The 119th United States Congress began on January 3, 2025. There were nine new senators (four Democrats, five Republicans) and 63 new representatives (33 Democrats, 30 Republicans), as well as two new delegates (a Democrat and a Republican), at the start of its first session. Additionally, four senators (all Republicans) and nine representatives (four Democrats, five Republicans) have taken office in order to fill vacancies during the 119th Congress.

The president of the House Democratic freshman class is Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, while the president of the House Republican freshman class is Brandon Gill of Texas. Additionally, the Democratic freshmen leadership representative is Kristen McDonald Rivet of Michigan, and the Republican's freshmen liaison is Riley Moore of West Virginia.

Senate Took office January 3, 2025 State Image Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref Arizona (D) (91st overall) Yes U.S. House of RepresentativesArizona House of RepresentativesU.S. Marine Corps Reserve Corporal 1979 Delaware (D) (93rd overall) No U.S. House of RepresentativesDelaware secretary of labor 1962 Indiana (R) (92nd overall) No U.S. House of RepresentativesIndiana Senate 1979 Maryland (D) (98th overall) No Prince George's County ExecutivePrince George's County state attorney 1971 Michigan (D) (95th overall) No U.S. House of RepresentativesAssistant Secretary of Defense (ISA)Central Intelligence Agency 1976 Montana (R) (99th overall) Yes CEO of Bridger AerospaceAerial firefighterU.S. Navy SEAL 1985 Ohio(Class 1) (R) (97th overall) Yes Car sales businessman 1967 Pennsylvania (R) (96th overall) Yes Under Secretary of the TreasuryUnder Secretary of CommerceCEO of Bridgewater Associates 1965 Utah (R) (94th overall) No U.S. House of RepresentativesMayor of Provo 1960

Took office during the 119th Congress State Image Senator Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref West Virginia (R) Yes Governor of West VirginiaOwner of the Greenbrier 1951 Florida (R) No Attorney General of FloridaJudge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida 1975 Ohio(Class 3) (R) No Lieutenant Governor of OhioOhio secretary of stateOhio SenateSpeaker of the Ohio House of Representatives 1967 Oklahoma (R) No CEO of Williams CompaniesDirector of Constellation Energy 1962 South Carolina (R) July 14, 2026 No South Carolina Commission for the BlindSouth Carolina State Workforce Development Board 1964 Oklahoma TBD TBD TBD

House of Representatives Took office January 3, 2025 District Image Representative Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref (D) New seat Deputy chief of staff to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland 1985 (R) Yes Software businessmanAlaska Policy Forum Board 1977 (D) No Phoenix City Council 1992 (R) No ProsecutorU.S. Army intelligence officer 1991 (D) No Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors 1977 (D) Yes California State Assembly 1977 (D) No Mayor of San JoseSan Jose City Council 1970 (D) Yes CEO of Virgin GalacticChief of Staff of NASA 1974 (D) No California State Assembly 1974 (D) No California State AssemblyMayor of Glendale 1966 (D) No Under Secretary of Defense (P&R)U.S. House of RepresentativesU.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander 1971 (D) Yes AttorneyU.S. Army 1980 (D) No California State Senate 1976 (R) No Attorney 1979 (R) No OutdoorsmanRadio show host 1967 (R) Yes Colorado House of RepresentativesArvada Police DepartmentU.S. Army Captain 1986 (D) No Delaware Senate 1990 (R) No President of the Florida SenateFlorida House of Representatives 1970 (R) No White House director of political affairs 1988 (R) No U.S. House of RepresentativesIndiana SenateIndiana House of Representatives 1976 (R) No Indianapolis City-County Council 1965 (R) No Majority Leader of the Indiana SenateIndiana House of Representatives 1967 (R) No Kansas attorney generalKansas Senate 1968 (D) Yes U.S. House of RepresentativesLouisiana Senate 1962 (D) No Baltimore County executiveMaryland House of Delegates 1982 (D) No Maryland Senate 1988 (D) No LawyerU.S. Department of Commerce official 1964 (R) Yes Michigan SenateMichigan House of RepresentativesMichigan Army National Guard 1981 (D) No Michigan Senate 1970 (DFL) No Minnesota SenateMinnesota House of Representatives 1969 (D) No St. Louis County prosecuting attorney 1974 (R) No Missouri SenateMissouri House of Representatives 1962 (R) No Montana state auditor 1967 (D) No Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division 1986 (D) No New Jersey General Assembly 1963 (D) No New Jersey SenateNew Jersey General Assembly 1956 (D) Yes Town Supervisor of Hempstead 1969 (D) No Westchester County ExecutiveNew York State SenateNew York State AssemblyWestchester County Board of Legislators 1953 (D) Yes Lawyer 1981 (D) Yes New York State Senate 1968 (R) New seat Healthcare lobbyist 1994 (R) No Pastor 1966 (R) No Firearms manufacturer 1987 (R) Yes Attorney 1986 (R) Yes Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives 1970 (R) No North Dakota Public Service Commission 1968 (R) No Attorney 1969 (D) No Oregon House of Representatives 1972 (D) Yes Oregon House of Representatives 1975 (R) Yes Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1982 (R) Yes Businessman 1990 (R) No Nurse practitioner 1970 (R) No Texas House of Representatives 1968 (D) No Mayor of HoustonTexas House of Representatives 1954 (R) No Conservative media website founder 1994 (D) No Texas House of Representatives 1966 (R) No Utah SenateUtah House of Representatives 1969 (R) No Virginia SenateVirginia House of Delegates 1968 (D) No U.S. Army Lieutenant ColonelLegal advisor to the National Security Council 1975 (D) No Virginia SenateVirginia House of Delegates 1986 (R) No Treasurer of Spokane CountyWashington Senate 1975 (D) No Washington Senate 1985 (R) No West Virginia state treasurerWest Virginia House of Delegates 1980

Non-voting delegates District Image Delegate Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref (R) Yes Chair of the Commonwealth Ports Authority Board of Directors 1975 (PDP/D) Yes Popular Democratic Party official 1991

Took office during the 119th Congress District Image Representative Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref (R) April 2, 2025 No Chief Financial Officer of FloridaFlorida House of Representatives 1972 (R) April 2, 2025 No Florida SenateFlorida House of Representatives 1974 (D) September 10, 2025 No Fairfax County Board of Supervisors 1982 (D) November 12, 2025 No Pima County Board of Supervisors 1970 (R) December 4, 2025 No Tennessee Department of General ServicesU.S. Army 1983 (D) February 2, 2026 No Harris County Attorney 1988 (R) April 14, 2026 No Lookout Mountain District AttorneyGeorgia Air National Guard 1981 (D) April 20, 2026 No Non-profit organization co-director 1977 (R) June 10, 2026 No Minority Leader of the California State AssemblySutter County Board of Supervisors 1981 (D) September 1, 2026 No Gwinnett County School Board 1992 (D) September 2, 2026 No California State SenateHayward City Council 1987 TBD TBD

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