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The following table was adapted from information in Vital Statistics on Congress 2008 (Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2008) by Norman J. Ornstein, Thomas E. Mann, and Michael J. Malbin. Visit www.brookings.edu to order the book.
Notes. The Prior Occupation category adds new occupations to its list periodically. Dashes indicate that the occupation was not listed as an option for that Congress. Some members claim more than one occupation.
Factor |
House 90th
(1967) |
House 100th (2007) |
Senate 90th
(1967) |
Senate 110th
(2007) |
Prior Occupation |
|
|
|
|
Acting/entertainer |
-- |
3 |
-- |
1 |
Aeronautics |
-- |
2 |
-- |
0 |
Agriculture |
39 |
23 |
18 |
6 |
Business or banking |
161 |
166 |
23 |
27 |
Clergy |
-- |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Congressional aide |
-- |
0 |
-- |
-- |
Education |
57 |
88 |
15 |
14 |
Engineering |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Journalism |
39 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
Labor leader |
2 |
13 |
0 |
3 |
Law |
246 |
162 |
68 |
59 |
Law enforcement |
-- |
10 |
-- |
0 |
Medicine |
3 |
13 |
1 |
3 |
Military |
-- |
4 |
-- |
1 |
Professional sports |
-- |
1 |
-- |
1 |
Public service/politics |
-- |
174 |
-- |
32 |
Real estate |
-- |
36 |
-- |
3 |
Veteran |
320 |
99 |
65 |
30 |
New Occupations for the 110th House |
|
|
|
|
Artistic/creative |
-- |
1 |
|
|
Healthcare |
-- |
9 |
|
|
Homemaker/domestic |
-- |
7 |
|
|
Secretarial/clerical |
-- |
9 |
|
|
Technical/trade |
-- |
2 |
|
|
Miscellaneous |
-- |
2 |
|
|
Religious Affiliations |
|
|
|
|
Catholic |
95 |
128 |
13 |
25 |
Jewish |
16 |
30 |
2 |
13 |
Protestant |
|
|
|
|
Baptist |
42 |
60 |
11 |
7 |
Episcopalian |
50 |
28 |
15 |
10 |
Methodist |
68 |
51 |
23 |
12 |
Presbyterian |
63 |
34 |
12 |
10 |
All other |
99 |
104 |
24 |
23 |
Minority/Gender Identification |
|
|
|
|
African American |
5 |
40 |
1 |
1 |
Hispanic |
3 |
23 |
1 |
3 |
Women |
10 |
71 |
1 |
16 |
Political Party Identification |
|
|
|
|
Republican |
187 |
202 |
36 |
49 |
Democrat |
246 |
233 |
64 |
49 |
Other parties |
2 |
-- |
-- |
2 |
Apportionment of House seats by region, 1970 and 2000 |
|
|
|
|
South |
108 |
131 |
|
|
Border |
35 |
31 |
|
|
New England |
25 |
22 |
|
|
Mid-Atlantic |
80 |
62 |
|
|
Midwest |
86 |
69 |
|
|
Plains |
25 |
22 |
|
|
Rocky Mountains |
19 |
28 |
|
|
Pacific Coast |
57 |
70 |
|
|
|
|
Black Americans in Congress 
