# List of new members of the 104th United States Congress

The 104th United States Congress began on January 3, 1995. There were nine new senators (all Republicans) and 86 new representatives (13 Democrats, 73 Republicans), as well as one new delegate (an independent), at the start of the first session. Additionally, three senators (one Democrat, two Republicans) and seven representatives (four Democrats, three Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 104th Congress before it ended on January 3, 1997.

## Senate
### Took office January 3, 1995

| State | Senator | Seniority | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| Arizona | Jon Kyl (R) | 3rd (94th overall) | Yes Open seat; replaced Dennis DeConcini (D) | U.S. House of Representatives | 1942 |
| Maine | Olympia Snowe (R) | 1st (92nd overall) | Yes Open seat; replaced George J. Mitchell (D) | U.S. House of Representatives Maine Senate First Lady of Maine | 1947 |
| Michigan | Spencer Abraham (R) | 8th (99th overall) | Yes Open seat; replaced Donald Riegle (D) | Michigan Republican Party Chair | 1952 |
| Minnesota | Rod Grams (R) | 6th (97th overall) | No Open seat; replaced David Durenberger (R) | U.S. House of Representatives | 1948 |
| Missouri | John Ashcroft (R) | 7th (98th overall) | No Open seat; replaced John Danforth (R) | Governor of Missouri Missouri Attorney General State Auditor of Missouri | 1942 |
| Ohio | Mike DeWine (R) | 2nd (93rd overall) | Yes Open seat; replaced Howard Metzenbaum (D) | Lieutenant Governor of Ohio U.S. House of Representatives Ohio Senate | 1947 |
| Pennsylvania | Rick Santorum (R) | 5th (96th overall) | Yes Defeated Harris Wofford (D) | U.S. House of Representatives | 1958 |
| Tennessee | Bill Frist (R) | 9th (100th overall) | Yes Defeated Jim Sasser (D) | Surgeon | 1952 |
| Wyoming | Craig L. Thomas (R) | 4th (95th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Malcolm Wallop (R) | U.S. House of Representatives Wyoming House of Representatives | 1933 |

### Took office during the 104th Congress

| State | Senator | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| Oregon | Ron Wyden (D) | February 5, 1996 | Yes Open seat; replaced Bob Packwood (R) | U.S. House of Representatives | 1949 |
| Kansas | Sheila Frahm (R) | June 11, 1996 | No Appointed; replaced Bob Dole (R) | Lieutenant Governor of Kansas Kansas Senate | 1945 |
| Kansas | Sam Brownback (R) | November 7, 1996 | No Defeated Sheila Frahm (R) in a primary | U.S. House of Representatives Kansas Secretary of Agriculture | 1956 |

