Reps. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) were born outside the US. Getty Images
The US House of Representatives has 435 members, each representing a state congressional district.
US representatives do not need to be natural-born citizens in order to take office.
See the 26 current representatives born outside the US.
Similar to the US Senate, members of the House of Representatives do not need to be natural-born citizens in order to take office.
In fact, the only members of government who do are the president and vice president.
The House of Representatives, one of the two chambers of Congress alongside the Senate, has 435 voting members. They represent congressional districts allocated among the states based on population and serve two-year terms with no term limits.
To qualify as a US House representative, a person must be:
At least 25 years old
A US citizen for at least seven years.
Live in the state they want to represent at the time of the election.
Many current House members were US citizens at birth despite being born in another country — for instance, because they were born to American parents working in government positions abroad.
Here are the 26 active House representatives born outside the US.
Becca Balint (D)
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 11: U.S. Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) listens as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on February 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bondi is expected to face questions on her department’s handling of the files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, President Trump’s investigations into political foes and the handing of the two fatal ICE shootings of U.S. citizens. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Alex Wong/Getty Images
State: Vermont
District: At Large
Place of birth: Germany
Balint has served in Congress since 2023. She was born in Germany while her father was serving in the US armed forces, making her a US citizen at birth.
Donald S. Beyer Jr. (D)
UNITED STATES – MARCH 1: Former Virginia Lieutenant Gov. Donald S. Beyer Jr., speaks during the Mount Vernon District Democratic Committee’s annual Mardi Gras fundraiser at Don Beyer’s Volvo car dealership in Alexandria, Va., on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Beyer won a straw poll over 10 other candidates vying to replace the retiring Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call
State: Virginia
District: 08
Place of birth: Free Territory of Trieste (now Italy)
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 1: Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) arrives for a Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill on September 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. House Republicans and Democrats are gathering for their first conference meetings after the August recess. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Representative Sean Casten, a Democrat from Illinois, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he’s supportive of a plan floated by President Donald Trump to send $5,000 checks to American adults if Republicans retain their majorities in Congress, downplaying concerns about the potential cost. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 21: U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) arrives to a House Republican Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building on July 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to start a long recess through August after completing legislative business this week. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images) Finn Gomez/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 13: Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) speaks to the press during a press conference on Capitol Hill on June 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images) Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images
State: Georgia
District: 09
Place of birth: Canada
Clyde has served in Congress since 2021. He was born to American parents, making him a US citizen at birth.
Dan Crenshaw (R)
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 26: Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on June 26, 2024 in Washington, DC. Republicans in the House are attempting to hold Attorney General Derrick Garland in contempt of Congress after he advised that President Biden assert Executive Privilege over the audio and video records of his interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Samuel Corum/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 30: Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS) listens as Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA), the chairwoman of the New Democrat Coalition, speaks to reporters outside of the West Wing of the White House on March 30, 2022 in Washington, DC. The coalition met with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss Biden’s domestic agenda and how to move forward with new legislation since the failure to pass Build Back Better in the U.S. Senate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
State: Kansas
District: 03
Place of birth: Germany
Davids has served in Congress since 2019. She was born in Germany to a mother who served 20 years in the US Army, making her a US citizen at birth.
Diana DeGette (D)
DENVER, COLORADO – MAY 28: Diana DeGette participated in a League of Women Voters Congressional District 1 candidate forum at Montview Presbyterian Church on May 28, 2026, in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images
State: Colorado
District: 01
Place of birth: Japan
DeGette has served in Congress since 1997. She was born in Japan while her father served in the US armed forces, making her a US citizen at birth.
Adriano Espaillat (D)
Representative Adriano Espaillat, a Democrat from New York, joined by House Democratic Party caucus chairs, speaks during a news conference on the US Supreme Court birthright citizenship decision outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. The US Supreme Court rejected a central plank of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda on Tuesday, deeming his plan to restrict birthright citizenship to be unconstitutional. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg/Getty Images
State: New York
District: 13
Place of birth: Dominican Republic
Espaillat has served in Congress since 2017. He came to the US as a child and became a naturalized US citizen in the early 1980s. Espaillat is the first formerly undocumented member of Congress.
Jesús G. “Chuy” García (D)
WASHINGTON, D C , UNITED STATES – 2019/06/25: U.S. Representative Jesús García (D-IL, aka Jesús G. “Chuy” García) speaking at a rally against the proposed United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA), the proposed successor to NAFTA, at the Capitol. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
State: Illinois
District: 04
Place of birth: Mexico
García has served in Congress since 2019. He emigrated to Illinois in 1965 and became a US citizen in 1977.
Robert Garcia (D)
Representative Robert Garcia, a Democrat from California and ranking member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, speaks to members of the media during a break in a closed-door interview with Kathryn Ruemmler, former lawyer at Goldman Sachs, not pictured, in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s former general counsel defended her association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to Congress, calling him a “masterful liar” who used her and others to help legitimize him. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg/Getty Images
State: California
District: 42
Place of birth: Peru
Garcia has served in Congress since 2023. He emigrated to the US when he was a young child and became a naturalized citizen in his early 20s.
Carlos A. Gimenez (R)
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 20: U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) (C) speaks as Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL) (L) and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) (R) listen during a news conference on former Cuban President Raul Castro at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. Rep. Diaz-Balart held a news conference to urge the U.S. government to hold former Cuban President Raul Castro accountable for the 1996 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes, which resulted in the deaths of four volunteers, including three Americans. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Alex Wong/Getty Images
State: Florida
District: 28
Place of birth: Cuba
Gimenez has served in Congress since 2021. His family emigrated to Miami in 1960, and he became a US citizen in 1976.
