators?

No. The District of Columbia has no U.S. senators and no voting representative. It elects one delegate to the House who can serve on committees and introduce legislation but cannot vote on final passage. D.C. residents do vote for president, and have since the 23rd Amendment took effect in 1961.

Who represents Washington, D.C. in Congress?

Eleanor Holmes Norton serves as the District's non-voting delegate to the U.S. House. The delegate handles constituent casework the same way a voting member does, so D.C. residents use that office for federal agency problems.

How do I find out which district I live in?

Enter your address at the House of Representatives' official lookup at house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative. A ZIP code alone is often not enough, because a single ZIP can span two or more districts — the official tool resolves the full street address, which is why Alto links to it rather than guessing from a ZIP.

How do I contact my representative or senator?

Use the official .gov link next to each member above, which leads to their contact form and Washington office phone. Include your full address so the office can verify you are a constituent. If your issue involves a federal agency — a delayed passport, a VA claim, Social Security — ask specifically for casework help rather than sending a general comment.

Is this list of members of Congress up to date?

It is refreshed daily from the public congress-legislators dataset maintained on GitHub, which is updated within days of a resignation, death, appointment, or special election. Because Alto reads the current roster rather than election results, an appointed senator appears here as soon as the dataset records the seat change.

Members of Congress

Who Represents The District of Columbia in Congress?

The District of Columbia has no senators and no voting representative in Congress. Its roughly 700,000 residents elect a single delegate to the U.S. House who can serve on committees, introduce bills, and vote in committee, but cannot vote on final passage of legislation on the House floor.

Delegate to the U.S. House

Eleanor Holmes Norton

At-large district

Democratic

Non-voting delegate — serves on committees but cannot vote on final passage.

Official site 202-225-8050Next up: 2026

Not sure which district you live in?

A ZIP code can span more than one congressional district, so the only reliable lookup takes your full street address.

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Roster, party, district, and contact details from the public @unitedstates congress-legislators dataset, refreshed daily. District lookups go to the official House directory.

That status is set by the Constitution, which reserves congressional representation for states. Changing it would take either statehood or a constitutional amendment, which is why D.C. representation is a recurring subject of legislation rather than a settled question.

What senators and representatives actually do differently

Both vote on legislation, but the jobs are not symmetrical. Senators serve six-year staggered terms, represent the entire state, and hold powers the House does not have — confirming federal judges, Cabinet officers, and ambassadors, and ratifying treaties. Representatives serve two-year terms and answer to a single district, and the House alone can originate revenue bills and bring articles of impeachment. For a constituent, the practical difference is scale: a senator's office handles the District of Columbia-wide concerns, while a House office is usually the faster route for casework involving a federal agency.

How to contact your member of Congress so it counts

Every member listed here has an official .gov site with a contact form and a Washington office phone number. Offices generally weight contact from verified constituents, so include your full address, and be specific — a bill number, a date, or a concrete agency problem gets logged more usefully than a general opinion. For a stuck passport, a delayed VA claim, or an IRS or Social Security problem, ask for "casework": staff can make a formal inquiry to the agency on your behalf, and that is often the fastest available remedy.

What a non-voting delegate can and cannot do

The D.C. delegate is a full member of the House in most day-to-day respects: sworn in, assigned to committees, able to introduce legislation, debate on the floor, and vote in committee. The exception is the vote that decides whether a bill passes. Delegates also cannot vote in the Committee of the Whole when their vote would be decisive. Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands send delegates under the same limitation.

When these seats are next on the ballot

All 435 voting House seats are contested every two years, in every even-numbered year. Senate seats are staggered into three classes, so roughly a third of the Senate is up in each of those elections and a given state usually has at most one Senate race per cycle. The term-end year shown next to each member below is the year that seat is next scheduled to be contested. Vacancies from resignation or death are filled by special election in the House, and in most states by gubernatorial appointment in the Senate.

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District of Columbia Members of Congress — Frequently Asked Questions

Does Washington, D.C. have senators?: No. The District of Columbia has no U.S. senators and no voting representative. It elects one delegate to the House who can serve on committees and introduce legislation but cannot vote on final passage. D.C. residents do vote for president, and have since the 23rd Amendment took effect in 1961.
Who represents Washington, D.C. in Congress?: Eleanor Holmes Norton serves as the District's non-voting delegate to the U.S. House. The delegate handles constituent casework the same way a voting member does, so D.C. residents use that office for federal agency problems.
How do I find out which district I live in?: Enter your address at the House of Representatives' official lookup at house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative. A ZIP code alone is often not enough, because a single ZIP can span two or more districts — the official tool resolves the full street address, which is why Alto links to it rather than guessing from a ZIP.
How do I contact my representative or senator?: Use the official .gov link next to each member above, which leads to their contact form and Washington office phone. Include your full address so the office can verify you are a constituent. If your issue involves a federal agency — a delayed passport, a VA claim, Social Security — ask specifically for casework help rather than sending a general comment.
Is this list of members of Congress up to date?: It is refreshed daily from the public congress-legislators dataset maintained on GitHub, which is updated within days of a resignation, death, appointment, or special election. Because Alto reads the current roster rather than election results, an appointed senator appears here as soon as the dataset records the seat change.

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