Senate: New Members

Senator Ruben Gallego (D)

Ruben Gallego is the son of immigrants from Colombia and Mexico and worked to pay his way through Harvard.

Gallego then enlisted in the Marine Corps and was deployed as an infantryman to Iraq. After returning home, Ruben’s military service motivated him to seek public office to continue advocating for the military and veterans.

Gallego served as the highest-ranking Latino on the House Armed Services Committee. He was first elected to Congress in 2015 after serving in the Arizona House.

Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)

Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester represented Delaware in the US House of Representatives and served as an assistant whip for House Leadership and on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Prior to her election to US Congress in 2017, Blunt Rochester served as deputy secretary of Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services, as state personnel director, and as CEO of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League.

Blunt Rochester is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Senator Jim Banks (R)

Banks was initially elected to Congress in 2016 to represent Indiana’s 3^rd District. In the US House, he served as chair of the largest conservative caucus – the Republican Study Committee – and has a 100% True Blue rating from the Family Research Council for his pro-life voting record. Prior to serving in the US House, Banks served in the Indiana State Senate from 2010 to 2016, and he was deployed to Afghanistan in 2014 and 2015. Banks was endorsed by President Trump for his Senate race.

Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D)

Alsobrooks comes to the Senate from her role as Prince George’s County executive, after beating former Governor Larry Hogan. She held a variety of roles in county government before becoming the youngest and first woman to be elected as Prince George’s County state attorney.

Senator Elissa Slotkin (D)

Slotkin served as a CIA analyst in Iraq and as a civil servant in intelligence roles in both the Bush and Obama administrations before running for the US House in 2019. She represented Michigan’s 7^th district, and later its 8^th district after a renumbering. During her time in the House, Slotkin served on the Armed Services Committee, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs. Her 2024 US Senate race defeated republican Mike Rogers, and she will take the seat being vacated by Senator Debbie Stabenow.

Senator Tim Sheehy (R)

Sheehy is a former Navy SEAL officer and team leader, who was deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, South America and the Pacific region. During his service, Sheehy earned the Bronze Star with Valor for Heroism in Combat and the Purple Heart Medal. After retiring from the military, Sheehy founded Bridger Aerospace, which he took public in 2023. Sheehy and his family operate their Montana cattle ranch. His 2024 US Senate race defeated Senator Jon Tester, who had held the seat since 2007.

Senator Bernie Moreno (R)

Moreno, originally from Colombia, is an entrepreneur who started off his career building a car dealership conglomerate in Ohio. Moreno went on to found Ownum, a blockchain based technology company. In 2024, he was endorsed by President Trump during his successful race for the US Senate seat held by democratic incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown.  

Senator David McCormick (R)

McCormick is a finance executive, former Treasury and White House official, PhD, and veteran. After graduating from West Point, he joined the Army in the first Gulf War. He then obtained his PhD from Princeton and started FreeMarkets, a tech startup in Western Pennsylvania. McCormick was the deputy National Security advisor in the Bush White House and was undersecretary of Treasury for International Trade through the financial crisis of 2008. He later became CEO of Bridgewater Associates, one of the largest investment funds in the US. In 2022, he lost the republican Senate primary to Dr. Mehmet Oz, and in 2024, he was endorsed by President Trump and unseated incumbent Senator Bob Casey.

Senator John Curtis (R)

Curtis, who previously served as a US representative for Utah’s 3^rd district, will take the seat vacated by retiring Senator Mitt Romney. As a Congressman, Curtis served on the Energy and Commerce Committee as vice-chair of the Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee and a member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee. On the Natural Resources Committee, he serves as vice chair of the Federal Lands Subcommittee and as a member of the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee.

Before coming to Congress, John was a small business owner and the Mayor of Provo City.

Senator Jim Justice (R)

Governor Justice is one of the largest business owners in West Virginia, with a wide range of interests, including coal mining, agriculture and ownership of The Greenbrier resort. Justice’s eight years as governor began in 2016, when he ran as a democrat. After winning, he switched political parties to become of one President Trump’s republican allies. Justice is taking retiring democratic Senator Joe Manchin’s Senate seat.