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Alejandra Guzman Mrs. Long
Demographics of Congress
Age
20-29 1
30-39 19
40-49 76
50-59 187
60-69 175
>70 78
Demographics of Congress
Gender
Female 93
Male 443
Demographics of Congress
Marital Status
Divorced 29
Domestic Partner 2
Engaged 1
Married 457
Single 36
Widowed 14
Demographics of Congress
Party
Democrats 316
Independents 2
Republicans 218
Demographics of Congress
Ethnicity
African American 42
American Indian 1
Asian 8
Caucasian 458
Hispanic 25
Pacific Islander 1
Vietnamese 1
Demographics of Congress
Religion
Catholic 161
Baptist 59
Methodist 53
Presbyterian 43
Jewish 43
Demographics of Congress Occupational Background
269 members (227 Representatives, two Delegates, and 40 Senators) served in state or territorial legislatures
214 members (182 Representatives and 33 Senators) list their occupation as public service/politics
204 (152 Representatives and 51 Senators) list law
201 (175 Representatives and 27 Senators) list business
94 (78 Representatives and 16 Senators) list education
Congress Member from Texas John Cornyn was elected in 2002 defeating Democrat
Ron Kirk Lives in Austin Texas with wife Sandy Cornyn was chosen in November 2008 by his colleagues to serve
as the Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
He was a attorney and he voted against including oil gas smokestacks in mercury regulations
Has two children Haley and Danley
Congress Member from Texas Kay Hutchison won election to the U.S Senate
on June 5,1993 Was elected full term in the U.S. Senate on
Nov. 8, 1994 she was re-elected in 2006 Grew up in La Marque Texas Her great-great-grandfather, Charles S. Taylor
signed the Texas Declaration of Independence
Congress Member from Texas
Rep
Senate leaders President of the senate JOSHEPH R. BIDEN JR.
was the Senator of Delaware for 36 years He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania He was the youngest people elected to the
United States Senate at the age of 29 He is the 47th Vice President
He lost his wife and 1 year old daughter but his to sons were critically injured but that didn’t stop him
Senate leaders Pres. Pro Tempore ROBERT C. BYRD, Democrat
from West Virginia became the longest serving Member of Congress in Nov. 18,2009
His colleagues elected him to more leadership positions than any other Senator
Everyone in West Virginia only new one man they could depend on and it was Robert
He is true to his faith and his family
Senate leaders Majority Leader HARRY REID
Senate leaders Minority Leader MITCH McCONNELL
Senate leaders Asst. Majority leader RICHARD DURBIN
Democrat from Illinois
Senate leaders
Asst. Minority leader JON KYL Republican from Arizona
House Leaders
Speaker of the House
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