List of new members of the 116th United States Congress
The 116th United States Congress began on January 3, 2019, and ended on January 3, 2021. There were nine new senators (two Democrats, seven Republicans) and a minimum of 89 new representatives (59 Democrats, 29 Republicans, with one open seat pending), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat) at the start of its first session.
The co-presidents of the House Democratic freshman class are Colin Allred and Haley Stevens, while the president of the House Republican freshman class is Mark E. Green.[1][2]
Senate[]
Took office January 3, 2019[]
| State | Image | Senator | Incoming seniority | Party change | Prior political experience | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 
|
Martha McSally (R) | 4th (95th overall)[a] |
No Appointed; replaced Jon Kyl (R) |
U.S. Representative | 1966 |
| Arizona | 
|
Kyrsten Sinema (D) | 2nd (93rd overall) |
Yes Open seat; replaced Jeff Flake (R) |
U.S. Representative State Senator State Representative |
1976 |
| Indiana | 
|
Mike Braun (R) | 7th (98th overall) |
Yes Defeated Joe Donnelly (D) |
State Representative | 1954 |
| Missouri | 
|
Josh Hawley (R) | 8th (99th overall) |
Yes Defeated Claire McCaskill (D) |
State Attorney General | 1979 |
| Nevada | 
|
Jacky Rosen (D) | 5th (96th overall) |
Yes Defeated Dean Heller (R) |
U.S. Representative | 1957 |
| North Dakota | 
|
Kevin Cramer (R) | 3rd (94th overall) |
Yes Defeated Heidi Heitkamp (D) |
U.S. Representative State Party Chair |
1961 |
| Tennessee | 
|
Marsha Blackburn (R) | 1st (92nd overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Bob Corker (R) |
U.S. Representative State Senator |
1952 |
| Utah | 
|
Mitt Romney (R) | 6th (97th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Orrin Hatch (R) |
Governor of Massachusetts 2012 presidential nominee |
1947 |
Took office during the 116th Congress[]
| State | Image | Senator | Took office | Party change | Prior political experience | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 
|
Rick Scott (R) | January 8, 2019[b] | Yes Defeated Bill Nelson (D) |
Governor of Florida | 1952 |
| Georgia | 
|
Kelly Loeffler (R) | January 6, 2020 | No Appointed; replaced Johnny Isakson (R) |
CEO of Bakkt | 1970 |
| Arizona | 
|
Mark Kelly (D) | December 2, 2020 | Yes Defeated Martha McSally (R) |
NASA astronaut U.S. Navy officer |
1964 |
House of Representatives[]
Took office January 3, 2019[]
| District | Image | Representative | Party change | Prior experience | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona 2 | 
|
Ann Kirkpatrick (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced Martha McSally (R) |
U.S. Representative for AZ-1 (2009–2011, 2013–2017), State Representative | 1950 |
| Arizona 9 | 
|
Greg Stanton (D) | No Open seat; replaced Kyrsten Sinema (D) |
Mayor of Phoenix, Phoenix City Councilor | 1970 |
| California 10 | 
|
Josh Harder (D) | Yes Defeated Jeff Denham (R) |
Businessman | 1986 |
| California 21 | 
|
TJ Cox (D) | Yes Defeated David Valadao (R) |
Engineer, businessman | 1963 |
| California 25 | 
|
Katie Hill (D) | Yes Defeated Steve Knight (R) |
Nonprofit director | 1987 |
| California 39 | 
|
Gil Cisneros (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced Ed Royce (R) |
Philanthropist, lottery winner | 1972 |
| California 45 | 
|
Katie Porter (D) | Yes Defeated Mimi Walters (R) |
Attorney, law professor | 1974 |
| California 48 | 
|
Harley Rouda (D) | Yes Defeated Dana Rohrabacher (R) |
Real estate businessman | 1961 |
| California 49 | 
|
Mike Levin (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced Darrell Issa (R) |
Environmental attorney, clean energy businessman | 1978 |
| Colorado 2 | 
|
Joe Neguse (D) | No Open seat; replaced Jared Polis (D) |
Attorney | 1984 |
| Colorado 6 | 
|
