List of new members of the 112th United States Congress
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Freshman class of the House of Representatives, January 2011
The 112th United States Congress began January 3, 2011. There were 13 new senators (one Democrat, 12 Republicans) and 94 new representatives (nine Democrats, 85 Republicans) at the start of its first session.[1]
This freshmen was overwhelmingly Republican, resulting in an even larger prevalence of Republican freshmen than during the Republican Revolution of 1994, with approximately 23% of the 47 elected Republican senators and 33% of the 242 elected Republican representatives being first-timers.
New members of the 112th Congress[]
Senate[]
| State | Image | Senator | Party change? | Prior political experience | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 
|
Boozman, John (R) | Yes Defeated Blanche Lincoln |
United States Representative for AR-3, Rogers Public School Board member | 1950 |
| Connecticut | 
|
Blumenthal, Richard (D) | No Open seat; Replaced Chris Dodd |
State Attorney General, State Senator, State Representative, United States Attorney | 1946 |
| Florida | 
|
Rubio, Marco (R) | No Open seat; Replaced George LeMieux |
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, West Miami City Commissioner | 1971 |
| Indiana | 
|
Coats, Dan (R) | Yes Open seat; Replaced Evan Bayh |
United States Ambassador to Germany, United States Senator (1989–1999), United States Representative for IN-4 | 1943 |
| Kansas | 
|
Moran, Jerry (R) | No Open seat; Replaced Sam Brownback |
United States Representative for KS-1, State Senator | 1954 |
| Kentucky | 
|
Paul, Rand (R) | No Open seat; Replaced Jim Bunning |
none | 1963 |
| Missouri | 
|
Blunt, Roy (R) | No Open seat; Replaced Kit Bond |
U.S. Representative for MO-7, Missouri Secretary of State, Greene County Clerk | 1950 |
| New Hampshire | 
|
Ayotte, Kelly (R) | No Open seat; Replaced Judd Gregg |
State Attorney General | 1968 |
| North Dakota | 
|
Hoeven, John (R) | Yes Open seat; Replaced Byron Dorgan |
Governor of North Dakota, President of the Bank of North Dakota | 1957 |
| Ohio | 
|
Portman, Rob (R) | No Open seat; Replaced George Voinovich |
United States Trade Representative, Director of Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Representative for OH-2 | 1955 |
| Pennsylvania | 
|
Toomey, Pat (R) | Yes Open seat; Arlen Specter lost primary |
United States Representative for PA-15, Allentown Government Study Commission | 1961 |
| Utah | 
|
Lee, Mike (R) | No Open seat; Bob Bennett lost nomination |
none | 1971 |
| Wisconsin | 
|
Johnson, Ron (R) | Yes Defeated Russ Feingold |
none | 1955 |
House of Representatives[]
| District | Image | Representative | Party change? | Prior background | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama 2 | 
|
Martha Roby (R) | Yes | Montgomery City Councilwoman | 1976 |
| Alabama 5 | 
|
Mo Brooks (R) | No | Madison County Commissioner, District Attorney, State Representative | 1954 |
| Alabama 7 | 
|
Terri Sewell (D) | No | Public finance attorney | 1965 |
| Arkansas 1 | 
|
Rick Crawford (R) | Yes | Businessman, Radio broadcaster | 1966 |
| Arkansas 2 | 
|
Tim Griffin (R) | Yes | U.S. Attorney for E.D. Ark. | 1968 |
| Arkansas 3 | 
|
Steve Womack (R) | No | Mayor of Rogers | 1957 |
| Arizona 1 | 
|
Paul Gosar (R) | Yes | Dental surgeon | 1958 |
| Arizona 3 | 
|
Ben Quayle (R) | No | Attorney, Businessman | 1976 |
| Arizona 5 | 
|
David Schweikert (R) | Yes | Maricopa County Treasurer, State Representative, Businessman | 1962 |
| California 19 | 
|
Jeff Denham (R) | No | State Senator | 1967 |
| California 33 | 
|
Karen Bass (D) | No | State Assembly Speaker | 1953 |
| Colorado 3 | 
|
