List of new members of the 92nd United States Congress

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The 92nd United States Congress began on January 3, 1971. There were eight new senators (three Democrats, four Republicans, one Conservative) and 51 new representatives (31 Democrats, 20 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, five senators (four Democrats, one Republican) and 10 representatives (four Democrats, six Republicans), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat), took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 92nd Congress before it ended on January 3, 1973.

Due to redistricting in New York, two representatives were elected from newly established congressional districts.

Took office January 3, 1971

State Image Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Connecticut Lowell Weicker (R) 6th
(98th overall)		 Yes
Replaced Thomas J. Dodd (D), who was defeated in a primary[a]		 U.S. House of Representatives[b]
Connecticut House of Representatives
First Selectman of Greenwich
U.S. Army Reserve		 1931 [1]
Florida Lawton Chiles (D) 8th
(100th overall)		 No
Open seat; replaced Spessard Holland (D)		 Florida Senate
Florida House of Representatives
U.S. Army Lieutenant		 1930 [2]
Maryland J. Glenn Beall Jr. (R) 5th
(97th overall)		 Yes
Defeated Joseph Tydings (D)		 U.S. House of Representatives[c]
Maryland House of Delegates
U.S. Navy		 1927 [3]
Minnesota Hubert Humphrey (DFL) 1st
(93rd overall)		 No
Open seat; replaced Eugene McCarthy (DFL)		 Vice President of the United States
U.S. Senate[d]
Mayor of Minneapolis		 1911 [4]
New York James L. Buckley (C) 7th
(99th overall)		 Yes[e]
Defeated Charles Goodell (R)		 Director of the Catawba Corp.
U.S. Navy Lieutenant		 1923 [5]
Ohio Robert Taft Jr. (R) 2nd
(94th overall)		 Yes
Open seat; replaced Stephen M. Young (D)		 U.S. House of Representatives[f]
Ohio House of Representatives		 1917 [6]
Tennessee Bill Brock (R) 3rd
(95th overall)		 Yes
Defeated Albert Gore Sr. (D)		 U.S. House of Representatives[g]
U.S. Navy		 1930 [7]
Texas Lloyd Bentsen (D) 4th
(96th overall)		 No
Defeated Ralph Yarborough (D) in a primary		 U.S. House of Representatives[h]
Hidalgo County Judge
U.S. Air Force Colonel		 1921 [8]

Took office during the 92nd Congress

State Image Senator Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Georgia David H. Gambrell (D) February 1, 1971 No
Appointed; replaced Richard Russell Jr. (D)		 Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia
Director of the NLADA
U.S. Army Reserve		 1929 [9]
Vermont Robert Stafford (R) September 16, 1971 No
Appointed; replaced Winston L. Prouty (R)		 U.S. House of Representatives[i]
Governor of Vermont
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
Vermont Attorney General
U.S. Navy Reserve Captain		 1913 [10]
Louisiana Elaine Edwards (D) August 1, 1972 No
Appointed; replaced Allen J. Ellender (D)		 First Lady of Louisiana 1929 [11]
Georgia Sam Nunn (D) November 8, 1972 No
Defeated David H. Gambrell (D) in a primary		 Georgia House of Representatives
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve		 1938 [12]
Louisiana J. Bennett Johnston (D) November 14, 1972 No
Open seat; replaced Elaine Edwards (D)		 Louisiana State Senate
Louisiana House of Representatives
U.S. Army J.A.G. Corps		 1932 [13]

