List of new members of the 113th United States Congress

The 113th United States Congress began on January 3, 2013. There were 12 new senators (eight Democrats, three Republicans, one independent) and 81 new representatives (47 Democrats, 34 Republicans) at the start of its first session. Additionally, five senators (four Democrats, one Republican) and 11 representatives (four Democrats, seven Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 113th Congress before it ended on January 3, 2015.

Due to redistricting after the 2010 census, 19 representatives were elected from newly established congressional districts.

The co-presidents of the House Democratic freshman class were Matt Cartwright of Pennsylvania, Joaquin Castro of Texas, John Delaney of Maryland, and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, while the president of the House Republican freshman class was Luke Messer of Indiana. Additionally, the Republican's freshmen liaison was Ann Wagner of Missouri.^[1]

Senate

Took office January 3, 2013

State	Image	Senator	Seniority	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
Arizona		Jeff Flake (R)	2nd (90th overall)	No Open seat; replaced Jon Kyl (R)	U.S. House of Representatives[a]	1962	[2]
Connecticut		Chris Murphy (D)	4th (92nd overall)	Yes Open seat; replaced Joe Lieberman (I)	U.S. House of Representatives[b] Connecticut State Senate Connecticut House of Representatives	1973	[3]
Hawaii		Mazie Hirono (D)	5th (93rd overall)	No Open seat; replaced Daniel Akaka (D)	U.S. House of Representatives[c] Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Hawaii House of Representatives	1947	[4]
Indiana		Joe Donnelly (D)	3rd (91st overall)	Yes Replaced Richard Lugar (R), who was defeated in a primary	U.S. House of Representatives[d]	1955	[5]
Maine		Angus King (I)	7th (95th overall)	Yes Open seat; replaced Olympia Snowe (R)	Governor of Maine	1944	[6]
Massachusetts		Elizabeth Warren (D)	10th (98th overall)	Yes Defeated Scott Brown (R)	Special advisor to the CFPB Professor	1949	[7]
Nebraska		Deb Fischer (R)	11th (99th overall)	Yes Open seat; replaced Ben Nelson (D)	Nebraska Legislature	1951	[8]
New Mexico		Martin Heinrich (D)	6th (94th overall)	No Open seat; replaced Jeff Bingaman (D)	U.S. House of Representatives[e] Albuquerque City Council	1971	[9]
North Dakota		Heidi Heitkamp (D–NPL)	12th (100th overall)	No Open seat; replaced Kent Conrad (D–NPL)	North Dakota Attorney General North Dakota Tax Commissioner Dakota Gasification Company	1955	[10]
Texas		Ted Cruz (R)	9th (97th overall)	No Open seat; replaced Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)	Solicitor General of Texas Policy advisor for President George W. Bush	1970	[11]
Virginia		Tim Kaine (D)	8th (96th overall)	No Open seat; replaced Jim Webb (D)	Governor of Virginia Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Mayor of Richmond Richmond City Council	1958	[12]
Wisconsin		Tammy Baldwin (D)	1st (89th overall)	No Open seat; replaced Herb Kohl (D)	U.S. House of Representatives[f] Wisconsin State Assembly Dane County Board of Supervisors Madison Common Council	1962	[13]

Took office during the 113th Congress

State	Image	Senator	Took office	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
Massachusetts		Mo Cowan (D)	February 1, 2013	No Appointed; replaced John Kerry (D)	Chief of staff to Governor Deval Patrick	1969	[14]
New Jersey		Jeffrey Chiesa (R)	June 10, 2013	Yes Appointed; replaced Frank Lautenberg (D)	New Jersey Attorney General Assistant U.S. Attorney	1965	[15]
Massachusetts		Ed Markey (D)	July 16, 2013	No Open seat; replaced Mo Cowan (D)	U.S. House of Representatives[g] Massachusetts House of Representatives U.S. Army Reserve Specialist	1946	[16]
New Jersey		Cory Booker (D)	October 31, 2013	Yes Open seat; replaced Jeffrey Chiesa (R)	Mayor of Newark Municipal Council of Newark	1969	[17]
Montana		John Walsh (D)	February 9, 2014	No Appointed; replaced Max Baucus (D)	Lieutenant Governor of Montana Montana Adjutant General U.S. Army Brigadier General	1960	[18]

