List of freshman class members of the 114th United States Congress
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New members of the 114th Congress
Senate
This is the list of the freshman members in Senate Class 2, plus one member who was elected to fill unexpired terms in Senate Class 3. Eleven of the twelve freshmen were first elected in 2014 into full terms that began with the Senate that commenced in 2015.
| State | Image | Senator | Incoming class seniority | Party change? | Prior political experience | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska |  |
Dan Sullivan (R) | 13th (100th overall) |
Yes Defeated Mark Begich (D) |
Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources Alaska Attorney General Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps |
1964 |
| Arkansas |  |
Tom Cotton (R) | 6th (93rd overall) |
Yes Defeated Mark Pryor (D) |
Member of the U.S. House Captain, U.S. Army |
1977 |
| Colorado |  |
Cory Gardner (R) | 4th (91st overall) |
Yes Defeated Mark Udall (D) |
Member of the U.S. House State Representative |
1974 |
| Georgia |  |
David Perdue (R) | 9th (96th overall) |
No Open seat Replaced Saxby Chambliss (R) |
Businessman | 1949 |
| Iowa |  |
Joni Ernst (R) | 11th (98th overall) |
Yes Open seat Replaced Tom Harkin (D) |
State Senator Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army |
1970 |
| Louisiana |  |
Bill Cassidy (R) | 3rd (90th overall) |
Yes Defeated Mary Landrieu (D) |
Member of the U.S. House State Senator |
1957 |
| Michigan |  |
Gary Peters (D) | 2nd (89th overall) |
No Open seat Replaced Carl Levin (D) |
Member of the U.S. House State Senator Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy |
1958 |
| Montana |  |
Steve Daines (R) | 7th (94th overall) |
Yes Open seat Replaced John Walsh (D) |
Member of the U.S. House Businessman |
1962 |
| Nebraska |  |
Ben Sasse (R) | 12th (99th overall) |
No Open seat Replaced Mike Johanns (R) |
Midland University President | 1972 |
| North Carolina |  |
Thom Tillis (R) | 10th (97th overall) |
Yes Defeated Kay Hagan (D) |
State House Speaker | 1960 |
| Oklahoma |  |
James Lankford (R) | 5th (92nd overall) |
No Special election |
Member of the U.S. House | 1968 |
| South Dakota |  |
Mike Rounds (R) | 8th (95th overall) |
Yes Open seat Replaced Tim Johnson (D) |
South Dakota Governor State Senator |
1954 |
| West Virginia |  |
Shelley Moore Capito (R) | 1st (88th overall) |
Yes Open seat Replaced Jay Rockefeller (D) |
Member of the U.S. House State Delegate |
1953 |
House of Representatives
Non-voting members
| District | Delegate | Party change? | Prior background | Birth year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa at-large | Amata Coleman Radewagen (R) | Yes | Journalist, RNC member | 1947 |
| Virgin Islands at-large | Stacey Plaskett (D) | No | Attorney | 1966 |
| Preceded by | Freshman-class members of the 114th Congress | Succeeded by |
