# List of new members of the 92nd United States Congress

The 92nd United States Congress began on January 3, 1971. There were eight new senators (three Democrats, four Republicans, one Conservative) and 51 new representatives (31 Democrats, 20 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, five senators (four Democrats, one Republican) and 10 representatives (four Democrats, six Republicans), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat), took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 92nd Congress before it ended on January 3, 1973.
Due to redistricting in New York, two representatives were elected from newly established congressional districts.

## Senate
### Took office January 3, 1971

| State | Senator | Seniority | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| Connecticut | Lowell Weicker (R) | 6th (98th overall) | Yes Replaced Thomas J. Dodd (D), who was defeated in a primary | U.S. House of Representatives Connecticut House of Representatives First Selectman of Greenwich U.S. Army Reserve | 1931 |
| Florida | Lawton Chiles (D) | 8th (100th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Spessard Holland (D) | Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives U.S. Army Lieutenant | 1930 |
| Maryland | J. Glenn Beall Jr. (R) | 5th (97th overall) | Yes Defeated Joseph Tydings (D) | U.S. House of Representatives Maryland House of Delegates U.S. Navy | 1927 |
| Minnesota | Hubert Humphrey (DFL) | 1st (93rd overall) | No Open seat; replaced Eugene McCarthy (DFL) | Vice President of the United States U.S. Senate Mayor of Minneapolis | 1911 |
| New York | James L. Buckley (C) | 7th (99th overall) | Yes Defeated Charles Goodell (R) | Director of the Catawba Corp. U.S. Navy Lieutenant | 1923 |
| Ohio | Robert Taft Jr. (R) | 2nd (94th overall) | Yes Open seat; replaced Stephen M. Young (D) | U.S. House of Representatives Ohio House of Representatives | 1917 |
| Tennessee | Bill Brock (R) | 3rd (95th overall) | Yes Defeated Albert Gore Sr. (D) | U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Navy | 1930 |
| Texas | Lloyd Bentsen (D) | 4th (96th overall) | No Defeated Ralph Yarborough (D) in a primary | U.S. House of Representatives Hidalgo County Judge U.S. Air Force Colonel | 1921 |

### Took office during the 92nd Congress

| State | Senator | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| Georgia | David H. Gambrell (D) | February 1, 1971 | No Appointed; replaced Richard Russell Jr. (D) | Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia Director of the NLADA U.S. Army Reserve | 1929 |
| Vermont | Robert Stafford (R) | September 16, 1971 | No Appointed; replaced Winston L. Prouty (R) | U.S. House of Representatives Governor of Vermont Lieutenant Governor of Vermont Vermont Attorney General U.S. Navy Reserve Captain | 1913 |
| Louisiana | Elaine Edwards (D) | August 1, 1972 | No Appointed; replaced Allen J. Ellender (D) | First Lady of Louisiana | 1929 |
| Georgia | Sam Nunn (D) | November 8, 1972 | No Defeated David H. Gambrell (D) in a primary | Georgia House of Representatives U.S. Coast Guard Reserve | 1938 |
| Louisiana | J. Bennett Johnston (D) | November 14, 1972 | No Open seat; replaced Elaine Edwards (D) | Louisiana State Senate Louisiana House of Representatives U.S. Army J.A.G. Corps | 1932 |

