List of freshman class members of the 114th United States Congress


The 114th United States Congress began on January 3, 2015. There were 13 new senators and 59 new representatives at the start of its first session.

New members of the 114th Congress

Senate

This is the list of the freshman members in Senate Class 2, plus one member who was elected to fill unexpired terms in Senate Class 3. Eleven of the twelve freshmen were first elected in 2014 into full terms that began with the Senate that commenced in 2015.
StateImageSenatorIncoming class seniorityParty change?Prior political experienceBirth year
Alaska
Yes
Defeated Mark Begich
Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources
Alaska Attorney General
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps
1964
Arkansas
Yes
Defeated Mark Pryor
Member of the U.S. House
Captain, U.S. Army
1977
Colorado
Yes
Defeated Mark Udall
Member of the U.S. House
State Representative
1974
Georgia
No
Open seat
Replaced Saxby Chambliss
Businessman1949
Iowa
Yes
Open seat
Replaced Tom Harkin
State Senator
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
1970
Louisiana
Yes
Defeated Mary Landrieu
Member of the U.S. House
State Senator
1957
Michigan
No
Open seat
Replaced Carl Levin
Member of the U.S. House
State Senator
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
1958
Montana
Yes
Open seat
Replaced John Walsh
Member of the U.S. House
Businessman
1962
Nebraska
No
Open seat
Replaced Mike Johanns
Midland University President1972
North Carolina
Yes
Defeated Kay Hagan
State House Speaker1960
Oklahoma
No
Special election
Member of the U.S. House1968
South Dakota
Yes
Open seat
Replaced Tim Johnson
South Dakota Governor
State Senator
1954
West Virginia
Yes
Open seat
Replaced Jay Rockefeller
Member of the U.S. House
State Delegate
1953

House of Representatives

DistrictRepresentativeParty changePrior backgroundBirth year
NoCo-founder and president of Alabama Policy Institute1954
YesColonel, U.S. Air Force1966
NoState Representative1979
NoCEO, Delta Trust and Banking Corporation1956
NoState House Majority Leader1967
NoState Senator1952
NoState Senator1966
YesMayor of Redlands1979
NoState Senator, Lieutenant Colonel 1969
NoState Senator1965
NoState Senator1962
NoWeld County District Attorney1959
YesLeon County school administrator1963
YesMiami-Dade County Public School Board, lobbying firm founder1980
NoState Senator, Mayor of Pooler1957
NoBaptist pastor, radio host1960
NoState Senator1963
YesBusinessman1951
NoState Representative, Lieutenant Colonel 1967
YesU.S. Representative for 1969
YesState Representative1960
YesBusinessman1955
NoLegislative staffer1968
NoPhysician, veterinarian1954
NoChairman, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority1972
YesState Treasurer1953
NoCaptain, U.S. Marine Corps1978
NoState Senator1961
NoState Senate Majority Leader1967
NoBusinessman1960
NoBoard of Governors, Wayne State University1953
NoMayor of Southfield1954
NoState Representative1961
NoState Senator, Commander 1961
YesState Senator1949
YesState Assemblyman1957
YesU.S. Representative for , Mayor of Manchester1970
NoMayor of Randolph, businessman1960
NoState Assembly Majority Leader1945
YesState Senator, Major 1980
NoNassau County District Attorney1965
YesWhite House staffer1984
YesFederal prosecutor1962
NoBaptist pastor1968
YesState Senator1972
NoState Senator, Lieutenant Colonel 1963
NoChester County Commissioner1976
NoState Representative1977
NoMayor of Heath, U.S. Attorney for E.D. Tex.1965
YesCentral Intelligence Agency officer1977
NoLower Neches Valley Authority, Mayor of Woodville, dentist1948
YesMayor of Saratoga Springs1975
NoAmbassador to Switzerland and Lichtenstein, Lieutenant Governor1950
NoState Delegate1959
NoState Representative1955
NoMaryland State Senator, Chair of the Maryland Republican Party1971
YesState Senator1960
NoState Senator1955

Non-voting members