List of new members of the 92nd United States Congress

The 92nd United States Congress began on January 3, 1971. There were eight new senators (three Democrats, four Republicans, one Conservative) and 51 new representatives (31 Democrats, 20 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, five senators (four Democrats, one Republican) and 10 representatives (four Democrats, six Republicans), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat), took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 92nd Congress before it ended on January 3, 1973.

Due to redistricting in New York, two representatives were elected from newly established congressional districts.

Senate Took office January 3, 1971 State Image Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref Connecticut (R) (98th overall) Yes U.S. House of RepresentativesConnecticut House of RepresentativesFirst Selectman of GreenwichU.S. Army Reserve 1931 Florida (D) (100th overall) No Florida SenateFlorida House of RepresentativesU.S. Army Lieutenant 1930 Maryland (R) (97th overall) Yes U.S. House of RepresentativesMaryland House of DelegatesU.S. Navy 1927 Minnesota (DFL) (93rd overall) No Vice President of the United StatesU.S. SenateMayor of Minneapolis 1911 New York (C) (99th overall) Yes Director of the Catawba Corp.U.S. Navy Lieutenant 1923 Ohio (R) (94th overall) Yes U.S. House of RepresentativesOhio House of Representatives 1917 Tennessee (R) (95th overall) Yes U.S. House of RepresentativesU.S. Navy 1930 Texas (D) (96th overall) No U.S. House of RepresentativesHidalgo County JudgeU.S. Air Force Colonel 1921

Took office during the 92nd Congress State Image Senator Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref Georgia (D) No Chair of the Democratic Party of GeorgiaDirector of the NLADAU.S. Army Reserve 1929 Vermont (R) No U.S. House of RepresentativesGovernor of VermontLieutenant Governor of VermontVermont Attorney GeneralU.S. Navy Reserve Captain 1913 Louisiana (D) No First Lady of Louisiana 1929 Georgia (D) No Georgia House of RepresentativesU.S. Coast Guard Reserve 1938 Louisiana (D) No Louisiana State SenateLouisiana House of RepresentativesU.S. Army J.A.G. Corps 1932

House of Representatives Took office January 3, 1971 District Representative Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref (D) Yes State Senator 1932 (D) No City Councillor 1935 (D) No State Senator 1915 (R) Yes State Assemblyman 1915 (R) Yes District Attorney 1928 (D) No Insurance Commissioner 1926 (R) Yes State Representative 1931 (D) Yes Secretary of the State of Connecticut 1919 (R) No State Representative 1935 (R) No State Senator 1930 (D) No News director 1940 (D) No City Councillor 1910 (D) No Lawyer 1932 (D) Yes U.S. Representative 1920 (R) No State Representative 1926 (D) Yes Physician 1926 (D) Yes State Senator 1932 (D) No State Delegate 1933 (D) Yes State Senator 1929 (D) No Activist 1922 (D) No Priest 1920 (D) No City Councillor 1916 (R) No State Representative 1928 (DFL) Yes USDA official 1928 (R) Yes Mayor of Missoula 1923 (R) No State Party Chair 1924 (R) No County Commissioner 1921 (D) Yes State Senator 1924 (R) Yes State Senator 1931 (D) No State Assemblyman 1930 (D) No Co-founder of WSP 1920 (D) New seat Borough President of the Bronx 1929 (R) Yes Mayor of Irvington 1921 (D) Yes U.S. Representative 1905 (R) New seat State Assemblyman 1924 (R) Yes Professional football player 1935 (D–NPL) Yes State House Speaker 1914 (R) No City Councillor 1927 (D) Yes Lawyer 1918 (D) No City Council President 1932 (R) No State Senator 1931 (R) No State Senator 1928 (D) Yes Corporate counsel 1923 (D) Yes Lawyer 1931 (R) No State Senator 1915 (R) No State Representative 1928 (D) Yes State Representative 1925 (R) Yes State Senator 1916 (D) Yes State Senator 1921 (D) Yes Advisor to Secretary Robert McNamara 1938 (D) Yes U.S. Representative 1916

Took office during the 92nd Congress District Representative Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref (D) No Congressional staffer 1942 (R) No Congressional staffer 1924 (R) No Businessman 1938 (D) No State Representative 1933 (R) No State Senator 1929 (D) No Teacher 1911 (R) No Manufacturer 1915 (R) No Insurance broker 1928 (D) No Congressional staffer 1944 (R) No State Delegate 1925

Non-voting members District Delegate Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref (D) New seat Civil rights leader 1933

See also List of United States representatives in the 92nd Congress List of United States senators in the 92nd Congress

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