The 98th United States Congress began on January 3, 1983. There were four new senators (one Democrat, three Republicans) and 79 new representatives (56 Democrats, 23 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, two senators (one Democrat, one Republican) and nine representatives (six Democrats, three Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 98th Congress before it ended on January 3, 1985.

Due to redistricting after the 1980 census, 20 representatives were elected from newly established congressional districts. One representative-elect, Jack Swigert, died before taking office.

Senate

Took office January 3, 1983

State Image Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
California Pete Wilson (R) 2nd
(98th overall) 		No
Open seat; replaced S. I. Hayakawa (R) 		Mayor of San Diego
California State Assembly
U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant 		1933 [1]
Nevada Chic Hecht (R) 4th
(100th overall) 		Yes
Defeated Howard Cannon (D) 		Nevada Senate 1928 [2]
New Mexico Jeff Bingaman (D) 3rd
(99th overall) 		Yes
Defeated Harrison Schmitt (R) 		Attorney General of New Mexico
U.S. Army Reserve 		1943 [3]
Virginia Paul Trible (R) 1st
(97th overall) 		Yes
Open seat; replaced Harry F. Byrd Jr. (I) 		U.S. House of Representatives
Essex County Commonwealth's Attorney 		1946 [4]

Took office during the 98th Congress

State Image Senator Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Washington Daniel J. Evans (R) September 8, 1983 Yes
Appointed; replaced Henry M. Jackson (D) 		President of Evergreen State College
Governor of Washington
Washington House of Representatives
U.S. Navy Ensign 		1925 [5]
Massachusetts John Kerry (D) January 2, 1985 No
Open seat; replaced Paul Tsongas (D) 		Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
U.S. Navy Lieutenant 		1943 [6]

