List of new members of the 112th United States Congress

Freshman class of the House of Representatives, January 2011

The 112th United States Congress began on January 3, 2011. There were 13 new senators (one Democrat, 12 Republicans) and 94 new representatives (nine Democrats, 85 Republicans) at the start of its first session. Additionally, three senators (one Democrat, two Republicans) and 10 representatives (seven Democrats, three Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 112th Congress before it ended on January 3, 2013.

The president of the House Democratic freshman class was Terri Sewell of Alabama, while the president of the House Republican freshman class was Austin Scott of Georgia. Additionally, the Republican's freshmen liaisons were Kristi Noem of South Dakota and Tim Scott of South Carolina.

This freshmen class was overwhelmingly Republican, resulting in an even larger prevalence of Republican freshmen than during the Republican Revolution of 1994, with approximately 23% of the 47 elected Republican senators and 33% of the 242 elected Republican representatives being first-timers.

Senate

Took office January 3, 2011

State Image Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Arkansas John Boozman (R) 5th
(92nd overall)
Yes
Defeated Blanche Lincoln (D)
U.S. House of Representatives
Rogers Public School Board
Optometrist
1950
Connecticut Richard Blumenthal (D) 11th
(98th overall)
No
Open seat; replaced Chris Dodd (D)
Connecticut Attorney General
Connecticut State Senate
Connecticut House of Representatives
U.S. Attorney for Connecticut
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Sergeant
1946
Florida Marco Rubio (R) 8th
(95th overall)
No
Open seat; replaced George LeMieux (R)
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
West Miami City Commissioner
1971
Indiana Dan Coats (R) 1st
(88th overall)
Yes
Open seat; replaced Evan Bayh (D)
U.S. Senate
U.S. Ambassador to Germany
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant
1943
Kansas Jerry Moran (R) 3rd
(90th overall)
No
Open seat; replaced Sam Brownback (R)
U.S. House of Representatives
Kansas Senate
1954
Kentucky Rand Paul (R) 10th
(97th overall)
No
Open seat; replaced Jim Bunning (R)
Ophthalmologist 1963
Missouri Roy Blunt (R) 2nd
(89th overall)
No
Open seat; replaced Kit Bond (R)
U.S. House of Representatives
President of Southwest Baptist University
Missouri Secretary of State
Greene County Clerk
1950
New Hampshire Kelly Ayotte (R) 13th
(100th overall)
No
Open seat; replaced Judd Gregg (R)
Attorney General of New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Justice
1968
North Dakota John Hoeven (R) 7th
(94th overall)
Yes
Open seat; replaced Byron Dorgan (D–NPL)
Governor of North Dakota
President of the Bank of North Dakota
1957
Ohio Rob Portman (R) 4th
(91st overall)
No
Open seat; replaced George Voinovich (R)
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
U.S. Trade Representative
U.S. House of Representatives
White House Director of Legislative Affairs
1955
Pennsylvania Pat Toomey (R) 6th
(93rd overall)
Yes
Replaced Arlen Specter (D), who lost renomination
President of the Club for Growth
U.S. House of Representatives
1961
Utah Mike Lee (R) 12th
(99th overall)
No
Replaced Bob Bennett (R), who lost renomination
Clerk for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito
Assistant U.S. Attorney
1971
Wisconsin Ron Johnson (R) 9th
(96th overall)
Yes
Defeated Russ Feingold (D)
Plastics manufacturer 1955

Took office during the 112th Congress

State Image Senator Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Nevada Dean Heller (R) May 9, 2011 No
Appointed; replaced John Ensign (R)
U.S. House of Representatives
Secretary of State of Nevada
Nevada Assembly
1960
Hawaii Brian Schatz (D) December 26, 2012 No
Appointed; replaced Daniel Inouye (D)
Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii
Hawaii House of Representatives
1972
South Carolina Tim Scott (R) January 2, 2013 No
Appointed; replaced Jim DeMint (R)
U.S. House of Representatives
South Carolina House of Representatives
Charleston County Council
1965

