The 105th United States Congress began on January 3, 1997. There were fourteen new senators (six Democrats, eight Republicans) and 72 new representatives (42 Democrats, 30 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, nine representatives (five Democrats, four Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 105th Congress before it ended on January 3, 1999.
Senate State Image Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Alabama (R) (96th overall) Yes Alabama Attorney GeneralU.S. Attorney 1946 Arkansas (R) (93rd overall) Yes U.S. House of RepresentativesArkansas House of Representatives 1949 Colorado (R) (91st overall) No U.S. House of RepresentativesColorado Senate 1943 Georgia (D) (94th overall) No Georgia Secretary of StateAdministrator of Veterans AffairsGeorgia State Senate 1942 Illinois (D) (88th overall) No U.S. House of Representatives 1944 Kansas (R) (87th overall) No U.S. House of Representatives 1936 Louisiana (D) (95th overall) No Louisiana State TreasurerLouisiana House of Representatives 1955 Maine (R) (99th overall) No None 1952 Nebraska (R) (98th overall) Yes None 1946 New Jersey (D) (89th overall) No U.S. House of Representatives 1951 Oregon (R) (97th overall) No Oregon State Senate 1952 Rhode Island (D) (92nd overall) No U.S. House of RepresentativesRhode Island Senate 1949 South Dakota (D) (90th overall) Yes U.S. House of RepresentativesSouth Dakota SenateSouth Dakota House of Representatives 1946 Wyoming (R) (100th overall) No Wyoming SenateWyoming House of RepresentativesMayor of Gillette 1944
House of Representatives Took office January 3, 1997 District Representative Switched party Prior background Birth year (R) Yes Businessman 1944 (R) Yes Judge 1965 (D) No Domestic Policy Council 1942 (D) No State Senator 1947 (R) No U.S. Attorney 1950 (D) Yes Campaign chair 1951 (D) Yes Professor 1934 (D) No State Board of Equalization 1954 (R) No State Assemblyman 1957 (D) Yes Financial analyst 1960 (D) No State Representative 1957 (R) No State Senator 1962 (D) Yes State Senator 1948 (D) No State Representative 1945 (D) No State Representative 1957 (D) No State Senator 1961 (D) Yes State Representative 1956 (D) No County Commissioner 1941 (R) Yes Army Lieutenant colonel 1958 (R) No State Senator 1951 (D) No State Senator 1938 (D) Yes State Senator 1934 (R) No State Senator 1954 (R) No State Representative 1949 (R) Yes State Representative 1948 (R) Yes Air Force Reserve Command 1941 (D) Yes State Representative 1960 (D) Yes Mayor of Portland 1945 (D) Yes Congressional staffer 1959 (D) Yes Attorney 1951 (D) No District attorney 1941 (D) Yes State Senator 1950 (D) No State Representative 1945 (R) Yes Businessman 1963 (R) No Secretary of State of Missouri 1950 (R) Yes Prosecutor 1958 (R) Yes Surety 1946 (R) No State Assemblyman 1944 (R) No Mechanical engineer 1964 (D) Yes State Assemblyman 1937 (D) No Mayor of Englewood 1952 (R) No Chosen Freeholder 1960 (D) Yes Licensed practical nurse 1944 (D) Yes Superintendent of Public Instruction 1941 (D) Yes Professor 1940 (D) No Lawyer 1956 (D) Yes U.S. Representative 1941 (D) Yes State Senator 1946 (R) Yes Air National Guard 1938 (R) No U.S. Representative 1931 (D) Yes State Representative 1939 (R) No State Senator 1938 (R) No State Representative 1939 (D) No Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1948 (R) Yes Legislative aide 1961 (R) No State Representative 1936 (D) No Congressional staffer 1970 (D) No County judge 1952 (D) No State Senator 1946 (R) Yes Marketing manager 1955 (R) No State Representative 1955 (D) Yes Tax assessor 1945 (R) Yes Mayor of Fort Worth 1943 (R) No U.S. Representative 1935 (D) No State Board of Education 1940 (D) No U.S. Border Patrol 1944 (R) No Explosives manufacturer 1946 (R) Yes Venture capitalist 1950 (D) No State Senator 1946 (D) Yes State Senator 1965 (D) Yes District attorney 1963 (D) Yes Broadcaster 1943
Took office during the 105th Congress District Representative Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year (R) No City Councilor 1965 (D) No State Representative 1946 (R) Yes Chaplain 1955 (D) No State Assemblyman 1953 (D) No Nurse 1938 (R) No Waitress 1961 (D) No State Senator 1946 (D) No Professor 1945 (R) No Air Force Captain 1960
See also List of United States representatives in the 105th Congress List of United States senators in the 105th Congress
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