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List of new members of the 117th United States Congress 
Summary
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 gay African Americans elected to Congress (the other being Ritchie Torres), was elected Democratic class president.[6]
New members of the SenateEdit
Took office January 3, 2021Edit
Took office during the 117th CongressEdit
| State | Portrait | Senator | Took office | Party change | Prior political experience | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 
|
Alex Padilla (D) | January 20, 2021 | 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) | January 20, 2021 | Yes Runoff election Defeated David Perdue (R) |
None | 1987 |
| Georgia | 
|
Raphael Warnock (D) | January 20, 2021 | Yes Special runoff election Defeated Kelly Loeffler (R) |
None | 1969 |
New members of the House of RepresentativesEdit
Took office January 3, 2021Edit
| District | Portrait | Representative | Party change | Prior experience | Birth year | CPVI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama 1 | 
|
Jerry Carl (R) | No Open seat Replaced Bradley Byrne (R) |
Member of the Mobile County Commission | 1958 | R+15 |
| Alabama 2 | 
|
Barry Moore (R) | No Open seat Replaced Martha Roby (R) |
State Representative | 1966 | R+16 |
| California 8 | 
|
Jay Obernolte (R) | No Open seat Replaced Paul Cook (R) |
California State Assemblyman, video game developer | 1970 | R+9 |
| California 21 | 
|
David Valadao (R) | Yes Defeated TJ Cox (D) |
Farmer, United States Representative | 1977 | D+5 |
| California 39 | 
|
Young Kim (R) | Yes Defeated Gil Cisneros (D) |
California State Assemblywoman, Business Owner | 1962 | EVEN |
| California 48 | 
|
Michelle Steel (R) | Yes Defeated Harley Rouda (D) |
Orange County Supervisor, Member of the California State Board of Equalization |
1955 | R+4 |
| California 50 | 
|
Darrell Issa (R) | No Open seat Replaced Duncan D. Hunter (R) |
United States Representative | 1953 | R+11 |
| California 53 | 
|
Sara Jacobs (D) | No Open seat Replaced Susan Davis (D) |
Nonprofit founder, policy advisor | 1989 | D+14 |
| Colorado 3 | 
|
Lauren Boebert (R) | No Defeated Scott Tipton (R) |
Businesswoman, restaurateur | 1986 | R+6 |
| Florida 3 | 
|
Kat Cammack (R) | No Open seat Replaced Ted Yoho (R) |
Political advisor | 1988 | R+9 |
| Florida 15 | 
|
Scott Franklin (R) | No Defeated Ross Spano (R) |
Lakeland city commissioner | 1964 | R+6 |
| Florida 19 | 
|
Byron Donalds (R) | No Open seat Replaced Francis Rooney (R) |
State Representative | 1978 | R+13 |
| Florida 26 | 
|
Carlos Giménez (R) | Yes Defeated Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) |
Mayor of Miami-Dade County | 1954 | D+6 |
| Florida 27 | 
|
Maria Elvira Salazar (R) | Yes Defeated Donna Shalala (D) |
Television news anchor | 1961 | D+5 |
| Georgia 5 | 
|
Nikema Williams (D) | No Open seat Replaced Kwanza Hall (D) |
Georgia State Senator, Chair of the Georgia Democratic Party | 1978 | D+34 |
| Georgia 7 | 
|
Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) | Yes Open seat Replaced Rob Woodall (R) |
Professor | 1970 | R+9 |
| Georgia 9 | 
|
Andrew Clyde (R) | No Open seat Replaced Doug Collins (R) |
Businessman | 1963 | R+31 |
| Georgia 14 | 
|
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) | No Open seat Replaced Tom Graves (R) |
Businesswoman | 1974 | R+27 |
| Hawaii 2 | 
|
Kai Kahele (D) | No Open seat Replaced Tulsi Gabbard (D) |
State Senator, commercial pilot | 1974 | D+19 |
| Illinois 3 | 
|
Marie Newman (D) | No Defeated Dan Lipinski (D) |
Non-profit leader, consultant | 1964 | D+6 |
| Illinois 15 | 
|
Mary Miller (R) | No Open seat Replaced John Shimkus (R) |
Farmer | 1959 | R+21 |