House of Representatives

Took office January 3, 2011

District Image Representative Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Alabama 2 Martha Roby (R) Yes
Defeated Bobby Bright (D)
Montgomery City Council 1976
Alabama 5 Mo Brooks (R) No
Replaced Parker Griffith (R), who lost renomination
Madison County Commission
Madison County District Attorney
Alabama House of Representatives
1954
Alabama 7 Terri Sewell (D) No
Open seat; replaced Artur Davis (D)
Lawyer 1965
Arizona 1 Paul Gosar (R) Yes
Defeated Ann Kirkpatrick (D)
Dentist 1958
Arizona 3 Ben Quayle (R) No
Open seat; replaced John Shadegg (R)
Lawyer 1976
Arizona 5 David Schweikert (R) Yes
Defeated Harry Mitchell (D)
Maricopa County Treasurer
Arizona House of Representatives
1962
Arkansas 1 Rick Crawford (R) Yes
Open seat; replaced Marion Berry (D)
Radio announcer
U.S. Army Sergeant
1966
Arkansas 2 Tim Griffin (R) Yes
Open seat; replaced Vic Snyder (D)
U.S. Attorney for Eastern Arkansas
U.S. Army Reserve Colonel
1968
Arkansas 3 Steve Womack (R) No
Open seat; replaced John Boozman (R)
Mayor of Rogers
Rogers City Council
Arkansas National Guard Colonel
1957
California 19 Jeff Denham (R) No
Open seat; replaced George Radanovich (R)
California State Senate
U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sergeant
1967
California 33 Karen Bass (D) No
Open seat; replaced Diane Watson (D)
Speaker of the California State Assembly 1953
Colorado 3 Scott Tipton (R) Yes
Defeated John Salazar (D)
Colorado House of Representatives 1956
Colorado 4 Cory Gardner (R) Yes
Defeated Betsy Markey (D)
Colorado House of Representatives 1974
Delaware at-large John Carney (D) Yes
Open seat; replaced Mike Castle (R)
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware 1956
Florida 2 Steve Southerland (R) Yes
Defeated Allen Boyd (R)
Mortician 1965
Florida 5 Rich Nugent (R) No
Open seat; replaced Ginny Brown-Waite (R)
Hernando County Sheriff
Illinois Air National Guard
1951
Florida 8 Daniel Webster (R) Yes
Defeated Alan Grayson (D)
Florida Senate
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
1949
Florida 12 Dennis Ross (R) No
Open seat; replaced Adam Putnam (R)
Florida House of Representatives 1959
Florida 17 Frederica Wilson (D) No
Open seat; replaced Kendrick Meek (D)
Florida Senate
Florida House of Representatives
Miami-Dade County School Board
1942
Florida 22 Allen West (R) Yes
Defeated Ron Klein (D)
Civilian advisor to the Afghan National Army
U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel
1961
Florida 24 Sandy Adams (R) Yes
Defeated Suzanne Kosmas (D)
Florida House of Representatives
Orange County Sheriff's Office
U.S. Air Force
1956
Florida 25 David Rivera (R) New seat Florida House of Representatives 1965
Georgia 7 Rob Woodall (R) No
Open seat; replaced John Linder (R)
Attorney 1970
Georgia 8 Austin Scott (R) Yes
Defeated Jim Marshall (D)
Georgia House of Representatives 1969
Hawaii 1 Colleen Hanabusa (D) Yes
Defeated Charles Djou (R)
President of the Hawaii Senate 1951
Idaho 1 Raúl Labrador (R) Yes
Defeated Walt Minnick (D)
Idaho House of Representatives 1967
Illinois 8 Joe Walsh (R) Yes
Defeated Melissa Bean (D)
Business executive 1961
Illinois 10 Bob Dold (R) No
Open seat; replaced Mark Kirk (R)
Staffer for Vice President Dan Quayle 1969
Illinois 11 Adam Kinzinger (R) Yes
Defeated Debbie Halvorson (D)
McLean County Board
U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel
1978
Illinois 14 Randy Hultgren (R) Yes
Defeated Bill Foster (D)
Illinois Senate
Illinois House of Representatives
DuPage County Board
1966
Illinois 17 Bobby Schilling (R) Yes
Defeated Phil Hare (D)
Business owner 1964
Indiana 4 Todd Rokita (R) No
Open seat; replaced Steve Buyer (R)
Secretary of State of Indiana 1970
Indiana 8 Larry Bucshon (R) Yes
Open seat; replaced Brad Ellsworth (D)
Cardiothoracic surgeon
U.S. Navy Reserve
1962
Indiana 9 Todd Young (R) Yes
Defeated Baron Hill (D)
Orange County assistant deputy prosecutor
U.S. Marine Corps Captain
1972
Kansas 1 Tim Huelskamp (R) No
Open seat; replaced Jerry Moran (R)
Kansas Senate 1968
Kansas 3 Kevin Yoder (R) Yes
Open seat; replaced Dennis Moore (D)
Kansas House of Representatives 1976
Kansas 4 Mike Pompeo (R) No
Open seat; replaced Todd Tiahrt (R)
Aerospace manufacturing entrepreneur
U.S. Army Captain
1963
Louisiana 2 Cedric Richmond (D) Yes
Defeated Joseph Cao (R)
Louisiana House of Representatives 1973
Louisiana 3 Jeff Landry (R) Yes
Open seat; replaced Charlie Melançon (D)
St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana National Guard Sergeant
1970
Maryland 1 Andy Harris (R) Yes
Defeated Frank Kratovil (D)
Maryland Senate
U.S. Navy Medical Corps
1957
Massachusetts 10 Bill Keating (D) No
Open seat; replaced Bill Delahunt (D)
Norfolk County District Attorney
Massachusetts Senate
Massachusetts House of Representatives
1952
Michigan 1 Dan Benishek (R) Yes
Open seat; replaced Bart Stupak (D)
Physician 1952
Michigan 2 Bill Huizenga (R) No
Open seat; replaced Pete Hoekstra (R)
Michigan House of Representatives 1969
Michigan 3 Justin Amash (R) No
Open seat; replaced Vern Ehlers (R)
Michigan House of Representatives 1980
Michigan 7 Tim Walberg (R) Yes
Defeated Mark Schauer (D)
U.S. House of Representatives
Michigan House of Representatives
1951
Michigan 13 Hansen Clarke (D) No
Replaced Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D), who lost renomination
Michigan Senate
Michigan House of Representatives
1957
Minnesota 8 Chip Cravaack (R) Yes
Defeated Jim Oberstar (DFL)
Commercial airline pilot
U.S. Navy Reserve Captain
1959
Mississippi 1 Alan Nunnelee (R) Yes
Defeated Travis Childers (D)
