This document provides biographical information about several members of the United States Congress, including their home states, years elected, political experience, and additional personal details. It outlines senators and representatives from Texas, as well as Senate and House leaders, such as Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Mitch McConnell. Personal anecdotes, education backgrounds, and other experiences are mentioned for many of these congressional members.

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2. Demographics Of Congress

4. Congress Members From Texas

5. Senator John Cornyn Year Elected- 2002, Number of Terms- 2 nd 6 year term, Year of Reelection- 2008, Political Work- Bolstering national defense, repairing broken immigration, securing borders, boosting more affordable health care, improving education. Home State/ Flag- Texas Extra Info: Member of a fraternity ( Chi Delta Tau). Texas attorney general.

6. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Year Elected- 1993, Number of Terms- 2 Terms, Year of Reelection- 2006, Political Work- Defense and foreign policy, homeland security, tax relief and family support, Education and science, Limited plain planes, Home State/ Flag- Texas Extra Info: She has had two husbands, two adopted children, and two stepdaughters.

7. Representative Joe Barton 6 th District- 830 Representatives Year Elected- 1984, Number Of Terms- 2, Year of Reelection- 2004, Political Work- Energy policy, helps protect individual right, Home State/ Flag- Texas. Extra Info: Attended Texas A&M University

8. Senate Leaders

9. President Of Senate Joe Biden Number of Terms- 6, Year of reelection- 1978,1984,1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, Political Work- Foreign relations, committee on the Judiciary , Home State/ Flag- Delaware Extra Info: Great grandpa was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate. He was the first of four siblings.

10. Pres. Pro Tempore Robert C. Byrd Year Elected- 2006, Number of terms- 20,775 days, Year of Reelection- 2008, Political work- effort to increase transparency and accountability within the legislative proce ss, Energy and water development, Homeland Security, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, Home State/Flag- West Virginia Extra Info: Original name is Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr. His mother died when he was one.

11. Majority Leader Minority Leader Harry Reid Year Elected- 1986, Number of terms- 4, Year of Reelection- 2004, Political Work- Trying to end foreclosure crisis in Nevada, Created the Great Basin National Park, Home State/ Flag- Nevada Extra Info: Played football and was an amateur boxer. Mitch McConnell Year Elected - 1984, Number of Terms- 8, Reelection- 2008, Political Work- senior member of the Appropriations, Agriculture and Rules Committee. Extra Info: He omits his Alabama birth place, Member Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.

12. Asst Majority Whip Richard Durbin Year Elected -1996, Number of Terms -3, Reelection - 2006, Political Work - House author of the banning of smoking on airplanes, Awarded the lifetime Achievement Award by the American Lung Association, Home State/ Flag - Illinois Extra Info: Irish American father and Lithuanian Mother. Asst. Minority Whip Jon Kyl Year Elected - 1995, Number of terms - 7, Reelection-2008, Political Work - Helped write the landmark crime victims Rights Act, Provisions of the Patriot Act. Home State/ Flag - Nebraska. Extra Info: Father served as an Iowa congressman. Attended University of Arizona. Has two kids and four grandkids.

13. House Leaders

14. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Year Elected - 1987, Number of terms - 10, Reelection -2006, Political Work - House Appropriations committee, Housing Opportunities for people with AIDS, House Permanent Select Committee. Home State -Maryland Extra Info-Board member of the National Organization of Italian American Women. 5 children, 2001 elected House Minority Whip.

15. Minority Leader John Boehner Year Elected - 1990, Number of Terms - 10, Reelected -1995, Political Work - Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Home State/Flag - Ohio. Extra Info: Graduated from Moeller High School, one of 12 Brothers and Sisters.

16. Minority Whip Jim Clyburn Year Elected- 1992, Number of terms- 5, Reelection- 2006, Political Work- Human Affairs commissioner, Chair of the congressional Black Caucus, Home State- South Carolina Extra Info: Attended University of South Carolina Law School, Director of Neighborhood Youth Corps.

17. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Year Elected- 1981, Number of terms- 8, Reelection- 2006, Political Work- Federal Employee Pay Comparability Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Home State/ Flag- Maryland Extra- University of Maryland, Law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

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