## House of Representatives
### Took office January 3, 1971

| District | Representative | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| Alaska at-large | Nick Begich Sr. (D) | Yes | State Senator | 1932 |
| California 7 | Ron Dellums (D) | No | City Councillor | 1935 |
| California 29 | George E. Danielson (D) | No | State Senator | 1915 |
| California 38 | Victor Veysey (R) | Yes | State Assemblyman | 1915 |
| Colorado 1 | Mike McKevitt (R) | Yes | District Attorney | 1928 |
| Connecticut 1 | William R. Cotter (D) | No | Insurance Commissioner | 1926 |
| Connecticut 4 | Stewart McKinney (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1931 |
| Connecticut 6 | Ella Grasso (D) | Yes | Secretary of the State of Connecticut | 1919 |
| Delaware at-large | Pete du Pont (R) | No | State Representative | 1935 |
| Florida 8 | Bill Young (R) | No | State Senator | 1930 |
| Georgia 2 | Dawson Mathis (D) | No | News director | 1940 |
| Illinois 1 | Ralph Metcalfe (D) | No | City Councillor | 1910 |
| Illinois 3 | Morgan F. Murphy (D) | No | Lawyer | 1932 |
| Indiana 4 | J. Edward Roush (D) | Yes | U.S. Representative | 1920 |
| Indiana 5 | Elwood Hillis (R) | No | State Representative | 1926 |
| Kansas 2 | William R. Roy (D) | Yes | Physician | 1926 |
| Kentucky 3 | Romano Mazzoli (D) | Yes | State Senator | 1932 |
| Maryland 4 | Paul Sarbanes (D) | No | State Delegate | 1933 |
| Maryland 6 | Goodloe Byron (D) | Yes | State Senator | 1929 |
| Maryland 7 | Parren Mitchell (D) | No | Activist | 1922 |
| Massachusetts 3 | Robert Drinan (D) | No | Priest | 1920 |
| Massachusetts 9 | Louise Day Hicks (D) | No | City Councillor | 1916 |
| Minnesota 3 | Bill Frenzel (R) | No | State Representative | 1928 |
| Minnesota 7 | Robert Bergland (DFL) | Yes | USDA official | 1928 |
| Montana 1 | Richard G. Shoup (R) | Yes | Mayor of Missoula | 1923 |
| Nebraska 1 | Charles Thone (R) | No | State Party Chair | 1924 |
| Nebraska 2 | John Y. McCollister (R) | No | County Commissioner | 1921 |
| New Mexico 2 | Harold L. Runnels (D) | Yes | State Senator | 1924 |
| New York 5 | Norman F. Lent (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1931 |
| New York 18 | Charles Rangel (D) | No | State Assemblyman | 1930 |
| New York 19 | Bella Abzug (D) | No | Co-founder of WSP | 1920 |
| New York 22 | Herman Badillo (D) | New seat | Borough President of the Bronx | 1929 |
| New York 25 | Peter A. Peyser (R) | Yes | Mayor of Irvington | 1921 |
| New York 27 | John G. Dow (D) | Yes | U.S. Representative | 1905 |
| New York 34 | John H. Terry (R) | New seat | State Assemblyman | 1924 |
| New York 39 | Jack Kemp (R) | Yes | Professional football player | 1935 |
| North Dakota 2 | Arthur A. Link (D–NPL) | Yes | State House Speaker | 1914 |
| Ohio 1 | William J. Keating (R) | No | City Councillor | 1927 |
| Ohio 14 | John F. Seiberling (D) | Yes | Lawyer | 1918 |
| Ohio 20 | James V. Stanton (D) | No | City Council President | 1932 |
| Ohio 24 | Walter E. Powell (R) | No | State Senator | 1931 |
| South Carolina 2 | Floyd Spence (R) | No | State Senator | 1928 |
| South Dakota 1 | Frank E. Denholm (D) | Yes | Corporate counsel | 1923 |
| South Dakota 2 | James Abourezk (D) | Yes | Lawyer | 1931 |
| Tennessee 3 | LaMar Baker (R) | No | State Senator | 1915 |
| Texas 7 | Bill Archer (R) | No | State Representative | 1928 |
| Utah 1 | K. Gunn McKay (D) | Yes | State Representative | 1925 |
| Virginia 7 | J. Kenneth Robinson (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1916 |
| Washington 4 | Mike McCormack (D) | Yes | State Senator | 1921 |
| Wisconsin 1 | Les Aspin (D) | Yes | Advisor to Secretary Robert McNamara | 1938 |
| Wyoming at-large | Teno Roncalio (D) | Yes | U.S. Representative | 1916 |

### Took office during the 92nd Congress

| District | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| South Carolina 1 | Mendel Jackson Davis (D) | April 27, 1971 | No | Congressional staffer | 1942 |
| Maryland 1 | William Oswald Mills (R) | May 25, 1971 | No | Congressional staffer | 1924 |
| Pennsylvania 18 | John Heinz (R) | November 2, 1971 | No | Businessman | 1938 |
| Kentucky 6 | William P. Curlin Jr. (D) | December 4, 1971 | No | State Representative | 1933 |
| Vermont at-large | Richard W. Mallary (R) | January 7, 1972 | No | State Senator | 1929 |
| Alabama 3 | Elizabeth B. Andrews (D) | April 4, 1972 | No | Teacher | 1911 |
| Illinois 15 | Cliffard D. Carlson (R) | April 4, 1972 | No | Manufacturer | 1915 |
| Pennsylvania 27 | William Sheldrick Conover (R) | April 25, 1972 | No | Insurance broker | 1928 |
| Louisiana 7 | John Breaux (D) | September 30, 1972 | No | Congressional staffer | 1944 |
| Virginia 6 | M. Caldwell Butler (R) | November 7, 1972 | No | State Delegate | 1925 |

#### Non-voting members

| District | Delegate | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
| District of Columbia at-large | Walter Fauntroy (D) | March 23, 1971 | New seat | Civil rights leader | 1933 | |