List of new members of the 116th United States Congress explained

The 116th United States Congress began on January 3, 2019. There were nine new senators (two Democrats, seven Republicans) and a minimum of 89 new representatives (59 Democrats, 29 Republicans, with one open seat pending), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat), at the start of its first session. Additionally, three senators (one Democrat, two Republicans) and eight representatives (two Democrats, six Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 117th Congress before it ended on January 3, 2021.

The co-presidents of the House Democratic freshman class were Colin Allred of Texas and Haley Stevens of Michigan, while the president of the House Republican freshman class was Mark E. Green of Tennessee. Additionally, the Democratic Freshmen Leadership Representatives were Katie Hill of California and Joe Neguse of Colorado, and the Republican's freshmen liaison was Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania. Veronica Escobar of Texas replaced Hill upon her resignation in November 2019.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Senate

Took office January 3, 2019

State	Image	Senator	Seniority	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
Arizona (Class 3)			(R)	(95th overall)	No	U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Air Force Colonel	1966	^[4]
Arizona (Class 1)			(D)	(93rd overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives Arizona Senate Arizona House of Representatives	1976	^[5]
Indiana			(R)	(98th overall)	Yes	Indiana House of Representatives	1954	^[6]
Missouri			(R)	(99th overall)	Yes	Missouri Attorney General	1979	^[7]
Nevada			(D)	(96th overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives	1957	^[8]
North Dakota			(R)	(94th overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives North Dakota Public Service Commission Chair of the North Dakota Republican Party	1961	^[9]
Tennessee			(R)	(92nd overall)	No	U.S. House of Representatives Tennessee Senate Chair of the Williamson County Republican Party	1952	^[10]
Utah			(R)	(97th overall)	No	Governor of Massachusetts Co-founder of Bain Capital CEO of Bain & Company	1947	^[11]

Took office during the 116th Congress

State	Image	Senator	Took office	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
Florida			(R)		Yes	Governor of Florida Co-founder of Columbia Hospital Corporation U.S. Navy Petty Officer	1952	^[12]
Georgia			(R)		No	CEO of Bakkt	1970	^[13]
Arizona			(D)		Yes	NASA astronaut U.S. Navy Captain	1964	^[14]

