The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023. There were seven new senators (two Democrats, five Republicans) and 74 new representatives (34 Democrats, 40 Republicans), as well as one new delegate (a Republican), at the start of its first session. Additionally, two senators (one Democrat, one Republican) and four representatives (three Democrats, one Republican) have taken office in order to fill vacancies during the 118th Congress.
Due to redistricting after the 2020 census, 18 representatives were elected from newly established congressional districts.
The president of the House Democratic freshman class is Robert Garcia of California, while the president of the House Republican freshman class is Russell Fry of South Carolina. Additionally, the Democratic Freshmen Leadership Representative is Jasmine Crockett of Texas, and the Republican's freshmen liaison is Erin Houchin of Indiana. [1]
State | Image | Senator | Seniority | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Katie Britt (R) | 7th (100th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Richard Shelby (R) |
CEO of the Business Council of Alabama Chief of staff to Senator Richard Shelby |
1982 | [2] | |
Missouri | Eric Schmitt (R) | 6th (99th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Roy Blunt (R) |
Missouri Attorney General State Treasurer of Missouri Missouri Senate |
1975 | [3] | |
North Carolina | Ted Budd (R) | 3rd (96th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Richard Burr (R) |
U.S. House of Representatives [a] | 1971 | [4] | |
Ohio | J. D. Vance (R) | 5th (98th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Rob Portman (R) |
Venture capitalist U.S. Marine Corps Corporal |
1984 | [5] | |
Oklahoma | Markwayne Mullin (R) | 2nd (95th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Jim Inhofe (R) |
U.S. House of Representatives [b] | 1977 | [6] | |
Pennsylvania | John Fetterman (D) | 4th (97th overall) |
Yes Open seat; replaced Pat Toomey (R) |
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania Mayor of Braddock |
1969 | [7] | |
Vermont | Peter Welch (D) | 1st (94th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Patrick Leahy (D) |
U.S. House of Representatives
[c] President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate |
1947 | [8] |
State | Image | Senator | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nebraska | Pete Ricketts (R) | January 23, 2023 | No Appointed; replaced Ben Sasse (R) |
Governor of Nebraska COO of TD Ameritrade Co-owner of the Chicago Cubs |
1964 | [9] | |
California | Laphonza Butler (D) | October 3, 2023 | No Appointed; replaced Dianne Feinstein (D) |
President of
EMILY's List UC Board of Regents President of SEIU Local 2015 |
1979 | [10] | |
California | TBD | TBD |
TBD Open seat, replacing Laphonza Butler (D) [d] |
TBD |
District | Image | Delegate | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guam at-large | James Moylan (R) |
Yes Open seat; replaced Michael San Nicolas (D) |
Legislature of Guam U.S. Army |
1962 | [85] |
District | Image | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Virginia 4 | Jennifer McClellan (D) | March 7, 2023 |
No Succeeded Donald McEachin (D) |
Virginia Senate Virginia House of Delegates |
1972 | [86] | |
Rhode Island 1 | Gabe Amo (D) | November 13, 2023 |
No Succeeded David Cicilline (D) |
White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Office of Public Liaison |
1987 | [87] | |
Utah 2 | Celeste Maloy (R) | November 28, 2023 |
No Succeeded Chris Stewart (R) |
Legal counsel for Representative
Chris Stewart Deputy Washington County Attorney Natural Resources Conservation Service |
1981 | [88] | |
New York 3 | Tom Suozzi (D) | February 28, 2024 |
Yes Succeeded George Santos (R) |
U.S. House of Representatives
[f] Nassau County Executive |
1962 | [89] | |
California 20 | TBD (R) | TBD |
No Succeeding Kevin McCarthy (R) |
TBD | TBD | [90] | |
Colorado 4 | TBD | TBD |
TBD Succeeding Ken Buck (R) |
TBD | TBD | [91] | |
New York 26 | TBD | TBD |
TBD Succeeding Brian Higgins (D) |
TBD | TBD | [92] | |
Ohio 6 | TBD | TBD |
TBD Succeeding Bill Johnson (R) |
TBD | TBD | [93] |
On Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis said he's scheduling the vacancy election for June 25, to coincide with the state primary.
