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The 101st United States Congress began on January 3, 1989. There were 11 new senators (five Democrats, six Republicans) and 31 new representatives (16 Democrats, 15 Republicans), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat) at the start of the first session. Additionally, two senators (one Democrat, one Republican) and 12 representatives (nine Democrats, three Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 101st Congress before it ended on January 3, 1991.

Senate

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Took office January 3, 1989

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State Image Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Connecticut Joe Lieberman (D) 10th
(99th overall) 		Yes[a]
Defeated Lowell Weicker (R) 		Connecticut Attorney General
Connecticut State Senate 		1942 [1]
Florida Connie Mack III (R) 5th
(94th overall) 		Yes
Open seat; replaced Lawton Chiles (D) 		U.S. House of Representatives 1940 [2]
Indiana Dan Coats (R) 4th
(93rd overall) 		No
Appointed; replaced Dan Quayle (R) 		U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant 		1943 [3]
Mississippi Trent Lott (R) 2nd
(91st overall) 		Yes
Open seat; replaced John C. Stennis (D) 		U.S. House of Representatives 1941 [4]
Montana Conrad Burns (R) 11th
(100th overall) 		Yes
Defeated John Melcher (D) 		Yellowstone County Commission
U.S. Marine Corps 		1935 [5]
Nebraska Bob Kerrey (D) 8th
(97th overall) 		Yes
Defeated David Karnes (R) 		Governor of Nebraska
U.S. Navy SEAL 		1943 [6]
Nevada Richard Bryan (D) 6th
(95th overall) 		Yes
Defeated Chic Hecht (R) 		Governor of Nevada
Nevada Attorney General
U.S. Army 		1937 [7]
Vermont Jim Jeffords (R) 3rd
(92nd overall) 		No[b]
Open seat; replaced Robert Stafford (R) 		U.S. House of Representatives
Vermont Attorney General
U.S. Navy Reserve Captain 		1934 [8]
Virginia Chuck Robb (D) 7th
(96th overall) 		Yes
Open seat; replaced Paul Trible (R) 		Governor of Virginia
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
U.S. Marine Corps Major 		1939 [9]
Washington Slade Gorton (R) 1st
(90th overall) 		No
Open seat; replaced Daniel J. Evans (R) 		U.S. Senate[c]
Attorney General of Washington
Washington House of Representatives
U.S. Air Force Reserve Colonel 		1928 [10]
Wisconsin Herb Kohl (D) 9th
(98th overall) 		No
Open seat; replaced William Proxmire (D) 		Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
U.S. Army Reserve 		1935 [11]

Took office during the 101st Congress

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State Image Senator Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Hawaii Daniel Akaka (D) May 16, 1990 No
Appointed; replaced Spark Matsunaga (D) 		U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Army Corporal 		1924 [12]
New Hampshire Bob Smith (R) December 7, 1990 No
Open seat; replaced Gordon J. Humphrey (R) 		U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Navy Reserve 		1941 [13]

House of Representatives

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Took office January 3, 1989

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District Representative Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
California 12 Tom Campbell (R) No State Senator 1952 [14]
California 40 Christopher Cox (R) No Attorney 1952 [15]
California 42 Dana Rohrabacher (R) No Press secretary 1947 [16]
Florida 4 Craig James (R) Yes Lawyer 1941 [17]
Florida 6 Cliff Stearns (R) Yes Engineer 1941 [18]
Florida 13 Porter Goss (R) No CIA officer 1938 [19]
Florida 14 Harry Johnston (D) No State Senate President 1931 [20]
Georgia 4 Ben Jones (D) Yes Actor 1941 [21]
Illinois 4 George E. Sangmeister (D) Yes State Senator 1931 [22]
Illinois 22 Glenn Poshard (D) No State Senator 1945 [23]
Massachusetts 2 Richard Neal (D) No Mayor of Springfield 1949 [24]
Mississippi 4 Michael Parker (D) No[d] Businessman 1949 [25]
Mississippi 5 Larkin I. Smith (R) No Sheriff 1944 [26]
Missouri 7 Mel Hancock (R) No Advocate 1929 [27]
Nebraska 2 Peter Hoagland (D) Yes State Senator 1941 [28]
New Hampshire 2 Charles Douglas III (R) No State Supreme Court Justice 1942 [29]
New Jersey 10 Donald M. Payne (D) No City Councilor 1934 [30]
New Mexico 1 Steven Schiff (R) No Lawyer 1947 [31]
New York 19 Eliot Engel (D) No State Assemblyman 1947 [32]
New York 20 Nita Lowey (D) Yes Assistant Secretary of State of New York 1937 [33]
New York 23 Michael McNulty (D) No State Assemblyman 1947 [34]
New York 27 James T. Walsh (R) No City Council President 1947 [35]
New York 31 Bill Paxon (R) No State Assemblyman 1954 [36]
Ohio 5 Paul Gillmor (R) No State Senate President 1939 [37]
Rhode Island 1 Ronald Machtley (R) Yes U.S. Navy Reserve Commander 1948 [38]
Tennessee 8 John Tanner (D) No State Representative 1944 [39]
Texas 13 Bill Sarpalius (D) Yes State Senator 1948 [40]
Texas 14 Greg Laughlin (D) Yes Lawyer 1942 [41]
Vermont at-large Peter Plympton Smith (R) No Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1945 [42]
Washington 3 Jolene Unsoeld (D) No State Representative 1931 [43]
Washington 7 Jim McDermott (D) No State Senator 1936 [44]

