The annual Congressional Art Competition allows high school students from across the country to compete with their peers for the chance to have their works of art displayed in in the U.S. Capitol complex. Each Member of the House of Representatives may choose to participate in the program. Members of Congress, staff, and hundreds of visitors from all around the world pass by the exhibit daily. The display is one of the highlights of Capitol tours, and the staff members who guide guests are sure to point out their district’s piece.
Although each Member is responsible for holding his or her own competition, each year, two Representatives serve as Co-Chairs for the Congressional Art Competition. The Co-Chairmanship is bipartisan, and the Members serve a one-year term. These Members act as liaisons to their colleagues, staff and other House officials that assist in producing the exhibit. They will also welcome the winning students to Washington at a reception in June. The Co-Chairs for the 2013 Congressional Art Competition are Representative Robert Aderholt (R-AL) and Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR).
The Congressional Art Competition culminates in receptions for the winners in June. Each winner is invited to a reception where they can meet with others from across the country. Mark Strand, who is the President of the Congressional Institute, and the Competition’s two Co-Chairs welcome the winners at a program held at the Capitol Visitor Center. The Co-Chairs each select an artist or a member of the artistic community from their districts to speak to the winners. While these speakers may vary in style and substance, the theme of their presentation is usually about their experiences as a professional artist.
Last year, over 400 Members of Congress participated, and it is expected that a record number will participate again this year. Since the Competition’s founding in 1982, an estimated 700,000 students have entered artwork in district competitions in all fifty states and most territories. There is no “overall” or “national” winner.
You can find more information about the Congressional Art Competition by clicking on your Representative’s link below. Some Members of Congress did not have information about this year’s Congressional Art Competition on their website, and some may have more up-to-date information than what is listed. Additionally, the submission deadlines for some districts have already passed. We are not responsible for the content posted on Members’ web pages, so please contact your Representative’s office for the most recent information.
Alabama
Hon. Jo Bonner, AL-01
Hon. Martha Roby, AL-02
Hon. Mike D. Rogers, AL-03
Hon. Robert Aderholt, AL-04
Hon. Mo Brooks, AL-05
Hon. Spencer Bachus, AL-06
Hon. Terri Sewell, AL-07
Alaska
Hon. Don Young, AK-AL
American Samoa
Hon. Eni F. H. Faleomavaega, AS-AL
Arizona
Hon. Ann Kirkpatrick, AZ-01
Hon. Ron Barber, AZ-02
Hon. Raul M. Grijalva, AZ-03
Hon. Paul Gosar, AZ-04
