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Leadership Directory
All Positions — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
Name¹ Born Generation Position Party State
First Last
Robert C. Byrd 1917 GI Sen. D WV
Ralph M. Hall 1923 GI Rep. R TX
Daniel K. Akaka 1924 GI Sen. D HI
Daniel K. Inouye 1924 GI Sen. D HI
Frank R. Lautenberg 1924 GI Sen. D NJ
Roscoe G. Bartlett 1926 Silent Rep. R MD
John D. Dingell, Jr. 1926 Silent Rep. D MI
John Conyers, Jr. 1929 Silent Rep. D MI
Dale E. Kildee 1929 Silent Rep. D MI
Louise M. Slaughter 1929 Silent Rep. D NY
Sam Johnson 1930 Silent Rep. R TX
Charles B. Rangel 1930 Silent Rep. D NY
Arlen Specter 1930 Silent Sen. D PA
Charles (Bill) W. Young 1930 Silent Rep. R FL
James P. Bunning 1931 Silent Sen. R KY
Howard Coble 1931 Silent Rep. R NC
Sander M. Levin 1931 Silent Rep. D MI
Isaac N. Skelton, IV (Ike) 1931 Silent Rep. D MO
Fortney (Pete) H. Stark, Jr. 1931 Silent Rep. D CA
Edward M. Kennedy 1932 Silent Sen. D MA
Richard G. Lugar 1932 Silent Sen. R IN
John P. Murtha, Jr. 1932 Silent Rep. D PA
Robert Bennett 1933 Silent Sen. R UT
Dianne Feinstein 1933 Silent Sen. D CA
Charles E. Grassley 1933 Silent Sen. R IA
Diane E. Watson 1933 Silent Rep. D CA
Donald E. Young 1933 Silent Rep. R AK
Leonard L. Boswell 1934 Silent Rep. D IA
Vernon J. Ehlers 1934 Silent Rep. R MI
Orrin G. Hatch 1934 Silent Sen. R UT
James M. Inhofe 1934 Silent Sen. R OK
Carl Levin 1934 Silent Sen. D MI
Charles (Jerry) J. Lewis 1934 Silent Rep. R CA
James L. Oberstar 1934 Silent Rep. D MN
Donald M. Payne 1934 Silent Rep. D NJ
Richard C. Shelby 1934 Silent Sen. R AL
Edolphus Towns 1934 Silent Rep. D NY
Henry E. Brown, Jr. 1935 Silent Rep. R SC
Eddie B. Johnson 1935 Silent Rep. D TX
Herbert H. Kohl 1935 Silent Sen. D WI
Ronald E. Paul 1935 Silent Rep. R TX
Alcee L. Hastings 1936 Silent Rep. D FL
John S. McCain, III 1936 Silent Sen. R AZ
James A. McDermott 1936 Silent Rep. D WA
Barbara A. Mikulski 1936 Silent Sen. D MD
Grace F. Napolitano 1936 Silent Rep. D CA
John W. Olver 1936 Silent Rep. D MA
Charles (Pat) P. Roberts 1936 Silent Sen. R KS
George V. Voinovich 1936 Silent Sen. R OH
Judith B. Biggert 1937 Silent Rep. R IL
Roland Burris 1937 Silent Sen. D IL
William T. Cochran 1937 Silent Sen. R MS
Paul E. Kanjorski 1937 Silent Rep. D PA
Nita M. Lowey 1937 Silent Rep. D NY
William J. Pascrell, Jr. 1937 Silent Rep. D NJ
John D. Rockefeller, IV (Jay) 1937 Silent Sen. D WV
Harold D. Rogers 1937 Silent Rep. R KY
Lynn C. Woolsey 1937 Silent Rep. D CA
Neil Abercrombie 1938 Silent Rep. D HI
Danny L. Burton 1938 Silent Rep. R IN
Lois Capps 1938 Silent Rep. D CA
Maurice D. Hinchey 1938 Silent Rep. D NY
Howard (Buck) P. McKeon 1938 Silent Rep. R CA
David R. Obey 1938 Silent Rep. D WI
Solomon P. Ortiz 1938 Silent Rep. D TX
Maxine Waters 1938 Silent Rep. D CA
Christopher (Kit) S. Bond 1939 Silent Sen. R MO
Michael N. Castle 1939 Silent Rep. R DE
Thomas (Tom) R. Harkin 1939 Silent Sen. D IA
Steny H. Hoyer 1939 Silent Rep. D MD
Edward Kaufman 1939 Silent Sen. D DE
Joseph R. Pitts 1939 Silent Rep. R PA
Harry Reid 1939 Silent Sen. D NV
Henry A. Waxman 1939 Silent Rep. D CA
Frank R. Wolf 1939 Silent Rep. R VA
Lamar Alexander 1940 Silent Sen. R TN
Barbara Boxer 1940 Silent Sen. D CA
James E. Clyburn 1940 Silent Rep. D SC
Norman D. Dicks 1940 Silent Rep. D WA
Barney Frank 1940 Silent Rep. D MA
Rubén Hinojosa 1940 Silent Rep. D TX
Theodore R. Kulongoski 1940 Silent Gov. D OR
Patrick J. Leahy 1940 Silent Sen. D VT
