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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

Non-voting members

Took office during the 99th Congress

See also

• List of United States senators in the 99th Congress
• List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 99th Congress by seniority

Notes

1. Elected to the 94th Congress, serving from 1975 to 1983 in the Illinois's 24th congressional district and from 1983 to 1985 in the 22nd district.
2. Elected to the 94th Congress, serving from 1975 to 1985 in the Iowa's 5th congressional district.
3. Elected to the 95th Congress, serving from 1977 to 1983 in the Tennessee's 4th congressional district and from 1983 to 1985 in the 6th district.
4. Elected to the 96th Congress, serving from 1979 to 1983 and 1983 to 1985 in the Texas's 6th congressional district.
5. Elected to the 88th Congress, serving from 1963 to 1969 in the North Carolina's 9th congressional district and from 1969 to 1986 in the 10th district.
6. Robinson joined the Republican Party in July 1989, during the 101st Congress.
7. Previously elected to the 95th Congress, serving from 1977 to 1983.
8. Previously elected to the 84th Congress, serving from 1955 to 1974.
9. Simultaneously served as ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, and Tuvalu.
10. Previously elected to the 97th Congress, serving from 1981 to 1983.
11. The previous delegate, Baltasar Corrada del Río, was registered as New Progressive/Democratic.

References

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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.
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