# List of new members of the 117th United States Congress

The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021. There were six new senators (two Democrats, four Republicans) and 60 new representatives (15 Democrats, 45 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, three senators (all Democrats) and 16 representatives (six Democrats, ten Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 117th Congress before it ended on January 3, 2023.
One representative-elect, Luke Letlow of Louisiana, died before taking office.
The president of the House Democratic freshman class was Nikema Williams of Georgia, while the president of the House Republican freshman class was Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma. Additionally, the Democratic Freshmen Leadership Representative was Mondaire Jones of New York, and the Republican's freshmen liaison was Andrew Clyde of Georgia.

## Senate
### Took office January 3, 2021

| State | Senator | Seniority | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| Alabama | Tommy Tuberville (R) | 6th (99th overall) | Yes Defeated Doug Jones (D) | College football coach | 1954 |
| Colorado | John Hickenlooper (D) | 4th (97th overall) | Yes Defeated Cory Gardner (R) | Governor of Colorado Mayor of Denver | 1952 |
| Kansas | Roger Marshall (R) | 3rd (96th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Pat Roberts (R) | U.S. House of Representatives Obstetrician U.S. Army Reserve Captain | 1960 |
| New Mexico | Ben Ray Luján (D) | 1st (94th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Tom Udall (D) | U.S. House of Representatives New Mexico Public Regulation Commission | 1972 |
| Tennessee | Bill Hagerty (R) | 5th (98th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Lamar Alexander (R) | U.S. Ambassador to Japan Tennessee Commissioner of Economic Development Advisor to President George H. W. Bush | 1959 |
| Wyoming | Cynthia Lummis (R) | 2nd (95th overall) | No Open seat; replaced Mike Enzi (R) | U.S. House of Representatives Treasurer of Wyoming Wyoming Senate Wyoming House of Representatives | 1954 |

### Took office during the 117th Congress

| State | Senator | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| California | Alex Padilla (D) | January 20, 2021 | No Appointed; replaced Kamala Harris (D) | Secretary of State of California California State Senate President of the Los Angeles City Council | 1973 |
| Georgia (Class 2) | Jon Ossoff (D) | January 20, 2021 | Yes Defeated David Perdue (R) | Investigative journalist | 1987 |
| Georgia (Class 3) | Raphael Warnock (D) | January 20, 2021 | Yes Defeated Kelly Loeffler (R) | Senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church | 1969 |

## House of Representatives
### Took office January 3, 2021

| District | Representative | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| Alabama 1 | Jerry Carl (R) | No Open seat; replaced Bradley Byrne (R) | President of the Mobile County Commission | 1958 |
| Alabama 2 | Barry Moore (R) | No Open seat; replaced Martha Roby (R) | Alabama House of Representatives | 1966 |
| California 8 | Jay Obernolte (R) | No Open seat; replaced Paul Cook (R) | California State Assembly President of FarSight Studios | 1970 |
| California 21 | David Valadao (R) | Yes Defeated TJ Cox (D) | U.S. House of Representatives California State Assembly | 1977 |
| California 39 | Young Kim (R) | Yes Defeated Gil Cisneros (D) | California State Assembly | 1962 |
| California 48 | Michelle Steel (R) | Yes Defeated Harley Rouda (D) | Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors California State Board of Equalization | 1955 |
| California 50 | Darrell Issa (R) | No Open seat; replaced Duncan D. Hunter (R) | U.S. House of Representatives CEO of Directed Electronics U.S. Army Captain | 1953 |
| California 53 | Sara Jacobs (D) | No Open seat; replaced Susan Davis (D) | Contractor | 1989 |
| Colorado 3 | Lauren Boebert (R) | No Defeated Scott Tipton (R) in a primary | Business owner | 1986 |
| Florida 3 | Kat Cammack (R) | No Open seat; replaced Ted Yoho (R) | Advisor to Representative Ted Yoho | 1988 |
| Florida 15 | Scott Franklin (R) | No Defeated Ross Spano (R) in a primary | Lakeland City Commission U.S. Navy Commander | 1964 |
| Florida 19 | Byron Donalds (R) | No Open seat; replaced Francis Rooney (R) | Florida House of Representatives | 1978 |
| Florida 26 | Carlos A. Giménez (R) | Yes Defeated Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) | Mayor of Miami-Dade County Miami-Dade County Commission City Manager of Miami Miami Fire-Rescue Department | 1954 |
| Florida 27 | María Elvira Salazar (R) | Yes Defeated Donna Shalala (D) | Television news anchor | 1961 |
| Georgia 5 | Nikema Williams (D) | No Open seat; replaced Kwanza Hall (D) | Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia Georgia State Senate | 1978 |
| Georgia 7 | Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced Rob Woodall (R) | Professor | 1970 |
| Georgia 9 | Andrew Clyde (R) | No Open seat; replaced Doug Collins (R) | Business owner U.S. Navy Commander | 1963 |
| Georgia 14 | Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) | No Open seat; replaced Tom Graves (R) | Businesswoman | 1974 |
| Hawaii 2 | Kai Kahele (D) | No Open seat; replaced Tulsi Gabbard (D) | Hawaii Senate U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel | 1974 |
| Illinois 3 | Marie Newman (D) | No Defated Dan Lipinski (D) in a primary | Marketing consultant | 1964 |
| Illinois 15 | Mary Miller (R) | No Open seat; replaced John Shimkus (R) | Farmer | 1959 |
| Indiana 1 | Frank J. Mrvan (D) | No Open seat; replaced Pete Visclosky (D) | North Township Trustee | 1969 |
| Indiana 5 | Victoria Spartz (R) | No Open seat; replaced Susan Brooks (R) | Indiana Senate | 1978 |
| Iowa 1 | Ashley Hinson (R) | Yes Defeated Abby Finkenauer (D) | Iowa House of Representatives | 1983 |
| Iowa 2 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) | Yes Open seat; replaced Dave Loebsack (D) | Iowa Senate Iowa Director of Public Health | 1955 |
| Iowa 4 | Randy Feenstra (R) | No Defeated Steve King (R) in a primary | Iowa Senate Sioux County Treasurer | 1969 |
| Kansas 1 | Tracey Mann (R) | No Open seat; replaced Roger Marshall (R) | Lieutenant Governor of Kansas | 1976 |
| Kansas 2 | Jake LaTurner (R) | No Defeated Steve Watkins (R) in a primary | Kansas State Treasurer Kansas Senate | 1988 |
| Massachusetts 4 | Jake Auchincloss (D) | No Open seat; replaced Joe Kennedy III (D) | Newton City Council U.S. Marine Corps Major | 1988 |
| Michigan 3 | Peter Meijer (R) | Yes Open seat; replaced Justin Amash (L) | Business analyst U.S. Army Sergeant | 1988 |
| Michigan 10 | Lisa McClain (R) | No Open seat; replaced Paul Mitchell (R) | Finance executive | 1966 |
| Minnesota 7 | Michelle Fischbach (R) | Yes Defeated Collin Peterson (DFL) | Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota President of the Minnesota Senate Paynesville City Council | 1965 |
| Missouri 1 | Cori Bush (D) | No Defeated Lacy Clay (D) in a primary | Black Lives Matter activist | 1976 |
| Montana at-large | Matt Rosendale (R) | No Open seat; replaced Greg Gianforte (R) | Montana State Auditor Montana Senate Montana House of Representatives | 1960 |
| New Mexico 2 | Yvette Herrell (R) | Yes Defeated Xochitl Torres Small (D) | New Mexico House of Representatives | 1964 |
| New Mexico 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez (D) | No Open seat; replaced Ben Ray Luján (D) | Attorney | 1959 |
| New York 2 | Andrew Garbarino (R) | No Open seat; replaced Peter King (R) | New York State Assembly | 1984 |
| New York 11 | Nicole Malliotakis (R) | Yes Defeated Max Rose (D) | New York State Assembly | 1980 |
| New York 15 | Ritchie Torres (D) | No Open seat; replaced José E. Serrano (D) | New York City Council | 1988 |
| New York 16 | Jamaal Bowman (D) | No Defeated Eliot Engel (D) in a primary | Educator | 1976 |
| New York 17 | Mondaire Jones (D) | No Open seat; replaced Nita Lowey (D) | Lawyer | 1987 |
| North Carolina 2 | Deborah K. Ross (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced George Holding (R) | North Carolina House of Representatives | 1963 |
| North Carolina 6 | Kathy Manning (D) | Yes Open seat; replaced Mark Walker (R) | Lawyer | 1956 |
| North Carolina 11 | Madison Cawthorn (R) | No Open seat; replaced Mark Meadows (R) | Staffer for Representative Mark Meadows | 1995 |
| Oklahoma 5 | Stephanie Bice (R) | Yes Defeated Kendra Horn (D) | Oklahoma Senate | 1973 |
| Oregon 2 | Cliff Bentz (R) | No Open seat; replaced Greg Walden (R) | Oregon State Senate Oregon House of Representatives | 1952 |
| South Carolina 1 | Nancy Mace (R) | Yes Defeated Joe Cunningham (D) | South Carolina House of Representatives | 1977 |
| Tennessee 1 | Diana Harshbarger (R) | No Open seat; replaced Phil Roe (R) | Pharmacist | 1960 |
| Texas 4 | Pat Fallon (R) | No Open seat; replaced John Ratcliffe (R) | Texas Senate Texas House of Representatives U.S. Air Force Captain | 1967 |
| Texas 11 | August Pfluger (R) | No Open seat; replaced Mike Conaway (R) | U.S. National Security Council U.S. Air Force Colonel | 1978 |
| Texas 13 | Ronny Jackson (R) | No Open seat; replaced Mac Thornberry (R) | Chief Medical Advisor to the President Physician to the President U.S. Navy Medical Corps | 1967 |
| Texas 17 | Pete Sessions (R) | No Open seat; replaced Bill Flores (R) | U.S. House of Representatives | 1955 |
| Texas 22 | Troy Nehls (R) | No Open seat; replaced Pete Olson (R) | Fort Bend County Sheriff U.S. Army Major | 1968 |
| Texas 23 | Tony Gonzales (R) | No Open seat; replaced Will Hurd (R) | U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer | 1980 |
| Texas 24 | Beth Van Duyne (R) | No Open seat; replaced Kenny Marchant (R) | U.S. HUD Department official Mayor of Irving Irving City Council | 1970 |
| Utah 1 | Blake Moore (R) | No Open seat; replaced Rob Bishop (R) | U.S. Foreign Service | 1980 |
| Utah 4 | Burgess Owens (R) | Yes Defeated Ben McAdams (D) | Nonprofit executive Professional football player | 1951 |
| Virginia 5 | Bob Good (R) | No Defeated Denver Riggleman (R) in a primary | Campbell County Board of Supervisors | 1965 |
| Washington 10 | Marilyn Strickland (D) | No Open seat; replaced Denny Heck (D) | President of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Mayor of Tacoma Tacoma City Council | 1962 |
| Wisconsin 5 | Scott L. Fitzgerald (R) | No Open seat; replaced Jim Sensenbrenner (R) | Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel | 1963 |

### Took office during the 117th Congress

| District | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
| New York 22 | Claudia Tenney (R) | February 11, 2021 | Yes Defeated Anthony Brindisi (D) | U.S. House of Representatives New York State Assembly | 1961 |
| Louisiana 5 | Julia Letlow (R) | April 14, 2021 | No Succeeded Luke Letlow (R) | Academic administrator | 1981 |
| Louisiana 2 | Troy Carter (D) | May 11, 2021 | No Succeeded Cedric Richmond (D) | Minority Leader of the Louisiana State Senate New Orleans City Council Louisiana House of Representatives | 1963 |
| New Mexico 1 | Melanie Stansbury (D) | June 14, 2021 | No Succeeded Deb Haaland (D) | New Mexico House of Representatives | 1979 |
| Texas 6 | Jake Ellzey (R) | July 30, 2021 | No Succeeded Ron Wright (R) | Texas House of Representatives U.S. Navy Commander | 1970 |
| Ohio 11 | Shontel Brown (D) | November 4, 2021 | No Succeeded Marcia Fudge (D) | Cuyahoga County Council | 1975 |
| Ohio 15 | Mike Carey (R) | November 4, 2021 | No Succeeded Steve Stivers (R) | Coal lobbyist Army National Guard | 1971 |
| Florida 20 | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) | January 18, 2022 | No Succeeded Alcee Hastings (D) | Healthcare executive | 1979 |
| California 22 | Connie Conway (R) | June 14, 2022 | No Succeeded Devin Nunes (R) | Minority Leader of the California State Assembly Tulare County Board of Supervisors | 1950 |
| Texas 34 | Mayra Flores (R) | June 21, 2022 | Yes Succeeded Filemon Vela Jr. (D) | Respiratory therapist | 1986 |
| Nebraska 1 | Mike Flood (R) | July 12, 2022 | No Succeeded Jeff Fortenberry (R) | Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature | 1975 |
| Minnesota 1 | Brad Finstad (R) | August 12, 2022 | No Succeeded Jim Hagedorn (R) | USDA Rural Development Director for Minnesota Minnesota House of Representatives | 1976 |
| Alaska at-large | Mary Peltola (D) | September 13, 2022 | Yes Succeeded Don Young (R) | Orutsararmiut Native Council Tribal Court Alaska House of Representatives Bethel City Council | 1973 |
| New York 19 | Pat Ryan (D) | September 13, 2022 | No Succeeded Antonio Delgado (D) | Ulster County Executive U.S. Army | 1982 |
| New York 23 | Joe Sempolinski (R) | September 13, 2022 | No Succeeded Tom Reed (R) | Chair of the Steuben County Republican Committee Chief of staff to Assemblyman Joseph Giglio | 1983 |
| Indiana 2 | Rudy Yakym (R) | November 14, 2022 | No Succeeded Jackie Walorski (R) | Congressional staffer Businessman | 1984 |