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A revised and simplified fiscal year (FY) 2017 budget resolution will be brought to the House floor for a vote the week of January 9, according to a

memo from Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman-elect Greg Walden (R-Ore.). The memo indicates that the budget resolution will be considered by the Senate the previous week, though Senate leadership has not confirmed their plans or timeline for a budget resolution. The resolution is expected to include instructions for budget reconciliation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a task that would be handled in part by the Energy and Commerce Committee. The use of the reconciliation procedure would allow ACA repeal to pass the Senate with only 51 votes, rather than the usual three-fifths majority required for passage. The memo notes plans to mark up the reconciliation measure the week of January 30. President Obama plans to meet with congressional Democrats on January 4 to discuss how to protect the ACA from Republican efforts to repeal it. Democratic leadership is also calling for a day of action to counter Republican efforts to repeal the 2010 health care law. In a letter to their colleagues, incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called for mobilization through rallies and events on January 15, dubbed “Our First Stand: Save Health Care.” The letter also cautions against an overhaul of the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Expect FY 2017 Budget Resolution by January 9

Democrats Urge Trump to Prioritize Drug Prices

Senate Democrats have written to President-elect Donald Trump requesting that his administration prioritize prescription drug price reform. The letter

was led by Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) and signed by 17 of their Senate Democratic colleagues. “You now have the authority to push for a future that prioritizes patients,” the senators write. “We are ready to advance measures to achieve this goal and we urge you to partner with Republicans and Democrats alike to take meaningful steps to address the high cost of prescription drugs through bold administrative and legislative actions.” The lawmakers outline ways in which the new administration could work in this area, including allowing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices, supporting legislation that would address unjustified price increases, and improving competition in the marketplace.

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Lawmakers Request Information on Medicaid Expansion Integrity

Republican lawmakers have written to Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Andy Slavitt requesting details about steps the agency has taken to ensure the integrity of federal spending on Medicaid

expansion. “With millions of Americans enrolled in the program, inconsistencies in CMS’s approach to expansion populations and expenditures can shift billions of dollars to states and taxpayers…it is crucial that CMS ensure lawmakers both in Congress and state capitals have a clear understanding from CMS regarding its role in overseeing the program,” the lawmakers write. They site audit work from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found fictitious applicants were able to successfully enroll in the program. They question how CMS plans to work with states to address the upcoming transition to a reduced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid expansion enrollees. They also ask for more details about per capita spending for individuals enrolled in Medicaid expansion, as well as how the Medicaid expansion population interacts with other federal programs. The letter also requests more information on any research the agency is conducting regarding Medicaid expansion and its effect on private coverage. The letter was sent by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-Pa.). They request a response from CMS by January 19.

Senate Democrat Committee Membership Announced

Incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has announced Senate Democratic committee memberships for the 115th Congress. The decisions have already been ratified by the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach

Committee, and are subject to ratification by the full Democratic caucus when the 115th Congress convenes this week.

Senate Aging Committee Releases Report on Drug Prices

The Senate Aging Committee has made available a new report detailing the pricing practices of oft-criticized drug makers Valeant and Turing. Sudden Price Spikes in Off-Patent Prescription Drugs: The Monopoly Business

Model that Harms Patients, Taxpayers, and the U.S. Health Care System summarizes the findings from the committee’s hearings and yearlong investigation into the rising costs of pharmaceuticals. The Committee also provides policy solutions and offers strategies to increase generic competition and strengthen the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ability to monitor the market. The report suggests, in some cases, allowing for the re-importation of drugs which have lost their patent and whose prices have gone up.

Ebola Vaccine Shows Promising Results

A vaccine to protect against the Ebola virus has shown compelling results indicating that it is highly protective against the virus. The data comes from a major trial in Guinea, which found no recorded Ebola cases among the nearly 6,000

people who received the vaccine. The vaccine could be licensed in the coming year.

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Trump Administration Staff Announcements

Since Hart Health Strategies’ last update on staff announcements made by the incoming administration, President-elect Trump has chosen Republican National Committee (RNC) communications director and chief strategist Sean Spicer

as his press secretary. In addition, Hope Hicks was named Director of Strategic Communications and Dan Scavino as Director of Social Media. Hicks and Scavino have already worked in similar roles for the Trump campaign. It was also announced that Trump’s former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway will continue to serve as counselor to Trump when he takes office. The President-elect announced that Peter Navarro will lead the new White House National Trade Council. Navarro was a Trump campaign and transition policy advisor. He is also an economics professor at the University of California, Irvine. Tom Bossert, national security aide to former President George W. Bush, will serve as the assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism in the new administration. Bossert previously served as Bush’s deputy homeland security advisor. In the announcement of the appointment, the Trump administration noted that Bossert’s role in the new administration would be expanded. Trump has also tapped Jason Greenblatt, the Trump Organization’s executive vice president and top attorney, as Trump’s special representative for international negotiations (SRIN) – a new position created by the incoming Administration. More information can be found in Hart Health Strategies’ updated Trump Administration Key Policy Personnel document (attached).

Guide to the 115th Congress

As the 115th Congress convenes, please find attached a Guide to the 115th Congress prepared by Hart Health Strategies Inc. This interactive document is attached and provides the House and Senate calendar, Federal holidays in 2017,

House and Senate leadership and committee chairs/ranking members, a list of health professionals serving in the 115th Congress, and biographies of the new Members of Congress.

Trump Administration Key Policy Personnel

Updated: January 2, 2017 Positions NOT subject to Senate confirmation in italics

______________________________________________________________________________________________ White House Chief of Staff: Reince Priebus

Priebus is the former Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC). He previously worked as chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. He has a long history in Republican politics as a grassroots volunteer. He worked his way up through the ranks of the Republican Party of Wisconsin as 1st Congressional District Chairman, State Party Treasurer, First Vice Chair, and eventually State Party Chairman. In 2009, he served as General Counsel to the RNC, a role in which he volunteered his time.

White House Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor: Stephen Bannon Bannon worked as the campaign CEO for Trump’s presidential campaign. He is the Executive Chairman of Breitbart News Network, LLC and the Chief Executive Officer of American Vantage Media Corporation and Affinity Media. Mr. Bannon is also a Partner of Societe Gererale, a talent management company in the entertainment business. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Genius Products, Inc. since February 2005.

Attorney General: Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) Sen. Sessions began his legal career as a practicing attorney in Russellville, Alabama, and then in Mobile. Following a two-year stint as Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, Sessions was nominated by President Reagan in 1981 and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the United States Attorney for Alabama’s Southern District, a position he held for 12 years. Sessions was elected Alabama Attorney General in 1995, serving as the state’s chief legal officer until 1997, when he entered the United States Senate. Sessions currently sits on the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the Budget, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

National Security Advisor: Michael Flynn Flynn is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general who last served as 18th Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, from July 22, 2012 to August 7, 2014.

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Representative Mike Pompeo (R-Ks.) Pompeo has been the U.S. Representative for Kansas’s 4th congressional district since 2011. Rep. Pompeo currently serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Ambassador to the United Nations: Governor Nikki Haley (R) South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was asked to serve as Trump’s next ambassador to the United Nations. Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants, was elected as Governor in 2011. She is the youngest current governor in the United States. She previously served in the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Secretary of Education: Betsy DeVos Betsy DeVos has been tapped for the position of Secretary of Education. DeVos is a Michigan Republican activist and philanthropist. She is the former chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party, and is currently the chairman of The Windquest Group, a Michigan-based investment management company.

Secretary of Health and Human Service (HHS): Representative Tom Price (R-Ga.) Congressman Tom Price was first elected to represent Georgia’s 6th district in November 2004. Prior to going to Washington, Price served four terms in the Georgia State Senate – two as Minority Whip. In 2002, Price became the first Republican Senate Majority Leader in the history of Georgia. Price currently serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means. In the 114th Congress, Price was named Chair of the House Committee on the Budget. In previous Congresses, he has served as Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee and Chairman of the Republican Study Committee. For nearly twenty years, Rep. Price worked in private practice as an orthopaedic surgeon. Before coming to Washington he returned to Emory University School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor and Medical Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, teaching resident doctors in training. He received his Bachelor and Doctor of Medicine degrees from the University of Michigan and completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Emory University. HHS is the U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. The mission of HHS is to enhance the health and well-being of Americans by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.

Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): Seema Verma Seema Verma is the President, CEO and founder of SVC, Inc., a national health policy consulting company. Ms. Verma is the architect of the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), the nation's first consumer directed Medicaid program under Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana and Governor Pence’s HIP 2.0 waiver proposal. SVC and Ms. Verma have developed many of the recent Medicaid reform programs including waivers for Iowa, Ohio, Kentucky and

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helped design Tennessee’s coverage expansion proposal and also provided technical assistance to Michigan as they implemented their 1115 Medicaid waiver. Ms. Verma and SVC also supported Iowa’s Medicaid transition to managed care, as well as supporting efforts Medicaid strategy efforts in Maine. Ms. Verma served as the State of Indiana’s health reform lead following the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 and has worked with multiple public health agencies and state insurance agencies as they prepared for implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including interpreting and implementing regulatory changes and understanding the impact of the health exchanges on state insurance markets. Ms. Verma participated on the Republican Governor's Public Policy Committee on Medicaid reform and contributed to the development of the report “A New Medicaid: A Flexible, Innovation and Accountable Future.” Prior to consulting, Ms. Verma served as Vice President of Planning for the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County and as a Director with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) in Washington D.C. CMS is part of the Department of Health and Human Services, and is responsible for administering Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Health Insurance Marketplace.

United States Secretary of the Treasury: Steven Mnuchin Mnuchin worked as the national finance chairman of Trump’s presidential campaign. He is a former partner at

Goldman Sachs, founded the hedge fund Dune Capital Management, and was an investor in the film industry. The Treasury Secretary acts as an advisor on tax policy. Their Department is responsible for collecting taxes and

enforcing tax law, which covers the formation of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and tax deductibility for health care expenses.

United States Secretary of Commerce: Wilbur Ross Ross worked as an economic advisor to Trump during his campaign. Ross is chairman and chief

strategist of the private equity firm W.L. Ross & Co. He is a former banker and investor in industrial business. United States Secretary of Defense: General James Mattis

General James Mattis is a retired Marine general. Mattis has more recently worked as a national security fellow at the Hoover Institution. His appointment will require a waiver from Congress due to the seven-year buffer required of former military officers before they are allowed to head the Department of Defense.

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Ben Carson, MD

Dr. Carson is a retired surgeon who is known for being a pioneer in the field of neurosurgery. He worked as Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1984 until his retirement in 2013, making him the youngest chief of pediatric neurosurgery in the country at age 33. He has received more than 60 honorary doctorate degrees, dozens of national merit citations, and written over 100 neurosurgical publications. In 2008, he was bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. Dr. Carson ran as a Republican in the 2016 presidential elections. He has never held public office.

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: Scott Pruitt

Scott Pruitt is the Republican Attorney General of Oklahoma. Pruitt began his career in private practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He served as a state senator from 1998 through 2006, during which time he was selected to serve as Republican Whip and later Republican Assistant Floor Leader. He was elected to serve as Oklahoma's Attorney General in 2010.

Secretary of the Department of Energy: Rick Perry Rick Perry is a Republican politician who served as the 47th Governor of Texas from 2000 to 2015. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998, and assumed the governorship when then-Governor George W. Bush resigned to become president. Perry was the chairman of the Republican Governors Association in 2008 and again in 2011. He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 and 2016.

Secretary of State: Rex Tillerson Rex Tillerson is the chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil Corporation. He joined the company in 1975 as a production engineer.

Director of the National Economic Council: Gary Cohn Gary Cohn is an American investment banker. He is currently the president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs, where he has worked since 1990.

Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security: John Kelly John Kelly is a retired Marine Corps general, and the former commander of the Unified Combatant Command responsible for American military operations in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. He previously served as the commanding general of the Multi-National Force—West in Iraq from February 2008 to February 2009, and later as the commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North.

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Secretary of the Interior: Representative Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) Congressman Ryan Zinke is the sole Representative of Montana in the United States House. Ryan is a fifth generation Montanan, former state senator and a 23-year U.S. Navy SEAL veteran. In 2014, Ryan became the first Navy SEAL elected to the House. He serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Representative Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) Mick Mulvaney was elected in November 2010 as the Congressman for South Carolina's 5th District. He is a lifelong Carolinas resident. After practicing law following graduating law school, he started his own law firm. Later, he ran his family’s real estate business then started a small homebuilding company. He has also owned and operated his own restaurant. He currently serves on the House Financial Services Committee as well as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Press Secretary: Sean Spicer Sean M. Spicer has served as RNC Communications Director since 2011, and in February of 2015 added the duties of Chief Strategist. He previously served as Assistant United States Trade Representative for Media and Public affairs in the George W. Bush administration. From May 2005 to 2006, Sean was Communications Director for the House Republican Conference. Before that, he served as Communications Director for the House Budget Committee.

Director of Strategic Communications: Hope Hicks Hope Hicks is the former press secretary for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, current spokeswoman for Trump's presidential transition team, and incoming White House Director of Strategic Communications. She previously worked with Ivanka Trump on her fashion line.

Director of Social Media: Dan Scavino Dan Scavino was the director of social media for Donald Trump's presidential campaign. He founded and directs Scavino and Associates, a social media management company.

Counselor to the President: Kellyanne Conway Kellyanne Conway was Trump's campaign manager during his 2016 presidential campaign. She is a longtime pollster and analyst, specializing in polling data concerning women and younger voters.

Director of the White House National Trade Council: Peter Navarro Peter Navarro is a professor of economics and public policy at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine. Prior to teaching, Navarro served in the Peace Corps in Southeast Asia and worked in Washington, D.C. as an energy and environmental policy analyst.

Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism: Tom Bossert Tom Bossert is currently a fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative. Bossert was a deputy homeland security adviser in the last year of the Bush administration. He also spent two years as the White House director of infrastructure protection policy.

Special Representative for International Negotiations: Jason Greenblatt Jason Dov Greenblatt is executive vice president and chief legal officer to Donald Trump and The Trump Organization, and his advisor on Israel.

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• HouseandSenateCalendar………..….….…………...1• FederalHolidays………………………..………….……......2• U.S.Senate……………………………………….………..……3

o Leadership…….…………………………………..…...4o Committees………..…………………………………..5

• U.S.House………………………………….…………….……..6o Leadership………………………………………………7o Committees…………………………………...……….8

• HealthProfessionalsinthe115thCongress………9• FreshmanMemberBiographies…………………..…10

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• Monday,January2:NewYear’sDay*• Monday,January16:BirthdayofDr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.• Friday,January20:InaugurationDay**• Monday,February20:Washington’sBirthday(President’sDay)***• Monday,May292:MemorialDay• Tuesday,July4:IndependenceDay• Monday,September4:LaborDay• Monday,October9:ColumbusDay• Friday,November10:Veteran’sDay****• Thursday,November23:ThanksgivingDay• Monday,December25:ChristmasDay

* January1,2017(thelegalpublicholidayforNewYear’sDay),fallsonaSunday.FormostFederal employees, Monday, January 2, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leavepurposes.(Seesection3(a)ofExecutiveorder11582,February11,1971.)

** Inauguration Day, January 20, 2017, falls on a Friday. An employee who works in theDistrict of Columbia, Montgomery or Prince George's Counties in Maryland, Arlington orFairfax Counties in Virginia, or the cities of Alexandria or Fairfax in Virginia, andwho isregularly scheduled to perform nonovertime work on Inauguration Day, is entitled to aholiday. (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(c).) There is no in-lieu-of holiday for employees who are notregularlyscheduledtoworkonInaugurationDay.

***Thisholidayisdesignatedas"Washington’sBirthday"insection6103(a)oftitle5oftheUnitedStatesCode,which is the lawthat specifiesholidays forFederalemployees.Thoughotherinstitutionssuchasstateandlocalgovernmentsandprivatebusinessesmayuseothernames,itisourpolicytoalwaysrefertoholidaysbythenamesdesignatedinthelaw.

****November11,2017(thelegalpublicholidayforVeteransDay),fallsonaSaturday.FormostFederalemployees,Friday,November10,willbetreatedasaholidayforpayandleavepurposes.(See5U.S.C.6103(b).)


