List of United States Congress members who died in office (2000–) explained

The following is a list of United States senators and representatives who died while they were serving their terms after 2000.

2000s

Member	Party			Date of death	Age at death (years)	Cause	Place of death	Place of burial
Paul Coverdell		Republican	Georgia	nowrap	July 18, 2000	nowrap	61	Cerebral hemorrhage[1]	Atlanta, Georgia	Arlington Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Georgia
Herb Bateman		Republican	Virginia	nowrap	September 11, 2000	nowrap	72	Unspecified natural causes	Leesburg, Virginia	Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Virginia
Bruce Vento		Democratic	Minnesota	nowrap	October 10, 2000	nowrap	60	Mesothelioma[2]	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Julian Dixon		Democratic	California	nowrap	December 8, 2000	nowrap	66	Heart attack[3]	Marina del Rey, California	Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California
Norman Sisisky		Democratic	Virginia	nowrap	March 29, 2001	nowrap	73	Lung cancer[4]	Richmond, Virginia	Beth El Cemetery, Henrico County, Virginia
Joe Moakley		Democratic	Massachusetts	nowrap	May 28, 2001	nowrap	74	Myelodysplastic syndrome[5]	Bethesda, Maryland	Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree, Massachusetts
Floyd Spence		Republican	South Carolina	nowrap	August 16, 2001	nowrap	73	Cerebral thrombosis[6]	Washington, D.C.	Saint Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, South Carolina
Patsy Mink		Democratic	Hawaii	nowrap	September 28, 2002	nowrap	74	Viral pneumonia following chickenpox[7]	Honolulu, Hawaii	National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
Paul Wellstone		Democratic	Minnesota	nowrap	October 25, 2002	nowrap	58	Plane crash[8]	Eveleth, Minnesota	Lakewood Cemetery, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Bob Matsui		Democratic	California	nowrap	January 1, 2005	nowrap	63	Myelodysplastic syndrome[9]	Bethesda, Maryland	East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, California
Charlie Norwood		Republican	Georgia	nowrap	February 13, 2007	nowrap	65	Liver cancer[10]	Augusta, Georgia	Westover Memorial Park, Augusta, Georgia
Juanita Millender-McDonald		Democratic	California	nowrap	April 22, 2007	nowrap	68	Colon cancer[11]	Carson, California	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, California
Craig L. Thomas		Republican	Wyoming	nowrap	June 4, 2007	nowrap	74	Leukemia[12]	Bethesda, Maryland	Riverside Cemetery, Cody, Wyoming
Paul Gillmor		Republican	Ohio	nowrap	September 5, 2007	nowrap	68	Fall down stairs[13]	Arlington, Virginia	Pleasant Union Cemetery, Old Fort, Ohio
Jo Ann Davis		Republican	Virginia	nowrap	October 6, 2007	nowrap	57	Breast cancer[14]	Gloucester, Virginia	Bellamy Memorial Cemetery, Bellamy, Virginia
Julia Carson		Democratic	Indiana	nowrap	December 15, 2007	nowrap	69	Lung cancer[15]	Indianapolis, Indiana	Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
Tom Lantos		Democratic	California	nowrap	February 11, 2008	nowrap	80	Esophageal cancer[16]	Bethesda, Maryland	Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones		Democratic	Ohio	nowrap	August 20, 2008	nowrap	58	Cerebral hemorrhage[17]	East Cleveland, Ohio	Cremated
Ted Kennedy		Democratic	Massachusetts	nowrap	August 25, 2009	nowrap	77	Brain cancer[18]	Hyannis Port, Massachusetts	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia

2010s

Member	Party			Date of death	Age at death (years)	Cause	Place of death	Place of burial
John Murtha		Democratic	Pennsylvania	nowrap	February 8, 2010	nowrap	77	Infection following gallbladder surgery[19]	Arlington, Virginia	Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Robert Byrd		Democratic	West Virginia	nowrap	June 28, 2010	nowrap	92	Unspecified complications following hospitalization for heat exhaustion[20]	Falls Church, Virginia	Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Donald M. Payne		Democratic	New Jersey	nowrap	March 6, 2012	nowrap	77	Colon cancer[21]	Livingston, New Jersey	Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield, New Jersey
Daniel Inouye		Democratic	Hawaii	nowrap	December 17, 2012	nowrap	88	Respiratory complications during hospitalization[22]	Bethesda, Maryland	National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
Frank Lautenberg		Democratic	New Jersey	nowrap	June 3, 2013	nowrap	89	Viral pneumonia[23]	New York City, New York	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Bill Young		Republican	Florida	nowrap	October 18, 2013	nowrap	82	Multiple myeloma[24]	Bethesda, Maryland	Bay Pines Cemetery, Bay Pines, Florida
Alan Nunnelee		Republican	Mississippi	nowrap	February 6, 2015	nowrap	56	Brain cancer[25]	Tupelo, Mississippi	Maxcy Cemetery, Belden, Mississippi
Mark Takai		Democratic	Hawaii	nowrap	July 20, 2016	nowrap	49	Pancreatic cancer[26]	Aiea, Hawaii	National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
Louise Slaughter		Democratic	New York	nowrap	March 16, 2018	nowrap	88	Fall[27]	Washington, D.C.	Cremated[28]
John McCain		Republican	Arizona	nowrap	August 25, 2018	nowrap	81	Brain cancer[29]	Cornville, Arizona	United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland
Walter B. Jones Jr.		Republican	North Carolina	nowrap	February 10, 2019	nowrap	76	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis[30]	Greenville, North Carolina	Forest Hills Cemetery, Farmville, North Carolina
Elijah Cummings		Democratic	Maryland	nowrap	October 17, 2019	nowrap	68	"Complications concerning long-standing health challenges"[31]	Baltimore, Maryland	Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland

2020s

Member	Party			Date of death	Age at death (years)	Cause	Place of death	Place of burial
John Lewis		Democratic	Georgia	nowrap	July 17, 2020	nowrap	80	Pancreatic cancer[32]	Atlanta, Georgia	South-View Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia
Ron Wright		Republican	Texas	nowrap	February 7, 2021	nowrap	67	COVID-19[33]	Dallas, Texas	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas[34]
Alcee Hastings		Democratic	Florida	nowrap	April 6, 2021	nowrap	84	Pancreatic cancer[35]	Undisclosed	Cremated[36]
Jim Hagedorn		Republican	Minnesota	nowrap	February 17, 2022	nowrap	59	Kidney cancer[37]	Rochester, Minnesota[38]	Riverside Cemetery, Blue Earth, Minnesota[39]
Don Young		Republican	Alaska	nowrap	March 18, 2022	nowrap	88	Unspecified natural causes[40]	SeaTac, Washington[41]	Cremated[42]
Jackie Walorski		Republican	Indiana	nowrap	August 3, 2022	nowrap	58	Traffic collision[43]	Union Township, Elkhart County, Indiana	Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana[44]
Donald McEachin		Democratic	Virginia	nowrap	November 28, 2022	nowrap	61	Colorectal cancer[45]	Richmond, Virginia[46]	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia[47]
Dianne Feinstein		Democratic	California	nowrap	September 29, 2023	nowrap	90	Unspecified natural causes[48]	Washington, D.C.[49]	Colma, California[50]
Donald Payne Jr.		Democratic	New Jersey	nowrap	April 24, 2024	nowrap	65	Heart attack[51]	Newark, New Jersey	Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield, New Jersey[52]
Sheila Jackson Lee		Democratic	Texas	nowrap	July 19, 2024	nowrap	74	Pancreatic cancer	Houston, Texas[53]	TBA
Bill Pascrell		Democratic	New Jersey	August 21, 2024	87	Unspecified natural causes amid "fever symptoms"[54]	Livingston, New Jersey[55]	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa, New Jersey

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)
• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949)
• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–1999)
• List of United States Congress members killed or wounded in office

