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- 1. Congress 539 Members By: Chelsea Morgan
- 4. 83% Male 17% Women Gender of Congressman
- 5. Marital Status <1 % Domestic Partner 21% separated 3% are Widowed 5% are divorced 7% are Single 85% are married
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- 8. Congressmen from Texas We are in the 6 th district of Texas Two Senators One representative Texas has 30 representatives.
- 9. John Cornyn Born in Houston, Texas Previous Job: attorney Elected in 2002 which was his first term served
- 10. Kay Bailey Hutchison First women voted to represent Texas Elected in 1993 Born in Galveston, Texas VP of the National Transportation Safety Board
- 11. S E N A T E
- 12. Vice President Joe Biden is the president of the Senate Elected in 2008 First term as President of the senate Up for reelection in 2012 Has served 6 terms in the senate. He is from Delaware
- 13. President Pro Tempore Is Robert Byrd He is from West Virginia First elected January 3, 1959 He is the oldest member
- 14. The Senate Majority leader is Harry Reid He is from Nevada He is the first member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints to serve as Majority leader Was elected in 2005 Was elected Lieutenant in 1970.
- 15. The Minority Leader of the Senate is Mitch McConnell He is from Kentucky First elected in 2006 Before election he was an intern under John Cooper
- 16. The assistant Majority leader is Richard Durbin He is from Illinois Elected in 2007 Before Senator he owned a law firm
- 17. The Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate is Jon Kyl He is from Arizona Elected in 1994 Served as editor-in-chief of the Arizona Law Review
- 19. Speaker Of The House The speaker is Nancy Pelosi Elected into senate in 1987 but has been speaker since 2003. Political work: recently blocked impeachment of George W Bush. From California
- 20. Minority Whip Eric Cantor He is from Virginia Has been in his current position since 2008 but has been in the senate since 2000 Political work: Chairman on the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare
- 21. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer From Maryland Was elected in 1981 but has been in his current position since 2006. Political Career: Deals with issues like gun rights, abortion, privacy and social issues.
- 22. Majority Whip James Clyburn Elected in 1992 but has been in his current position since 2008. Political: Education, labor, environment and conservation. From South Carolina.