List of new members of the 95th United States Congress

The 95th United States Congress began on January 3, 1977. There were 11 new senators (six Democrats, five Republicans) and 64 new representatives (45 Democrats, 19 Republicans), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat), at the start of the first session. Additionally, 12 senators (six Democrats, six Republicans) and six representatives (two Democrats, four Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 95th Congress before it ended on January 3, 1979.

Senate Took office January 3, 1977 State Image Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref Arizona (D) (97th overall) Yes Pima County AttorneyU.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps 1937 Hawaii (D) (90th overall) Yes U.S. House of RepresentativesHawaii Territorial LegislatureU.S. Army Captain 1916 Indiana (R) (95th overall) Yes Mayor of IndianapolisU.S. Navy Lieutenant 1932 Maryland (D) (93rd overall) Yes U.S. House of RepresentativesMaryland House of Delegates 1933 Montana(Class 1) (D) (91st overall) No U.S. House of RepresentativesU.S. Army 1924 New Mexico (R) (99th overall) Yes NASA astronautGeologist 1935 New York (D) (94th overall) Yes U.S. Ambassador to the United NationsU.S. Ambassador to IndiaCounselor to President Richard NixonU.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor 1927 Pennsylvania (R) (92nd overall) No U.S. House of RepresentativesAir Force Reserve Command 1938 Tennessee (D) (96th overall) Yes LawyerU.S. Marine Corps Reserve 1936 Utah (R) (98th overall) Yes Lawyer 1934 Wyoming(Class 1) (R) (100th overall) Yes Wyoming SenateWyoming House of RepresentativesU.S. Army 1933

Took office during the 95th Congress State Image Senator Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref Arkansas (D) No Arkansas Game and Fish CommissionNewport City Attorney 1938 Montana(Class 2) (D) No Montana Supreme CourtMontana District Court Judge 1928 Minnesota(Class 1) (DFL) No Second Lady of the United StatesFirst Lady of Minneapolis 1912 Alabama (D) No Journalist 1925 Minnesota(Class 1) (R) Yes LawyerU.S. Army 1934 Alabama (D) No Alabama SenateAlabama House of RepresentativesU.S. Magistrate JudgeU.S. Army 1940 Montana(Class 2) (D) No U.S. House of RepresentativesMontana House of Representatives 1941 Kansas (R) No Radio station executive 1932 Mississippi (R) Yes U.S. House of RepresentativesU.S. Navy Ensign 1937 Minnesota(Class 2) (R) Yes Retail businessmanU.S. Army Signal Corps 1930 Wyoming(Class 2) (R) No Wyoming House of RepresentativesU.S. Army Second Lieutenant 1931 Virginia (R) No U.S. Secretary of the NavyU.S. Under Secretary of the NavyAssistant U.S. AttorneyU.S. Marine Corps Captain 1927

House of Representatives Took office January 3, 1977 District Representative Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref (D) No State Senator 1937 (D) Yes State Senator 1927 (R) No County Supervisor 1920 (D) No Arkansas Attorney General 1943 (D) Yes Office for Civil Rights Director 1938 (D) No State Senator 1932 (R) No Actor 1933 (R) No State Assemblyman 1929 (R) No RNC Co-chair 1931 (D) No Banker 1930 (D) No State Representative 1941 (D) No Assistant U.S. Attorney 1933 (D) No GDOT board member 1922 (D) No Radio broadcaster 1924 (D) No DHEW official 1924 (R) Yes Legislative staffer 1939 (D) No State Senator 1935 (R) Yes Lawyer 1947 (D) No U.S. Army 1945 (R) Yes U.S. Foreign Service officer 1942 (D) Yes School Board Member 1944 (D) No State Representative 1935 (D) No Management executive 1941 (D) No City Councillor 1936 (R) No State Senator 1917 (R) No State Senator 1932 (R) No Congressional staffer 1946 (R) Yes Prosecutor 1920 (D) No State Senator 1929 (D) No State Representative 1945 (DFL) No State Representative 1940 (D) No State Senator 1923 (D) No Alderman 1941 (D) No State Senator 1931 (D) No State Representative 1931 (R) Yes Rancher 1935 (D) Yes State Senator 1945 (R) Yes State Senator 1938 (D) No State Assemblyman 1928 (D) No City Councillor 1927 (R) No State Assemblyman 1943 (D) No Congressional staffer 1927 (D) No State Senator 1919 (D) Yes U.S. Representative 1925 (D) Yes State Senator 1931 (D) No State Senator 1928 (D) No City Councillor 1940 (D) No State Senator 1938 (R) No Professor 1937 (D) No State Representative 1938 (D) Yes Press secretary 1946 (R) No Congressional staffer 1942 (D) Yes District Attorney 1937 (D) Yes Corporate attorney 1940 (D) No State Senator 1927 (D) Yes State Senator 1924 (R) Yes County Solicitor 1927 (D) No Investigative reporter 1948 (D) Yes State Representative 1943 (D) Yes State Senator 1938 (R) Yes Business executive 1939 (R) Yes Commonwealth's Attorney 1946 (D) No Legislative staffer 1940 (D) No Business owner 1949

Non-voting members District Delegate Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref (NP/D) Yes/No Lawyer 1935

Took office during the 95th Congress District Representative Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref (R) Yes State Representative 1930 (D) No City Councillor 1940 (R) Yes State Senator 1931 (R) Yes Assistant U.S. Attorney 1943 (R) Yes U.S. DHUD official 1929 (D) No State Senator 1933

See also List of United States representatives in the 95th Congress List of United States senators in the 95th Congress

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