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MichiganKat

Demographics of Congress

Age of Congress

Under 19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70-79

80 or older

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MALE: 52%

FEMALE:48%

Marital Status

Religion

Protestant

Catholic

Jewish

Mormon

Orthodox

Other Christian

Other Religion

Muslim Buddhist

Slice 9

Unknown

Ethnicity

African American

Asian

Caucasian

Latino

Other

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

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.