Hon. Matt Salmon, AZ-05
Hon. David Schweikert, AZ-06
Hon. Ed Pastor, AZ-07
Hon. Trent Franks, AZ-08
Hon. Kyrsten Sinema, AZ-09
Arkansas
Hon. Rick Crawford, AR-01
Hon. Tim Griffin, AR-02
Hon. Steve Womack, AR-03
Hon. Tom Cotton, AR-04
California
Hon. Doug LaMalfa, CA-01
Hon. Jared Huffman, CA-02
Hon. John Garamendi, CA-03
Hon. Tom McClintock, CA-04
Hon. Mike Thompson, CA-05
Hon. Doris Matsui, CA-06
Hon. Ami Bera, CA-07
Hon. Paul Cook, CA-08
Hon. Jerry McNerney, CA-09
Hon. Jeff Denham, CA-10
Hon. George Miller, CA-11
Hon. Nancy Pelosi, CA-12
Hon. Barbara Lee, CA-13
Hon. Jackie Speier, CA-14
Hon. Eric Swalwell, CA-15
Hon. Jim Costa, CA-16
Hon. Mike M. Honda, CA-17
Hon. Anna Eshoo, CA-18
Hon. Zoe Lofgren, CA-19
Hon. Sam Farr, CA-20
Hon. David Valadao, CA-21
Hon. Devin Nunes, CA-22
Hon. Kevin McCarthy, CA-23
Hon. Lois Capps, CA-24
Hon. Howard McKeon, CA-25
Hon. Julia Brownley, CA-26
Hon. Judy Chu, CA-27
Hon. Adam Schiff, CA-28
Hon. Tony Cardenas, CA-29
Hon. Brad Sherman, CA-30
Hon. Gary Miller, CA-31
Hon. Grace F. Napolitano, CA-32
Hon. Henry A. Waxman, CA-33
Hon. Xavier Becerra, CA-34
Hon. Gloria Negrete McLeod, CA-35
Hon. Raul Ruiz, CA-36
Hon. Karen Bass, CA-37
Hon. Linda T. Sanchez, CA-38
Hon. Edward Royce, CA-39
Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard, CA-40
Hon. Mark Takano, CA-41
Hon. Ken Calvert, CA-42
Hon. Maxine Waters, CA-43
Hon. Janice Hahn, CA-44
Hon. John Campbell, CA-45
Hon. Loretta Sanchez, CA-46
Hon. Alan Lowenthal, CA-47
Hon. Dana Rohrabacher, CA-48
Hon. Darrell Issa, CA-49
Hon. Duncan D. Hunter, CA-50
Hon. Juan Vargas, CA-51
Hon. Scott Peters, CA-52
Hon. Susan A. Davis, CA-53
Colorado
Hon. Diana L. DeGette, CO-01
Hon. Jared Polis, CO-02
Hon. Scott Tipton, CO-03
Hon. Cory Gardner, CO-04
Hon. Doug Lamborn, CO-05
Hon. Mike Coffman, CO-06
Hon. Ed Perlmutter, CO-07
Connecticut
Hon. John B. Larson, CT-01
Hon. Joseph Courtney, CT-02
Hon. Rosa DeLauro, CT-03
Hon. Jim Himes, CT-04
Hon. Elizabeth Esty, CT-05
Delaware
Hon. John Carney, DE-AL
District of Columbia
Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton, DC-AL
Florida
Hon. Jeff Miller, FL-01
Hon. Steve Southerland, FL-02
Hon. Ted Yoho, FL-03
Hon. Ander Crenshaw, FL-04
Hon. Corrine Brown, FL-05
Hon. Ron DeSantis, FL-06
Hon. John Mica, FL-07
Hon. Bill Posey, FL-08
Hon. Alan Grayson, FL-09
Hon. Daniel Webster, FL-10
Hon. Richard Nugent, FL-11
Hon. Gus Bilirakis, FL-12
Hon. C.W. Bill Young, FL-13
Hon. Kathy Castor, FL-14
Hon. Dennis Ross, FL-15
Hon. Vern Buchanan, FL-16
Hon. Tom Rooney, FL-17
Hon. Patrick Murphy, FL-18
Hon. Trey Radel, FL-19
Hon. Alcee L. Hastings, FL-20
Hon. Ted Deutch, FL-21
Hon. Lois Frankel, FL-22
Hon. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, FL-23
Hon. Frederica Wilson, FL-24
Hon. Mario Diaz-Balart, FL-25
Hon. Joe Garcia, FL-26
Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, FL-27
Georgia
Hon. Jack Kingston, GA-01
Hon. Sanford Bishop, GA-02
Hon. Lynn Westmoreland, GA-03
Hon. Hank Johnson, GA-04
Hon. John Lewis, GA-05
