List of new members of the 100th United States Congress explained

The 100th United States Congress began on January 3, 1987. There were 12 new senators (ten Democrats, two Republicans) and 50 new representatives (27 Democrats, 23 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, one senator (a Republican) and eight representatives (five Democrats, three Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 100th Congress before it ended on January 3, 1989.

Senate

Took office January 3, 1987

State	Image	Senator	Seniority	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
Alabama			(D)	(94th overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives Alabama Senate	1934	^[1]
Arizona			(R)	(96th overall)	No	U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Navy Captain	1936	^[2]
Colorado			(D)	(91st overall)	No	U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Army Reserve	1939	^[3]
Florida			(D)	(98th overall)	Yes	Governor of Florida Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives	1936	^[4]
Georgia			(D)	(93rd overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives Atlanta City Council U.S. Army	1940	^[5]
Louisiana			(D)	(89th overall)	No	U.S. House of Representatives	1944	^[6]
Maryland			(D)	(92nd overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives Baltimore City Council	1936	^[7]
Missouri			(R)	(99th overall)	Yes	Governor of Missouri State Auditor of Missouri	1939	^[8]
Nevada			(D)	(97th overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives Chair of the Nevada Gaming Commission Lieutenant Governor of Nevada Nevada Assembly	1939	^[9]
North Dakota			(D–NPL)	(100th overall)	Yes	North Dakota Tax Commissioner	1948	^[10]
South Dakota			(D)	(95th overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Air Force	1947	^[11]
Washington			(D)	(90th overall)	Yes	U.S. Secretary of Transportation U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Attorney for W.D. Wash. U.S. Navy	1927	^[12]

Took office during the 100th Congress

House of Representatives

Took office January 3, 1987

District	Representative	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
		(D)	No	State Circuit Judge	1940	^[14]
		(R)	No	Lawyer	1943	^[15]
		(R)	No	Attorney	1942	^[16]
		(R)	No	State Assemblyman	1945	^[17]
		(R)	No	State Assemblyman	1937	^[18]
		(R)	No	Mayor of Simi Valley	1944	^[19]
		(D)	No	State Representative	1943	^[20]
		(D)	Yes	State Representative	1933	^[21]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1935	^[22]
		(D)	No	State Senator	1943	^[23]
		(D)	No	City Councilor	1940	^[24]
		(R)	Yes	State Senator	1930	^[25]
		(R)	No	State Representative	1935	^[26]
		(R)	No	State Representative	1942	^[27]
		(D)	Yes	State Senator	1951	^[28]
		(D)	Yes	State Party Chair	1943	^[29]
		(R)	Yes	Actor	1948	^[30]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1931	^[31]
		(R)	No	State Representative	1948	^[32]
		(D)	No	Lawyer	1946	^[33]
		(R)	Yes	Businessman	1943	^[34]
		(D)	Yes	Governor of Maine	1934	^[35]
		(D)	No	State House Speaker	1943	^[36]
		(D)	Yes	Professional basketball player	1952	^[37]
		(D)	No	City Councilor	1948	^[38]
		(R)	Yes	State Delegate	1931	^[39]
		(D)	No	President of Citizens Energy Corporation	1952	^[40]
		(R)	No	Congressional staffer	1953	^[41]
		(D)	Yes	Attorney	1953	^[42]
		(R)	Yes	State Representative	1940	^[43]
		(D)	No	State Senator	1938	^[44]
		(D)	Yes	State Assemblyman	1938	^[45]
		(D)	No	Pastor	1945	^[46]
		(D)	Yes	State Assemblywoman	1929	^[47]
		(R)	Yes	Business executive	1926	^[48]
		(D)	No	State Representative	1943	^[49]
		(D)	Yes	Professor	1940	^[50]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1926	^[51]
		(D)	Yes	U.S. Representative	1917	^[52]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1931	^[53]
		(D)	No	Mayor of Akron	1945	^[54]
		(R)	Yes	Mayor of Tulsa	1934	^[55]
		(D)	No	County Commissioner	1947	^[56]
		(R)	Yes	County Councilor	1947	^[57]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1927	^[58]
		(D)	Yes	State Senator	1939	^[59]
		(D)	No	State Senator	1946	^[60]
		(R)	No	County Commissioner	1947	^[61]
		(D)	Yes	U.S. Representative	1937	^[62]
		(D)	Yes	State Delegate	1930	^[63]

