meet your 113th congress
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Meet Your 113th Congress
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Session will runJan. 3, 2013 – Jan. 3, 2015
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Senate
Majority: 51 Democrats
Minority: 47 Republicans
2 Independents caucusing with Democrats
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Senate
Majority Leader: Harry Reid (D-NV)
Minority Leader:Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
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House
Majority: 232 Republicans
Minority: 200 Democrats
3 Seats Vacantas of 1.22.2013
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House
Majority Leader: Eric Cantor (R-VA)
Minority Leader:Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
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Freshmen
Senate: 12 freshmen
House: 82 freshmen
17.5% of Congress
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Freshmen
Class President:Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN)
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Freshmen
Money Spent to get Elected
The Most: $39,309,855Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)
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Freshmen
Money Spent to get Elected
The Least: $290,759Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX)
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Retired
10 Senators:
6 Democrats3 Republicans1 Independent
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Retired
25 House Members:
14 Democrats11 Republicans
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Resigned
11 Members of Congress:
6 Democrats5 Republicans
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Deaths
1 Death in Congress:
Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ)
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Women
98 Women in CongressSenate: 20House: 78
18% of Congress
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Service
Longest Serving Senator:Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
32 Years
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Service
Longest Serving Congressman:
John Dingell (D-MI)53 Years
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Age
Average AgeSenate: 62House: 57
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AgeYoungest Members
Senate: Chris Murphy (D-CT), 39 years old
House: Patrick Murphy (D-FL), 29 years old
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AgeOldest Members
Senate: Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), 89 years old
House: Ralph Hall (R-TX), 89 years old
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EducationBachelor or Associate’s
Total: 146 MembersSenate: 24House: 122
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EducationAdvanced Degrees
Total: 359 MembersSenate: 75House: 284
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Previous OccupationsLawyers
Total: 173 MembersSenate: 45House: 128
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Previous OccupationsCareer Politicians
Total: 64 MembersSenate: 9House: 55
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Previous OccupationsReal Estate
Total: 39 MembersSenate: 7House: 32
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Previous OccupationsPhysicians or Clinicians
Total: 24 MembersSenate: 4House: 20
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Previous OccupationsBlue Collar LaborersTotal: 21 Members
Senate: 4House: 17
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Previous OccupationsHomemakers
Total: 21 MembersSenate: 5House: 16
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Previous OccupationsFarmers/RanchersTotal: 15 Members
Senate: 3House: 12
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Previous OccupationsMilitary
Total: 13 MembersSenate: 1House: 12
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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
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Previous OccupationsClergy
Total: 6 MembersHouse: 6
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Previous OccupationsProfessional SportsTotal: 5 Members
House: 5
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ReligionProtestant
Total: 56% of MembersSenate: 52House: 247
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ReligionTop 5 Protestant Religions
73 BaptistSenate: 9House: 64
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ReligionTop 5 Protestant Religions
53 PresbyterianSenate: 15House: 28
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ReligionTop 5 Protestant Religions
46 MethodistSenate: 8House: 38
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ReligionTop 5 Protestant Religions
39 Anglican/EpiscopalSenate: 4House: 35
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ReligionTop 5 Protestant Religions
23 LutheranSenate: 5House: 18
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ReligionCatholic
Total: 31% of MembersSenate: 27House: 136
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ReligionJewish
Total: 6.2% of MembersSenate: 11House: 22
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ReligionMormon
Total: 2.8% of MembersSenate: 7House: 8
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ReligionBuddhists
Total: 3 MembersSenate: 1House: 2
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ReligionMuslims
Total: 2 MembersHouse: 2
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ReligionHindu
Total: 1 MemberHouse: 1
First time for a Hindu representative to be in Congress
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Moustaches
Total: 25 MembersSenate: 2House: 23
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