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List of new members of the 117th United States Congress

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The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021.[1][2][3] There were six new senators (two Democrats, four Republicans) and 60 new representatives (15 Democrats, 45 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, three senators (all Democrats) and 16 representatives (six Democrats, ten Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 117th Congress before it ended on January 3, 2023.

One representative-elect, Luke Letlow of Louisiana, died before taking office.[4]

The president of the House Democratic freshman class was Nikema Williams of Georgia, while the president of the House Republican freshman class was Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma. Additionally, the Democratic Freshmen Leadership Representative was Mondaire Jones of New York, and the Republican's freshmen liaison was Andrew Clyde of Georgia.[5][6][7]

Senate

Took office January 3, 2021

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State Image Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Alabama Tommy Tuberville (R) 6th
(99th overall)		 Yes
Defeated Doug Jones (D)		 College football coach 1954 [8]
Colorado John Hickenlooper (D) 4th
(97th overall)		 Yes
Defeated Cory Gardner (R)		 Governor of Colorado
Mayor of Denver		 1952 [9]
Kansas Roger Marshall (R) 3rd
(96th overall)		 No
Open seat; replaced Pat Roberts (R)		 U.S. House of Representatives[a]
Obstetrician
U.S. Army Reserve Captain		 1960 [10]
New Mexico Ben Ray Luján (D) 1st
(94th overall)		 No
Open seat; replaced Tom Udall (D)		 U.S. House of Representatives[b]
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission		 1972 [11]
Tennessee Bill Hagerty (R) 5th
(98th overall)		 No
Open seat; replaced Lamar Alexander (R)		 U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Tennessee Commissioner of Economic Development
Advisor to President George H. W. Bush		 1959 [12]
Wyoming Cynthia Lummis (R) 2nd
(95th overall)		 No
Open seat; replaced Mike Enzi (R)		 U.S. House of Representatives[c]
Treasurer of Wyoming
Wyoming Senate
Wyoming House of Representatives		 1954 [13]
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Took office during the 117th Congress

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State Image Senator Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
California Alex Padilla (D) January 20, 2021 No
Appointed; replaced Kamala Harris (D)		 Secretary of State of California
California State Senate
President of the Los Angeles City Council		 1973 [14]
Georgia
(Class 2)		 Jon Ossoff (D) January 20, 2021[d] Yes
Defeated David Perdue (R)		 Investigative journalist 1987 [15]
Georgia
(Class 3)		 Raphael Warnock (D) January 20, 2021[d] Yes
Defeated Kelly Loeffler (R)		 Senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church 1969 [16]
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House of Representatives

