List of new members of the 102nd United States Congress explained

The 102nd United States Congress began on January 3, 1991. There were three new senators (one Democrat, two Republicans) and 43 new representatives (24 Democrats, 18 Republicans, one independent), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat) at the start of the first session. Additionally, six senators (five Democrats, one Republican) and nine representatives (five Democrats, four Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 102nd Congress before it ended on January 3, 1993.

Senate

Took office January 3, 1991

State	Image	Senator	Seniority	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
Colorado			(R)	(98th overall)	No	U.S. House of Representatives Colorado Senate	1940	^[1]
Idaho			(R)	(99th overall)	No	U.S. House of Representatives Idaho Senate	1945	^[2]
Minnesota			(DFL)	(100th overall)	Yes	Academic	1944	^[3]

Took office during the 102nd Congress

State	Image	Senator	Took office	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
California			(R)		No	California State Senate Mayor of Anaheim	1937	^[4]
Pennsylvania			(D)		Yes	Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chair	1926	^[5]
North Dakota			(D–NPL)		No	Radio announcer	1922	^[6]
California			(D)		Yes	Mayor of San Francisco San Francisco Board of Supervisors	1933	^[7]
North Dakota			(D–NPL)		No	U.S. House of Representatives North Dakota Tax Commissioner	1942	^[8]
Tennessee			(D)		No	Tennessee State Treasurer	1927	^[9]

House of Representatives

Took office January 3, 1991

District	Representative	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
		(D)	No	District Attorney	1947	^[10]
		(D)	Yes	U.S. Representative	1928	^[11]
		(R)	Yes	Real estate executive	1950	^[12]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1950	^[13]
		(D)	Yes	Rancher	1954	^[14]
		(D)	No	State Assemblywoman	1938	^[15]
		(R)	Yes	Navy Commander	1941	^[16]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1943	^[17]
		(D)	No	Chief of staff	1943	^[18]
		(R)	No	Alderman	1953	^[19]
		(D)	Yes	Contractor	1935	^[20]
		(D)	No	Attorney	1949	^[21]
		(D)	Yes	U.S. Representative	1938	^[22]
		(D)	Yes	Broker	1946	^[23]
		(D)	Yes	State Attorney	1947	^[24]
		(D)	Yes	Congressional staffer	1956	^[25]
		(R)	No	District Attorney	1960	^[26]
		(R)	No	Banker	1926	^[27]
		(D)	No	State Senator	1947	^[28]
		(D)	No	State Senator	1953	^[29]
		(R)	Yes	Educator	1946	^[30]
		(R)	No	State Representative	1953	^[31]
		(D)	No	City Councilor	1939	^[32]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1946	^[33]
		(DFL)	Yes	State Senator	1944	^[34]
		(D)	Yes	Real estate developer	1936	^[35]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1929	^[36]
		(R)	No	Businessman	1936	^[37]
		(D)	Yes	Architect	1957	^[38]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1944	^[39]
		(R)	Yes	State Senator	1941	^[40]
		(D)	No	City Councilor	1951	^[41]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1936	^[42]
		(R)	No	State Representative	1949	^[43]
		(D)	No	State Representative	1941	^[44]
		(D)	Yes	State Representative	1949	^[45]
		(R)	Yes	Lawyer	1958	^[46]
		(D)	Yes	State Senator	1949	^[47]
		(D)	No	State Senator	1951	^[48]
		(D)	Yes	Lawyer	1948	^[49]
		(I)	Yes	Mayor of Burlington	1941	^[50]
		(D)	Yes	Mayor of Alexandria	1945	^[51]
		(R)	Yes	Journalist	1953	^[52]

Non-voting delegates

Took office during the 102nd Congress

District	Representative	Took office	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
		(R)		No	State Representative	1930	^[54]
		(D)		Yes	State Senator	1936	^[55]
		(R)		No	State Representative	1935	^[56]
		(D)		No	County Supervisor	1943	^[57]
		(D)		No	City Councilor	1931	^[58]
		(R)		No	State Delegate	1952	^[59]
		(D)		No	State Assemblyman	1947	^[60]
		(D)		No	County Commissioner	1934	^[61]

Non-voting delegates

See also

• List of United States senators in the 102nd Congress
• List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 102nd Congress by seniority

Notes and References

1. Web site: BROWN, George Hanks (Hank) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
2. Web site: CRAIG, Larry Edwin . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
3. Web site: WELLSTONE, Paul David . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
4. Web site: SEYMOUR, John . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
5. Web site: WOFFORD, Harris . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
6. Web site: BURDICK, Jocelyn Birch . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
7. Web site: FEINSTEIN, Dianne . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
8. Web site: DORGAN, Byron Leslie . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
9. Web site: MATHEWS, Harlan . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
10. Web site: CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
11. Web site: THORNTON, Raymond Hoyt (Ray), Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
12. Web site: RIGGS, Frank D. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
13. Web site: DOOLITTLE, John Taylor . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
14. Web site: DOOLEY, Calvin M. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
15. Web site: WATERS, Maxine . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
16. Web site: CUNNINGHAM, Randall (Duke) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
17. Web site: ALLARD, A. Wayne . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
18. Web site: DELAURO, Rosa L. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
19. Web site: FRANKS, Gary A. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
20. Web site: PETERSON, Douglas Brian (Pete) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
21. Web site: BACCHUS, James . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
22. Web site: ABERCROMBIE, Neil . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
23. Web site: LAROCCO, Larry . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
24. Web site: COX, John W., Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
25. Web site: ROEMER, Timothy John . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
26. Web site: NUSSLE, James Allen . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
27. Web site: NICHOLS, Richard . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
28. Web site: JEFFERSON, William Jennings . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
29. Web site: ANDREWS, Thomas Hiram . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
30. Web site: GILCHREST, Wayne Thomas . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
31. Web site: CAMP, David Lee . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
32. Web site: COLLINS, Barbara-Rose . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
33. Web site: RAMSTAD, James (Jim) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
34. Web site: PETERSON, Collin Clark . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
35. Web site: HORN, Joan Kelly . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
36. Web site: BARRETT, William E. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
37. Web site: ZELIFF, William H., Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
38. Web site: SWETT, Richard . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
39. Web site: ZIMMER, Richard . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
40. Web site: TAYLOR, Charles Hart . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
41. Web site: LUKEN, Charles J. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
42. Web site: HOBSON, David Lee . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
43. Web site: BOEHNER, John Andrew . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
44. Web site: BREWSTER, William K. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
45. Web site: KOPETSKI, Michael J. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
46. Web site: SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
47. Web site: REED, John F. (Jack) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
48. Web site: EDWARDS, Thomas Chester (Chet) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
49. Web site: ORTON, William . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
50. Web site: SANDERS, Bernard . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
51. Web site: MORAN, James P. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
52. Web site: KLUG, Scott L. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
53. Web site: NORTON, Eleanor Holmes . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
54. Web site: JOHNSON, Sam . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
55. Web site: OLVER, John Walter . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
56. Web site: EWING, Thomas W. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
57. Web site: PASTOR, Ed . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
58. Web site: BLACKWELL, Lucien Edward . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
59. Web site: ALLEN, George . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
60. Web site: NADLER, Jerrold Lewis . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
61. Web site: CLAYTON, Eva M. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .
62. Web site: COLORADO, Antonio J. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . July 1, 2022 .