List of new members of the 90th United States Congress

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The 90th United States Congress began on January 3, 1967. There were four new senators (all Republicans) and 71 new representatives (13 Democrats, 58 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, five senators (one Democrat, four Republicans) and six representatives (four Democrats, two Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 90th Congress before it ended on January 3, 1969.

Due to redistricting in multiple states, eight representatives were elected from newly created seats.

Took office January 3, 1967

State Image Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Illinois Charles H. Percy (R) 2nd
(97th overall)		 Yes
Defeated Paul Douglas (D)		 President of Bell & Howell
U.S. Navy Lieutenant		 1919 [1]
Massachusetts Edward Brooke (R) 3rd
(98th overall)		 No
Open seat; replaced Leverett Saltonstall (R)		 Massachusetts Attorney General
Chair of the Boston Finance Commission
U.S. Army Captain		 1919 [2]
Tennessee Howard Baker (R) 4th
(99th overall)		 Yes
Replaced Ross Bass (D), who was defeated in a primary		 Lawyer
U.S. Navy		 1925 [3]
Wyoming Clifford Hansen (R) 1st
(96th overall)		 No
Open seat; replaced Milward Simpson (R)		 Governor of Wyoming
Teton County Commissioner
University of Wyoming Board of Trustees		 1912 [4]

Took office during the 90th Congress

State Image Senator Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Oregon Mark Hatfield (R) January 10, 1967 Yes
Open seat; replaced Maurine Neuberger (D)		 Governor of Oregon
Oregon Secretary of State
U.S. Navy Lieutenant		 1922 [5]
New York Charles Goodell (R) September 10, 1968 Yes
Appointed; replaced Robert F. Kennedy (D)		 U.S. House of Representatives[a]
U.S. Air Force first lieutenant
U.S. Navy seaman apprentice		 1926 [6]
Kentucky Marlow Cook (R) December 17, 1968 No
Open seat; replaced Thruston Ballard Morton (R)		 Jefferson County Judge
Kentucky House of Representatives
U.S. Navy		 1926 [7]
Alaska Ted Stevens (R) December 24, 1968 Yes
Appointed; replaced Bob Bartlett (D)		 Alaska House of Representatives
U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior
U.S. Attorney for Alaska Territory		 1923 [8]
Missouri Thomas Eagleton (D) December 28, 1968 No
Defeated Edward V. Long (D) in a primary		 Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Missouri Attorney General
U.S. Navy		 1929 [9]

