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Indiana's 1st congressional district

Indianas 1st congressional district
StateIndiana
District Number1
Image Width350
Image CaptionThe 1st congressional district of Indiana
RepresentativePete Visclosky
PartyDemocratic
ResidenceMerrillville
English Area2,209.37
Metric Area5,722.27
Percent Urban87.02
Percent Rural12.98
Population675,562
Population Year2000
Median Income44,087
Percent White75
Percent Black18.4
Percent Asian0.8
Percent Native American0.3
Percent Hispanic10
Percent Other Race3.9
CpviD+8

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Indiana's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. The district is based in Gary and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs. It consists of all of the counties of Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton, and part of Porter County in the northwestern part of the state. Lake County, where Gary is located, contains over 70 percent of the district's population.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Pete Visclosky.

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Representative Party Years District home Notes
District created March 4, 1823
William Prince  Jacksonian D-R March 4, 1823 - September 8, 1824 Died
Vacant September 8, 1824 - December 23, 1824
Jacob Call  Jacksonian D-R December 23, 1824 - March 3, 1825
Ratliff Boon  Jacksonian March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1827
Thomas H. Blake  Adams March 4, 1827 - March 3, 1829
Ratliff Boon  Jacksonian March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1837
 Democratic March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839
George H. Proffit  Whig March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1843
Robert D. Owen  Democratic March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1847
Elisha Embree  Whig March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849
Nathaniel Albertson  Democratic March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851
James Lockhart  Democratic March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853
Smith Miller  Democratic March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1857
James Lockhart  Democratic March 4, 1857 - September 7, 1857 Died
William E. Niblack  Democratic December 7, 1857 - March 3, 1861
John Law  Democratic March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1865
William E. Niblack  Democratic March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1875
Benoni S. Fuller  Democratic March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1879
William Heilman  Republican March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1883
John J. Kleiner  Democratic March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1887
Alvin P. Hovey  Republican March 4, 1887 - January 17, 1889 Resigned after being elected Governor
Vacant January 17, 1889 - January 29, 1889
Francis B. Posey  Republican January 29, 1889 - March 3, 1889
William F. Parrett  Democratic March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1893
Arthur H. Taylor  Democratic March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1895
James A. Hemenway  Republican March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1905 Resigned at close of Congress after being elected US Senator
Vacant March 4, 1905 - May 16, 1905
John H. Foster  Republican May 16, 1905 - March 3, 1909
John W. Boehne  Democratic March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1913
Charles Lieb  Democratic March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1917
George K. Denton  Democratic March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1919
Oscar R. Luhring  Republican March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1923
William E. Wilson  Democratic March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1925
Harry E. Rowbottom  Republican March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1931
John W. Boehne, Jr.  Democratic March 4, 1931 - March 3, 1933 Redistricted to the  
William T. Schulte  Democratic March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1943
Ray J. Madden  Democratic January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1977
Adam Benjamin  Democratic January 3, 1977 - September 7, 1982 Died
Vacant September 7, 1982 - November 2, 1982
Katie B. Hall  Democratic November 2, 1982 - January 3, 1985
Pete Visclosky  Democratic January 3, 1985 - Present Incumbent



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