Senate
| Affiliation | Members | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 49 | ||
| Republican Party | 49 | ||
| Independent Democrat | 1 | Joe Lieberman caucuses with the Democrats. | |
| Independent | 1 | Bernie Sanders caucuses with the Democrats. | |
| Total | 100 | ||
Leadership
| Office | Officer | State | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Senate Majority Leader Democratic Conference Chairman |
Harry Reid | Nevada | 2007 | |
| Senate Majority Whip | Richard Durbin | Illinois | 2007 | |
| Democratic Policy Committee Chairman | Byron Dorgan | North Dakota | 1999 | |
| Democratic Conference Secretary | Patty Murray | Washington | 2007 | |
|
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Conference |
Chuck Schumer | New York | 2005 | |
| Office | Officer | State | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Minority Leader | Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | 2007 | |
| Senate Minority Whip | Trent Lott | Mississippi | 2007 | |
| Republican Conference Chairman | Jon Kyl | Arizona | 2007 | |
| Republican Policy Committee Chairman | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Texas | 2007 | |
| Republican Conference Secretary | John Cornyn | Texas | 2007 | |
| Republican Campaign Committee Chairman | John Ensign | Nevada | 2007 | |
Members
| Class | End of Term |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 |
| 2 | 2011 |
| 3 | 2009 |
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Prior Background ![]() |
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First took office ![]() |
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| Alabama |
|
Richard Shelby | Republican | Methodist | US Rep (AL-7) | Alabama | 1987 | 1934 | ||
| Alabama |
|
Jeff Sessions | Republican | Presbyterian | AL Attorney General | Huntingdon College, Alabama | 1997 | 1931 | ||
| Alaska |
|
Ted Stevens | Republican | Roman Catholic | Military, Attorney, AK House [2] | UCLA, Harvard [2] | 1968 [2] | 1923 [2] | ||
| Alaska |
|
Lisa Murkowski | Republican | Episcopalian | AK House[2] | Georgetown, Willamette [2] | 2002[2] | 1958[2] | ||
| Arizona |
|
John McCain | Republican | Presbyterian | military pilot, US Rep (AZ-1)[3] | Naval Academy[3] | 1987[3] | 1936[3] | ||
| Arizona |
|
Jon Kyl | Republican | Episcopalian | attorney, US Rep (AZ-4)[3] | University of Arizona | 1995[3] | 1956[3] | ||
| Arkansas |
|
Blanche Lincoln | Democratic | Episcopalian | US Rep (AR-1)[4] | Randolph-Macon Women's College,University of Arkansas[4] | 1999[4] | 1960[4] | ||
| Arkansas |
|
Mark Pryor | Democratic | Christian | AR Attorney General[4] | Arkansas | 2003[4] | 1963[4] | ||
| California |
|
Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | Jewish | Mayor of San Francisco | Stanford | 1992 | 1933 | ||
| California |
|
Barbara Boxer | Democratic | Jewish | US Rep (CA-6) | Brooklyn College | 1993 | 1940 | ||
| Colorado |
|
Wayne Allard | Republican | Protestant | US Rep (CO-4) | Colorado State | 1997 | 1943 | ||
| Colorado |
|
Ken Salazar | Democratic | Roman Catholic | CO Attorney General | Colorado College, Michigan | 2005 | 1948 | ||
| Connecticut |
|
Chris Dodd | Democratic | Roman Catholic | US Rep (CT-2) | Providence, Louisville | 1981 | 1944 | ||
| Connecticut |
|
Joe Lieberman | Independent Democrat | Jewish | CT Attorney General | Yale | 1989 | 1952 | ||
