List of freshman class members of the 112th United States Congress
Freshman class of the House of Representatives, January 2011
The 112th United States Congress began January 3, 2011. There are 13 new senators (12R, 1D) and 93 new representatives (84R, 9D). The freshmen are 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.
New members of the 112th Congress
Senate
| State | Image | Senator | Party change? | Prior political experience | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas |  |
Boozman, John (R) | Yes Defeated Blanche Lincoln |
United States Representative for AR-3, Rogers Public School Board member | 1950 |
| Connecticut |  |
Blumenthal, Richard (D) | No Open seat; Replaced Chris Dodd |
State Attorney General, State Senator, State Representative, United States Attorney | 1946 |
| Florida |  |
Rubio, Marco (R) | No Open seat; Replaced George LeMieux |
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, West Miami City Commissioner | 1971 |
| Indiana |  |
Coats, Dan (R) | Yes Open seat; Replaced Evan Bayh |
United States Ambassador to Germany, United States Senator (1989–1999), United States Representative for IN-4 | 1943 |
| Kansas |  |
Moran, Jerry (R) | No Open seat; Replaced Sam Brownback |
United States Representative for KS-1, State Senator | 1954 |
| Kentucky |  |
Paul, Rand (R) | No Open seat; Replaced Jim Bunning |
none | 1963 |
| Missouri |  |
Blunt, Roy (R) | No Open seat; Replaced Kit Bond |
U.S. Representative for MO-7, Missouri Secretary of State, Greene County Clerk | 1950 |
| New Hampshire |  |
Ayotte, Kelly (R) | No Open seat; Replaced Judd Gregg |
State Attorney General | 1968 |
| North Dakota |  |
Hoeven, John (R) | Yes Open seat; Replaced Byron Dorgan |
Governor of North Dakota, President of the Bank of North Dakota | 1957 |
| Ohio |  |
Portman, Rob (R) | No Open seat; Replaced George Voinovich |
United States Trade Representative, Director of Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Representative for OH-2 | 1955 |
| Pennsylvania |  |
Toomey, Pat (R) | Yes Open seat; Arlen Specter lost primary |
United States Representative for PA-15, Allentown Government Study Commission | 1961 |
| Utah |  |
Lee, Mike (R) | No Open seat; Bob Bennett lost nomination |
none | 1971 |
| Wisconsin |  |
Johnson, Ron (R) | Yes Defeated Russ Feingold |
none | 1955 |
House of Representatives
| District | Representative | Party Change? | Prior background | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama 2 | Roby, MarthaMartha Roby (R) | Yes | Montgomery City Councilwoman | 1976 |
| Alabama 5 | Brooks, MoMo Brooks (R) | No | Madison County Commissioner, District Attorney, State Representative | 1954 |
| Alabama 7 | Sewell, TerriTerri Sewell (D) | No | Public finance attorney | 1965 |
| Arkansas 1 | Crawford, RickRick Crawford (R) | Yes | Businessman, Radio broadcaster | 1966 |
| Arkansas 2 | Griffin, TimTim Griffin (R) | Yes | U.S. Attorney for E.D. Ark. | 1968 |
| Arkansas 3 | Womack, SteveSteve Womack (R) | No | Mayor of Rogers | 1957 |
| Arizona 1 | Gosar, PaulPaul Gosar (R) | Yes | Dental surgeon | 1958 |
| Arizona 3 | Quayle, BenBen Quayle (R) | No | Attorney, Businessman | 1976 |
| Arizona 5 | Schweikert, DavidDavid Schweikert (R) | Yes | Maricopa County Treasurer, State Representative, Businessman | 1962 |
| California 19 | Denham, JeffJeff Denham (R) | No | State Senator | 1967 |
| California 33 | Bass, KarenKaren Bass (D) | No | State Assembly Speaker | 1953 |
| Colorado 3 | Tipton, ScottScott Tipton (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1950 |
| Colorado 4 | Gardner, CoryCory Gardner (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1974 |
| Delaware AL | Carney, JohnJohn Carney (D) | Yes | Lieutenant Governor of Delaware | 1956 |
| Florida 2 | Southerland, SteveSteve Southerland (R) | Yes | Businessman | 1965 |
| Florida 5 | Nugent, RichRich Nugent (R) | No | Hernando County Sheriff | 1951 |
| Florida 8 | Webster, DanielDaniel Webster (R) | Yes | State Senate Majority Leader, State House Speaker | 1949 |