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U.S.SenateBalanceofPowerintheU.S.Senate,115thCongress: 52Republicans 46Democrats 2Independents(bothcaucuswiththeDemocrats)

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SenateLeadershipWithRepublicansmaintainingmajority control in theU.S. Senate,most topRepublican Senate leadershipposts haveremainedunchanged.ForDemocrats,formerSenateMinorityLeaderHarryReid(D-NV)hasretired,andisreplacedintheMinorityLeaderpositionbySen.ChuckSchumer(D-NY).ProvidedbelowisalistofmajorleadershippositionsintheSenateforthe115thCongress.

RepublicanLeadershipPosition PositionHolderMajorityLeader MitchMcConnell(R-KY)MajorityWhip JohnCornyn(R-TX)ConferenceChairman JohnThune(R-SD)ConferenceVice-Chair RoyBlunt(R-MO)RepublicanSenatorialCampaignCommitteeChair CoryGardner(R-CO)PolicyCommitteeChairman JohnBarrasso(R-WY)

DemocraticLeadershipPosition PositionHolderMinorityLeader ChuckSchumer(D-NY)MinorityWhip DickDurbin(D-IL)AssistantMinorityLeader PattyMurray(WA)ChiefDeputyWhip JeffMerkley(D-OR)PolicyandCommunicationsCommitteeChair DebbieStabenow(D-MI)CaucusCo-ViceChair MarkWarner(D-VA)CaucusCo-ViceChair ElizabethWarren(D-MA)DemocraticSenatorialCampaignCommitteeChair ChrisVanHollen(D-MD)CaucusSecretary TammyBaldwin(D-WI)PolicyCommitteeViceChair JoeManchin(D-WV)SteeringCommitteeChair AmyKlobuchar(D-MN)OutreachCommitteeChair BernieSanders(I-VT)


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SenateCommitteeLeadershipBelowisalistofSenateCommitteeChairsandRankingMembersforthe115thCongress.RepublicanskeptcontroloftheSenate,whereahandfulofnewChairshavebeenchosen.Clickonanycommitteetojumptotheirmostuptodateroster.TheSenatecommitteeswithprimaryjurisdictioninhealthissuesaretheSenateFinanceCommittee(Medicare,Medicaid,AffordableCareAct)andtheSenateHELPCommittee(FDA,NIH,CDC,publichealth,AffordableCareAct).BoldtextindicatesanewChairmanorRankingMemberforthe115thCongress.*RepublicanChairswillbeformallyannouncedinJanuary.PredictionsaccordingtoCQ/Rollcall.**Jointcommitteesaremadeupofbicameralmembers.Thechairmanshipandvice-chairmanshipofthecommitteealternatebetweentheSenateandHouseeveryCongress.

Committee RepublicanChair* DemocraticRankingMember

Agriculture,Nutrition,andForestry PatRoberts(R-KS) DebbieStabenow(D-MI)

Appropriations ThadCochran(R-MS) PatrickLeahy(D-VT)

ArmedServices JohnMcCain(R-AZ) JackReed(D-RI)

Banking,Housing,andUrbanAffairs MikeCrapo(R-ID) SherrodBrown(D-OH)

Budget MikeEnzi(R-WY) BernieSanders(I-VT)

Commerce,Science,andTransportation JohnThune(R-SD) BillNelson(D-FL)

EnergyandNaturalResources LisaMurkowski(R-AK) MariaCantwell(D-WA)

EnvironmentandPublicWorks JohnBarrasso(R-WY) TomCarper(D-DE)

Finance OrrinHatch(R-UT) RonWyden(D-OR)

ForeignRelations BobCorker(R-TN) BenCardin(D-MD)

Health,Education,Labor,andPensions(HELP) LamarAlexander(R-TN) PattyMurray(D-WA)

HomelandSecurityandGovernmentalAffairs RonJohnson(R-WI) ClaireMcCaskill(D-MO)

IndianAffairs JohnHoeven(R-ND) TomUdall(D-NM)

Judiciary ChuckGrassley(R-IA) DianneFeinstein(D-CA)

RulesandAdministration RichardShelby(R-AL) AmyKlobuchar(D-MN)

SmallBusinessandEntrepreneurship JimRisch(R-ID) JeanneShaheen(D-NH)

Veterans’Affairs JohnnyIsakson(R-GA) JonTester(D-MT)

SpecialCommitteeonAging SusanCollins(R-ME) BobCasey(D-PA)

SelectCommitteeonEthics JohnnyIsakson(R-GA) ChrisCoons(D-DE)

SelectCommitteeonIntelligence RichardBurr(R-NC) MarkWarner(D-VA)

JointEconomicCommittee PatTiberi(R-OH-12)** MartinHeinrich(D-NM)


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U.S.HouseofRepresentatives BalanceofPowerintheU.S.House,115thCongress: 241Republicans 194Democrats Note:Datafor115thCongressreflectsresultsofDec.10runoffsinLouisiana.Chartdoesn’treflectanypotentialdepartures,suchasXavierBecerra(D-Calif.),whowasappointedCaliforniastateattorneygeneral.Source:BloombergGovernment


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HouseLeadershipRepublicanswillreplaceat leastoneleadershippositionwithintheirconferencebecauseacurrentleadershippositionholder, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC-05) will be the new Chair of the Education and Workforce Committee. Democratschanged the structureof their leadership team, splitting thePolicy andCommunicationsCommittee into 3 co-chairs,amongotherchanges.*PaulRyanhasbeennominatedbytheHouseRepublicanCaucusastheircandidateforSpeaker.TheofficialelectionforSpeakerwilloccurJanuary3inthefullHouseofRepresentatives.

RepublicanLeadershipPosition PositionHolderSpeakeroftheHouse PaulRyan(R-WI-01)*

HouseMajorityLeader KevinMcCarthy(R-CA-23)

HouseMajorityWhip SteveScalise(R-LA-01)

RepublicanConferenceChair CathyMcMorrisRodgers(R-WA-05)

RepublicanConferenceVice-Chair DougCollins(R-GA-09)

RepublicanConferenceSecretary JasonSmith(R-MO-08)

NationalRepublicanCongressionalCommitteeChair SteveStivers(R-OH-15)

*NancyPelosihasbeennominatedbytheHouseDemocraticCaucusastheircandidateforDemocraticLeader.TheofficialelectionforSpeakerwilloccurJanuary3inthefullHouseofRepresentatives.

DemocraticLeadershipPosition PositionHolder DemocraticLeader NancyPelosi(D-CA-12)*

MinorityWhip StenyHoyer(D-MD-05)

AssistantDemocraticLeader JamesClyburn(D-SC-06)

CaucusChair JosephCrowley(D-NY-14)

CaucusViceChair LindaSánchez(D-CA-38)

PolicyandCommunicationsCommitteeChair(s) HakeemJeffries(D-NY-08),CheriBustos(D-IL-17),andDavidCicilline(D-RI-01)

DemocraticCongressionalCampaignCommitteeChair BenRayLujan(D-NM-03)


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HouseCommitteeLeadershipKeepingcontroloftheHouse,Republicanshaveselectednewchairstoheadvariouscommitteesduetotheparty’sself-imposed6-yeartermlimitforchairmenthattheconferenceinstitutedin1994.ThekeyHousecommitteeswithhealthjurisdiction are the Energy and Commerce Committee (Medicare,Medicaid, FDA,NIH, public health, Affordable CareAct)andtheWaysandMeansCommittee(MedicareandtheAffordableCareAct).Clickonanycommitteetojumptotheirmostuptodateroster.BoldtextindicatesanewChairmanorRankingMemberforthe115thCongress.*DemocraticRankingMemberswillbeannouncedinJanuary.PredictionsaccordingtoCQ/Rollcall.**Rep.PricehasbeennominatedtobetheSecretaryofHealthandHumanServicesbyPresident-ElectTrump,butwillbeginhistermasBudgetChairman.

