List of new members of the 114th United States Congress

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		Dan Sullivan (R)	13th (100th overall)	Yes Defeated Mark Begich (D)	Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources Alaska Attorney General Assistant Secretary of State (EBA) U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Colonel	1964	[2]
Arkansas		Tom Cotton (R)	6th (93rd overall)	Yes Defeated Mark Pryor (D)	U.S. House of Representatives [a] U.S. Army Captain	1977	[3]
Colorado		Cory Gardner (R)	4th (91st overall)	Yes Defeated Mark Udall (D)	U.S. House of Representatives [b] Colorado House of Representatives	1974	[4]
Georgia		David Perdue (R)	9th (96th overall)	No Open seat; replaced Saxby Chambliss (R)	Georgia Ports Authority CEO of Dollar General CEO of Reebok	1949	[5]
Iowa		Joni Ernst (R)	11th (98th overall)	Yes Open seat; replaced Tom Harkin (D)	Iowa Senate Montgomery County Auditor U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel	1970	[6]
Louisiana		Bill Cassidy (R)	3rd (90th overall)	Yes Defeated Mary Landrieu (D)	U.S. House of Representatives [c] Louisiana State Senate Physician	1957	[7]
Michigan		Gary Peters (D)	2nd (89th overall)	No Open seat; replaced Carl Levin (D)	U.S. House of Representatives [d] Michigan Lottery Commissioner Michigan Senate Rochester Hills City Council Navy Supply Corps Lieutenant Commander	1958	[8]
Montana		Steve Daines (R)	7th (94th overall)	Yes Replaced John Walsh (D), who withdrew after the primary	U.S. House of Representatives [e]	1962	[9]
Nebraska		Ben Sasse (R)	12th (99th overall)	No Open seat; replaced Mike Johanns (R)	President of Midland University Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation	1972	[10]
North Carolina		Thom Tillis (R)	10th (97th overall)	Yes Defeated Kay Hagan (D)	Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Cornelius Board of Commissioners	1960	[11]
Oklahoma		James Lankford (R)	5th (92nd overall)	No Open seat; replaced Tom Coburn (R)	U.S. House of Representatives [f] Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma	1968	[12]
South Dakota		Mike Rounds (R)	8th (95th overall)	Yes Open seat; replaced Tim Johnson (D)	Governor of South Dakota Majority Leader of the South Dakota Senate	1954	[13]
West Virginia		Shelley Moore Capito (R)	1st (88th overall)	Yes Open seat; replaced Jay Rockefeller (D)	U.S. House of Representatives [g] 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
Alabama 6		Gary Palmer (R)	No Open seat; replaced Spencer Bachus (R)	President of the Alabama Policy Institute President of the State Policy Network	1954	[15]
Arizona 2		Martha McSally (R)	Yes Defeated Ron Barber (D)	U.S. Air Force Colonel	1966	[16]
Arizona 7		Ruben Gallego (D)	No Open seat; replaced Ed Pastor (D)	Arizona House of Representatives U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Corporal	1979	[17]
Arkansas 2		French Hill (R)	No Open seat; replaced Tim Griffin (R)	Secretary to the National Economic Council Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Aide to U.S. Senator John Tower	1956	[18]
Arkansas 4		Bruce Westerman (R)	No Open seat; replaced Tom Cotton (R)	Majority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives Fountain Lake School Board	1967	[19]
California 11		Mark DeSaulnier (D)	No Open seat; replaced George Miller (D)	California State Senate California State Assembly Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Concord City Council	1952	[20]
California 25		Steve Knight (R)	No Open seat; replaced Buck McKeon (R)	California State Senate California State Assembly Palmdale City Council Los Angeles Police Department U.S. Army Reserve	1966	[21]
California 31		Pete Aguilar (D)	Yes Open seat; replaced Gary Miller (R)	Mayor of Redlands Aide to Governor Gray Davis	1979	[22]
California 33		Ted Lieu (D)	No Open seat; replaced Henry Waxman (D)	California State Senate California State Assembly Torrance City Council U.S. Air Force JAG Corps Colonel	1969	[23]
California 35		Norma Torres (D)	No Open seat; replaced Gloria Negrete McLeod (D)	California State Senate California State Assembly Mayor of Pomona	1965	[24]
California 45		Mimi Walters (R)	No Open seat; replaced John Campbell (R)	California State Senate California State Assembly Laguna Niguel City Council	1962	[25]
Colorado 4		Ken Buck (R)	No Open seat; replaced Cory Gardner (R)	Weld County District Attorney Congressional staffer	1959	[26]
Florida 2		Gwen Graham (D)	Yes Defeated Steve Southerland (R)	Lawyer	1963	[27]
Florida 26		Carlos Curbelo (R)	Yes Defeated Joe Garcia (D)	Miami-Dade County Public School Board Staffer for U.S. Senator George LeMieux	1980	[28]
Georgia 1		Buddy Carter (R)	No Open seat; replaced Jack Kingston (R)	Georgia State Senate Georgia House of Representatives Mayor of Pooler Pooler City Council	1957	[29]
Georgia 10		Jody Hice (R)	No Open seat; replaced Paul Broun (R)	Senior pastor	1960	[30]
Georgia 11		Barry Loudermilk (R)	No Open seat; replaced Phil Gingrey (R)	Georgia State Senate Georgia House of Representatives Chair of the Bartow County Republican Party U.S. Air Force	1963	[31]
Georgia 12		Rick Allen (R)	Yes Defeated John Barrow (D)	Construction business owner	1951	[32]
Hawaii 1		Mark Takai (D)	No Open seat; replaced Colleen Hanabusa (D)	Hawaii House of Representatives Hawaii National Guard Lieutenant Colonel	1967	[33]
Illinois 10		Bob Dold (R)	Yes Defeated Brad Schneider (D)	U.S. House of Representatives [h] Staffer for Vice President Dan Quayle	1969	[34]
