List of new members of the 105th United States Congress
The 105th United States Congress began on January 3, 1997. There were fourteen new senators (six Democrats, eight Republicans) and 72 new representatives (42 Democrats, 30 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, nine representatives (five Democrats, four Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 105th Congress before it ended on January 3, 1999.
Senate
State | Image | Senator | Seniority | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
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Alabama | Jeff Sessions (R) | 10th (96th overall) | Yes Open seat; replaced Howell Heflin (D) | Alabama Attorney General U.S. Attorney | 1946 | |
Arkansas | Tim Hutchinson (R) | 7th (93rd overall) | Yes Open seat; replaced David Pryor (D) | U.S. House of Representatives Arkansas House of Representatives | 1949 | |
Colorado | Wayne Allard (R) | 5th (91st overall) | No Open seat; replaced Hank Brown (R) | U.S. House of Representatives Colorado Senate | 1943 | |
Georgia | Max Cleland (D) | 8th (94th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Sam Nunn (D) | Georgia Secretary of State Administrator of Veterans Affairs Georgia State Senate | 1942 | |
Illinois | Dick Durbin (D) | 2nd (88th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Paul Simon (D) | U.S. House of Representatives | 1944 | |
Kansas | Pat Roberts (R) | 1st (87th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Nancy Kassebaum (R) | U.S. House of Representatives | 1936 | |
Louisiana | Mary Landrieu (D) | 9th (95th overall) | No Open seat; replaced J. Bennett Johnston (D) | Louisiana State Treasurer Louisiana House of Representatives | 1955 | |
Maine | Susan Collins (R) | 13th (99th overall) | No Open seat; replaced William Cohen (R) | None | 1952 | |
Nebraska | Chuck Hagel (R) | 12th (98th overall) | Yes Open seat; replaced J. James Exon (D) | None | 1946 | |
New Jersey | Robert Torricelli (D) | 3rd (89th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Bill Bradley (D) | U.S. House of Representatives | 1951 | |
Oregon | Gordon H. Smith (R) | 11th (97th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Mark Hatfield (R) | Oregon State Senate | 1952 | |
Rhode Island | Jack Reed (D) | 6th (92nd overall) | No Open seat; replaced Claiborne Pell (D) | U.S. House of Representatives Rhode Island Senate | 1949 | |
South Dakota | Tim Johnson (D) | 4th (90th overall) | Yes Defeated Larry Pressler (R) | U.S. House of Representatives South Dakota Senate South Dakota House of Representatives | 1946 | |
Wyoming | Mike Enzi (R) | 14th (100th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Alan Simpson (R) | Wyoming Senate Wyoming House of Representatives Mayor of Gillette | 1944 |
House of Representatives
Took office January 3, 1997
Took office during the 105th Congress
District | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
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New York 13 | Vito Fossella (R) | April 11, 1997 | No | City Councilor | 1965 |
Texas 28 | Ciro Rodriguez (D) | April 12, 1997 | No | State Representative | 1946 |
New Mexico 3 | Bill Redmond (R) | May 13, 1997 | Yes | Chaplain | 1955 |
New York 6 | Gregory Meeks (D) | February 3, 1998 | No | State Assemblyman | 1953 |
California 22 | Lois Capps (D) | March 17, 1998 | No | Nurse | 1938 |
California 44 | Mary Bono (R) | April 7, 1998 | No | Waitress | 1961 |
California 9 | Barbara Lee (D) | April 21, 1998 | No | State Senator | 1946 |
Pennsylvania 1 | Bob Brady (D) | May 19, 1998 | No | Professor | 1945 |
New Mexico 1 | Heather Wilson (R) | June 25, 1998 | No | Air Force Captain | 1960 |
See also
- List of United States senators in the 105th Congress
- List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 105th Congress by seniority
Preceded by | New members of the 105th Congress 1997–1999 | Succeeded by |
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