Committee RepublicanChair DemocraticRankingMember*Administration GreggHarper(R-MS-03) RobertA.Brady(D-PA-01)

Agriculture MikeConaway(R-TX-11) ColinPeterson(D-MN-07)

Appropriations RodneyFrelinghuysen(R-NJ-11) NitaLowey(D-NY-17)

ArmedServices MacThornberry(R-TX-13) AdamSmith(D-WA-09)

Budget TomPrice,M.D.(R-GA-06)** JohnYarmuth(D-KY-03)

EducationandWorkforce VirginiaFoxx(R-NC-05) BobbyScott(D-VA-03)

EnergyandCommerce GregWalden(R-OR-02) FrankPallone(D-NJ-06)

Ethics SusanBrooks(R-IN-05) LindaSanchez(D-CA-38)

FinancialServices JebHensarling(R-TX-05) MaxineWaters(D-CA-43)

ForeignAffairs EdRoyce(D-CA-39) EliotEngel(D-NY-16)

HomelandSecurity MichaelMcCaul(R-TX-10) BennieThompson(D-MS-02)

Intelligence DevinNunes(R-CA-22) AdamSchiff(D-CA-28)

Judiciary BobGoodlatte(R-VA-06) JohnConyers(D-MI-13)

NaturalResources RobBishop(R-UT-01) RaulGrijalva(D-AZ-03)

OversightandGovernmentReform JasonChaffetz(R-UT-03) ElijahCummings(D-MD-07)

Rules Rep.PeteSessions(R-TX-32) LouiseSlaughter(D-NY-25)

Science,Space,andTechnology LamarSmith(R-TX-21) EddieBerniceJohnson(D-TX-30)

SmallBusiness SteveChabot(R-OH-01) NydiaVelázquez(D-NY-07)

TransportationandInfrastructure BillShuster(R-PA-09) PeterDeFazio(D-OR-04)

Veterans’Affairs PhilRoe,M.D.(R-TN-01) MarkTakano(D-CA-41)

WaysandMeans KevinBrady(R-TX-08) RichardNeal(D-MA-01)


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HealthProfessionalsServinginthe115thCongress Onceagain,therewillbeseveralhealthcareprofessionalsservinginthe115thCongress.BelowisalistofMembersofCongressandtheirareaofhealthcare.

BoldtextindicatesanewMemberofCongress.*Rep.PricehasbeennominatedtobetheSecretaryofHealthandHumanServicesbyPresident-ElectTrump,butwillbeginhistermasaMemberofthe115thCongress.

MemberofCongressProfessionUNITEDSTATESSENATE

Sen.BillCassidy,MD(R-LA) Gastroenterologist/Heptalogist

Sen.JohnBarasso,MD(R-WY) OrthopaedicSurgeon

Sen.RandPaul,MD(R-KY) Ophthalmologist

HOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVESRep.RalphAbraham,MD(R-LA-05) FamilyPhysician/Veterinarian

Rep.BrianBabin,DDS(R-TX-36) Dentist

Rep.KarenBass,MSW(D-CA-33) Nurse/PhysicianAssistant

Rep.AmiBera,MD(D-CA-07) InternalMedicine

Rep.DianeBlack,RN(R-TN-06) RegisteredNurse

Rep.LarryBucshon,MD(R-IN-08) CardiothoracicSurgeon

Rep.MichaelBurgess,MD(R-TX-26) Obstetrician

Rep.ScottDesJarlais,MD(R-TN-04) GeneralMedicine

Rep.NealDunn,MD(R-FL-02) Urologist

Rep.DrewFerguson,IV,DMD,PC(R-GA-03) Dentist

Rep.PaulGosar,DDS(R-AZ-04) Dentist

Rep.AndyHarris,MD(D-MD-01) ObstetricAnesthesiologist

Rep.EddieBerniceJohnson,RN(D-TX-30) RegisteredNurse

Rep.RogerMarshall,MD(R-KS-01) OB/GYN

Rep.TimMurphy,PhD(R-PA-18) Psychologist

Rep.TomPrice,MD(R-GA-06)* OrthopaedicSurgeon

Rep.PhilRoe,MD(R-TN-01) OB/GYN

Rep.RaulRuiz,MD,MPP,MPH(D-CA-36) EmergencyMedicine

Rep.MikeSimpson,DMD(R-ID-02) Dentist

Rep.BradWenstrup,DPM(R-OH-02) Podiatrist


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NewMembersofthe115thCongressSource:CQMagazine

UNITEDSTATESSENATEKamalaHarris(D-CA)

ELECTION: Defeated Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D, to succeed Sen. Barbara Boxer, D, who retired •RESIDENCE:SanFrancisco•BORN:Oct.20,1964;Oakland•RELIGION:Baptist•FAMILY:Husband,DouglasEmhoff•EDUCATION:HowardU.,B.A.1986 (economics);U.ofCalif.-Hastings, J.D.1989•CAREER:Countydeputydistrictattorney•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:SanFranciscocityattorney,1998-2003 and district attorney, 2004-11; Calif. attorney general, 2011-present.

TammyDuckworth(D-IL) ELECTION: Defeated Sen. Mark S. Kirk, R • RESIDENCE: Hoffman Estates • BORN: Mar. 12, 1968;Bangkok, Thailand • RELIGION: Unspecified • FAMILY: Husband, Bryan Bowlsbey; one child •EDUCATION: U. of Hawaii, B.A. 1989; GeorgeWashington U.,M.A. 1992; Capella U., Ph.D. 2015 •MILITARY:ArmyReserve1991-96;Ill.NationalGuard1996-2014•CAREER:Stateveteransaffairsdir.•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:DemocraticnomineeforU.S.House,2006;VeteransAffairsDept.asst.sec.,2009-11;U.S.House,2013-present.

ToddYoung(R-IN) ELECTION: Defeated Evan Bayh, D, to succeed Sen. Dan Coats, R, who retired • RESIDENCE:Bloomington•BORN:Aug.24,1972;Lancaster,Pa.•RELIGION:Christian•FAMILY:Wife, Jennifer;fourchildren•EDUCATION:U.S.NavalAcademy,1995B.S.(politicalscience);U.ofLondon,2001M.A.;U.ofChicago,2002M.B.A.; Ind.U.-Indianapolis,2006J.D.•MILITARY:MarineCorps,1995-2000•CAREER: Lawyer; congressional aide; conservative think tank aide • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: U.S.House,2011-present.

JohnKennedy(R-LA) ELECTION: Advanced to Dec. 10 runoff to succeed Sen. David Vitter, R, who retired • RESIDENCE:Madisonville•BORN:Nov.21,1951;Centreville,Miss.•RELIGION:UnitedMethodist•FAMILY:Wife,Becky;onechild•EDUCATION:VanderbiltU.,B.A.1973;U.ofVa.,J.D.1977;OxfordU.,B.C.L.1979•CAREER:Lawyer;gubernatorialandcampaignaide•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:La.sec.ofrevenueandtaxation, 1996-99; La. treasurer, 2000-present; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, 2004;RepublicancandidateforU.S.Senate,2008.


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ChrisVanHollen(D-MD) ELECTION: Defeated Kathy Szeliga, R, to succeed Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D, who retired •RESIDENCE:Kensington•BORN:Jan.10,1959;Karachi,Pakistan•RELIGION:Episcopalian•FAMILY:Wife, Katherine Wilkens Van Hollen; three children • EDUCATION: Swarthmore Coll., B.A. 1983(philosophy);HarvardU.,M.P.P.1985;GeorgetownU.,J.D.1990•CAREER:Lawyer;gubernatorialandcongressional aide • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: Md. House, 1991-95; Md. Senate, 1995-2003; U.S.House,2003-present.

CatherineCortezMasto(D-NV)

ELECTION:DefeatedRep. JoeHeck,R, tosucceedSen.HarryReid,D,whoretired•RESIDENCE:LasVegas • BORN: Mar. 29, 1964; Las Vegas • RELIGION: Catholic • FAMILY: Husband, Paul Masto •EDUCATION:U.ofNev., B.A. 1986 (finance);GonzagaU., J.D. 1990•CAREER: State college systemvicechancellor;lawyer;federalprosecutor;countyassistantmanager;gubernatorialaide•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Nev.attorneygeneral,2007-15.