| Florida 12 | Ross, Dennis A.Dennis A. Ross (R) | No | State Representative | 1959 |
| Florida 17 | Wilson, FredericaFrederica Wilson (D) | No | State Senator, State Representative, Miami-Dade County School Board Member, Skyway Elementary School Principal | 1942 |
| Florida 22 | West, AllenAllen West (R) | Yes | Lt. Col. United States Army, (Ret.) | 1961 |
| Florida 24 | Adams, SandySandy Adams (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1956 |
| Florida 25 | Rivera, DavidDavid Rivera (R) | No | State Representative | 1965 |
| Georgia 7 | Woodall, RobRob Woodall (R) | No | Congressional staffer | 1970 |
| Georgia 8 | Scott, AustinAustin Scott (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1969 |
| Hawaii 1 | Hanabusa, ColleenColleen Hanabusa (D) | Yes | State Senate President | 1951 |
| Idaho 1 | Labrador, RaúlRaúl Labrador (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1967 |
| Illinois 8 | Walsh, JoeJoe Walsh (R) | Yes | Professional fundraiser | 1961 |
| Illinois 10 | Dold, RobertRobert Dold (R) | No | Businessman | 1969 |
| Illinois 11 | Kinzinger, AdamAdam Kinzinger (R) | Yes | United States Air Force, McLean County Board Member | 1978 |
| Illinois 14 | Hultgren, RandyRandy Hultgren (R) | Yes | State Senator, State Representative, DuPage County Board Member | 1966 |
| Illinois 17 | Schilling, BobbyBobby Schilling (R) | Yes | Pizzeria owner | 1964 |
| Indiana 4 | Rokita, ToddTodd Rokita (R) | No | State Secretary of State, Attorney | 1970 |
| Indiana 8 | Bucshon, LarryLarry Bucshon (R) | Yes | Doctor of Cardiothoracic surgery | 1962 |
| Indiana 9 | Young, ToddTodd Young (R) | Yes | United States Navy, Attorney | 1972 |
| Kansas 1 | Huelskamp, TimTim Huelskamp (R) | No | State Senator, Farmer | 1968 |
| Kansas 3 | Yoder, KevinKevin Yoder (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1976 |
| Kansas 4 | Pompeo, MikeMike Pompeo (R) | No | Republican National Committeeman | 1964 |
| Louisiana 2 | Richmond, CedricCedric Richmond (D) | Yes | State Representative | 1973 |
| Louisiana 3 | Landry, JeffJeff Landry (R) | Yes | Attorney, Businessman | 1970 |
| Maryland 1 | Harris, AndyAndy Harris (R) | Yes | State Senator, Doctor of Anesthesiology | 1957 |
| Massachusetts 10 | Keating, BillBill Keating (D) | No | Norfolk County District Attorney, State Senator, State Representative | 1952 |
| Michigan 1 | Benishek, DanDan Benishek (R) | Yes | Surgeon | 1952 |
| Michigan 2 | Huizenga, BillBill Huizenga (R) | No | State Representative | 1969 |
| Michigan 3 | Amash, JustinJustin Amash (R) | No | State Representative | 1980 |
| Michigan 7 | Walberg, TimTim Walberg (R) | Yes | U.S. Representative for MI-7 (2007–2009), State Representative | 1951 |
| Michigan 13 | Clarke, HansenHansen Clarke (D) | No | State Senator, State Representative | 1957 |
| Minnesota 8 | Cravaack, ChipChip Cravaack (R) | Yes | Airline pilot | 1959 |
| Mississippi 1 | Nunnelee, AlanAlan Nunnelee (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1958 |
| Mississippi 4 | Palazzo, StevenSteven Palazzo (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1970 |
| Missouri 4 | Hartzler, VickyVicky Hartzler (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1960 |
| Missouri 7 | Long, BillyBilly Long (R) | No | Auctioneer | 1955 |
| Nevada 3 | Heck, JoeJoe Heck (R) | Yes | State Senator, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine | 1961 |
| New Hampshire 1 | Guinta, FrankFrank Guinta (R) | Yes | Mayor of Manchester, State Representative | 1970 |
| New Hampshire 2 | Bass, CharlesCharles Bass (R) | Yes | U.S. Representative for NH-2 (1995–2007), State Senator, State Representative | 1952 |
| New Jersey 3 | Runyan, JonJon Runyan (R) | Yes | Football Player | 1973 |
| New Mexico 2 | Pearce, SteveSteve Pearce (R) | Yes | U.S. Representative for NM-2 (2003–2009), State Representative | 1947 |
| New York 13 | Grimm, MichaelMichael Grimm (R) | Yes | Businessman, FBI Agent | 1970 |
| New York 19 | Hayworth, NanNan Hayworth (R) | Yes | Doctor of Ophthalmology | 1959 |
