List of freshman class members of the 109th United States Congress
The 109th United States Congress began on January 4, 2005. There were nine new senators (two Democrats, seven Republicans) and 40 new representatives (16 Democrats, 24 Republicans) at the start of its first session.
New members at the beginning of the 109th Congress
These senators and representatives served at the beginning of the Congress on January 4, 2005.
Senate
| State | Image | Senator | Party | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado |  |
Ken Salazar | Democratic | Yes Open seat; replaced Ben Nighthorse Campbell |
Attorney General of Colorado | 1955 |
| Florida |  |
Mel Martinez | Republican | Yes Open seat; replaced Bob Graham |
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | 1946 |
| Georgia |  |
Johnny Isakson | Republican | Yes Open seat; replaced Zell Miller |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | 1944 |
| Illinois |  |
Barack Obama | Democratic | Yes Open seat; replaced Peter Fitzgerald |
Member of Illinois Senate] | 1961 |
| Louisiana |  |
David Vitter | Republican | Yes Open seat; replaced John Breaux |
Former Member Louisiana House of Representatives, Member U.S. House of Representatives | 1961 |
| North Carolina |  |
Richard Burr | Republican | Yes Open seat; replaced John Edwards |
Member U.S. House of Representatives | 1955 |
| Oklahoma |  |
Tom Coburn | Republican | No Open seat; replaced Don Nickles |
Former Member U.S. House of Representatives | 1948 |
| South Carolina |  |
Jim DeMint | Republican | Yes Open seat; replaced Ernest Hollings |
MemberU.S. House of Representatives | 1951 |
| South Dakota |  |
John Thune | Republican | Yes Defeated Tom Daschle |
Former MemberU.S. House of Representatives | 1961 |
House of Representatives
| District | Representative | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California 3 | Daniel Lungren (R) | No | Former Congressman | 1946 |
| California 20 | Jim Costa (D) | No | Family farmer | 1952 |
| Colorado 3 | John Salazar (D) | Yes | Soldier | 1953 |
| Florida 14 | Connie Mack IV (R) | No | State Representative | 1967 |
| Florida 20 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) | No | State Representative State Senator | 1966 |
| Georgia 4 | Cynthia McKinney (D) | No | Former Congresswoman | 1955 |
| Georgia 6 | Tom Price (R) | No | State Senator | 1954 |
| Georgia 8 | Lynn Westmoreland (R) | No | State Representative | 1950 |
| Georgia 12 | John Barrow (D) | Yes | Athens City Council, Athens County Commissioner | 1955 |
| Illinois 3 | Dan Lipinski (D) | No | Political assistant, college professor | 1966 |
| Illinois 8 | Melissa Bean (D) | Yes | Sales executive | 1962 |
| Indiana 9 | Mike Sodrel (R) | Yes | Guardsman, automotive executive | 1945 |
| Kentucky 4 | Geoff Davis (R) | Yes | Ranger, manufacturing consultant | 1958 |
| Louisiana 1 | Bobby Jindal (R) | No | Consultant | 1971 |
| Louisiana 3 | Charlie Melancon (D) | Yes | State Representative, Small business owner | 1947 |
| Louisiana 7 | Charles Boustany (R) | Yes | Surgeon | 1956 |
| Michigan 7 | Joe Schwarz (R) | No | Physician | 1937 |
| Missouri 3 | Russ Carnahan (D) | No | State Representative | 1958 |
| Missouri 5 | Emanuel Cleaver (D) | No | Mayor of Kansas City, Minister | 1944 |
| Nebraska 1 | Jeff Fortenberry (R) | No | Publishing executive, economist | 1960 |
| New York 27 | Brian Higgins (D) | Yes | Buffalo Common Councilman, State Representative, Political assistant | 1959 |
| New York 29 | Randy Kuhl (R) | No | State Representative, State Senator, attorney | 1943 |
| North Carolina 5 | Virginia Foxx (R) | No | State Senator, college professor/administrator | 1943 |
| North Carolina 10 | Patrick McHenry (R) | No | State Representative, realtor | 1975 |
| Oklahoma 2 | Dan Boren (D) | No | State Representative | 1973 |
| Pennsylvania 8 | Mike Fitzpatrick (R) | No | Member of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners, Attorney | 1963 |
| Pennsylvania 13 | Allyson Schwartz (D) | No | State Senator | 1948 |
| Pennsylvania 15 | Charlie Dent (R) | No | State Representative State Senator | 1960 |
| South Carolina 4 | Bob Inglis (R) | No | Former Congressman, Attorney | 1959 |
| Texas 1 | Louie Gohmert (R) | Yes | Soldier | 1953 |
| Texas 2 | Ted Poe (R) | Yes | Prosecutor, judge Harris County, Airmen | 1948 |
| Texas 9 | Al Green (D) | No | Justice of the Peace Harris County, attorney | 1947 |
| Texas 10 | Michael McCaul (R) | Yes | Federal prosecutor | 1952 |
| Texas 11 | Mike Conaway (R) | Yes | Soldier | 1948 |
| Texas 24 | Kenny Marchant (R) | Yes | State Representative | 1951 |
| Texas 28 | Henry Cuellar (D) | No | State Representative, Secretary of State Texas, | 1955 |
| Virginia 2 | Thelma Drake (R) | No | State Representative, realtor | 1949 |
| Washington 5 | Cathy McMorris (R) | No | State Representative, orchardist | 1969 |
| Washington 8 | Dave Reichert (R) | No | Sheriff King County, Airmen | 1950 |
| Wisconsin 4 | Gwen Moore (D) | No | State Representative, State Senate, civic affairs specialist | 1951 |
Non-voting members
| District | Delegate | Switched Party | Prior background | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico at-large | Luis Fortuño (PNP/R) | Yes | Puerto Rico Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce of Puerto Rico | 1960 |
References
| Preceded by List of 108th Congress freshmen |
Freshman-class members of the 109th Congress | Succeeded by List of 110th Congress freshmen |
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