meet your 113th congress

Meet Your 113th Congress

Session will runJan. 3, 2013 – Jan. 3, 2015

Senate

Majority: 51 Democrats

Minority: 47 Republicans

2 Independents caucusing with Democrats

Senate

Majority Leader: Harry Reid (D-NV)

Minority Leader:Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

House

Majority: 232 Republicans

Minority: 200 Democrats

3 Seats Vacantas of 1.22.2013

House

Majority Leader: Eric Cantor (R-VA)

Minority Leader:Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

Freshmen

Senate: 12 freshmen

House: 82 freshmen

17.5% of Congress

Freshmen

Class President:Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN)

Freshmen

Money Spent to get Elected

The Most: $39,309,855Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)

Freshmen

Money Spent to get Elected

The Least: $290,759Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX)

Retired

10 Senators:

6 Democrats3 Republicans1 Independent

Retired

25 House Members:

14 Democrats11 Republicans

Resigned

11 Members of Congress:

6 Democrats5 Republicans

Deaths

1 Death in Congress:

Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ)

Women

98 Women in CongressSenate: 20House: 78

18% of Congress

Service

Longest Serving Senator:Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

32 Years

Service

Longest Serving Congressman:

John Dingell (D-MI)53 Years

Age

Average AgeSenate: 62House: 57

AgeYoungest Members

Senate: Chris Murphy (D-CT), 39 years old

House: Patrick Murphy (D-FL), 29 years old

AgeOldest Members

Senate: Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), 89 years old

House: Ralph Hall (R-TX), 89 years old

EducationBachelor or Associate’s

Total: 146 MembersSenate: 24House: 122

EducationAdvanced Degrees

Total: 359 MembersSenate: 75House: 284

Previous OccupationsLawyers

Total: 173 MembersSenate: 45House: 128

Previous OccupationsCareer Politicians

Total: 64 MembersSenate: 9House: 55

Previous OccupationsReal Estate

Total: 39 MembersSenate: 7House: 32

Previous OccupationsPhysicians or Clinicians

Total: 24 MembersSenate: 4House: 20

Previous OccupationsBlue Collar LaborersTotal: 21 Members

Senate: 4House: 17

Previous OccupationsHomemakers

Total: 21 MembersSenate: 5House: 16

Previous OccupationsFarmers/RanchersTotal: 15 Members

Senate: 3House: 12

Previous OccupationsMilitary

Total: 13 MembersSenate: 1House: 12

Previous OccupationsMilitary

This includes Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), a double-amputee who served as a co-pilot of a Black

Hawk helicopter in Iraq (Army) in Nov. 2004

Previous OccupationsClergy

Total: 6 MembersHouse: 6

Previous OccupationsProfessional SportsTotal: 5 Members

House: 5

ReligionProtestant

Total: 56% of MembersSenate: 52House: 247

ReligionTop 5 Protestant Religions

73 BaptistSenate: 9House: 64

ReligionTop 5 Protestant Religions

53 PresbyterianSenate: 15House: 28

ReligionTop 5 Protestant Religions

46 MethodistSenate: 8House: 38

ReligionTop 5 Protestant Religions

39 Anglican/EpiscopalSenate: 4House: 35

ReligionTop 5 Protestant Religions

23 LutheranSenate: 5House: 18

ReligionCatholic

Total: 31% of MembersSenate: 27House: 136

ReligionJewish

Total: 6.2% of MembersSenate: 11House: 22

ReligionMormon

Total: 2.8% of MembersSenate: 7House: 8

ReligionBuddhists

Total: 3 MembersSenate: 1House: 2

ReligionMuslims

Total: 2 MembersHouse: 2

ReligionHindu

Total: 1 MemberHouse: 1

First time for a Hindu representative to be in Congress

Moustaches

Total: 25 MembersSenate: 2House: 23

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