House of Representatives

Took office January 3, 2019

District	Image	Representative	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
			(D)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives Arizona House of Representatives	1950	^[15]
			(D)	No	Mayor of Phoenix Phoenix City Council	1970	^[16]
			(D)	Yes	Venture capital investor	1986	^[17]
			(D)	Yes	Chemical engineer	1963	^[18]
			(D)	Yes	Social services administrator	1987	^[19]
			(D)	Yes	Philanthropist U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander	1971	^[20]
			(D)	Yes	Lawyer Professor	1974	^[21]
			(D)	Yes	Lawyer Businessman	1961	^[22]
			(D)	Yes	Attorney	1978	^[23]
			(D)	No	Colorado Director of Regulatory Agencies Regents of the University of Colorado	1984	^[24]
			(D)	Yes	Lawyer U.S. Army Ranger	1979	^[25]
			(D)	No	Educator	1973	^[26]
			(R)	No	U.S. Army Special Forces	1974	^[27]
			(R)	No	Florida House of Representatives	1966	^[28]
			(R)	No	Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps	1978	^[29]
			(D)	Yes	Academic administrator	1971	^[30]
			(D)	Yes	U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Asst. Sec. of Housing and Urban Development President of the Clinton Foundation President of the University of Miami	1941	^[31]
			(D)	Yes	Gun control advocate	1960	^[32]
			(D)	No	U.S. House of Representatives Hawaii House of Representatives	1952	^[33]
			(R)	No	Idaho Senate	1962	^[34]
			(D)	No	Cook County Board of Commissioners Illinois Senate Chicago City Council	1956	^[35]
			(D)	Yes	Co-founder of Recycled Energy Development Scientist	1971	^[36]
			(D)	Yes	Senior advisor at the U.S. HHS Department Registered nurse	1986	^[37]
			(R)	No	Indiana House of Representatives U.S. Army First Lieutenant	1945	^[38]
			(R)	No	Businessman U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant	1956	^[39]
			(D)	Yes	Iowa House of Representatives	1988	^[40]
			(D)	Yes	Businesswoman	1965	^[41]
			(R)	No	U.S. Army Captain	1976	^[42]
			(D)	Yes	Attorney Mixed martial artist	1980	^[43]
			(D)	Yes	Maine House of Representatives U.S. Marine Corps	1982	^[44]
			(D)	No	Co-founder of Total Wine & More	1955	^[45]
			(D)	No	Businesswoman Chief of staff to Representative Marty Meehan	1973	^[46]
			(D)	No	Boston City Council Senior aide to Senator John Kerry	1974	^[47]
			(D)	Yes	Assistant Secretary of Defense (ISA) Central Intelligence Agency	1976	^[48]
			(D)	No	Deputy Director of the Michigan DELEG Trade union organizer	1960	^[49]
			(D)	Yes	Chief of staff to the Pres. Auto Industry Task Force	1983	^[50]
			(D)	No	Michigan House of Representatives	1976	^[51]
			(R)	Yes	Bureau of Engraving and Printing official Financial Management Service official Legislative aide to Representative Arlan Stangeland	1962	^[52]
			(DFL)	Yes	Journalist	1972	^[53]
			(DFL)	Yes	President of Phillips Distilling Company Co-owner of Talenti	1969	^[54]
			(DFL)	No	Minnesota House of Representatives Policy aide to City Councilor Andrew Johnson	1982	^[55]
			(R)	Yes	St. Louis County Commission Hermantown City Council Duluth Police Department Professional ice hockey player	1966	^[56]