Illinois 12		Mike Bost (R)	Yes Defeated William Enyart (D)	Illinois House of Representatives Murphysboro Township Treasurer U.S. Marine Corps	1960	[35]
Iowa 1		Rod Blum (R)	Yes Open seat; replaced Bruce Braley (D)	Software business executive	1955	[36]
Iowa 3		David Young (R)	No Open seat; replaced Tom Latham (R)	Chief of staff for U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Chief of staff for U.S. Senator Jim Bunning	1968	[37]
Louisiana 5		Ralph Abraham (R)	No Defeated Vance McAllister (R)	Aviation medical examiner Mississippi National Guard	1954	[38]
Louisiana 6		Garret Graves (R)	No Open seat; replaced Bill Cassidy (R)	Chair of the Louisiana CPRA Staffer for U.S. Senator David Vitter Staffer for U.S. Senator John Breaux	1972	[39]
Maine 2		Bruce Poliquin (R)	Yes Open seat; replaced Mike Michaud (D)	Maine State Treasurer	1953	[40]
Massachusetts 6		Seth Moulton (D)	No Defeated John F. Tierney (D) in a primary	U.S. Marine Corps Captain	1978	[41]
Michigan 4		John Moolenaar (R)	No Open seat; replaced Dave Camp (R)	Michigan Senate Michigan House of Representatives Midland City Council	1961	[42]
Michigan 8		Mike Bishop (R)	No Open seat; replaced Mike Rogers (R)	Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate Michigan House of Representatives	1967	[43]
Michigan 11		Dave Trott (R)	No Defeated Kerry Bentivolio (R) in a primary	Bingham Farms Village Council Business owner	1960	[44]
Michigan 12		Debbie Dingell (D)	No Open seat; replaced John Dingell (D)	Wayne State University Board of Governors	1953	[45]
Michigan 14		Brenda Lawrence (D)	No Open seat; replaced Gary Peters (D)	Mayor of Southfield Southfield City Council U.S. Postal Service	1954	[46]
Minnesota 6		Tom Emmer (R)	No Open seat; replaced Michele Bachmann (R)	Minnesota House of Representatives Delano City Council Independence City Council	1961	[47]
Montana at-large		Ryan Zinke (R)	No Open seat; replaced Steve Daines (R)	Montana Senate U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six	1961	[48]
Nebraska 2		Brad Ashford (D)	Yes Defeated Lee Terry (D)	Nebraska Legislature CEO of the Omaha Housing Authority Nebraska Department of Education	1949	[49]
Nevada 4		Cresent Hardy (R)	Yes Defeated Steven Horsford (D)	Nevada Assembly Mesquite City Council	1957	[50]
New Hampshire 1		Frank Guinta (R)	Yes Defeated Carol Shea-Porter (D)	U.S. House of Representatives [i] Mayor of Manchester Manchester Board of Aldermen New Hampshire House of Representatives	1970	[51]
New Jersey 3		Tom MacArthur (R)	No Open seat; replaced Jon Runyan (R)	Mayor of Randolph	1960	[52]
New Jersey 12		Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)	No Open seat; replaced Rush Holt Jr. (D)	Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly Chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee	1945	[53]
New York 1		Lee Zeldin (R)	Yes Defeated Tim Bishop (D)	New York State Senate U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel	1980	[54]
New York 4		Kathleen Rice (D)	No Open seat; replaced Carolyn McCarthy (D)	Nassau County District Attorney	1965	[55]
New York 21		Elise Stefanik (R)	Yes Open seat; replaced Bill Owens (D)	Staffer for the U.S. Domestic Policy Council Campaign manager	1984	[56]
New York 24		John Katko (R)	Yes Defeated Dan Maffei (D)	Assistant U.S. Attorney U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	1962	[57]
North Carolina 6		Mark Walker (R)	No Open seat; replaced Howard Coble (R)	Businessman	1969	[58]
North Carolina 7		David Rouzer (R)	Yes Open seat; replaced Mike McIntyre (D)	North Carolina Senate Legislative aide to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole	1972	[59]
Oklahoma 5		Steve Russell (R)	No Open seat; replaced James Lankford (R)	Oklahoma Senate U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel	1963	[60]
Pennsylvania 6		Ryan Costello (R)	No Open seat; replaced Jim Gerlach (R)	Chester County Board of Commissioners Chester County Recorder of Deeds	1976	[61]
Pennsylvania 13		Brendan Boyle (D)	No Open seat; replaced Allyson Schwartz (D)	Pennsylvania House of Representatives	1977	[62]
Texas 4		John Ratcliffe (R)	No Defeated Ralph Hall (R) in a primary	Mayor of Heath U.S. Attorney for Eastern Texas	1965	[63]
Texas 23		Will Hurd (R)	Yes Defeated Pete Gallego (D)	CIA Directorate of Operations	1977	[64]
Texas 36		Brian Babin (R)	No Open seat; replaced Steve Stockman (R)	Lower Neches Valley Authority Texas Historical Commission Mayor of Woodville U.S. Air Force	1948	[65]
Utah 4		Mia Love (R)	Yes Open seat; replaced Jim Matheson (D)	Mayor of Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs City Council	1975	[66]
Virginia 8		Don Beyer (D)	No Open seat; replaced Jim Moran (D)	U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Lieutenant Governor of Virginia	1950	[67]
Virginia 10		Barbara Comstock (R)	No Open seat; replaced Frank Wolf (R)	Virginia House of Delegates U.S. Department of Justice official Congressional staffer	1959	[68]
Washington 4		Dan Newhouse (R)	No Open seat; replaced Doc Hastings (R)	Washington Director of Agriculture Washington House of Representatives	1955	[69]
West Virginia 2		Alex Mooney (R)	No Open seat; replaced Shelley Moore Capito (R)	Chair of the Maryland Republican Party Maryland Senate	1971	[70]
West Virginia 3		Evan Jenkins (R)	Yes Defeated Nick Rahall (D)	West Virginia Senate West Virginia House of Delegates	1960	[71]
Wisconsin 6		Glenn Grothman (R)	No Open seat; replaced Tom Petri (R)	Wisconsin Senate Wisconsin State Assembly	1955	[72]

