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Waaa-Bam!
By: Gus-Gus
Michigan
Kat
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Demographics of
Congress
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Age of Congress
Under 19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80 or older
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!GENDER!
MALE:
52%
FEMALE:
48%
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Marital Status
Divorced
DomesticPartner
Married
Single
Widowed
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Religion
Protestant
Catholic
Jewish
Mormon
Orthodox
Other Christian
Other Religion
Muslim Buddhist
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Unknown
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Ethnicity
African American
Asian
Caucasian
Latino
Other
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Party
Democratic
Republican
Independent
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OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND
• 269 members served in state territorial legislatures• 214 members list their occupation as public service/politics• 204 members list law• 201 list business• 94 list education• 13 have served as white house staffers • 38 have been mayors• 24 were health care professionals (3 nurses, 2 dentists, 2 veterans, 2
psychologists)• 9 were in agriculture• 6 were engineers• 5 members are scientists• 3 physicists• 5 are former Peace Corps volunteers• 5 were former accountants• 4 members were sheriffs • 3 served as members of the cabinet• And many more
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Congressional Session
• It is the 111th session. It consists of 541 elected officials from 50 states, 5 territories and District of Columbia. The Senate has 100 members and the House of Representatives has 435 and 6 non-voting delegates.
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Congress Members from
TEXAS
Kay Bailey Hutchison
•In 1993 she was elected into the Senate in a special election. Making her the first and to date the only women elected to represent the state.
•A year later she was reelected to a full six terms. And reelected in 2006. She is up for reelection in 2012.
•She went to law school
• twice elected into the house of representatives
•In 1990 she was elected Texas state treasurer.
•Was the author of 3 books
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Congress Members from TEXAS
John Cornyn•He was elected for his first term in November of 2002
•In 2008 he had a second term
•Up for reelection in 2014
•He spent 6 years being a district judge
•Was elected as a Republican into the Texas Supreme court. Where he served seven years
•Was a texas attorney general
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Congress member from our district• One representative Joe Barton• Phone number is:
(202)225-2002• Served in the 6th congressional
district of Texas since 1984• Born in Waco Texas• 2 children• Assumed office January 3,
1985• Political party: Republican• Up for reelection in 2010• Served
Ooh la la!
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•We are in the sixth district…
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U.S. House Senate Leaders
• President of the Senate- Joseph R. Biden Jr.- • President Pro Tempore- Robert C. Byrd-• Majority Leader- Harry Reid-• Assistant Majority Leader (Democratic Whip)- Richard Durbin• Minority Leader- Mitch McConnell-• Assistant Minority Leader (Republican Whip)- Jon Kyl-
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House Leaders!
• Speaker of the House- Richard Thompson
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