Scott Tipton (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1950 |
| Colorado 4 | 
|
Cory Gardner (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1974 |
| Delaware AL | 
|
John Carney (D) | Yes | Lieutenant Governor of Delaware | 1956 |
| Florida 2 | 
|
Steve Southerland (R) | Yes | Businessman | 1965 |
| Florida 5 | 
|
Rich Nugent (R) | No | Hernando County Sheriff | 1951 |
| Florida 8 | 
|
Daniel Webster (R) | Yes | State Senate Majority Leader, State House Speaker | 1949 |
| Florida 12 | 
|
Dennis A. Ross (R) | No | State Representative | 1959 |
| Florida 17 | 
|
Frederica Wilson (D) | No | State Senator, State Representative, Miami-Dade County School Board Member, Skyway Elementary School Principal | 1942 |
| Florida 22 | 
|
Allen West (R) | Yes | Lt. Col. United States Army, (Ret.) | 1961 |
| Florida 24 | 
|
Sandy Adams (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1956 |
| Florida 25 | 
|
David Rivera (R) | No | State Representative | 1965 |
| Georgia 7 | 
|
Rob Woodall (R) | No | Congressional staffer | 1970 |
| Georgia 8 | 
|
Austin Scott (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1969 |
| Hawaii 1 | 
|
Colleen Hanabusa (D) | Yes | State Senate President | 1951 |
| Idaho 1 | 
|
Raúl Labrador (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1967 |
| Illinois 8 | 
|
Joe Walsh (R) | Yes | Professional fundraiser | 1961 |
| Illinois 10 | 
|
Robert Dold (R) | No | Businessman | 1969 |
| Illinois 11 | 
|
Adam Kinzinger (R) | Yes | United States Air Force, McLean County Board Member | 1978 |
| Illinois 14 | 
|
Randy Hultgren (R) | Yes | State Senator, State Representative, DuPage County Board Member | 1966 |
| Illinois 17 | 
|
Bobby Schilling (R) | Yes | Pizzeria owner | 1964 |
| Indiana 4 | 
|
Todd Rokita (R) | No | State Secretary of State, Attorney | 1970 |
| Indiana 8 | 
|
Larry Bucshon (R) | Yes | Doctor of Cardiothoracic surgery | 1962 |
| Indiana 9 | 
|
Todd Young (R) | Yes | United States Navy, Attorney | 1972 |
| Kansas 1 | 
|
Tim Huelskamp (R) | No | State Senator, Farmer | 1968 |
| Kansas 3 | 
|
Kevin Yoder (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1976 |
| Kansas 4 | 
|
Mike Pompeo (R) | No | Republican National Committeeman | 1964 |
| Louisiana 2 | 
|
Cedric Richmond (D) | Yes | State Representative | 1973 |
| Louisiana 3 | 
|
Jeff Landry (R) | Yes | Attorney, Businessman | 1970 |
| Maryland 1 | 
|
Andy Harris (R) | Yes | State Senator, Doctor of Anesthesiology | 1957 |
| Massachusetts 10 | 
|
Bill Keating (D) | No | Norfolk County District Attorney, State Senator, State Representative | 1952 |
| Michigan 1 | 
|
Dan Benishek (R) | Yes | Surgeon | 1952 |
| Michigan 2 | 
|
Bill Huizenga (R) | No | State Representative | 1969 |
| Michigan 3 | 
|
Justin Amash (R) | No | State Representative | 1980 |
| Michigan 7 | 
|
Tim Walberg (R) | Yes | U.S. Representative for MI-7 (2007–2009), State Representative | 1951 |
| Michigan 13 | 
|
Hansen Clarke (D) | No | State Senator, State Representative | 1957 |
| Minnesota 8 | 
|
Chip Cravaack (R) | Yes | Airline pilot | 1959 |
| Mississippi 1 | 
|
Alan Nunnelee (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1958 |
| Mississippi 4 | 
|
Steven Palazzo (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1970 |
| Missouri 4 | 
|
Vicky Hartzler (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1960 |
| Missouri 7 | 
|
Billy Long (R) | No | Auctioneer | 1955 |
| Nevada 3 | 
|
Joe Heck (R) | Yes | State Senator, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine | 1961 |
| New Hampshire 1 | 
|
Frank Guinta (R) | Yes | Mayor of Manchester, State Representative | 1970 |
| New Hampshire 2 | 
|
Charles Bass (R) | Yes | U.S. Representative for NH-2 (1995–2007), State Senator, State Representative | 1952 |
| New Jersey 3 | 
|
Jon Runyan (R) | Yes | Football Player | 1973 |
| New Mexico 2 | 
|
Steve Pearce (R) | Yes | U.S. Representative for NM-2 (2003–2009), State Representative | 1947 |
| New York 13 | 
|
Michael Grimm (R) | Yes | Businessman, FBI Agent | 1970 |
| New York 19 | 
|
Nan Hayworth (R) | Yes | Doctor of Ophthalmology | 1959 |
| New York 20 | 
|
Chris Gibson (R) | Yes | Col. United States Army, (Ret.) | 1964 |
| New York 24 | 
|
Richard Hanna (R) | Yes | Businessman | 1951 |
| New York 25 | 
|
Ann Marie Buerkle (R) | Yes | Assistant State Attorney General, Syracuse Common Councilor, Nurse | 1951 |
| North Carolina 2 | 
|
Renee Ellmers (R) | Yes | Nurse | 1964 |
| North Dakota AL | 
|
Rick Berg (R) | Yes | State House Majority Leader | 1959 |
| Ohio 1 | 
|
Steve Chabot (R) | Yes | U.S. Representative for OH-1 (1995–2009), Hamilton County Commissioner, Cincinnati City Councilman | 1953 |
| Ohio 6 | 
|
Bill Johnson (R) | Yes | Lt. Col. United States Air Force, (Ret.) | 1954 |
| Ohio 15 | 
|
Steve Stivers (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1965 |
| Ohio 16 | 
|
Jim Renacci (R) | Yes | Businessman, Mayor of Wadsworth | 1958 |
| Ohio 18 | 
|
Bob Gibbs (R) | Yes | State Senator, State Representative | 1954 |
| Oklahoma 5 | 
|
James Lankford (R) | No | Youth camp director | 1968 |
| Pennsylvania 3 | 
|
Mike Kelly (R) | Yes | Businessman, Butler City Councilman, Butler Area School Board Member | 1948 |
| Pennsylvania 7 | 
|
Pat Meehan (R) | Yes | U.S. Attorney for the E.D. Pa., D.A. for Delaware County | 1955 |
| Pennsylvania 8 | 
|
Mike Fitzpatrick (R) | Yes | U.S. Representative for PA-8 (2005–2007), Bucks County Commissioner | 1963 |
| Pennsylvania 10 | 
|
Tom Marino (R) | Yes | U.S. Attorney for the M.D. Pa., D.A. for Lycoming County | 1952 |
| Pennsylvania 11 | 
|
Lou Barletta (R) | Yes | Mayor of Hazleton, City Councilman, Businessman | 1956 |
| Rhode Island 1 | 
|
David Cicilline (D) | No | Mayor of Providence, State Representative | 1961 |
| South Carolina 1 | 
|
Tim Scott (R) | No | State Representative, Charleston County Council Chair | 1965 |
| South Carolina 3 | 
|
Jeff Duncan (R) | No | State Representative, Real estate broker | 1966 |
| South Carolina 4 | 
|
Trey Gowdy (R) | No | Solicitor of South Carolina's 7th Judicial Circuit | 1964 |
| South Carolina 5 | 
|
Mick Mulvaney (R) | Yes | State Senator, State Representative | 1967 |
| South Dakota AL | 
|
Kristi Noem (R) | Yes | State Representative, Rancher | 1971 |
| Tennessee 3 | 
|
Chuck Fleischmann (R) | No | Attorney | 1962 |
| Tennessee 4 | 
|
Scott DesJarlais (R) | Yes | Physician | 1964 |
| Tennessee 6 | 
|
Diane Black (R) | Yes | State Senator, State Representative, Nurse | 1951 |
| Tennessee 8 | 
|
Stephen Fincher (R) | Yes | Businessman, Farmer, Gospel singer | 1973 |
| Texas 17 | 
|
Bill Flores (R) | Yes | Texas Real Estate Commissioner, Oil & natural gas executive | 1954 |
| Texas 23 | 
|
Quico Canseco (R) | Yes | Banker | 1949 |
| Texas 27 | 
|
Blake Farenthold (R) | Yes | Radio talk show host | 1961 |
| Virginia 2 | 
|
Scott Rigell (R) | Yes | Car dealership owner | 1960 |
| Virginia 5 | 
|
Robert Hurt (R) | Yes | State Senator, State Delegate, Chatham Town Council | 1969 |
| Virginia 9 | 
|
Morgan Griffith (R) | Yes | State House Majority Leader | 1958 |
| Washington 3 | 
|
Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1978 |
| West Virginia 1 | 
|
David McKinley (R) | Yes | State Delegate, State Republican Party Chair | 1947 |
| Wisconsin 7 | 
|
Sean Duffy (R) | Yes | Ashland County District Attorney, Reality TV star | 1971 |
| Wisconsin 8 | 
|
Reid Ribble (R) | Yes | Roofing contractor | 1956 |
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