House of Representatives

Took office January 3, 1983

District Representative Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Alabama 6 Ben Erdreich (D) No County Commissioner 1938 [7]
Arizona 1 John McCain (R) No U.S. Navy Captain 1936 [8]
Arizona 5 James F. McNulty Jr. (D) New seat State Senator 1925 [9]
California 1 Douglas H. Bosco (D) Yes State Assemblyman 1946 [10]
California 6 Barbara Boxer (D) No County Supervisor 1940 [11]
California 12 Ed Zschau (R) No Educator 1940 [12]
California 18 Richard H. Lehman (D) New seat State Assemblyman 1948 [13]
California 26 Howard Berman (D) New seat State Assemblyman 1941 [14]
California 27 Mel Levine (D) Yes State Assemblyman 1943 [15]
California 34 Esteban Torres (D) New seat U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO 1930 [16]
California 37 Al McCandless (R) New seat County Supervisor 1927 [17]
California 43 Ron Packard (R) No Mayor of Carlsbad 1931 [18]
California 44 Jim Bates (D) New seat County Supervisor 1941 [19]
Connecticut 3 Bruce Morrison (D) Yes Lawyer 1944 [20]
Connecticut 6 Nancy Johnson (R) Yes State Senator 1935 [21]
Delaware at-large Tom Carper (D) Yes Delaware State Treasurer 1947 [22]
Florida 6 Buddy MacKay (D) New seat State Senator 1933 [23]
Florida 9 Michael Bilirakis (R) New seat Lawyer 1930 [24]
Florida 12 Tom Lewis (R) No State Senator 1924 [25]
Florida 13 Connie Mack III (R) New seat Businessman 1940 [26]
Florida 16 Lawrence J. Smith (D) New seat State Representative 1941 [27]
Georgia 1 Lindsay Thomas (D) No Investment banker 1943 [28]
Georgia 3 Richard Ray (D) No Mayor of Perry 1927 [29]
Georgia 8 J. Roy Rowland (D) No State Representative 1926 [30]
Illinois 5 Bill Lipinski (D) No City Alderman 1937 [31]
Illinois 17 Lane Evans (D) Yes Attorney 1951 [32]
Illinois 20 Dick Durbin (D) Yes Lawyer 1944 [33]
Indiana 6 Dan Burton (R) New seat State Senator 1938 [34]
Indiana 8 Frank McCloskey (D) Yes Mayor of Bloomington 1939 [35]
Kansas 2 Jim Slattery (D) Yes State Representative 1948 [36]
Maine 1 John R. McKernan Jr. (R) No State Representative 1948 [37]
Michigan 6 Milton Robert Carr (D) Yes U.S. Representative[a] 1943 [38]
Michigan 17 Sander Levin (D) No State Senator 1931 [39]
Minnesota 1 Tim Penny (DFL) Yes State Senator 1951 [40]
Minnesota 6 Gerry Sikorski (DFL) Yes State Senator 1948 [41]
Mississippi 2 Webb Franklin (R) Yes Judicial Court Judge 1941 [42]
Missouri 5 Alan Wheat (D) No State Representative 1951 [43]
Nevada 1 Harry Reid (D) New seat Lieutenant Governor of Nevada 1939 [44]
Nevada 2 Barbara Vucanovich (R) Yes Congressional staffer 1921 [45]
New Jersey 9 Robert Torricelli (D) Yes Attorney 1951 [46]
New Mexico 3 Bill Richardson (D) New seat Congressional staffer 1947 [47]
New York 3 Robert J. Mrazek (D) Yes County Legislator 1945 [48]
New York 11 Edolphus Towns (D) No Professor 1934 [49]
New York 12 Major Owens (D) No State Senator 1936 [50]
New York 25 Sherwood Boehlert (R) No County Executive 1936 [51]
North Carolina 2 Tim Valentine (D) No State Representative 1926 [52]
North Carolina 6 Charles Robin Britt (D) Yes Lawyer 1942 [53]
North Carolina 11 James M. Clarke (D) Yes State Senator 1917 [54]
Ohio 7 Mike DeWine (R) No State Senator 1947 [55]
Ohio 9 Marcy Kaptur (D) Yes Urban planner 1946 [56]
Ohio 12 John Kasich (R) Yes State Senator 1952 [57]
Ohio 19 Ed Feighan (D) No County Commissioner 1947 [58]
Oregon 2 Bob Smith (R) New seat State House Speaker 1931 [59]
Pennsylvania 3 Robert Borski (D) Yes State Representative 1948 [60]
Pennsylvania 4 Joseph P. Kolter (D) Yes State Representative 1926 [61]
Pennsylvania 8 Peter H. Kostmayer (D) Yes U.S. Representative[b] 1946 [62]
Pennsylvania 11 Frank Harrison (D) Yes Professor 1940 [63]
Pennsylvania 17 George Gekas (R) Yes State Senator 1930 [64]
Pennsylvania 21 Tom Ridge (R) No District Attorney 1945 [65]
South Carolina 5 John Spratt (D) No Attorney 1942 [66]
South Carolina 6 Robin Tallon (D) Yes State Representative 1946 [67]
Tennessee 4 Jim Cooper (D) New seat Lawyer 1954 [68]
Tennessee 7 Don Sundquist (R) No County Party Chair 1936 [69]
Texas 3 Steve Bartlett (R) No Party official 1947 [70]
Texas 5 John Bryant (D) No State Representative 1947 [71]
Texas 16 Ron Coleman (D) No State Representative 1941 [72]
Texas 25 Michael A. Andrews (D) New seat Attorney 1944 [73]
Texas 26 Tom Vandergriff (D) New seat Mayor of Arlington 1926 [74]
Texas 27 Solomon Ortiz (D) New seat County Sheriff 1937 [75]
Utah 3 Howard C. Nielson (R) New seat State House Speaker 1924 [76]
Virginia 1 Herbert H. Bateman (R) No State Senator 1928 [77]
Virginia 4 Norman Sisisky (D) Yes State Delegate 1927 [78]
Virginia 6 Jim Olin (D) Yes Vice President of General Electric 1920 [79]
Virginia 9 Rick Boucher (D) Yes State Senator 1946 [80]
Washington 8 Rod Chandler (R) New seat State Representative 1942 [81]
West Virginia 1 Alan Mollohan (D) No U.S. Army Reserve Captain 1943 [82]
West Virginia 2 Harley O. Staggers Jr. (D) Yes State Senator 1951 [83]
West Virginia 3 Bob Wise (D) Yes State Senator 1948 [84]
Wisconsin 5 Jim Moody (D) No State Senator 1935 [85]

Took office during the 98th Congress

District Representative Took office Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref
Texas 6 Phil Gramm (R) February 12, 1983 Yes U.S. Representative[c] 1942 [86]
New York 7 Gary Ackerman (D) March 1, 1983 No State Senator 1942 [87]
Colorado 6 Daniel Schaefer (R) March 29, 1983 New seat/No[d] State Senator 1936 [88]
California 5 Sala Burton (D) June 21, 1983 No Activist 1925 [89]
Illinois 1 Charles Hayes (D) August 23, 1983 No Civil rights leader 1918 [90]
Georgia 7 George Darden (D) November 8, 1983 No State Representative 1943 [91]
Wisconsin 4 Jerry Kleczka (D) April 3, 1984 No State Senator 1943 [92]
Kentucky 7 Chris Perkins (D) November 6, 1984 No State Representative 1954 [93]
New Jersey 13 Jim Saxton (R) November 6, 1984 No State Senator 1943 [94]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Previously elected to the 94th Congress, serving from 1975 to 1981.
  2. ^ Previously elected to the 95th Congress, serving from 1977 to 1981.
  3. ^ Previously elected to the 96th Congress, serving from 1979 to 1983.
  4. ^ Schaefer succeeded Jack Swigert (R), who died before taking office to represent the newly delegated 6th district.

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Preceded byNew members of the 97th Congress New members of the 98th Congress 1983–1985 Succeeded byNew members of the 99th Congress
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