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Government Assignment
Mrs. Long 8th block
Kenny Koehler, Christopher Werner, AUSTIN SHEPPARD!!!!!
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Demographics of Congress: Age
20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
1 (about 1%) 21 (about 4%) 83 (about 15%) 189 (about 35%) 171 (about 32%) 74 (about 14%)
Age!!!! Number of people!!!!
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Demographics of Congress: Gender
MALE – 446 members (83%)
FEMALE – 93 members (17%)
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Demographics of Congress: Marital Status
Divorced 25 (5%) Domestic Partner 2 (Less than 1%) Married 460 (85%) Separated 1 (less than 1%) Single 37 (7%) Widowed 14 (3%)
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Demographics of Congress: Ethnicity
Caucasian 461 (86%) American Indian 1 (less than 1%) Asian 8 (1%) Hispanic 25 (5%) Pacific Islander 1 (less than 1%) Vietnamese 1 (less than 1%) African American 42 (8%)
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Demographics of Congress: Party Republican 217 (40%)
Democratic 320 (59%)
Independent 2 (less than 1%)
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Demographics of Congress: Religion
Catholic 159 Baptist 60 Methodist 52 Jewish 44 Presbyterian 43 Episcopal 38
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Demographics of Congress: Occupational Background
269 members served in state or territorial legislatures
214 members, public service/politics 204 members, law 201 members, business 94 members, education
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THIS IS THE 111th CONGRESSIONAL SESSION
And there are 539 of these dudes chilling in congress.
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Two Senators From Texas!!!!!! John Cornyn Kay Bailey Hutchinson
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House Members From Our District We’re in district 6 32 Representatives John Cornyn (Senator) Joe Barton Kay Bailey Hutchinson (Senator)
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John Cornyn (2nd term) Residence: Austin
Marital Status: Married (Sandy)
Prev. Occupation: Attorney
Prev. Political Exp.: Bexar Co. District Judge, 1984-1990; TX Supreme Court, 1991-97; TX Atty. General, 1999-2002
Education: BA Trinity University, 1973; JD St. Mary's School of Law, 1977; LLM University of Virginia, 1995
Birth date: 02/02/1952
Birthplace: Houston, TX
Religion: Church of Christ
Percentage in Last Election: 55%
Major Opponent: Rick Noriega
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Joe Barton (13th term) Residence: Ennis
Marital Status: Married (Terri)
Prev. Occupation: Engineer
Prev. Political Exp.: no prior elected office
Education: BS Texas A&M University, 1972; MS Purdue University, 1973
Birth date: 09/15/1949
Birthplace: Waco, TX
Religion: Methodist
Percentage in Last Election: 62%
Major Opponent: Ludwig Otto
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Kay Bailey Hutchinson Residence: Dallas
Marital Status: Married (Ray)
Prev. Occupation: Attorney, Journalist, Bank Executive, Small Business Owner
Prev. Political Exp.: TX House, 1973-77; TX Treasurer, 1991-93
Education: BA University of Texas, 1964; JD University of Texas, 1967
Birth date: 07/22/1943
Birthplace: Galveston, TX
Religion: Episcopal
Percentage in Last Election: 62%
Major Opponent: Barbara Ann Radnofsky
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President of Senate
Joe Biden Residence: Wilmington
Marital Status: Married (Jill)
Prev. Occupation: Attorney
Prev. Political Exp.: New Castle Co. Council, 1970-72; US Senate, 1972-2009
Education: BA University of Delaware, 1965; JD Syracuse University, 1968
Birth date: 11/20/1942
Birthplace: Scranton, PA
Religion: Catholic
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Pres. Pro Tempore Robert C. Byrd Elected in 2006 9 terms 2010 up for re-election WV House, 1947-51; WV Senate, 1951-53; US
House, 1953-59 West Virginia Widowed
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Majority leader of the senate Harry Reid Won his 4th term in 2004 First elected in 1982 2013 up for re-election NV Assembly, 1969-71; NV Lt. Governor,
1971-75; NV Gaming Commissioner, 1977-81; US House, 1983-87
From nevada
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Minority leader Mitch McConnell Year elected 2008 5th term Up for re election in 2012 Jefferson Co. Judge-Executive, 1978-85 From Kentucky Married to Elaine Chao
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Asst. Majority leader Richard J. Durbin Elected in 2006 Served 3 terms Up for re-election in 2010 US House, 1983-97 From Illinois Married to Loretta
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Asst. Minority leader Jon Kyl Elected in 2006 Served 4 terms Up for re-election in 2012 US House, 1987-95 From Arizona Married to Caryll
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Sworn in speaker of the house January 6th 2009 Serving her first term No prior political work Speaker Pelosi comes from a strong family
tradition of public service Her father, Thomas D'Alessandro Jr., served as
Mayor of Baltimore for 12 years
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Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Sworn in 2006 Serving 15th term MD Senate, 1967-79 Up for re-election in 2010 Is a great grandfather
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Majority Whip James Clyburn Was elected in 2006 Is serving his 11th term SC Human Affairs Commissioner, 1974-92 He is up for re-election in 2010 He is married to Emily
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Minority leader John Boehner Elected to 10th term in 2008 He is up for re-election in 2010 OH House, 1985-91 Married to debbie
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Minority whip Eric Cantor Elected in 2008 Is serving his 5th term Is up for re-election in 2010 VA Assembly, 1992-2001 Married to Diana
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Current event 1 Nancy Pelosi was in a foreign country
(Mexico) and accused her own government of terrorizing people. She believes that we are terrorizing Mexican people by not letting our employers hire them illegally.
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Current Event 2 The 787$ billion dollar Stimulus bill has
been passed by congress. The bill is seen by many Americans as one of the largest waste of tax payer money in history.
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Current Event 3 They are pushing to shape up the health
care bill, one way they are helping to do this is by opening a phone bank all around America for suggestions. Steny Hoyer is a strong supporter.
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Current event 4 Representatives from state and local health
agencies meet with congressmen to become updated on congresses newest ideas how to combat the virus.