| Iowa 1 | 
|
Ashley Hinson (R) | Yes Defeated Abby Finkenauer (D) |
State Representative, news anchor | 1983 | D+1 |
| Iowa 2 | 
|
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) | Yes Open seat Replaced David Loebsack (D) |
Iowa State Senator, physician, lieutenant colonel | 1955 | D+1 |
| Iowa 4 | 
|
Randy Feenstra (R) | No Defeated Steve King (R) |
State Senator | 1969 | R+11 |
| Indiana 1 | 
|
Frank Mrvan (D) | No Open seat Replaced Pete Visclosky (D) |
Township trustee for North Township | 1969 | D+8 |
| Indiana 5 | 
|
Victoria Spartz (R) | No Open seat Replaced Susan Brooks (R) |
Businesswoman, professor, State Senator | 1978 | R+9 |
| Kansas 1 | 
|
Tracey Mann (R) | No Open seat Replaced Roger Marshall (R) |
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas | 1976 | R+24 |
| Kansas 2 | 
|
Jake LaTurner (R) | No Defeated Steve Watkins (R) |
Kansas State Treasurer | 1988 | R+10 |
| Massachusetts 4 | 
|
Jake Auchincloss (D) | No Open seat Replaced Joe Kennedy III (D) |
Member of the Newton City Council | 1988 | D+9 |
| Michigan 3 | 
|
Peter Meijer (R) | Yes Open seat Replaced Justin Amash (L) |
Businessman | 1988 | R+6 |
| Michigan 10 | 
|
Lisa McClain (R) | Yes Open seat Replaced Paul Mitchell (I) |
Businesswoman | 1966 | R+13 |
| Minnesota 7 | 
|
Michelle Fischbach (R) | Yes Defeated Collin Peterson (D) |
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, State Senator | 1965 | R+12 |
| Missouri 1 | 
|
Cori Bush (D) | No Defeated Lacy Clay (D) |
Nurse | 1976 | D+29 |
| Montana at-large | 
|
Matt Rosendale (R) | No Open Seat Replaced Greg Gianforte (R) |
Montana State Auditor | 1960 | R+11 |
| New Mexico 2 | 
|
Yvette Herrell (R) | Yes Defeated Xochitl Torres Small (D) |
Buisnesswoman, State Representative | 1964 | R+6 |
| New Mexico 3 | 
|
Teresa Leger Fernandez (D) | No Open seat Replaced Ben Ray Luján (D) |
Attorney | 1959 | D+8 |
| New York 2 | 
|
Andrew Garbarino (R) | No Replaced Peter T. King (R) |
State Assemblyman | 1984 | R+3 |
| New York 11 | 
|
Nicole Malliotakis (R) | Yes Defeated Max Rose (D) |
State Assemblywoman | 1980 | R+3 |
| New York 15 | 
|
Ritchie Torres (D) | No Open seat Replaced José Serrano (D) |
Member of the New York City Council | 1988 | D+44 |
| New York 16 | 
|
Jamaal Bowman (D) | No Defeated Eliot Engel (D) |
Educator | 1976 | D+24 |
| New York 17 | 
|
Mondaire Jones (D) | No Open seat Replaced Nita Lowey (D) |
Attorney | 1987 | D+7 |
| North Carolina 2 | 
|
Deborah Ross (D) | Yes Open seat Replaced George Holding (R) |
State Representative | 1963 | D+9 |
| North Carolina 6 | 
|
Kathy Manning (D) | Yes Open seat Replaced Mark Walker (R) |
Attorney | 1956 | D+9 |
| North Carolina 11 | 
|
Madison Cawthorn (R) | No Open seat Replaced Mark Meadows (R) |
Businessman | 1995 | R+14 |
| Oklahoma 5 | 
|
Stephanie Bice (R) | Yes Defeated Kendra Horn (D) |
State Senator | 1973 | R+10 |
| Oregon 2 | 
|
Cliff Bentz (R) | No Open seat Replaced Greg Walden (R) |
State Senator | 1952 | R+11 |
| South Carolina 1 | 
|
Nancy Mace (R) | Yes Defeated Joe Cunningham (D) |
State Representative | 1977 | R+10 |
| Tennessee 1 | 
|
Diana Harshbarger (R) | No Open seat Replaced Phil Roe (R) |
Pharmacist | 1960 | R+28 |
| Texas 4 | 
|
Pat Fallon (R) | No Open seat Replaced John Ratcliffe (R) |
State Senator | 1967 | R+28 |
| 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 | R+32 |
| 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 | R+33 |
| Texas 17 | 
|
Pete Sessions (R) | No Open seat Replaced Bill Flores (R) |
United States Representative | 1955 | R+12 |
| Texas 22 | 
|
Troy Nehls (R) | No Open seat Replaced Pete Olson (R) |
Sheriff of Fort Bend County | 1968 | R+10 |
| Texas 23 | 
|