Non-voting delegates

District	Image	Delegate	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
American Samoa at-large		Amata Coleman Radewagen (R)	Yes Defeated Eni Faleomavaega (D)	WHIAANHPI Staffer for the House Republican Conference	1947	[73]
U.S. Virgin Islands at-large		Stacey Plaskett (D)	No Open seat; replaced Donna Christian-Christensen (D)	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
New York 11		Dan Donovan (R)	May 12, 2015	No Succeeded Michael Grimm (R)	Richmond County District Attorney Deputy Borough President of Staten Island New York County assistant district attorney	1956	[75]
Mississippi 1		Trent Kelly (R)	June 2, 2015	No Succeeded Alan Nunnelee (R)	District Attorney Tupelo City Prosecutor U.S. Army Major General	1966	[76]
Illinois 18		Darin LaHood (R)	September 17, 2015	No Succeeded Aaron Schock (R)	Illinois Senate Tazewell County Prosecutor	1968	[77]
Ohio 8		Warren Davidson (R)	June 9, 2016	No Succeeded John Boehner (R)	Business owner U.S. Army Captain	1970	[78]
Hawaii 1		Colleen Hanabusa (D)	November 14, 2016	No Succeeded Mark Takai (D)	U.S. House of Representatives [j] President of the Hawaii Senate	1951	[79]
Kentucky 1		James Comer (R)	November 14, 2016	No Succeeded Ed Whitfield (R)	Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Kentucky House of Representatives Chair of the Monroe County Republican Party	1972	[80]
Pennsylvania 2		Dwight Evans (D)	November 14, 2016	No Succeeded Chaka Fattah (D)	Pennsylvania House of Representatives	1954	[81]

See also

• List of United States representatives in the 114th Congress
• List of United States senators in the 114th Congress

Notes

1. Elected to the 113th Congress, serving from 2013 to 2015 in Arkansas's 4th district .
2. Elected to the 112th Congress, serving from 2011 to 2015 in Colorado's 4th district .
3. Elected to the 111th Congress, serving from 2009 to 2015 in Louisiana's 6th district .
4. Elected to the 111th Congress, serving from 2009 to 2013 in Michigan's 9th district and from 2013 to 2015 in Michigan's 14th district .
5. Elected to the 113th Congress, serving from 2013 to 2015 in Montana's at-large district .
6. Elected to the 112th Congress, serving from 2011 to 2015 in Oklahoma's 5th district .
7. Elected to the 107th Congress, serving from 2001 to 2015 in West Virginia's 2nd district .
8. Previously elected to the 112th Congress, serving from 2011 to 2013.
9. Previously elected to the 112th Congress, serving from 2011 to 2013.
10. Previously elected to the 112th Congress, serving from 2011 to 2015.

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Preceded by New members of the 113th Congress

New members of the 114th Congress 2015–2017

Succeeded by New members of the 115th Congress