The 113th United States Congress began on January 3, 2013. There were 12 new senators (eight Democrats, three Republicans, one independent) and 81 new representatives (47 Democrats, 34 Republicans) at the start of its first session. Additionally, five senators (four Democrats, one Republican) and 11 representatives (four Democrats, seven Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 113th Congress before it ended on January 3, 2015.
Due to redistricting after the 2010 census, 19 representatives were elected from newly established congressional districts.
The co-presidents of the House Democratic freshman class were Matt Cartwright of Pennsylvania, Joaquin Castro of Texas, John Delaney of Maryland, and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, while the president of the House Republican freshman class was Luke Messer of Indiana. Additionally, the Republican's freshmen liaison was Ann Wagner of Missouri. [1]
State | Image | Senator | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
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Massachusetts | Mo Cowan (D) | February 1, 2013 | No Appointed; replaced John Kerry (D) | Chief of staff to Governor Deval Patrick | 1969 | [14] | |
New Jersey | Jeffrey Chiesa (R) | June 10, 2013 | Yes Appointed; replaced Frank Lautenberg (D) | New Jersey Attorney General Assistant U.S. Attorney | 1965 | [15] | |
Massachusetts | Ed Markey (D) | July 16, 2013 | No Open seat; replaced Mo Cowan (D) | U.S. House of Representatives [lower-alpha 7] Massachusetts House of Representatives U.S. Army Reserve Specialist | 1946 | [16] | |
New Jersey | Cory Booker (D) | October 31, 2013 | Yes Open seat; replaced Jeffrey Chiesa (R) | Mayor of Newark Municipal Council of Newark | 1969 | [17] | |
Montana | John Walsh (D) | February 9, 2014 | No Appointed; replaced Max Baucus (D) | Lieutenant Governor of Montana Montana Adjutant General U.S. Army Brigadier General | 1960 | [18] |
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