1. Congress By: Lauren Delgado & Sherie Key Government 8 th Block

2. Demographics of Congress

3. Age Age Number of Members

4. Gender Number of Members Gender

5. Marital Status Martial Status Number of Members

6. Party Number of Members Party

7. Ethnicity Number of Members Ethnicity

8. Religion Number of Members Religion

9. Occupational Backgrounds Number of Members Occupational Background

10. Congress Members from Texas

13. R-TX 6 th District Texas’s 6 th District

17. Current Events

20. Senate Leaders

24. Senate Minority Leader Birth Date: February 20, 1942 Birthplace: Sheffield, Alabama Married to Elaine Chao Education: University of Louisville, University of Kentucky Previous Political Experience: Jefferson Co. Judge- Executive Year elected: 2008 Terms Served: 4 Up for re election: 2010 Senate Minority Whip Birth Date: April 25, 1942 Birthplace: Oakland, Nebraska Married to a Caryll Education: University of Arizona Previous Political Experience: US House Terms served: 3 Year Elected:1994 Re election Year: 2010 Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Jon Kyl (R-AZ)

25. Associate Senate Minority Leader Birth Date: Birthplace: Married to Education: Previous Political Experience: Year elected: Terms Served: Up for re election: Associate Senate Minority Leader Birth Date: Birthplace: Married to Education: Previous Political Experience: Terms served: Year Elected: Re election Year:

26. House Leaders

27. Speaker of the House

28. Minority leader Minority whip