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2016 Election Guide a Guide to Changes in Congress 2016 Election Guide A Guide to Changes in Congress K&L Gates LLP 1601 K Street Washington, D.C. 20006 +1.202.778.9000 November 2016 Table of Contents Introduction 2 Members by State 11 Senate Committees 38 House Committees 73 Information in this Reference Guide is current as of 11:54 AM on April 13, 2017 For updates on the information contained in this guide, visit us online at http://www.klgates.com/electionguide2016/ For additional information regarding the effects of the recent elections, please contact Tim Peckinpaugh or any member of K&L Gates public policy practice at 202.778.9000. Copyright © 2017 K&L Gates Page 1 Introduction ELECTION 2016: CHANGES IN CONGRESS The wild and erratic 2016 election mercifully came to a close early this morning with the stunning election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America. Trump’s message of change and anti-establishment appealed to vast swaths of voters, especially the white working-class and those in rural areas. Republicans retained control of both Houses of Congress with only minimal losses. In the Senate, the GOP only lost two seats. Senator Mark Kirk lost to Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth and Governor Maggie Hassan defeated Senator Kelly Ayotte. Republicans will have at least 51 Senators in the next Congress and will continue to set the agenda and chair the committees. In addition to Duckworth and Hassan, next year’s Senate will have three new Democrats: Kamala Harris of California; Chris Van Hollen of Maryland; and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada. The one new Republican in the Senate will be Todd Young of Indiana. A runoff occurred in Louisiana on December 10, in which John Kennedy, a Republican, won. In the House, Republican losses were held to about nine, far fewer than many expected. Incumbents fared very well in the House as it appears that only seven have lost thus far to challengers. Democrats picked up three seats in Florida, two in Nevada, and one each in Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Virginia. Republicans picked up two seats in Florida and one in Nebraska. Lastly, two seats in Louisiana were won on December 10 by Republicans. ABOUT THE 2016 ELECTION GUIDE K&L Gates is providing this guide to help you better understand and keep track of the changes in Congress. It provides a starting point for assessing the coming changes in House and Senate Committee and Subcommittee memberships. The following are included within this guide: • All new Members of Congress are listed alphabetically by state along with links to the campaign websites, which contain biographical information. Outgoing Members of Congress are listed, with the reasons for their departures. • Complete delegations for each state are included with new Members of the House and Senate highlighted in yellow to indicate no change in party and their predecessors shown. Seats that switched parties are highlighted in red for Republican pick-ups and blue for Democratic pick-ups. Races that are too close to call are marked with an asterisk and highlighted gray. • Roster lists for each full Committee and Subcommittee from the departing 114th Congress are included, with non-returning members lined out and projected full Committee House Chairmen noted. Copyright © 2017 K&L Gates Page 2 NEW MEMBERS OF THE SENATE (8) Republicans (3) Democrats (5) Luther Strange (AL) Kamala Harris (CA) http://www.lutherstrange.com/ http://www.kamalaharris.org/ Todd Young (IN) Tammy Duckworth (IL) https://toddyoung.org/ http://tammyduckworth.com/ John Kennedy (LA) Chris Van Hollen (MD) http://www.johnkennedy.com/ https://vanhollen.org/ Maggie Hassan (NH) http://maggiehassan.com/ Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) http://catherinecortezmasto.com/ Copyright © 2017 K&L Gates Page 3 NEW MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (55) Republicans (29) Democrats (27) Andy Biggs (AZ-5) Tom O’Halleran (AZ-1) http://biggsforcongress.com/ http://www.tomohalleran.com/ Neal Dunn (FL-2) Salud Carbajal (CA-24) https://www.nealdunn.com/ https://saludcarbajal.com/ Matt Gaetz (FL-1) Lou Correa (CA-46) http://mattgaetz.com/ http://www.loucorrea.com/ Brian Mast (FL-18) Ro Khanna (CA-17) http://www.mastforcongress.com/ http://www.rokhanna.com/ Francis Rooney (FL-19) Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) https://francisrooney.com/ http://www.jimmypanettaforcongress.com/ John Rutherford (FL-4) Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) http://votejohnrutherford.com/ http://barraganforcongress.com/ Drew Ferguson (GA-3) Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-At Large) http://fergusonforgeorgia.com/ https://lisabluntrochester.com/ Jim Banks (IN-3) Charlie Crist (FL-13) http://jimbanks.us/ http://www.charliecrist.com/ Trey Hollingsworth (IN-9) Val Demings (FL-10) http://www.votefortrey.com/ http://www.valdemings.com/ Roger Marshall (KS-1) Al Lawson (FL-5) http://www.kansansformarshall.com/ http://www.allawson.com/ Ron Estes (KS-4) Stephanie Murphy (FL-7) https://estesforcongress.com/ http://www.stephaniemurphyforcongress.co m James Comer (KY-1) http://jamescomer.com/ Darren Soto (FL-9) http://darrensoto.com/ Clay Higgins (LA-3) http://captainhiggins.com/ Colleen Hanabusa (HI-1) https://www.hanabusaforhawaii.com/ Mike Johnson (LA-4) http://www.mikejohnsonforlouisiana.com/ Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8) http://rajaforcongress.com/ Jack Bergman (MI-1) http://www.bergmanforcongress.com/ Copyright © 2017 K&L Gates Page 4 Republicans (29) Democrats (27) Paul Mitchell (MI-10) Brad Schneider (IL-10) http://paulmitchellforcongress.com/ http://www.schneiderforcongress.com/ Jason Lewis (MN-2) Anthony Brown (MD-4) https://join.jasonlewis2016.com/ http://anthonybrown.com/ Ted Budd (NC-13) Jamie Raskin (MD-8) http://tedbudd.com/ https://jamieraskin.com/ Don Bacon (NE-2) Ruben Kihuen (NV-4) http://donbacon2016.com/ http://www.rubenforcongress.com John Faso (NY-19) Jacky Rosen (NV-3) https://johnfaso.com/ http://www.rosenfornevada.com/ Claudia Tenney (NY-22) Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1) https://claudiaforcongress.com/ http://www.sheaporter.com/ Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-8) Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) http://www.brianfitzpatrick.com/ http://josh4congress.com/ Lloyd Smucker (PA-16) Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) http://www.electsmuckerpa.com/ http://www.espaillat2016.com/ David Kustoff (TN-8) Tom Suozzi (NY-3) http://www.kustoffforcongress.com/ http://suozziforcongress.com/ Jodey Arrington (TX-19) Dwight Evans (PA-2) http://www.jodeyarrington.com/ http://www.dwightevans.com Tom Garrett (VA-5) Vincente Gonzalez (TX-15) http://www.tomgarrettforcongress.com/ http://www.vicentegonzalez.com/ Scott Taylor (VA-2) Donald McEachin (VA-4) http://scotttaylor.us/ https://donaldmceachin.com/ Mike Gallagher (WI-8) Pramila Jayapal (WA-7) http://www.mikeonline.com/ http://www.pramilaforcongress.com/ Liz Cheney (WY-At Large) http://www.cheneyforwyoming.com/ Copyright © 2017 K&L Gates Page 5 Incumbents defeated in the 2016 General Election (9) SENATE (2) Republicans (2) Democrats (0) Mark Kirk (IL) Kelly Ayotte (NH) HOUSE (7) Republicans (6) Democrats (1) John Mica (FL) Brad Ashford (NE) David Jolly (FL) Robert Dold (IL) Cresent Hardy (NV) Frank Guinta (NH) Scott Garrett (NJ) Copyright © 2017 K&L Gates Page 6 Retiring Members (29) SENATE (5) Republicans (2) Democrats (3) Dan Coats (IN) Barbara Boxer (CA) David Vitter (LA) Barbara Mikulski (MD) Harry Reid (NV) HOUSE (24) Republicans (17) Democrats (7) Scott Rigell (VA) Gwen Graham (FL) Joe Pitts (PA) Ruben Hinojosa (TX) Michael Fitzpatrick (PA) Lois Capps (CA) Reid Ribble (WI) Sam Farr (CA) Jeff Miller (FL) Jim McDermott (WA) Rich Nugent (FL) Charles Rangel (NY) Dan Benishek (MI) Steve Israel (NY) Matt Salmon (AZ) Randy Neugebauer (TX) Robert Hurt (VA) Cynthia Lummis (WY) Stephen Fincher (TN) Ander Crenshaw (FL) Lynn Westmoreland (GA) Chris Gibson (NY) John Kline (MN) Richard Hanna (NY) Copyright © 2017 K&L Gates Page 7 Members who resigned (5) SENATE (0) Republicans (0) Democrats (0) HOUSE (5) Republicans (4) Democrats (1) Aaron Schock (IL) Chaka Fattah (PA) Michael Grimm (NY) Edward Whitfield (KY) John Boehner (OH) Members who died (2) SENATE (0) Republicans (0) Democrats (0) HOUSE (2) Republicans (1) Democrats (1) Alan Nunnelee (MS) Mark Takai (HI) Copyright © 2017 K&L Gates Page 8 Members defeated in primaries (4) Senate (0) Republicans (0) Democrats (0) HOUSE (4) Republicans (3) Democrats (1) Renee Ellmers (NC) Corrine Brown (FL) Randy Forbes (VA) Tim Huelskamp (KS) Copyright © 2017 K&L Gates Page 9 Members who ran for other offices (16) HOUSE MEMBERS WHO RAN FOR SENATE (12) Republicans (5) Democrats (7) John Fleming (LA) (Lost in primary) Donna Edwards (MD) (Lost in primary) Todd Young (IN) (Won in general) Alan Grayson (FL) (Lost in primary) Charles Boustany (LA) (Lost in primary) Loretta Sanchez (CA) (Lost in general) Joe Heck (NV) (Lost in general) Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ) (Lost in general) Marlin Stutzman (IN) (Lost in primary) Tammy Duckworth (IL) (Won in general) Patrick Murphy (FL) (Lost in general) Chris Van Hollen (MD) (Won in general) HOUSE MEMBERS WHO RAN FOR GOVERNOR (2) Republicans (0) Democrats (2) John Carney (DE) (Won in general) Pedro Pierluisi (PR) (Lost in primary) HOUSE MEMBERS WHO RAN FOR OTHER OFFICES (2) Republicans (1) Democrats (1) Candice Miller (MI) (Ran for Macomb Janice Hahn (CA) (Ran for Los Angeles County Public Works Commissioner and County Board of Supervisors) won) Copyright © 2017 K&L Gates Page 10 Members by State Information in this Reference Guide is current as of 11:54 AM on April 13, 2017 Alabama SENATE • Shelby, Richard (R) (Incumbent) Next Election: 2022 • Strange, Luther (R)* Next Election: 2018** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st District – Byrne, Bradley (R) (Incumbent) 2nd District – Roby, Martha (R) (Incumbent) 3rd District – Rogers, Mike D. (R) (Incumbent) 4th District – Aderholt, Robert (R) (Incumbent) 5th District –Brooks, Mo (R) (Incumbent) 6th District – Palmer, Gary (R) (Incumbent) 7th District – Sewell, Terri (D) (Incumbent) *Luther Strange was appointed by Governor Bentley after incumbent Jeff Sessions was confirmed to be U.S. Attorney General. **A special election will be held in 2018 to complete Jeff Sessions’ term.
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