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 (2nd term) Residence: Austin

Marital Status: Married (Sandy)

Prev. Occupation: Attorney

Prev. Political Exp.: Bexar Co. District Judge, 1984-1990; TX Supreme Court, 1991-97; TX Atty. General, 1999-2002

Education: BA Trinity University, 1973; JD St. Mary's School of Law, 1977; LLM University of Virginia, 1995

Birth date: 02/02/1952

Birthplace: Houston, TX

Religion: Church of Christ

Percentage in Last Election: 55%

Major Opponent: Rick Noriega

Joe Barton (13th term) Residence: Ennis

Marital Status: Married (Terri)

Prev. Occupation: Engineer

Prev. Political Exp.: no prior elected office

Education: BS Texas A&M University, 1972; MS Purdue University, 1973

Birth date: 09/15/1949

Birthplace: Waco, TX

Religion: Methodist

Percentage in Last Election: 62%

Major Opponent: Ludwig Otto

Kay Bailey Hutchinson Residence: Dallas

Marital Status: Married (Ray)

Prev. Occupation: Attorney, Journalist, Bank Executive, Small Business Owner

Prev. Political Exp.: TX House, 1973-77; TX Treasurer, 1991-93

Education: BA University of Texas, 1964; JD University of Texas, 1967

Birth date: 07/22/1943

Birthplace: Galveston, TX

Religion: Episcopal

Percentage in Last Election: 62%

Major Opponent: Barbara Ann Radnofsky

President of Senate

Joe Biden Residence: Wilmington

Marital Status: Married (Jill)

Prev. Occupation: Attorney

Prev. Political Exp.: New Castle Co. Council, 1970-72; US Senate, 1972-2009

Education: BA University of Delaware, 1965; JD Syracuse University, 1968

Birth date: 11/20/1942

Birthplace: Scranton, PA

Religion: Catholic

Pres. Pro Tempore Robert C. Byrd Elected in 2006 9 terms 2010 up for re-election WV House, 1947-51; WV Senate, 1951-53; US

House, 1953-59 West Virginia Widowed

Majority leader of the senate Harry Reid Won his 4th term in 2004 First elected in 1982 2013 up for re-election NV Assembly, 1969-71; NV Lt. Governor,

1971-75; NV Gaming Commissioner, 1977-81; US House, 1983-87

From nevada

Minority leader Mitch McConnell Year elected 2008 5th term Up for re election in 2012 Jefferson Co. Judge-Executive, 1978-85 From Kentucky Married to Elaine Chao

Asst. Majority leader Richard J. Durbin Elected in 2006 Served 3 terms Up for re-election in 2010 US House, 1983-97 From Illinois Married to Loretta

Asst. Minority leader Jon Kyl Elected in 2006 Served 4 terms Up for re-election in 2012 US House, 1987-95 From Arizona Married to Caryll

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Sworn in speaker of the house January 6th 2009 Serving her first term No prior political work Speaker Pelosi comes from a strong family

tradition of public service Her father, Thomas D'Alessandro Jr., served as

Mayor of Baltimore for 12 years

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Sworn in 2006 Serving 15th term MD Senate, 1967-79 Up for re-election in 2010 Is a great grandfather

Majority Whip James Clyburn Was elected in 2006 Is serving his 11th term SC Human Affairs Commissioner, 1974-92 He is up for re-election in 2010 He is married to Emily

Minority leader John Boehner Elected to 10th term in 2008 He is up for re-election in 2010 OH House, 1985-91 Married to debbie

Minority whip Eric Cantor Elected in 2008 Is serving his 5th term Is up for re-election in 2010 VA Assembly, 1992-2001 Married to Diana

Current event 1 Nancy Pelosi was in a foreign country

(Mexico) and accused her own government of terrorizing people. She believes that we are terrorizing Mexican people by not letting our employers hire them illegally.

Current Event 2 The 787$ billion dollar Stimulus bill has

been passed by congress. The bill is seen by many Americans as one of the largest waste of tax payer money in history.

Current Event 3 They are pushing to shape up the health

care bill, one way they are helping to do this is by opening a phone bank all around America for suggestions. Steny Hoyer is a strong supporter.

Current event 4 Representatives from state and local health

agencies meet with congressmen to become updated on congresses newest ideas how to combat the virus.