List of new members of the 98th United States Congress
Took office January 3, 1983
### Took office January 3, 1983

| District | Representative | Switched party | Prior background | Birth year | Ref |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  (D) | No | [County Commissioner](/wiki/Jefferson_County%2C_Alabama%23Government_and_infrastructure "Jefferson County, Alabama#Government and infrastructure") | 1938 |  |
|  |  (R) | No | [U.S. Navy](/wiki/United_States_Navy "United States Navy") [Captain](/wiki/Captain_%28United_States_O-6%29 "Captain (United States O-6)") | 1936 |  |
|  |  (D) | New seat | [State Senator](/wiki/Arizona_Senate "Arizona Senate") | 1925 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [State Assemblyman](/wiki/California_State_Assembly "California State Assembly") | 1946 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | [County Supervisor](/wiki/Marin_County_Board_of_Supervisors "Marin County Board of Supervisors") | 1940 |  |
|  |  (R) | No | Educator | 1940 |  |
|  |  (D) | New seat | [State Assemblyman](/wiki/California_State_Assembly "California State Assembly") | 1948 |  |
|  |  (D) | New seat | [State Assemblyman](/wiki/California_State_Assembly "California State Assembly") | 1941 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [State Assemblyman](/wiki/California_State_Assembly "California State Assembly") | 1943 |  |
|  |  (D) | New seat | [U.S. Ambassador](/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States "Ambassadors of the United States") to [UNESCO](/wiki/UNESCO "UNESCO") | 1930 |  |
|  |  (R) | New seat | [County Supervisor](/wiki/Riverside_County%2C_California%23Government_and_law_enforcement "Riverside County, California#Government and law enforcement") | 1927 |  |
|  |  (R) | No | Mayor of [Carlsbad](/wiki/Carlsbad%2C_California "Carlsbad, California") | 1931 |  |
|  |  (D) | New seat | [County Supervisor](/wiki/San_Diego_County_Board_of_Supervisors "San Diego County Board of Supervisors") | 1941 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | Lawyer | 1944 |  |
|  |  (R) | Yes | [State Senator](/wiki/Connecticut_State_Senate "Connecticut State Senate") | 1935 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [Delaware State Treasurer](/wiki/State_treasurer "State treasurer") | 1947 |  |
|  |  (D) | New seat | [State Senator](/wiki/Florida_Senate "Florida Senate") | 1933 |  |
|  |  (R) | New seat | Lawyer | 1930 |  |
|  |  (R) | No | [State Senator](/wiki/Florida_Senate "Florida Senate") | 1924 |  |
|  |  (R) | New seat | Businessman | 1940 |  |
|  |  (D) | New seat | [State Representative](/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives "Florida House of Representatives") | 1941 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | Investment banker | 1943 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | Mayor of [Perry](/wiki/Perry%2C_Georgia "Perry, Georgia") | 1927 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | [State Representative](/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives "Georgia House of Representatives") | 1926 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | [City Alderman](/wiki/Chicago_City_Council "Chicago City Council") | 1937 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | Attorney | 1951 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | Lawyer | 1944 |  |
|  |  (R) | New seat | [State Senator](/wiki/Indiana_Senate "Indiana Senate") | 1938 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | Mayor of [Bloomington](/wiki/Bloomington%2C_Indiana "Bloomington, Indiana") | 1939 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [State Representative](/wiki/Kansas_House_of_Representatives "Kansas House of Representatives") | 1948 |  |
|  |  (R) | No | [State Representative](/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives "Maine House of Representatives") | 1948 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [U.S. Representative](/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives "United States House of Representatives") | 1943 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | [State Senator](/wiki/Michigan_Senate "Michigan Senate") | 1931 |  |
|  |  (DFL) | Yes | [State Senator](/wiki/Minnesota_Senate "Minnesota Senate") | 1951 |  |
|  |  (DFL) | Yes | [State Senator](/wiki/Minnesota_Senate "Minnesota Senate") | 1948 |  |
|  |  (R) | Yes | [Judicial Court Judge](/wiki/Courts_of_Mississippi "Courts of Mississippi") | 1941 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | [State Representative](/wiki/Missouri_House_of_Representatives "Missouri House of Representatives") | 1951 |  |
|  |  (D) | New seat | [Lieutenant Governor of Nevada](/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Nevada "Lieutenant Governor of Nevada") | 1939 |  |
|  |  (R) | Yes | Congressional staffer | 1921 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | Attorney | 1951 |  |
