Congress Project

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

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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

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Asst. Minority leader JON KYL Republican from Arizona

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