Virginia's 6th Congressional District

Virginia's 6th Congressional District elects one member to the U.S. House of Representatives. Below is the district's current representative, the members of Congress who held this seat before, and Virginia's two U.S. Senators.

Current Representative

Ben Cline (Republican) currently represents Virginia's 6th Congressional District. See Ben Cline's full voting record and key issue positions →

District History — Past Representatives

Members of Congress who previously represented Virginia's 6th Congressional District:

• Bob Goodlatte — Republican (until 2019)
• James Olin — Democrat (until 1993)
• Manley Butler — Republican (until 1983)
• Richard Poff — Republican (until 1973)
• Clarence Burton — Democrat (until 1953)
• James Almond — Democrat (until 1949)
• Clifton Woodrum — Democrat (until 1947)
• James Woods — Democrat (until 1923)
• Peter Otey — Democrat (until 1902)
• Paul Edmunds — Democrat (until 1895)

Virginia U.S. Senators

• Timothy Kaine — Democrat Senator
• Mark Warner — Democrat Senator
• Jim Webb — Democrat Senator
• John Warner — Republican Senator
• George Allen — Republican Senator
• Charles Robb — Democrat Senator
• Paul Trible — Republican Senator
• Harry Byrd — Independent Senator
• William Scott — Republican Senator
• William Spong — Democrat Senator
• Absalom Robertson — Democrat Senator
• Harry Byrd — Democrat Senator
• Thomas Burch — Democrat Senator
• Carter Glass — Democrat Senator
• Claude Swanson — Democrat Senator
• Thomas Martin — Democrat Senator
• John Daniel — Democrat Senator
• Eppa Hunton — Democrat Senator
• John Barbour — Democrat Senator
• Harrison Riddleberger — Republican Senator
• William Mahone — Republican Senator
• John Johnston — Democrat Senator
• Robert Withers — Democrat Senator
• John Lewis — Republican Senator
• Lemuel Bowden — Unionist Senator
• John Carlile — Unionist Senator
• Robert Hunter — Democrat Senator
• James Mason — Democrat Senator
• Isaac Pennybacker — Democrat Senator
• William Archer — Whig Senator
• William Rives — Whig Senator
• William Roane — Democrat Senator
• Richard Parker — Democrat Senator
• John Tyler — Senator
• Benjamin Leigh — Anti-Jacksonian Senator
• Littleton Tazewell — Jackson Senator
• James Barbour — Republican Senator
• John Taylor — Republican Senator
• James Pleasants — Republican Senator
• John Eppes — Republican Senator
• Armistead Mason — Republican Senator
• Richard Brent — Republican Senator
• William Giles — Republican Senator
• Andrew Moore — Republican Senator
• Abraham Venable — Republican Senator
• Stevens Mason — Republican Senator
• Henry Tazewell — Republican Senator
• James Monroe — Anti-Administration Senator
• Richard Lee — Anti-Administration Senator
• William Grayson — Anti-Administration Senator
• John Walker — Pro-Administration Senator

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