Legislative Profiles United States Senate  *You may put the answers to each questions directly into this document and submit.  Choose one of the two United States Senators for the State of Texas or the State in which you live.  1. Name of the Senator 2. Address of the senator’s official website 3. The senator’s party affiliation (e.g. Republican, Democrat, Independent) 4. Name of the State represented  5. Senatorial Electoral history a. Last election the senator won i. Name of the senator’s opponent. ii. Results of the election. (E.g. Geisler def. Brownfield, 52%-48%) 6. Committee assignments a. Name all the committees the senator currently serves on. 7. Political beliefs (in addition to their political party affiliation note any important positions they have publically taken on various political issues). This should be in your own words and at least one paragraph long. Make sure you include the source of your information.  8. At least one quote that shows their political views on some topic. Be sure to include the source of your quote) 9. One-paragraph summary based on a video of the senator speaking either on the Senate floor or being interviewed on a news program.  a. You will need to find a video online – should be at least 3 min. This can usually be found on the senator’s website or on YouTube.  b. Include the web address of the video that I can watch—this is required. c. Summarize in a few sentences the main argument of the senator’s speech.   United States House of Representatives  10. The nine-digit zip code of your home address. Check http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp which is the zip code lookup on the United States Postal Service website. 11. The United States Congressional district in which you live. 12. Name of your Representative 13. Address of your representative’s official website 14. Your representative’s party affiliation (e.g. Republican, Democrat, Independent) 15. Congressional Electoral history a. Last election the representative won i. Name of the representative’s opponent. ii. Results of the election. (E.g. Geisler def. Brownfield, 52%-48%) 16. Committee assignments a. Name the committees the representative currently serves on. 17. Political beliefs (in addition to their political party affiliation note any important positions they have publically taken on various political issues). This should be in your own words. and at least one paragraph long. Make sure you include the source of your information.  18. At least one quote that shows their political views on some topic. Be sure to include the source of your quote. 19. One-paragraph summary based on a video of the congressman speaking either on the Senate floor or being interviewed on a news program.  a. You will need to find a video online – should be at least 3 min, no longer than 10 min. Something like this can usually be found on the congressman’s website.  b. Include the web address of the video that I can watch—this.

1. Legislative Profiles
United States Senate
*You may put the answers to each questions directly into this
document and submit.
Choose
one
of the two United States Senators for the State of Texas or the
State in which you live.
1. Name of the Senator
2. Address of the senator’s official website
3. The senator’s party affiliation (e.g. Republican, Democrat,
Independent)
4. Name of the State represented
5. Senatorial Electoral history
a. Last election the senator won
i. Name of the senator’s opponent.
ii. Results of the election. (E.g. Geisler def. Brownfield, 52%-
48%)
6. Committee assignments
a. Name all the committees the senator currently serves on.

2. 7. Political beliefs (in addition to their political party affiliation
note any important positions they have publically taken on
various political issues).
This should be in your own words and at least one paragraph
long.
Make sure you include the source of your information.
8. At least one quote that shows their political views on some
topic. Be sure to include the source of your quote)
9. One-paragraph summary based on a video of the senator
speaking either on the Senate floor or being interviewed on a
news program.
a. You will need to find a video online – should be at least 3
min. This can usually be found on the senator’s website or on
YouTube.
b. Include the web address of the video that I can watch—this is
required.
c. Summarize in a few sentences the main argument of the
senator’s speech.
United States House of Representatives
10. The nine-digit zip code of your home address. Check
http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp
which is the zip code lookup on the United States Postal
Service website.
11. The United States Congressional district in which you live.
12. Name of your Representative

3. 13. Address of your representative’s official website
14. Your representative’s party affiliation (e.g. Republican,
Democrat, Independent)
15. Congressional Electoral history
a. Last election the representative won
i. Name of the representative’s opponent.
ii. Results of the election. (E.g. Geisler def. Brownfield, 52%-
48%)
16. Committee assignments
a. Name the committees the representative currently serves on.
17. Political beliefs (in addition to their political party
affiliation note any important positions they have publically
taken on various political issues).
This should be in your own words. and at least one paragraph
long.
Make sure you include the source of your information.
18. At least one quote that shows their political views on some
topic. Be sure to include the source of your quote.
19. One-paragraph summary based on a video of the
congressman speaking either on the Senate floor or being
interviewed on a news program.
a. You will need to find a video online – should be at least 3
min, no longer than 10 min. Something like this can usually be
found on the congressman’s website.

4. b. Include the web address of the video that I can watch—this is
required.
c. Summarize in a few sentences the main argument of the
congressman’s speech.
Texas Senate (or the State Senate of the State in which you live)
20. The Texas Senate district in which you live.
21. The name and party affiliation of the Texas State Senator
representing your district.
22. Professional background (education, training, military
service, government service)
23. Political beliefs (in addition to their political party
affiliation note any important positions they have publically
taken on various political issues).
This should be in your own words and at least one paragraph
long.
Make sure you include the source of your information.
24. At least one quote that shows their political views on some
topic. Be sure to include the source of the quote.
Texas House of Representatives (or the State House of
Representatives or State Assembly of the State in which you
live)
25. The name and affiliation of the Texas State House
representative representing your district.
26. Professional background (education, training, military
service, government service)

5. 27. Political beliefs (in addition to their political party
affiliation note any important positions they have publically
taken on various political issues).
This should be in your own words and at least one paragraph
long.
Make sure you include the source of your information.
28. At least one quote that shows their political views on some
topic. Be sure to include the source of the quote.
You can use any sources to gather your information. You will
be graded on accuracy and completeness. Please read the
instructions above carefully and make sure you include
everything. Remember also that grammar and spelling are
important, if you have problems in this area; please see the
writing center before you turn this in.
Do NOT cut and paste answers to questions that require
summaries
—that will be considered plagiarism.