Took office January 3, 2021

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District Image Representative Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Alabama 1 Jerry Carl (R) No
Open seat; replaced Bradley Byrne (R)		 President of the Mobile County Commission 1958 [17]
Alabama 2 Barry Moore (R) No
Open seat; replaced Martha Roby (R)		 Alabama House of Representatives 1966 [18]
California 8 Jay Obernolte (R) No
Open seat; replaced Paul Cook (R)		 California State Assembly
President of FarSight Studios		 1970 [19]
California 21 David Valadao (R) Yes
Defeated TJ Cox (D)		 U.S. House of Representatives[e]
California State Assembly		 1977 [20]
California 39 Young Kim (R) Yes
Defeated Gil Cisneros (D)		 California State Assembly 1962 [21]
California 48 Michelle Steel (R) Yes
Defeated Harley Rouda (D)		 Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
California State Board of Equalization		 1955 [22]
California 50 Darrell Issa (R) No
Open seat; replaced Duncan D. Hunter (R)		 U.S. House of Representatives[f]
CEO of Directed Electronics
U.S. Army Captain		 1953 [23]
California 53 Sara Jacobs (D) No
Open seat; replaced Susan Davis (D)		 Contractor 1989 [24]
Colorado 3 Lauren Boebert (R) No
Defeated Scott Tipton (R) in a primary		 Business owner 1986 [25]
Florida 3 Kat Cammack (R) No
Open seat; replaced Ted Yoho (R)		 Advisor to Representative Ted Yoho 1988 [26]
Florida 15 Scott Franklin (R) No
Defeated Ross Spano (R) in a primary		 Lakeland City Commission
U.S. Navy Commander		 1964 [27]
Florida 19 Byron Donalds (R) No
Open seat; replaced Francis Rooney (R)		 Florida House of Representatives 1978 [28]
Florida 26 Carlos A. Giménez (R) Yes
Defeated Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D)		 Mayor of Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County Commission
City Manager of Miami
Miami Fire-Rescue Department		 1954 [29]
Florida 27 María Elvira Salazar (R) Yes
Defeated Donna Shalala (D)		 Television news anchor 1961 [30]
Georgia 5 Nikema Williams (D) No
Open seat; replaced Kwanza Hall (D)[g]		 Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia
Georgia State Senate		 1978 [31]
Georgia 7 Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) Yes
Open seat; replaced Rob Woodall (R)		 Professor 1970 [32]
Georgia 9 Andrew Clyde (R) No
Open seat; replaced Doug Collins (R)		 Business owner
U.S. Navy Commander		 1963 [33]
Georgia 14 Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) No
Open seat; replaced Tom Graves (R)		 Businesswoman 1974 [34]
Hawaii 2 Kai Kahele (D) No
Open seat; replaced Tulsi Gabbard (D)		 Hawaii Senate
U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel		 1974 [35]
Illinois 3 Marie Newman (D) No
Defeated Dan Lipinski (D) in a primary		 Marketing consultant 1964 [36]
Illinois 15 Mary Miller (R) No
Open seat; replaced John Shimkus (R)		 Farmer 1959 [37]
Indiana 1 Frank J. Mrvan (D) No
Open seat; replaced Pete Visclosky (D)		 North Township Trustee 1969 [38]
Indiana 5 Victoria Spartz (R) No
Open seat; replaced Susan Brooks (R)		 Indiana Senate 1978 [39]
Iowa 1 Ashley Hinson (R) Yes
Defeated Abby Finkenauer (D)		 Iowa House of Representatives 1983 [40]
Iowa 2 Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) Yes
Open seat; replaced Dave Loebsack (D)		 Iowa Senate
Iowa Director of Public Health		 1955 [41]
Iowa 4 Randy Feenstra (R) No
Defeated Steve King (R) in a primary		 Iowa Senate
Sioux County Treasurer		 1969 [42]
Kansas 1 Tracey Mann (R) No
Open seat; replaced Roger Marshall (R)		 Lieutenant Governor of Kansas 1976 [43]
Kansas 2 Jake LaTurner (R) No
Defeated Steve Watkins (R) in a primary		 Kansas State Treasurer
Kansas Senate		 1988 [44]
Massachusetts 4 Jake Auchincloss (D) No
Open seat; replaced Joe Kennedy III (D)		 Newton City Council
U.S. Marine Corps Major		 1988 [45]
Michigan 3 Peter Meijer (R) Yes
Open seat; replaced Justin Amash (L)		 Business analyst
