List of new members of the 111th United States Congress
40 new members of the 111th Congress.[a]
The 111th United States Congress began on January 3, 2009. There were nine new senators (eight Democrats, two Republicans) and 54 new representatives (32 Democrats, 22 Republicans) at the start of its first session.
Senate[]
Took office January 3, 2009[]
| State | Image | Senator | Seniority | Party change | Prior background | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 
|
Mark Begich (D) | 9th (98th overall) |
Yes Defeated Ted Stevens (R) |
Mayor of Anchorage Anchorage Assembly |
1962 |
| Colorado | 
|
Mark Udall (D) | 2nd (91st overall) |
Yes Open seat; replaced Wayne Allard (R) |
U.S. House of Representatives Colorado House of Representatives |
1950 |
| Idaho | 
|
Jim Risch (R) | 6th (95th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Larry Craig (R) |
Governor of Idaho Lieutenant Governor of Idaho Idaho Senate |
1943 |
| Nebraska | 
|
Mike Johanns (R) | 3rd (92nd overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Chuck Hagel (R) |
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Governor of Nebraska Mayor of Lincoln |
1950 |
| New Hampshire | 
|
Jeanne Shaheen (D) | 4th (93rd overall) |
Yes Defeated John E. Sununu (R) |
Governor of New Hampshire New Hampshire Senate |
1947 |
| New Mexico | 
|
Tom Udall (D) | 1st (90th overall) |
Yes Open seat; replaced Pete Domenici (R) |
U.S. House of Representatives Attorney General of New Mexico |
1948 |
| North Carolina | 
|
Kay Hagan (D) | 7th (96th overall) |
Yes Defeated Elizabeth Dole (R) |
North Carolina Senate | 1953 |
| Oregon | 
|
Jeff Merkley (D) | 8th (97th overall) |
Yes Defeated Gordon H. Smith (R) |
Oregon House of Representatives | 1956 |
| Virginia | 
|
Mark Warner (D) | 5th (94th overall) |
Yes Open seat; replaced John Warner (R) |
Governor of Virginia Virginia Democratic Party Chair |
1954 |
Took office during the 111th Congress[]
| State | Image | Senator | Took office | Party change | Prior background | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 
|
Roland Burris (D) | January 15, 2009 | No Appointed; replaced Barack Obama (D) |
Illinois Attorney General Illinois Comptroller |
1937 |
| Delaware | 
|
Ted Kaufman (D) | January 16, 2009 | No Appointed; replaced Joe Biden (D) |
Broadcasting Board of Governors | 1939 |
| Colorado | 
|
Michael Bennet (D) | January 21, 2009 | No Appointed; replaced Ken Salazar (D) |
Superintendent of Denver Public Schools | 1964 |
| New York | 
|
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) | January 26, 2009 | No Appointed; replaced Hillary Clinton (D) |
U.S. House of Representatives | 1966 |
| Minnesota | 
|
Al Franken (D) | July 7, 2009[b] | Yes Defeated Norm Coleman (R) |
Comedian | 1951 |
| Florida | 
|
George LeMieux (R) | September 9, 2009 | No Appointed; replaced Mel Martínez (R) |
Chief of staff | 1969 |
| Massachusetts | 
|
Paul G. Kirk (D) | September 24, 2009 | No Appointed; replaced Ted Kennedy (D) |
Democratic National Committee Chair Democratic National Committee Treasurer |
1938 |
| Massachusetts | 
|
Scott Brown (R) | February 4, 2010 | Yes Open seat; replaced Paul G. Kirk (D) |
Massachusetts Senate Massachusetts House of Representatives |
1959 |
| West Virginia | 
|
Carte Goodwin (D) | July 16, 2010 | No Appointed; replaced Robert Byrd (D) |
Attorney | 1974 |
| West Virginia | 
|
Joe Manchin (D) | November 15, 2010 | No Open seat; replaced Carte Goodwin (D) |
Governor of West Virginia Secretary of State of West Virginia West Virginia Senate West Virginia House of Delegates |
1947 |
| Delaware | 
|
Chris Coons (D) | November 15, 2010 | No Open seat; replaced Ted Kaufman (D) |
New Castle County Executive New Castle County Council |
1963 |
| Illinois | 
|