Mississippi State Senate 1958
Mississippi 4 Steven Palazzo (R) Yes
Defeated Gene Taylor (D)
Mississippi House of Representatives
Mississippi National Guard Sergeant
1970
Missouri 4 Vicky Hartzler (R) Yes
Defeated Ike Skelton (D)
Missouri House of Representatives 1960
Missouri 7 Billy Long (R) No
Open seat; replaced Roy Blunt (R)
Auctioneer business owner 1955
Nevada 3 Joe Heck (R) Yes
Defeated Dina Titus (D)
Nevada Senate
Physician
U.S. Army Reserve Brigadier General
1961
New Hampshire 1 Frank Guinta (R) Yes
Defeated Carol Shea-Porter (D)
Mayor of Manchester
Manchester Board of Aldermen
New Hampshire House of Representatives
1970
New Hampshire 2 Charles Bass (R) Yes
Open seat; replaced Paul Hodes (D)
U.S. House of Representatives
New Hampshire Senate
1952
New Jersey 3 Jon Runyan (R) Yes
Defeated John Adler (D)
Professional football player 1973
New Mexico 2 Steve Pearce (R) Yes
Defeated Harry Teague (D)
U.S. House of Representatives
New Mexico House of Representatives
U.S. Air Force Captain
1947
New York 13 Michael Grimm (R) Yes
Defeated Michael McMahon (D)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Corporal
1970
New York 19 Nan Hayworth (R) Yes
Defeated John Hall (D)
Ophthalmologist 1959
New York 20 Chris Gibson (R) Yes
Defeated Scott Murphy (D)
College administrator
U.S. Army Colonel
1964
New York 24 Richard Hanna (R) Yes
Defeated Mike Arcuri (D)
Business owner 1951
New York 25 Ann Marie Buerkle (R) Yes
Defeated Dan Maffei (D)
Assistant New York Attorney General
Syracuse Common Council
Registered nurse
1951
North Carolina 2 Renee Ellmers (R) Yes
Defeated Bob Etheridge (D)
Dunn Planning Board
Registered nurse
1964
North Dakota at-large Rick Berg (R) Yes
Defeated Earl Pomeroy (D–NPL)
Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives 1959
Ohio 1 Steve Chabot (R) Yes
Defeated Steve Driehaus (D)
U.S. House of Representatives
Hamilton County Board of Commissioners
Cincinnati City Council
1953
Ohio 6 Bill Johnson (R) Yes
Defeated Charlie Wilson (D)
Corporate executive
U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel
1954
Ohio 15 Steve Stivers (R} Yes
Defeated Mary Jo Kilroy (D)
Ohio Senate
Ohio National Guard Brigadier General
1965
Ohio 16 Jim Renacci (R) Yes
Defeated John Boccieri (D)
Mayor of Wadsworth
Wadsworth City Council
1958
Ohio 18 Bob Gibbs (R) Yes
Defeated Zack Space (D)
Ohio Senate
Ohio House of Representatives
President of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
1954
Oklahoma 5 James Lankford (R) No
Open seat; replaced Mary Fallin (R)
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma 1968
Pennsylvania 3 Mike Kelly (R) Yes
Defeated Kathy Dahlkemper (D)
Butler County Council
Butler School Board
1948
Pennsylvania 7 Pat Meehan (R) Yes
Open seat; replaced Joe Sestak (D)
U.S. Attorney for Eastern Pennsylvania
Delaware County District Attorney
1955
Pennsylvania 8 Mike Fitzpatrick (R) Yes
Defeated Patrick Murphy (D)
U.S. House of Representatives
Bucks County Board of Commissioners
1963
Pennsylvania 10 Tom Marino (R) Yes
Defeated Chris Carney (D)
U.S. Attorney for Middle Pennsylvania
Lycoming County District Attorney
1952
Pennsylvania 11 Lou Barletta (R) Yes
Defeated Paul Kanjorski (D)
Mayor of Hazleton
Hazleton City Council
1956
Rhode Island 1 David Cicilline (D) No
Open seat; replaced Patrick J. Kennedy (D)
Mayor of Providence
Rhode Island House of Representatives
1961
South Carolina 1 Tim Scott (R) No
Open seat; replaced Henry Brown (R)
South Carolina House of Representatives
Charleston County Council
1965
South Carolina 3 Jeff Duncan (R) No
Open seat; replaced Gresham Barrett (R)
South Carolina House of Representatives 1966
South Carolina 4 Trey Gowdy (R) No
Replaced Bob Inglis (R), who lost renomination
South Carolina Circuit Court Solicitor
Assistant U.S. Attorney
1964
South Carolina 5 Mick Mulvaney (R) Yes
Defeated John Spratt (D)
South Carolina Senate
South Carolina House of Representatives
1967
South Dakota at-large Kristi Noem (R) Yes
Defeated Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D)
South Dakota House of Representatives 1971
Tennessee 3 Chuck Fleischmann (R) No
Open seat; replaced Zach Wamp (R)
Lawyer 1962
Tennessee 4 Scott DesJarlais (R) Yes
Defeated Lincoln Davis (D)
Physician 1964
Tennessee 6 Diane Black (R) Yes
Open seat; replaced Bart Gordon (D)
Tennessee Senate
Tennessee House of Representatives
Registered nurse
1951
Tennessee 8 Stephen Fincher (R) Yes
Open seat; replaced John Tanner (D)
Farming business owner 1973
Texas 17 Bill Flores (R) Yes
Defeated Chet Edwards (D)
Texas Real Estate Commission
Energy company executive
1954
Texas 23 Quico Canseco (R) Yes
Defeated Ciro Rodriguez (D)
Bank executive 1949
Texas 27 Blake Farenthold (R) Yes
Defeated Solomon Ortiz (D)
Lawyer 1961
Virginia 2 Scott Rigell (R) Yes
Defeated Glenn Nye (D)
Car dealership owner
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Sergeant
1960
Virginia 5 Robert Hurt (R) Yes
Defeated Tom Perriello (D)
Virginia Senate
Virginia House of Delegates
Chatham Town Council
1969
Virginia 9 Morgan Griffith (R) Yes
Defeated Rick Boucher (D)
Virginia House of Delegates 1958
Washington 3 Jaime Herrera (R) Yes
Open seat; replaced Brian Baird (D)
Washington House of Representatives
Congressional staffer
1978
West Virginia 1 David McKinley (R) Yes
Replaced Alan Mollohan (D), who lost renomination
Chair of the West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia House of Delegates
1947
Wisconsin 7 Sean Duffy (R) Yes
Open seat; replaced Dave Obey (D)
Ashland County District Attorney
Reality television personality
1971
Wisconsin 8 Reid Ribble (R) Yes
Defeated Steve Kagen (D)
Business owner 1956

Took office during the 112th Congress

District Image Representative Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
New York 26 Kathy Hochul (D) June 1, 2011 Yes
Succeeded Chris Lee (R)
Erie County Clerk
Hamburg Town Board
Congressional staffer
1958
California 36 Janice Hahn (D) July 19, 2011 No
Succeeded Jane Harman (D)
Los Angeles City Council
Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission
1952
Nevada 2 Mark Amodei (R) September 15, 2011 No
Succeeded Dean Heller (R)
Chair of the Nevada Republican Party
Nevada Senate
Nevada Assembly
U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
1958
New York 9 Bob Turner (R) September 15, 2011 Yes
Succeeded Anthony Weiner (D)
Businessman
U.S. Army Specialist
1941
Oregon 1 Suzanne Bonamici (D) February 7, 2012 No
Succeeded David Wu (D)
Oregon State Senate
Oregon House of Representatives
1954
Arizona 8 Ron Barber (D) June 19, 2012 No
Succeeded Gabby Giffords (D)
Staff for U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords 1945
Kentucky 4 Thomas Massie (R) November 13, 2012 No
Succeeded Geoff Davis (R)
Lewis County Judge/Executive 1971
Michigan 11 David Curson (D) November 13, 2012 Yes
Succeeded Thaddeus McCotter (R)
Union representative
U.S. Marine Corps
1948
Washington 1 Suzan DelBene (D) November 13, 2012 No
Succeeded Jay Inslee (D)
Washington Director of Revenue
Technology business executive
1962
New Jersey 10 Donald Payne Jr. (D) November 15, 2012 No
Succeeded Donald M. Payne (D)
President of the Municipal Council of Newark
Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders
New Jersey Highway Authority
1958

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