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Government Assignment
BY: Cristian Rivera
Brad Carter
Mike Parras
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111th Session
539 current members
A.M.E. Baptist
Buddhist Catholic
Christian Christian Science
Church of Christ Congregationalist
Disciples of Christ Episcopal
Greek Orthodox Jewish
Lutheran Methodist
Mormon Muslim
Not Stated Presbyterian
Protestant Seventh day Adventist
Southern Baptist Unitarian
Congress members who are from Texas
• We are in 6th district
• Joe Barton in 6th district
• Elected in 1984
• Born in Waco Texas
• Oldest standing legislative house committee
Congress members from texas
• Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
• 4th term Republican from Texas.
• TX House, 1973-77; TX Treasurer, 1991-93
• Percentage in Last Election: 62%
• We are in the 6th district
Senate Leaders
• Joseph Biden – President of Senate
• Robert Byrd – President Pro Tempor
• Harry Reid – Majority Leader
• Richard Durban – Asst. Majority Leader
• Mitch McConnell – Minority Leader
• John Kyl – Asst. Minority Leader
Joe Biden
• (D-US)
• New Castle Co. Council, 1970-72; US Senate, 1972-2009
Robert Byrd
• (D-WV)• West Virginia• WV House,
1947-51; WV Senate, 1951-53; US House, 1953-59
• Percentage in last election: 64%
House Leaders
• Nancy Pelosi – Speaker of the House
• Steny Hoyer – Majority Leader
• James Clyburn – Majority Whip
• John Boehner – Minority Leader
• Eric Cantor – Minority Whip
Nancy Pelosi
• (D-CA)
• California 8th district
• No prior elected office
• Percentage in last election: 72%
Steny Hoyer
• (D-MD)• Maryland 5th
district• MD Senate,
1967-79 • Percentage
in last election: 74%
James Clyburn
• (D-SC) • South Carolina
6th district• SC Human
Affairs Commissioner, 1974-92
• Percentage in last election: 67%
John Boehner
• (R-OH)• Ohio 8th
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1985-91 • Percentag
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Eric Cantor
• (R-VA)• Virginia 7th
district• VA Assembly,
1992-2001• Percentage in
last election: 63%
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