John R. Lewis 1940 Silent Rep. D GA
Harry Mitchell 1940 Silent Rep. D AZ
Nancy Pelosi 1940 Silent Rep. D CA
Thomas E. Petri 1940 Silent Rep. R WI
David E. Price 1940 Silent Rep. D NC
Max S. Baucus 1941 Silent Sen. D MT
Howard L. Berman 1941 Silent Rep. D CA
John R. Carter 1941 Silent Rep. R TX
Danny K. Davis 1941 Silent Rep. D IL
William D. Delahunt 1941 Silent Rep. D MA
Bobby R. Etheridge 1941 Silent Rep. D NC
Sam Farr 1941 Silent Rep. D CA
Doc Hastings 1941 Silent Rep. R WA
Mike Honda 1941 Silent Rep. D CA
Sue Myrick 1941 Silent Rep. R NC
Earl (Ben) B. Nelson 1941 Silent Sen. D NE
Lucille Roybal-Allard 1941 Silent Rep. D CA
Bernard Sanders 1941 Silent Sen. I VT
Clifford B. Stearns 1941 Silent Rep. R FL
Ted Strickland 1941 Silent Gov. D OH
Gary L. Ackerman 1942 Silent Rep. D NY
Robert M. Berry 1942 Silent Rep. D AR
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. 1942 Silent Vice President D DE
Donald L. Carcieri 1942 Silent Gov. R RI
John N. Deal 1942 Silent Rep. R GA
Byron L. Dorgan 1942 Silent Sen. D ND
Anna G. Eshoo 1942 Silent Rep. D CA
Robert Filner 1942 Silent Rep. D CA
Phil Gingrey 1942 Silent Rep. R GA
Parker Griffith 1942 Silent Rep. D AL
Jon L. Kyl 1942 Silent Sen. R AZ
Joseph I. Lieberman 1942 Silent Sen. I CT
John E. Linder 1942 Silent Rep. R GA
Addison (Mitch) M. McConnell 1942 Silent Sen. R KY
Walt Minnick 1942 Silent Rep. D ID
Clarence (Bill) W. Nelson 1942 Silent Sen. D FL
C.L. (Butch) Otter 1942 Silent Gov. R ID
John M. Spratt, Jr. 1942 Silent Rep. D SC
Jesse (Jeff) F. Bingaman, Jr. 1943 Boom Sen. D NM
Phil Bredesen 1943 Boom Gov. D TN
Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite 1943 Boom Rep. R FL
Benjamin L. Cardin 1943 Boom Sen. D MD
Saxby Chambliss 1943 Boom Sen. R GA
Lincoln Davis 1943 Boom Rep. D TN
Rosa L. Delauro 1943 Boom Rep. D CT
Virginia Foxx 1943 Boom Rep. R NC
Kay Granger 1943 Boom Rep. R TX
Kathyrn (Kay) A. Hutchison 1943 Boom Sen. R TX
Walter B. Jones, Jr. 1943 Boom Rep. R NC
John F. Kerry 1943 Boom Sen. D MA
John L. Mica 1943 Boom Rep. R FL
Alan B. Mollohan 1943 Boom Rep. D WV
Edward L. Pastor 1943 Boom Rep. D AZ
James (Jim) E. Risch 1943 Boom Sen. R ID
Frank J. Sensenbrenner, Jr. 1943 Boom Rep. R WI
José E. Serrano 1943 Boom Rep. D NY
Wayne (Ed) E. Whitfield 1943 Boom Rep. R KY
Charlie Wilson 1943 Boom Rep. D OH
Steven (Steve) L. Beshear 1944 Boom Gov. D KY
Jan Brewer 1944 Boom Gov. R AZ
Emanuel Cleaver, II 1944 Boom Rep. D MO
Ander Crenshaw 1944 Boom Rep. R FL
Susan A. Davis 1944 Boom Rep. D CA
Christopher J. Dodd 1944 Boom Sen. D CT
Richard J. Durbin 1944 Boom Sen. D IL
Michael B. Enzi 1944 Boom Sen. R WY
Elton W. Gallegly 1944 Boom Rep. R CA
James A. Gibbons 1944 Boom Gov. R NV
Johnny Isakson 1944 Boom Sen. R GA
Peter T. King 1944 Boom Rep. R NY
Suzanne M. Kosmas 1944 Boom Rep. D FL
Donald A. Manzullo 1944 Boom Rep. R IL
Doris O. Matsui 1944 Boom Rep. D CA
Carolyn McCarthy 1944 Boom Rep. D NY
Collin C. Peterson 1944 Boom Rep. D MN
Edward G. Rendell 1944 Boom Gov. D PA
Silvestre Reyes 1944 Boom Rep. D TX
Robert Riley 1944 Boom Gov. R AL
Janice D. Schakowsky 1944 Boom Rep. D IL
John S. Tanner 1944 Boom Rep. D TN
F. A. Boyd, Jr. 1945 Boom Rep. D FL
Robert A. Brady 1945 Boom Rep. D PA
James E. Doyle 1945 Boom Gov. D WI
Charles A. Gonzalez 1945 Boom Rep. D TX
Jane L. Harman 1945 Boom Rep. D CA
Walter (Wally) W. Herger 1945 Boom Rep. R CA
Carolyn C. Kilpatrick 1945 Boom Rep. D MI
George Miller 1945 Boom Rep. D CA
