List of freshman class members of the 114th United States Congress
The 114th United States Congress began on January 3, 2015. There are 13 new Senators (12R, 1D) and 60 new Representatives (45R, 15D).
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.
| State | Image | Senator | Incoming class seniority | Party change? | Prior political experience | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska |  |
Sullivan, DanDan Sullivan (R) | 13th (100th overall) |
Yes Defeated Mark Begich (D) |
Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources Alaska Attorney General Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps |
1964 |
| Arkansas |  |
Cotton, TomTom Cotton (R) | 6th (93rd overall) |
Yes Defeated Mark Pryor (D) |
Member of the U.S. House Captain, U.S. Army |
1977 |
| Colorado |  |
Gardner, CoryCory Gardner (R) | 4th (91st overall) |
Yes Defeated Mark Udall (D) |
Member of the U.S. House State Representative |
1974 |
| Georgia |  |
Perdue, DavidDavid Perdue (R) | 9th (96th overall) |
No Open seat Replaced Saxby Chambliss (R) |
Businessman | 1949 |
| Iowa |  |
Ernst, JoniJoni Ernst (R) | 11th (98th overall) |
Yes Open seat Replaced Tom Harkin (D) |
State Senator Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army |
1970 |
| Louisiana |  |
Cassidy, BillBill Cassidy (R) | 3rd (90th overall) |
Yes Defeated Mary Landrieu (D) |
Member of the U.S. House State Senator |
1957 |
| Michigan |  |
Peters, GaryGary Peters (D) | 2nd (89th overall) |
No Open seat Replaced Carl Levin (D) |
Member of the U.S. House State Senator Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy |
1958 |
| Montana |  |
Daines, SteveSteve Daines (R) | 7th (94th overall) |
Yes Open seat Replaced John Walsh (D) |
Member of the U.S. House Businessman |
1962 |
| Nebraska |  |
Sasse, BenBen Sasse (R) | 12th (99th overall) |
No Open seat Replaced Mike Johanns (R) |
Midland University President | 1972 |
| North Carolina |  |
Tillis, ThomThom Tillis (R) | 10th (97th overall) |
Yes Defeated Kay Hagan (D) |
State House Speaker | 1960 |
| Oklahoma |  |
Lankford, JamesJames Lankford (R) | 5th (92nd overall) |
No Special election |
Member of the U.S. House | 1968 |
| South Dakota |  |
Rounds, MikeMike Rounds (R) | 8th (95th overall) |
Yes Open seat Replaced Tim Johnson (D) |
South Dakota Governor State Senator |
1954 |
| West Virginia |  |
Capito, Shelley MooreShelley Moore Capito (R) | 1st (88th overall) |
Yes Open seat Replaced Jay Rockefeller (D) |
Member of the U.S. House State Delegate |
1953 |
House of Representatives
| District | Representative | Party change | Prior background | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama 6 | Palmer, GaryGary Palmer (R) | No | Co-founder and president of Alabama Policy Institute | 1954 |
| Arizona 2 | McSally, MarthaMartha McSally (R) | Yes | Colonel, U.S. Air Force | 1966 |
| Arizona 7 | Gallego, RubenRuben Gallego (D) | No | State Representative | 1979 |
| Arkansas 2 | Hill, FrenchFrench Hill (R) | No | CEO, Delta Trust and Banking Corporation | 1956 |
| Arkansas 4 | Westerman, BruceBruce Westerman (R) | No | State House Majority Leader | 1967 |
| California 11 | DeSaulnier, MarkMark DeSaulnier (D) | No | State Senator | 1952 |
| California 25 | Knight, SteveSteve Knight (R) | No | State Senator | 1966 |
| California 31 | Aguilar, PetePete Aguilar (D) | Yes | Mayor of Redlands | 1979 |
| California 33 | Lieu, TedTed Lieu (D) | No | State Senator, Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Air Force) | 1969 |
| California 35 | Torres, NormaNorma Torres (D) | No | State Senator | 1965 |
| California 45 | Walters, MimiMimi Walters (R) | No | State Senator | 1962 |
| Colorado 4 | Buck, KenKen Buck (R) | No | Weld County District Attorney | 1959 |
| Florida 2 | Graham, GwenGwen Graham (D) | Yes | Leon County school administrator | 1963 |
| Florida 26 | Curbelo, CarlosCarlos Curbelo (R) | Yes | Miami-Dade County Public School Board, lobbying firm founder | 1980 |
| Georgia 1 | Carter, BuddyBuddy Carter (R) | No | State Senator, Mayor of Pooler | 1957 |
| Georgia 10 | Hice, JodyJody Hice (R) | No | Baptist pastor, radio host | 1960 |
| Georgia 11 | Loudermilk, BarryBarry Loudermilk (R) | No | State Senator | 1963 |
| Georgia 12 | Allen, Rick W.Rick W. Allen (R) | Yes | Businessman | 1951 |