| Delaware |
|
Joe Biden | Democratic | Roman Catholic | New Castle County Council | Delaware, Syracuse | 1973 | 1942 | ||
| Delaware |
|
Tom Carper | Democratic | Presbyterian | DE Governor; US Rep (DE-At Large) | Ohio State, Delaware | 2001 | 1946 | ||
| Florida |
|
Bill Nelson | Democratic | Roman Catholic | FL State Treasurer | Yale, Virginia | 2001 | 1942 | ||
| Florida |
|
Mel Martinez | Republican | Methodist | Secretary of HUD | Florida State | 2005 | 1951 | ||
| Georgia |
|
Saxby Chambliss | Republican | Episcopalian | US Rep (GA-8) | Georgia, Tennessee | 2003 | 1943 | ||
| Georgia |
|
Johnny Isakson | Republican | Methodist | US Rep (GA-6) | Georgia | 2005 | 1942 | ||
| Hawaii |
|
Daniel Inouye | Democratic | UCC | US Rep (HI-At Large) | Hawaii, George Washington | 1963 | 1924 | ||
| Hawaii |
|
Daniel Akaka | Democratic | Methodist | US Rep (HI-2) | Hawaii | 1991 | 1924 | ||
| Idaho |
|
Larry Craig | Republican | Methodist | US Rep (ID-1) | Idaho | 1991 | 1955 | ||
| Idaho |
|
Mike Crapo | Republican | LDS | US Rep (ID-2) | Brigham Young, Harvard | 1999 | 1944 | ||
| Illinois |
|
Dick Durbin | Democratic | Roman Catholic | US Rep (IL-20) | Georgetown | 1997 | 1932 | ||
| Illinois |
|
Barack Obama | Democratic | UCC | IL Senate | Columbia, Harvard | 2005 | 1961 | ||
| Indiana |
|
Dick Lugar | Republican | Episcopalian | Mayor of Indianapolis | Denison, Oxford | 1977 | 1936 | ||
| Indiana |
|
Evan Bayh | Democratic | Methodist | IN Governor | Indiana, Virginia | 1999 | 1924 | ||
| Iowa |
|
Chuck Grassley | Republican | Baptist | US Rep (IA-3) | Northern Iowa | 1981 | 1933 | ||
| Iowa |
|
Tom Harkin | Democratic | Roman Catholic | US Rep (IA-5) | Iowa State, Catholic | 1985 | 1939 | ||
| Kansas |
|
Sam Brownback | Republican | Roman Catholic | US Rep (KS-2) | Kansas State, Kansas | 1996 | 1956 | ||
| Kansas |
|
Pat Roberts | Republican | Methodist | US Rep (KS-1) | Kansas State | 1997 | 1940 | ||
| Kentucky |
|
Mitch McConnell | Republican | Roman Catholic | Jefferson County Exec | Louisville, Kentucky | 1985 | 1949 | ||
| Kentucky |
|
Jim Bunning | Republican | Baptist | US Rep (KY-4) | Xavier | 1999 | 1951 | ||
| Louisiana |
|
Mary Landrieu | Democratic | Roman Catholic | LA State Treasurer | LSU | 1997 | 1941 | ||
| Louisiana |
|
David Vitter | Republican | Roman Catholic | US Rep (LA-1) | Harvard, Oxford, Tulane | 2005 | 1961 | ||
| Maine |
|
Olympia Snowe | Republican | Eastern Orthodox | US Rep (ME-2) | Maine | 1995 | 1934 | ||
| Maine |
|
Susan Collins | Republican | Roman Catholic | MA Deputy State Treasurer | St. Lawrence | 1997 | 1952 | ||
| Maryland |
|
Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | Roman Catholic | US Rep (MD-3) | Mt. St. Agnes, Maryland | 1987 | 1936 | ||
| Maryland |
|
Ben Cardin | Democratic | Jewish | US Rep (MD-3) | Pittsburgh, Maryland | 2007 | 1943 | ||
| Massachusetts |
|
Ted Kennedy | Democratic | Roman Catholic | law | Harvard, Virginia | 1962 | 1932 | ||
| Massachusetts |
|
John Kerry | Democratic | Roman Catholic | MA Lt. Gov. | Yale, Boston College | 1985 | 1936 | ||
| Michigan |
|
Carl Levin | Democratic | Jewish | Detroit City Council | Swarthmore, Harvard | 1979 | 1934 | ||
| Michigan |
|
Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | Methodist | US Rep (MI-8) | Michigan State | 2001 | 1950 | ||
| Minnesota |
|
Norm Coleman | Republican | Jewish | Mayor of St. Paul | Hofstra, Iowa | 2003 | 1947 | ||
| Minnesota |
|
Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | Congregationalist | Hennepin County Attorney | Yale, Chicago Law | 2007 | 1960 | ||
| Mississippi |
|
Thad Cochran | Republican | Baptist | US Rep (MS-4) | Mississippi | 1979 | 1937 | ||
| Mississippi |
|
Trent Lott | Republican | Baptist | US Rep (MS-5) | Mississippi | 1989 | 1941 | ||
| Missouri |
|
Kit Bond | Republican | Presbyterian | MO Governor | Princeton, Virginia | 1987 | 1940 | ||
| Missouri | Image:MCCASKILL11.jpg | Claire McCaskill | Democratic | Roman Catholic | MO State Auditor | Missouri | 2007 | 1953 | ||
| Montana |
|
Max Baucus | Democratic | UCC | US Rep (MT-1) | Stanford | 1979 | 1946 | ||
| Montana |
|
Jon Tester | Democratic | Church of God | MT State Senator | Great Falls | 2007 | 1947 | ||
| Nebraska |
|
Chuck Hagel | Republican | Episcopalian | Banking | Nebraska-Omaha | 1997 | 1946 | ||
| Nebraska |
|
Ben Nelson | Democratic | Episcopalian | NE Governor | Nebraska | 2001 | 1941 | ||
| Nevada |
|
Harry Reid | Democratic | Christian | US Rep (NV-1) | Southern Utah State, Utah State, George Washington | 1987 | 1935 | ||
| Nevada |
|
John Ensign | Republican | LDS | US Rep (NV-1) | UNLV, Oregon State, Colorado | 2001 | 1943 | ||
| New Hampshire |
|
Judd Gregg | Republican | UCC | NH Governor | Columbia, Boston University | 1993 | 1943 | ||
| New Hampshire |
|
John Sununu | Republican | Roman Catholic | US Rep (NH-1) | MIT, Harvard | 2003 | 1961 | ||
| New Jersey |
|
Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | Jewish | United States Senator, NJ, Class 1, from 1983-2001 | Columbia | 2003 | 1936 | ||
| New Jersey |
|
Bob Menéndez | Democratic | Roman Catholic | US Rep (NJ-13) | St. Peter's College, Rutgers | 2006 | 1954 | ||
| New Mexico |
|
Pete Domenici | Republican | Methodist | Albuquerque City Commission Chairman | New Mexico, Denver | 1973 | 1955 | ||
| New Mexico |
|
Jeff Bingaman | Democratic | Roman Catholic | NM Attorney General | Harvard, Stanford | 1983 | 1946 | ||
| New York |
|
Chuck Schumer | Democratic | Jewish | US Rep (NY-9) | Harvard | 1999 | 1950 | ||
| New York |
|
Hillary Rodham Clinton | Democratic | Methodist | First Lady | Wellesley, Yale | 2001 | 1949 | ||
| North Carolina |
|
Elizabeth Dole | Republican | Methodist | Secretary of Labor | Duke, Harvard | 2003 | 1955 | ||
| North Carolina |
|
Richard Burr | Republican | Methodist | US Rep (NC-5) | Wake Forest | 2005 | 1944 | ||
| North Dakota |
|
Kent Conrad | Democratic | Unitarian | ND Tax Commissioner | Stanford, George Washington | 1987 | 1939 | ||
| North Dakota |
|
Byron Dorgan | Democratic | Lutheran | US Rep (ND-At Large) | North Dakota, Denver | 1993 | 1942 | ||
| Ohio |
|
George Voinovich | Republican | Lutheran | OH Governor | Ohio, Ohio State | 1999 | 1952 | ||
| Ohio |
|
Sherrod Brown | Democratic | Roman Catholic | US Rep (OH-13) | Yale, Ohio State | 2007 | 1952 | ||
| Oklahoma |
|
Jim Inhofe | Republican | Baptist | US Rep (OK-1) | Tulsa | 1995 | 1946 | ||
| Oklahoma |
|
Tom Coburn | Republican | Presbyterian | US Rep (OK-2) | Oklahoma State, Oklahoma | 2005 | 1948 | ||
| Oregon |
|
Ron Wyden | Democratic | LDS | US Rep (OR-3) | Stanford, Oregon | 1997 | 1949 | ||
| Oregon |
|
Gordon Smith | Republican | LDS | OR Senate President | Brigham Young, Southwestern | 1997 | 1939 | ||
