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Waaa-Bam!By: Gus-Gus
MichiganKat
Demographics of Congress
Age of Congress
Under 19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80 or older
!GENDER!
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
Slice 4
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.