|  |  (D) | New seat | Congressional staffer | 1947 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [County Legislator](/wiki/Suffolk_County%2C_New_York%23Suffolk_County_Legislature "Suffolk County, New York#Suffolk County Legislature") | 1945 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | Professor | 1934 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | [State Senator](/wiki/New_York_State_Senate "New York State Senate") | 1936 |  |
|  |  (R) | No | [County Executive](/wiki/Oneida_County%2C_New_York%23Government_and_politics "Oneida County, New York#Government and politics") | 1936 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | [State Representative](/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives "North Carolina House of Representatives") | 1926 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | Lawyer | 1942 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [State Senator](/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate "North Carolina Senate") | 1917 |  |
|  |  (R) | No | [State Senator](/wiki/Ohio_Senate "Ohio Senate") | 1947 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | Urban planner | 1946 |  |
|  |  (R) | Yes | [State Senator](/wiki/Ohio_Senate "Ohio Senate") | 1952 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | [County Commissioner](/wiki/Cuyahoga_County%2C_Ohio%23Government "Cuyahoga County, Ohio#Government") | 1947 |  |
|  |  (R) | New seat | [State House](/wiki/Oregon_House_of_Representatives "Oregon House of Representatives") [Speaker](/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Oregon_House_of_Representatives "List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives") | 1931 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [State Representative](/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives "Pennsylvania House of Representatives") | 1948 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [State Representative](/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives "Pennsylvania House of Representatives") | 1926 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [U.S. Representative](/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives "United States House of Representatives") | 1946 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | Professor | 1940 |  |
|  |  (R) | Yes | [State Senator](/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate "Pennsylvania State Senate") | 1930 |  |
|  |  (R) | No | [District Attorney](/wiki/Erie_County%2C_Pennsylvania%23Government_and_politics "Erie County, Pennsylvania#Government and politics") | 1945 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | Attorney | 1942 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [State Representative](/wiki/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives "South Carolina House of Representatives") | 1946 |  |
|  |  (D) | New seat | Lawyer | 1954 |  |
|  |  (R) | No | [County Party Chair](/wiki/Shelby_County_Republican_Party_%28Tennessee%29 "Shelby County Republican Party (Tennessee)") | 1936 |  |
|  |  (R) | No | Party official | 1947 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | [State Representative](/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives "Texas House of Representatives") | 1947 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | [State Representative](/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives "Texas House of Representatives") | 1941 |  |
|  |  (D) | New seat | Attorney | 1944 |  |
|  |  (D) | New seat | Mayor of [Arlington](/wiki/Arlington%2C_Texas "Arlington, Texas") | 1926 |  |
|  |  (D) | New seat | [County Sheriff](/wiki/Nueces_County%2C_Texas "Nueces County, Texas") | 1937 |  |
|  |  (R) | New seat | [State House](/wiki/Utah_House_of_Representatives "Utah House of Representatives") Speaker | 1924 |  |
|  |  (R) | No | [State Senator](/wiki/Senate_of_Virginia "Senate of Virginia") | 1928 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [State Delegate](/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates "Virginia House of Delegates") | 1927 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | Vice President of [General Electric](/wiki/General_Electric "General Electric") | 1920 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [State Senator](/wiki/Senate_of_Virginia "Senate of Virginia") | 1946 |  |
|  |  (R) | New seat | [State Representative](/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives "Washington House of Representatives") | 1942 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | [U.S. Army Reserve](/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve "United States Army Reserve") [Captain](/wiki/Captain_%28United_States_O-3%29 "Captain (United States O-3)") | 1943 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [State Senator](/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate "West Virginia Senate") | 1951 |  |
|  |  (D) | Yes | [State Senator](/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate "West Virginia Senate") | 1948 |  |
|  |  (D) | No | [State Senator](/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate "Wisconsin Senate") | 1935 |  |


What party affiliation does one expect from a U.S. Army Reserve Captain serving in Texas?