U.S. Army Sergeant		 1988 [46]
Michigan 10 Lisa McClain (R) No[h]
Open seat; replaced Paul Mitchell (R)		 Finance executive 1966 [48]
Minnesota 7 Michelle Fischbach (R) Yes
Defeated Collin Peterson (DFL)		 Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
President of the Minnesota Senate
Paynesville City Council		 1965 [49]
Missouri 1 Cori Bush (D) No
Defeated Lacy Clay (D) in a primary		 Black Lives Matter activist 1976 [50]
Montana at-large Matt Rosendale (R) No
Open seat; replaced Greg Gianforte (R)		 Montana State Auditor
Montana Senate
Montana House of Representatives		 1960 [51]
New Mexico 2 Yvette Herrell (R) Yes
Defeated Xochitl Torres Small (D)		 New Mexico House of Representatives 1964 [52]
New Mexico 3 Teresa Leger Fernandez (D) No
Open seat; replaced Ben Ray Luján (D)		 Attorney 1959 [53]
New York 2 Andrew Garbarino (R) No
Open seat; replaced Peter King (R)		 New York State Assembly 1984 [54]
New York 11 Nicole Malliotakis (R) Yes
Defeated Max Rose (D)		 New York State Assembly 1980 [55]
New York 15 Ritchie Torres (D) No
Open seat; replaced José E. Serrano (D)		 New York City Council 1988 [56]
New York 16 Jamaal Bowman (D) No
Defeated Eliot Engel (D) in a primary		 Educator 1976 [57]
New York 17 Mondaire Jones (D) No
Open seat; replaced Nita Lowey (D)		 Lawyer 1987 [58]
North Carolina 2 Deborah K. Ross (D) Yes
Open seat; replaced George Holding (R)		 North Carolina House of Representatives 1963 [59]
North Carolina 6 Kathy Manning (D) Yes
Open seat; replaced Mark Walker (R)		 Lawyer 1956 [60]
North Carolina 11 Madison Cawthorn (R) No
Open seat; replaced Mark Meadows (R)		 Staffer for Representative Mark Meadows 1995 [61]
Oklahoma 5 Stephanie Bice (R) Yes
Defeated Kendra Horn (D)		 Oklahoma Senate 1973 [62]
Oregon 2 Cliff Bentz (R) No
Open seat; replaced Greg Walden (R)		 Oregon State Senate
Oregon House of Representatives		 1952 [63]
South Carolina 1 Nancy Mace (R) Yes
Defeated Joe Cunningham (D)		 South Carolina House of Representatives 1977 [64]
Tennessee 1 Diana Harshbarger (R) No
Open seat; replaced Phil Roe (R)		 Pharmacist 1960 [65]
Texas 4 Pat Fallon (R) No
Open seat; replaced John Ratcliffe (R)		 Texas Senate
Texas House of Representatives
U.S. Air Force Captain		 1967 [66]
Texas 11 August Pfluger (R) No
Open seat; replaced Mike Conaway (R)		 U.S. National Security Council
U.S. Air Force Colonel		 1978 [67]
Texas 13 Ronny Jackson (R) No
Open seat; replaced Mac Thornberry (R)		 Chief Medical Advisor to the President
Physician to the President
U.S. Navy Medical Corps		 1967 [68]
Texas 17 Pete Sessions (R) No
Open seat; replaced Bill Flores (R)		 U.S. House of Representatives[i] 1955 [69]
Texas 22 Troy Nehls (R) No
Open seat; replaced Pete Olson (R)		 Fort Bend County Sheriff
U.S. Army Major		 1968 [70]
Texas 23 Tony Gonzales (R) No
Open seat; replaced Will Hurd (R)		 U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer 1980 [71]
Texas 24 Beth Van Duyne (R) No
Open seat; replaced Kenny Marchant (R)		 U.S. HUD Department official
Mayor of Irving
Irving City Council		 1970 [72]
Utah 1 Blake Moore (R) No
Open seat; replaced Rob Bishop (R)		 U.S. Foreign Service 1980 [73]
Utah 4 Burgess Owens (R) Yes
Defeated Ben McAdams (D)		 Nonprofit executive
Professional football player		 1951 [74]
Virginia 5 Bob Good (R) No
Defeated Denver Riggleman (R) in a primary		 Campbell County Board of Supervisors 1965 [75]
Washington 10 Marilyn Strickland (D) No
Open seat; replaced Denny Heck (D)		 President of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Mayor of Tacoma
Tacoma City Council		 1962 [76]
Wisconsin 5 Scott L. Fitzgerald (R) No
Open seat; replaced Jim Sensenbrenner (R)		 Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate
U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel		 1963 [77]
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Took office during the 117th Congress