MaggieHassan(D-NH)

ELECTION:Opposed Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R • PRONOUNCED:HASS-in • RESIDENCE:Newfields • BORN:Feb. 27, 1958;Boston,Mass. •RELIGION:UnitedChurchofChrist • FAMILY:Husband, Thomas; twochildren• EDUCATION: BrownU., A.B. 1980 (history); Northeastern U., J.D. 1985 • CAREER: Lawyer;statepublic informationofficer•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:DemocraticnomineeforN.H.Senate,2002;N.H.Senate,2005-10(maj.leader,2008-10);governor,2013-present.

UNITEDSTATESHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVESTomO’Halleran(D-AZ-01)

ELECTION:DefeatedPaulBabeu,R,tosucceedRep.AnnKirkpatrick,D,whoranforU.S.Senate•RESIDENCE: Sedona • BORN: Jan. 24, 1946; Chicago • RELIGION: Catholic • FAMILY:Wife, Pat;three children • EDUCATION: DePaul U., attended 1991-93 • CAREER: Lobbyist; bond trader;policeofficer•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Ariz.House,2001-07;Ariz.Senate,2007-09,independentcandidateforAriz.Senate,2014.


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AndyBiggs(R-AZ-05)

ELECTION:DefeatedTaliaFuentes,D, tosucceedRep.MattSalmon,R,whoretired•RESIDENCE:Gilbert•BORN:Nov.7,1958;Tucson•RELIGION:Mormon•FAMILY:Wife,Cindy; six children•EDUCATION:BrighamYoungU.,B.A.1982(Asianstudies);U.ofAriz.,J.D.1984;Ariz.StateU.,M.A.1999 (political science) • CAREER: Lawyer • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: Ariz. House, 2003-11; Ariz.Senate,2011-present(president,2013-present).

RoKhanna(D-CA-17) ELECTION: Defeated Rep. Michael M. Honda, D • PRONOUNCED: like “DONNA” • RESIDENCE:Fremont • BORN: Sept. 13, 1976; Philadelphia • RELIGION: Hindu • FAMILY: Wife, Ritu •EDUCATION:U.ofChicago,A.B.1998(economics);YaleU.,J.D.2001•CAREER:Lawyer•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS: Sought Democratic nomination for U.S. House, 2004; Commerce Dept. deputy asst.sec.,2009-11;DemocraticcandidateforU.S.House,2014.

JimmyPanetta(D-CA-20) ELECTION: Defeated Casey Lucius, R, to succeed Rep. Sam Farr, D, who retired • RESIDENCE:CarmelValley•BORN:Oct.1,1969;Washington,D.C.•RELIGION:Catholic•FAMILY:Wife,CarrieMcIntyre Panetta; two children • EDUCATION: U. of Calif.-Davis, B.A. 1992 (internationalrelations);SantaClaraU.,J.D.1996•MILITARY:NavalReserve,2003-11•CAREER:Deputydistrictattorney • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS:Monterey County Central Democratic Committee vice chair,2012-16.

SaludCarbajal(D-CA-27)

ELECTION:DefeatedJustinFareed,R,tosucceedRep.LoisCapps,D,whoretired•PRONOUNCED:sa-LOOD car-ba-HALL • RESIDENCE: Santa Barbara • BORN:Nov. 18, 1964;Moroleón,Mexico •RELIGION:Catholic•FAMILY:Wife,Gina; twochildren•EDUCATION:U.ofCalif.-SantaBarbara,B.A.1990;FieldingU.,M.A.1994•MILITARY:MarineCorpsReserve,1984-92•CAREER:Countyleg. aide; drug prevention nonprofit executive • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: Santa Barbara CountyBoard,2004-present.


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NanetteBarragan(D-CA-44)

ELECTION:Defeated IsadoreHall III,D, to succeedRep. JaniceHahn,D,who ran for L.A. CountyBoard•RESIDENCE:SanPedro•BORN:Sept.15,1976;SanPedro•RELIGION:Catholic•FAMILY:Single•EDUCATION:U.ofCalif.-LosAngeles,B.A.2000(politicalscience);U.ofSouthernCalif.,J.D.2005 • CAREER: Lawyer • POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:HermosaBeachCity Council, 2013-15 (mayor,2015).

LouCorrea(D-CA-46) ELECTION:DefeatedBaoNguyen,D,tosucceedRep.LorettaSanchez,D,whoranforU.S.Senate•RESIDENCE: Santa Ana • BORN: Jan. 24, 1958; East L.A. • RELIGION: Catholic • FAMILY: Wife,Esther;fourchildren•EDUCATION:Calif.StateU.-Fullerton,B.A.1980(economics);U.ofCalif.-LosAngeles, J.D and M.B.A. 1985 • CAREER: Investment banker; real estate broker • POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Calif.Assembly,1998-2004;OrangeCountyBoard,2005-06;Calif.Senate,2006-14.

LisaBluntRochester(D-DE-AL) ELECTION: Defeated Hans Reigle, R, to succeed Rep. John Carney, D, who ran for governor •RESIDENCE: Wilmington • BORN: Feb. 10, 1962; Philadelphia • RELIGION: Christian • FAMILY:Widowed; twochildren•EDUCATION:FairleighDickinsonU.,B.A.1985;U.ofDel.,M.A.2002•CAREER:CivilrightsnonprofitCEO;congressionaldistrictaide•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Del.dep.sec.ofhealthandsocialservices,1993-98,sec.of labor,1998-2001,anddir.ofpersonnel,2001-04.

MattGaetz(R-FL-01)

ELECTION:Defeated Steven Specht,D, to succeedRep. JeffMiller, R,who retired•PRONOUNCED:GATES • RESIDENCE: Fort Walton Beach • BORN: May 7, 1982; Hollywood • RELIGION: Baptist •FAMILY: Single • EDUCATION: Fla. State U., B.A. 2003 (interdisciplinary social sciences); Coll. ofWilliam&Mary,J.D.2007•CAREER:Lawyer•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Fla.House,2010-present.


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NealDunn(R-FL-02)

ELECTION:DefeatedWaltDartland,D,tosucceedRep.GwenGraham,D,whoretired•RESIDENCE:PanamaCity•BORN:Feb.16,1953;NewHaven,Conn.•RELIGION:Catholic•FAMILY:Wife,Leah;three children • EDUCATION:Washington & Lee U., B.S. 1975 (science &mathematics); GeorgeWashingtonU.,M.D.1979•MILITARY:ArmyReserve1975-79;Army,1979-90•CAREER:Physician•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:EnterpriseFla.,2014-present;SpaceFla.,2014-present.

JohnRutherford(R-FL-04) ELECTION: Defeated David Bruderly, D, to succeed Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R, who retired •RESIDENCE: Jacksonville•BORN:Sept.2,1952;Omaha,Neb.•RELIGION:Catholic•FAMILY:Wife,Patricia;twochildren•EDUCATION:Fla.JuniorColl.,A.A.1972;Fla.StateU.,B.S.1974(criminology)• CAREER: County sheriff’s dept. corrections director; police officer • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS:Jacksonvillesheriff,2003-15.

AlLawson(D-FL-05)

ELECTION:DefeatedGloSmith,R,tosucceedRep.CorrineBrown,D,whowasdefeatedinprimary•RESIDENCE:Tallahassee•BORN:Sept.23,1948;Midway•RELIGION:Episcopalian•FAMILY:Wife,Delores;twochildren•EDUCATION:Fla.A&MU.,B.S.1970(politicalscience);Fla.StateU.,M.P.A.1973 • CAREER: Insurance agency owner • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: Fla. House, 1982-2000; Fla.Senate, 2000-10; sought Dem. nomination for U.S. House, 2010; Dem. nominee for U.S. House,2012.

StephanieMurphy(D-FL-07) ELECTION:DefeatedRep.JohnL.Mica,R•RESIDENCE:WinterPark•BORN:Sept.16,1978;HoChiMinh City, Vietnam • RELIGION: Christian • FAMILY: Husband, Sean; two children • EDUCATION:Coll.ofWilliam&Mary,B.A.2000 (economics& international relations);GeorgetownU.,M.S.F.S.2004•CAREER:Investmentfirmmanagingdirector;DefenseDept.analyst;managementconsultant•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Nopreviousoffice.