Dennis Moore 1945 Boom Rep. D KS
James P. Moran 1945 Boom Rep. D VA
David P. Roe 1945 Boom Rep. R TN
Melvin L. Watt 1945 Boom Rep. D NC
Rodney Alexander 1946 Boom Rep. R LA
Michael D. Beebe 1946 Boom Gov. D AR
Frederick C. Boucher 1946 Boom Rep. D VA
Paul C. Broun, Jr. 1946 Boom Rep. R GA
Corrine Brown 1946 Boom Rep. D FL
Lloyd A. Doggett, II 1946 Boom Rep. D TX
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen 1946 Boom Rep. R NJ
Timothy (Tim) P. Johnson 1946 Boom Sen. D SD
Timothy V. Johnson 1946 Boom Rep. R IL
Marcia (Marcy) C. Kaptur 1946 Boom Rep. D OH
Dennis Kucinich 1946 Boom Rep. D OH
Barbara Lee 1946 Boom Rep. D CA
Frank A. Lobiondo 1946 Boom Rep. R NJ
Daniel E. Lungren 1946 Boom Rep. R CA
Edward J. Markey 1946 Boom Rep. D MA
Melquiades (Mel) R. Martinez 1946 Boom Sen. R FL
Sonny Perdue 1946 Boom Gov. R GA
M. J. Rell 1946 Boom Gov. R CT
Ciro D. Rodriguez 1946 Boom Rep. D TX
C.A. (Dutch) Ruppersberger 1946 Boom Rep. D MD
Bobby L. Rush 1946 Boom Rep. D IL
David Scott 1946 Boom Rep. D GA
Jefferson (Jeff) B. Sessions, III 1946 Boom Sen. R AL
Nicola (Niki) S. Tsongas 1946 Boom Rep. D MA
James (Jim) H. Webb 1946 Boom Sen. D VA
W. T. Akin 1947 Boom Rep. R MO
Joe Baca 1947 Boom Rep. D CA
Spencer T. Bachus, III 1947 Boom Rep. R AL
Haley Barbour 1947 Boom Gov. R MS
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. 1947 Boom Rep. D GA
George (G.K.) K. Butterfield, Jr 1947 Boom Rep. D NC
Thomas R. Carper 1947 Boom Sen. D DE
Hillary R. Clinton 1947 Boom Sen. D NY
Jon S. Corzine 1947 Boom Gov. D NJ
Peter A. Defazio 1947 Boom Rep. D OR
John J. Duncan, Jr. 1947 Boom Rep. R TN
Eliot L. Engel 1947 Boom Rep. D NY
Raymond (Gene) E. Green 1947 Boom Rep. D TX
Al Green 1947 Boom Rep. D TX
Judd A. Gregg 1947 Boom Sen. R NH
Christine Gregoire 1947 Boom Gov. D WA
Mazie Hirono 1947 Boom Rep. D HI
John Kline 1947 Boom Rep. R MN
Zoe Lofgren 1947 Boom Rep. D CA
Joseph Manchin 1947 Boom Gov. D WV
Charles J. Melancon 1947 Boom Rep. D LA
Jerrold L. Nadler 1947 Boom Rep. D NY
Beverly E. Perdue 1947 Boom Gov. D NC
Bill Posey 1947 Boom Rep. R FL
William B. Richardson 1947 Boom Gov. D NM
Dana Rohrabacher 1947 Boom Rep. R CA
Arnold Schwarzenegger 1947 Boom Gov. R CA
Robert C. Scott 1947 Boom Rep. D VA
Jeanne Shaheen 1947 Boom Sen. D NH
Lamar S. Smith 1947 Boom Rep. R TX
Olympia J. Snowe 1947 Boom Sen. R ME
Victor F. Snyder 1947 Boom Rep. D AR
Peter Welch 1947 Boom Rep. D VT
Addison (Joe) G. Wilson 1947 Boom Rep. R SC
John Yarmuth 1947 Boom Rep. D KY
Earl Blumenauer 1948 Boom Rep. D OR
Thomas A. Coburn 1948 Boom Sen. R OK
K. M. Conaway 1948 Boom Rep. R TX
Kent Conrad 1948 Boom Sen. D ND
Raul M. Grijalva 1948 Boom Rep. D AZ
John Hall 1948 Boom Rep. D NY
David (Dave) E. Heineman 1948 Boom Gov. R NE
Rush Holt 1948 Boom Rep. D NJ
Duncan L. Hunter 1948 Boom Rep. R CA
John B. Larson 1948 Boom Rep. D CT
Thomas Latham 1948 Boom Rep. R IA
Carolyn B. Maloney 1948 Boom Rep. D NY
Jim Marshall 1948 Boom Rep. D GA
John M. McHugh 1948 Boom Rep. R NY
Gary G. Miller 1948 Boom Rep. R CA
Ted Poe 1948 Boom Rep. R TX
Patrick J. Quinn 1948 Boom Gov. D IL
Allyson Schwartz 1948 Boom Rep. D PA
Kathleen Sebelius 1948 Boom Gov. D KS
Bennie Thompson 1948 Boom Rep. D MS
Thomas Udall 1948 Boom Sen. D NM
Joe L. Barton 1949 Boom Rep. R TX
John A. Boehner 1949 Boom Rep. R OH
Stephen Cohen 1949 Boom Rep. D TN
Tom Cole 1949 Boom Rep. R OK
Jerry F. Costello 1949 Boom Rep. D IL
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. 1949 Boom Gov. R IN
Barton J. Gordon 1949 Boom Rep. D TN
Phil Hare 1949 Boom Rep. D IL
Steven Kagen 1949 Boom Rep. D WI
Mary Jo Kilroy 1949 Boom Rep. D OH
Steve King 1949 Boom Rep. R IA
Richard E. Neal 1949 Boom Rep. D MA
Randy Neugebauer 1949 Boom Rep. R TX
Nick J. Rahall, II 1949 Boom Rep. D WV
John (Jack) F. Reed 1949 Boom Sen. D RI
John B. Shadegg 1949 Boom Rep. R AZ
Harry Teague 1949 Boom Rep. D NM
Paul Tonko 1949 Boom Rep. D NY
Peter Visclosky 1949 Boom Rep. D IN
Ronald L. Wyden 1949 Boom Sen. D OR
Samuel A. Alito 1950 Boom Sup. Ct. NA NJ
Timothy H. Bishop 1950 Boom Rep. D NY
Roy Blunt 1950 Boom Rep. R MO
John Boozman 1950 Boom Rep. R AR
Michael C. Burgess 1950 Boom Rep. R TX
Gerald Connolly 1950 Boom Rep. D VA
Jo A. Emerson 1950 Boom Rep. R MO
Dave Freudenthal 1950 Boom Gov. D WY
Sheila Jackson-Lee 1950 Boom Rep. D TX
Mike Johanns 1950 Boom Sen. R NE
Ann Kirkpatrick 1950 Boom Rep. D AZ
Patty Murray 1950 Boom Sen. D WA
Rick Perry 1950 Boom Gov. R TX
David G. Reichert 1950 Boom Rep. R WA
Charles (Chuck) E. Schumer 1950 Boom Sen. D NY
Michael K. Simpson 1950 Boom Rep. R ID
Mark E. Souder 1950 Boom Rep. R IN
Karen (Jackie) L. Speier 1950 Boom Rep. D CA
Deborah A. Stabenow 1950 Boom Sen. D MI
Alice Titus 1950 Boom Rep. D NV
Mark Udall 1950 Boom Sen. D CO
Lynn A. Westmoreland 1950 Boom Rep. R GA
Shelley Berkley 1951 Boom Rep. D NV
Brian P. Bilbray 1951 Boom Rep. R CA
Robert (Rob) Bishop 1951 Boom Rep. R UT
Vernon G. Buchanan 1951 Boom Rep. R FL
Michael D. Crapo 1951 Boom Sen. R ID
Elijah E. Cummings 1951 Boom Rep. D MD
James W. Demint 1951 Boom Sen. R SC
Jim Douglas 1951 Boom Gov. R VT
Thomas (Chet) C. Edwards 1951 Boom Rep. D TX
John Fleming 1951 Boom Rep. R LA
Paul Hodes 1951 Boom Rep. D NH
Jay R. Inslee 1951 Boom Rep. D WA
Larry Kissel 1951 Boom Rep. D NC
Kenny Marchant 1951 Boom Rep. R TX
Jerry McNerney 1951 Boom Rep. D CA
Gwendolynne (Gwen) S. Moore 1951 Boom Rep. D WI
Frank Pallone, Jr. 1951 Boom Rep. D NJ
Edward R. Royce 1951 Boom Rep. R CA
Jean Schmidt 1951 Boom Rep. R OH
Kurt Schrader 1951 Boom Rep. D OR
Joe Sestak 1951 Boom Rep. D PA
Albio Sires 1951 Boom Rep. D NJ
Ellen O. Tauscher 1951 Boom Rep. D CA
Michael Thompson 1951 Boom Rep. D CA
Todd Tiahrt 1951 Boom Rep. R KS
John F. Tierney 1951 Boom Rep. D MA
Roger F. Wicker 1951 Boom Sen. R MS
John A. Barrasso 1952 Boom Sen. R WY
Marsha Blackburn 1952 Boom Rep. R TN
Bobby Bright, Sr. 1952 Boom Rep. D AL
Sherrod Brown 1952 Boom Sen. D OH
Michael E. Capuano 1952 Boom Rep. D MA
Susan M. Collins 1952 Boom Sen. R ME
Robert (Bob) Corker 1952 Boom Sen. R TN
John Cornyn 1952 Boom Sen. R TX
Jim Costa 1952 Boom Rep. D CA
David T. Dreier 1952 Boom Rep. R CA
J. R. Forbes 1952 Boom Rep. R VA
Marcia Fudge 1952 Boom Rep. D OH
Robert W. Goodlatte 1952 Boom Rep. R VA
Leonard Lance 1952 Boom Rep. R NJ
Dave Loebsack 1952 Boom Rep. D IA
Blaine Luetkemeyer 1952 Boom Rep. R MO
John Lynch 1952 Boom Gov. D NH
Timothy Murphy 1952 Boom Rep. R PA
Earl R. Pomeroy, III 1952 Boom Rep. D ND
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 1952 Boom Rep. R FL
Steven Rothman 1952 Boom Rep. D NJ
Carol Shea-Porter 1952 Boom Rep. D NH
Bart T. Stupak 1952 Boom Rep. D MI
Ken Calvert 1953 Boom Rep. R CA
David L. Camp 1953 Boom Rep. R MI
Shelley M. Capito 1953 Boom Rep. R WV
Joe Courtney 1953 Boom Rep. D CT
Michael F. Doyle 1953 Boom Rep. D PA
Russell D. Feingold 1953 Boom Sen. D WI
Louie Gohmert 1953 Boom Rep. R TX
Luis V. Gutierrez 1953 Boom Rep. D IL
Kay Hagan 1953 Boom Sen. D NC
Baron P. Hill 1953 Boom Rep. D IN
