List of freshman class members of the 113th United States Congress
The 113th United States Congress began on January 3, 2013. As of November 11, 2013 there are 14 new senators (3R, 10D, 1I) and 70 new representatives (31R, 39D).
New members of the 113th Congress
Senate
This is the list of the freshman members in Senate Class 1, plus two members who were elected and one who was appointed (after the 113th Congress began) to fill unexpired terms in Senate Class 2. Twelve of the fourteen freshmen were first elected in 2012 into full terms that began with the Senate that commenced in 2013. Of the other freshmen, two were elected and one was appointed to fill unexpired terms that will end with the Senate that commenced in 2013.
| State | Image | Senator | Incoming class seniority | Party change? | Prior political experience | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona |  |
Flake, JeffJeff Flake (R) | 2nd (87th overall) |
No Open seat Replaced Jon Kyl (R) |
Member of the U.S. House | 1962 |
| Connecticut |  |
Murphy, ChrisChris Murphy (D) | 4th (89th overall) |
Yes[1] Open seat Replaced Joe Lieberman (I) |
Member of the U.S. House Connecticut Legislature |
1973 |
| Hawaii |  |
Hirono, MazieMazie Hirono (D) | 5th (90th overall) |
No Open seat Replaced Daniel Akaka (D) |
Member of the U.S. House Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Hawaii House of Representatives |
1947 |
| Indiana |  |
Donnelly, JoeJoe Donnelly (D) | 3rd (88th overall) |
Yes Open seat Richard Lugar (R) defeated in primary |
Member of the U.S. House Lawyer |
1955 |
| Maine |  |
King, AngusAngus King (I) | 7th (92nd overall) |
Yes Open seat Replaced Olympia Snowe (R) |
Governor of Maine | 1944 |
| Massachusetts |  |
Warren, ElizabethElizabeth Warren (D) | 10th (95th overall) |
Yes Defeated Scott Brown (R) in general election |
Special Advisor to the President for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau University professor |
1949 |
| Nebraska |  |
Fischer, DebDeb Fischer (R) | 11th (96th overall) |
Yes Open seat Replaced Ben Nelson (D) |
State Senator | 1951 |
| New Mexico |  |
Heinrich, MartinMartin Heinrich (D) | 6th (91st overall) |
No Open seat Replaced Jeff Bingaman (D) |
Member of the U.S. House Albuquerque City Council |
1971 |
| North Dakota |  |
Heitkamp, HeidiHeidi Heitkamp (D) | 12th (97th overall) |
No Open seat Replaced Kent Conrad (D) |
Attorney General of North Dakota Tax Commissioner of North Dakota |
1955 |
| Texas |  |
Cruz, TedTed Cruz (R) | 9th (94th overall) |
No Open seat Replaced Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) |
Solicitor General of Texas | 1970 |
| Virginia |  |
Kaine, TimTim Kaine (D) | 8th (93rd overall) |
No Open seat Replaced Jim Webb (D) |
Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee Governor of Virginia Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Mayor of Richmond |
1958 |
| Wisconsin |  |
Baldwin, TammyTammy Baldwin (D) | 1st (86th overall) |
No Open seat Replaced Herb Kohl (D) |
Member of the U.S. House State Assemblywoman |
1962 |
House of Representatives
| District | Representative | Party change? | Prior background | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama 1 | Byrne, BradleyBradley Byrne (R) | No | Alabama State Senator (2003-2007), Alabama Two Year College Chancellor | 1955 |
| Arizona 1 | Kirkpatrick, AnnAnn Kirkpatrick (D) | Yes | U.S. Representative for AZ-1 (2009-2011), State Representative | 1950 |
| Arizona 5 | Salmon, MattMatt Salmon (R) | No | U.S. Representative for AZ-01 (1995-2001), State Senator | 1958 |
| Arizona 9 | Sinema, KyrstenKyrsten Sinema (D) | New seat | State Senator, State Representative | 1976 |
| Arkansas 4 | Cotton, TomTom Cotton (R) | Yes | Farmer, Captain US Army (ret.) | 1977 |
| California 1 | LaMalfa, DougDoug LaMalfa (R) | No | State Senator, Farmer | 1960 |
| California 2 | Huffman, JaredJared Huffman (D) | No | State Assemblyman, Attorney | 1960 |
| California 7 | Bera, AmiAmi Bera (D) | Yes | Physician | 1965 |
| California 8 | Cook, PaulPaul Cook (R) | No | State Assemblyman, Yucca Valley city council | 1943 |
| California 15 | Swalwell, EricEric Swalwell (D) | No | Dublin city councilman, Attorney | 1980 |
| California 21 | Valadao, DavidDavid Valadao (R) | New seat | State Assemblyman, Dairy Farmer | 1977 |
| California 26 | Brownley, JuliaJulia Brownley (D) | Yes | State Assemblywoman, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board | 1952 |
| California 29 | Cardenas, TonyTony Cardenas (D) | New seat | California State Assembly, Los Angeles City Councilman | 1963 |
| California 35 | McLeod, Gloria NegreteGloria Negrete McLeod (D) | No | State Senator, State Assemblywoman | 1941 |
| California 36 | Ruiz, RaulRaul Ruiz (D) | Yes | Physician | 1972 |
| California 41 | Takano, MarkMark Takano (D) | New seat | Teacher | 1960 |
| California 47 | Lowenthal, AlanAlan Lowenthal (D) | New seat | State Senator, State Assemblyman, Long Beach City Council | 1941 |
| California 51 | Vargas, JuanJuan Vargas (D) | No | State Senator, State Assemblyman, San Diego City Council | 1961 |
| California 52 | Peters, ScottScott Peters (D) | Yes | Port of San Diego Commissioner, San Diego City Council President | 1961 |
| Connecticut 5 | Esty, ElizabethElizabeth Esty (D) | No | State Representative | 1959 |
| Florida 3 | Yoho, TedTed Yoho (R) | No | Veterinary physician | 1955 |
| Florida 6 | DeSantis, RonRon DeSantis (R) | New seat | Lieutenant US Navy Reserve, prosecutor | 1978 |
| Florida 9 | Grayson, AlanAlan Grayson (D) | New seat | U.S. Representative for FL-8 (2009-2011) | 1958 |
| Florida 18 | Murphy, PatrickPatrick Murphy (D) | Yes | Businessman | 1983 |
| Florida 19 | Radel, TreyTrey Radel (R) | No | Television reporter | 1976 |
| Florida 22 | Frankel, LoisLois Frankel (D) | New seat | Mayor of West Palm Beach, State Representative | 1948 |
| Florida 26 | Garcia, JoeJoe Garcia (D) | Yes | Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact and Diversity, DoE | 1963 |
| Georgia 9 | Collins, DougDoug Collins (R) | New seat | State Representative | 1966 |
| Hawaii 2 | Gabbard, TulsiTulsi Gabbard (D) | No | Honolulu City Council, Captain Army National Guard, State Representative | 1981 |
| Illinois 8 | Duckworth, TammyTammy Duckworth (D) | Yes | Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, VA, Lieutenant Colonel US Army | 1968 |
| Illinois 10 | Schneider, BradBrad Schneider (D) | Yes | Management consultant | 1961 |
| Illinois 11 | Foster, BillBill Foster (D) | Yes | U.S. Representative for IL-14 (2008-2011), Physicist | 1955 |
| Illinois 12 | Enyart, WilliamWilliam Enyart (D) | No | Adjutant General of Illinois, Major General National Guard | 1949 |
| Illinois 13 | Davis, RodneyRodney Davis (R) | No | Congressional staffer | 1970 |
| Illinois 17 | Bustos, CheriCheri Bustos (D) | Yes | East Moline alderman | 1961 |
| Indiana 2 | Walorski, JackieJackie Walorski (R) | Yes | State Representative, Television reporter | 1963 |
| Indiana 5 | Brooks, SusanSusan Brooks (R) | No | U.S. Attorney for S.D. Ind., Deputy Mayor of Indianapolis | 1960 |
| Indiana 6 | Messer, LukeLuke Messer (R) | No | State Representative | 1969 |
| Kentucky 6 | Barr, AndyAndy Barr (R) | Yes | Lawyer | 1973 |
| Maryland 6 | Delaney, JohnJohn Delaney (D) | Yes | Businessman | 1963 |
| Massachusetts 4 | Kennedy III, JosephJoseph Kennedy III (D) | No | Assistant District Attorney for Middlesex County | 1980 |
| Michigan 5 | Kildee, DanDan Kildee (D) | No | Genesee County Treasurer, Genesee County commissioner | 1958 |
| Michigan 11 | Bentivolio, KerryKerry Bentivolio (R) | No | Reindeer farmer, Teacher, Sergeant First Class US Army | 1951 |
| Minnesota 8 | Nolan, RickRick Nolan (D) | Yes | U.S. Representative for MN-08 (1975-1981), Minnesota House of Representatives | 1943 |
| Missouri 2 | Wagner, AnnAnn Wagner (R) | No | United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, Chair of the Missouri Republican Party | 1962 |
