List of new members of the 112th United States Congress
The 112th United States Congress began on January 3, 2011. There were 13 new senators (one Democrat, 12 Republicans) and 94 new representatives (nine Democrats, 85 Republicans) at the start of its first session. Additionally, three senators (one Democrat, two Republicans) and 10 representatives (seven Democrats, three Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 112th Congress before it ended on January 3, 2013.
The president of the House Democratic freshman class was Terri Sewell of Alabama, while the president of the House Republican freshman class was Austin Scott of Georgia. Additionally, the Republican's freshmen liaisons were Kristi Noem of South Dakota and Tim Scott of South Carolina.[1]
This freshmen class was overwhelmingly
Republican, resulting in an even larger prevalence of Republican freshmen than during the Republican Revolution
of 1994, with approximately 23% of the 47 elected Republican senators and 33% of the 242 elected Republican representatives being first-timers.
Senate
Took office January 3, 2011
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Took office during the 112th Congress
| State | Image | Senator | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 
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Dean Heller (R) | May 9, 2011 | No Appointed; replaced John Ensign (R) |
U.S. House of Representatives[h] Secretary of State of Nevada Nevada Assembly |
1960 | [15] |
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Brian Schatz (D) | December 26, 2012 | No Appointed; replaced Daniel Inouye (D) |
Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii Hawaii House of Representatives |
1972 | [16] |
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Tim Scott (R) | January 2, 2013 | No Appointed; replaced Jim DeMint (R) |
U.S. House of Representatives[i] South Carolina House of Representatives Charleston County Council |
1965 | [17] |
House of Representatives
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Took office during the 112th Congress
| District | Image | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York 26 | .jpg)
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Kathy Hochul (D) | June 1, 2011 | Yes Succeeded Chris Lee (R) |
Erie County Clerk Hamburg Town Board Congressional staffer |
1958 | [111] |
| California 36 | 
|
Janice Hahn (D) | July 19, 2011 | No Succeeded Jane Harman (D) |
Los Angeles City Council Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission |
1952 | [112] |
| Nevada 2 | 
|
Mark Amodei (R) | September 15, 2011 | No Succeeded Dean Heller (R) |
Chair of the Nevada Republican Party Nevada Senate Nevada Assembly U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps |
1958 | [113] |
| New York 9 | 
|
Bob Turner (R) | September 15, 2011 | Yes Succeeded Anthony Weiner (D) |
Businessman U.S. Army Specialist |
1941 | [114] |
| Oregon 1 | 
|
Suzanne Bonamici (D) | February 7, 2012 | No Succeeded David Wu (D) |
Oregon State Senate Oregon House of Representatives |
1954 | [115] |
| Arizona 8 | .jpg)
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Ron Barber (D) | June 19, 2012 | No Succeeded Gabby Giffords (D) |
Staff for U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords | 1945 | [116] |
| Kentucky 4 | 
|
Thomas Massie (R) | November 13, 2012 | No (R)
Succeeded Geoff Davis |
Lewis County Judge/Executive | 1971 | [117] |
| Michigan 11 | 
|
David Curson (D) | November 13, 2012 | Yes Succeeded Thaddeus McCotter (R) |
Union representative U.S. Marine Corps |
1948 | [118] |
| Washington 1 | 
|
Suzan DelBene (D) | November 13, 2012 | No (D)
Succeeded Jay Inslee |
Washington Director of Revenue Technology business executive |
1962 | [119] |
| New Jersey 10 | 
|
Donald Payne Jr. (D) | November 15, 2012 | No Succeeded Donald M. Payne (D) |
President of the New Jersey Highway Authority
|
1958 | [120] |
See also
- List of United States senators in the 112th Congress
- List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 112th Congress by seniority
Notes
- ^ Elected to the 107th Congress, serving from 2001 to 2011 in Arkansas's 3rd district.
- ^ Previously appointed to the 101st Congress, serving from 1989 to 1999.
- ^ Elected to the 97th Congress, serving from 1981 to 1989 in Indiana's 4th district.
- ^ Elected to the 105th Congress, serving from 1997 to 2011 in Kansas's 1st district.
- ^ Elected to the 105th Congress, serving from 1997 to 2011 in Missouri's 7th district.
- ^ Elected to the 103rd Congress, serving from 1993 to 2005 in Ohio's 2nd district.
- ^ Elected to the 106th Congress, serving from 1999 to 2005 in Pennsylvania's 15th district.
- ^ Elected to the 110th Congress, serving from 2007 to 2011 in Nevada's 2nd district.
- ^ Elected to the 112th Congress, serving from 2011 to 2013 in South Carolina's 1st district.
- ^ Amash became an independent in July 2019, then joined the Libertarian Party in April 2020, all during the 116th Congress.
- ^ Previously elected to the 110th Congress, serving from 2007 to 2009.
- ^ Previously elected to the 104th Congress, serving from 1995 to 2007.
- ^ Previously elected to the 108th Congress, serving from 2003 to 2009.
- ^ Previously elected to the 104th Congress, serving from 1999 to 2009.
- ^ Previously elected to the 109th Congress, serving from 2005 to 2007.
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