The 93rd United States Congress began on January 3, 1973. There were 11 new senators (six Democrats, five Republicans) and 68 new representatives (26 Democrats, 42 Republicans), as well as three new delegates (all Democrats), at the start of the first session. Additionally, seven senators (four Democrats, three Republicans) and 10 representatives (seven Democrats, three Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 93rd Congress before it ended on January 3, 1975.
Due to redistricting after the 1970 census, 17 representatives were elected from newly established congressional districts.
District | Delegate | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
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Guam at-large | Antonio Borja Won Pat (D) | New seat | Territorial Legislative Speaker | 1908 | [87] |
Puerto Rico at-large | Jaime Benítez Rexach (PD/D) | Yes/No[i] | University President | 1908 | [88] |
U.S. Virgin Islands at-large | Ron de Lugo (D) | New seat | Territorial Legislator | 1930 | [89] |
District | Representative | Took office | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska at-large | Don Young (R) | March 6, 1973 | Yes | State Senator | 1933 | [90] |
Louisiana 2 | Lindy Boggs (D) | March 20, 1973 | No | Teacher | 1916 | [91] |
Illinois 7 | Cardiss Collins (D) | June 5, 1973 | No | Accountant | 1931 | [92] |
Maryland 1 | Robert Bauman (R) | August 21, 1973 | No | State Senator | 1937 | [93] |
Pennsylvania 12 | John Murtha (D) | February 5, 1974 | Yes | State Representative | 1932 | [94] |
Michigan 5 | Richard Vander Veen (D) | February 18, 1974 | Yes | School Board Member | 1922 | [95] |
California 13 | Robert J. Lagomarsino (R) | March 5, 1974 | No | State Senator | 1926 | [96] |
Ohio 1 | Tom Luken (D) | March 5, 1974 | Yes | Mayor of Cincinnati | 1925 | [97] |
Michigan 8 | J. Bob Traxler (D) | April 23, 1974 | Yes | State Representative | 1931 | [98] |
California 6 | John Burton (D) | June 4, 1974 | Yes | State Assemblyman | 1932 | [99] |