House of Representatives

Took office January 3, 1971

District Representative Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Alaska at-large Nick Begich Sr. (D) Yes State Senator 1932 [14]
California 7 Ron Dellums (D) No City Councillor 1935 [15]
California 29 George E. Danielson (D) No State Senator 1915 [16]
California 38 Victor Veysey (R) Yes State Assemblyman 1915 [17]
Colorado 1 Mike McKevitt (R) Yes District Attorney 1928 [18]
Connecticut 1 William R. Cotter (D) No Insurance Commissioner 1926 [19]
Connecticut 4 Stewart McKinney (R) Yes State Representative 1931 [20]
Connecticut 6 Ella Grasso (D) Yes Secretary of the State of Connecticut 1919 [21]
Delaware at-large Pete du Pont (R) No State Representative 1935 [22]
Florida 8 Bill Young (R) No State Senator 1930 [23]
Georgia 2 Dawson Mathis (D) No News director 1940 [24]
Illinois 1 Ralph Metcalfe (D) No City Councillor 1910 [25]
Illinois 3 Morgan F. Murphy (D) No Lawyer 1932 [26]
Indiana 4 J. Edward Roush (D) Yes U.S. Representative[j] 1920 [27]
Indiana 5 Elwood Hillis (R) No State Representative 1926 [28]
Kansas 2 William R. Roy (D) Yes Physician 1926 [29]
Kentucky 3 Romano Mazzoli (D) Yes State Senator 1932 [30]
Maryland 4 Paul Sarbanes (D) No State Delegate 1933 [31]
Maryland 6 Goodloe Byron (D) Yes State Senator 1929 [32]
Maryland 7 Parren Mitchell (D) No Activist 1922 [33]
Massachusetts 3 Robert Drinan (D) No Priest 1920 [34]
Massachusetts 9 Louise Day Hicks (D) No City Councillor 1916 [35]
Minnesota 3 Bill Frenzel (R) No State Representative 1928 [36]
Minnesota 7 Robert Bergland (DFL) Yes USDA official 1928 [37]
Montana 1 Richard G. Shoup (R) Yes Mayor of Missoula 1923 [38]
Nebraska 1 Charles Thone (R) No State Party Chair 1924 [39]
Nebraska 2 John Y. McCollister (R) No County Commissioner 1921 [40]
New Mexico 2 Harold L. Runnels (D) Yes State Senator 1924 [41]
New York 5 Norman F. Lent (R) Yes State Senator 1931 [42]
New York 18 Charles Rangel (D) No State Assemblyman 1930 [43]
New York 19 Bella Abzug (D) No Co-founder of WSP 1920 [44]
New York 22 Herman Badillo (D) New seat Borough President of the Bronx 1929 [45]
New York 25 Peter A. Peyser (R) Yes Mayor of Irvington 1921 [46]
New York 27 John G. Dow (D) Yes U.S. Representative[k] 1905 [47]
New York 34 John H. Terry (R) New seat State Assemblyman 1924 [48]
New York 39 Jack Kemp (R) Yes Professional football player 1935 [49]
North Dakota 2 Arthur A. Link (D–NPL) Yes State House Speaker 1914 [50]
Ohio 1 William J. Keating (R) No City Councillor 1927 [51]
Ohio 14 John F. Seiberling (D) Yes Lawyer 1918 [52]
Ohio 20 James V. Stanton (D) No City Council President 1932 [53]
Ohio 24 Walter E. Powell (R) No State Senator 1931 [54]
South Carolina 2 Floyd Spence (R) No State Senator 1928 [55]
South Dakota 1 Frank E. Denholm (D) Yes Corporate counsel 1923 [56]
South Dakota 2 James Abourezk (D) Yes Lawyer 1931 [57]
Tennessee 3 LaMar Baker (R) No State Senator 1915 [58]
Texas 7 Bill Archer (R) No State Representative 1928 [59]
Utah 1 K. Gunn McKay (D) Yes State Representative 1925 [60]
Virginia 7 J. Kenneth Robinson (R) Yes State Senator 1916 [61]
Washington 4 Mike McCormack (D) Yes State Senator 1921 [62]
Wisconsin 1 Les Aspin (D) Yes Advisor to Secretary Robert McNamara 1938 [63]
Wyoming at-large Teno Roncalio (D) Yes U.S. Representative[l] 1916 [64]

Took office during the 92nd Congress

District Representative Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
South Carolina 1 Mendel Jackson Davis (D) April 27, 1971 No Congressional staffer 1942 [65]
Maryland 1 William Oswald Mills (R) May 25, 1971 No Congressional staffer 1924 [66]
Pennsylvania 18 John Heinz (R) November 2, 1971 No Businessman 1938 [67]
Kentucky 6 William P. Curlin Jr. (D) December 4, 1971 No State Representative 1933 [68]
Vermont at-large Richard W. Mallary (R) January 7, 1972 No State Senator 1929 [69]
Alabama 3 Elizabeth B. Andrews (D) April 4, 1972 No Teacher 1911 [70]
Illinois 15 Cliffard D. Carlson (R) April 4, 1972 No Manufacturer 1915 [71]
Pennsylvania 27 William Sheldrick Conover (R) April 25, 1972 No Insurance broker 1928 [72]
Louisiana 7 John Breaux (D) September 30, 1972 No Congressional staffer 1944 [73]
Virginia 6 M. Caldwell Butler (R) November 7, 1972 No State Delegate 1925 [74]

Non-voting members

District Delegate Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
District of Columbia at-large Walter Fauntroy (D) March 23, 1971 New seat Civil rights leader 1933 [75]

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