Took office during the 100th Congress

District	Representative	Took office	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
		(D)		No	State Party Chair	1940	^[64]
		(R)		No	State Representative	1945	^[65]
		(D)		No	President of Cumberland University	1943	^[66]
		(R)		Yes	Congressional staffer	1949	^[67]
		(D)		No	Business executive	1945	^[68]
		(D)		No	County Board Member	1949	^[69]
		(D)		No	State Senator	1951	^[70]
		(R)		No	County Court Judge	1947	^[71]

See also

• List of United States senators in the 100th Congress
• List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 100th Congress by seniority

Notes and References

1. Web site: SHELBY, Richard C. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
2. Web site: MCCAIN, John Sidney, III . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
3. Web site: WIRTH, Timothy E. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
4. Web site: GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
5. Web site: FOWLER, Wyche, Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
6. Web site: BREAUX, John Berlinger . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
7. Web site: MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
8. Web site: BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
9. Web site: REID, Harry . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
10. Web site: CONRAD, Kent . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
11. Web site: DASCHLE, Thomas Andrew . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
12. Web site: ADAMS, Brockman (Brock) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
13. Web site: KARNES, David Kemp . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
14. Web site: HARRIS, Claude, Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
15. Web site: RHODES, John Jacob, III . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
16. Web site: KYL, Jon Llewellyn . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
17. Web site: HERGER, Walter William (Wally) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
18. Web site: KONNYU, Ernest Leslie . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
19. Web site: GALLEGLY, Elton W. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
20. Web site: SKAGGS, David Evans . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
21. Web site: CAMPBELL, Ben Nighthorse . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
22. Web site: HEFLEY, Joel M. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
23. Web site: GRANT, James William . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
24. Web site: LEWIS, John R. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
25. Web site: SAIKI, Patricia . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
26. Web site: DAVIS, Jack . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
27. Web site: HASTERT, John Dennis . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
28. Web site: JONTZ, James Prather . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
29. Web site: NAGLE, David Ray . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
30. Web site: GRANDY, Frederick Lawrence . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
31. Web site: BUNNING, James Paul David . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
32. Web site: BAKER, Richard Hugh . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
33. Web site: HAYES, James Allison . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
34. Web site: HOLLOWAY, Clyde Cecil . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
35. Web site: BRENNAN, Joseph Edward . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
36. Web site: CARDIN, Benjamin Louis . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
37. Web site: MCMILLEN, Charles Thomas . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
38. Web site: MFUME, Kweisi . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
39. Web site: MORELLA, Constance A. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
40. Web site: KENNEDY, Joseph Patrick, II . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
41. Web site: UPTON, Frederick Stephen . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
42. Web site: ESPY, Alphonso Michael (Mike) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
43. Web site: BUECHNER, John William (Jack) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
44. Web site: BILBRAY, James Hubert . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
45. Web site: HOCHBRUECKNER, George Joseph . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
46. Web site: FLAKE, Floyd Harold . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
47. Web site: SLAUGHTER, Louise McIntosh . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
48. Web site: HOUGHTON, Amory, Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
49. Web site: LANCASTER, H. Martin . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
50. Web site: PRICE, David Eugene . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
51. Web site: BALLENGER, Cass . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
52. Web site: CLARKE, James McClure . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
53. Web site: LUKENS, Donald Edgar . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
54. Web site: SAWYER, Thomas Charles . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
55. Web site: INHOFE, James Mountain . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
56. Web site: DEFAZIO, Peter Anthony . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
57. Web site: DEFAZIO, Peter Anthony . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
58. Web site: RAVENEL, Arthur, Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
59. Web site: PATTERSON, Elizabeth J. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
60. Web site: JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
61. Web site: SMITH, Lamar Seeligson . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
62. Web site: OWENS, Douglas Wayne . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
63. Web site: PICKETT, Owen Bradford . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
64. Web site: PELOSI, Nancy . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
65. Web site: SHAYS, Christopher H. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
66. Web site: CLEMENT, Robert Nelson . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
67. Web site: MCCRERY, James O., III . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
68. Web site: PAYNE, Lewis Franklin, Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
69. Web site: COSTELLO, Jerry Francis . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
70. Web site: PALLONE, Frank, Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .
71. Web site: DUNCAN, John J., Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 21, 2022 .