List of new members of the 108th United States Congress
The 108th United States Congress began on January 3, 2003. There were nine new senators (seven Republicans, two Democrats) and 53 new representatives (32 Republicans, 21 Democrats), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat), at the start of its first session. Additionally, four representatives (three Democrats, one Republican) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 108th Congress before it ended on January 3, 2005.
Due to
redistricting after the 2000 census, 16 representatives were elected from newly established congressional districts
.
Senate
State | Image | Senator | Seniority | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas | Mark Pryor (D) | 8th (100th overall) |
Yes Defeated Tim Hutchinson (R) |
Attorney General of Arkansas
Arkansas House of Representatives |
1963 | |
Georgia | Saxby Chambliss (R) | 2nd (94th overall) |
Yes Defeated Max Cleland (D) |
U.S. House of Representatives
|
1943 | |
Minnesota | Norm Coleman (R) | 7th (99th overall) |
IMN )
|
Mayor of Saint Paul | 1949 | |
New Hampshire | John E. Sununu (R) | 4th (96th overall) |
No Replaced Bob Smith (R), who lost renomination |
U.S. House of Representatives
|
1964 | |
New Jersey | Frank Lautenberg (D) | 1st (93rd overall) |
No Replaced Robert Torricelli (D) |
U.S. Senate[a]
|
1924 | |
North Carolina | Elizabeth Dole (R) | 6th (98th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Jesse Helms (R) |
U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Federal Trade Commission |
1936 | |
South Carolina | Lindsey Graham (R) | 3rd (95th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Strom Thurmond (R) |
U.S. House of Representatives
South Carolina House of Representatives |
1955 | |
Tennessee | Lamar Alexander (R) | 5th (97th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Fred Thompson (R) |
U.S. Secretary of Education
Governor of Tennessee |
1940 |
House of Representatives
Took office January 3, 2003
Non-voting members
District | Delegate | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Guam at-large | Madeleine Bordallo (D) | No | Lieutenant Governor of Guam | 1933 |
Took office during the 108th Congress
District | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texas 19 | Randy Neugebauer (R) | June 5, 2003 | No | City councilor | 1949 |
Kentucky 6 | Ben Chandler (D) | February 17, 2004 | Yes | Attorney General of Kentucky | 1959 |
South Dakota at-large | Stephanie Herseth (D) | June 1, 2004 | Yes | Law clerk | 1970 |
North Carolina 1 | G. K. Butterfield (D) | July 20, 2004 | No | North Carolina Supreme Court | 1947 |
See also
- List of United States senators in the 108th Congress
- List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 108th Congress by seniority
Notes
- ^ Previously elected to the 97th Congress, serving from 1982 to 2001.
- ^ Previously elected to the 98th Congress, serving from 1983 to 1995 in the 4th district.