The 107th United States Congress began on January 3, 2001. There were eleven new senators (nine Democrats, two Republicans) and 41 representatives (28 Republicans, 13 Democrats), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat) at the start of the first session. Additionally, four senators (three Republicans, one third party member) and nine representatives (three Democrats, six Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 107th Congress before it ended on January 3, 2003.
State | Image | Senator | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
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Minnesota | Dean Barkley (IMN) | November 4, 2002 | Yes Appointed; replaced Paul Wellstone (DFL) | None | 1950 | |
Missouri | Jim Talent (R) | November 25, 2002 | Yes Defeated Jean Carnahan (D) | U.S. House of Representatives Missouri House of Representatives | 1956 | |
Texas | John Cornyn (R) | December 2, 2002 | No Open seat; replaced Phil Gramm (R) | Texas Attorney General Texas Supreme Court | 1952 | |
Alaska | Lisa Murkowski (R) | December 20, 2002 | No Appointed; replaced Frank Murkowski (R) | Alaska House of Representatives | 1957 |
District | Delegate | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
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Puerto Rico at-large | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (PD/D) | Yes/No [lower-alpha 3] | Lawyer | 1962 |
District | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
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Pennsylvania 9 | Bill Shuster (R) | May 15, 2001 | No | Businessman | 1961 |
California 32 | Diane Watson (D) | June 5, 2001 | No | U.S. Ambassador to Micronesia | 1933 |
Virginia 4 | Randy Forbes (R) | June 19, 2001 | Yes | State Senator | 1952 |
Florida 1 | Jeff Miller (R) | October 16, 2001 | No | State Representative | 1959 |
Massachusetts 9 | Stephen Lynch (D) | October 16, 2001 | No | State Senator | 1955 |
Arkansas 3 | John Boozman (R) | November 20, 2001 | No | Optometrist | 1950 |
South Carolina 2 | Joe Wilson (R) | December 18, 2001 | No | State Senator | 1947 |
Oklahoma 1 | John A. Sullivan (R) | February 15, 2002 | No | State Representative | 1965 |
Hawaii 2 | Ed Case (D) | November 30, 2002 | No | State Representative | 1952 |
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