The New Faces of the 113th Congress
The 2012 House and Senate elections brought over 80 new members to Washington.
Use our interactive application to sort and filter the freshmen by age, experience, ethnicity, and more.
Hover over each picture for name, state, and district information. To read a full narrative of each newcomer, written by the staff of The Almanac of American Politics, click the member’s picture.
The Cook Political Report projects that when a new Congress is sworn into office in January, white males will likely be a minority of one party’s caucus in the House for the first time in American history.
Democratic distilled to a core of coalition: women & minorities
It’s that time of the year!
National Journal’s vote ratings for 2011:
- Most Conservative Senators
- Most Conservative House Members
- Most Liberal Senators
- Most Liberal House Members
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Jim DeMint, R-S.C. (pictured above) is well-known for his stance against President Obama’s 2009 economic-stimulus bill and health care initiative.
PHOTO OF THE DAY: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., talks to reporters with Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after a lunch meeting at the White House with President Obama on Wednesday.