Tony Gonzales (R) | No Open seat Replaced Will Hurd (R) |
Retired United States Navy sailor | 1980 | R+1 |
| Texas 24 | 
|
Beth Van Duyne (R) | No Open seat Replaced Kenny Marchant (R) |
Marketing executive Regional Administrator for HUD Mayor of Irving |
1970 | R+9 |
| Utah 1 | 
|
Blake Moore (R) | No Open seat Replaced Rob Bishop (R) |
Consultant, United States Foreign Service officer | 1980 | R+26 |
| Utah 4 | 
|
Burgess Owens (R) | Yes Defeated Ben McAdams (D) |
NFL player, non-profit executive | 1951 | R+13 |
| Virginia 5 | 
|
Bob Good (R) | No Defeated Denver Riggleman (R) |
Campbell County supervisor | 1965 | R+6 |
| Washington 10 | 
|
Marilyn Strickland (D) | No Open seat Replaced Denny Heck (D) |
Mayor of Tacoma | 1962 | D+5 |
| Wisconsin 5 | 
|
Scott Fitzgerald (R) | No Open seat Replaced Jim Sensenbrenner (R) |
State Senate Majority Leader | 1963 | R+13 |
Took office during the 117th CongressEdit
| District | Portrait | Representative | Took office | Party change | Prior experience | Birth year | CPVI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York 22 | 
|
Claudia Tenney (R) | February 11, 2021[a] | Yes Defeated Anthony Brindisi (D) |
United States Representative, State Assemblywoman | 1961 | R+6 |
| Louisiana 5 | 
|
Julia Letlow (R) | April 14, 2021 | No Open seat Replaced Luke Letlow (R)[b] |
Academic administrator | 1981 | R+15 |
| Louisiana 2 | 
|
Troy Carter (D) | May 11, 2021 | No Open seat Replaced Cedric Richmond (D) |
State Senator | 1963 | D+25 |
| New Mexico 1 | 
|
Melanie Stansbury (D) | June 14, 2021 | No Open seat Replaced Deb Haaland (D) |
State Representative, Scientist | 1979 | D+9 |
| Texas 6 | 
|
Jake Ellzey (R) | July 30, 2021 | No Open seat Replaced Ron Wright (R)[c] |
State Representative | 1970 | R+6 |
| Ohio 11 | 
|
Shontel Brown (D) | November 4, 2021 | No Open seat Replaced Marcia Fudge (D) |
Cuyahoga County Council member | 1975 | D+30 |
| Ohio 15 | 
|
Mike Carey (R) | November 4, 2021 | No Open seat Replaced Steve Stivers (R) |
Lobbyist | 1971 | R+9 |
| Florida 20 | 
|
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) | January 18, 2022 | No Open seat Replaced Alcee Hastings (D)[d] |
Healthcare executive | 1979 | D+28 |
| California 22 | 
|
TBD | TBD | No Open seat Replaced Devin Nunes (R) |
R+8 | ||
| Texas 34 |
|
TBD | TBD | No Open seat Replaced Filemon Vela Jr. (D) |
D+5 | ||
| Nebraska 1 |
|
TBD | TBD | No Open seat Replaced Jeff Fortenberry (R) |
R+11 | ||
| Minnesota 1 |
|
TBD | TBD | No Open seat Replaced Jim Hagedorn (R)[e] |
R+5 | ||
| Alaska at-large |
|
TBD | TBD | No Open seat Replaced Don Young (R) |
R+9 | ||
| New York 23 |
|
TBD | TBD | No Open seat Replaced Tom Reed (R) |
R+6 | ||
| New York 19 |
|
TBD | TBD | No Open seat Replaced Antonio Delgado (D) |
R+2 |
NotesEdit
- ^ Tenney was sworn in on February 11, 2021 following an extended dispute of the election results.
- ^ Member-elect; died of COVID-19 before he could take office
- ^ Incumbent died of COVID-19
- ^ Incumbent died of pancreatic cancer
- ^ Incumbent died of kidney cancer
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ Aitken, Peter (November 2, 2020). "When does the new Congress start?". Fox News. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Likely New Members of the 117th Congress (July 27, 2020)". www.insideelections.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Diaz, Jaclyn. "Louisiana Congressman-Elect Dies From COVID-19". NPR. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "Stephanie Bice is elected class president". okcfriday.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Mondaire Jones, One of 1st Black Gay Congressmen, Is Freshman Leader". www.advocate.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.