List of new members of the 102nd United States Congress

The 102nd United States Congress began on January 3, 1991. There were three new senators (one Democrat, two Republicans) and 43 new representatives (24 Democrats, 18 Republicans, one independent), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat) at the start of the first session.

Senate

Took office January 3, 1991

State Image Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Colorado HankBrown.jpg Hank Brown (R) 1st
(98th overall)
No
Open seat; replaced William L. Armstrong (R)
U.S. House of Representatives
Colorado Senate
1940
Idaho Larry Craig 1989.png Larry Craig (R) 2nd
(99th overall)
No
Open seat; replaced James A. McClure (R)
U.S. House of Representatives
Idaho Senate
1945
Minnesota Paul Wellstone.jpg Paul Wellstone (D) 3rd
(100th overall)
Yes
Defeated Rudy Boschwitz (R)
Academic 1944

Took office during the 102nd Congress

State Image Senator Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
California John F Seymour (cropped).jpg John Seymour (R) January 10, 1991 No
Appointed; replaced Pete Wilson (R)
California State Senate
Mayor of Anaheim
1937
Pennsylvania Harriswofford (cropped).jpg Harris Wofford (D) May 9, 1991 No
Appointed; replaced John Heinz (D)
Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor
Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chair
1926
North Dakota JocelynBirchBurdick (cropped).jpg Jocelyn Burdick (D) September 16, 1992 No
Appointed; replaced Quentin Burdick (D)
Radio announcer 1922
California Dianne Feinstein congressional portrait.jpg Dianne Feinstein (D) November 10, 1992 Yes
Defeated John Seymour (R)
Mayor of San Francisco
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
1933
North Dakota Byron Dorgan official photo.jpg Byron Dorgan (D) December 15, 1992 No
Appointed; replaced Kent Conrad (D)
U.S. House of Representatives
North Dakota Tax Commissioner
1942
Tennessee Senator Harlan Mathews (D-TN).jpg Harlan Mathews (D) January 2, 1993 No
Appointed; replaced Al Gore (D)
Tennessee State Treasurer 1927

House of Representatives

Took office January 3, 1991

District Representative Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Alabama 5 Robert E. Cramer (D) No District Attorney 1947
Arkansas 2 Ray Thornton (D) Yes U.S. House of Representatives 1928
California 1 Frank Riggs (R) Yes Real estate executive 1950
California 14 John Doolittle (R) No State Senator 1950
California 17 Cal Dooley (D) Yes Rancher 1954
California 29 Maxine Waters (D) No State Assemblywoman 1938
California 44 Duke Cunningham (R) Yes Navy Commander 1941
Colorado 4 Wayne Allard (R) No State Senator 1943
Connecticut 3 Rosa DeLauro (D) No Chief of staff 1943
Connecticut 5 Gary Franks (R) No Alderman 1953
Florida 2 Pete Peterson (D) Yes Contractor 1935
Florida 11 Jim Bacchus (D) No Attorney 1949
Hawaii 1 Neil Abercrombie (D) Yes U.S. House of Representatives 1938
Idaho 1 Larry LaRocco (D) Yes Broker 1946
Illinois 16 John W. Cox Jr. (D) Yes State Attorney 1947
Indiana 3 Tim Roemer (D) Yes Congressional staffer 1956
Iowa 2 Jim Nussle (R) No District Attorney 1960
Kansas 5 Dick Nichols (R) No Banker 1926
Louisiana 2 William J. Jefferson (D) No State Senator 1947
Maine 1 Thomas Andrews (D) No State Senator 1953
Maryland 1 Wayne Gilchrest (R) Yes Educator 1946
Michigan 10 Dave Camp (R) No State Representative 1953
Michigan 13 Barbara-Rose Collins (D) No City Councilor 1939
Minnesota 3 Jim Ramstad (R) No State Senator 1946
Minnesota 7 Collin Peterson (D) Yes State Senator 1944
Missouri 2 Joan Kelly Horn (D) Yes Real estate developer 1936
Nebraska 3 Bill Barrett (R) No State Senator 1929
New Hampshire 1 Bill Zeliff (R) No Businessman 1936
New Hampshire 2 Richard Swett (D) Yes Architect 1957
New Jersey 12 Dick Zimmer (R) No State Senator 1944
North Carolina 11 Charles H. Taylor (R) Yes State Senator 1941
Ohio 1 Charlie Luken (D) No City Councilor 1951
Ohio 7 Dave Hobson (R) No State Senator 1936
Ohio 8 John Boehner (R) No State Representative 1949
Oklahoma 3 William K. Brewster (D) No State Representative 1941
Oregon 5 Michael J. Kopetski (D) Yes State Representative 1949
Pennsylvania 18 Rick Santorum (R) Yes Lawyer 1958
Rhode Island 2 Jack Reed (D) Yes State Senator 1949
Texas 11 Chet Edwards (D) No State Senator 1951
Utah 3 Bill Orton (D) Yes Lawyer 1948
Vermont at-large Bernie Sanders (I) Yes Mayor of Burlington 1941
Virginia 8 Jim Moran (D) Yes Mayor of Alexandria 1945
Wisconsin 2 Scott L. Klug (R) Yes Journalist 1953

Non-voting delegates

District Delegate Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
District of Columbia at-large Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) No Chair of the EEOC 1937

Took office during the 102nd Congress

District Representative Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Texas 3 Sam Johnson (R) May 8, 1991 No State Representative 1930
Massachusetts 1 John Olver (D) June 18, 1991 Yes State Senator 1936
Illinois 15 Thomas W. Ewing (R) July 2, 1991 No State Representative 1935
Arizona 2 Ed Pastor (D) October 3, 1991 No County Supervisor 1943
Pennsylvania 2 Lucien Blackwell (D) November 5, 1991 No City Councilor 1931
Virginia 7 George Allen (R) November 5, 1991 No State Delegate 1952
Puerto Rico at-large Antonio Colorado (PD/D) March 4, 1992 No Secretary of State of Puerto Rico 1939
New York 17 Jerry Nadler (D) November 3, 1992 No State Assemblyman 1947
North Carolina 1 Eva Clayton (D) November 3, 1992 No County Commissioner 1934

See also


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