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Age Demographics of Congress

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

>70

Gender Demographics of Congress

93

446

Female

Male

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Marital Status of Congress Demographics

Divorced

Domestic Partner

Married

Separated

Single

Widowed

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60

80

100

120

140

160

Congress Religious Demographics

Baptist

Catholic

Christian

Episcopal

Jewish

Lutheran

Methodist

Mormon

Presbyterian

Protestant

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Congress Ethnicity Demographics

African American

American Indian

Asian

Caucasian

Hispanic

Pacific Islander

Vietnamese

Congress Political Party Demographics

320

217

2

Democratic

Republican

Independent

There are a total of 535 members of Congress. 435 from the House and 100 from the Senate.

Congress is currently in the 111th congressional session.

Texas Congress Members

• We are in the 6th district.

• We have 32 total reps. for Texas.

• We have one representative- Joe Barton.

• Two senators- John Cornyn and Kay Hutchison.

Kay Hutchison

• Previously Texas Treasurer.

• Elected in 1993. Won the re-elections in both 2000 and 2006 and is up for another in 2012.

• Is on her 3rd term serving for the senate.

Home state:

John Cornyn

• Previously a district judge, member of the supreme court, and an attorney general.

• Elected in 2008 and is up for re-election in 2014. Has served two years; first elected in 2002.

Home state: