Members of The House of Representatives
| State | President | Year(s) served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | Richard Nixon | 1947–1950 | Later elected to the Senate |
| Illinois | Abraham Lincoln | 1847–1849 | |
| Massachusetts | John Quincy Adams | 1831–1848 | Only former President in the House of Representatives |
| John F. Kennedy | 1947–1953 | Later elected to the Senate | |
| Michigan | Gerald Ford | 1949–1973 | House Minority Leader 1965-1973 |
| New Hampshire | Franklin Pierce | 1833–1837 | Later elected to the Senate |
| New York | Millard Fillmore | 1833–1835 | |
| 1837–1843 | |||
| Northwest Territory | William Henry Harrison | 1799–1800 | Served as a non-voting delegate |
| Ohio | William Henry Harrison | 1816–1819 | Later elected to the Senate |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | 1865–1867 | Later elected Governor of Ohio | |
| James A. Garfield | 1863–1881 | Republican Floor Leader Only sitting Representative elected to the presidency |
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| William McKinley | 1877–1883 | Later elected Governor of Ohio | |
| 1885–1891 | |||
| Pennsylvania | James Buchanan | 1821–1831 | Later elected to the Senate |
| Tennessee | Andrew Jackson | 1796–1797 | Later elected to Senate |
| James K. Polk | 1825–1839 | Only former Speaker to become President later elected Governor of Tennessee |
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| Andrew Johnson | 1843–1853 | Later elected to the Senate | |
| Texas | Lyndon B. Johnson | 1937–1949 | Later elected to the Senate |
| George H. W. Bush | 1967–1971 | ||
| Virginia | James Madison | 1789–1797 | First former Representative to become President |
| John Tyler | 1816–1821 | Later elected to Senate |
A number of future Presidents served in the House together:
- Congressman Jackson served with Congressman Madison (1796–1797)
- Congressman Harrison served with Congressman Tyler (1816–1819)
- Congressman Buchanan served with Congressman Polk (1825–1831)
- Congressman Adams also served with Congressman Polk (1831–1839), and later served with Congressmen Fillmore (1833–1835; 1837–1843), Pierce (1833–1837), Johnson (1843–1848), and Lincoln (1847–1848)
- Congressman Garfield served with both Congressmen Hayes (1865–1867) and McKinley (1877–1881)
- Congressman Nixon served with Congressmen Johnson (1947–1949), John F. Kennedy (1947–1950), and Ford (1949–1950). Congressman Ford later served with Congressman Bush (1967–1971).
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