External links

• Memorial Services for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 1910s
• Memorial Services for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 1920s
• Memorial Services for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 1930s
• Memorial Services for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 1940s
• Memorial Services for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 1950s
• Memorial Services for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 1960s
• Memorial Services for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 1970s
• Memorial Services for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 1980s
• Memorial Services for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 1990s
• Memorial Services for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 2000s
• Addresses for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 1860s
• Addresses for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 1870s
• Memorial Addresses for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 1880s
• Memorial Addresses for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 1890s

Notes and References

1. News: Sen. Paul Coverdell dies at age 61 . ABC News . July 18, 2000.
2. News: Bruce Vento, 60, Congressman Who Sought Protection for the Environment . New York Times . David . Stout . October 11, 2000.
3. News: Respected lawmaker Julian Dixon dies . Los Angeles Times . Richard . Simon . Nick . Anderson . December 9, 2000.
4. News: Norman Sisisky – Congressman, 73 . New York Times . March 30, 2001.
5. News: Joe Moakley, Congressman from South Boston, dies at 74 . New York Times . David . Stout . May 29, 2001.
6. Web site: Congressman Floyd Spence dies at 73 - wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina . www.wistv.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202201516/http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?s=432010&clienttype=printable . February 2, 2014.
7. News: Patsy Mink, veteran Hawaii Congresswoman, dies at 74 . New York Times . Elissa . Gootman . September 30, 2002.
8. Web site: NTSB. NTSB Press Release. Ntsb.gov. June 7, 2014.
9. News: Congressman dies of rare disease . CNN.com . January 3, 2005 .
10. News: Patricia . Sullivan . Charles Norwood; Ga. Congressman Pushed for Patients' Bill of Rights . Washington Post . February 14, 2007.
11. Web site: Rep. Millender-McDonald Dies of Cancer. PETER. PRENGAMAN. April 23, 2007. www.washingtonpost.com.
12. News: Wyoming Sen. Craig Thomas Dies at 74 . FOX News . June 5, 2007.
13. News: 10-Term Ohio Congressman, 68, Found Dead in His Arlington Home . September 6, 2007 . Markon, Jerry . Weisman, Jonathan . amp. Washington Post.
14. Web site: Va. Republican dies after breast cancer battle. Steve Helber /. AP. October 7, 2007. msnbc.com.
15. Web site: Rep. Julia Carson dies of lung cancer. Tom Strattman / AP. file. December 15, 2007. msnbc.com.
16. News: California Rep. Tom Lantos, 80, Dies, Had Cancer . Fox News . February 11, 2008.
17. http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=94996&catid=33 Cleveland Clinic: Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones has died
18. News: Ted Kennedy Dies of Brain Cancer at Age 77 . August 26, 2009 . .
19. News: Keck . Kristi . Elizabeth Cohen . Sabriya Rice . Rebecca Sinderbrand . Rep. John Murtha dies after surgery complications . . February 9, 2010 .
20. News: West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd dead at 92 . . Holley, Joe . June 2010.
21. News: Rep. Donald Payne dies from colon cancer . ABC News . Larotonda, Matthew . March 6, 2012.
22. News: Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye dies at age 88 . The Washington Post.
23. Staff (June 3, 2013). "Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., Dies at Age 89". CBS News.
24. News: U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young dies at 82 . Tampa Bay Times . October 18, 2013.
25. News: Alan Nunnelee, Mississippi congressman, dies at 56 . Jackson Clarion-Ledger . February 6, 2015.
26. News: US Rep. Mark Takai of Hawaii Dies. July 20, 2016. Honolulu Civil Beat . Chaf . Blair . July 20, 2016.