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DarrenSoto(D-FL-09)

ELECTION:DefeatedWayneLiebnitzky,R,tosucceedRep.AlanGrayson,D,whoranforU.S.Senate•RESIDENCE:Orlando•BORN:Feb.25,1978;Ringwood,N.J.•RELIGION:Catholic•FAMILY:Wife,Amanda • EDUCATION: Rutgers U., B.A. 2000 (economics): GeorgeWashington U., J.D. 2004 •CAREER: Lawyer • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: Orlando Civil Service Commission, 2006; Fla. House,2007-12;Fla.Senate,2012-present.

ValB.Demings(D-FL-10) ELECTION:DefeatedThuyLowe,R,tosucceedRep.DanielWebster,R,whoraninanotherdistrict•RESIDENCE:Orlando•BORN:Mar.12,1957;Jacksonville•RELIGION:Christian•FAMILY:Husband,Jerry;threechildren•EDUCATION:Fla.StateU.,B.S.1979(criminology);WebsterU.,M.A.1996•CAREER:Policeofficer;statesocialworker•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Orlandopolicechief,2007-11;DemocraticnomineeforU.S.House,2012;candidateforOrangeCountymayor,2014.

CharlieCrist(D-FL-13) ELECTION:DefeatedRep.DavidJolly,R•RESIDENCE:St.Petersburg•BORN:July24,1956;Altoona,Pa.•RELIGION:Methodist•FAMILY:Wife,Carole;twostepchildren•EDUCATION:Fla.StateU.,B.S.1978 (government); SamfordU., J.D.1981•CAREER: Lawyer•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Fla. Senate,1992-99; Fla. education commissioner, 2001-03; Fla. attorneygeneral, 2003-07; governor, 2007-11;independentcandidateforU.S.Senate,2010;Democraticnomineeforgovernor,2014.

BrianMast(R-FL-18)

ELECTION:DefeatedRandyPerkins,D,tosucceedRep.PatrickMurphy,D,whoranforU.S.Senate•RESIDENCE:FortPierce•BORN:July10,1980;GrandRapids,Mich.•RELIGION:Christian•FAMILY:Wife,Brianna;threechildren•EDUCATION:HarvardU.,A.L.B.2016(economics)•MILITARY:Army,2000-12 • CAREER: Homeland Security Dept. explosives specialist; political commentator •POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Nopreviousoffice.


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FrancisRooney(R-FL-19)

ELECTION:DefeatedRobertNeeld,D,tosucceedRep.CurtClawson,R,whoretired•RESIDENCE:Naples • BORN: Dec. 4, 1953; Tulsa, Okla.• RELIGION: Catholic • FAMILY:Wife, Kathleen; threechildren•EDUCATION:GeorgetownU.,A.B.1975(English)andJ.D.1978•CAREER:Constructioncompanyowner•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Okla.TurnpikeAuthority,1995-97;U.S.ambassadortotheHolySee,2005-08.

DrewFerguson,DMD(R-GA-03) ELECTION: Defeated Angela Pendley, D, to succeed Rep. LynnWestmoreland, R, who retired •RESIDENCE:WestPoint •BORN:Nov. 15, 1966; Langdale,Ala. •RELIGION:Non-denominationalChristian • FAMILY: Wife, Elizabeth; four children • EDUCATION: U. of Ga., attended 1985-88;MedicalColl.ofGa.,D.M.D.1992•CAREER:Dentist•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:WestPointBoard,1997-99andmayor,2008-16.

ColleenHanabusa(D-HI-01) ELECTION:DefeatedShirleneOstrov,R, ina specialelection to succeedRep.MarkTakai,D,whodied • RESIDENCE: Honolulu • BORN: May 4, 1951; Honolulu • RELIGION: Buddhist • FAMILY:Husband, JohnSouza•EDUCATION:U.ofHawaii,B.A.1973,M.A.1975andJ.D.1979•CAREER:Lawyer•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:HawaiiSenate,1999-2010;Dem.candidateforU.S.House,2003(special), 2006, and2010 (special);U.S.House,2011-15; soughtDemocraticnomination forU.S.Senate,2014.

RajaKrishnamoorthi(D-IL-08) ELECTION: Defeated Peter DiCianni, R, to succeed Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D, who ran for U.S.Senate•PRONOUNCED:RA-zhahkrish-na-MUR-thee•RESIDENCE:Schaumburg•BORN:July19,1973; New Delhi, India • RELIGION: Hindu • FAMILY:Wife, Priya; three children • EDUCATION:PrincetonU.,B.S.E.1995(mechanicalengineering);HarvardU.,J.D.2000•CAREER:R&Dlabexec.• POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: Ill. Housing Development Authority director, 2005-07; sought Dem.nominationforU.S.House,2012.


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BradSchneider(D-IL-10)

ELECTION:DefeatedRep.Robert J.Dold,R•RESIDENCE:Deerfield•BORN:Aug.20,1961;Denver,Colo.•RELIGION:Jewish•FAMILY:Wife, JulieDann;twochildren•EDUCATION:NorthwesternU.,B.S.1983andM.B.A.1988•CAREER:Businessstrategyconsultingfirmexec.;managementconsultingfirm owner; insurance agency exec.; electric cable manufacturing company marketing dir. •POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:U.S.House,2013-15(defeated2014).

JimBanks(R-IN-03) ELECTION:DefeatedTommySchrader,D,tosucceedRep.MarlinStutzman,R,whoranforU.S.Senate•RESIDENCE:ColumbiaCity•BORN:July16,1979;ColumbiaCity•RELIGION:EvangelicalChristian•FAMILY:Wife,Amanda;threechildren•EDUCATION:Ind.U.,B.A.2004(politicalscience);GraceColl.,M.B.A. 2013 • MILITARY: Navy Reserve, 2012-present • CAREER: Real estate broker • POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:WhitleyCountyCouncil,2009-10;Ind.Senate,2010-14and2015-present.

TreyHollingsworth(R-IN-09) ELECTION: Defeated Shelli Yoder, D, to succeed Rep. Todd Young, R, who ran for U.S. Senate •RESIDENCE: Jeffersonville•BORN:Sept.12,1983;Clinton,Tenn.•RELIGION:Christian•FAMILY:Wife, Kelly • EDUCATION: U. of Penn., B.S. 2004 (real estate); Georgetown U., M.P.P. 2014 •CAREER:Industrialrealestatecompanyowner•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Nopreviousoffice.

RogerMarshall,MD(R-KS-01)

ELECTION:Defeatedthird-partycandidatestosucceedRep.TimHuelskamp,R,whowasdefeatedin a primary • RESIDENCE: Great Bend • BORN: Aug. 9, 1960; El Dorado • RELIGION: Non-denominationalChristian•FAMILY:Wife,LainaMarshall;fourchildren•EDUCATION:Kan.StateU.,B.S.1982;U.ofKan.,M.D.1987•MILITARY:ArmyReserve,1984-91•CAREER:Physician•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Kan.Wildlife,ParksandTourismCommission,2012-16.


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JamesR.Comer(R-KY-01)

ELECTION:Defeated SamuelGaskins, D, in a special election to succeedRep. EdwardWhitfield, R,who resigned • RESIDENCE: Tompkinsville • BORN: Aug. 19, 1972; Carthage, Tenn. • RELIGION:Baptist•FAMILY:Wife,T.J.; threechildren•EDUCATION:WesternKy.U.,B.S.1993 (agriculture)•CAREER:Farmer;restaurateur;insurancecompanyowner•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Ky.House,2001-12;Ky.agriculturecommissioner,2012-16;soughtRepublicannominationforgovernor,2015.

ClayHiggins(R-LA-03)

ELECTION:Won Dec. 10 runoff to succeed Rep. Charles Boustany Jr., R, who ran for U.S.Senate • RESIDENCE: Port Barre • BORN: Aug. 24, 1961 • RELIGION: Christian • FAMILY:Wife,Becca;fourchildren(onedeceased)•EDUCATION:La.StateU.,attended1979-83and1989-90 •MILITARY: La. National Guard and Army • CAREER: Sheriff’s department publicinformation officer; police officer; car dealership manager • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: Nopreviousoffice.

MikeJohnson(R-LA-04)

ELECTION: Won Dec. 10 runoff to succeed Rep. John Fleming, R, who ran for U.S. Senate •RESIDENCE:Benton•BORN: Jan.30,1972;Shreveport•RELIGION:SouthernBaptist•FAMILY:Wife, Kelly Lary Johnson; four children • EDUCATION: La. State U., B.S. 1995 (businessadministration) and J.D. 1998 • CAREER: Lawyer • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: La. House, 2015-present.

AnthonyG.Brown(D-MD-04)

ELECTION:DefeatedGeorgeMcDermott, R, to succeedRep.Donna Edwards,D,who ran forU.S.Senate•RESIDENCE:Mitchellville•BORN:Nov.21,1961;Huntington,N.Y.•RELIGION:Catholic•FAMILY: Wife, Karmen Walker Brown; three children • EDUCATION: Harvard U., A.B. 1984(government) and J.D. 1992 • MILITARY: Army, 1984-89; Army Reserve, 1989-2014 • CAREER:Lawyer•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Md.House,1999-2007;lt.gov.,2007-15;Democraticnomineeforgovernor,2014.


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JamieRaskin(D-MD-08)

ELECTION:DefeatedDanCox,R,tosucceedRep.ChrisVanHollen,D,whoranforU.S.Senate•RESIDENCE: Takoma Park • BORN: Dec. 13, 1962; Washington • RELIGION: Reform Jewish •FAMILY: Wife, Sarah Bloom Raskin; three children • EDUCATION: Harvard U., A.B. 1983(government) and J.D. 1987 • CAREER: Law professor; advocacy group counsel • POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Md.HigherEducationLaborRelationsBoardchairman,2001-05;Md.Senate,2007-present.

JackBergman(R-MI-01)

ELECTION:DefeatedLonJohnson,D,tosucceedRep.DanBenishek,R,whoretired•RESIDENCE:Watersmeet•BORN:Feb.2,1947;Shakopee,Minn.•RELIGION:Lutheran•FAMILY:Wife,Cindy;fivechildren•EDUCATION:GustavusAdolphusColl.,B.A.1969(business);U.ofWestFla.,M.B.A.1975•MILITARY:MarineCorps,1969-75and2003-09;R.I.NationalGuard,1975-78;MarineCorpsReserve, 1978-2003•CAREER:Pilot;MarineCorpsofficer•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS: La.MilitaryAdvisoryCouncil,2013-16.

PaulMitchell(R-MI-10)

ELECTION:DefeatedFrankAccavitti,D,tosucceedRep.CandiceS.Miller,R,whoranforMacombCountyPublicWorksCommissioner•RESIDENCE:DrydenTwp. •BORN:Nov. 14, 1956;Boston,Mass.•RELIGION:Protestant•FAMILY:Wife,Sherry;sixchildren•EDUCATION:Mich.StateU.,B.A. 1978 (social science) • CAREER: Health care professional education center president •POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:St.ClairCityCouncil,2008;soughtRepublicannominationforU.S.House,2014.

JasonLewis(R-MN-02)

ELECTION: Defeated Angie Craig, D, to succeed Rep. John Kline, R, who retired • RESIDENCE:Woodbury•BORN:Sep.23,1955;Waterloo,Iowa·RELIGION:Catholic•FAMILY:Wife,Leigh;twochildren•EDUCATION:U.ofNorthernIowa,B.A.1979(education&business);U.ofColo.-Denver,M.A. 1992 • CAREER: Libertarian social networking site founder; radio and television talk showhost; congressional district aide • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: Republican nominee for U.S. House,1990(Colo.).


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DonBacon(R-NE-02)

ELECTION: Defeated Rep. Brad Ashford, D • RESIDENCE: Papillion • BORN: Aug. 16, 1963;Momence, Ill. •RELIGION:Non-denominationalChristian• FAMILY:Wife,Angie; four children•EDUCATION:NorthernIll.U.,B.A.1984(politicalscience);U.ofPhoenix,M.A.1995(management)•MILITARY:AirForce,1985-2014•CAREER:Professor;congressionaldistrictaide;AirForceofficer•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Nopreviousoffice.

JackyRosen(D-NV-03)

ELECTION: DefeatedDanny Tarkanian, R, to succeed Rep. JoeHeck, R,who ran forU.S. Senate •RESIDENCE:Henderson•BORN:Aug.2,1957;Chicago, Ill.•RELIGION:Jewish•FAMILY:Husband,Larry;onechild•EDUCATION:U.ofMinn.,B.A.1979(psychology)•CAREER:Synagoguepresident;softwaredeveloper;computerprogrammer•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Nopreviousoffice.

RubenKihuen(D-NV-04)

ELECTION: Defeated Rep. Cresent Hardy, R • PRONOUNCED: KEE-when • RESIDENCE: Las Vegas •BORN:Apr.25,1980;Guadalajara,Mexico•RELIGION:Catholic•FAMILY:Single•EDUCATION:UofNev.-LasVegas,B.S.2005(workforceeducation)•CAREER:Politicalconsultant;congressionalstateaide;collegeacademicadviser•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Nev.Assembly,2006-10;Nev.Senate,2010-present;soughtDemocraticnominationforU.S.House,2012.

CarolShea-Porter(D-NH-01)

ELECTION:DefeatedRep.FrankC.Guinta,R•RESIDENCE:Rochester•BORN:Dec.1,1952;Brooklyn,N.Y.•RELIGION:Catholic•FAMILY:Husband,GenePorter; twochildren•EDUCATION:U.ofN.H.,B.A. 1975 (social services) and J.D. 1979 • CAREER: Community college instructor; social worker •POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:U.S.House,2007-11and2013-15(defeated2010and2014).


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JoshGottheimer(D-NJ-05)

ELECTION:DefeatedRep.ScottGarrett,R•RESIDENCE:Wyckoff•BORN:Mar.8,1975;Livingston•RELIGION:Jewish•FAMILY:Wife,Marla;twochildren•EDUCATION:U.ofPenn.,B.A.1997(history);HarvardU.,J.D.2004•CAREER:FordMotorCompanyandMicrosoftcommunicationsexec.;FCCandU.S. Commission on Civil Rights senior advisor; White House and presidential campaign aide •POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Nopreviousoffice.

TomSuozzi(D-NY-03)

ELECTION:DefeatedJackMartins,R,tosucceedRep.SteveIsrael,D,whoretired•PRONOUNCED:SWAH-zee • RESIDENCE: Glen Cove • BORN: Aug. 31, 1962; Glen Cove • RELIGION: Catholic •FAMILY:Wife,Helene;threechildren•EDUCATION:BostonColl.,B.S.1984(accounting);FordhamU.,J.D.1989•CAREER:Lawyer•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:MayorofGlenCove,1994-2001;NassauCountyExec.,2002-09;soughtDemocraticnominationforgovernor,2006.

AdrianoEspaillat(D-NY-13)

ELECTION: Defeated Tony Evans, R, to succeed Rep. Charles B. Rangel, D, who retired •PRONOUNCED: ah-dri-AN-o ess-PIE-yot • RESIDENCE: Manhattan • BORN: Sept. 27, 1954;Santiago,DominicanRep.•RELIGION:Catholic•FAMILY:Wife,MartheraMadera;twochildren•EDUCATION:QueensColl.,B.S.1978(politicalscience)•CAREER:Substanceabuseeducationprogram director • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: N.Y Assembly, 1997-2010; N.Y. Senate, 2011-present;soughtDem.nominationforU.S.House,2012and2014.

JohnJ.Faso(R-NY-19)

ELECTION: Defeated Zephyr Teachout, D, to succeed Rep. Chris Gibson, R, who retired •PRONOUNCED: like “LASSO” • RESIDENCE: Kinderhook • BORN: Aug. 25, 1952; Massapequa •RELIGION: Catholic • FAMILY:Wife,Mary Frances; two children • EDUCATION: State U. of N.Y.-Brockport,B.A.1974;GeorgetownU., J.D.1979•CAREER: Lawyer•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:N.Y.Assembly,1987-2002;Rep.nom.forgovernor,2006;soughtRep.nom.forU.S.House,2009.


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ClaudiaTenney(R-NY-22)

ELECTION:DefeatedKimMyers,D,tosucceedRep.RichardHanna,R,whoretired•RESIDENCE:NewHartford • BORN: Feb. 4, 1961; Utica • RELIGION: Presbyterian • FAMILY: Divorced; one child •EDUCATION:ColgateU.,B.A.1983 (political science);U.ofCincinnati, J.D. 1987•CAREER: Lawyer;state legislature aide; newspaper publisher; Yugoslavian Consulate General aide • POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:N.Y.Assembly,2011-present;soughtRepublicannominationforU.S.House,2014.

TedBudd(R-NC-13)

ELECTION:DefeatedBruceDavis,D,tosucceedRep.GeorgeHolding,R,whoraninanotherdistrict• RESIDENCE: Advance • BORN: Oct. 21, 1971;Winston-Salem • RELIGION: Non-denominationalChristian•FAMILY:Wife,AmyKate;threechildren•EDUCATION:AppalachianStateU.,B.S.1994(businessadministration);DallasTheologicalSeminary,Th.M.1998;WakeForestU.,M.B.A.2007•CAREER: Gun store and range owner; venture capitalist; facilities services company exec. •POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Nopreviousoffice.

DwightEvans(D-PA-02)

ELECTION:DefeatedJamesJones,R, inaspecialelectiontosucceedRep.ChakaFattah,D,whoresigned•RESIDENCE:Philadelphia•BORN:May16,1954;Philadelphia•RELIGION:Baptist•FAMILY: Single • EDUCATION: Community Coll. of Philadelphia, A.A. 1973; La Salle Coll., B.A.1975(English)•CAREER:Communityorganizer;substituteteacher•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Pa.House, 1981-present; sought Democratic nomination for lt. gov., 1986, governor, 1994 andmayorofPhiladelphia,1999and2007.

BrianFitzpatrick(R-PA-08)

ELECTION:DefeatedSteveSantarsiero,D, to succeedRep.MichaelG. Fitzpatrick,R,who retired•RESIDENCE:MiddletownTwp.•BORN:Dec.17,1973;Philadelphia•RELIGION:Catholic•FAMILY:Single•EDUCATION:LaSalleU.,B.S.B.A.1996(accounting);Penn.StateU.,J.D.andM.B.A.2001•CAREER:Lawyer;FBIagent;businessconsultant•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Specialasst.U.S.attorney,2011-13.


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LloydK.Smucker(R-PA-16)

ELECTION: Defeated Christina M. Hartman, D to succeed Rep. Joe Pitts, R, who retired •RESIDENCE:WestLampeterTwp.•BORN:Jan.23,1964;Lancaster•RELIGION:Lutheran•FAMILY:Wife, Cindy; three children• EDUCATION: LebanonValleyColl., attended; Franklin andMarshallColl.,attended•CAREER:Waterdispensercompanyandconstructioncompanyowner•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:WestLampeterTwp.Board,2005-09;Pa.Senate,2009-present.

DavidKustoff(R-TN-08)

ELECTION: Defeated Rickey Hobson, D, to succeed Rep. Stephen Fincher, R, who retired •RESIDENCE: Germantown • BORN: Oct. 8, 1966; Memphis • RELIGION: Jewish • FAMILY: Wife,Roberta;twochildren•EDUCATION:MemphisStateU.,B.B.A.1989andJ.D.1992•CAREER:Lawyer• POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: Sought Republican nomination for U.S. House, 2002; U.S. attorney forWesternTenn.,2006-08;Tenn.HigherEducationCommissionvicechair,2015-present.

VicenteGonzalez(D-TX-15)

ELECTION:DefeatedTimWestley,R,tosucceedRep.RubénHinojosa,D,whoretired•RESIDENCE:McAllen•BORN:Sept.4,1967;CorpusChristi•RELIGION:Catholic•FAMILY:Wife,LorettaSaenzGonzalez • EDUCATION: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U., B.S. 1992 (aviation businessadministration); Texas Wesleyan U., J.D. 1996 • CAREER: Lawyer • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: Nopreviousoffice.

JodeyC.Arrington(R-TX-19)

ELECTION: Defeated third-party candidates to succeed Rep. Randy Neugebauer R, who retired •RESIDENCE:Lubbock•BORN:Mar.9,1972;Lubbock•RELIGION:EvangelicalPresbyterian•FAMILY:Wife,Anne;threechildren•EDUCATION:TexasTechU.,B.A.1994(politicalscience)andM.P.A.1997


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•CAREER:Healthcareholdingcompanypresident;universityvicechancellor;FDIC,WhiteHouseandgubernatorialaide•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:RepublicancandidateforTexasSenate,2014(special). ScottTaylor(R-VA-02)

ELECTION: Defeated Shaun Brown, D, to succeed Rep. Scott Rigell, R, who retired • RESIDENCE:VirginiaBeach•BORN:Apr.27,1979;Baltimore,Md.•RELIGION:Christian•FAMILY:Single;onechild•EDUCATION:HarvardU.,A.L.B.2013(internationalrelations)•MILITARY:Navy,1997-2005•CAREER: Real estate broker; business security consultant • POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS: Candidate formayor of Virginia Beach, 2008; sought Rep. nomination for U.S. House, 2010; Va. House, 2014-present.

A.DonaldMcEachin(D-VA-04)

ELECTION:DefeatedMikeWade,R,tosucceedRep.J.RandyForbes,R,whoraninanotherdistrict•RESIDENCE:Henrico•BORN:Oct.10,1961;Nuremberg,Germany(U.S.Base)•RELIGION:Baptist•FAMILY:Wife,ColetteWallaceMcEachin;threechildren•EDUCATION:AmericanU.,B.S.1982;U.ofVa., J.D. 1986; Va. UnionU.,M.Div. 2008, • CAREER: Lawyer • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: Va. House,1996-2002 and 2006-08; Democratic nominee for Va. attorney general, 2001; Va. Senate, 2008-present.

TomGarrett(R-VA-05)

ELECTION:Defeated JaneDittmar,D, to succeedRep.RobertHurt,R,who retired•RESIDENCE:Scottsville • BORN:Mar. 27, 1972; Atlanta, Ga. • RELIGION: Disciples of Christ • FAMILY:Wife,Flanna; twochildren•EDUCATION:U.ofRichmond,B.S. 1995and J.D.2003•MILITARY:Army,1995-2000•CAREER:Lawyer;deputycountyattorney;statecampaignand leg.aide•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS: Va. assistant attorney general, 2006-07; Louisa County Commonwealth’s attorney,2008-11;Va.Senate,2012-present.

PramilaJayapal(D-WA-07)

ELECTION:DefeatedBradyP.Walkinshaw,D, to succeedRep. JimMcDermott,D,who retired•PRONOUNCED: pra-MIL-a JYE-a-paul • RESIDENCE: Columbia City • BORN: Sept. 21, 1965;Chennai, India • RELIGION: Unspecified • FAMILY: Husband, Steve Williamson; two children •EDUCATION: Georgetown U., B.A. 1986 (English); Northwestern U., M.B.A. 1990 • CAREER:


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Immigrant rights nonprofit director; public health grant fund director • POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Wash. Senate, 2015-present. MikeGallagher(R-WI-08)

ELECTION: Defeated Tom Nelson, D, to succeed Rep. Reid Ribble, R, who retired • RESIDENCE:GreenBay·BORN:Mar.3,1984;GreenBay•RELIGION:Catholic•FAMILY:Single•EDUCATION:PrincetonU.,A.B.2006(NearEasternstudies);GeorgetownU.,M.A.2012(securitystudies),M.A.2013(government)andPh.D.2015(intl.relations)•MILITARY:MarineCorps,2006-13•CAREER:Energymarketstrategist;presidentialcampaignaide;congressionalaide•POLITICALHIGHLIGHTS:Nopreviousoffice.

LizCheney(R-WY-AL)

ELECTION: Defeated Ryan Greene, D, to succeed Rep. Cynthia M. Lummis, R, who retired •RESIDENCE: Wilson • BORN: July 28, 1966; Madison, Wis. • RELIGION: Methodist • FAMILY:Husband,PhilipPerry; five children•EDUCATION:Colo.Coll.,B.A.1988 (political science);U.ofChicago, J.D. 1996 • CAREER: Lawyer; State Dept. aide • POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: State Dept.deputyasst.sec.,2002-03andprincipaldeputyasst.sec.2005-06;soughtRepublicannominationforU.S.Senate,2014.

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