List of new members of the 117th United States Congress

The 117th United States Congress is the current meeting of the United States Congress. New members were elected in the November 2020 elections and assumed office on January 3, 2021.[1][2][3]

One member of this freshman class, Luke Letlow of Louisiana's 5th congressional district, died before taking office on December 29, 2020, due to COVID-19.[4]

Stephanie Bice, the first Iranian American elected to Congress, was elected the Republican class president.[5] Mondaire Jones, one of the first two homosexual Black people elected to Congress (the other being Ritchie Torres), was elected Democratic class president.[6]

New Members of the Senate

State Portrait Senator Incoming Class Seniority Party Change Prior Political Experience Birth Year
Alabama Tommy Tuberville (R) 6th
(97th overall)
Yes
Defeated Doug Jones (D)
None 1954
Colorado John Hickenlooper (D) 4th
(95th overall)
Yes
Defeated Cory Gardner (R)
Governor of Colorado, Mayor of Denver 1952
Kansas Roger Marshall (R) 3rd
(94th overall)
No
Open seat
Replaced Pat Roberts (R)
U.S. Representative for Kansas's 1st congressional district 1960
New Mexico Ben Ray Luján (D) 1st
(92nd overall)
No
Open seat
Replaced Tom Udall (D)
Assistant Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,
U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district,
Member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
1972
Tennessee Bill Hagerty (R) 5th
(96th overall)
No
Open seat
Replaced Lamar Alexander (R)
United States Ambassador to Japan 1959
Wyoming Cynthia Lummis (R) 2nd
(93th overall)
No
Open seat
Replaced Mike Enzi (R)
U.S. Representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district 1954
As of January 20, 2021
State Portrait Senator Incoming Class Seniority Party Change Prior Political Experience Birth Year
California Alex Padilla (D) 7th

(98th Overall)

No

Appointed

Replaced Kamala Harris (D)

32nd Secretary of State of California

Member of the California State Senate

President of the Los Angeles City Council

1973
Georgia Jon Ossoff (D) 8th

(99th Overall)

Yes

Runoff Election

Defeated David Perdue (R)

None 1987
Georgia Raphael Warnock (D) 9th

(100th Overall)

Yes

Runoff Election

Defeated Kelly Loeffler (R)

