# List of new members of the 114th United States Congress

The 114th United States Congress began on January 3, 2015. There were 13 new senators (one Democrat, 12 Republicans) and 59 new representatives (15 Democrats, 44 Republicans), as well as two new delegates (one Democrat, one Republican), at the start of its first session. Additionally, seven representatives (two Democrats, five Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 114th Congress before it ended on January 3, 2017.
The president of the House Democratic freshman class was Ted Lieu of California, while the president of the House Republican freshman class was Ken Buck of Colorado. Additionally, the Republican's freshmen liaison was Mimi Walters of California.

## Senate

| State | Senator | Seniority | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| Alaska | Dan Sullivan (R) | 13th (100th overall) | Yes Defeated Mark Begich (D) | Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources Alaska Attorney General Assistant Secretary of State (EBA) U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Colonel | 1964 |
| Arkansas | Tom Cotton (R) | 6th (93rd overall) | Yes Defeated Mark Pryor (D) | U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Army Captain | 1977 |
| Colorado | Cory Gardner (R) | 4th (91st overall) | Yes Defeated Mark Udall (D) | U.S. House of Representatives Colorado House of Representatives | 1974 |
| Georgia | David Perdue (R) | 9th (96th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Saxby Chambliss (R) | Georgia Ports Authority CEO of Dollar General CEO of Reebok | 1949 |
| Iowa | Joni Ernst (R) | 11th (98th overall) | Yes Open seat; replaced Tom Harkin (D) | Iowa Senate Montgomery County Auditor U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel | 1970 |
| Louisiana | Bill Cassidy (R) | 3rd (90th overall) | Yes Defeated Mary Landrieu (D) | U.S. House of Representatives Louisiana State Senate Physician | 1957 |
| Michigan | Gary Peters (D) | 2nd (89th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Carl Levin (D) | U.S. House of Representatives Michigan Lottery Commissioner Michigan Senate Rochester Hills City Council Navy Supply Corps Lieutenant Commander | 1958 |
| Montana | Steve Daines (R) | 7th (94th overall) | Yes Replaced John Walsh (D), who withdrew after the primary | U.S. House of Representatives | 1962 |
| Nebraska | Ben Sasse (R) | 12th (99th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Mike Johanns (R) | President of Midland University Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation | 1972 |
| North Carolina | Thom Tillis (R) | 10th (97th overall) | Yes Defeated Kay Hagan (D) | Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Cornelius Board of Commissioners | 1960 |
| Oklahoma | James Lankford (R) | 5th (92nd overall) | No Open seat; replaced Tom Coburn (R) | U.S. House of Representatives Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma | 1968 |
| South Dakota | Mike Rounds (R) | 8th (95th overall) | Yes Open seat; replaced Tim Johnson (D) | Governor of South Dakota Majority Leader of the South Dakota Senate | 1954 |
| West Virginia | Shelley Moore Capito (R) | 1st (88th overall) | Yes Open seat; replaced Jay Rockefeller (D) | U.S. House of Representatives West Virginia House of Delegates | 1953 |

## House of Representatives
### Took office January 3, 2015

| District | Representative | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| Alabama 6 | Gary Palmer (R) | No Open seat; replaced Spencer Bachus (R) | President of the Alabama Policy Institute President of the State Policy Network | 1954 |
| Arizona 2 | Martha McSally (R) | Yes Defeated Ron Barber (D) | U.S. Air Force Colonel | 1966 |
| Arizona 7 | Ruben Gallego (D) | No Open seat; replaced Ed Pastor (D) | Arizona House of Representatives U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Corporal | 1979 |
| Arkansas 2 | French Hill (R) | No Open seat; replaced Tim Griffin (R) | Secretary to the National Economic Council Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Aide to U.S. Senator John Tower | 1956 |
| Arkansas 4 | Bruce Westerman (R) | No Open seat; replaced Tom Cotton (R) | Majority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives Fountain Lake School Board | 1967 |
| California 11 | Mark DeSaulnier (D) | No Open seat; replaced George Miller (D) | California State Senate California State Assembly Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Concord City Council | 1952 |
| California 25 | Steve Knight (R) | No Open seat; replaced Buck McKeon (R) | California State Senate California State Assembly Palmdale City Council Los Angeles Police Department U.S. Army Reserve | 1966 |
| California 31 | Pete Aguilar (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced Gary Miller (R) | Mayor of Redlands Aide to Governor Gray Davis | 1979 |
| California 33 | Ted Lieu (D) | No Open seat; replaced Henry Waxman (D) | California State Senate California State Assembly Torrance City Council U.S. Air Force JAG Corps Colonel | 1969 |
| California 35 | Norma Torres (D) | No Open seat; replaced Gloria Negrete McLeod (D) | California State Senate California State Assembly Mayor of Pomona | 1965 |
| California 45 | Mimi Walters (R) | No Open seat; replaced John Campbell (R) | California State Senate California State Assembly Laguna Niguel City Council | 1962 |
| Colorado 4 | Ken Buck (R) | No Open seat; replaced Cory Gardner (R) | Weld County District Attorney Congressional staffer | 1959 |
| Florida 2 | Gwen Graham (D) | Yes Defeated Steve Southerland (R) | Lawyer | 1963 |
| Florida 26 | Carlos Curbelo (R) | Yes Defeated Joe Garcia (D) | Miami-Dade County Public School Board Staffer for U.S. Senator George LeMieux | 1980 |
| Georgia 1 | Buddy Carter (R) | No Open seat; replaced Jack Kingston (R) | Georgia State Senate Georgia House of Representatives Mayor of Pooler Pooler City Council | 1957 |
| Georgia 10 | Jody Hice (R) | No Open seat; replaced Paul Broun (R) | Senior pastor | 1960 |
| Georgia 11 | Barry Loudermilk (R) | No Open seat; replaced Phil Gingrey (R) | Georgia State Senate Georgia House of Representatives Chair of the Bartow County Republican Party U.S. Air Force | 1963 |
| Georgia 12 | Rick Allen (R) | Yes Defeated John Barrow (D) | Construction business owner | 1951 |
| Hawaii 1 | Mark Takai (D) | No Open seat; replaced Colleen Hanabusa (D) | Hawaii House of Representatives Hawaii National Guard Lieutenant Colonel | 1967 |
| Illinois 10 | Bob Dold (R) | Yes Defeated Brad Schneider (D) | U.S. House of Representatives Staffer for Vice President Dan Quayle | 1969 |
| Illinois 12 | Mike Bost (R) | Yes Defeated William Enyart (D) | Illinois House of Representatives Murphysboro Township Treasurer U.S. Marine Corps | 1960 |
| Iowa 1 | Rod Blum (R) | Yes Open seat; replaced Bruce Braley (D) | Software business executive | 1955 |
| Iowa 3 | David Young (R) | No Open seat; replaced Tom Latham (R) | Chief of staff for U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Chief of staff for U.S. Senator Jim Bunning | 1968 |
| Louisiana 5 | Ralph Abraham (R) | No Defeated Vance McAllister (R) | Aviation medical examiner Mississippi National Guard | 1954 |
| Louisiana 6 | Garret Graves (R) | No Open seat; replaced Bill Cassidy (R) | Chair of the Louisiana CPRA Staffer for U.S. Senator David Vitter Staffer for U.S. Senator John Breaux | 1972 |
| Maine 2 | Bruce Poliquin (R) | Yes Open seat; replaced Mike Michaud (D) | Maine State Treasurer | 1953 |
| Massachusetts 6 | Seth Moulton (D) | No Defeated John F. Tierney (D) in a primary | U.S. Marine Corps Captain | 1978 |
| Michigan 4 | John Moolenaar (R) | No Open seat; replaced Dave Camp (R) | Michigan Senate Michigan House of Representatives Midland City Council | 1961 |
| Michigan 8 | Mike Bishop (R) | No Open seat; replaced Mike Rogers (R) | Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate Michigan House of Representatives | 1967 |
| Michigan 11 | Dave Trott (R) | No Defeated Kerry Bentivolio (R) in a primary | Bingham Farms Village Council Business owner | 1960 |
| Michigan 12 | Debbie Dingell (D) | No Open seat; replaced John Dingell (D) | Wayne State University Board of Governors | 1953 |
| Michigan 14 | Brenda Lawrence (D) | No Open seat; replaced Gary Peters (D) | Mayor of Southfield Southfield City Council U.S. Postal Service | 1954 |
| Minnesota 6 | Tom Emmer (R) | No Open seat; replaced Michele Bachmann (R) | Minnesota House of Representatives Delano City Council Independence City Council | 1961 |
| Montana at-large | Ryan Zinke (R) | No Open seat; replaced Steve Daines (R) | Montana Senate U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six | 1961 |
| Nebraska 2 | Brad Ashford (D) | Yes Defeated Lee Terry (D) | Nebraska Legislature CEO of the Omaha Housing Authority Nebraska Department of Education | 1949 |
| Nevada 4 | Cresent Hardy (R) | Yes Defeated Steven Horsford (D) | Nevada Assembly Mesquite City Council | 1957 |
| New Hampshire 1 | Frank Guinta (R) | Yes Defeated Carol Shea-Porter (D) | U.S. House of Representatives Mayor of Manchester Manchester Board of Aldermen New Hampshire House of Representatives | 1970 |
| New Jersey 3 | Tom MacArthur (R) | No Open seat; replaced Jon Runyan (R) | Mayor of Randolph | 1960 |
| New Jersey 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) | No Open seat; replaced Rush Holt Jr. (D) | Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly Chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee | 1945 |
| New York 1 | Lee Zeldin (R) | Yes Defeated Tim Bishop (D) | New York State Senate U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel | 1980 |
| New York 4 | Kathleen Rice (D) | No Open seat; replaced Carolyn McCarthy (D) | Nassau County District Attorney | 1965 |
| New York 21 | Elise Stefanik (R) | Yes Open seat; replaced Bill Owens (D) | Staffer for the U.S. Domestic Policy Council Campaign manager | 1984 |
| New York 24 | John Katko (R) | Yes Defeated Dan Maffei (D) | Assistant U.S. Attorney U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | 1962 |
| North Carolina 6 | Mark Walker (R) | No Open seat; replaced Howard Coble (R) | Businessman | 1969 |
| North Carolina 7 | David Rouzer (R) | Yes Open seat; replaced Mike McIntyre (D) | North Carolina Senate Legislative aide to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole | 1972 |
| Oklahoma 5 | Steve Russell (R) | No Open seat; replaced James Lankford (R) | Oklahoma Senate U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel | 1963 |
| Pennsylvania 6 | Ryan Costello (R) | No Open seat; replaced Jim Gerlach (R) | Chester County Board of Commissioners Chester County Recorder of Deeds | 1976 |
| Pennsylvania 13 | Brendan Boyle (D) | No Open seat; replaced Allyson Schwartz (D) | Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 1977 |
| Texas 4 | John Ratcliffe (R) | No Defeated Ralph Hall (R) in a primary | Mayor of Heath U.S. Attorney for Eastern Texas | 1965 |
| Texas 23 | Will Hurd (R) | Yes Defeated Pete Gallego (D) | CIA Directorate of Operations | 1977 |
| Texas 36 | Brian Babin (R) | No Open seat; replaced Steve Stockman (R) | Lower Neches Valley Authority Texas Historical Commission Mayor of Woodville U.S. Air Force | 1948 |
| Utah 4 | Mia Love (R) | Yes Open seat; replaced Jim Matheson (D) | Mayor of Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs City Council | 1975 |
| Virginia 8 | Don Beyer (D) | No Open seat; replaced Jim Moran (D) | U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Lieutenant Governor of Virginia | 1950 |
| Virginia 10 | Barbara Comstock (R) | No Open seat; replaced Frank Wolf (R) | Virginia House of Delegates U.S. Department of Justice official Congressional staffer | 1959 |
| Washington 4 | Dan Newhouse (R) | No Open seat; replaced Doc Hastings (R) | Washington Director of Agriculture Washington House of Representatives | 1955 |
| West Virginia 2 | Alex Mooney (R) | No Open seat; replaced Shelley Moore Capito (R) | Chair of the Maryland Republican Party Maryland Senate | 1971 |
| West Virginia 3 | Evan Jenkins (R) | Yes Defeated Nick Rahall (D) | West Virginia Senate West Virginia House of Delegates | 1960 |
| Wisconsin 6 | Glenn Grothman (R) | No Open seat; replaced Tom Petri (R) | Wisconsin Senate Wisconsin State Assembly | 1955 |

#### Non-voting delegates

| District | Image | Delegate | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
| American Samoa at-large | | Amata Coleman Radewagen (R) | Yes Defeated Eni Faleomavaega (D) | WHIAANHPI Staffer for the House Republican Conference | 1947 | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands at-large | | Stacey Plaskett (D) | No Open seat; replaced Donna Christian-Christensen (D) | U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division Bronx County assistant district attorney | 1966 | |

### Took office during the 114th Congress

| District | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| New York 11 | Dan Donovan (R) | May 12, 2015 | No Succeeded Michael Grimm (R) | Richmond County District Attorney Deputy Borough President of Staten Island New York County assistant district attorney | 1956 |
| Mississippi 1 | Trent Kelly (R) | June 2, 2015 | No Succeeded Alan Nunnelee (R) | District Attorney Tupelo City Prosecutor U.S. Army Major General | 1966 |
| Illinois 18 | Darin LaHood (R) | September 17, 2015 | No Succeeded Aaron Schock (R) | Illinois Senate Tazewell County Prosecutor | 1968 |
| Ohio 8 | Warren Davidson (R) | June 9, 2016 | No Succeeded John Boehner (R) | Business owner U.S. Army Captain | 1970 |
| Hawaii 1 | Colleen Hanabusa (D) | November 14, 2016 | No Succeeded Mark Takai (D) | U.S. House of Representatives President of the Hawaii Senate | 1951 |
| Kentucky 1 | James Comer (R) | November 14, 2016 | No Succeeded Ed Whitfield (R) | Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Kentucky House of Representatives Chair of the Monroe County Republican Party | 1972 |
| Pennsylvania 2 | Dwight Evans (D) | November 14, 2016 | No Succeeded Chaka Fattah (D) | Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 1954 |