27. News: Trailblazing New York Democrat dies at 88. Lauren Fox . Deirdre Walsh . Sunlen Serfaty. CNN. March 16, 2018.
28. Web site: N.Y. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter honored at funeral as pioneer who championed women's rights. New York Daily News.
29. News: John McCain, senator and former presidential candidate, dies at 81. Stephen . Collinson. CNN. August 26, 2018.
30. Web site: Eastern Carolina says farewell to Congressman Jones . WITN.com . February 15, 2019.
31. News: Elijah Cummings, Baltimore congressman and civil rights leader, dies at 68. Portnoy. Jenna . October 17, 2019. Washington Post. en. March 16, 2020.
32. News: Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis dead at 80. Malveaux. Suzanne. Fox. Lauren. Karimi. Faith. Griggs. Brandon. July 18, 2020. CNN.
33. News: GOP Rep. Ron Wright dies following Covid diagnosis. Foran. Clare. Wilson. Kristin. February 8, 2021. CNN. February 8, 2021.
34. News: Funeral held for North Texas Congressman Ron Wright. KDFW. February 20, 2021. March 16, 2021.
35. News: Congressman Alcee Hastings, after career of triumph, calamity and comeback, dies at 84. Sun-Sentinel. April 6, 2021. April 6, 2021. Man. Anthony.
36. News: Alcee Hastings didn't want a funeral, so there won't be one. Sun-Sentinel. April 7, 2021. March 17, 2022. Man. Anthony.
37. News: GOP congressman dies after battle with kidney cancer. Politico. February 18, 2022. February 18, 2022. Beavers. Olivia.
38. Web site: David . Kim . MINNESOTA CONGRESSMEN JIM HAGEDORN HAS DIED . krocnews.com . July 24, 2022.
39. News: Congressman Jim Hagedorn to be laid to rest today. KEYC. March 4, 2022. March 17, 2022. McShane. Michael.
40. News: Rep. Don Young, longest-serving Republican in Congress, to lie in state. NBCNews.com. March 29, 2022. April 17, 2022. Shabad. Rebecca.
41. News: Rep. Don Young, Alaska Republican, dead at 88. Miller. Andrew Mark. March 18, 2022. March 20, 2022. Fox News.
42. News: Rep. Don Young remembered for his irreverence, dedication to Alaska during Anchorage memorial. Samuels. Iris. April 2, 2022. April 17, 2022. Anchorage Daily News.
43. Web site: US Rep. Jackie Walorski, three others killed in crash . ABC57 . August 3, 2022 . en.
44. News: 'Woman of strength': State, national figures honor Walorski for living with conviction. South Bend Tribune. August 11, 2022. August 12, 2022. Smith. Jordan.
45. News: Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin dies at age 61. CNN. November 28, 2022. November 28, 2022. Rose. Rashad.
46. News: Funeral arrangements set for Rep. A. Donald McEachin of Virginia. Flynn. Madison. November 30, 2022. December 1, 2022. The Washington Post. limited.
47. Web site: Moors . Macy . ‘He was a wonderful friend’: U.S. Rep. McEachin laid to rest Wednesday . WWBT NBC 12 Richmond, VA . Gray Television, Inc. . 3 March 2023.
48. News: Dianne Feinstein: Senator died of natural causes Friday morning. September 29, 2023. September 30, 2023. San Francisco Chronicle.
49. News: Dianne Feinstein, longest-serving female US senator in history, dies at 90. CNN. Foran. Clare. LeBlanc. Paul. September 29, 2023.
50. News: Feinstein, a ‘proud member’ of her synagogue, to be buried privately at Jewish cemetery. Harpaz. Beth. October 5, 2023. November 27, 2023. The Forward. Feinstein will be buried in one of several Jewish cemeteries in Colma... The precise location for her burial was not disclosed..
51. Web site: Fox . Joey . Wildstein . David . Donald Payne, six-term congressman from New Jersey, dies at 65 . New Jersey Globe . April 24, 2024.
52. Web site: Congressman Donald M Payne Jr.. Whigham Funeral Home. Tribute Archive. July 23, 2024.
53. News: Sheila Jackson Lee, outspoken Texas congresswoman, dies at 74. Langer. Emily. July 19, 2024. July 19, 2024. The Washington Post. limited.
54. News: Funeral arrangements set for the late Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr.. Paterson Press. North Jersey Media Group. August 23, 2024. August 23, 2024. Malinconico. Joe.
55. Web site: Sobko . Katie . Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. dies at 87 . 2024-08-21 . North Jersey Media Group . en-US.