The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023. There were seven new senators (two Democrats, five Republicans) and 74 new representatives (34 Democrats, 40 Republicans), as well as one new delegate (a Republican), at the start of its first session. Additionally, two senators (one Democrat, one Republican) and four representatives (three Democrats, one Republican) have taken office in order to fill vacancies during the 118th Congress.
Due to redistricting after the 2020 census, 18 representatives were elected from newly established congressional districts.
The president of the House Democratic freshman class is Robert Garcia of California, while the president of the House Republican freshman class is Russell Fry of South Carolina. Additionally, the Democratic Freshmen Leadership Representative is Jasmine Crockett of Texas, and the Republican's freshmen liaison is Erin Houchin of Indiana. [1]
State | Image | Senator | Seniority | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Katie Britt (R) | 7th (100th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Richard Shelby (R) |
CEO of the Business Council of Alabama Chief of staff to Senator Richard Shelby |
1982 | [2] | |
Missouri | Eric Schmitt (R) | 6th (99th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Roy Blunt (R) |
Missouri Attorney General State Treasurer of Missouri Missouri Senate |
1975 | [3] | |
North Carolina | Ted Budd (R) | 3rd (96th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Richard Burr (R) |
U.S. House of Representatives [a] | 1971 | [4] | |
Ohio | J. D. Vance (R) | 5th (98th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Rob Portman (R) |
Venture capitalist U.S. Marine Corps Corporal |
1984 | [5] | |
Oklahoma | Markwayne Mullin (R) | 2nd (95th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Jim Inhofe (R) |
U.S. House of Representatives [b] | 1977 | [6] | |
Pennsylvania | John Fetterman (D) | 4th (97th overall) |
Yes Open seat; replaced Pat Toomey (R) |
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania Mayor of Braddock |
1969 | [7] | |
Vermont | Peter Welch (D) | 1st (94th overall) |
No Open seat; replaced Patrick Leahy (D) |
U.S. House of Representatives
[c] President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate |
1947 | [8] |
State | Image | Senator | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nebraska | Pete Ricketts (R) | January 23, 2023 | No Appointed; replaced Ben Sasse (R) |
Governor of Nebraska COO of TD Ameritrade Co-owner of the Chicago Cubs |
1964 | [9] | |
California | Laphonza Butler (D) | October 3, 2023 | No Appointed; replaced Dianne Feinstein (D) |
President of
EMILY's List UC Board of Regents President of SEIU Local 2015 |
1979 | [10] | |
California | TBD | TBD |
TBD Open seat, replacing Laphonza Butler (D) [d] |
TBD |
District | Image | Delegate | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guam at-large | James Moylan (R) |
Yes Open seat; replaced Michael San Nicolas (D) |
Legislature of Guam U.S. Army |
1962 | [85] |
District | Image | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Virginia 4 | Jennifer McClellan (D) | March 7, 2023 |
No Succeeded Donald McEachin (D) |
Virginia Senate Virginia House of Delegates |
1972 | [86] | |
Rhode Island 1 | Gabe Amo (D) | November 13, 2023 |
No Succeeded David Cicilline (D) |
White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Office of Public Liaison |
1987 | [87] | |
Utah 2 | Celeste Maloy (R) | November 28, 2023 |
No Succeeded Chris Stewart (R) |
Legal counsel for Representative
Chris Stewart Deputy Washington County Attorney Natural Resources Conservation Service |
1981 | [88] | |
New York 3 | Tom Suozzi (D) | February 28, 2024 |
Yes Succeeded George Santos (R) |
U.S. House of Representatives
[f] Nassau County Executive |
1962 | [89] | |
California 20 | TBD (R) | TBD |
No Succeeding Kevin McCarthy (R) |
TBD | TBD | [90] | |
Colorado 4 | TBD | TBD |
TBD Succeeding Ken Buck (R) |
TBD | TBD | [91] | |
New York 26 | TBD | TBD |
TBD Succeeding Brian Higgins (D) |
TBD | TBD | [92] | |
Ohio 6 | TBD | TBD |
TBD Succeeding Bill Johnson (R) |
TBD | TBD | [93] |
On Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis said he's scheduling the vacancy election for June 25, to coincide with the state primary.