Peter Hoekstra 1953 Boom Rep. R MI
Linda Lingle 1953 Boom Gov. R HI
Claire McCaskill 1953 Boom Sen. D MO
Gregory W. Meeks 1953 Boom Rep. D NY
Brad Miller 1953 Boom Rep. D NC
Ed Perlmutter 1953 Boom Rep. D CO
John T. Salazar 1953 Boom Rep. D CO
Christopher H. Smith 1953 Boom Rep. R NJ
Gary (Gene) E. Taylor 1953 Boom Rep. D MS
Frederick S. Upton 1953 Boom Rep. R MI
Nydia M. Velázquez 1953 Boom Rep. D NY
James H. Cooper 1954 Boom Rep. D TN
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 1954 Boom Rep. R FL
Mary Fallin 1954 Boom Rep. R OK
Darrell Issa 1954 Boom Rep. R CA
Hank Johnson 1954 Boom Rep. D GA
Doug Lamborn 1954 Boom Rep. R CO
Steven C. Latourette 1954 Boom Rep. R OH
Cynthia M. Lummis 1954 Boom Rep. R WY
Betty McCollum 1954 Boom Rep. D MN
Robert Menendez 1954 Boom Sen. D NJ
Candice S. Miller 1954 Boom Rep. R MI
Jerry Moran 1954 Boom Rep. R KS
Tom Price 1954 Boom Rep. R GA
Michael Rounds 1954 Boom Gov. R SD
Brad Sherman 1954 Boom Rep. D CA
Mark Warner 1954 Boom Sen. D VA
John E. Baldacci 1955 Boom Gov. D ME
John Barrow 1955 Boom Rep. D GA
Birch (Evan) E. Bayh, III 1955 Boom Sen. D IN
Kevin P. Brady 1955 Boom Rep. R TX
Richard M. Burr 1955 Boom Sen. R NC
John Campbell 1955 Boom Rep. R CA
Michael Coffman 1955 Boom Rep. R CO
Henry Cuellar 1955 Boom Rep. D TX
Joe Donnelly 1955 Boom Rep. D IN
Bill Foster 1955 Boom Rep. D IL
Jim Gerlach 1955 Boom Rep. R PA
Lindsey O. Graham 1955 Boom Sen. R SC
Jack Kingston 1955 Boom Rep. R GA
Mary L. Landrieu 1955 Boom Sen. D LA
Stephen F. Lynch 1955 Boom Rep. D MA
Michael H. Michaud 1955 Boom Rep. D ME
Chellie Pingree 1955 Boom Rep. D ME
George P. Radanovich 1955 Boom Rep. R CA
Dennis (Denny) Rehberg 1955 Boom Rep. R MT
John G. Roberts, Jr. 1955 Boom Sup. Ct. NA DC
Kenneth L. Salazar 1955 Boom Sen. D CO
Brian Schweitzer 1955 Boom Gov. D MT
Pete Sessions 1955 Boom Rep. R TX
Sheldon Whitehouse 1955 Boom Sen. D RI
David Wu 1955 Boom Rep. D OR
Michele Bachmann 1956 Boom Rep. R MN
Brian Baird 1956 Boom Rep. D WA
Charles W. Boustany, Jr. 1956 Boom Rep. R LA
Sam D. Brownback 1956 Boom Sen. R KS
William L. Clay, Jr. 1956 Boom Rep. D MO
Charles (Charlie) J. Crist, Jr 1956 Boom Gov. R FL
John Culberson 1956 Boom Rep. R TX
Chaka Fattah 1956 Boom Rep. D PA
Gregg Harper 1956 Boom Rep. R MS
Robert E. Latta 1956 Boom Rep. R OH
Betsey Markey 1956 Boom Rep. D CO
Tom McClintock 1956 Boom Rep. R CA
Mike McIntyre 1956 Boom Rep. D NC
Jeff Merkley 1956 Boom Sen. D OR
Jeremiah "Jay" W. Nixon 1956 Boom Gov. D MO
Deval Patrick 1956 Boom Gov. D MA
August (Bill) W. Ritter, Jr. 1956 Boom Gov. D CO
Jon Tester 1956 Boom Sen. D MT
Robert E. Andrews 1957 Boom Rep. D NJ
Bruce Braley 1957 Boom Rep. D IA
Bill Cassidy 1957 Boom Rep. R LA
Kathleen Dahlkemper 1957 Boom Rep. D PA
Diana Degette 1957 Boom Rep. D CO
Trent Franks 1957 Boom Rep. R AZ
Jeb Hensarling 1957 Boom Rep. R TX
John Hoeven 1957 Boom Gov. R ND
Thomas (Tim) T. Holden 1957 Boom Rep. D PA
Ron Klein 1957 Boom Rep. D FL
Michael E. McMahon 1957 Boom Rep. D NY
Lisa Murkowski 1957 Boom Sen. R AK
Janet Napolitano 1957 Boom Gov. D AZ
Mark V. Parkinson 1957 Boom Gov. D KS
Hilda Solis 1957 Boom Rep. D CA
Greg Walden 1957 Boom Rep. R OR
Zachary P. Wamp 1957 Boom Rep. R TN
Steve Austria 1958 Boom Rep. R OH
Xavier Becerra 1958 Boom Rep. D CA
Stephen E. Buyer 1958 Boom Rep. R IN
Maria E. Cantwell 1958 Boom Sen. D WA
Russ Carnahan 1958 Boom Rep. D MO
Travis W. Childers 1958 Boom Rep. D MS
Geoffrey (Geoff) C. Davis 1958 Boom Rep. R KY
