List of Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District organized from Connecticut's At-large congressional district in 1837 | ||||
| Thomas T. Whittlesey | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | Lost Re-election | |
| Thomas W. Williams | Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | ||
| George S. Catlin | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | ||
| John A. Rockwell | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 | Lost Re-election | |
| Chauncey Fitch Cleveland | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | ||
| Nathan Belcher | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Declined Nomination | |
| Sidney Dean | American | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Changed Parties | |
| Sidney Dean | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Declined Nomination | |
| Alfred A. Burnham | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | Declined Nomination | |
| Augustus Brandegee | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 | ||
| Henry H. Starkweather | Republican | March 4, 1867 – January 28, 1876 | Died | |
| Vacant | January 28, 1876 – April 12, 1876 | |||
| John T. Wait | Republican | April 12, 1876 – March 3, 1887 | Retired | |
| Charles A. Russell | Republican | March 4, 1887 – October 23, 1902 | Died | |
| Vacant | October 23, 1902 – November 4, 1902 | |||
| Frank B. Brandegee | Republican | November 4, 1902 – May 10, 1905 | Resigned on Election to US Senate | |
| Vacant | May 10, 1905 – October 2, 1905 | |||
| Edwin W. Higgins | Republican | October 2, 1905 – March 3, 1913 | Retired | |
| Thomas L. Reilly | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Lost Re-election | |
| John Q. Tilson | Republican | March 4, 1915 – December 3, 1932 | Resigned | |
| Vacant | December 3, 1932 – March 4, 1933 | |||
| Francis T. Maloney | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | Retired to run for US Senate | |
| James A. Shanley | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 | Lost Re-election | |
| Ranulf Compton | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | Lost Re-election | |
| James P. Geelan | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | Lost Re-election | |
| Ellsworth Foote | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | Lost Re-election | |
| John A. McGuire | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | Lost Re-election | |
| Albert W. Cretella | Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 | Lost Re-election | |
| Robert N. Giaimo | Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1981 | North Haven | Retired |
| Lawrence Joseph DeNardis | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | Hamden | Lost Re-election |
| Bruce Morrison | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 | Hamden | Retired to run for Governor |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic | January 3, 1991 – present | New Haven | Incumbent |
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