			(R)	No	Madison and Rankin Counties District Attorney	1970	^[57]
			(D)	No	President of Nevada Communities In Schools	1966	^[58]
			(D)	No	U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader of the Nevada Senate	1973	^[59]
			(D)	No	Executive Council of New Hampshire New Hampshire House of Representatives	1980	^[60]
			(D)	Yes	New Jersey Senate New Jersey General Assembly Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders	1953	^[61]
			(D)	Yes	U.S. National Security Council	1982	^[62]
			(D)	Yes	Assistant Secretary of State (D/HR/L) Human Rights Watch U.S. National Security Council	1965	^[63]
			(D)	Yes	Assistant U.S. Attorney U.S. Navy Lieutenant	1972	^[64]
			(D)	No	Chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico	1960	^[65]
			(D)	Yes	Law clerk	1984	^[66]
			(D)	Yes	Army National Guard Captain	1986	^[67]
			(D)	No	Activist	1989	^[68]
			(D)	Yes	Attorney	1977	^[69]
			(D)	Yes	New York State Assembly	1978	^[70]
			(R)	No	Chair of the North Dakota Republican Party North Dakota Senate	1976	^[71]
			(R)	No	Professional football player	1984	^[72]
			(D)	Yes	Lawyer	1976	^[73]
			(D)	New seat	Pennsylvania House of Representatives	1959	^[74]
			(D)	Yes	COO of AND1 U.S. Air Force Reserve Captain	1967	^[75]
			(R)	No	Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue	1964	^[76]
			(R)	No	Dermatologist	1957	^[77]
			(R)	New seat	Pennsylvania State Senate U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps	1983	^[78]
			(D)	Yes	Marine engineer Construction attorney	1982	^[79]
			(R)	No	South Carolina Senate Air National Guard Captain	1984	^[80]
			(R)	No	Chief of staff to Governor Dennis Daugaard South Dakota Public Utilities Commission	1976	^[81]
			(R)	No	Mayor of Knox County Tennessee Senate Tennessee House of Representatives	1964	^[82]
			(R)	No	Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture	1965	^[83]
			(R)	No	Tennessee Senate U.S. Army Major	1964	^[84]
			(R)	No	U.S. Navy SEAL	1984	^[85]
			(R)	No	Texas Senate Texas House of Representatives U.S. Marine Corps Major	1972	^[86]
			(R)	No	Texas House of Representatives	1982	^[87]
			(R)	No	Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector Chief of staff to Representative Joe Barton Arlington City Council	1953	^[88]
			(D)	Yes	Attorney	1975	^[89]
			(D)	No	El Paso County Judge El Paso County Commission	1969	^[90]
			(R)	No	Chief of staff to Senator Ted Cruz	1972	^[91]
			(D)	No	Texas Senate Harris County Commission Houston City Controller	1950	^[92]
			(D)	Yes	Professional football player Lawyer	1983	^[93]
			(D)	Yes	Mayor of Salt Lake County Utah State Senate	1974	^[94]
			(D)	Yes	U.S. Navy Commander	1975	^[95]
			(R)	No	National Security Agency contractor U.S. Air Force ISR Agency	1970	^[96]
			(R)	No	Virginia House of Delegates	1972	^[97]
			(D)	Yes	Central Intelligence Agency	1979	^[98]
			(D)	Yes	Senate of Virginia	1968	^[99]
			(D)	Yes	Pediatrician	1968	^[100]
			(R)	No	West Virginia House of Delegates	1950	^[101]
			(R)	No	University of Wisconsin Board of Regents	1981	^[102]