Hon. Tom Price, M.D., GA-06
Hon. Rob Woodall, GA-07
Hon. Austin Scott, GA-08
Hon. Doug Collins, GA-09
Hon. Paul Broun, M.D., GA-10
Hon. Phil Gingrey, M.D., GA-11
Hon. John Barrow, GA-12
Hon. David Scott, GA-13
Hon. Tom Graves, GA-14
Guam
Hon. Madeleine Z. Bordallo, GU-AL
Hawaii
Hon. Colleen Hanabusa, HI-01
Hon. Tulsi Gabbard, HI-02
Idaho
Hon. Raul Labrador, ID-01
Hon. Michael Simpson, ID-02
Illinois
Hon. Bobby Rush, IL-01
Vacant, IL-02
Hon. Daniel Lipinski, IL-03
Hon. Luis V. Gutierrez, IL-04
Hon. Mike Quigley, IL-05
Hon. Peter Roskam, IL-06
Hon. Danny K. Davis, IL-07
Hon. Tammy Duckworth, IL-08
Hon. Janice D. Schakowsky, IL-09
Hon. Brad Schneider, IL-10
Hon. Bill Foster, IL-11
Hon. William Enyart, IL-12
Hon. Rodney Davis, IL-13
Hon. Randy Hultgren, IL-14
Hon. John M. Shimkus, IL-15
Hon. Adam Kinzinger, IL-16
Hon. Cheri Bustos, IL-17
Hon. Aaron Schock, IL-18
Indiana
Hon. Peter J. Visclosky, IN-01
Hon. Jackie Walorski, IN-02
Hon. Marlin Stutzman, IN-03
Hon. Todd Rokita, IN-04
Hon. Susan Brooks, IN-05
Hon. Luke Messer, IN-06
Hon. Andre Carson, IN-07
Hon. Larry Bucshon, IN-08
Hon. Todd Young, IN-09
Iowa
Hon. Bruce Braley, IA-01
Hon. Dave Loebsack, IA-02
Hon. Tom Latham, IA-03
Hon. Steve King, IA-04
Kansas
Hon. Tim Huelskamp, KS-01
Hon. Lynn Jenkins, KS-02
Hon. Kevin Yoder, KS-03
Hon. Mike Pompeo, KS-04
Kentucky
Hon. Edward Whitfield, KY-01
Hon. Brett Guthrie, KY-02
Hon. John Yarmuth, KY-03
Hon. Thomas Massie, KY-04
Hon. Harold Rogers, KY-05
Hon. Andy Barr, KY-06
Louisiana
Hon. Steve Scalise, LA-01
Hon. Cedric Richmond, LA-02
Hon. Charles Boustany, LA-03
Hon. John Fleming, LA-04
Hon. Rodney Alexander, LA-05
Hon. Bill Cassidy, LA-06
Maine
Hon. Chellie Pingree, ME-01
Hon. Michael H. Michaud, ME-02
Maryland
Hon. Andy Harris, MD-01
Hon. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, MD-02
Hon. John Sarbanes, MD-03
Hon. Donna Edwards, MD-04
Hon. Steny H. Hoyer, MD-05
Hon. John Delaney, MD-06
Hon. Elijah Cummings, MD-07
Hon. Chris Van Hollen, MD-08
Massachusetts
Hon. Richard E. Neal, MA-01
Hon. James P. McGovern, MA-02
Hon. Niki Tsongas, MA-03
Hon. Joe Kennedy III, MA-04
Hon. Edward J. Markey, MA-05
Hon. John F. Tierney, MA-06
Hon. Michael Capuano, MA-07
Hon. Stephen F. Lynch, MA-08
Hon. William Keating, MA-09
Michigan
Hon. Dan Benishek, MI-01
Hon. Bill Huizenga, MI-02
Hon. Justin Amash, MI-03
Hon. Dave Camp, MI-04
Hon. Daniel Kildee, MI-05
Hon. Fred Upton, MI-06
Hon. Tim Walberg, MI-07
Hon. Mike Rogers, MI-08
Hon. Sander M. Levin, MI-09
Hon. Candice Miller, MI-10
Hon. Kerry Bentivolio, MI-11
Hon. John D. Dingell, MI-12
Hon. John Conyers, MI-13
Hon. Gary Peters, MI-14
Minnesota
Hon. Tim Walz, MN-01
Hon. John Kline, MN-02
Hon. Erik Paulsen, MN-03
Hon. Betty McCollum, MN-04
Hon. Keith Ellison, MN-05
Hon. Michele Bachmann, MN-06
Hon. Collin C. Peterson, MN-07
Hon. Rick Nolan, MN-08
Mississippi
Hon. Alan Nunnelee, MS-01
Hon. Bennie Thompson, MS-02
Hon. Gregg Harper, MS-03
Hon. Steven Palazzo, MS-04
Missouri
Hon. William Lacy Clay, MO-01
Hon. Ann Wagner, MO-02
Hon. Blaine Luetkemeyer, MO-03
Hon. Vicky Hartzler, MO-04
Hon. Emanuel Cleaver, MO-05
Hon. Samuel B. Graves, MO-06
Hon. Billy Long, MO-07
Vacant, MO-08
Montana
Hon. Steve Daines, MT-AL
Nebraska
Hon. Jeff Fortenberry, NE-01
Hon. Lee Terry, NE-02
Hon. Adrian Smith, NE-03
Nevada
Hon. Dina Titus, NV-01
Hon. Mark Amodei, NV-02
Hon. Joe Heck, NV-03
Hon. Steven Horsford, NV-04
New Hampshire
Hon. Carol Shea-Porter, NH-01
Hon. Ann Kuster, NH-02
New Jersey
Hon. Robert E. Andrews, NJ-01
Hon. Frank LoBiondo, NJ-02
Hon. Jon Runyan, NJ-03
Hon. Christopher H. Smith, NJ-04
Hon. Scott Garrett, NJ-05
Hon. Frank Pallone, NJ-06
Hon. Leonard Lance, NJ-07
Hon. Albio Sires, NJ-08
Hon. William J. Pascrell, NJ-09
Hon. Donald Payne Jr., NJ-10
Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, NJ-11
Hon. Rush Holt, NJ-12
New Mexico
Hon. Michelle Lujan Grisham, NM-01
Hon. Steve Pearce, NM-02
Hon. Ben R. Lujan, NM-03
New York
Hon. Timothy Bishop, NY-01
Hon. Peter King, NY-02
Hon. Steven J. Israel, NY-03
Hon. Carolyn McCarthy, NY-04
Hon. Gregory W. Meeks, NY-05
Hon. Grace Meng, NY-06
Hon. Nydia M. Velazquez, NY-07
Hon. Hakeem Jeffries, NY-08
Hon. Yvette Clarke, NY-09
Hon. Jerrold Nadler, NY-10
Hon. Mike Grimm, NY-11
Hon. Carolyn Maloney, NY-12
Hon. Charles B. Rangel, NY-13
Hon. Joseph Crowley, NY-14
Hon. Jose E. Serrano, NY-15
Hon. Eliot L. Engel, NY-16
Hon. Nita M. Lowey, NY-17
Hon. Sean Maloney, NY-18
Hon. Chris Gibson, NY-19
Hon. Paul Tonko, NY-20
Hon. Bill Owens, NY-21
Hon. Richard Hanna, NY-22
Hon. Tom Reed, NY-23
Hon. Dan Maffei, NY-24
Hon. Louise McIntosh Slaughter, NY-25
Hon. Brian Higgins, NY-26
Hon. Chris Collins, NY-27
North Carolina
Hon. G.K. Butterfield, NC-01
Hon. Renee Ellmers, NC-02
Hon. Walter Jones, NC-03
Hon. David E. Price, NC-04
Hon. Virginia Foxx, NC-05
Hon. J. Howard Coble, NC-06
Hon. Mike McIntyre, NC-07
Hon. Richard Hudson, NC-08
Hon. Robert Pittenger, NC-09
Hon. Patrick McHenry, NC-10
Hon. Mark Meadows, NC-11
Hon. Melvin L. Watt, NC-12
Hon. George Holding, NC-13
North Dakota
Hon. Kevin Cramer, ND-AL
Northern Marianas Islands
Hon. Gregorio Sablan, CNMI-AL
Ohio
Hon. Steve Chabot, OH-01
Hon. Brad Wenstrup, OH-02
Hon. Joyce Beatty, OH-03
Hon. Jim Jordan, OH-04
Hon. Bob Latta, OH-05
Hon. Bill Johnson, OH-06
Hon. Bob Gibbs, OH-07
Hon. John A. Boehner, OH-08
Hon. Marcy Kaptur, OH-09
Hon. Mike Turner, OH-10
Hon. Marcia Fudge, OH-11
Hon. Patrick J. Tiberi, OH-12
Hon. Tim Ryan, OH-13
Hon. David Joyce, OH-14
Hon. Steve Stivers, OH-15
Hon. Jim Renacci, OH-16
Oklahoma
Hon. Jim Bridenstine, OK-01
Hon. Markwayne Mullin, OK-02
Hon. Frank Lucas, OK-03
Hon. Tom Cole, OK-04
Hon. James Lankford, OK-05
Oregon
Hon. Suzanne Bonamici, OR-01
Hon. Greg Walden, OR-02
Hon. Earl Blumenauer, OR-03
Hon. Peter A. DeFazio, OR-04
Hon. Kurt Schrader, OR-05
Pennsylvania
Hon. Robert A. Brady, PA-01
Hon. Chaka Fattah, PA-02
Hon. Mike Kelly, PA-03
Hon. Scott Perry, PA-04
Hon. Glenn Thompson Jr. , PA-05
Hon. James Gerlach, PA-06
Hon. Patrick Meehan, PA-07
Hon. Michael Fitzpatrick, PA-08
Hon. Bill Shuster, PA-09
Hon. Thomas Marino, PA-10
Hon. Lou Barletta, PA-11
Hon. Keith Rothfus, PA-12
Hon. Allyson Schwartz, PA-13
Hon. Michael Doyle, PA-14
Hon. Charles Dent, PA-15
Hon. Joseph Pitts, PA-16
Hon. Matthew Cartwright, PA-17
Hon. Tim Murphy, PA-18
Puerto Rico
Hon. Pedro Pierluisi, PR-AL
Rhode Island
Hon. David Cicilline, RI-01
Hon. James R. Langevin, RI-02
South Carolina
Vacant, SC-01
Hon. Joe Wilson, SC-02
Hon. Jeff Duncan, SC-03
Hon. Trey Gowdy, SC-04
Hon. Mick Mulvaney, SC-05
Hon. James Clyburn, SC-06
Hon. Tom Rice, SC-07
South Dakota
Hon. Kristi Noem, SD-AL
Tennessee
Hon. Phil Roe, TN-01
Hon. John J. Duncan, Jr., TN-02
Hon. Chuck Fleischmann, TN-03
Hon. Scott DesJarlais, TN-04
Hon. Jim Cooper, TN-05
Hon. Diane Black, TN-06
Hon. Marsha Blackburn, TN-07
Hon. Stephen Fincher, TN-08
Hon. Steve Cohen, TN-09
Texas
Hon. Louie Gohmert, TX-01
Hon. Ted Poe, TX-02
Hon. Sam Johnson, TX-03
Hon. Ralph M. Hall, TX-04
Hon. Jeb Hensarling, TX-05
Hon. Joe Barton, TX-06
Hon. John Culberson, TX-07
Hon. Kevin Brady, TX-08
Hon. Al Green, TX-09
Hon. Michael McCaul, TX-10
Hon. K. Michael Conaway, TX-11
Hon. Kay Granger, TX-12
Hon. Mac Thornberry, TX-13
Hon. Randy Weber, TX-14
Hon. Ruben E. Hinojosa, TX-15
Hon. Beto O’Rourke, TX-16
Hon. Bill Flores, TX-17
Hon. Sheila Jackson-Lee, TX-18
Hon. Randy Neugebauer, TX-19
Hon. Joaquin Castro, TX-20
Hon. Lamar Smith, TX-21
Hon. Pete Olson, TX-22
Hon. Pete Gallego, TX-23
Hon. Kenny Marchant, TX-24
Hon. Roger Williams, TX-25
Hon. Michael Burgess, TX-26
Hon. R. Blake Farenthold, TX-27
Hon. Henry Cuellar, TX-28
Hon. Gene Green, TX-29
Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson, TX-30
Hon. John R. Carter, TX-31
Hon. Pete Sessions, TX-32
Hon. Marc Veasey, TX-33
Hon. Filemon Vela, TX-34
Hon. Lloyd Doggett, TX-35
Hon. Steve Stockman, TX-36
Utah
Hon. Rob Bishop, UT-01
Hon. Chris Stewart, UT-02
Hon. Jason Chaffetz, UT-03
Hon. Jim Matheson, UT-04
Vermont
Hon. Peter Welch, VT-AL
Virginia
Hon. Rob Wittman, VA-01
Hon. Scott Rigell, VA-02
Hon. Robert C. Scott, VA-03
Hon. J. Randy Forbes, VA-04
Hon. Robert Hurt, VA-05
Hon. Bob Goodlatte, VA-06
Hon. Eric Cantor, VA-07
Hon. James P. Moran, VA-08
Hon. Morgan Griffith, VA-09
Hon. Frank Wolf, VA-10
Hon. Gerry Connolly, VA-11
Virgin Islands
Hon. Donna M. Christensen, VI-AL
Washington
Hon. Suzan DelBene, WA-01
Hon. Rick Larsen, WA-02
Hon. Jaime Herrera Beutler, WA-03
Hon. Doc Hastings, WA-04
Hon. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, WA-05
Hon. Derek Kilmer, WA-06
Hon. Jim McDermott, WA-07
Hon. David G. Reichert, WA-08
Hon. Adam Smith, WA-09
Hon. Denny Heck, WA-10
West Virginia
Hon. David McKinley, WV-01
Hon. Shelley Moore Capito, WV-02
Hon. Nick J. Rahall, WV-03
Wisconsin
Hon. Paul Ryan, WI-01
Hon. Mark Pocan, WI-02
Hon. Ron J. Kind, WI-03
Hon. Gwen Moore, WI-04
Hon. F. James Sensenbrenner, WI-05
Hon. Thomas E. Petri, WI-06
Hon. Sean Duffy, WI-07
Hon. Reid Ribble, WI-08
Wyoming
Hon. Cynthia Lummis, WY-AL