40 new members of the 111th Congress. (One pictured member, Marcia Fudge, is not technically a freshman; as she was sworn in near the end of the 110th Congress.) The 111th United States Congress began on January 3, 2009. As of October 13, 2009, there were at least 16 new senators and 57 new representatives. [edit] New members at the beginning of the 111th Congress [edit] Senate | State | Senator | Party change? | Prior background | Religion | Birth year | | Alaska | Mark Begich (D) | Yes Defeated Ted Stevens | Anchorage Assembly, Mayor of Anchorage | Roman Catholic | 1962 | | Colorado | Mark Udall (D) | Yes Open seat; Replaced Wayne Allard | State Representative, U.S. House of Representatives | Christian | 1950 | | Idaho | Jim Risch (R) | No Open seat; Replaced Larry Craig | State Senate Majority Leader, Governor of Idaho, Lieutenant Governor of Idaho | Roman Catholic | 1943 | | Minnesota | Al Franken (D) | Yes Defeated Norm Coleman | Comedian, Author, Radio Host, and Political Commentator | Judaism | 1951 | | Nebraska | Mike Johanns (R) | No Open seat; Replaced Chuck Hagel | Mayor of Lincoln, Governor of Nebraska, United States Secretary of Agriculture | Roman Catholic | 1950 | | New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen (D) | Yes Defeated John Sununu | New Hampshire State Senate, Governor of New Hampshire | Protestant | 1947 | | New Mexico | Tom Udall (D) | Yes Open seat; Replaced Pete Domenici | Attorney General of New Mexico, U.S. House of Representatives | Mormon | 1948 | | North Carolina | Kay Hagan (D) | Yes Defeated Elizabeth Dole | Sunday School Teacher, State Senator | Presbyterian | 1953 | | Oregon | Jeff Merkley (D) | Yes Defeated Gordon Smith | Oregon House of Representatives,Oregon House Speaker | Lutheran | 1956 | | Virginia | Mark Warner (D) | Yes Open seat; Replaced John Warner | Governor of Virginia | Presbyterian | 1954 | [edit] House of Representatives | District | Representative | Party Change? | Prior background | Religion | Birth year | | Alabama 2 | Bobby Bright (D) | Yes | Mayor of Montgomery | Baptist | 1952 | | Alabama 5 | Parker Griffith (D) | No | oncologist State Senator | Episcopalian | 1942 | | Arizona 1 | Ann Kirkpatrick (D) | Yes | attorney Arizona House of Representatives | Roman Catholic | 1950 | | California 4 | Tom McClintock (R) | No | State Senator | Baptist | 1956 | | California 52 | Duncan D. Hunter (R) | No | United States Marine Corps | Protestant | 1976 | | Colorado 2 | Jared Polis (D) | No | Businessman, Colorado State Board of Education | Jewish | 1975 | | Colorado 4 | Betsy Markey (D) | Yes | Businesswoman | Roman Catholic | 1956 | | Colorado 6 | Mike Coffman (R) | No | State Legislator, Colorado State Treasurer, Colorado Secretary of State | United Methodist | 1955 | | Connecticut 4 | Jim Himes (D) | Yes | Businessman | Presbyterian | 1966 | | Florida 8 | Alan Grayson (D) | Yes | Attorney | Jewish | 1958 | | Florida 15 | Bill Posey (R) | No | State Senator | Methodist | 1947 | | Florida 16 | Tom Rooney (R) | Yes | Attorney | Roman Catholic | 1970 | | Florida 24 | Suzanne Kosmas (D) | Yes | State Representative | Methodist | 1944 | | Idaho 1 | Walt Minnick (D) | Yes | Businessman | Unitarian | 1942 | | Illinois 11 | Debbie Halvorson (D) | Yes | State Senate Majority Leader | Lutheran | 1958 | | Illinois 18 | Aaron Schock (R) | No | State Representative | Baptist | 1981 | | Kansas 2 | Lynn Jenkins (R) | Yes | State Legislator, Kansas State Treasurer | United Methodist | 1963 | | Kentucky 2 | Brett Guthrie (R) | No | State Senator | Church of Christ | 1964 | | Louisiana 2 | Anh "Joseph" Cao (R) | Yes | Attorney, Orleans Parish Board of Election Supervisors | Roman Catholic | 1967 | | Louisiana 4 | John C. Fleming (R) | No | Physician, Webster Parish Coroner | Baptist | 1951 | | Louisiana 6 | Bill Cassidy (R) | Yes | Physician State Senator | Christian | 1957 | | Maine 1 | Chellie Pingree (D) | No | Common Cause President, State Senate Majority Leader | Lutheran | 1955 | | Maryland 1 | Frank Kratovil (D) | Yes | Queen Anne's County State's Attorney | Episcopalian | 1968 | | Michigan 7 | Mark Schauer (D) | Yes | Michigan House of Representatives State Senate Minority Leader | Protestant | 1961 | | Michigan 9 | Gary Peters (D) | Yes | Political Science professor at Central Michigan University State Senator, Michigan Lottery Commissioner | Lutheran | 1958 | | Minnesota 3 | Erik Paulsen (R) | No | State Representative | Lutheran | 1965 | | Mississippi 3 | Gregg Harper (R) | No | Attorney, Rankin County Party Chairman | Baptist | 1956 | | Missouri 9 | Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) | No | Missouri House of Representatives, State Tourism Director | Roman Catholic | 1960 | | Nevada 3 | Dina Titus (D) | Yes | Professor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, State Senate Minority Leader | Greek Orthodox | 1950 | | New Jersey 3 | John Adler (D) | Yes | attorney Cherry Hill Township Council, State Senator | Jewish | 1959 | | New Jersey 