Brad Ellsworth 1958 Boom Rep. D IN
John E. Ensign 1958 Boom Sen. R NV
Alan Grayson 1958 Boom Rep. D FL
Deborah Halvorson 1958 Boom Rep. D IL
Steve Israel 1958 Boom Rep. D NY
Timothy (Tim) M. Kaine 1958 Boom Gov. D VA
Gary C. Peters 1958 Boom Rep. D MI
Mike Quigley 1958 Boom Rep. D IL
Mike D. Rogers 1958 Boom Rep. R AL
John M. Shimkus 1958 Boom Rep. R IL
William (Mac) M. Thornberry 1958 Boom Rep. R TX
John H. Adler 1959 Boom Rep. D NJ
Michael Arcuri 1959 Boom Rep. D NY
Josiah (Jo) R. Bonner, Jr. 1959 Boom Rep. R AL
Dennis A. Cardoza 1959 Boom Rep. D CA
Chris Carney 1959 Boom Rep. D PA
A. (Ben) B. Chandler 1959 Boom Rep. D KY
Donna F. Edwards 1959 Boom Rep. D MD
Scott Garrett 1959 Boom Rep. R NJ
Jennifer M. Granholm 1959 Boom Gov. D MI
Brian Higgins 1959 Boom Rep. D NY
Robert D. Inglis 1959 Boom Rep. R SC
Mark S. Kirk 1959 Boom Rep. R IL
Eric J. Massa 1959 Boom Rep. D NY
James P. McGovern 1959 Boom Rep. D MA
Jefferson (Jeff) B. Miller 1959 Boom Rep. R FL
Mike Pence 1959 Boom Rep. R IN
Glenn Thompson 1959 Boom Rep. R PA
Christopher van Hollen 1959 Boom Rep. D MD
Robert J. Wittman 1959 Boom Rep. R VA
Robert (Bob) Casey, Jr. 1960 Boom Sen. D PA
Charles W. Dent 1960 Boom Rep. R PA
Jeff Fortenberry 1960 Boom Rep. R NE
Dean Heller 1960 Boom Rep. R NV
Jon M. Huntsman 1960 Boom Gov. R UT
Amy Klobuchar 1960 Boom Sen. D MN
Blanche L. Lincoln 1960 Boom Sen. D AR
Frank D. Lucas 1960 Boom Rep. R OK
Jack Markell 1960 Boom Gov. D DE
James (Jim) D. Matheson 1960 Boom Rep. D UT
Loretta Sanchez 1960 Boom Rep. D CA
Marshall (Mark) C. Sanford, Jr. 1960 Boom Gov. R SC
Adam Schiff 1960 Boom Rep. D CA
William (Bill) Shuster 1960 Boom Rep. R PA
Michael R. Turner 1960 Boom Rep. R OH
James G. Barrett 1961 Generation X Rep. R SC
Mary Bono Mack 1961 Generation X Rep. R CA
Mario Diaz-Balart 1961 Generation X Rep. R FL
Barack Obama 1961 Generation X President D IL
Peter Roskam 1961 Generation X Rep. R IL
Michael A. Ross 1961 Generation X Rep. D AR
Mark H. Schauer 1961 Generation X Rep. D MI
Zack Space 1961 Generation X Rep. D OH
John Thune 1961 Generation X Sen. R SD
David Vitter 1961 Generation X Sen. R LA
Robert Wexler 1961 Generation X Rep. D FL
Tammy Baldwin 1962 Generation X Rep. D WI
Melissa L. Bean 1962 Generation X Rep. D IL
Mark Begich 1962 Generation X Sen. D AK
Joseph Crowley 1962 Generation X Rep. D NY
Jeff Flake 1962 Generation X Rep. R AZ
Michael T. McCaul 1962 Generation X Rep. R TX
Pete Olson 1962 Generation X Rep. R TX
Todd Platts 1962 Generation X Rep. R PA
Laura Richardson 1962 Generation X Rep. D CA
John Sarbanes 1962 Generation X Rep. D MD
Lee R. Terry 1962 Generation X Rep. R NE
Patrick (Pat) Tiberi 1962 Generation X Rep. R OH
Gus Bilirakis 1963 Generation X Rep. R FL
Eric Cantor 1963 Generation X Rep. R VA
Keith Ellison 1963 Generation X Rep. D MN
Samuel Graves 1963 Generation X Rep. R MO
Brad Henry 1963 Generation X Gov. D OK
Lynn Jenkins 1963 Generation X Rep. R KS
Ron Kind 1963 Generation X Rep. D WI
Martin O'Malley 1963 Generation X Gov. D MD
Mark Pryor 1963 Generation X Sen. D AR
Mike Rogers 1963 Generation X Rep. R MI
Betty Sutton 1963 Generation X Rep. D OH
Michael F. Bennett 1964 Generation X Sen. D CO
Yvette D. Clarke 1964 Generation X Rep. D NY
Brett Guthrie 1964 Generation X Rep. R KY
Jim Jordan 1964 Generation X Rep. R OH
James Langevin 1964 Generation X Rep. D RI
Christopher Lee 1964 Generation X Rep. R NY
Sarah Palin 1964 Generation X Gov. R AK
Tim Walz 1964 Generation X Rep. D MN