House of Representatives

Took office January 3, 1967

District Representative Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Alabama 4 Bill Nichols (R) Yes State Senator 1918 [10]
Alabama 7 Tom Bevill (D) Yes State Representative 1921 [11]
Alaska at-large Howard Pollock (R) Yes State Senator 1920 [12]
Arizona 3 Sam Steiger (R) Yes State Senator 1929 [13]
Arkansas 3 John Paul Hammerschmidt (R) Yes State Party Chair 1922 [14]
California 18 Bob Mathias (R) Yes Olympic decathlete 1930 [15]
California 25 Charles E. Wiggins (R) Yes Mayor of El Monte 1927 [16]
California 33 Jerry Pettis (R) Yes Businessman 1916 [17]
Colorado 2 Donald G. Brotzman (R) Yes U.S. Representative[b] 1922 [18]
Connecticut 6 Thomas Meskill (R) Yes Mayor of New Britain 1928 [19]
Delaware at-large William Roth (R) Yes State Party Chair 1921 [20]
Florida 10 J. Herbert Burke (R) New seat County Commissioner 1913 [21]
Georgia 3 Jack Brinkley (D) Yes State Representative 1930 [22]
Georgia 4 Benjamin B. Blackburn (R) Yes U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander 1927 [23]
Georgia 5 Fletcher Thompson (R) Yes State Senator 1925 [24]
Georgia 8 W. S. Stuckey Jr. (D) No Business executive 1935 [25]
Idaho 1 Jim McClure (R) Yes State Senator 1924 [26]
Illinois 19 Tom Railsback (R) Yes State Representative 1932 [27]
Indiana 7 John T. Myers (R) New seat Farmer 1927 [28]
Indiana 8 Roger H. Zion (R) Yes Businessman 1921 [29]
Iowa 1 Fred Schwengel (R) Yes U.S. Representative[c] 1906 [30]
Iowa 4 John Henry Kyl (R) Yes U.S. Representative[d] 1919 [31]
Iowa 6 Wiley Mayne (R) Yes Lawyer 1917 [32]
Iowa 7 William J. Scherle (R) Yes State Representative 1923 [33]
Kansas 3 Larry Winn (R) No NAHB director 1919 [34]
Kentucky 3 William Cowger (R) Yes Mayor of Louisville 1922 [35]
Kentucky 4 Gene Snyder (R) Yes U.S. Representative[e] 1928 [36]
Louisiana 6 John Rarick (D) No District court judge 1924 [37]
Maine 1 Peter Kyros (D) Yes Legal counsel 1925 [38]
Maryland 8 Gilbert Gude (R) New seat State Senator 1923 [39]
Massachusetts 10 Margaret Heckler (R) No Governor's Councilor 1931 [40]
Michigan 2 Marvin L. Esch (R) Yes State Representative 1927 [41]
Michigan 3 Garry E. Brown (R) Yes State Senate Minority Leader 1923 [42]
Michigan 7 Donald Riegle (R) Yes[f] Businessman 1938 [43]
Michigan 11 Philip Ruppe (R) Yes U.S. Navy Lieutenant 1926 [44]
Michigan 19 Jack H. McDonald (R) Yes County Commissioner 1932 [45]
Minnesota 6 John M. Zwach (R) Yes State Senate Majority Leader 1907 [46]
Mississippi 4 Sonny Montgomery (D) Yes State Senator 1920 [47]
Nebraska 1 Robert V. Denney (R) Yes State Party Chair 1916 [48]
New Hampshire 1 Louis C. Wyman (R) Yes U.S. Representative[g] 1917 [49]
New Jersey 1 John E. Hunt (R) New seat State Senator 1908 [50]
New Jersey 2 Charles W. Sandman Jr. (R) Yes State Senator 1921 [51]
New York 11 Frank J. Brasco (D) No Attorney 1932 [52]
New York 29 Daniel E. Button (R) Yes Newspaper editor 1917 [53]
North Carolina 4 Jim Gardner (R) Yes State Party Chair 1933 [54]
North Carolina 5 Nick Galifianakis (D) No State Representative 1928 [55]
North Dakota 2 Thomas S. Kleppe (R) Yes Mayor of Bismarck 1919 [56]
Ohio 1 Robert Taft Jr. (R) Yes U.S. Representative[h] 1917 [57]
Ohio 3 Charles W. Whalen Jr. (R) Yes State Senator 1920 [58]
Ohio 10 Clarence E. Miller (R) Yes Mayor of Lancaster 1917 [59]
Ohio 15 Chalmers Wylie (R) New seat State Representative 1920 [60]
Ohio 24 Buz Lukens (R) Yes Congressional staffer 1931 [61]
Oklahoma 6 James Vernon Smith (R) Yes Farmer 1926 [62]
Oregon 4 John R. Dellenback (R) Yes State Representative 1918 [63]
Pennsylvania 4 Joshua Eilberg (D) No State Representative 1921 [64]
Pennsylvania 7 Lawrence G. Williams (R) New seat Township Board President 1913 [65]
Pennsylvania 8 Edward G. Biester Jr. (R) No Assistant district attorney 1931 [66]
Pennsylvania 16 Edwin D. Eshleman (R) No State Representative 1920 [67]
Pennsylvania 19 George A. Goodling (R) Yes U.S. Representative[i] 1896 [68]
Tennessee 7 Ray Blanton (D) No State Representative 1930 [69]
Tennessee 9 Dan Kuykendall (R) Yes Business executive 1924 [70]
Texas 7 George H. W. Bush (R) New seat Oil business founder 1924 [71]
Texas 8 Bob Eckhardt (D) No State Representative 1913 [72]
Texas 18 Bob Price (R) Yes U.S. Air Force veteran 1927 [73]
Texas 23 Abraham Kazen (D) New seat State Senator 1919 [74]
Utah 2 Sherman P. Lloyd (R) Yes U.S. Representative[j] 1914 [75]
Virginia 8 William L. Scott (R) Yes DOJ attorney 1915 [76]
Virginia 9 William C. Wampler (R) Yes U.S. Representative[k] 1926 [77]
Wisconsin 1 Henry C. Schadeberg (R) Yes U.S. Representative[l] 1913 [78]
Wisconsin 6 William A. Steiger (R) Yes State Assemblyman 1938 [79]
Wyoming at-large William Henry Harrison III (R) Yes U.S. Representative[m] 1896 [80]

Took office during the 90th Congress

District Representative Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Rhode Island 2 Robert Tiernan (D) March 28, 1967 No State Senator 1929 [81]
California 11 Pete McCloskey (R) December 12, 1967 No Deputy district attorney 1927 [82]
New York 13 Bertram L. Podell (D) February 20, 1968 No State Assemblyman 1925 [83]
Mississippi 3 Charles H. Griffin (D) March 12, 1968 No Congressional aide 1926 [84]
Texas 3 James M. Collins (R) August 24, 1968 Yes Business executive 1916 [85]
Pennsylvania 20 Joseph M. Gaydos (D) November 5, 1968 No State Senator 1926 [86]

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