Mark Kirk (R) | November 29, 2010 | Yes Open seat; replaced Roland Burris (D) |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Navy Commander |
1959 |
House of Representatives[]
Took office January 3, 2009[]
| District | Image | Representative | Party change | Prior background | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama 2 | 
|
Bobby Bright (D) | Yes | Mayor of Montgomery | 1952 |
| Alabama 5 | 
|
Parker Griffith (D) | No[c] | Alabama Senate | 1942 |
| Arizona 1 | 
|
Ann Kirkpatrick (D) | Yes | Arizona House of Representatives | 1950 |
| California 4 | 
|
Tom McClintock (R) | No | California Senate | 1956 |
| California 52 | 
|
Duncan D. Hunter (R) | No | United States Marine Corps | 1976 |
| Colorado 2 | 
|
Jared Polis (D) | No | Colorado State Board of Education | 1975 |
| Colorado 4 | 
|
Betsy Markey (D) | Yes | Businesswoman | 1956 |
| Colorado 6 | 
|
Mike Coffman (R) | No | Secretary of State of Colorado Colorado State Treasurer Colorado Senate Colorado House of Representatives |
1955 |
| Connecticut 4 | 
|
Jim Himes (D) | Yes | Businessman | 1966 |
| Florida 8 | 
|
Alan Grayson (D) | Yes | Attorney | 1958 |
| Florida 15 | 
|
Bill Posey (R) | No | Florida Senate | 1947 |
| Florida 16 | 
|
Tom Rooney (R) | Yes | Attorney | 1970 |
| Florida 24 | 
|
Suzanne Kosmas (D) | Yes | Florida House of Representatives | 1944 |
| Idaho 1 | 
|
Walt Minnick (D) | Yes | Businessman | 1942 |
| Illinois 11 | 
|
Debbie Halvorson (D) | Yes | Illinois Senate Majority Leader | 1958 |
| Illinois 18 | 
|
Aaron Schock (R) | No | Illinois House of Representatives | 1981 |
| Kansas 2 | 
|
Lynn Jenkins (R) | Yes | Kansas State Treasurer Kansas Senate Kansas House of Representatives |
1963 |
| Kentucky 2 | 
|
Brett Guthrie (R) | No | Kentucky Senate | 1964 |
| Louisiana 2 | 
|
Joseph Cao (R) | Yes | Orleans Parish Board of Election Supervisor | 1967 |
| Louisiana 4 | 
|
John C. Fleming (R) | No | Physician | 1951 |
| Louisiana 6 | 
|
Bill Cassidy (R) | Yes | Louisiana State Senate | 1957 |
| Maine 1 | 
|
Chellie Pingree (D) | No | Maine Senate Majority Leader | 1955 |
| Maryland 1 | 
|
Frank Kratovil (D) | Yes | Queen Anne's County State's Attorney | 1968 |
| Michigan 7 | 
|
Mark Schauer (D) | Yes | Michigan Senate Minority Leader Michigan House of Representatives |
1961 |
| Michigan 9 | 
|
Gary Peters (D) | Yes | Professor at Central Michigan University Michigan Senate |
1958 |
| Minnesota 3 | 
|
Erik Paulsen (R) | No | Minnesota House of Representatives | 1965 |
| Mississippi 3 | 
|
Gregg Harper (R) | No | Rankin County Party chairman | 1956 |
| Missouri 9 | 
|
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) | No | Missouri House of Representatives | 1960 |
| Nevada 3 | 
|
Dina Titus (D) | Yes | Professor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada Senate Minority Leader |
1950 |
| New Jersey 3 | 
|
John Adler (D) | Yes | New Jersey Senate Cherry Hill Township Council |
1959 |
| New Jersey 7 | 
|
Leonard Lance (R) | No | New Jersey Senate | 1952 |
| New Mexico 1 | 
|
Martin Heinrich (D) | Yes | Albuquerque City Council President | 1971 |
| New Mexico 2 | 
|
Harry Teague (D) | Yes | Lea County Commissioner | 1949 |
| New Mexico 3 | 
|
Ben R. Luján (D) | No | New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner | 1972 |
| New York 13 | 
|
Michael McMahon (D) | Yes | New York City Council | 1957 |
| New York 21 | 
|
Paul Tonko (D) | No | New York State Assembly | 1949 |
| New York 25 | 
|
Dan Maffei (D) | Yes | Congressional aide | 1968 |
| New York 26 | 
|
Chris Lee (R) | No | Philanthropist | 1964 |
| New York 29 | 
|
Eric Massa (D) | Yes | United States Navy | 1959 |
| North Carolina 8 | 
|
Larry Kissell (D) | Yes | Social studies teacher | 1951 |
| Ohio 1 | 
|
Steve Driehaus (D) | Yes | Ohio House of Representatives | 1966 |