House of Representatives

Took office January 3, 2013

District	Image	Representative	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
Arizona 1		Ann Kirkpatrick (D)	New seat	U.S. House of Representatives[h] Arizona House of Representatives	1950	[19]
Arizona 5		Matt Salmon (R)	No Open seat; replaced Jeff Flake (R)	U.S. House of Representatives[i] Chair of the Arizona Republican Party Arizona Senate	1958	[20]
Arizona 9		Kyrsten Sinema (D)	New seat	Arizona Senate Arizona House of Representatives	1976	[21]
Arkansas 4		Tom Cotton (R)	Yes Open seat; replaced Mike Ross (D)	Lawyer U.S. Army Captain	1977	[22]
California 1		Doug LaMalfa (R)	No Open seat; replaced Wally Herger (R)	California State Senate California State Assembly	1960	[23]
California 2		Jared Huffman (D)	No Open seat; replaced Lynn Woolsey (D)	California State Assembly Marin Municipal Water District	1964	[24]
California 7		Ami Bera (D)	Yes Defeated Dan Lungren (R)	CMO for Sacramento County Physician	1965	[25]
California 8		Paul Cook (R)	No Open seat; replaced Jerry Lewis (R)	California State Assembly Yucca Valley Town Council U.S. Marine Corps Colonel	1943	[26]
California 15		Eric Swalwell (D)	No Defeated Pete Stark (D)	Dublin City Council Alameda County deputy district attorney	1980	[27]
California 21		David Valadao (R)	New seat	California State Assembly	1977	[28]
California 26		Julia Brownley (D)	Yes Open seat; replaced Elton Gallegly (R)	California State Assembly Santa Monica–Malibu School Board	1952	[29]
California 29		Tony Cárdenas (D)	New seat	Los Angeles City Council California State Assembly	1963	[30]
California 35		Gloria Negrete McLeod (D)	No Defeated Joe Baca (D)	California State Senate California State Assembly Chaffey College Board	1941	[31]
California 36		Raul Ruiz (D)	Yes Defeated Mary Bono (R)	Physician	1971	[32]
California 41		Mark Takano (D)	New seat	Riverside Community College District Board	1960	[33]
California 47		Alan Lowenthal (D)	New seat	California State Senate California State Assembly Long Beach City Council	1941	[34]
California 51		Juan Vargas (D)	No Open seat; replaced Bob Filner (D)	California State Senate California State Assembly San Diego City Council	1961	[35]
California 52		Scott Peters (D)	Yes Defeated Brian Bilbray (R)	President of the San Diego City Council San Diego County deputy attorney	1958	[36]
Connecticut 5		Elizabeth Esty (D)	No Open seat; replaced Chris Murphy (D)	Connecticut House of Representatives Cheshire Town Council	1959	[37]
Florida 3		Ted Yoho (R)	No Defeated Cliff Stearns (R) in a primary	Veterinarian	1955	[38]
Florida 6		Ron DeSantis (R)	New seat	U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps	1978	[39]
Florida 9		Alan Grayson (D)	New seat	U.S. House of Representatives[j]	1958	[40]
Florida 18		Patrick Murphy (D)	Yes Defeated Allen West (R)	Construction executive	1983	[41]
Florida 19		Trey Radel (R)	No Open seat; replaced Connie Mack IV (R)	Radio talk show host	1976	[42]
Florida 22		Lois Frankel (D)	New seat	Mayor of West Palm Beach Florida House of Representatives	1948	[43]
Florida 26		Joe Garcia (D)	Yes Defeated David Rivera (R)	U.S. Department of Energy official Chair of the Florida Public Service Commission	1963	[44]
Georgia 9		Doug Collins (R)	New seat	Georgia House of Representatives U.S. Air Force Reserve Colonel	1966	[45]
Hawaii 2		Tulsi Gabbard (D)	No Open seat; replaced Mazie Hirono (D)	Honolulu City Council Hawaii House of Representatives U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel	1981	[46]
Illinois 8		Tammy Duckworth (D)	Yes Defeated Joe Walsh (R)	Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs Illinois Director of Veterans' Affairs U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel	1968	[47]
Illinois 10		Brad Schneider (D)	Yes Defeated Bob Dold (R)	Businessman	1961	[48]
Illinois 11		Bill Foster (D)	Yes Defeated Judy Biggert (R)	U.S. House of Representatives[k] Physicist	1955	[49]
Illinois 12		William Enyart (D)	No Open seat; replaced Jerry Costello (R)	Adjutant General of Illinois U.S. Air Force Major General	1949	[50]
Illinois 13		Rodney Davis (R)	No Open seat; replaced Tim Johnson (R)	Staffer for U.S. Representative John Shimkus Staffer for Secretary of State George Ryan	1970	[51]
Illinois 17		Cheri Bustos (D)	Yes Defeated Bobby Schilling (R)	East Moline City Council Healthcare executive	1961	[52]
Indiana 2		Jackie Walorski (R)	Yes Open seat; replaced Joe Donnelly (D)	Indiana House of Representatives	1963	[53]
Indiana 5		Susan Brooks (R)	No Open seat; replaced Dan Burton (R)	U.S. Attorney for Southern Indiana	1960	[54]
Indiana 6		Luke Messer (R)	No Open seat; replaced Mike Pence (R)	Indiana House of Representatives	1969	[55]
Kentucky 6		Andy Barr (R)	Yes Defeated Ben Chandler (D)	Lawyer	1973	[56]
Maryland 6		John Delaney (D)	Yes Defeated Roscoe Bartlett (R)	Business owner	1963	[57]
Massachusetts 4		Joe Kennedy III (D)	No Open seat; replaced Barney Frank (D)	Middlesex County assistant district attorney	1980	[58]
Michigan 5		Dan Kildee (D)	No Open seat; replaced Dale Kildee (D)	Genesee County Treasurer Genesee County Board of Commissioners	1958	[59]
Michigan 11		Kerry Bentivolio (R)	No Open seat; replaced Thaddeus McCotter (R)	Educator Michigan National Guard Sergeant First Class	1951	[60]
Minnesota 8		Rick Nolan (DFL)	Yes Defeated Chip Cravaack (R)	President of the Minnesota World Trade Center U.S. House of Representatives[l] Minnesota House of Representatives	1943	[61]
Missouri 2		Ann Wagner (R)	No Open seat; replaced Todd Akin (R)	U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg Co-chair of the Republican National Committee Chair of the Missouri Republican Party	1962	[62]
Montana at-large		Steve Daines (R)	No Open seat; replaced Denny Rehberg (R)	Businessman	1962	[63]
Nevada 1		Dina Titus (D)	No Open seat; replaced Shelley Berkley (D)	U.S. House of Representatives[m] Nevada Senate Political science professor	1950	[64]
Nevada 4		Steven Horsford (D)	New seat	Nevada Senate	1973	[65]
New Hampshire 1		Carol Shea-Porter (D)	Yes Defeated Frank Guinta (R)	U.S. House of Representatives[n]	1952	[66]
New Hampshire 2		Annie Kuster (D)	Yes Defeated Charles Bass (R)	Attorney	1956	[67]
New Mexico 1		Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)	No Open seat; replaced Martin Heinrich (D)	New Mexico Secretary of Health New Mexico Secretary of Aging	1959	[68]
New York 6		Grace Meng (D)	No Open seat; replaced Gary Ackerman (D)	New York State Assembly	1975	[69]
New York 8		Hakeem Jeffries (D)	No Open seat; replaced Edolphus Towns (D)	New York State Assembly	1970	[70]
New York 18		Sean Patrick Maloney (D)	Yes Defeated Nan Hayworth (R)	White House Staff Secretary COO of Klodex	1966	[71]
New York 24		Dan Maffei (D)	Yes Defeated Ann Marie Buerkle (R)	U.S. House of Representatives[o] Congressional staffer	1968	[72]
New York 27		Chris Collins (R)	Yes Defeated Kathy Hochul (D)	Erie County Executive	1950	[73]
North Carolina 8		Richard Hudson (R)	Yes Defeated Larry Kissell (D)	Congressional staffer	1971	[74]
North Carolina 9		Robert Pittenger (R)	No Open seat; replaced Sue Myrick (R)	North Carolina Senate	1948	[75]
North Carolina 11		Mark Meadows (R)	Yes Open seat; replaced Heath Shuler (D)	Real estate developer	1959	[76]
North Carolina 13		George Holding (R)	Yes Open seat; replaced Brad Miller (D)	U.S. Attorney for Eastern North Carolina Assistant U.S. Attorney	1968	[77]
North Dakota at-large		Kevin Cramer (R)	No Open seat; replaced Rick Berg (R)	North Dakota Public Service Commission Chair of the North Dakota Republican Party	1961	[78]
Ohio 2		Brad Wenstrup (R)	No Defeated Jean Schmidt (R) in a primary	Podiatric physician U.S. Army Reserve Colonel	1958	[79]
Ohio 3		Joyce Beatty (D)	New seat	Senior vice president of Ohio State University Ohio House of Representatives	1950	[80]
Ohio 14		David Joyce (R)	No Open seat; replaced Steve LaTourette (R)	Geauga County Prosecutor	1957	[81]
Oklahoma 1		Jim Bridenstine (R)	No Defeated John Sullivan (R) in a primary	U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander	1975	[82]
Oklahoma 2		Markwayne Mullin (R)	Yes Open seat; replaced Dan Boren (D)	Plumbing business owner Mixed martial artist	1977	[83]
Pennsylvania 4		Scott Perry (R)	No Open seat; replaced Todd Platts (R)	Pennsylvania House of Representatives Pennsylvania National Guard Brigadier General	1962	[84]
Pennsylvania 12		Keith Rothfus (R)	Yes Defeated Mark Critz (D)	Director of the OFBCI U.S. Department of Homeland Security official	1962	[85]
Pennsylvania 17		Matt Cartwright (D)	No Defeated Tim Holden (D) in a primary	Lawyer	1961	[86]
South Carolina 7		Tom Rice (R)	New seat	Horry County Council	1957	[87]
Texas 14		Randy Weber (R)	No Open seat; replaced Ron Paul (R)	Texas House of Representatives Pearland City Council	1953	[88]
Texas 16		Beto O'Rourke (D)	No Defeated Silvestre Reyes (D) in a primary	El Paso City Council	1972	[89]
Texas 20		Joaquin Castro (D)	No Open seat; replaced Charlie Gonzalez (D)	Texas House of Representatives	1974	[90]
Texas 23		Pete Gallego (D)	Yes Defeated Quico Canseco (R)	Texas House of Representatives	1961	[91]
Texas 25		Roger Williams (R)	New seat	Secretary of State of Texas Car dealership owner College baseball coach	1949	[92]
Texas 33		Marc Veasey (D)	New seat	Texas House of Representatives	1971	[93]
Texas 34		Filemon Vela Jr. (D)	New seat	Civil attorney	1963	[94]
Texas 36		Steve Stockman (R)	New seat	U.S. House of Representatives[p]	1956	[95]
Utah 2		Chris Stewart (R)	New seat	Business executive U.S. Air Force Major	1960	[96]
Washington 6		Derek Kilmer (D)	No Open seat; replaced Norm Dicks (D)	Washington State Senate Washington House of Representatives	1974	[97]
Washington 10		Denny Heck (D)	New seat	Washington House of Representatives	1952	[98]
Wisconsin 2		Mark Pocan (D)	No Open seat; replaced Tammy Baldwin (D)	Wisconsin State Assembly Dane County Board of Supervisors	1964	[99]

Took office during the 113th Congress

District	Image	Representative	Took office	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
Illinois 2		Robin Kelly (D)	April 11, 2013	No Succeeded Jesse Jackson Jr. (D)	Chief of staff for Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias Illinois House of Representatives	1956	[100]
South Carolina 1		Mark Sanford (R)	May 15, 2013	No Succeeded Tim Scott (R)	Governor of South Carolina U.S. House of Representatives[q] U.S. Air Force Captain	1960	[101]
Missouri 8		Jason Smith (R)	June 4, 2013	No Succeeded Jo Ann Emerson (R)	Missouri House of Representatives	1980	[102]
Louisiana 5		Vance McAllister (R)	November 16, 2013	No Succeeded Rodney Alexander (R)	Business owner Louisiana National Guard	1974	[103]
Massachusetts 5		Katherine Clark (D)	December 12, 2013	No Succeeded Ed Markey (D)	Massachusetts Senate Massachusetts House of Representatives Melrose School Board	1963	[104]
Alabama 1		Bradley Byrne (R)	January 8, 2014	No Succeeded Jo Bonner (R)	Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System Alabama Senate Alabama State Board of Education	1955	[105]
Florida 13		David Jolly (R)	March 13, 2014	No Succeeded Bill Young (R)	Staffer for U.S. Representative Bill Young	1972	[106]
Florida 19		Curt Clawson (R)	June 25, 2014	No Succeeded Trey Radel (R)	Manufacturing businessman College basketball player	1959	[107]
New Jersey 1		Donald Norcross (D)	November 12, 2014	No Succeeded Rob Andrews (D)	New Jersey Senate New Jersey General Assembly	1958	[108]
North Carolina 12		Alma Adams (D)	November 12, 2014	No Succeeded Mel Watt (D)	North Carolina House of Representatives Greensboro City Council	1946	[109]
Virginia 7		Dave Brat (R)	November 12, 2014	No Succeeded Eric Cantor (R)	Professor	1964	[110]

See also

• List of United States senators in the 113th Congress
• List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 113th Congress by seniority

Notes

1. Elected to the 107th Congress, serving from 2001 to 2003 in Arizona's 1st district and from 2003 to 2013 in Arizona's 6th district.
2. Elected to the 110th Congress, serving from 2007 to 2013 in Connecticut's 5th district.
3. Elected to the 110th Congress, serving from 2007 to 2013 in Hawaii's 2nd district.
4. Elected to the 110th Congress, serving from 2007 to 2013 in Indiana's 2nd district.
5. Elected to the 111th Congress, serving from 2009 to 2013 in New Mexico's 1st district.
6. Elected to the 106th Congress, serving from 1999 to 2013 in Wisconsin's 2nd district.
7. Elected to the 94th Congress, serving from 1976 to 2013 in Massachusetts's 7th district.
8. Previously elected to the 111th Congress, serving from 2009 to 2011.
9. Previously elected to the 104th Congress, serving from 1995 to 2001 in the 1st district.
10. Previously elected to the 111th Congress, serving from 2009 to 2011 in the 8th district.
11. Previously elected to the 110th Congress, serving from 2008 to 2011 in the 14th district.
12. Previously elected to the 94th Congress, serving from 1975 to 1981 in the 6th district.
13. Previously elected to the 111th Congress, serving from 2009 to 2011 in the 3rd district.
14. Previously elected to the 110th Congress, serving from 2007 to 2011.
15. Previously elected to the 111th Congress, serving from 2009 to 2011 in the 25th district.
16. Previously elected to the 104th Congress, serving from 1995 to 1997 in the 9th district.
17. Previously elected to the 104th Congress, serving from 1995 to 2001.