This document summarizes demographics of the United States Congress. It shows that most members are married Caucasian males over 60 years old who are Protestant, Catholic or Baptist. By party, there are more Democrats than Republicans. Most have backgrounds in law, business or public service. It also lists the two Texas Senators and the House member representing district 6 in Texas, who has served 25 terms since 1985.

2. Demographics of Congress

3. Age (: 74 >70 171 60-69 83 40-49 21 30-39 1 20-29 Number of Members Category

4. Gender ): 446 Male 93 Female

5. Religion 20 Protestant 43 Presbytarian 14 Mormon 52 Methodist 24 Lutheran 44 Jewish 38 Episcopal 26 Christian 60 Baptist 159 Catholic

6. Marital Status :O 14 Widowed ): 37 Single 1 Separated 460 Married 2 Domestic Partner 25 Divorced

7. Ethnicity >:] 1 Vietnamese 1 Pacific Islander 25 Hispanic 461 Caucasian 8 Asian 1 American Indian 42 African American

8. Party <@:] 217 Republican 2 Independent 320 Democrat

9. Occupational Background :P Occupation Number Other – Such as music, film, sports, media, engineers, scientists, accountants, ministers, and an astronaut. 34 Agriculture 9 Health Care 24 Education 94 Business 201 Law 204 Public Service 218 Role in state Government 336