Jason Crow (D) | Yes Defeated Mike Coffman (R) |
Attorney; Ranger, U.S. Army | 1979 |
| Connecticut 5 | 
|
Jahana Hayes (D) | No Open seat; replaced Elizabeth Esty (D) |
Educator, 2016 Recipient of National Teacher of the Year | 1973 |
| Florida 6 | 
|
Michael Waltz (R) | No Open seat; replaced Ron DeSantis (R) |
Special Forces, U.S. Army | 1974 |
| Florida 15 | 
|
Ross Spano (R) | No Open seat; replaced Dennis Ross (R) |
State Representative | 1966 |
| Florida 17 | 
|
Greg Steube (R) | No Open seat; replaced Tom Rooney (R) |
State Senator, State Representative | 1978 |
| Florida 26 | 
|
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) | Yes Defeated Carlos Curbelo (R) |
Nonprofit director | 1971 |
| Florida 27 | 
|
Donna Shalala (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) |
President of the University of Miami, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | 1941 |
| Georgia 6 | 
|
Lucy McBath (D) | Yes Defeated Karen Handel (R) |
Gun control activist | 1960 |
| Hawaii 1 | 
|
Ed Case (D) | No Open seat; replaced Colleen Hanabusa (D) |
U.S. Representative for HI-1 (2002–2007), State Representative | 1952 |
| Idaho 1 | 
|
Russ Fulcher (R) | No Open seat; replaced Raúl Labrador (R) |
State Senator | 1962 |
| Illinois 4 | 
|
Chuy García (D) | No Open seat; replaced Luis Gutiérrez (D) |
Cook County Commissioner | 1956 |
| Illinois 6 | 
|
Sean Casten (D) | Yes Defeated Peter Roskam (R) |
Clean energy businessman | 1971 |
| Illinois 14 | 
|
Lauren Underwood (D) | Yes Defeated Randy Hultgren (R) |
Registered nurse | 1986 |
| Indiana 4 | 
|
Jim Baird (R) | No Open seat; replaced Todd Rokita (R) |
State Representative, Putnam County Commissioner | 1945 |
| Indiana 6 | 
|
Greg Pence (R) | No Open seat; replaced Luke Messer (R) |
Businessman | 1956 |
| Iowa 1 | 
|
Abby Finkenauer (D) | Yes Defeated Rod Blum (R) |
State Representative | 1988 |
| Iowa 3 | 
|
Cindy Axne (D) | Yes Defeated David Young (R) |
Businesswoman, State government official | 1965 |
| Kansas 2 | 
|
Steve Watkins (R) | No Open seat; replaced Lynn Jenkins (R) |
Businessman; Captain, U.S. Army | 1976 |
| Kansas 3 | 
|
Sharice Davids (D) | Yes Defeated Kevin Yoder (R) |
Attorney | 1980 |
| Maine 2 | 
|
Jared Golden (D) | Yes Defeated Bruce Poliquin (R) |
State Representative | 1982 |
| Maryland 6 | 
|
David Trone (D) | No Open seat; replaced John Delaney (D) |
Businessman | 1955 |
| Massachusetts 3 | 
|
Lori Trahan (D) | No Open seat; replaced Niki Tsongas (D) |
Businesswoman, Congressional staffer | 1973 |
| Massachusetts 7 | 
|
Ayanna Pressley (D) | No Defeated Mike Capuano (D) |
Boston City Councilor | 1974 |
| Michigan 8 | 
|
Elissa Slotkin (D) | Yes Defeated Mike Bishop (R) |
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, CIA analyst | 1976 |
| Michigan 9 | 
|
Andy Levin (D) | No Open seat; replaced Sander Levin (D) |
Attorney | 1960 |
| Michigan 11 | 
|
Haley Stevens (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced Dave Trott (R) |
Manufacturing executive, Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry | 1983 |
| Michigan 13 | 
|
Rashida Tlaib (D) | No Open seat; replaced John Conyers (D) |
State Representative | 1976 |
| Minnesota 1 | 
|
Jim Hagedorn (R) | Yes Open seat; replaced Tim Walz (D) |
Congressional staffer, U.S. Treasury Department staffer | 1962 |
| Minnesota 2 | 
|
Angie Craig (D) | Yes Defeated Jason Lewis (R) |
Businesswoman | 1972 |
| Minnesota 3 | 
|
Dean Phillips (D) | Yes Defeated Erik Paulsen (R) |
Businessman | 1969 |
| Minnesota 5 | 
|
Ilhan Omar (D) | No Open seat; replaced Keith Ellison (D) |
State Representative | 1982 |
| Minnesota 8 | 
|
Pete Stauber (R) | Yes Open seat; replaced Rick Nolan (D) |
St. Louis County Commissioner | 1966 |
| Mississippi 3 | 
|
Michael Guest (R) | No Open seat; replaced Gregg Harper (R) |
Attorney | 1970 |
| Nevada 3 | 
|
Susie Lee (D) | No Open seat; replaced Jacky Rosen (D) |
Education advocate | 1966 |
| Nevada 4 | 
|
Steven Horsford (D) | No Open seat; replaced Ruben Kihuen (D) |
U.S. Representative for NV-4 (2013–2015), State Senate Majority Leader | 1973 |
| New Hampshire 1 | 
|
Chris Pappas (D) | No Open seat; replaced Carol Shea-Porter (D) |
State Executive Councillor, State Representative | 1980 |
| New Jersey 2 | 
|
Jeff Van Drew (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced Frank LoBiondo (R) |
State Senator, Dentist | 1953 |
| New Jersey 3 | 
|
Andy Kim (D) | Yes Defeated Tom MacArthur (R) |
United States National Security Council | 1982 |
| New Jersey 7 | 
|
Tom Malinowski (D) | Yes Defeated Leonard Lance (R) |
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor | 1965 |
| New Jersey 11 | 
|
Mikie Sherrill (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) |
Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey; Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy | 1972 |
| New Mexico 1 | 
|
Deb Haaland (D) | No Open seat; replaced Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) |
State Party Chair | 1960 |
| New Mexico 2 | 
|
Xochitl Torres Small (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced Steve Pearce (R) |
Attorney | 1984 |
| New York 11 | 
|
Max Rose (D) | Yes Defeated Dan Donovan (R) |
Captain, U.S. Army | 1986 |
| New York 14 | 
|
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) | No Defeated Joe Crowley (D) |
Political organizer, Senate staffer, bartender | 1989 |
| New York 19 | 
|
Antonio Delgado (D) | Yes Defeated John Faso (R) |
Attorney | 1977 |
| New York 22 | 
|
Anthony Brindisi (D) | Yes Defeated Claudia Tenney (R) |
State Assembly | 1978 |
| North Dakota at-large | 
|
Kelly Armstrong (R) | No Open seat; replaced Kevin Cramer (R) |
State Senator | 1976 |
| Ohio 16 | 
|
Anthony Gonzalez (R) | No Open seat; replaced Jim Renacci (R) |
Businessman, NFL wide receiver | 1984 |
| Oklahoma 5 | 
|
Kendra Horn (D) | Yes Defeated Steve Russell (R) |
Attorney | 1976 |
| Pennsylvania 4 | 
|
Madeleine Dean (D) | No Newly created seat |
State Representative | 1959 |
| Pennsylvania 6 | 
|
Chrissy Houlahan (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced Ryan Costello (R) |
Businesswoman; Captain, United States Air Force | 1967 |
| Pennsylvania 9 | 
|
Dan Meuser (R) | No Open seat; replaced Lou Barletta (R) |
Businessman, State Revenue Secretary | 1964 |
| Pennsylvania 13 | 
|
John Joyce (R) | No Open seat; replaced Bill Shuster (R) |
Dermatologist | 1957 |
| Pennsylvania 14 | 
|
Guy Reschenthaler (R) | No Newly created seat |
State Senator | 1983 |
| South Carolina 1 | 
|
Joe Cunningham (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced Mark Sanford (R) |
Attorney, ocean engineer | 1982 |
| South Carolina 4 | 
|
William Timmons (R) | No Open seat; replaced Trey Gowdy (R) |
State Senator | 1984 |
| South Dakota at-large | 
|
Dusty Johnson (R) | No Open seat; replaced Kristi Noem (R) |
Government staffer, State Public Utilities Commissioner | 1976 |
| Tennessee 2 | 
|
Tim Burchett (R) | No Open seat; replaced Jimmy Duncan (R) |
County Mayor, State Senator | 1964 |
| Tennessee 6 | 
|
John Rose (R) | No Open seat; replaced Diane Black (R) |
Businessman, State Agriculture Commissioner | 1965 |
| Tennessee 7 | 
|
Mark Green (R) | No Open seat; replaced Marsha Blackburn (R) |
State Senator; Major, United States Army | 1964 |
| Texas 2 | 
|
Dan Crenshaw (R) | No Open seat; replaced Ted Poe (R) |
Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy SEALs | 1984 |
| Texas 3 | 
|
Van Taylor (R) | No Open seat; replaced Sam Johnson (R) |
State Senator, State Representative | 1972 |
| Texas 5 | 
|
Lance Gooden (R) | No Open seat; replaced Jeb Hensarling (R) |
State Representative | 1982 |
| Texas 6 | 
|
Ron Wright (R) | No Open seat; replaced Joe Barton (R) |
Tarrant County Tax Assessor | 1953 |
| Texas 7 | 
|
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D) | Yes Defeated John Culberson (R) |
Attorney | 1975 |
| Texas 16 | 
|
Veronica Escobar (D) | No Open seat; replaced Beto O'Rourke (D) |
El Paso County Judge | 1969 |
| Texas 21 | 
|
Chip Roy (R) | No Open seat; replaced Lamar Smith (R) |
Attorney, political staffer | 1972 |
| Texas 29 | 
|
Sylvia Garcia (D) | No Open seat; replaced Gene Green (D) |
State Senator | 1950 |
| Texas 32 | 
|
Colin Allred (D) | Yes Defeated Pete Sessions (R) |
Attorney, HUD staffer, NFL linebacker | 1983 |
| Utah 4 | 
|
Ben McAdams (D) | Yes Defeated Mia Love (R) |
Salt Lake County Mayor, State Senate | 1974 |
| Virginia 2 | 
|
Elaine Luria (D) | Yes Defeated Scott Taylor (R) |
Businesswoman; Commander, United States Navy | 1975 |
| Virginia 5 | 
|
Denver Riggleman (R) | No Open seat; replaced Tom Garrett (R) |
Businessman; Intelligence Officer, United States Air Force | 1970 |
| Virginia 6 | 
|
Ben Cline (R) | No Open seat; replaced Bob Goodlatte (R) |
State Delegate | 1972 |
| Virginia 7 | 
|
Abigail Spanberger (D) | Yes Defeated Dave Brat (R) |
Operations Officer, CIA | 1979 |
| Virginia 10 | 
|
Jennifer Wexton (D) | Yes Defeated Barbara Comstock (R) |
State Senator | 1968 |
| Washington 8 | 
|
Kim Schrier (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced Dave Reichert (R) |
Pediatrician | 1968 |
| West Virginia 3 | 
|
Carol Miller (R) | No Open seat; replaced Evan Jenkins (R) |
State Delegate | 1950 |
| Wisconsin 1 | 
|
Bryan Steil (R) | No Open seat; replaced Paul Ryan (R) |
University of Wisconsin Regent | 1981 |
Non-voting members[]
| District | Image | Delegate | Party change | Prior experience | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guam at-large | 
|
Michael San Nicolas (D) | No Defeated Madeleine Bordallo (D) |
Territorial Senator | 1981 |
Took office during the 116th Congress[]
| District | Image | Representative | Took office | Party change | Prior experience | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania 12 | 
|
Fred Keller (R) | June 3, 2019 | No Replaced Tom Marino (R) |
Pennsylvania State Representative | 1965 |
| North Carolina 3 | 
|
Greg Murphy (R) | September 17, 2019 | No Replaced Walter B. Jones Jr. (R) |
North Carolina State Representative | 1963 |
| North Carolina 9 | 
|
Dan Bishop (R) | September 17, 2019 | No Replaced Robert Pittenger (R) |
North Carolina state senator | 1964 |
| Maryland 7 | 
|
Kweisi Mfume (D) | May 5, 2020 | No Replaced Elijah Cummings (D) |
U.S. House, Baltimore City Council | 1948 |
| California 25 | 
|
Mike Garcia (R) | May 19, 2020 | Yes Replaced Katie Hill (D) |
United States Navy pilot | 1976 |
| Wisconsin 7 | 
|
Tom Tiffany (R) | May 19, 2020 | No Replaced Sean Duffy (R) |
Wisconsin State Senator | 1957 |
| New York 27 | 
|
Chris Jacobs (R) | July 21, 2020 | No Replaced Chris Collins (R) |
New York State Senator | 1966 |
| Georgia 5 | 
|
Kwanza Hall (D) | December 3, 2020 | No Replaced John Lewis (D) |
Atlanta City Councilor | 1971 |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Gillman, Todd J. (November 28, 2018). "Colin Allred elected freshman class co-president by new Democrats in Congress". Dallas News. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ Willis, Alexander (November 28, 2018). "Congressman-elect Mark Green elected president of Republican Freshman Class". Franklin Home Page. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ Pramuk, Jacob (December 18, 2018). "Arizona Gov. Ducey will appoint Republican Rep. Martha McSally to John McCain's Senate seat". CNBC. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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