Non-voting members

Took office during the 116th Congress

District	Image	Representative	Took office	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
			(R)		No	Pennsylvania House of Representatives	1965	^[104]
			(R)		No	North Carolina House of Representatives Urologist	1963	^[105]
			(R)		No	North Carolina Senate North Carolina House of Representatives Mecklenburg County Commission	1964	^[106]
			(D)		No	President of the NAACP U.S. House of Representatives Baltimore City Council	1948	^[107]
			(R)		Yes	Business development manager U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander	1976	^[108]
			(R)		No	Wisconsin Senate Wisconsin State Assembly	1957	^[109]
			(R)		No	New York State Senate Erie County Clerk Secretary of State of New York	1966	^[110]
			(D)		No	Atlanta City Council	1971	^[111]

See also

• List of United States senators in the 116th Congress
• List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 116th Congress by seniority

Notes and References

1. Web site: Freshman Class Leaders . .
2. News: Colin Allred elected freshman class co-president by new Democrats in Congress . November 28, 2018. Todd J. . Gillman . Dallas News . November 30, 2018. en.
3. News: Congressman-elect Mark Green elected president of Republican Freshman Class . Franklin Home Page . en-US . November 28, 2018 . Alexander . Willis . November 30, 2018.
4. Web site: MCSALLY, Martha . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
5. Web site: SINEMA, Kyrsten . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
6. Web site: BRAUN, Michael . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
7. Web site: HAWLEY, Joshua David . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
8. Web site: ROSEN, Jacklyn Sheryl . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
9. Web site: CRAMER, Kevin . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
10. Web site: BLACKBURN, Marsha . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
11. Web site: ROMNEY, Willard Mitt (Mitt) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
12. Web site: SCOTT, Richard Lynn (Rick) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
13. Web site: LOEFFLER, Kelly . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
14. Web site: KELLY, Mark Edward . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
15. Web site: KIRKPATRICK, Ann . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
16. Web site: STANTON, Greg . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
17. Web site: HARDER, Josh . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
18. Web site: COX, TJ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
19. Web site: HILL, Katie . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
20. Web site: CISNEROS, Gil . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
21. Web site: PORTER, Katie . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
22. Web site: ROUDA, Harley . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
23. Web site: LEVIN, Mike . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
24. Web site: NEGUSE, Joseph . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
25. Web site: CROW, Jason . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
26. Web site: HAYES, Jahana . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
27. Web site: WALTZ, Michael . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
28. Web site: SPANO, Ross . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
29. Web site: STEUBE, W. Greg . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
30. Web site: MUCARSEL-POWELL, Debbie . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
31. Web site: SHALALA, Donna . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
32. Web site: MCBATH, Lucy . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
33. Web site: CASE, Ed . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
34. Web site: FULCHER, Russell . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
35. Web site: GARCÍA, Jesús . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
36. Web site: CASTEN, Sean . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
37. Web site: UNDERWOOD, Lauren . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
38. Web site: BAIRD, James . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
39. Web site: PENCE, Gregory . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
40. Web site: FINKENAUER, Abby . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
41. Web site: AXNE, Cynthia . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
42. Web site: WATKINS, Steve . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
43. Web site: DAVIDS, Sharice . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
44. Web site: GOLDEN, Jared . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
45. Web site: TRONE, David . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
46. Web site: TRAHAN, Lori . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
47. Web site: PRESSLEY, Ayanna . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
48. Web site: SLOTKIN, Elissa . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
49. Web site: LEVIN, Andy . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
50. Web site: STEVENS, Haley . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
51. Web site: TLAIB, Rashida . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
52. Web site: HAGEDORN, Jim . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
53. Web site: CRAIG, Angela . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
54. Web site: PHILLIPS, Dean . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
55. Web site: STAUBER, Peter . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
56. Web site: STAUBER, Peter . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
57. Web site: GUEST, Michael . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
58. Web site: LEE, Susie . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
59. Web site: HORSFORD, Steven . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
60. Web site: PAPPAS, Chris . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
61. Web site: VAN DREW, Jefferson . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
62. Web site: KIM, Andy . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
63. Web site: MALINOWSKI, Tom . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
64. Web site: SHERRILL, Mikie . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
65. Web site: HAALAND, Debra . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
66. Web site: TORRES SMALL, Xochitl . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
67. Web site: ROSE, Max . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
68. Web site: OCASIO-CORTEZ, Alexandria . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
69. Web site: DELGADO, Antonio . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
70. Web site: BRINDISI, Anthony . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
71. Web site: ARMSTRONG, Kelly . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
72. Web site: GONZALEZ, Anthony . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
73. Web site: HORN, Kendra . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
74. Web site: DEAN, Madeleine . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
75. Web site: HOULAHAN, Christina . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
76. Web site: MEUSER, Dan . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
77. Web site: JOYCE, John . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
78. Web site: RESCHENTHALER, Guy . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
79. Web site: CUNNINGHAM, Joe . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
80. Web site: TIMMONS, William . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
81. Web site: JOHNSON, Dustin . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
82. Web site: BURCHETT, Timothy . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
83. Web site: ROSE, John . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
84. Web site: GREEN, Mark . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
85. Web site: CRENSHAW, Daniel . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
86. Web site: TAYLOR, Van . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
87. Web site: GOODEN, Lance . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
88. Web site: WRIGHT, Ron . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
89. Web site: FLETCHER, Elizabeth Pannill . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
90. Web site: ESCOBAR, Veronica . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
91. Web site: ROY, Charles (Chip) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
92. Web site: GARCIA, Sylvia . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
93. Web site: ALLRED, Colin . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
94. Web site: MCADAMS, Ben . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
95. Web site: LURIA, Elaine . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
96. Web site: RIGGLEMAN, Denver . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
97. Web site: CLINE, Benjamin . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
98. Web site: SPANBERGER, Abigail . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
99. Web site: WEXTON, Jennifer . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
100. Web site: SCHRIER, Kim . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
101. Web site: MILLER, Carol . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
102. Web site: STEIL, Bryan . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
103. Web site: SAN NICOLAS, Michael . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
104. Web site: KELLER, Fred . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
105. Web site: MURPHY, Gregory Francis . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
106. Web site: BISHOP, Dan . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
107. Web site: MFUME, Kweisi . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
108. Web site: GARCIA, Mike . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
109. Web site: TIFFANY, Thomas P. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
110. Web site: JACOBS, Chris . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
111. Web site: HALL, Kwanza . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .