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1. Who are the freshman House Members serving in the 111th Congress?

Democrats
1. Bobby Bright (2) AL12. Chellie Pingree (1) ME
23. Eric J. J. Massa (29) NY
2. Parker Griffith (5) AL13. Mark Schauer (7) MI
24. Larry Kissell (8) NC
3. Ann Kirkpatrick (1) AZ
14. Gary Peters (9) MI
25. Steve Driehaus (1) OH
4. Jared Polis (2) CO15. Dina Titus (3) NV26. Mary Jo Kilroy (15) OH
5. Betsy Markey (4) CO16. John Adler (3) NJ27. John A. Boccieri (16) OH
6. Jim Himes (4) CT
17. Martin T. Heinrich (1) NM28. Kurt Schrader (5) OR
7. Alan Grayson (8) FL
18. Harry Teague (2) NM29. Kathy Dahlkemper (3) PA
8. Suzanne Kosmas (24) FL
19. Ben R. Luján (3) NM
30. Glenn Nye (2) VA
9. Walt Minnick (1) ID
20. Michael McMahon (13) NY31. Tom Perriello (5) VA
10. Deborah Halvorson (11) IL
21. Paul D. Tonko (21) NY32. Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly (11) VA
11. Frank Kratovil (1) MD
22. Daniel B. Maffei (25) NY33. Pedro Pierluisi (At-Large) Puerto Rico

Republicans
1. Tom McClintock (4) CA
9. Anh "Joseph" Cao (2) LA 17. Steve Austria (7) OH
2. Duncan D. Hunter (52) CA
10. John Fleming (4) LA 18. Glenn Thompson (5) PA
3. Mike Coffman (6) CO
11. William "Bill" Cassidy (6) LA 19. Phil Roe (1) TN
4. Bill Posey (15) FL
12. Erik Paulsen (3) MN20. Pete Olson (22) TX
5. Tom Rooney (16) FL
13. Gregg Harper (3) MS
21. Jason Chaffetz (3) UT
6. Aaron Schock (18) IL
14. Blaine Luetkemeyer (9) MO22. Cynthia Lummis (At-Large) WY
7. Lynn Jenkins (2) KS15. Leonard Lance (7) NJ
8. S. Brett Guthrie (2) KY16. Christopher Lee (26) NY

Independent
1. Gregorio Sablan (At-Large) Northern Mariana Islands

2. Who are the youngest and the oldest Representatives of the 111th Congress?

Youngest
Aaron Schock, R-IL05/28/1981
Duncan D. Hunter, R-CA12/07/1976
Patrick T. McHenry, R-NC10/22/1975
Jared Polis, D-CO
05/12/1975
André Carson, D-IN
10/16/1974
Tom Perriello, D-VA
10/09/1974
Glenn Nye, D-VA
09/09/1974
Adam H. Putnam, R-FL
07/31/1974
Patrick J. Murphy, D-PA
10/19/1973
Devin Nunes, R-CA
10/01/1973
Oldest
Ralph Hall, R-TX05/03/1923
Roscoe G. Bartlett, R-MD
06/03/1926
John Dingell, D-MI07/08/1926
John Conyers Jr., D-MI05/16/1929
Louise Slaughter, D-NY08/14/1929
Dale Kildee, D-MI09/16/1929
Charles Rangel, D-NY06/11/1930
Sam Johnson, R-TX10/11/1930
C.W. Bill Young, R-FL12/16/1930
Fortney "Pete" Stark, D-CA11/11/1931

3. Which Representatives are the recipients of nationally prestigious scholarships?

Rhodes ScholarsFulbright Scholars
Rep. Jim Cooper, D-TNRep. Tom Cole, R-OK
Rep. James A. Himes, D-CTRep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-AZ

Marshall Scholar
Rep. John M. Spratt Jr., D-SC

4. How many Representatives have served in the military?

Ninety-six Representatives have served or are currently serving in the military on reserve duty.

5. Who has served the longest term of service in the House? Who is currently the longest serving Member?

The Honorable Jamie Whitten of Mississippi served 53 years, 2 months. His service began on November 4, 1941 and ended on January 3, 1995.

Representative John Dingell of Michigan is the Dean of the House, having served 53 years beginning his service on December 13, 1955 and serving to the present day.

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