List of new members of the 114th United States Congress explained

The 114th United States Congress began on January 3, 2015. There were 13 new senators (one Democrat, 12 Republicans) and 59 new representatives (15 Democrats, 44 Republicans), as well as two new delegates (one Democrat, one Republican), at the start of its first session. Additionally, seven representatives (two Democrats, five Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 114th Congress before it ended on January 3, 2017.

The president of the House Democratic freshman class was Ted Lieu of California, while the president of the House Republican freshman class was Ken Buck of Colorado. Additionally, the Republican's freshmen liaison was Mimi Walters of California.^[1]

Senate

State	Image	Senator	Seniority	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
Alaska			(R)	(100th overall)	Yes	Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources Alaska Attorney General Assistant Secretary of State (EBA) U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Colonel	1964	^[2]
Arkansas			(R)	(93rd overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Army Captain	1977	^[3]
Colorado			(R)	(91st overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives Colorado House of Representatives	1974	^[4]
Georgia			(R)	(96th overall)	No	Georgia Ports Authority CEO of Dollar General CEO of Reebok	1949	^[5]
Iowa			(R)	(98th overall)	Yes	Iowa Senate Montgomery County Auditor U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel	1970	^[6]
Louisiana			(R)	(90th overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives Louisiana State Senate Physician	1957	^[7]
Michigan			(D)	(89th overall)	No	U.S. House of Representatives Michigan Lottery Commissioner Michigan Senate Rochester Hills City Council Navy Supply Corps Lieutenant Commander	1958	^[8]
Montana			(R)	(94th overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives	1962	^[9]
Nebraska			(R)	(99th overall)	No	President of Midland University Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation	1972	^[10]
North Carolina			(R)	(97th overall)	Yes	Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Cornelius Board of Commissioners	1960	^[11]
Oklahoma			(R)	(92nd overall)	No	U.S. House of Representatives Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma	1968	^[12]
South Dakota			(R)	(95th overall)	Yes	Governor of South Dakota Majority Leader of the South Dakota Senate	1954	^[13]
West Virginia			(R)	(88th overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives West Virginia House of Delegates	1953	^[14]

