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November 20, 2007 - 4:00 p.m.

Don Chisholm Hospital Hill Center at Children’s Mercy Hospital
22nd and Holmes
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Kansas City, Missouri


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Student Corner: Resources

Student Congress Quick Reference

 

Total House members: 435
(+4 non-voting delegates)
Total Senate members: 100

Political Party
House

232 Republicans

201 Democrats

1 Independent

1 vacant seat (due to death of Rep. Matsui (D-CA)

 

Senate
55 Republicans
44 Democrats
1 Independent

 

Age
House 55.07 average
Senate 60.35 average

 

Education
Members with advanced degrees (i.e. Masters, Law degree)
House 281
Senate 78

 

Military service
House 109
Senate 31

 

Occupations (partial listing)
House
Agriculture 28
Business 163
Education 86
Law 160
Real Estate 38
(Members may be in multiple fields.)

Senate
Agriculture 5
Business 30
Education 12
Law 58
Real Estate 3

 

Women in Congress
House
107th 61
108th 63
109th 68

Senate
107th 13
108th 14
109th 14

 

Race & Ethnicity (includes non-voting delegates)
House
Black 42
Hispanic 24
Asian 4
Asian Indian 1
American Indian 1


Senate
Black 1
Hispanic 2
Asian 2
Asian Indian 0
American Indian 0


Religion (partial listing)

House
Roman Catholic 129
Baptist 65
Methodist 51
Jewish 26
Mormon 11
African Methodist Episcopal 3

 

Senate
Roman Catholic 24
Baptist 7
Methodist 12
Jewish 11
Mormon 5
African Methodist Episcopal 0

 

Fifth District Historic Sites