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The 109th United States Congress began on January 3, 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. Additionally, one senator (a Democrat) and six representatives (two Democrats, four Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 109th Congress before it ended on January 3, 2007.
[ edit ] Took office during the 109th Congress [ edit ] House of Representatives [ edit ] [ edit ]
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
Took office during the 109th Congress [ edit ]
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