House of Representatives

Took office January 3, 2015

District	Image	Representative	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
			(R)	No	President of the Alabama Policy Institute President of the State Policy Network	1954	^[15]
			(R)	Yes	U.S. Air Force Colonel	1966	^[16]
			(D)	No	Arizona House of Representatives U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Corporal	1979	^[17]
			(R)	No	Secretary to the National Economic Council Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Aide to U.S. Senator John Tower	1956	^[18]
			(R)	No	Majority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives Fountain Lake School Board	1967	^[19]
			(D)	No	California State Senate California State Assembly Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Concord City Council	1952	^[20]
			(R)	No	California State Senate California State Assembly Palmdale City Council Los Angeles Police Department U.S. Army Reserve	1966	^[21]
			(D)	Yes	Mayor of Redlands Aide to Governor Gray Davis	1979	^[22]
			(D)	No	California State Senate California State Assembly Torrance City Council U.S. Air Force JAG Corps Colonel	1969	^[23]
			(D)	No	California State Senate California State Assembly Mayor of Pomona	1965	^[24]
			(R)	No	California State Senate California State Assembly Laguna Niguel City Council	1962	^[25]
			(R)	No	Weld County District Attorney Congressional staffer	1959	^[26]
			(D)	Yes	Lawyer	1963	^[27]
			(R)	Yes	Miami-Dade County Public School Board Staffer for U.S. Senator George LeMieux	1980	^[28]
			(R)	No	Georgia State Senate Georgia House of Representatives Mayor of Pooler Pooler City Council	1957	^[29]
			(R)	No	Senior pastor	1960	^[30]
			(R)	No	Georgia State Senate Georgia House of Representatives Chair of the Bartow County Republican Party U.S. Air Force	1963	^[31]
			(R)	Yes	Construction business owner	1951	^[32]
			(D)	No	Hawaii House of Representatives Hawaii National Guard Lieutenant Colonel	1967	^[33]
			(R)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives Staffer for Vice President Dan Quayle	1969	^[34]
			(R)	Yes	Illinois House of Representatives Murphysboro Township Treasurer U.S. Marine Corps	1960	^[35]
			(R)	Yes	Software business executive	1955	^[36]
			(R)	No	Chief of staff for U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Chief of staff for U.S. Senator Jim Bunning	1968	^[37]
			(R)	No	Aviation medical examiner Mississippi National Guard	1954	^[38]
			(R)	No	Chair of the Louisiana CPRA Staffer for U.S. Senator David Vitter Staffer for U.S. Senator John Breaux	1972	^[39]
			(R)	Yes	Maine State Treasurer	1953	^[40]
			(D)	No	U.S. Marine Corps Captain	1978	^[41]
			(R)	No	Michigan Senate Michigan House of Representatives Midland City Council	1961	^[42]
			(R)	No	Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate Michigan House of Representatives	1967	^[43]
			(R)	No	Bingham Farms Village Council Business owner	1960	^[44]
			(D)	No	Wayne State University Board of Governors	1953	^[45]
			(D)	No	Mayor of Southfield Southfield City Council U.S. Postal Service	1954	^[46]
			(R)	No	Minnesota House of Representatives Delano City Council Independence City Council	1961	^[47]
			(R)	No	Montana Senate U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six	1961	^[48]
			(D)	Yes	Nebraska Legislature CEO of the Omaha Housing Authority Nebraska Department of Education	1949	^[49]
			(R)	Yes	Nevada Assembly Mesquite City Council	1957	^[50]
			(R)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives Mayor of Manchester Manchester Board of Aldermen New Hampshire House of Representatives	1970	^[51]
			(R)	No	Mayor of Randolph	1960	^[52]
			(D)	No	Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly Chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee	1945	^[53]
			(R)	Yes	New York State Senate U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel	1980	^[54]
			(D)	No	Nassau County District Attorney	1965	^[55]
			(R)	Yes	Staffer for the U.S. Domestic Policy Council Campaign manager	1984	^[56]
			(R)	Yes	Assistant U.S. Attorney U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	1962	^[57]
			(R)	No	Businessman	1969	^[58]
			(R)	Yes	North Carolina Senate Legislative aide to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole	1972	^[59]
			(R)	No	Oklahoma Senate U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel	1963	^[60]
			(R)	No	Chester County Board of Commissioners Chester County Recorder of Deeds	1976	^[61]
			(D)	No	Pennsylvania House of Representatives	1977	^[62]
			(R)	No	Mayor of Heath U.S. Attorney for Eastern Texas	1965	^[63]
			(R)	Yes	CIA Directorate of Operations	1977	^[64]
			(R)	No	Lower Neches Valley Authority Texas Historical Commission Mayor of Woodville U.S. Air Force	1948	^[65]
			(R)	Yes	Mayor of Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs City Council	1975	^[66]
			(D)	No	U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Lieutenant Governor of Virginia	1950	^[67]
			(R)	No	Virginia House of Delegates U.S. Department of Justice official Congressional staffer	1959	^[68]
			(R)	No	Washington Director of Agriculture Washington House of Representatives	1955	^[69]
			(R)	No	Chair of the Maryland Republican Party Maryland Senate	1971	^[70]
			(R)	Yes	West Virginia Senate West Virginia House of Delegates	1960	^[71]
			(R)	No	Wisconsin Senate Wisconsin State Assembly	1955	^[72]

Non-voting delegates

District	Image	Delegate	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
			(R)	Yes	WHIAANHPI Staffer for the House Republican Conference	1947	^[73]
			(D)	No	U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division Bronx County assistant district attorney	1966	^[74]

Took office during the 114th Congress

District	Image	Representative	Took office	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
			(R)		No	Richmond County District Attorney Deputy Borough President of Staten Island New York County assistant district attorney	1956	^[75]
			(R)		No	District Attorney Tupelo City Prosecutor U.S. Army Major General	1966	^[76]
			(R)		No	Illinois Senate Tazewell County Prosecutor	1968	^[77]
			(R)		No	Business owner U.S. Army Captain	1970	^[78]
			(D)		No	U.S. House of Representatives President of the Hawaii Senate	1951	^[79]
			(R)		No	Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Kentucky House of Representatives Chair of the Monroe County Republican Party	1972	^[80]
			(D)		No	Pennsylvania House of Representatives	1954	^[81]

