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.
State | Image | Senator | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nevada | 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] | |
Hawaii | 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] | |
South Carolina | 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] |
District | Image | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York 26 | 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 | 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 Succeeded Geoff Davis (R) |
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 Succeeded Jay Inslee (D) |
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
Municipal Council of Newark Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders New Jersey Highway Authority |
1958 | [120] |
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.
State | Image | Senator | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nevada | 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] | |
Hawaii | 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] | |
South Carolina | 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] |
District | Image | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York 26 | 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 | 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 Succeeded Geoff Davis (R) |
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 Succeeded Jay Inslee (D) |
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
Municipal Council of Newark Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders New Jersey Highway Authority |
1958 | [120] |