Anthony D. Weiner 1964 Generation X Rep. D NY
Robert Aderholt 1965 Generation X Rep. R AL
Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. 1965 Generation X Rep. D IL
Richard (Rick) R. Larsen 1965 Generation X Rep. D WA
Kevin McCarthy 1965 Generation X Rep. R CA
Thaddeus (Thad) G. McCotter 1965 Generation X Rep. R MI
Erik Paulsen 1965 Generation X Rep. R MN
Steve Scalise 1965 Generation X Rep. R LA
Adam Smith 1965 Generation X Rep. D WA
John Sullivan 1965 Generation X Rep. R OK
Kathy Castor 1966 Generation X Rep. D FL
Chester (Chet) J. Culver 1966 Generation X Gov. D IA
Steven Driehaus 1966 Generation X Rep. D OH
Kirsten Gillibrand 1966 Generation X Sen. D NY
Kirsten Gillibrand 1966 Generation X Rep. D NY
James Himes 1966 Generation X Rep. D CT
Daniel Lipinsky 1966 Generation X Rep. D IL
Kendrick B. Meek 1966 Generation X Rep. D FL
Debbie Wasserman Schultz 1966 Generation X Rep. D FL
Joseph Cao 1967 Generation X Rep. R LA
Jason Chaffetz 1967 Generation X Rep. R UT
Artur Davis 1967 Generation X Rep. D AL
Patrick J. Kennedy 1967 Generation X Rep. D RI
Connie Mack, IV 1967 Generation X Rep. R FL
Jason Altmire 1968 Generation X Rep. D PA
Frank M. Kratovil, Jr. 1968 Generation X Rep. D MD
Daniel B. Maffei 1968 Generation X Rep. D NY
John Boccieri 1969 Generation X Rep. D OH
Cathy McMorris Rodgers 1969 Generation X Rep. R WA
Linda T. Sanchez 1969 Generation X Rep. D CA
Gabrielle Giffords 1970 Generation X Rep. D AZ
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 1970 Generation X Rep. D SD
Scott Murphy 1970 Generation X Rep. D NY
Thomas J. Rooney 1970 Generation X Rep. R FL
Paul Ryan 1970 Generation X Rep. R WI
Adrian Smith 1970 Generation X Rep. R NE
Martin Heinrich 1971 Generation X Rep. D NM
Piyush (Bobby) Jindal 1971 Generation X Gov. R LA
Heath Shuler 1971 Generation X Rep. D NC
Ben Lujan, Jr. 1972 Generation X Rep. D NM
Daniel D. Boren 1973 Generation X Rep. D OK
Christopher Murphy 1973 Generation X Rep. D CT
Patrick Murphy 1973 Generation X Rep. D PA
Devin Nunes 1973 Generation X Rep. R CA
Timothy J. Ryan 1973 Generation X Rep. D OH
Andre Carson 1974 Generation X Rep. D IN
Glenn C. Nye, III 1974 Generation X Rep. D VA
Tom Perriello 1974 Generation X Rep. D VA
Adam Putnam 1974 Generation X Rep. R FL
Patrick T. McHenry 1975 Generation X Rep. R NC
Jared Polis 1975 Generation X Rep. D CO
Aaron Schock 1981 Generation X Rep. R IL

Statistical Analysis


Birth Year Breakdown
All Positions — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
Birth Year Person 1 Term
Share 2
Average…3 Deceased 4
(%)
Count Share Entry Age Age Longevity
  1. Person Count: The number of different leaders, selected by the query, who were also born in that year.
    Person Share: The Person Count as a share of all persons selected by the query—that is, holding the office during the selected congresses.
  2. Term Share: The number of two-year terms served by all leaders in the Person Count as a share of all terms served by all leaders selected by the query—that is, holding the office during the selected congresses.
  3. Average Entry Age: Average of all leaders’ ages at the beginning of their first term served. (The term used for calculation may or may not fall inside of the currently selected range of congresses.)
    Average Age: Average of all leaders’ ages at the beginning of each term in the currently selected range of congresses.
    Longevity: Average lifespan of leaders having a known date of death.