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District Image Representative Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
New York 22 Claudia Tenney (R) February 11, 2021 Yes
Defeated Anthony Brindisi (D)		 U.S. House of Representatives[j]
New York State Assembly		 1961 [78]
Louisiana 5 Julia Letlow (R) April 14, 2021 No
Succeeded Luke Letlow (R)[k]		 Academic administrator 1981 [79]
Louisiana 2 Troy Carter (D) May 11, 2021 No
Succeeded Cedric Richmond (D)		 Minority Leader of the Louisiana State Senate
New Orleans City Council
Louisiana House of Representatives		 1963 [80]
New Mexico 1 Melanie Stansbury (D) June 14, 2021 No
Succeeded Deb Haaland (D)		 New Mexico House of Representatives 1979 [81]
Texas 6 Jake Ellzey (R) July 30, 2021 No
Succeeded Ron Wright (R)		 Texas House of Representatives
U.S. Navy Commander		 1970 [82]
Ohio 11 Shontel Brown (D) November 4, 2021 No
Succeeded Marcia Fudge (D)		 Cuyahoga County Council 1975 [83]
Ohio 15 Mike Carey (R) November 4, 2021 No
Succeeded Steve Stivers (R)		 Coal lobbyist
Army National Guard		 1971 [84]
Florida 20 Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) January 18, 2022 No
Succeeded Alcee Hastings (D)		 Healthcare executive 1979 [85]
California 22 Connie Conway (R) June 14, 2022 No
Succeeded Devin Nunes (R)		 Minority Leader of the California State Assembly
Tulare County Board of Supervisors		 1950 [86]
Texas 34 Mayra Flores (R) June 21, 2022 Yes
Succeeded Filemon Vela Jr. (D)		 Respiratory therapist 1986 [87]
Nebraska 1 Mike Flood (R) July 12, 2022 No
Succeeded Jeff Fortenberry (R)		 Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature 1975 [88]
Minnesota 1 Brad Finstad (R) August 12, 2022 No
Succeeded Jim Hagedorn (R)		 USDA Rural Development Director for Minnesota
Minnesota House of Representatives		 1976 [89]
Alaska at-large Mary Peltola (D) September 13, 2022 Yes
Succeeded Don Young (R)		 Orutsararmiut Native Council Tribal Court
Alaska House of Representatives
Bethel City Council		 1973 [90]
New York 19 Pat Ryan (D) September 13, 2022 No
Succeeded Antonio Delgado (D)		 Ulster County Executive
U.S. Army		 1982 [91]
New York 23 Joe Sempolinski (R) September 13, 2022 No
Succeeded Tom Reed (R)		 Chair of the Steuben County Republican Committee
Chief of staff to Assemblyman Joseph Giglio		 1983 [92]
Indiana 2 Rudy Yakym (R) November 14, 2022 No
Succeeded Jackie Walorski (R)		 Congressional staffer
Businessman		 1984 [93]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Elected to the 115th Congress, serving from 2017 to 2021 in Kansas's 1st district.
  2. [b]
    Elected to the 111th Congress, serving from 2009 to 2021 in New Mexico's 3rd district.
  3. [c]
    Elected to the 111th Congress, serving from 2009 to 2017 in Wyoming's at-large district.
  4. [d]
    Ossoff and Warnock were duely elected in January 2021 following a runoff, but chose to delay the start of their services in the Senate when Vice President Kamala Harris empowered to act as tie-breaker.
  5. [e]
    Previously elected to the 113th Congress, serving from 2013 to 2019.
  6. [f]
    Previously elected to the 107th Congress in California's 48th district, serving from 2001 to 2019.
  7. [g]
    Elected in the special election to replace John Lewis after a December 1, 2020 runoff.
  8. [h]
    Mitchell left the Republican Party in December 2020, before he left Congress but after McClain was elected.[47]
  9. [i]
    Previously elected to the 105th Congress in Texas's 5th district, serving from 1997 to 2019.
  10. [j]
    Previously elected to the 115th Congress, serving from 2017 to 2019.
  11. [k]
    Luke Letlow elected in the regular election to replace the retiring Ralph Abraham (R), having died from COVID-19 a week before he was set to take office.

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