List of new members of the 111th United States Congress
40 new members of the 111th Congress.[a]
The 111th United States Congress began on January 3, 2009. There were nine new senators (seven Democrats, two Republicans) and 54 new representatives (32 Democrats, 22 Republicans), as well as two new delegates (one Democrat, one independent), at the start of its first session. Additionally, 12 senators (nine Democrats, three Republicans) and 11 representatives (seven Democrats, four Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 111th Congress before it ended on January 3, 2011.
The presidents of the House Democratic freshman class were Gerry Connolly of Virginia and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, while the president of the House Republican freshman class was Steve Austria of Ohio.[1]
Senate
Took office January 3, 2009
Took office during the 111th Congress
State
Image
Senator
Took office
Switched party
Prior background
Birth year
Ref
Illinois
Roland Burris (D)
January 15, 2009
NoAppointed; replaced Barack Obama (D)
Illinois Attorney General Illinois Comptroller Illinois Director of General Services Bank examiner for Comptroller James J. Saxon
1937
[11]
Delaware
Ted Kaufman (D)
January 16, 2009
NoAppointed; replaced Joe Biden (D)
Broadcasting Board of Governors Chief of staff to U.S. Senator Joe Biden
1939
[12]
Colorado
Michael Bennet (D)
January 21, 2009
NoAppointed; replaced Ken Salazar (D)
Superintendent of Denver Public Schools Chief of staff to Mayor John Hickenlooper
1964
[13]
New York
Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
January 26, 2009
NoAppointed; replaced Hillary Clinton (D)
U.S. House of Representatives [d] Special counsel to Secretary Andrew Cuomo
1966
[14]
Minnesota
Al Franken (DFL)
July 7, 2009
Yes Defeated Norm Coleman (R)
Comedian Host of The Al Franken Show
1951
[15]
Florida
George LeMieux (R)
September 9, 2009
NoAppointed; replaced Mel Martínez (R)
Chief of staff to Governor Charlie Crist Deputy Florida Attorney General Chair of the Broward County Republican Party
1969
[16]
Massachusetts
Paul G. Kirk (D)
September 24, 2009
NoAppointed; replaced Ted Kennedy (D)
Chair of the Democratic National Committee Democratic National Committee Treasurer
1938
[17]
Massachusetts
Scott Brown (R)
February 4, 2010
Yes Open seat; replaced Paul G. Kirk (D)
Massachusetts Senate Massachusetts House of Representatives Wrentham SelectmanU.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
1959
[18]
West Virginia
Carte Goodwin (D)
July 16, 2010
NoAppointed; replaced Robert Byrd (D)
Chief counsel to Governor Joe Manchin
1974
[19]
Delaware
Chris Coons (D)
November 15, 2010
No Open seat; replaced Ted Kaufman (D)
New Castle County ExecutiveNew Castle County Council
1963
[20]
West Virginia
Joe Manchin (D)
November 15, 2010
No Open seat; replaced Carte Goodwin (D)
Governor of West Virginia Secretary of State of West Virginia West Virginia Senate West Virginia House of Delegates
1947
[21]
Illinois
Mark Kirk (R)
November 29, 2010
Yes Open seat; replaced Roland Burris (D)
U.S. House of Representatives [e] U.S. Navy Reserve
1959
[22]
House of Representatives
Took office January 3, 2009
Non-voting delegates
Took office during the 111th Congress
District
Image
Representative
Took office
Switched party
Prior background
Birth year
Ref
Illinois 5
Mike Quigley (D)
April 21, 2009
No Succeeded Rahm Emanuel (D)
Cook County Board of Commissioners
1958
[79]
New York 20
Scott Murphy (D)
April 29, 2009
No Succeeded Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
Entrepreneur
1970
[80]
California 32
Judy Chu (D)
July 14, 2009
No Succeeded Hilda Solis (D)
California State Board of Equalization California State Assembly Monterey Park City CouncilGarvey School District
1953
[81]
California 10
John Garamendi (D)
November 5, 2009
No Succeeded Ellen Tauscher (D)
Lieutenant Governor of California California Insurance Commissioner U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior California State Senate California State Assembly
1945
[82]
New York 23
Bill Owens (D)
November 6, 2009
Yes Succeeded John M. McHugh (R)
LawyerU.S. Air Force Reserve Captain
1949
[83]
Florida 19
Ted Deutch (D)
April 15, 2010
No Succeeded Robert Wexler (D)
Florida Senate
1966
[84]
Pennsylvania 12
Mark Critz (D)
May 20, 2010
No Succeeded John Murtha (D)
Business manager
1962
[85]
Hawaii 1
Charles Djou (R)
May 25, 2010
Yes Succeeded Neil Abercrombie (D)
Honolulu City Council Hawaii House of Representatives Vice Chair of the Hawaii Republican Party U.S. Army Reserve
1970
[86]
Georgia 9
Tom Graves (R)
June 14, 2010
No Succeeded Nathan Deal (R)
Georgia House of Representatives
1970
[87]
Indiana 3
Marlin Stutzman (R)
November 2, 2010
No Succeeded Mark Souder (D)
Indiana Senate Indiana House of Representatives
1976
[88]
New York 29
Tom Reed (R)
November 18, 2010
Yes Succeeded Eric Massa (D)
Mayor of Corning
1971
[89]
See also
Notes
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^ "ROE, David P. (Phil)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "OLSON, Pete" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "CHAFFETZ, Jason" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "NYE, Glenn C., III" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "PERRIELLO, Tom" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "CONNOLLY, Gerald E. (Gerry)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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^ "SABLAN, Gregorio Kilili Camacho" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "PIERLUISI, Pedro" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "QUIGLEY, Mike" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "MURPHY, Scott" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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