List of new members of the 101st United States Congress

The 101st United States Congress began on January 3, 1989. There were 11 new senators (five Democrats, six Republicans) and 31 new representatives (16 Democrats, 15 Republicans), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat) at the start of the first session. Additionally, two senators (one Democrat, one Republican) and 12 representatives (nine Democrats, three Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 101st Congress before it ended on January 3, 1991.

Senate

Took office January 3, 1989

State	Image	Senator	Seniority	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
Connecticut		Joe Lieberman (D)	10th (99th overall)	Yes[a] Defeated Lowell Weicker (R)	Connecticut Attorney General Connecticut State Senate	1942	[1]
Florida		Connie Mack III (R)	5th (94th overall)	Yes Open seat; replaced Lawton Chiles (D)	U.S. House of Representatives	1940	[2]
Indiana		Dan Coats (R)	4th (93rd overall)	No Appointed; replaced Dan Quayle (R)	U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Army Staff Sergeant	1943	[3]
Mississippi		Trent Lott (R)	2nd (91st overall)	Yes Open seat; replaced John C. Stennis (D)	U.S. House of Representatives	1941	[4]
Montana		Conrad Burns (R)	11th (100th overall)	Yes Defeated John Melcher (D)	Yellowstone County Commission U.S. Marine Corps	1935	[5]
Nebraska		Bob Kerrey (D)	8th (97th overall)	Yes Defeated David Karnes (R)	Governor of Nebraska U.S. Navy SEAL	1943	[6]
Nevada		Richard Bryan (D)	6th (95th overall)	Yes Defeated Chic Hecht (R)	Governor of Nevada Nevada Attorney General U.S. Army	1937	[7]
Vermont		Jim Jeffords (R)	3rd (92nd overall)	No[b] Open seat; replaced Robert Stafford (R)	U.S. House of Representatives Vermont Attorney General U.S. Navy Reserve Captain	1934	[8]
Virginia		Chuck Robb (D)	7th (96th overall)	Yes Open seat; replaced Paul Trible (R)	Governor of Virginia Lieutenant Governor of Virginia U.S. Marine Corps Major	1939	[9]
Washington		Slade Gorton (R)	1st (90th overall)	No Open seat; replaced Daniel J. Evans (R)	U.S. Senate[c] Attorney General of Washington Washington House of Representatives U.S. Air Force Reserve Colonel	1928	[10]
Wisconsin		Herb Kohl (D)	9th (98th overall)	No Open seat; replaced William Proxmire (D)	Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin U.S. Army Reserve	1935	[11]

Took office during the 101st Congress

State	Image	Senator	Took office	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka (D)	May 16, 1990	No Appointed; replaced Spark Matsunaga (D)	U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Army Corporal	1924	[12]
New Hampshire		Bob Smith (R)	December 7, 1990	No Open seat; replaced Gordon J. Humphrey (R)	U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Navy Reserve	1941	[13]

House of Representatives

Took office January 3, 1989

District	Representative	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
California 12	Tom Campbell (R)	No	State Senator	1952	[14]
California 40	Christopher Cox (R)	No	Attorney	1952	[15]
California 42	Dana Rohrabacher (R)	No	Press secretary	1947	[16]
Florida 4	Craig James (R)	Yes	Lawyer	1941	[17]
Florida 6	Cliff Stearns (R)	Yes	Engineer	1941	[18]
Florida 13	Porter Goss (R)	No	CIA officer	1938	[19]
Florida 14	Harry Johnston (D)	No	State Senate President	1931	[20]
Georgia 4	Ben Jones (D)	Yes	Actor	1941	[21]
Illinois 4	George E. Sangmeister (D)	Yes	State Senator	1931	[22]
Illinois 22	Glenn Poshard (D)	No	State Senator	1945	[23]
Massachusetts 2	Richard Neal (D)	No	Mayor of Springfield	1949	[24]
Mississippi 4	Michael Parker (D)	No[d]	Businessman	1949	[25]
Mississippi 5	Larkin I. Smith (R)	No	Sheriff	1944	[26]
Missouri 7	Mel Hancock (R)	No	Advocate	1929	[27]
Nebraska 2	Peter Hoagland (D)	Yes	State Senator	1941	[28]
New Hampshire 2	Charles Douglas III (R)	No	State Supreme Court Justice	1942	[29]
New Jersey 10	Donald M. Payne (D)	No	City Councilor	1934	[30]
New Mexico 1	Steven Schiff (R)	No	Lawyer	1947	[31]
New York 19	Eliot Engel (D)	No	State Assemblyman	1947	[32]
New York 20	Nita Lowey (D)	Yes	Assistant Secretary of State of New York	1937	[33]
New York 23	Michael McNulty (D)	No	State Assemblyman	1947	[34]
New York 27	James T. Walsh (R)	No	City Council President	1947	[35]
New York 31	Bill Paxon (R)	No	State Assemblyman	1954	[36]
Ohio 5	Paul Gillmor (R)	No	State Senate President	1939	[37]
Rhode Island 1	Ronald Machtley (R)	Yes	U.S. Navy Reserve Commander	1948	[38]
Tennessee 8	John Tanner (D)	No	State Representative	1944	[39]
Texas 13	Bill Sarpalius (D)	Yes	State Senator	1948	[40]
Texas 14	Greg Laughlin (D)	Yes	Lawyer	1942	[41]
Vermont at-large	Peter Plympton Smith (R)	No	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont	1945	[42]
Washington 3	Jolene Unsoeld (D)	No	State Representative	1931	[43]
Washington 7	Jim McDermott (D)	No	State Senator	1936	[44]

Non-voting delegates

District	Delegate	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
American Samoa at-large	Eni Faleomavaega (D)	No	Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa	1943	[45]

Took office during the 101st Congress

District	Representative	Took office	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
Indiana 4	Jill Long Thompson (D)	March 28, 1989	Yes	Educator	1952	[46]
Alabama 3	Glen Browder (D)	April 4, 1989	No	Secretary of State of Alabama	1943	[47]
Wyoming at-large	Craig L. Thomas (R)	April 26, 1989	No	State Representative	1933	[48]
Florida 18	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)	August 29, 1989	Yes	State Senator	1952	[49]
California 15	Gary Condit (D)	September 12, 1989	No	State Assemblyman	1948	[50]
Texas 12	Pete Geren (D)	September 12, 1989	No	Attorney	1952	[51]
Mississippi 5	Gene Taylor (D)	October 17, 1989	Yes	State Senator	1953	[52]
Texas 18	Craig Washington (D)	December 9, 1989	No	State Senator	1941	[53]
New York 14	Susan Molinari (R)	March 20, 1990	No	City Councilor	1958	[54]
New York 18	José E. Serrano (D)	March 20, 1990	No	State Assemblyman	1943	[55]
Hawaii 2	Patsy Mink (D)	September 22, 1990	No	U.S. Representative[e]	1927	[56]
New Jersey 1	Rob Andrews (D)	November 6, 1990	No	Chosen Freeholder	1957	[57]

See also

• List of United States senators in the 101st Congress
• List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 101st Congress by seniority

Notes

1. Lieberman became an independent who caucused with Democrats in January 2007, at the start of the 110th Congress.
2. Jeffords became an independent who caucused with Democrats in June 2001, during the 107th Congress.
3. Previously elected to the 97th Congress, serving from 1981 to 1987.
4. Parker joined the Republican Party in November 1995, during the 104th Congress.
5. Previously elected to the 89th Congress, serving from 1965 to 1977.

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Preceded by New members of the 100th Congress	New members of the 101st Congress 1989–1991	Succeeded by New members of the 102nd Congress