See also

• List of United States senators in the 114th Congress
• List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 114th Congress by seniority

Notes and References

1. Web site: Freshman Class Leaders . .
2. Web site: SULLIVAN, Daniel Scott . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
3. Web site: COTTON, Thomas Bryant (Tom) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
4. Web site: GARDNER, Cory . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
5. Web site: PERDUE, David Alfred, Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
6. Web site: ERNST, Joni . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
7. Web site: CASSIDY, Bill . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
8. Web site: PETERS, Gary C. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
9. Web site: DAINES, Steve . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
10. Web site: SASSE, Benjamin Eric . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
11. Web site: TILLIS, Thomas Roland (Thom) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
12. Web site: LANKFORD, James . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
13. Web site: ROUNDS, Marion Michael (Mike) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
14. Web site: CAPITO, Shelley Moore . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
15. Web site: PALMER, Gary James . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
16. Web site: MCSALLY, Martha . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
17. Web site: GALLEGO, Ruben . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
18. Web site: HILL, French . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
19. Web site: WESTERMAN, Bruce Eugene . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
20. Web site: DESAULNIER, Mark James . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
21. Web site: KNIGHT, Steve . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
22. Web site: AGUILAR, Peter Rey . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
23. Web site: LIEU, Ted . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
24. Web site: TORRES, Norma Judith . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
25. Web site: WALTERS, Mimi . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
26. Web site: BUCK, Kenneth Robert . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
27. Web site: BUCK, Kenneth Robert . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
28. Web site: BUCK, Kenneth Robert . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
29. Web site: CARTER, Buddy . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
30. Web site: HICE, Jody Brownlow . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
31. Web site: LOUDERMILK, Barry D. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
32. Web site: ALLEN, Rick W. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
33. Web site: TAKAI, Mark . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
34. Web site: DOLD, Robert . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
35. Web site: BOST, Mike . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
36. Web site: BLUM, Rod . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
37. Web site: YOUNG, David . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
38. Web site: ABRAHAM, Ralph . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
39. Web site: GRAVES, Garret . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
40. Web site: POLIQUIN, Bruce Lee . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
41. Web site: MOULTON, Seth . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
42. Web site: MOOLENAAR, John . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
43. Web site: BISHOP, Michael Dean . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
44. Web site: TROTT, David A. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
45. Web site: DINGELL, Debbie . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
46. Web site: LAWRENCE, Brenda L. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
47. Web site: EMMER, Thomas Earl, II . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
48. Web site: ZINKE, Ryan . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
49. Web site: ASHFORD, John Bradley . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
50. Web site: HARDY, Cresent Leo . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
51. Web site: GUINTA, Frank . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
52. Web site: MACARTHUR, Thomas Charles . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
53. Web site: WATSON COLEMAN, Bonnie . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
54. Web site: ZELDIN, Lee M . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
55. Web site: RICE, Kathleen Maura . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
56. Web site: STEFANIK, Elise M. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
57. Web site: KATKO, John . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
58. Web site: WALKER, Bradley Mark . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
59. Web site: ROUZER, David . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
60. Web site: RUSSELL, Steve . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
61. Web site: COSTELLO, Ryan . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
62. Web site: BOYLE, Brendan Francis . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
63. Web site: RATCLIFFE, John . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
64. Web site: HURD, William Ballard . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
65. Web site: BABIN, Brian . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
66. Web site: LOVE, Ludmya Bourdeau (Mia) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
67. Web site: BEYER, Donald Sternoff, Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
68. Web site: COMSTOCK, Barbara J. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
69. Web site: NEWHOUSE, Daniel Milton . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
70. Web site: MOONEY, Alex X. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
71. Web site: JENKINS, Evan H. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
72. Web site: GROTHMAN, Glenn . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
73. Web site: RADEWAGEN, Aumua Amata Coleman . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
74. Web site: PLASKETT, Stacey E. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
75. Web site: DONOVAN, Daniel M., Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
76. Web site: KELLY, Trent . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
77. Web site: LAHOOD, Darin . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
78. Web site: DAVIDSON, Warren . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
79. Web site: HANABUSA, Colleen . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
80. Web site: COMER, James . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
81. Web site: EVANS, Dwight . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .