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116Th Congress New Members Updated 11/16/18 Senate New 116th Congress New Members Updated 11/16/18 Senate New Member Party Affiliation State Incumbent Marsha Blackburn R TN Bob Corker ☐ Mike Braun R IN Joe Donnelly Kevin Cramer R ND Heidi Heitkamp Josh Hawley R MO Claire McCaskill Mitt Romney R UT Orrin Hatch Jacky Rosen D NV Dean Heller Rick Scott R FL Bill Nelson* Kyrsten Sinema D AZ Jeff Flake ☐ House Colin Allred D TX Pete Sessions Kelly Armstrong R ND Kevin Cramer Cindy Axne D IA David Young Jim Baird R IN Todd Rokita Anthony Brindisi D NY Claudia Tenney * Tim Burchett R TN Jimmy Duncan Jr. Ed Case D HI Colleen Hanabusa Sean Casten D IL Peter Roskam Gil Cisneros D CA Ed Royce* n Ben Cline R VA Bob Goodlatte Angie Craig D MN Jason Lewis Dan Crenshaw R TX Ted Poe n Jason Crow D CO Mike Coffman Joe Cunningham D SC Katie Arrington Sharice Davids D KS Kevin Yoder Madeleine Dean D PA Scott Perry Antonio Delgado D NY John Faso Veronica Escobar D TX Beto O’Rourke Abby Finkenauer D IA Rod Blum Lizzie Pannill Fletcher D TX John Culberson Russ Fulcher R ID Raúl R. Labrador Jesus Garcia D IL Luis Gutierrez Sylvia Garcia D TX Gene Green Mary Gay Scanlon D PA Patrick Meehan Jared Golden D ME Bruce Poliquin Anthony Gonzalez R OH Jim Renacci Lance Gooden R TX Jeb Hensarling Mark Green R TN Marsha Blackburn Michael Guest R MS Gregg Harper Deb Haaland D NM Michelle Lujan Grishamn Jim Hagedorn R MN Tim Walz Josh Harder D CA Jeff Denham Mark Harris R NC Robert Pittenger Jahana Hayes D CT Elizabeth Esty Kevin Hern R OK Jim Bridenstine Katie Hill D CA Steve Knight Kendra Horn D OK Steve Russell Steven Horsford D NV Ruben Kihuen Chrissy Houlahan D PA Ryan Costello Dusty Johnson R SD Kristi Noem John Joyce R PA Brendan Boyle Andy Kim D NJ Tom MacArthur Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ Martha McSally Conor Lamb D PA Tim Murphy Susie Lee D NV Jacky Rosen Andy Levin D MI Sander M. Levin Mike Levin D CA Darrell Issa n Elaine Luria D VA Scott Taylor Tom Malinowski D NJ Leonard Lance Ben McAdams D UT Mia Love* Lucy McBath D GA Karen Handel Dan Meuser R PA Bill Shuster Carol Miller R WV Evan Jenkins Joseph Morelle D NY Louise Slaughter Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D FL Carlos Curbelo Joe Neguse D CO Jared Polis Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY Joe Crowley Ilhan Omar D MN Jennifer Zielinski Chris Pappas D NH Carol Shea-Porter Greg Pence R IN Luke Messer Dean Phillips D MN Erik Paulsen Ayanna Pressley D MA Mike Capuano Guy Reschenthaler R PA Mike Doyle Denver Riggleman R VA Tom Garrett n John Rose R TN Diane Black Max Rose D NY Dan Donovan n Harley Rouda D CA Dana Rohrabacher n Chip Roy R TX Lamar Smith Michael San Nicolas D Guam Madeleine Bordallo Kim Schrier D WA Dave Reichert Donna Shalala D FL Illeana Ros-Lehitinen n Mikie Sherrill D NJ Rodney Frelinghuysen Elissa Slotkin D MI Mike Bishop Abigail Spanberger D VA David Brat Ross Spano R FL Dennis A. Ross Greg Stanton D AZ Kyrsten Sinema Pete Stauber R MN Rick Nolan Bryan Steil R WI Paul D. Ryan Greg Steube R FL Thomas J. Rooney Haley Stevens D MI Dave Trott Van Taylor R TX Sam Johnson William Timmons R SC Trey Gowdy Rashida Tlaib D MI John Conyers Xochitl Torres Small D NM Steve Pearce Lori Trahan D MA Niki Tsongas David Trone D MD John Delaney Lauren Underwood D IL Randy Hulgren Jeff Van Drew D NJ Frank A. LoBionodo Michael Waltz R FL Ron Desantis Steve Watkins R KS Lynn Jenkins Susan Wild D PA Charlie Dent Jennifer Wexton D VA Barbara Comstock Ron Wright R TX Joe Barton * Race undetermined House Appropriations Committee ☐ Senate Foreign Relations Committee n House Foreign Affairs Committee .
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