List of freshman class members of the 113th United States Congress
The 113th United States Congress began on January 3, 2013. There were 12 new senators and 82 new representatives at the start of its first session.
New members of the 113th Congress
Senate
This is the list of the freshman members in Senate Class 1, plus two members who were elected and one who was appointed to fill unexpired terms in Senate Class 2. Twelve of the fourteen freshmen were first elected in 2012 into full terms that began with the Senate that commenced in 2013. Of the other freshmen, two were elected and one was appointed to fill unexpired terms that will end with the Senate that commenced in 2013.| State | Image | Senator | Incoming class seniority | Party change? | Prior political experience | Birth year |
| Arizona | No Open seat Replaced Jon Kyl | Member of the U.S. House | 1962 | |||
| Connecticut | Yes Open seat Replaced Joe Lieberman | Member of the U.S. House Connecticut Legislature | 1973 | |||
| Hawaii | No Open seat Replaced Daniel Akaka | Member of the U.S. House Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Hawaii House of Representatives | 1947 | |||
| Indiana | Yes Open seat Richard Lugar defeated in primary | Member of the U.S. House Lawyer | 1955 | |||
| Maine | Yes Open seat Replaced Olympia Snowe | Governor of Maine | 1944 | |||
| Massachusetts | Yes Defeated Scott Brown in general election | Special Advisor to the President for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau University professor | 1949 | |||
| Nebraska | Yes Open seat Replaced Ben Nelson | State Senator | 1951 | |||
| New Mexico | No Open seat Replaced Jeff Bingaman | Member of the U.S. House Albuquerque City Council | 1971 | |||
| North Dakota | No Open seat Replaced Kent Conrad | Attorney General of North Dakota Tax Commissioner of North Dakota | 1955 | |||
| Texas | No Open seat Replaced Kay Bailey Hutchison | Solicitor General of Texas | 1970 | |||
| Virginia | No Open seat Replaced Jim Webb | Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee Governor of Virginia Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Mayor of Richmond | 1958 | |||
| Wisconsin | No Open seat Replaced Herb Kohl | Member of the U.S. House State Assemblywoman | 1962 |
House of Representatives
| District | Representative | Party change? | Prior background | Birth year |
| Yes | U.S. Representative for , State Representative | 1950 | ||
| No | U.S. Representative for AZ-1, State Senator | 1958 | ||
| New seat | State Senator, State Representative | 1976 | ||
| Yes | Farmer, Captain US Army | 1977 | ||
| No | State Senator, Farmer | 1960 | ||
| No | State Assemblyman, Attorney | 1960 | ||
| Yes | Physician | 1965 | ||
| No | State Assemblyman, Yucca Valley city council | 1943 | ||
| No | Dublin city councilman, Attorney | 1980 | ||
| New seat | State Assemblyman, Dairy Farmer | 1977 | ||
| Yes | State Assemblywoman, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board | 1952 | ||
| New seat | California State Assembly, Los Angeles City Councilman | 1963 | ||
| No | State Senator, State Assemblywoman | 1941 | ||
| Yes | Physician | 1972 | ||
| New seat | Teacher | 1960 | ||
| New seat | State Senator, State Assemblyman, Long Beach City Council | 1941 | ||
| No | State Senator, State Assemblyman, San Diego City Council | 1961 | ||
| Yes | Port of San Diego Commissioner, San Diego City Council President | 1961 | ||
| No | State Representative | 1959 | ||
| No | Veterinary physician | 1955 | ||
| New seat | Lieutenant US Navy Reserve, prosecutor | 1978 | ||
| New seat | U.S. Representative for | 1958 | ||
| Yes | Businessman | 1983 | ||
| No | Television reporter | 1976 | ||
| New seat | Mayor of West Palm Beach, State Representative | 1948 | ||
| Yes | Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact and Diversity, DoE | 1963 | ||
| New seat | State Representative | 1966 | ||
| No | Honolulu City Council, Captain Army National Guard, State Representative | 1981 | ||
| Yes | Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, VA, Lieutenant Colonel US Army | 1968 | ||
| Yes | Management consultant | 1961 | ||
| Yes | U.S. Representative for , Physicist | 1955 | ||
| No | Adjutant General of Illinois, Major General National Guard | 1949 | ||
| No | Congressional staffer | 1970 | ||
| Yes | East Moline alderman | 1961 | ||
| Yes | State Representative, Television reporter | 1963 | ||
| No | U.S. Attorney for S.D. Ind., Deputy Mayor of Indianapolis | 1960 | ||
| No | State Representative | 1969 | ||
| Yes | Lawyer | 1973 | ||
| Yes | Businessman | 1963 | ||
| No | Assistant District Attorney for Middlesex County | 1980 | ||
| No | Genesee County Treasurer, Genesee County commissioner | 1958 | ||
| No | Reindeer farmer, Teacher, Sergeant First Class US Army | 1951 | ||
| Yes | U.S. Representative for , Minnesota House of Representatives | 1943 | ||
| No | United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, Chair of the Missouri Republican Party | 1962 | ||
| No | Businessman | 1962 | ||
| No | U.S. Representative for , Nevada Senate Minority Leader, University professor | 1950 | ||
| New seat | State Senate Majority Leader | 1973 | ||
| Yes | U.S. Representative for | 1952 | ||
| Yes | Attorney, lobbyist | 1956 | ||
| No | Bernalillo County Commission | 1959 | ||
| No | State Assembly | 1975 | ||
| No | State Assembly | 1970 | ||
| Yes | First Deputy Secretary to the Governor of New York, White House Staff Secretary | 1966 | ||
| Yes | U.S. Representative for | 1968 | ||
| Yes | Erie County Executive | 1950 | ||
| Yes | Congressional staffer | 1971 | ||
| No | State Senate | 1948 | ||
| Yes | Real estate investor | 1959 | ||
| Yes | U.S. Attorney for E.D.N.C. | 1968 | ||
| No | North Dakota Public Service Commission | 1961 | ||
| No | Physician, Lieutenant Colonel US Army Reserve | 1958 | ||
| New seat | State Representative | 1950 | ||
| No | Geauga County Prosecutor | 1957 | ||
| No | Lieutenant Commander US Navy Reserve, Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium executive director | 1975 | ||
| Yes | Businessman | 1977 | ||
| No | State Representative | 1962 | ||
| Yes | Lawyer | 1962 | ||
| No | Lawyer | 1961 | ||
| New seat | Horry County Council Chairman | 1959 | ||
| No | State Representative, Pearland City Council | 1953 | ||
| No | El Paso City Councilman, Businessman | 1972 | ||
| No | State Representative | 1974 | ||
| Yes | State Representative | 1961 | ||
| New seat | Secretary of State of Texas | 1949 | ||
| New seat | State Representative | 1971 | ||
| New seat | Attorney | 1963 | ||
| New seat | U.S. Representative for | 1956 | ||
| New seat | Author, businessman, US Air Force officer | 1960 | ||
| No | State Senator, State Representative | 1974 | ||
| New seat | State House Majority Leader | 1952 | ||
| No | State Representative, Dane County Board of Supervisors | 1964 |