List of new members of the 108th United States Congress

The 108th United States Congress began on January 3, 2003. There were nine new senators (seven Republicans, two Democrats) and 53 new representatives (32 Republicans, 21 Democrats), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat), at the start of its first session. Additionally, four representatives (three Democrats, one Republican) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 108th Congress before it ended on January 3, 2005.

Due to redistricting after the 2000 census, 16 representatives were elected from newly established congressional districts.

Senate

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State Image Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year
Arkansas   Mark Pryor (D) 8th
(100th overall)
Yes
Defeated Tim Hutchinson (R)
Attorney General of Arkansas
Arkansas House of Representatives
1963
Georgia   Saxby Chambliss (R) 2nd
(94th overall)
Yes
Defeated Max Cleland (D)
U.S. House of Representatives 1943
Minnesota   Norm Coleman (R) 7th
(99th overall)
Yes
Open seat; replaced Dean Barkley (IMN)
Mayor of Saint Paul 1949
New Hampshire   John E. Sununu (R) 4th
(96th overall)
No
Replaced Bob Smith (R), who lost renomination
U.S. House of Representatives 1964
New Jersey   Frank Lautenberg (D) 1st
(93rd overall)
No
Replaced Robert Torricelli (D)
U.S. Senate[a] 1924
North Carolina   Elizabeth Dole (R) 6th
(98th overall)
No
Open seat; replaced Jesse Helms (R)
U.S. Secretary of Labor
U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Federal Trade Commission
1936
South Carolina   Lindsey Graham (R) 3rd
(95th overall)
No
Open seat; replaced Strom Thurmond (R)
U.S. House of Representatives
South Carolina House of Representatives
1955
Tennessee   Lamar Alexander (R) 5th
(97th overall)
No
Open seat; replaced Fred Thompson (R)
U.S. Secretary of Education
Governor of Tennessee
1940

House of Representatives

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Took office January 3, 2003

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District Representative Switched party Prior background Birth year
Alabama 1 Jo Bonner (R) No Campaign press secretary 1959
Alabama 3 Mike Rogers (R) No State Representative 1958
Alabama 7 Artur Davis (D) No Attorney 1967
Arizona 1 Rick Renzi (R) New seat Property and casualty agent 1958
Arizona 2 Trent Franks (R) No State Representative 1957
Arizona 7 Raúl Grijalva (D) New seat Pima County supervisor 1948
California 18 Dennis Cardoza (D) No State Assemblyman 1959
California 21 Devin Nunes (R) New seat Dairy farmer 1973
California 39 Linda Sánchez (D) Yes Labor lawyer 1969
Colorado 4 Marilyn Musgrave (R) No State Senator 1949
Colorado 7 Bob Beauprez (R) New seat State Party Chairman 1948
Florida 5 Ginny Brown-Waite (R) Yes State Senator 1943
Florida 13 Katherine Harris (R) No Secretary of State of Florida 1957
Florida 17 Kendrick Meek (D) No State Senator 1966
Florida 24 Tom Feeney (R) New seat State House Speaker 1958
Florida 25 Mario Diaz-Balart (R) New seat State Senator 1961
Georgia 3 Jim Marshall (D) Yes Mayor of Macon 1948
Georgia 4 Denise Majette (D) No Judge 1955
Georgia 11 Phil Gingrey (R) New seat State Senator 1942
Georgia 12 Max Burns (R) New seat Professor 1948
Georgia 13 David Scott New seat State Senator 1945
Illinois 5 Rahm Emanuel (D) No Senior Advisor to the President 1959
Indiana 2 Chris Chocola (R) Yes Businessman 1962
Iowa 5 Steve King (R) No State Senator 1949
Louisiana 5 Rodney Alexander (D) Yes State Representative 1946
Maine 2 Mike Michaud (D) No State Senator 1955
Maryland 2 Dutch Ruppersberger (D) Yes County Executive 1946
Maryland 8 Chris Van Hollen (D) Yes State Senator 1959
Michigan 10 Candice Miller (R) Yes Secretary of State of Michigan 1954
Michigan 11 Thaddeus McCotter (R) New seat State Senator 1965
Minnesota 2 John Kline (R) Yes U.S. Marine 1947
Nevada 3 Jon Porter (R) New seat State Senator 1955
New Hampshire 1 Jeb Bradley (R) No State Representative 1952
New Jersey 5 Scott Garrett (R) No State Assemblyman 1959
New Mexico 2 Steve Pearce (R) No State Representative 1947
New York 1 Tim Bishop (D) Yes Provost 1950
North Carolina 1 Frank Ballance (D) No State Senator 1942
North Carolina 13 Brad Miller (D) New seat State Senator 1953
Ohio 3 Mike Turner (R) Yes Mayor of Dayton 1960
Ohio 17 Tim Ryan (D) No State Senator 1973
Pennsylvania 6 Jim Gerlach (R) New seat State Senator 1955
Pennsylvania 18 Tim Murphy (R) New seat State Senator 1952
South Carolina 3 Gresham Barrett (R) No State Representative 1961
South Dakota at-large Bill Janklow (R) No Governor of South Dakota 1939
Tennessee 4 Lincoln Davis (D) Yes State Senator 1943
Tennessee 5 Jim Cooper (D) No U.S. House of Representatives[b] 1954
Tennessee 7 Marsha Blackburn (R) No State Senator 1952
Texas 5 Jeb Hensarling (R) New seat Campaign manager 1957
Texas 25 Chris Bell (D) No Houston City Council 1959
Texas 26 Michael C. Burgess No Gynecologist 1950
Texas 31 John Carter New seat Judge 1941
Utah 1 Rob Bishop No State House Speaker 1951

Non-voting members

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District Delegate Switched party Prior background Birth year
Guam at-large Madeleine Bordallo (D) No Lieutenant Governor of Guam 1933

Took office during the 108th Congress

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District Representative Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year
Texas 19 Randy Neugebauer (R) June 5, 2003 No City councilor 1949
Kentucky 6 Ben Chandler (D) February 17, 2004 Yes Attorney General of Kentucky 1959
South Dakota at-large Stephanie Herseth (D) June 1, 2004 Yes Law clerk 1970
North Carolina 1 G. K. Butterfield (D) July 20, 2004 No North Carolina Supreme Court 1947

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Previously elected to the 97th Congress, serving from 1982 to 2001.
  2. ^ Previously elected to the 98th Congress, serving from 1983 to 1995 in the 4th district.
Preceded by New members of the 108th Congress
2003–2005
Succeeded by