List of freshman class members of the 111th United States Congress
The 111th United States Congress began on January 3, 2009. There were 10 new senators and 54 new representatives at the start of its first session.
New members at the beginning of the 111th Congress
Senate
- The Minnesota Supreme Court declared Al Franken the winner over incumbent Norm Coleman after a long dispute over the results of the 2008 election.
House of Representatives
| District | Representative | Party Change? | Prior background | Birth year |
| Bobby Bright | Yes | Mayor of Montgomery | 1952 | |
| Parker Griffith | No | oncologist State Senator | 1942 | |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | Yes | attorney Arizona House of Representatives | 1950 | |
| Tom McClintock | No | State Senator | 1956 | |
| Duncan D. Hunter | No | United States Marine Corps | 1976 | |
| Jared Polis | No | Businessman, Colorado State Board of Education | 1975 | |
| Betsy Markey | Yes | Businesswoman | 1956 | |
| Mike Coffman | No | State Legislator, Colorado State Treasurer, Colorado Secretary of State | 1955 | |
| Jim Himes | Yes | Businessman | 1966 | |
| Alan Grayson | Yes | Attorney | 1958 | |
| Bill Posey | No | State Senator | 1947 | |
| Tom Rooney | Yes | Attorney | 1970 | |
| Suzanne Kosmas | Yes | State Representative | 1944 | |
| Walt Minnick | Yes | Businessman | 1942 | |
| Debbie Halvorson | Yes | State Senate Majority Leader | 1958 | |
| Aaron Schock | No | State Representative | 1981 | |
| Lynn Jenkins | Yes | State Legislator, Kansas State Treasurer | 1963 | |
| Brett Guthrie | No | State Senator | 1964 | |
| Anh "Joseph" Cao | Yes | Attorney, Orleans Parish Board of Election Supervisors | 1967 | |
| John C. Fleming | No | Physician, Webster Parish Coroner | 1951 | |
| Bill Cassidy | Yes | Physician State Senator | 1957 | |
| Chellie Pingree | No | Common Cause President, State Senate Majority Leader | 1955 | |
| Frank Kratovil | Yes | Queen Anne's County State's Attorney | 1968 | |
| Mark Schauer | Yes | Michigan House of Representatives State Senate Minority Leader | 1961 | |
| Gary Peters | Yes | Political Science professor at Central Michigan University State Senator, Michigan Lottery Commissioner | 1958 | |
| Erik Paulsen | No | State Representative | 1965 | |
| Gregg Harper | No | Attorney, Rankin County Party chairman | 1956 | |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | No | Missouri House of Representatives, State Tourism Director | 1960 | |
| Dina Titus | Yes | Professor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, State Senate Minority Leader | 1950 | |
| John Adler | Yes | attorney Cherry Hill Township Council, State Senator | 1959 | |
| Leonard Lance | No | State Senator | 1952 | |
| Martin Heinrich | Yes | Albuquerque City Council President | 1971 | |
| Harry Teague | Yes | Lea County Commissioner | 1949 | |
| Ben R. Luján | No | New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner | 1972 | |
| Michael McMahon | Yes | attorney New York City Councilman | 1957 | |
| Paul Tonko | No | Engineer, State Assemblyman | 1949 | |
| Dan Maffei | Yes | Congressional aide | 1968 | |
| Chris Lee | No | Philanthropist | 1964 | |
| Eric Massa | Yes | Philanthropist, United States Navy | 1959 | |
| Larry Kissell | Yes | Social Studies Teacher | 1951 | |
| Steve Driehaus | Yes | State Representative | 1966 | |
| Steve Austria | No | State Representative, State Senator | 1958 | |
| Mary Jo Kilroy | Yes | Franklin County Commissioner | 1949 | |
| John Boccieri | Yes | State Representative, State Senator | 1969 | |
| Kurt Schrader | No | Veterinarian State Representative, State Senator | 1951 | |
| Kathy Dahlkemper | Yes | Businesswoman clinical dietitian | 1957 | |
| Glenn Thompson | No | Centre County Party chairman | 1959 | |
| Phil Roe | No | Physician, Mayor of Johnson City | 1945 | |
| Pete Olson | Yes | Congressional aide | 1962 | |
| Jason Chaffetz | No | Businessman | 1967 | |
| Glenn Nye | Yes | Foreign Service Officer | 1974 | |
| Tom Perriello | Yes | Attorney | 1974 | |
| Gerry Connolly | Yes | Fairfax County Board of Supervisors | 1950 | |
| Cynthia Lummis | No | State Legislator, Wyoming State Treasurer | 1954 |