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Government Assignment
Mrs. Long 8th block
Kenny Koehler, Christopher Werner, AUSTIN SHEPPARD!!!!!
Demographics of Congress: Age
20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
1 (about 1%) 21 (about 4%) 83 (about 15%) 189 (about 35%) 171 (about 32%) 74 (about 14%)
Age!!!! Number of people!!!!
Demographics of Congress: Gender
MALE – 446 members (83%)
FEMALE – 93 members (17%)
Demographics of Congress: Marital Status
Divorced 25 (5%) Domestic Partner 2 (Less than 1%) Married 460 (85%) Separated 1 (less than 1%) Single 37 (7%) Widowed 14 (3%)
Demographics of Congress: Ethnicity
Caucasian 461 (86%) American Indian 1 (less than 1%) Asian 8 (1%) Hispanic 25 (5%) Pacific Islander 1 (less than 1%) Vietnamese 1 (less than 1%) African American 42 (8%)
Demographics of Congress: Party Republican 217 (40%)
Democratic 320 (59%)
Independent 2 (less than 1%)
Demographics of Congress: Religion
Catholic 159 Baptist 60 Methodist 52 Jewish 44 Presbyterian 43 Episcopal 38
Demographics of Congress: Occupational Background
269 members served in state or territorial legislatures
214 members, public service/politics 204 members, law 201 members, business 94 members, education
THIS IS THE 111th CONGRESSIONAL SESSION
And there are 539 of these dudes chilling in congress.
Two Senators From Texas!!!!!! John Cornyn Kay Bailey Hutchinson
House Members From Our District We’re in district 6 32 Representatives John Cornyn (Senator) Joe Barton Kay Bailey Hutchinson (Senator)
John Cornyn
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