List of freshman class members of the 111th United States Congress
40 new members of the 111th Congress.
(One pictured member, Marcia Fudge, is not technically a freshman; as she was sworn in near the end of the 110th Congress.)
(One pictured member, Marcia Fudge, is not technically a freshman; as she was sworn in near the end of the 110th Congress.)
The 111th United States Congress began on January 3, 2009. As of November 30, 2010, there were at least 21 new senators and 65 new representatives.
New members at the beginning of the 111th Congress
Senate
See also: List of current United States Senators and 110th United States Congress age and generation
- The Minnesota Supreme Court declared Al Franken the winner over incumbent Norm Coleman after a long dispute over the results of the 2008 election.[1]
House of Representatives
Non-voting members
| District | Representative | Switched Party | Prior background | Religion | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico at-large | Pedro Pierluisi (PNP/D) | Yes[3] | Puerto Rico Secretary of Justice | Roman Catholic | 1959 |
| Northern Mariana Islands at-large | Gregorio Sablan (I)[4] | New Seat | Election Commission Director | Roman Catholic | 1955 |
New members who joined during the 111th Congress
Senate
| State | Image | Senator | Prior background | Religion | Birth year | Assumed office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois |  |
Roland Burris (D) | Illinois Attorney General Illinois Comptroller |
Baptist | 1937 | January 15, 2009 | Replaced Barack Obama (D), who resigned November 16, 2008 to focus on his transition to the presidency |
| Delaware |  |
Ted Kaufman (D) | Congressional Chief of Staff | Roman Catholic | 1939 | January 16, 2009 | Replaced Joe Biden (D), who resigned on January 15, 2009 in expectation of becoming Vice President of the United States. |
| Colorado |  |
Michael Bennet (D) | Denver Public Schools Superintendent | Unknown | 1964 | January 22, 2009 | Replaced Ken Salazar (D), who resigned to become Secretary of the Interior on January 20, 2009. |
| New York |  |
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) | United States Representative | Roman Catholic | 1966 | January 26, 2009 | Replaced Hillary Clinton (D), who resigned to become Secretary of State on January 21, 2009. |
| Florida |  |
George LeMieux (R) | Attorney, Chief of Staff to Gov. Charlie Crist, Deputy Florida Attorney General | Roman Catholic | 1969 | September 10, 2009 | Replaced Mel Martinez (R), who resigned on September 9, 2009. |
| Massachusetts |  |
Paul G. Kirk (D) | Attorney, Democratic National Committee chair | Roman Catholic | 1938 | September 25, 2009 | Replaced Ted Kennedy (D), who died on August 25, 2009. |
| Massachusetts |  |
Scott Brown (R) | Attorney, Massachusetts State Senator | Protestant | 1959 | February 4, 2010 | Replaced Paul G. Kirk (D), who decided not to run. |
| West Virginia |  |
Carte Goodwin (D) | Attorney, General Counsel to Gov. Joe Manchin | Methodist | 1974 | July 20, 2010 | Replaced Robert Byrd (D), who died on June 28, 2010. |
| West Virginia |  |
Joe Manchin (D) | West Virginia House of Delegates, West Virginia Senate, West Virginia Secretary of State, Governor of West Virginia | Catholic | 1947 | November 15, 2010 | Replaced Carte Goodwin (D), in the Special Election taking place Nov. 2nd 2010. |
| Delaware |  |
Chris Coons (D) | Political Aide, New Castle County Council, New Castle County Executive | Presbyterian | 1963 | November 15, 2010 | Replaced Ted Kaufman (D), in the Special Election taking place Nov. 2nd 2010. |
| Illinois |  |
Mark Kirk (R) | U.S. Representative | United Church of Christ | 1959 | November 29, 2010 | Replaced Roland Burris (D) in the special election taking place Nov. 2nd 2010. |
House
| District | Representative | Prior background | Religion | Birth year | Assumed office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois 5 | Mike Quigley (D) | Cook County Commissioner | Roman Catholic | 1959 | April 21, 2009 | Replaced Rahm Emanuel (D), who resigned January 2, 2009 in expectation of becoming White House Chief of Staff |
| New York 20 | Scott Murphy (D) | Businessman, venture capitalist | Roman Catholic | 1970 | April 29, 2009 | Replaced Kirsten Gillibrand (D), who resigned January 26, 2009 after being appointed to the Senate. |
| California 32 | Judy Chu (D) | Mayor of Monterey Park, California State Assembly, State Board of Equalization member | 1953 | July 16, 2009 | Replaced Hilda Solis (D), who resigned February 24, 2009 after being sworn in as United States Secretary of Labor. | |
| California 10 | John Garamendi (D) | Lieutenant Governor of California, California Insurance Commissioner, Deputy US Secretary of the Interior, California Senate, California Assembly | Christian | 1945 | November 5, 2009 | Replaced Ellen Tauscher (D), who resigned June 26, 2009 after being sworn in as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs. |
| New York 23 | Bill Owens (D) | U.S. Air Force veteran, Professor of business at SUNY Plattsburgh | Roman Catholic | 1949 | November 6, 2009 | Replaced John M. McHugh (R), who resigned September 21, 2009 after being sworn in as Secretary of the Army. |
| Florida 19 | Ted Deutch (D) | State Senator | Jewish | 1966 | April 15, 2010 | Replaced Robert Wexler (D), who resigned January 3, 2010 to become President of the Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation. |
| Pennsylvania 12 | Mark Critz (D) | 12th District regional director | Roman Catholic | 1962 | May 20, 2010 | Replaced John Murtha (D), who died on February 8, 2010. |
| Hawaii 1 | Charles Djou (R) | Hawaii House of Representatives, Honolulu City Council | Christian | 1970 | May 25, 2010 | Replaced Neil Abercrombie (D), who resigned February 28, 2010 to focus on his gubernatorial campaign. |
| Georgia 9 | Tom Graves (R) | Georgia House of Representatives | Southern Baptist | 1970 | June 14, 2010 | Replaced Nathan Deal (R), who resigned March 21, 2010 to focus on his gubernatorial campaign. |
| Indiana 3 | Marlin Stutzman (R) | Indiana Senate, Indiana House of Representatives | Baptist | 1976 | November 16, 2010 | Replaced Mark Souder (R), who resigned May 18 (effective May 21), after admitting an affair. |
| New York 29 | Tom Reed (R) | Mayor of Corning, New York | Roman Catholic | 1971 | November 18, 2010 | Replaced Eric Massa (D), who resigned March 8, due to sexual misconduct allegations, a recurrence of cancer, and pressure from his party. |
References
- ↑ Minn. finally has a winner in Senate race: Franken
- ↑ However, Griffith changed parties in December 2009, see AP (2009-12-23). Democrat in House switches to GOP. The Boston Globe, 23 December 2009. Retrieved from http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/12/23/democrat_in_house_switches_to_gop/.
- ↑ Pierluisi replaced Luis Fortuño, both of whom belonged to the Puerto Rican New Progressive Party. However, Fortuño caucused with the Republicans, so there was a party change
- ↑ Later switched to the Democratic Party.
| Preceded by List of 110th Congress freshmen |
Freshman-class members of the 111th Congress | Succeeded by List of 112th Congress freshmen |
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