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The 99th United States Congress began on January 3, "1985." There were five new senators (three Democrats, two Republicans) and 41 new representatives (11 Democrats, 30 Republicans), as well as two new delegates (one Democrat, one Republican), at the——start of the "first session." Additionally, three senators (two Democrats, one Republican) and five representatives (four Democrats, one Republican) took office on various dates in order——to fill vacancies during the 99th Congress before it ended on January 3, "1987."

Senate※

Took office January 3, 1985※

State Image Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Illinois Paul Simon (D) 1st
(95th overall) 		Yes
Defeated Charles H. Percy (R) 		U.S. House of Representatives
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
U.S. Army Private 		1928
Iowa Tom Harkin (D) 2nd
(96th overall) 		Yes
Defeated Roger Jepsen (R) 		U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Navy Reserve Commander 		1939
Kentucky Mitch McConnell (R) 5th
(99th overall) 		Yes
Defeated Walter Dee Huddleston (D) 		Jefferson County Judge/Executive
Acting U.S. Assistant Attorney General 		1942
Tennessee Al Gore (D) 3rd
(97th overall) 		Yes
Open seat; replaced Howard Baker (R) 		U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Army Specialist 		1948
Texas Phil Gramm (R) 4th
(98th overall) 		No
Open seat; replaced John Tower (R) 		U.S. House of Representatives 1942

Took office during the 99th Congress※

State Image Senator Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
West Virginia Jay Rockefeller (D) January 15, 1985 No
Open seat; replaced Jennings Randolph (D) 		Governor of West Virginia
Secretary of State of West Virginia
West Virginia House of Delegates 		1937
North Carolina Jim Broyhill (R) July 14, 1986 No
Appointed; replaced John Porter East (R) 		U.S. House of Representatives 1927
North Carolina Terry Sanford (D) December 10, 1986 Yes
Defeated Jim Broyhill (R) 		President of Duke University
Governor of North Carolina
North Carolina Senate
U.S. Army First Lieutenant 		1917

House of Representatives※

Took office January 3, 1985※

District Representative Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Alabama 1 Sonny Callahan (R) No State Senator 1932
Arizona 5 Jim Kolbe (R) Yes State Senator 1942
Arkansas 2 Tommy F. Robinson (D) Yes Sheriff 1942
California 38 Bob Dornan (R) Yes U.S. Representative 1933
Colorado 3 Michael L. Strang (R) Yes State Representative 1929
Connecticut 5 John G. Rowland (R) Yes State Representative 1957
Georgia 4 Pat Swindall (R) Yes Lawyer 1950
Idaho 2 Richard H. Stallings (D) Yes Educator 1940
Illinois 13 Harris Fawell (R) No State Senator 1929
Illinois 14 John E. Grotberg (R) No State Senator 1925
Illinois 19 Terry L. Bruce (D) Yes State Senator 1944
Illinois 22 Kenneth J. Gray (D) No U.S. Representative 1924
Indiana 1 Pete Visclosky (D) No Congressional staffer 1949
Iowa 5 Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) Yes Broadcaster 1938
Kansas 3 Jan Meyers (R) No State Senator 1928
Maryland 2 Helen Delich Bentley (R) Yes Chair of the FMC 1923
Massachusetts 5 Chester G. Atkins (D) No State Senator 1948
Michigan 5 Paul B. Henry (R) No State Senator 1942
Michigan 10 Bill Schuette (R) Yes Lawyer 1953
New Hampshire 1 Bob Smith (R) Yes Educator 1941
New Jersey 11 Dean Gallo (R) Yes State Assemblyman 1935
New York 9 Thomas Manton (D) No City Councilor 1932
New York 20 Joe DioGuardi (R) Yes Accountant 1940
New York 30 Fred J. Eckert (R) No U.S. Ambassador 1941
North Carolina 4 Bill Cobey (R) Yes Athletic administrator 1939
North Carolina 6 Howard Coble (R) Yes State Representative 1931
North Carolina 9 Alex McMillan (R) No CEO of Harris Teeter 1932
North Carolina 11 Bill Hendon (R) Yes U.S. Representative 1944
Ohio 17 James Traficant (D) Yes Sheriff 1941
Pennsylvania 11 Paul Kanjorski (D) No Attorney 1937
Tennessee 6 Bart Gordon (D) No State Party Chair 1949
Texas 6 Joe Barton (R) No Engineer 1949
Texas 13 Beau Boulter (R) Yes City Commissioner 1942
Texas 14 Mac Sweeney (R) Yes White House staffer 1955
Texas 19 Larry Combest (R) Yes Businessman 1945
Texas 22 Tom DeLay (R) No State Representative 1947
Texas 23 Albert Bustamante (D) No County Commissioner 1935
Texas 26 Dick Armey (R) Yes Economist 1940
Utah 2 David Smith Monson (R) No Lieutenant Governor of Utah 1945
Virginia 7 D. French Slaughter Jr. (R) No State Delegate 1925
Washington 1 John Miller (R) No City Council President 1938

Non-voting members※

District Delegate Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Guam at-large Vicente T. Blaz (R) Yes USMC Brigadier General 1928
Puerto Rico at-large Jaime Fuster (PD/D) Yes/No U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General 1941

Took office during the 99th Congress※

District Representative Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Louisiana 8 Catherine Small Long (D) March 30, 1985 No Congressional staffer 1924
Texas 1 Jim Chapman (D) August 3, 1985 No District attorney 1945
New York 6 Alton Waldon (D) June 10, 1986 No State Assemblyman 1936
Hawaii 1 Neil Abercrombie (D) September 20, 1986 No State Representative 1938
North Carolina 10 Cass Ballenger (R) November 4, 1986 No State Senator 1926

See also※

Notes※

  1. ^ Robinson joined the Republican Party in July 1989, during the 101st Congress.
  2. ^ Previously elected——to the 95th Congress, serving from 1977 to 1983.
  3. ^ Previously elected to the 84th Congress, serving from 1955 to 1974.
  4. ^ Simultaneously served as ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, and Tuvalu.
  5. ^ Previously elected to the 97th Congress, serving from 1981 to 1983.
  6. ^ The previous delegate, Baltasar Corrada del Río, was registered as New Progressive/Democratic.

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  4. ^ "GORE, Albert Arnold, Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "GRAMM, William Philip (Phil)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "BROYHILL, James Thomas". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "SANFORD, (James) Terry (James)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "CALLAHAN, Herbert Leon (Sonny)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "KOLBE, James Thomas". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "ROBINSON, Tommy Franklin". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  12. ^ "DORNAN, Robert Kenneth". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
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  16. ^ "STALLINGS, Richard Howard". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
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  24. ^ "BENTLEY, Helen Delich". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  25. ^ "ATKINS, Chester Greenough". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
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  41. ^ "BOULTER, Eldon Beau". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  42. ^ "SWEENEY, David McCann (Mac)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
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  44. ^ "DELAY, Thomas Dale". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
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  47. ^ "MONSON, David Smith". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  48. ^ "SLAUGHTER, Daniel French, Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  49. ^ "MILLER, John Ripin". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  50. ^ "BLAZ, Ben Garrido". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  51. ^ "FUSTER, Jaime B." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  52. ^ "LONG, Catherine Small". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  53. ^ "CHAPMAN, Jim". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  54. ^ "WALDON, Alton R., Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  55. ^ "ABERCROMBIE, Neil". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  56. ^ "BALLENGER, Cass". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
Preceded by New members of the 99th Congress
1985–1987 		Succeeded by
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