WHO'S NEW IN THE CONGRESS

RONALD DELLUMS, 35, Democrat, Calif., is an Afro-topped and bell-bottomed radical black who comes to Congress "to legitimize the protests of the young people and blacks." An exMarine, former psychiatric social worker and Berkeley city councilman, he will stand out sharply, but warns: "I'm not here as some curiosity. I've got some heavy things going on in my head."

PIERRE ("PETE") DU PONT IV, 36, Republican, Del., looks the industrial scion he is: slender, aristocratic, out of Exeter, Princeton and Harvard Law School. He is most concerned about the U.S. drug problem, and is seeking a seat on the Commerce Committee, which has a subcommittee on drugs. He calls his bargaining as freshman "playing poker with no cards."

DR. WILLIAM ROY, 44, Democrat, Kans., is a longtime Republican who abruptly turned Democrat the day before the candidates' filing deadline. His firm disciplined mind earned him both an M.D. and a law degree. He is also seeking a seat on the Commerce Committee, where health legislation originates. He is a liberal and a strong peace advocate whose candidacy was opposed by the A.M.A.

THE REV. ROBERT DRINAN, 50, Democrat, Mass., has the good humor to dub himself the "Mad Monk," but is zealously serious about peace and world hunger. Says he: "I can't live at peace with myself knowing that we have 6% of the world's population and consume 60% of the world's resources." He hopes for a seat on the Judiciary Committee to put his experience as a law school dean to good use.

JAMES ABOUREZK, 39, Democrat, S.D., the son of a Lebanese pack peddler, was born and raised on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. A Stevenson-Kennedy liberal who became the first Democrat elected from his district in 37 years, he defeated an opponent who advocated "obliterating Hanoi." A foe of the seniority system, he is aiming for the Interior Committee to work on Indian affairs.

LES ASPIN, 32, Democrat, Wis., has already been tagged the resident Whiz Kid. He has degrees from Yale and Oxford and a Ph.D. in economics from M.I.T. He won on a platform of peace, conservation and economic welfare, but probably knows too much to get the seat he wants on the Armed Services Committee: he once served as special assistant to former Defense Secretary McNamara.

BELLA ABZUG, 50, Democrat, N.Y., is a sort of political Thelma Ritter, armed with a floppy hat and a vitriolic tongue, who makes strident music wherever she goes. Too formidable to be discounted as foolish, she won a tough campaign on Manhattan's Lower East Side. She led the opening attack on the seniority system in the 92nd, and can be counted on to push --hard--for women's rights legislation.

THE SENATE

ADLAI STEVENSON ill, 40, Democrat, Ill., bears the prestige--and the burden--of a highly revered name. The biggest vote getter in Illinois history, excepting his father's gubernatorial landslide, he was sworn in immediately after the November elections to fill the remaining four years of the late Senator Dirksen's term. He hit the deck running, voting for a job-safety bill dear to Democrats.

JAMES BUCKLEY, 47, Conservative-Republican, N.Y., declares, "The President will have me as an ally." That is understandable, since he is indebted to Nixon for aid in winning the three-way election. An oil heir as well as a lifelong naturalist, he is tough on corporations endangering environment. Relaxed and articulate, Buckley is a loner who could become surprisingly moderate.

LAWTON CHILES, 40, Democrat, Fla., terms himself a "progressive conservative" representing "the fresh breeze blowing in the South." He accepts civil rights, champions revenue sharing, not in an archaic states' rights sense but out of conviction that the Government can win confidence only by restoring control to local levels. Calm and introspective, he brings a demonstrated concern for legislative reform.

LLOYD BENTSEN JR., 49, Democrat, Texas, is a wealthy banker, a protege of Lyndon Johnson and John Connally, but not as conservative as he is often portrayed. He will support Mexican-American causes despite Chicano hostility to his powerful citrus-growing family. He commends Nixon's foreign policy, but wants no more Cambodias. By and large, Bentsen flunks the President domestically.

JOHN TUNNEY, 36, Democrat, Calif., is the youngest Senate member by two years. His chief concern will be the economy, given his state's high unemployment. He will probably support measures to push Nixon harder on Viet Nam withdrawals. He is a tough environmentalist, and three congressional terms have convinced him that internal reform is vital.

ROBERT TAFT JR., 53, Republican, Ohio, carries the most celebrated political name into a pledge class laden with famous names. Grandson of a President and Chief Justice, son of "Mr. Republican," he joins the Senate as an automatic headliner. Even of temper, measured of style, he is short on color, long on homework. He is more liberal than the Administration, but fundamentally a party man.

WILLIAM BROCK III, 40, Republican, Tenn., is handsome and earnest, a wealthy candy manufacturer who describes himself as a "staunch individualist." He attacks the status quo, marking himself as a new kind of moderate Southern conservative. Three House terms on the Banking and Currency Committee have made economic policy his primary concern, and he will generally back Nixon in this area.

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