James A. Himes (D)
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 14: U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) speaks to members of the press after a briefing at the U.S. Capitol on February 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day, Turner released a public statement warning members of Congress about a “serious national security threat” without giving any information about the nature of the threat and demanded that President Joe Biden declassify the information. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Alex Wong/Getty Images
State: Connecticut
District: 04
Place of birth: Peru
Himes has served in Congress since 2009. He was born to American parents, making him a US citizen at birth.
Pramila Jayapal (D)
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 01: Ranking Member Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) listens during a hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement of the House Judiciary Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee held a hearing titled “Sanctuary Policies, Tragic Consequences,” to examine how sanctuary policies, specifically in California, Colorado, and Maryland, endanger communities by putting the interests of criminal aliens ahead of the interests of Americans. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Alex Wong/Getty Images
State: Washington
District: 07
Place of birth: India
Jayapal has served in Congress since 2017. She emigrated from India at age 16 in 1982 and became a naturalized citizen in 2000.
Young Kim (R)
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 02: U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Rep Claudia Tenney (R-NY) listen during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on February 2, 2022 in Washington, DC. House Republican leadership held a news conference to discuss GOP agenda after a caucus meeting. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Alex Wong/Getty Images
State: California
District: 40
Place of birth: South Korea
Kim has served in Congress since 2021. She emigrated to the US at age 12 and later became a naturalized US citizen.
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 10: U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) speaks to the media as Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates testifies during a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill on June 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. The committee is continuing to hold closed-door interviews as part of their investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images) Tom Brenner/Getty Images
State: Illinois
District: 08
Place of birth: India
Krishnamoorthi has served in Congress since 2017. The exact year of his naturalization is not in the public record, but he moved to the US with his family as a child.
Ted Lieu (D)
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 15: Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-CA) speaks during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on September 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Lieu spoke about Congress’s ability to impose guardrails on artificial intelligence. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) Heather Diehl/Getty Images
State: California
District: 36
Place of birth: Taiwan
Lieu has served in Congress since 2015. The exact year of his naturalization is not in the public record, but he moved to the US with his family as a child.
Ilhan Omar (D)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – JANUARY 28: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a press conference at the Karmel Mall on January 28, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Omar continues to rally with community members after facing an attempted attack by a person who charged her podium with a syringe as she spoke yesterday at a town hall gathering. Protests and demonstrations continue around Minneapolis in the aftermath of the killings of Alex Pretti and Rene Nicole Good by federal law enforcement. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Brandon Bell/Getty Images
State: Minnesota
District: 05
Place of birth: Somalia
Omar has served in Congress since 2019. She was naturalized in 2000, five years after arriving in the US from Kenya, where her family had lived in a refugee camp after fleeing Somalia.
David Rouzer (R)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 31: Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call
State: North Carolina
District: 07
Place of birth: Germany
Rouzer has served in Congress since 2015. He was born at Landstuhl Army Medical Center in Germany, where his father was stationed, making him a US citizen at birth.
Raul Ruiz (D)
UNITED STATES – JANUARY 14: Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., speaks during the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission,” in Rayburn building on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioners Anna Gomez, and Olivia Trusty testified. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
State: California
District: 25
Place of birth: Mexico
Ruiz has served in Congress since 2013. He was born in Mexico and raised in Coachella, California, after his aunt and uncle adopted him as a baby. He is a naturalized US citizen.
Victoria Spartz (R)
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 20: U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) questions Attorney General Merrick Garland as he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on September 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. The committee is holding an oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Win McNamee/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 15: U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) speaks during a press event on reproductive right in front of the U.S. Capitol July 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. The House is voting on the Women’s Health Protection Act today. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Alex Wong/Getty Images
State: Washington
District: 10
Place of birth: South Korea
Strickland has served in Congress since 2021. She was born to an American serviceman father and Korean mother, making her a US citizen at birth.
Shri Thanedar (D)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 14: Congressman Shri Thanedar (D-MI) speaks at a press conference with other Democratic members of House Homeland Security Committee on the killing of Renee Good, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on January 14, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images
POMONA, CA – MAY 07: Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (D-CA-35) addresses the media after touring the temporary Office of Refugee Resettlement Emergency Intake Facility at Fairplex in Pomona Friday, May 7, 2021. Approximately 280 undocumented children are currently housed at the facility after being relocated from facilities near the border. (Photo by Will Lester/MediaNews Group/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin via Getty Images) Will Lester/MediaNews Group/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin via Getty Images
State: California
District: 35
Place of birth: Guatemala
Torres has served in Congress since 2015. She emigrated to the US as a young child in the early 1970s and became a naturalized citizen in 1992.
Eugene Simon Vindman (D)
UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 21: Rep.-elect Eugene Vindman, D-Va.., on phone, and his brother Alexander, are seen after Eugene drew number 57, the last pick, during the New Member Orientation Room Lottery for office space at the Capitol on Thursday, November 21, 2024. Reps.-elect Lateefah Simon, D-Calif., left, and Maxine Dexter, D-Ore., are also pictured. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
State: Virginia
District: 07
Place of birth: Ukraine
Vindman has served in Congress since 2025. The exact year of his naturalization is not in the public record, but he moved to the US with his family as a child.