7 | Leonard Lance (R) | No | State Senator | Roman Catholic | 1952 | | New Mexico 1 | Martin Heinrich (D) | Yes | Albuquerque City Council President | Lutheran | 1971 | | New Mexico 2 | Harry Teague (D) | Yes | Lea County Commissioner | Baptist | 1949 | | New Mexico 3 | Ben R. Luján (D) | No | New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner | Roman Catholic | 1972 | | New York 13 | Michael McMahon (D) | Yes | attorney New York City Councilman | Roman Catholic | 1957 | | New York 21 | Paul Tonko (D) | No | Engineer, State Assemblyman | Roman Catholic | 1949 | | New York 25 | Dan Maffei (D) | Yes | Congressional aide | Roman Catholic | 1968 | | New York 26 | Chris Lee (R) | No | Philanthropist | Protestant | 1964 | | New York 29 | Eric Massa (D) | Yes | Philanthropist, United States Navy | Roman Catholic | 1959 | | North Carolina 8 | Larry Kissell (D) | Yes | Social Studies Teacher | Southern Baptist | 1951 | | Ohio 1 | Steve Driehaus (D) | Yes | State Representative | Roman Catholic | 1966 | | Ohio 7 | Steve Austria (R) | No | State Representative, State Senator | Roman Catholic | 1958 | | Ohio 15 | Mary Jo Kilroy (D) | Yes | Franklin County Commissioner | Roman Catholic | 1949 | | Ohio 16 | John Boccieri (D) | Yes | State Representative, State Senator | Roman Catholic | 1969 | | Oregon 5 | Kurt Schrader (D) | No | Veterinarian State Representative, State Senator | Episcopalian | 1951 | | Pennsylvania 3 | Kathy Dahlkemper (D) | Yes | Businesswoman clinical dietitian | Roman Catholic | 1957 | | Pennsylvania 5 | Glenn Thompson (R) | No | Centre County Party Chairman | Protestant | 1959 | | Tennessee 1 | Phil Roe (R) | No | Physician, Mayor of Johnson City | Methodist | 1945 | | Texas 22 | Pete Olson (R) | Yes | Congressional aide | United Methodist | 1962 | | Utah 3 | Jason Chaffetz (R) | No | Businessman | Mormon | 1967 | | Virginia 2 | Glenn Nye (D) | Yes | Foreign Service Officer | Presbyterian | 1974 | | Virginia 5 | Tom Perriello (D) | Yes | Attorney | Roman Catholic | 1974 | | Virginia 11 | Gerry Connolly (D) | Yes | Fairfax County Board of Supervisors | Roman Catholic | 1950 | | Wyoming at-Large | Cynthia Lummis (R) | No | State Legislator, Wyoming State Treasurer | Lutheran | 1954 | [edit] Non-voting members [edit] New members who joined during the 111th Congress [edit] Senate | State | Senator | Prior background | Religion | Birth year | Assumed office | Notes | | Illinois | Roland Burris (D) | Illinois Attorney General Illinois Comptroller | Baptist | 1937 | January 15, 2009 | Replaced Barack Obama (D), who resigned November 16, 2008 to focus on his transition to the presidency | | Delaware | Ted Kaufman (D) | Congressional Chief of Staff | Roman Catholic | 1939 | January 16, 2009 | Replaced Joe Biden (D), who resigned on January 15, 2009 in expectation of becoming Vice President of the United States. | | Colorado | Michael Bennet (D) | Denver Public Schools Superintendent | Unknown | 1964 | January 22, 2009 | Replaced Ken Salazar (D), who resigned to become Secretary of the Interior on January 20, 2009. | | New York | Kirsten Gillibrand (D) | United States Representative | Roman Catholic | 1966 | January 26, 2009 | Replaced Hillary Rodham Clinton (D), who resigned to become Secretary of State on January 21, 2009. | | Florida | George LeMieux (R) | Attorney, Chief of Staff to Gov. Charlie Crist | Roman Catholic | 1969 | September 10, 2009 | Replaced Mel Martinez (R), who resigned on September 9, 2009. | | Massachusetts | Paul G. Kirk (D) | Attorney, Democratic National Committee chair | Roman Catholic | 1938 | September 25, 2009 | Replaced Ted Kennedy (D), who died on August 25, 2009. | | District | Representative | Prior background | Religion | Birth year | Assumed office | Notes | | Illinois 5 | Mike Quigley (D) | Cook County Commissioner | Roman Catholic | 1959 | April 21, 2009 | Replaced Rahm Emanuel (D), who resigned January 2, 2009 in expectation of becoming White House Chief of Staff | | New York 20 | Scott Murphy (D) | Businessman, venture capitalist | | 1970 | April 29, 2009 | Replaced Kirsten Gillibrand (D), who resigned January 26, 2009 after being appointed to the Senate. | | California 32 | Judy Chu (D) | Mayor of Monterey Park, California State Assembly, State Board of Equalization member | | 1953 | July 16, 2009 | Replaced Hilda Solis (D), who resigned February 24, 2009 after being sworn in as United States Secretary of Labor. | | California 10 | John Garamendi (D) | Lieutenant Governor of California, California Insurance Commissioner, Deputy US Secretary of the Interior, California Senate, California Assembly | | 1945 | November 5, 2009 | Replaced Ellen Tauscher (D), who resigned June 26, 2009 after being sworn in as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs. | | New York 23 | Bill Owens (D) | U.S. Air Force veteran, Professor of business at SUNY Plattsburgh | Roman Catholic | 1949 | November 6, 2009 | Replaced John M. 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