| Montana AL | Daines, SteveSteve Daines (R) | No | Businessman | 1962 |
| Nevada 1 | Titus, DinaDina Titus (D) | No | U.S. Representative for NV-3 (2009-2011), Nevada Senate Minority Leader, University professor | 1950 |
| Nevada 4 | Horsford, StevenSteven Horsford (D) | New seat | State Senate Majority Leader | 1973 |
| New Hampshire 1 | Shea-Porter, CarolCarol Shea-Porter (D) | Yes | U.S. Representative for NH-1 (2007-2011) | 1952 |
| New Hampshire 2 | Kuster, Ann McLaneAnn McLane Kuster (D) | Yes | Attorney, lobbyist | 1956 |
| New Mexico 1 | Grisham, Michelle LujanMichelle Lujan Grisham (D) | No | Bernalillo County Commission | 1959 |
| New York 6 | Meng, GraceGrace Meng (D) | No | State Assembly | 1975 |
| New York 8 | Jeffries, HakeemHakeem Jeffries (D) | No | State Assembly | 1970 |
| New York 18 | Maloney, Sean PatrickSean Patrick Maloney (D) | Yes | First Deputy Secretary to the Governor of New York, White House Staff Secretary | 1966 |
| New York 24 | Maffei, DanDan Maffei (D) | Yes | U.S. Representative for NY-25 (2009-2011) | 1968 |
| New York 27 | Collins, ChrisChris Collins (R) | Yes | Erie County Executive | 1950 |
| North Carolina 8 | Hudson, RichardRichard Hudson (R) | Yes | Congressional staffer | 1971 |
| North Carolina 9 | Pittenger, RobertRobert Pittenger (R) | No | State Senate | 1948 |
| North Carolina 11 | Meadows, MarkMark Meadows (R) | Yes | Real estate investor | 1959 |
| North Carolina 13 | Holding, GeorgeGeorge Holding (R) | Yes | U.S. Attorney for E.D.N.C. | 1968 |
| North Dakota AL | Cramer, KevinKevin Cramer (R) | No | North Dakota Public Service Commission | 1961 |
| Ohio 2 | Wenstrup, BradBrad Wenstrup (R) | No | Physician, Lieutenant Colonel US Army Reserve | 1958 |
| Ohio 3 | Beatty, JoyceJoyce Beatty (D) | New seat | State Representative | 1950 |
| Ohio 14 | Joyce, DavidDavid Joyce (R) | No | Geauga County Prosecutor| | 1957 |
| Oklahoma 1 | Bridenstine, JimJim Bridenstine (R) | No | Lieutenant Commander US Navy Reserve, Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium executive director | 1975 |
| Oklahoma 2 | Mullin, MarkwayneMarkwayne Mullin (R) | Yes | Businessman | 1977 |
| Pennsylvania 4 | Perry, ScottScott Perry (R) | No | State Representative | 1962 |
| Pennsylvania 12 | Rothfus, KeithKeith Rothfus (R) | Yes | Lawyer | 1962 |
| Pennsylvania 17 | Cartwright, MattMatt Cartwright (D) | No | Lawyer | 1961 |
| South Carolina 7 | Rice, TomTom Rice (R) | New seat | Horry County Council Chairman | 1959 |
| Texas 14 | Weber, RandyRandy Weber (R) | No | State Representative, Pearland City Council | 1953 |
| Texas 16 | O'Rourke, BetoBeto O'Rourke (D) | No | El Paso City Councilman, Businessman | 1972 |
| Texas 20 | Castro, JoaquinJoaquin Castro (D) | No | State Representative | 1974 |
| Texas 23 | Gallego, PetePete Gallego (D) | Yes | State Representative | 1961 |
| Texas 25 | Williams, RogerRoger Williams (R) | New seat | Secretary of State of Texas | 1949 |
| Texas 33 | Veasey, MarcMarc Veasey (D) | New seat | State Representative | 1971 |
| Texas 34 | Vela, Jr., FilemonFilemon Vela, Jr. (D) | New seat | Attorney | 1963 |
| Texas 36 | Stockman, SteveSteve Stockman (R) | New seat | U.S. Representative for TX-9 (1995-1997) | 1956 |
| Utah 2 | Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart (R) | New seat | Author, businessman, US Air Force officer | 1960 |
| Washington 6 | Kilmer, DerekDerek Kilmer (D) | No | State Senator, State Representative | 1974 |
| Washington 10 | Heck, DennisDennis Heck (D) | New seat | State House Majority Leader | 1952 |
| Wisconsin 2 | Pocan, MarkMark Pocan (D) | No | State Representative, Dane County Board of Supervisors | 1964 |
References
- ↑ While he caucused with the Democrats, Lieberman was an independent.
External links
| Preceded by List of 112th Congress freshmen |
Freshman-class members of the 113th Congress | Succeeded by List of 114th Congress freshmen |
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