| Ohio 7 | 
|
Steve Austria (R) | No | Ohio Senate Ohio House of Representatives |
1958 |
| Ohio 15 | 
|
Mary Jo Kilroy (D) | Yes | Franklin County Commissioner | 1949 |
| Ohio 16 | 
|
John Boccieri (D) | Yes | Ohio Senate Ohio House of Representatives |
1969 |
| Oregon 5 | 
|
Kurt Schrader (D) | No | Oregon Senate Oregon House of Representatives |
1951 |
| Pennsylvania 3 | 
|
Kathy Dahlkemper (D) | Yes | Businesswoman | 1957 |
| Pennsylvania 5 | 
|
Glenn Thompson (R) | No | Centre County Party chairman | 1959 |
| Tennessee 1 | 
|
Phil Roe (R) | No | Mayor of Johnson City | 1945 |
| Texas 22 | 
|
Pete Olson (R) | Yes | Congressional aide | 1962 |
| Utah 3 | 
|
Jason Chaffetz (R) | No | Businessman | 1967 |
| Virginia 2 | 
|
Glenn Nye (D) | Yes | U.S. Foreign Service officer | 1974 |
| Virginia 5 | 
|
Tom Perriello (D) | Yes | Attorney | 1974 |
| Virginia 11 | 
|
Gerry Connolly (D) | Yes | Fairfax County Board of Supervisors | 1950 |
| Wyoming at-large | 
|
Cynthia Lummis (R) | No | Treasurer of Wyoming Wyoming Senate Wyoming House of Representatives |
1954 |
Non-voting members[]
| District | Image | Delegate | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico at-large | 
|
Pedro Pierluisi (PNP/D) | No/Yes[d] | Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico | 1959 |
| Northern Mariana Islands at-large | 
|
Gregorio Sablan (I)[e] | New Seat | Election Commission Director | 1955 |
Took office January 3, 2009[]
| District | Image | Representative | Took office | Party change | Prior background | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois 5 | 
|
Mike Quigley (D) | April 7, 2009 | No | Cook County Board of Commissioners | 1958 |
| New York 20 | 
|
Scott Murphy (D) | April 29, 2009 | No | Entrepreneur | 1970 |
| California 32 | 
|
Judy Chu (D) | July 14, 2009 | No | California State Board of Equalization California State Assembly |
1953 |
| New York 23 | 
|
Bill Owens (D) | November 3, 2009 | Yes | U.S. Air Force Captain | 1949 |
| California 10 | 
|
John Garamendi (D) | November 5, 2009 | No | Lieutenant Governor of California California Insurance Commissioner U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior California State Senate California State Assembly |
1945 |
| Florida 19 | 
|
Ted Deutch (D) | April 13, 2010 | No | Florida Senate | 1966 |
| Pennsylvania 12 | 
|
Mark Critz (D) | May 18, 2010 | No | Congressional district director | 1962 |
| Hawaii 1 | 
|
Charles Djou (R) | May 25, 2010 | Yes | Honolulu City Council Hawaii House of Representatives |
1970 |
| Georgia 9 | 
|
Tom Graves (R) | June 14, 2010 | No | Georgia House of Representatives | 1970 |
| Indiana 3 | 
|
Marlin Stutzman (R) | November 16, 2010 | No | Indiana Senate Indiana House of Representatives |
1976 |
| New York 29 | 
|
Tom Reed (R) | November 18, 2010 | Yes | Mayor of Corning | 1971 |
See also[]
- List of United States senators in the 111th Congress
- List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 111th Congress by seniority
Notes[]
- ^ One pictured member, Marcia Fudge, is not technically a freshman; as she was sworn in near the end of the 110th Congress.
- ^ The Minnesota Supreme Court declared Al Franken the winner over incumbent Norm Coleman after a long dispute over the results of the election.[1]
- ^ However, Griffith changed parties in December 2009.[2]
- ^ Pierluisi replaced Luis Fortuño, both of whom belonged to the Puerto Rican New Progressive Party. However, Fortuño caucused with the Republicans, so there was a party change
- ^ Later switched to the Democratic Party.
References[]
- ^ Minn. finally has a winner in Senate race: Franken
- ^ AP (December 23, 2009). Democrat in House switches to GOP. Boston Globe, December 23, 2009.
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