List of new members of the 99th United States Congress explained

The 99th United States Congress began on January 3, 1985. There were five new senators (three Democrats, two Republicans) and 41 new representatives (11 Democrats, 30 Republicans), as well as two new delegates (one Democrat, one Republican), at the start of the first session. Additionally, three senators (two Democrats, one Republican) and five representatives (four Democrats, one Republican) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 99th Congress before it ended on January 3, 1987.

Senate

Took office January 3, 1985

State	Image	Senator	Seniority	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
Illinois			(D)	(95th overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives Lieutenant Governor of Illinois U.S. Army Private	1928	^[1]
Iowa			(D)	(96th overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Navy Reserve Commander	1939	^[2]
Kentucky			(R)	(99th overall)	Yes	Jefferson County Judge/Executive Acting U.S. Assistant Attorney General	1942	^[3]
Tennessee			(D)	(97th overall)	Yes	U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Army Specialist	1948	^[4]
Texas			(R)	(98th overall)	No	U.S. House of Representatives	1942	^[5]

Took office during the 99th Congress

State	Image	Senator	Took office	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
West Virginia			(D)		No	Governor of West Virginia Secretary of State of West Virginia West Virginia House of Delegates	1937	^[6]
North Carolina			(R)		No	U.S. House of Representatives	1927	^[7]
North Carolina			(D)		Yes	President of Duke University Governor of North Carolina North Carolina Senate U.S. Army First Lieutenant	1917	^[8]

House of Representatives

Took office January 3, 1985

District	Representative	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
		(R)	No	State Senator	1932	^[9]
		(R)	Yes	State Senator	1942	^[10]
		(D)	Yes	Sheriff	1942	^[11]
		(R)	Yes	U.S. Representative	1933	^[12]
		(R)	Yes	State Representative	1929	^[13]
		(R)	Yes	State Representative	1957	^[14]
		(R)	Yes	Lawyer	1950	^[15]
		(D)	Yes	Educator	1940	^[16]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1929	^[17]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1925	^[18]
		(D)	Yes	State Senator	1944	^[19]
		(D)	No	U.S. Representative	1924	^[20]
		(D)	No	Congressional staffer	1949	^[21]
		(R)	Yes	Broadcaster	1938	^[22]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1928	^[23]
		(R)	Yes	Chair of the FMC	1923	^[24]
		(D)	No	State Senator	1948	^[25]
		(R)	No	State Senator	1942	^[26]
		(R)	Yes	Lawyer	1953	^[27]
		(R)	Yes	Educator	1941	^[28]
		(R)	Yes	State Assemblyman	1935	^[29]
		(D)	No	City Councilor	1932	^[30]
		(R)	Yes	Accountant	1940	^[31]
		(R)	No	U.S. Ambassador	1941	^[32]
		(R)	Yes	Athletic administrator	1939	^[33]
		(R)	Yes	State Representative	1931	^[34]
		(R)	No	CEO of Harris Teeter	1932	^[35]
		(R)	Yes	U.S. Representative	1944	^[36]
		(D)	Yes	Sheriff	1941	^[37]
		(D)	No	Attorney	1937	^[38]
		(D)	No	State Party Chair	1949	^[39]
		(R)	No	Engineer	1949	^[40]
		(R)	Yes	City Commissioner	1942	^[41]
		(R)	Yes	White House staffer	1955	^[42]
		(R)	Yes	Businessman	1945	^[43]
		(R)	No	State Representative	1947	^[44]
		(D)	No	County Commissioner	1935	^[45]
		(R)	Yes	Economist	1940	^[46]
		(R)	No	Lieutenant Governor of Utah	1945	^[47]
		(R)	No	State Delegate	1925	^[48]
		(R)	No	City Council President	1938	^[49]

Non-voting members

District	Delegate	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
		(R)	Yes	USMC Brigadier General	1928	^[50]
		(PD/D)	Yes/No	U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General	1941	^[51]

Took office during the 99th Congress

District	Representative	Took office	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
		(D)		No	Congressional staffer	1924	^[52]
		(D)		No	District attorney	1945	^[53]
		(D)		No	State Assemblyman	1936	^[54]
		(D)		No	State Representative	1938	^[55]
		(R)		No	State Senator	1926	^[56]

See also

• List of United States senators in the 99th Congress
• List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 99th Congress by seniority

Notes and References

1. Web site: SIMON, Paul Martin . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
2. Web site: HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
3. Web site: MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
4. Web site: GORE, Albert Arnold, Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
5. Web site: GRAMM, William Philip (Phil) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
6. Web site: ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
7. Web site: BROYHILL, James Thomas . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
8. Web site: SANFORD, (James) Terry (James) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
9. Web site: CALLAHAN, Herbert Leon (Sonny) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
10. Web site: KOLBE, James Thomas . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
11. Web site: ROBINSON, Tommy Franklin . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
12. Web site: DORNAN, Robert Kenneth . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
13. Web site: STRANG, Michael Lathrop . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
14. Web site: STRANG, Michael Lathrop . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
15. Web site: SWINDALL, Patrick Lynn . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
16. Web site: STALLINGS, Richard Howard . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
17. Web site: FAWELL, Harris W. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
18. Web site: GROTBERG, John . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
19. Web site: BRUCE, Terry Lee . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
20. Web site: GRAY, Kenneth James . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
21. Web site: VISCLOSKY, Peter . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
22. Web site: LIGHTFOOT, James Ross . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
23. Web site: MEYERS, Jan . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
24. Web site: BENTLEY, Helen Delich . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
25. Web site: ATKINS, Chester Greenough . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
26. Web site: HENRY, Paul B. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
27. Web site: SCHUETTE, Bill . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
28. Web site: SMITH, Robert C. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
29. Web site: GALLO, Dean Anderson . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
30. Web site: MANTON, Thomas J. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
31. Web site: DIOGUARDI, Joseph J. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
32. Web site: ECKERT, Fred J. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
33. Web site: COBEY, William Wilfred, Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
34. Web site: COBLE, Howard . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
35. Web site: MCMILLAN, John Alexander (Alex), III . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
36. Web site: HENDON, William Martin . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
37. Web site: TRAFICANT, James A., Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
38. Web site: KANJORSKI, Paul E. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
39. Web site: GORDON, Barton Jennings . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
40. Web site: BARTON, Joe Linus . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
41. Web site: BOULTER, Eldon Beau . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
42. Web site: SWEENEY, David McCann (Mac) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
43. Web site: COMBEST, Larry Ed . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
44. Web site: DELAY, Thomas Dale . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
45. Web site: BUSTAMANTE, Albert G. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
46. Web site: ARMEY, Richard Keith . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
47. Web site: MONSON, David Smith . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
48. Web site: SLAUGHTER, Daniel French, Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
49. Web site: MILLER, John Ripin . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
50. Web site: BLAZ, Ben Garrido . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
51. Web site: FUSTER, Jaime B. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
52. Web site: LONG, Catherine Small . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
53. Web site: CHAPMAN, Jim . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
54. Web site: WALDON, Alton R., Jr. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
55. Web site: ABERCROMBIE, Neil . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .
56. Web site: BALLENGER, Cass . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . November 23, 2022 .