| New York 20 | Gibson, ChrisChris Gibson (R) | Yes | Col. United States Army, (Ret.) | 1964 |
| New York 24 | Hanna, RichardRichard Hanna (R) | Yes | Businessman | 1951 |
| New York 25 | Buerkle, Ann MarieAnn Marie Buerkle (R) | Yes | Assistant State Attorney General, Syracuse Common Councilor, Nurse | 1951 |
| North Carolina 2 | Ellmers, ReneeRenee Ellmers (R) | Yes | Nurse | 1964 |
| North Dakota AL | Berg, RickRick Berg (R) | Yes | State House Majority Leader | 1959 |
| Ohio 1 | Chabot, SteveSteve Chabot (R) | Yes | U.S. Representative for OH-1 (1995–2009), Hamilton County Commissioner, Cincinnati City Councilman | 1953 |
| Ohio 6 | Johnson, BillBill Johnson (R) | Yes | Lt. Col. United States Air Force, (Ret.) | 1954 |
| Ohio 15 | Stivers, SteveSteve Stivers (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1965 |
| Ohio 16 | Renacci, JimJim Renacci (R) | Yes | Businessman, Mayor of Wadsworth | 1958 |
| Ohio 18 | Gibbs, BobBob Gibbs (R) | Yes | State Senator, State Representative | 1954 |
| Oklahoma 5 | Lankford, JamesJames Lankford (R) | No | Youth camp director | 1968 |
| Pennsylvania 3 | Kelly, MikeMike Kelly (R) | Yes | Businessman, Butler City Councilman, Butler Area School Board Member | 1948 |
| Pennsylvania 7 | Meehan, PatPat Meehan (R) | Yes | U.S. Attorney for the E.D. Pa., D.A. for Delaware County | 1955 |
| Pennsylvania 8 | Fitzpatrick, MikeMike Fitzpatrick (R) | Yes | U.S. Representative for PA-8 (2005–2007), Bucks County Commissioner | 1963 |
| Pennsylvania 10 | Marino, TomTom Marino (R) | Yes | U.S. Attorney for the M.D. Pa., D.A. for Lycoming County | 1952 |
| Pennsylvania 11 | Barletta, LouLou Barletta (R) | Yes | Mayor of Hazleton, City Councilman, Businessman | 1956 |
| Rhode Island 1 | Cicilline, DavidDavid Cicilline (D) | No | Mayor of Providence, State Representative | 1961 |
| South Carolina 1 | Scott, TimTim Scott (R) | No | State Representative, Charleston County Council Chair | 1965 |
| South Carolina 3 | Duncan, JeffJeff Duncan (R) | No | State Representative, Real estate broker | 1966 |
| South Carolina 4 | Gowdy, TreyTrey Gowdy (R) | No | Solicitor of South Carolina's 7th Judicial Circuit | 1964 |
| South Carolina 5 | Mulvaney, MickMick Mulvaney (R) | Yes | State Senator, State Representative | 1967 |
| South Dakota AL | Noem, KristiKristi Noem (R) | Yes | State Representative, Rancher | 1971 |
| Tennessee 3 | Fleischmann, ChuckChuck Fleischmann (R) | No | Attorney | 1962 |
| Tennessee 4 | DesJarlais, ScottScott DesJarlais (R) | Yes | Physician | 1964 |
| Tennessee 6 | Black, DianeDiane Black (R) | Yes | State Senator, State Representative, Nurse | 1951 |
| Tennessee 8 | Fincher, StephenStephen Fincher (R) | Yes | Businessman, Farmer, Gospel singer | 1973 |
| Texas 17 | Flores, BillBill Flores (R) | Yes | Texas Real Estate Commissioner, Oil & natural gas executive | 1954 |
| Texas 23 | Canseco, QuicoQuico Canseco (R) | Yes | Banker | 1949 |
| Texas 27 | Farenthold, BlakeBlake Farenthold (R) | Yes | Radio talk show host | 1961 |
| Virginia 2 | Rigell, ScottScott Rigell (R) | Yes | Car dealership owner | 1960 |
| Virginia 5 | Hurt, RobertRobert Hurt (R) | Yes | State Senator, State Delegate, Chatham Town Council | 1969 |
| Virginia 9 | Griffith, MorganMorgan Griffith (R) | Yes | State House Majority Leader | 1958 |
| Washington 3 | Herrera Beutler, JaimeJaime Herrera Beutler (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1978 |
| West Virginia 1 | McKinley, DavidDavid McKinley (R) | Yes | State Delegate, State Republican Party Chair | 1947 |
| Wisconsin 7 | Duffy, SeanSean Duffy (R) | Yes | Ashland County District Attorney, Reality TV star | 1971 |
| Wisconsin 8 | Ribble, ReidReid Ribble (R) | Yes | Roofing contractor | 1956 |
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| Preceded by List of 111th Congress freshmen |
Freshman-class members of the 112th Congress | Succeeded by List of 113th Congress freshmen |
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