None 1969

New Members of the House of Representatives

District Portrait Representative Party Change Prior Political Experience Birth Year
Alabama 1 Jerry Carl (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Bradley Byrne (R)
Member of the Mobile County Commission 1958
Alabama 2 Barry Moore (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Martha Roby (R)
State Representative 1966
California 8 Jay Obernolte (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Paul Cook (R)
California State Assemblyman, Video Game Developer 1970
California 21 David Valadao (R) Yes
Defeated TJ Cox (D)
Farmer, United States Representative 1977
California 39 Young Kim (R) Yes
Defeated Gil Cisneros (D)
State Assemblywoman, Business Owner 1962
California 48 Michelle Steel (R) Yes
Defeated Harley Rouda (D)
Orange County Supervisor,
Member of the California State Board of Equalization
1955
California 50 Darrell Issa (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Duncan D. Hunter (R)
United States Representative 1953
California 53 Sara Jacobs (D) No
Open seat
Replaced Susan Davis (D)
Nonprofit founder, Policy advisor 1989
Colorado 3 Lauren Boebert (R) No
Defeated Scott Tipton (R)
Businesswoman, Restauranteur 1986
Florida 3 Kat Cammack (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Ted Yoho (R)
Political advisor 1988
Florida 15 Scott Franklin (R) No
Defeated Ross Spano (R)
Lakeland city commissioner 1964
Florida 19 Byron Donalds (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Francis Rooney (R)
State Representative 1978
Florida 26 Carlos Giménez (R) Yes
Defeated Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D)
Mayor of Miami-Dade County 1954
Florida 27 Maria Elvira Salazar (R) Yes
Defeated Donna Shalala (D)
Television news anchor 1961
Georgia 5 Nikema Williams (D) No
Open seat
Replaced Kwanza Hall (D)
Georgia State Senator, Chair of the Georgia Democratic Party 1978
Georgia 7 Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) Yes
Open seat
Replaced Rob Woodall (R)
Professor 1970
Georgia 9 Andrew Clyde (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Doug Collins (R)
Businessman 1963
Georgia 14 Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Tom Graves (R)
Businesswoman, Conspiracy Theorist 1974
Hawaii 2 Kai Kahele (D) No
Open seat
Replaced Tulsi Gabbard (D)
State Senator, Commercial pilot 1974
Illinois 3 Marie Newman (D) No
Defeated Dan Lipinski (D)
Nonprofit leader, Consultant 1964
Illinois 15 Mary Miller (R) No
Open seat
Replaced John Shimkus (R)
Farmer 1959
Iowa 1 Ashley Hinson (R) Yes
Defeated Abby Finkenauer (D)
State Representative, News Anchor 1983
Iowa 2 Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) Yes
Open seat
Replaced David Loebsack (D)
Iowa State Senator, Physician, Lieutenant Colonel 1955
Iowa 4 Randy Feenstra (R) No
Defeated Steve King (R)
State Senator 1969
Indiana 1 Frank Mrvan (D) No
Open seat
Replaced Pete Visclosky (D)
Township trustee for North Township 1969
Indiana 5 Victoria Spartz (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Susan Brooks (R)
Businesswoman, Professor, State Senator 1978
Kansas 1 Tracey Mann (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Roger Marshall (R)
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas 1976
Kansas 2 Jake LaTurner (R) No
Defeated Steve Watkins (R)
Kansas State Treasurer 1988
Massachusetts 4 Jake Auchincloss (D) No
Open seat
Replaced Joe Kennedy III (D)
Member of the Newton City Council 1988
Michigan 3 Peter Meijer (R) Yes
Open seat
Replaced Justin Amash (L)
Businessman 1988
Michigan 10 Lisa McClain (R) Yes
Open seat
Replaced Paul Mitchell (I)
Businesswoman 1966
Minnesota 7 Michelle Fischbach (R) Yes
Defeated Collin Peterson (D)
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, State Senator 1965
Missouri 1 Cori Bush (D) No
Defeated Lacy Clay (D)
Nurse 1976
Montana at-large Matt Rosendale (R) No
Open Seat
Replaced Greg Gianforte (R)
Montana State Auditor 1960
New Mexico 2 Yvette Herrell (R) Yes
Defeated Xochitl Torres Small (D)
State Representative 1964
New Mexico 3 Teresa Leger Fernandez (D) No
Open seat
Replaced Ben Ray Luján (D)
Attorney 1959
New York 2 Andrew Garbarino (R) No
Replaced Peter T. King (R)
State Assemblyman 1984
New York 11 Nicole Malliotakis (R) Yes
Defeated Max Rose (D)
State Assemblywoman 1980
New York 15 Ritchie Torres (D) No
Open seat
Replaced José Serrano (D)
Member of the New York City Council 1988
New York 16 Jamaal Bowman (D) No
Defeated Eliot Engel (D)
Educator 1976
New York 17 Mondaire Jones (D) No
Open seat
Replaced Nita Lowey (D)
Attorney 1987
North Carolina 2 Deborah Ross (D) Yes
Open seat
Replaced George Holding (R)
State Representative 1963
North Carolina 6 Kathy Manning (D) Yes
Open seat
Replaced Mark Walker (R)
Attorney 1956
North Carolina 11 Madison Cawthorn (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Mark Meadows (R)
Businessman 1995
Oklahoma 5 Stephanie Bice (R) Yes
Defeated Kendra Horn (D)
State Senator 1973
Oregon 2 Cliff Bentz (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Greg Walden (R)
State Senator 1952
South Carolina 1 Nancy Mace (R) Yes
Defeated Joe Cunningham (D)
State Representative 1977
Tennessee 1 Diana Harshbarger (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Phil Roe (R)
Pharmacist 1960
Texas 4 Pat Fallon (R) No
Open seat
Replaced John Ratcliffe (R)
State Senator 1967
Texas 11 August Pfluger (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Mike Conaway (R)
U.S. National Security Council member
United States Air Force Lieutenant colonel
1978
Texas 13 Ronny Jackson (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Mac Thornberry (R)
Chief Medical Advisor to the President
Physician to the President
United States Navy Rear admiral
1967
Texas 17 Pete Sessions (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Bill Flores (R)
United States Representative 1955
Texas 22 Troy Nehls (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Pete Olson (R)
Sheriff of Fort Bend County 1968
Texas 23 Tony Gonzales (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Will Hurd (R)
United States Navy officer 1980
Texas 24 Beth Van Duyne (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Kenny Marchant (R)
Marketing Executive
Regional Administrator for HUD
Mayor of Irving
1970
Utah 1 Blake Moore (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Rob Bishop (R)
Consultant, United States Foreign Service Officer 1980
Utah 4 Burgess Owens (R) Yes
Defeated Ben McAdams (D)
NFL Player, Non-Profit Executive 1951
Virginia 5 Bob Good (R) No
Defeated Denver Riggleman (R)
Campbell County Supervisor 1965
Washington 10 Marilyn Strickland (D) No
Open seat
Replaced Denny Heck (D)
Mayor of Tacoma 1962
Wisconsin 5 Scott Fitzgerald (R) No
Open seat
Replaced Jim Sensenbrenner (R)
State Senate Majority Leader 1963

Notes

    References

    1. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
    2. Aitken, Peter (November 2, 2020). "When does the new Congress start?". Fox News. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
    3. "Likely New Members of the 117th Congress (July 27, 2020)". www.insideelections.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
    4. Diaz, Jaclyn. "Louisiana Congressman-Elect Dies From COVID-19". NPR. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
    5. "Stephanie Bice is elected class president". okcfriday.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
    6. "Mondaire Jones, One of 1st Black Gay Congressmen, Is Freshman Leader". www.advocate.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
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