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12-10-2003, 06:25 PM
# The average age of a Member in the House is 54 years and of a Senator, 59.
# The average length of service in the House is 9 years; and in the Senate, 11 years.
# There are 74 women Members in the 107th -- 61 women in the House and 13 in the Senate.
# There are 38 African-American Members, all in the House.
# There are 21 Hispanic Members, all in the House.
# Asians and Pacific Islanders number 6 in the House and 2 in the Senate.
# Two Native Americans, one in the House; one in the Senate.
# The youngest House Member is Representative Adam Putnam [R-FL], who is 26 years old.
# The youngest Senator is Peter Fitzgerald [R-IL], who is 40.
# The oldest Member of the House is Rep. Benjamin Gilman [R-NY], who is 78.
# The oldest Senator is Strom Thurmond [R-SC], 98 years old.
# Most Members of the 107th are lawyers, followed by businessmen, public servants, and educators.
# Former congressional staffers number 98; 11 Members once worked in the White House, and 1 in the Pentagon.
# Four Members were police officers, three Members were former sheriffs, two probation officers, two FBI agents, one border patrol chief, and one fireman.
# Three Members are former CIA employees.
# Three Members were professional athletes: 2 football, 1 baseball.
# Unusual occupations include a taxicab driver, a river boat captain, a hotel bellhop, a gospel singer, a steelworker, two auctioneers, and two jewelry artisans.
# A majority of Members list Protestant as their religious affiliation, citing many different denominations.
# The largest single religious denomination represented is Roman Catholic.
# In the House, 130 Members had previous military service [78 Republicans; 52 Democrats].
# In the Senate, 38 Senators have served in the military [22 Republicans; 16 Democrats].
# PhDs number 20 in the House and 2 in the Senate.
# Medical degrees are held by 12 House Members and 3 Senators.
# There are 3 Rhodes Scholars in the Senate and 4 in the House.
# Members who were foreign born: 6 in the House; none in the Senate.
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# The average length of service in the House is 9 years; and in the Senate, 11 years.
# There are 74 women Members in the 107th -- 61 women in the House and 13 in the Senate.
# There are 38 African-American Members, all in the House.
# There are 21 Hispanic Members, all in the House.
# Asians and Pacific Islanders number 6 in the House and 2 in the Senate.
# Two Native Americans, one in the House; one in the Senate.
# The youngest House Member is Representative Adam Putnam [R-FL], who is 26 years old.
# The youngest Senator is Peter Fitzgerald [R-IL], who is 40.
# The oldest Member of the House is Rep. Benjamin Gilman [R-NY], who is 78.
# The oldest Senator is Strom Thurmond [R-SC], 98 years old.
# Most Members of the 107th are lawyers, followed by businessmen, public servants, and educators.
# Former congressional staffers number 98; 11 Members once worked in the White House, and 1 in the Pentagon.
# Four Members were police officers, three Members were former sheriffs, two probation officers, two FBI agents, one border patrol chief, and one fireman.
# Three Members are former CIA employees.
# Three Members were professional athletes: 2 football, 1 baseball.
# Unusual occupations include a taxicab driver, a river boat captain, a hotel bellhop, a gospel singer, a steelworker, two auctioneers, and two jewelry artisans.
# A majority of Members list Protestant as their religious affiliation, citing many different denominations.
# The largest single religious denomination represented is Roman Catholic.
# In the House, 130 Members had previous military service [78 Republicans; 52 Democrats].
# In the Senate, 38 Senators have served in the military [22 Republicans; 16 Democrats].
# PhDs number 20 in the House and 2 in the Senate.
# Medical degrees are held by 12 House Members and 3 Senators.
# There are 3 Rhodes Scholars in the Senate and 4 in the House.
# Members who were foreign born: 6 in the House; none in the Senate.
C-Span (http://www.c-span.org/questions/weekly69.asp)