## House of Representatives
### Took office January 3, 1995

| District | Representative | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| Arizona 1 | Matt Salmon (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1958 |
| Arizona 4 | John Shadegg (R) | No | Air National Guard | 1949 |
| Arizona 6 | J. D. Hayworth (R) | Yes | Television host | 1958 |
| California 1 | Frank Riggs (R) | Yes | U.S. Representative | 1950 |
| California 16 | Zoe Lofgren (D) | No | Congressional staffer | 1947 |
| California 19 | George Radanovich (R) | Yes | County commissioner | 1955 |
| California 22 | Andrea Seastrand (R) | No | State Assemblywoman | 1941 |
| California 44 | Sonny Bono (R) | No | Mayor of Palm Springs | 1935 |
| California 49 | Brian Bilbray (R) | Yes | County supervisor | 1951 |
| Florida 1 | Joe Scarborough (R) | Yes | Lawyer | 1963 |
| Florida 15 | Dave Weldon (R) | Yes | Physician | 1953 |
| Florida 16 | Mark Foley (R) | No | State Senator | 1954 |
| Georgia 7 | Bob Barr (R) | Yes | U.S. Attorney | 1948 |
| Georgia 8 | Saxby Chambliss (R) | Yes | Lawyer | 1943 |
| Georgia 10 | Charlie Norwood (R) | Yes | Army Captain | 1941 |
| Idaho 1 | Helen Chenoweth (R) | Yes | Consultant | 1938 |
| Illinois 5 | Michael Patrick Flanagan (R) | Yes | Army Captain | 1962 |
| Illinois 11 | Jerry Weller (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1957 |
| Illinois 18 | Ray LaHood (R) | No | State Representative | 1945 |
| Indiana 2 | David M. McIntosh (R) | Yes | Domestic Policy Council | 1958 |
| Indiana 4 | Mark Souder (R) | Yes | Congressional aide | 1950 |
| Indiana 8 | John Hostettler (R) | Yes | Engineer | 1961 |
| Iowa 4 | Greg Ganske (R) | Yes | Plastic surgeon | 1949 |
| Iowa 5 | Tom Latham (R) | No | Businessman | 1948 |
| Kansas 2 | Sam Brownback (R) | Yes | Kansas Secretary of Agriculture | 1956 |
| Kansas 4 | Todd Tiahrt (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1951 |
| Kentucky 1 | Ed Whitfield (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1943 |
| Kentucky 3 | Mike Ward (D) | No | State Representative | 1951 |
| Maine 1 | James B. Longley Jr. (R) | Yes | Lawyer | 1951 |
| Maine 2 | John Baldacci (D) | Yes | State Senator | 1955 |
| Maryland 2 | Bob Ehrlich (R) | No | State Delegate | 1957 |
| Michigan 8 | Dick Chrysler (R) | Yes | Automobile manufacturer | 1942 |
| Michigan 13 | Lynn N. Rivers (D) | No | State Representative | 1956 |
| Minnesota 1 | Gil Gutknecht (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1951 |
| Minnesota 6 | Bill Luther (D) | Yes | State Senator | 1945 |
| Mississippi 1 | Roger Wicker (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1951 |
| Missouri 5 | Karen McCarthy (D) | No | State Representative | 1947 |
| Nebraska 2 | Jon Lynn Christensen (R) | Yes | Marketer | 1963 |
| Nevada 1 | John Ensign (R) | Yes | Veterinarian | 1958 |
| New Hampshire 2 | Charles Bass (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1952 |
| New Jersey 2 | Frank LoBiondo (R) | Yes | State Assemblyman | 1946 |
| New Jersey 8 | William J. Martini (R) | Yes | Chosen Freeholder | 1947 |
| New Jersey 11 | Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) | No | State Assemblyman | 1946 |
| New York 1 | Michael Forbes (R) | Yes | Small Business Administration | 1952 |
| New York 4 | Dan Frisa (R) | No | State Assemblyman | 1955 |
| New York 19 | Sue W. Kelly (R) | No | Congressional advisor | 1936 |
| North Carolina 2 | David Funderburk (R) | Yes | U.S. Ambassador to Romania | 1944 |
| North Carolina 3 | Walter B. Jones Jr. (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1943 |
| North Carolina 4 | Fred Heineman (R) | Yes | Police chief | 1929 |
| North Carolina 5 | Richard Burr (R) | Yes | Sales manager | 1955 |
| North Carolina 9 | Sue Myrick (R) | No | Mayor of Charlotte | 1941 |
| Ohio 1 | Steve Chabot (R) | Yes | City Councilor | 1953 |
| Ohio 6 | Frank Cremeans (R) | Yes | Businessman | 1943 |
| Ohio 18 | Bob Ney (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1954 |
| Ohio 19 | Steve LaTourette (R) | Yes | Public defender | 1954 |
| Oklahoma 1 | Steve Largent (R) | No | Professional football player | 1954 |
| Oklahoma 2 | Tom Coburn (R) | Yes | Doctor | 1948 |
| Oklahoma 4 | J. C. Watts (R) | Yes | College football player | 1957 |
| Oregon 2 | Wes Cooley (R) | No | State Senator | 1932 |
| Oregon 5 | Jim Bunn (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1956 |
| Pennsylvania 2 | Chaka Fattah (D) | No | State Senator | 1956 |
| Pennsylvania 13 | Jon D. Fox (R) | Yes | County Commissioner | 1947 |
| Pennsylvania 18 | Mike Doyle (D) | Yes | City Councilor | 1953 |
| Pennsylvania 20 | Frank Mascara (D) | No | County Commissioner | 1930 |
| Pennsylvania 21 | Phil English (R) | No | City Controller | 1956 |
| Rhode Island 1 | Patrick J. Kennedy (D) | Yes | State Representative | 1967 |
| South Carolina 1 | Mark Sanford (R) | No | Air Force Captain | 1960 |
| South Carolina 3 | Lindsey Graham (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1955 |
| Tennessee 3 | Zach Wamp (R) | Yes | County party chairman | 1957 |
| Tennessee 4 | Van Hilleary (R) | Yes | Air Force Reserve Command | 1959 |
| Tennessee 7 | Ed Bryant (R) | No | U.S. Attorney | 1948 |
| Texas 9 | Steve Stockman (R) | Yes | Salesman | 1956 |
| Texas 10 | Lloyd Doggett (D) | No | Supreme Court Justice | 1946 |
| Texas 13 | Mac Thornberry (R) | Yes | Congressional staffer | 1958 |
| Texas 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee (D) | No | City Councilor | 1950 |
| Texas 25 | Ken Bentsen Jr. (D) | No | Investment banker | 1959 |
| Utah 2 | Enid Greene Waldholtz (R) | Yes | Lawyer | 1958 |
| Virginia 11 | Tom Davis (R) | Yes | County Supervisor | 1949 |
| Washington 1 | Rick White (R) | Yes | Lawyer | 1953 |
| Washington 2 | Jack Metcalf (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1927 |
| Washington 3 | Linda Smith (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1950 |
| Washington 4 | Doc Hastings (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1941 |
| Washington 5 | George Nethercutt (R) | Yes | Attorney | 1944 |
| Washington 9 | Randy Tate (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1965 |
| Wisconsin 1 | Mark Neumann (R) | Yes | Home builder | 1954 |
| Wyoming at-large | Barbara Cubin (R) | No | State Senator | 1946 |

#### Non-voting members

| District | Delegate | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| U.S. Virgin Islands at-large | Victor O. Frazer (I) | Yes | Lawyer | 1943 |

### Took office during the 104th Congress

| District | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| California 15 | Tom Campbell (R) | December 12, 1995 | Yes | U.S. Representative | 1952 |
| Illinois 2 | Jesse Jackson Jr. (D) | December 12, 1995 | No | Campaign manager | 1965 |
| California 37 | Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) | March 26, 1996 | No | State Assemblywoman | 1938 |
| Maryland 7 | Elijah Cummings (D) | April 16, 1996 | No | State Delegate | 1951 |
| Oregon 3 | Earl Blumenauer (D) | May 21, 1996 | No | City Commissioner | 1948 |
| Missouri 8 | Jo Ann Emerson (R) | November 5, 1996 | No | None | 1950 |
| Kansas 2 | Jim Ryun (R) | November 27, 1996 | No | Olympic athlete | 1947 |