Non-voting delegates

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District Delegate Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
American Samoa at-large Eni Faleomavaega (D) No Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa 1943 [45]

Took office during the 101st Congress

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District Representative Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Indiana 4 Jill Long Thompson (D) March 28, 1989 Yes Educator 1952 [46]
Alabama 3 Glen Browder (D) April 4, 1989 No Secretary of State of Alabama 1943 [47]
Wyoming at-large Craig L. Thomas (R) April 26, 1989 No State Representative 1933 [48]
Florida 18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) August 29, 1989 Yes State Senator 1952 [49]
California 15 Gary Condit (D) September 12, 1989 No State Assemblyman 1948 [50]
Texas 12 Pete Geren (D) September 12, 1989 No Attorney 1952 [51]
Mississippi 5 Gene Taylor (D) October 17, 1989 Yes State Senator 1953 [52]
Texas 18 Craig Washington (D) December 9, 1989 No State Senator 1941 [53]
New York 14 Susan Molinari (R) March 20, 1990 No City Councilor 1958 [54]
New York 18 José E. Serrano (D) March 20, 1990 No State Assemblyman 1943 [55]
Hawaii 2 Patsy Mink (D) September 22, 1990 No U.S. Representative[e] 1927 [56]
New Jersey 1 Rob Andrews (D) November 6, 1990 No Chosen Freeholder 1957 [57]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Lieberman became an independent who caucused with Democrats in January 2007, at the start of the 110th Congress.
  2. ^ Jeffords became an independent who caucused with Democrats in June 2001, during the 107th Congress.
  3. ^ Previously elected to the 97th Congress, serving from 1981 to 1987.
  4. ^ Parker joined the Republican Party in November 1995, during the 104th Congress.
  5. ^ Previously elected to the 89th Congress, serving from 1965 to 1977.

References

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  1. ^ "LIEBERMAN, Joseph I." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "MACK, Connie, III". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "COATS, Daniel Ray". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "LOTT, Chester Trent". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "BURNS, Conrad". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "KERREY, J. Robert". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "BRYAN, Richard H". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "JEFFORDS, James Merrill". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "ROBB, Charles Spittal". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "GORTON, Thomas Slade (Slade), III". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "KOHL, Herbert H." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "SMITH, Robert C." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  14. ^ "CAMPBELL, Thomas J." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  15. ^ "COX, Charles Christopher". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "ROHRABACHER, Dana". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  17. ^ "JAMES, Craig T." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  18. ^ "STEARNS, Clifford Bundy". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  19. ^ "GOSS, Porter J." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  20. ^ "JOHNSTON, Harry A., II". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  21. ^ "JONES, Ben". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  22. ^ "SANGMEISTER, George Edward". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  23. ^ "POSHARD, Glenn". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  24. ^ "NEAL, Richard Edmund". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  25. ^ "PARKER, Michael (Mike)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  26. ^ "SMITH, Larkin I." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  27. ^ "HANCOCK, Melton D. (Mel)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  28. ^ "HOAGLAND, Peter J." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  29. ^ "DOUGLAS, Charles Gywnne, III". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  30. ^ "PAYNE, Donald Milford". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  31. ^ "SCHIFF, Steven Harvey". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  32. ^ "ENGEL, Eliot Lance". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  33. ^ "MCNULTY, Michael Robert". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  34. ^ "MCNULTY, Michael Robert". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  35. ^ "WALSH, James T." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  36. ^ "PAXON, L. William". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  37. ^ "GILLMOR, Paul Eugene". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  38. ^ "MACHTLEY, Ronald K." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  39. ^ "TANNER, John S." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  40. ^ "SARPALIUS, William". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  41. ^ "LAUGHLIN, Gregory H." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  42. ^ "SMITH, Peter P." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  43. ^ "UNSOELD, Jolene". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  44. ^ "MCDERMOTT, James A." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  45. ^ "FALEOMAVAEGA, Eni F. H." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  46. ^ "LONG, Jill Lynette". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  47. ^ "BROWDER, John Glen". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  48. ^ "THOMAS, Craig Lyle". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  49. ^ "ROS-LEHTINEN, Ileana". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  50. ^ "CONDIT, Gary Adrian". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  51. ^ "GEREN, Preston M. (Pete)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  52. ^ "TAYLOR, Gary Eugene (Gene)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  53. ^ "WASHINGTON, Craig Anthony". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  54. ^ "MOLINARI, Susan". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  55. ^ "SERRANO, José E." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  56. ^ "MINK, Patsy Takemoto". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  57. ^ "ANDREWS, Robert Ernest". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
Preceded by New members of the 101st Congress
1989–1991 		Succeeded by
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