  4. Deceased: Percent of leaders who are currently deceased and have known dates of death.
1917 1 0.17 0.17 36.0 92.0
1923 1 0.17 0.17 58.0 86.0
1924 3 0.51 0.51 48.3 85.0
1926 2 0.34 0.34 48.0 83.0
1929 3 0.51 0.51 47.3 80.0
1930 4 0.68 0.68 48.5 79.0
1931 5 0.85 0.85 50.0 78.0
1932 3 0.51 0.51 38.3 77.0
1933 5 0.85 0.85 53.6 76.0
1934 10 1.69 1.69 50.0 75.0
1935 4 0.68 0.68 54.5 74.0
1936 8 1.36 1.35 52.0 73.0
1937 9 1.53 1.52 52.2 72.0
1938 8 1.36 1.35 48.8 71.0
1939 9 1.53 1.52 45.3 70.0
1940 13 2.20 2.20 47.3 69.0
1941 15 2.54 2.54 51.9 68.0
1942 18 3.05 3.05 49.9 67.0
1943 20 3.39 3.38 51.3 66.0
1944 22 3.73 3.72 53.0 65.0
1945 12 2.03 2.03 50.0 64.0
1946 25 4.24 4.23 50.8 63.0
1947 35 5.93 5.92 49.9 62.0
1948 21 3.56 3.55 50.7 61.0
1949 20 3.39 3.38 47.4 60.0
1950 22 3.73 3.72 50.5 59.0
1951 27 4.58 4.57 49.3 58.0
1952 23 3.90 3.89 48.7 57.0
1953 21 3.56 3.55 44.7 56.0
1954 16 2.71 2.71 46.3 55.0
1955 25 4.24 4.23 46.2 54.0
1956 18 3.05 3.05 48.6 53.0
1957 17 2.88 2.88 45.1 52.0
1958 18 3.05 3.05 44.6 51.0
1959 19 3.22 3.21 44.7 50.0
1960 15 2.54 2.54 41.9 49.0
1961 11 1.86 1.86 41.3 48.0
1962 12 2.03 2.03 41.5 47.0
1963 11 1.86 1.86 40.9 46.0
1964 9 1.53 1.52 42.3 45.0
1965 9 1.53 1.52 37.1 44.0
1966 8 1.36 1.52 41.0 43.0
1967 5 0.85 0.85 37.2 42.0
1968 3 0.51 0.51 40.3 41.0
1969 3 0.51 0.51 36.7 40.0
1970 6 1.02 1.02 35.7 39.0
1971 3 0.51 0.51 36.0 38.0
1972 1 0.17 0.17 37.0 37.0
1973 5 0.85 0.85 32.0 36.0
1974 4 0.68 0.68 32.5 35.0
1975 2 0.34 0.34 32.0 34.0
1981 1 0.17 0.17 28.0 28.0
Total 590 100.00 100.00 47.0 58.5

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Generational Breakdown
All Positions — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
Birth Year Person 1 Term
Share 2
Average…3 Deceased 4
(%)
Count Share Entry Age Age Longevity
  1. Person Count: The number of different leaders, selected by the query, who also belong to that generation.
    Person Share: The Person Count as a share of all persons selected by the query—that is, holding the office during the selected congresses.
  2. Term Share: The number of two-year terms served by all leaders in the Person Count as a share of all terms served by all leaders selected by the query—that is, holding the office during the selected congresses.
  3. Average Entry Age: Average of all leaders’ ages at the beginning of their first term served. (The term used for calculation may or may not fall inside of the currently selected range of congresses.)
    Average Age: Average of all leaders’ ages at the beginning of each term in the currently selected range of congresses.
    Longevity: Average lifespan of leaders having a known date of death.
  4. Deceased: Percent of leaders who are currently deceased and have known dates of death.
Boom 376 63.73 63.62 48.2 57.9
Silent 116 19.66 19.63 49.6 71.7
Generation X 93 15.76 15.91 38.7 43.0
GI 5 0.85 0.85 47.8 86.6
Total 590 100.00 100.00 47.0 58.5

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Political Party Breakdown
All Positions — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
Birth Year Person 1 Term
Share 2
Average…3 Deceased 4
(%)
Count Share Entry Age Age Longevity
  1. Person Count: The number of different leaders, selected by the query, who also belong to that party.
    Person Share: The Person Count as a share of all persons selected by the query—that is, holding the office during the selected congresses.
  2. Term Share: The number of two-year terms served by all leaders in the Person Count as a share of all terms served by all leaders selected by the query—that is, holding the office during the selected congresses.
  3. Average Entry Age: Average of all leaders’ ages at the beginning of their first term served. (The term used for calculation may or may not fall inside of the currently selected range of congresses.)
    Average Age: Average of all leaders’ ages at the beginning of each term in the currently selected range of congresses.
    Longevity: Average lifespan of leaders having a known date of death.
  4. Deceased: Percent of leaders who are currently deceased and have known dates of death.
Democrat 347 58.81 58.88 47.3 58.8
Republican 239 40.51 40.44 47.0 57.9
Unknown/NA 2 0.34 0.34 52.5 56.5
Independent 2 0.34 0.34 57.5 67.5
Total 590 100.00 100.00 47.2 58.5

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