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The 102nd United States Congress began on January 3, 1991. There were three new senators (one Democrat, two Republicans) and 43 new representatives (24 Democrats, 18 Republicans, one independent), as well as one new delegate (a Democrat) at the start of the first session. Additionally, six senators (five Democrats, one Republican) and nine representatives (five Democrats, four Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 102nd Congress before it ended on January 3, 1993.

Senate

Took office January 3, 1991

State	Image	Senator	Seniority	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
Colorado		Hank Brown (R)	1st (98th overall)	No Open seat; replaced William L. Armstrong (R)	U.S. House of Representatives Colorado Senate	1940
Idaho		Larry Craig (R)	2nd (99th overall)	No Open seat; replaced James A. McClure (R)	U.S. House of Representatives Idaho Senate	1945
Minnesota		Paul Wellstone (DFL)	3rd (100th overall)	Yes Defeated Rudy Boschwitz (R)	Academic	1944

Took office during the 102nd Congress

State	Image	Senator	Took office	Switched party	Prior background	Birth year	Ref
California		John Seymour (R)	January 10, 1991	No Appointed; replaced Pete Wilson (R)	California State Senate Mayor of Anaheim	1937
Pennsylvania		Harris Wofford (D)	May 9, 1991	Yes Appointed; replaced John Heinz (R)	Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chair	1926
North Dakota		Jocelyn Burdick (D–NPL)	September 16, 1992	No Appointed; replaced Quentin Burdick (D–NPL)	Radio announcer	1922
California		Dianne Feinstein (D)	November 10, 1992	Yes Defeated John Seymour (R)	Mayor of San Francisco San Francisco Board of Supervisors	1933
North Dakota		Byron Dorgan (D–NPL)	December 15, 1992	No Open seat; replaced Kent Conrad (D–NPL)	U.S. House of Representatives North Dakota Tax Commissioner	1942
Tennessee		Harlan Mathews (D)	January 2, 1993	No Appointed; replaced Al Gore (D)	Tennessee State Treasurer	1927

House of Representatives

Took office January 3, 1991

Non-voting delegates

Took office during the 102nd Congress

Non-voting delegates

See also

• List of United States senators in the 102nd Congress
• List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 102nd Congress by seniority

Notes

1. Elected to the 97th Congress, serving from 1981 to 1991 in Colorado's 4th district.
2. Elected to the 97th Congress, serving from 1981 to 1991 in Idaho's 1st district.
3. Conrad had planned to retire at the end of this Congress and initially not to run for re-election; however, he subsequently decided to run in the Class I seat for the special election to succeed appointee Jocelyn Burdick. He then won to succeed her and retained his seniority.
4. Elected to the 97th Congress, serving from 1981 to 1992 in North Dakota's at-large district.
5. Previously elected to the 93rd Congress, serving from 1973 to 1979 in the 4th district.
6. Previously elected to the 99th Congress, serving from 1986 to 1987.

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