The 94th United States Congress began on January 3, 1975. There were five new senators (all Democrats) and 92 new representatives (75 Democrats, 17 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, nine senators (five Democrats, four Republicans) and nine representatives (six Democrats, three Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 94th Congress before it ended on January 3, 1977.
Due to redistricting in California, one representative was elected from a newly established congressional district.
State | Image | Senator | Seniority | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
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Arkansas | Dale Bumpers (D) | 2nd (97th overall) | No Replaced J. William Fulbright (D), who lost renomination | Governor of Arkansas U.S. Marine Corps | 1925 | [1] | |
Colorado | Gary Hart (D) | 4th (99th overall) | Yes Defeated Peter H. Dominick (R) | Attorney | 1936 | [2] | |
Iowa | John Culver (D) | 1st (96th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Harold Hughes (D) | U.S. House of Representatives [lower-alpha 1] U.S. Marine Corps Captain | 1932 | [3] | |
North Carolina | Robert Burren Morgan (D) | 3rd (98th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Sam Ervin (D) | North Carolina Attorney General North Carolina Senate U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander | 1925 | [4] | |
Vermont | Patrick Leahy (D) | 5th (100th overall) | Yes Open seat; replaced George Aiken (R) | Chittenden County State's Attorney | 1940 | [5] |
District | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
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California 37 | Shirley Neil Pettis (R) | April 29, 1975 | No | Columnist | 1924 | [107] |
Illinois 5 | John G. Fary (D) | July 8, 1975 | No | State Representative | 1911 | [108] |
Tennessee 5 | Clifford Allen (D) | November 25, 1975 | No | County Tax Assessor | 1912 | [109] |
New York 39 | Stan Lundine (D) | March 2, 1976 | Yes | Mayor of Jamestown | 1939 | [110] |
Texas 22 | Ron Paul (R) | April 3, 1976 | Yes | Obstetrician-gynecologist | 1935 | [111] |
Texas 1 | Sam B. Hall Jr. (D) | June 19, 1976 | No | Lawyer | 1924 | [112] |
Massachusetts 7 | Ed Markey (D) | November 2, 1976 | No | State Representative | 1946 | [113] |
Missouri 6 | Tom Coleman (R) | November 2, 1976 | Yes | State Representative | 1943 | [114] |
Pennsylvania 1 | Michael Myers (D) | November 2, 1976 | No | State Representative | 1943 | [115] |
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