| Pennsylvania |
|
Arlen Specter | Republican | Roman Catholic | Philadelphia District Attorney | Pennsylvania, Yale | 1981 | 1930 | ||
| Pennsylvania | Image:CASEYROBERTPIC.jpg | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | Roman Catholic | PA State Treasurer | Holy Cross, The Catholic University of America | 2007 | 1960 | ||
| Rhode Island |
|
Jack Reed | Democratic | Roman Catholic | US Rep (RI-2) | Army, Harvard | 1997 | 1937 | ||
| Rhode Island |
|
Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | Episcopalian | RI Attorney General | Yale, Virginia | 2007 | 1955 | ||
| South Carolina |
|
Lindsey Graham | Republican | Presbyterian | US Rep (SC-3) | South Carolina | 2003 | 1957 | ||
| South Carolina |
|
Jim DeMint | Republican | Baptist | US Rep (SC-4) | Tennessee, Clemson | 2005 | 1934 | ||
| South Dakota |
|
Tim Johnson | Democratic | Lutheran | US Rep (SD-At Large) | South Dakota | 1997 | 1947 | ||
| South Dakota |
|
John Thune | Republican | Protestant | US Rep (SD-At Large) | Biola, South Dakota | 2005 | 1927 | ||
| Tennessee |
|
Lamar Alexander | Republican | Presbyterian | Secretary of Education | Vanderbilt, NYU | 2003 | 1945 | ||
| Tennessee |
|
Bob Corker | Republican | Protestant | Mayor of Chattanooga | Tennessee | 2007 | 1952 | ||
| Texas |
|
Kay Bailey Hutchison | Republican | Episcopalian | TX State Treasurer | Texas | 1993 | 1955 | ||
| Texas |
|
John Cornyn | Republican | Church of Christ | TX Attorney General | Trinity University, St. Mary's University, Virginia | 2003 | 1958 | ||
| Utah |
|
Orrin Hatch | Republican | LDS | Attorney | Brigham Young, Pittsburgh | 1977 | 1936 | ||
| Utah |
|
Robert Bennett | Republican | LDS | business | Utah | 1993 | 1917 | ||
| Vermont |
|
Patrick Leahy | Democratic | Roman Catholic | Chittenden County State's Attorney | St. Michael's College, Georgetown | 1975 | 1950 | ||
| Vermont |
|
Bernie Sanders | Independent | Jewish | US Rep (VT-At Large) | Brooklyn, Chicago | 2007 | 1941 | ||
| Virginia |
|
John Warner | Republican | Episcopalian | Secretary of the Navy | Washington and Lee, Virginia | 1979 | 1944 | ||
| Virginia |
|
Jim Webb | Democratic | Protestant | Secretary of the Navy | Naval, University of Southern California, Georgetown Law | 2007 | 1942 | ||
| Washington |
|
Patty Murray | Democratic | Roman Catholic | WA Senate | Washington State | 1993 | 1932 | ||
| Washington |
|
Maria Cantwell | Democratic | Roman Catholic | US Rep (WA-1) | Miami (Ohio) | 2001 | 1963 | ||
| West Virginia |
|
Robert Byrd | Democratic | Baptist | US Rep (WV-6) | American | 1959 | 1933 | ||
| West Virginia |
|
Jay Rockefeller | Democratic | Presbyterian | WV Governor | Harvard | 1985 | 1943 | ||
| Wisconsin |
|
Herb Kohl | Democratic | Jewish | WI Democratic Party chairman | Wisconsin, Harvard | 1989 | 1947 | ||
| Wisconsin |
|
Russ Feingold | Democratic | Jewish | WI Senate | Wisconsin, Oxford, Harvard | 1993 | 1953 | ||
| Wyoming |
|
Craig Thomas | Republican | Presbyterian | US Rep (WY-At Large) | Wyoming | 1995 | 1933 | ||
| Wyoming |
|
Mike Enzi | Republican | Methodist | WY Senate | George Washington, Denver | 1997 | 1942 |
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | Voting share |
Delegates and Resident Commissioner |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 233 | 53.6% | 4 | |
| Republican Party | 202 | 46.4% | 1 | |
| Total | 435 | |||