| Hawaii 1 | Takai, MarkMark Takai (D) | No | State Representative, Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Army) | 1967 |
| Illinois 10 | Dold, BobBob Dold (R) | Yes | U.S. Representative for IL-10 (2011-2013) | 1969 |
| Illinois 12 | Bost, MikeMike Bost (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1960 |
| Iowa 1 | Blum, RodRod Blum (R) | Yes | Businessman | 1955 |
| Iowa 3 | Young, DavidDavid Young (R) | No | Legislative staffer | 1968 |
| Louisiana 5 | Abraham, RalphRalph Abraham (R) | No | Physician, veterinarian | 1954 |
| Louisiana 6 | Graves, GarretGarret Graves (R) | No | Chairman, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority | 1972 |
| Maine 2 | Poliquin, BruceBruce Poliquin (R) | Yes | State Treasurer | 1953 |
| Massachusetts 6 | Moulton, SethSeth Moulton (D) | No | Captain, U.S. Marine Corps | 1978 |
| Michigan 4 | Moolenaar, JohnJohn Moolenaar (R) | No | State Senator | 1961 |
| Michigan 8 | Bishop, MikeMike Bishop (R) | No | State Senate Majority Leader | 1967 |
| Michigan 11 | Trott, DavidDavid Trott (R) | No | Businessman | 1960 |
| Michigan 12 | Dingell, DebbieDebbie Dingell (D) | No | Board of Governors, Wayne State University | 1953 |
| Michigan 14 | Lawrence, BrendaBrenda Lawrence (D) | No | Mayor of Southfield | 1954 |
| Minnesota 6 | Emmer, TomTom Emmer (R) | No | State Representative | 1961 |
| Montana AL | Zinke, RyanRyan Zinke (R) | No | State Senator, Commander (U.S. Navy) | 1961 |
| Nebraska 2 | Ashford, BradBrad Ashford (D) | Yes | State Senator | 1949 |
| Nevada 4 | Hardy, CresentCresent Hardy (R) | Yes | State Assemblyman | 1957 |
| New Hampshire 1 | Guinta, FrankFrank Guinta (R) | Yes | U.S. Representative for NH-1 (2011-2013), Mayor of Manchester | 1970 |
| New Jersey 3 | MacArthur, TomTom MacArthur (R) | No | Mayor of Randolph, businessman | 1960 |
| New Jersey 12 | Watson Coleman, BonnieBonnie Watson Coleman (D) | No | State Assembly Majority Leader | 1945 |
| New York 1 | Zeldin, LeeLee Zeldin (R) | Yes | State Senator, Major (U.S. Army) | 1980 |
| New York 4 | Rice, KathleenKathleen Rice (D) | No | Nassau County District Attorney | 1965 |
| New York 21 | Stefanik, EliseElise Stefanik (R) | Yes | White House staffer | 1984 |
| New York 24 | Katko, JohnJohn Katko (R) | Yes | Federal prosecutor | 1962 |
| North Carolina 6 | Walker, MarkMark Walker (R) | No | Baptist pastor | 1968 |
| North Carolina 7 | Rouzer, DavidDavid Rouzer (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1972 |
| Ohio 8 | Davidson, WarrenWarren Davidson (R) | No | Business owner | 1970 |
| Oklahoma 5 | Russell, SteveSteve Russell (R) | No | State Senator, Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Army) | 1963 |
| Pennsylvania 6 | Costello, RyanRyan Costello (R) | No | Chester County Commissioner | 1976 |
| Pennsylvania 13 | Boyle, Brendan F.Brendan F. Boyle (D) | No | State Representative | 1977 |
| Texas 4 | Ratcliffe, JohnJohn Ratcliffe (R) | No | Mayor of Heath, U.S. Attorney for E.D. Tex. | 1965 |
| Texas 23 | Hurd, WillWill Hurd (R) | Yes | Central Intelligence Agency officer | 1977 |
| Texas 36 | Babin, BrianBrian Babin (R) | No | Lower Neches Valley Authority, Mayor of Woodville, dentist | 1948 |
| Utah 4 | Love, MiaMia Love (R) | Yes | Mayor of Saratoga Springs | 1975 |
| Virginia 8 | Beyer, DonDon Beyer (D) | No | Ambassador to Switzerland and Lichtenstein, Lieutenant Governor | 1950 |
| Virginia 10 | Comstock, BarbaraBarbara Comstock (R) | No | State Delegate | 1959 |
| Washington 4 | Newhouse, DanDan Newhouse (R) | No | State Representative | 1955 |
| West Virginia 2 | Mooney, AlexAlex Mooney (R) | No | Maryland State Senator, Chair of the Maryland Republican Party | 1971 |
| West Virginia 3 | Jenkins, EvanEvan Jenkins (R) | Yes | State Senator | 1960 |
| Wisconsin 6 | Grothman, GlennGlenn Grothman (R) | No | State Senator | 1955 |
Non-voting members
| District | Delegate | Party change? | Prior background | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa at-large | Radewagen, Amata ColemanAmata Coleman Radewagen (R) | Yes | Journalist, RNC member | 1947 |
| Virgin Islands at-large | Plaskett, StaceyStacey Plaskett (D) | No | Attorney | 1966 |
| Preceded by List of 113th Congress freshmen |
Freshman-class members of the 114th Congress | Succeeded by List of 115th Congress freshmen |
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