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Leadership Directory
All Positions — 112th Congress (2011–2012)
Name¹ Born Generation Position Party State
First Last
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
Charles (Bill) W. Young 1930 Silent Rep. R FL
Howard Coble 1931 Silent Rep. R NC
Sander M. Levin 1931 Silent Rep. D MI
Fortney (Pete) H. Stark, Jr. 1931 Silent Rep. D CA
Richard G. Lugar 1932 Silent Sen. R IN
Dianne Feinstein 1933 Silent Sen. D CA
Charles E. Grassley 1933 Silent Sen. R IA
Donald E. Young 1933 Silent Rep. R AK
Leonard L. Boswell 1934 Silent Rep. D IA
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
Donald M. Payne 1934 Silent Rep. D NJ
Richard C. Shelby 1934 Silent Sen. R AL
Edolphus Towns 1934 Silent Rep. D NY
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
Judith B. Biggert 1937 Silent Rep. R IL
William T. Cochran 1937 Silent Sen. R MS
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 Gov. D HI
Jerry Brown 1938 Silent Gov. D CA
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
Maxine Waters 1938 Silent Rep. D CA
Thomas (Tom) R. Harkin 1939 Silent Sen. D IA
Steny H. Hoyer 1939 Silent Rep. D MD
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
Patrick J. Leahy 1940 Silent Sen. D VT
John R. Lewis 1940 Silent Rep. D GA
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
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
Gary L. Ackerman 1942 Silent Rep. D NY
Nathan Deal 1942 Silent Gov. R GA
Anna G. Eshoo 1942 Silent Rep. D CA
Robert Filner 1942 Silent Rep. D CA
Phil Gingrey 1942 Silent Rep. R GA
Jon L. Kyl 1942 Silent Sen. R AZ
Joseph I. Lieberman 1942 Silent Sen. I CT
Addison (Mitch) M. McConnell 1942 Silent Sen. R KY
Clarence (Bill) W. Nelson 1942 Silent Sen. D FL
C.L. (Butch) Otter 1942 Silent Gov. R ID
Frederica Wilson 1942 Silent Rep. D FL
Robert Bentley 1943 Boom Gov. R AL
Jesse (Jeff) F. Bingaman, Jr. 1943 Boom Sen. D NM
Benjamin L. Cardin 1943 Boom Sen. D MD
Saxby Chambliss 1943 Boom Sen. R GA
Daniel R. Coats 1943 Boom Sen. R IN
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
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
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
Richard J. Durbin 1944 Boom Sen. D IL
Michael B. Enzi 1944 Boom Sen. R WY
Elton W. Gallegly 1944 Boom Rep. R CA
Johnny Isakson 1944 Boom Sen. R GA
Peter T. King 1944 Boom Rep. R NY
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
Silvestre Reyes 1944 Boom Rep. D TX
Janice D. Schakowsky 1944 Boom Rep. D IL
Robert A. Brady 1945 Boom Rep. D PA
John Garamendi 1945 Boom Rep. D CA
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
George Miller 1945 Boom Rep. D CA
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
Richard Blumenthal 1946 Boom Sen. D CT
Terry Brandstad 1946 Boom Gov. R IA
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 V. Johnson 1946 Boom Rep. R IL
Timothy (Tim) P. Johnson 1946 Boom Sen. D SD
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
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
Mark Dayton 1947 Boom Gov. D MN
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
Christine Gregoire 1947 Boom Gov. D WA
Gary R. Herbert 1947 Boom Gov. R UT
Mazie Hirono 1947 Boom Rep. D HI
John Kitzhaber 1947 Boom Gov. D OR
John Kline 1947 Boom Rep. R MN
Zoe Lofgren 1947 Boom Rep. D CA
Joseph Manchin 1947 Boom Sen. D WV
David McKinley 1947 Boom Rep. R WV
Jerrold L. Nadler 1947 Boom Rep. D NY
Stevan Pearce 1947 Boom Rep. R NM
Beverly E. Perdue 1947 Boom Gov. D NC
Bill Posey 1947 Boom Rep. R FL
Dana Rohrabacher 1947 Boom Rep. 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
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
John (Jack) Dalrymple 1948 Boom Gov. R ND
Raul M. Grijalva 1948 Boom Rep. D AZ
David (Dave) E. Heineman 1948 Boom Gov. R NE
Rush Holt 1948 Boom Rep. D NJ
Duncan L. Hunter 1948 Boom Rep. R CA
Mike Kelly 1948 Boom Rep. R PA
John B. Larson 1948 Boom Rep. D CT
Thomas Latham 1948 Boom Rep. R IA
Paul LePage 1948 Boom Gov. R ME
Carolyn B. Maloney 1948 Boom Rep. D 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
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
Francisco (Quico) Canseco 1949 Boom Rep. R TX
Stephen Cohen 1949 Boom Rep. D TN
Tom Cole 1949 Boom Rep. R OK
Tom Corbett 1949 Boom Gov. R PA
Jerry F. Costello 1949 Boom Rep. D IL
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. 1949 Boom Gov. R IN
Steve King 1949 Boom Rep. R IA
Richard E. Neal 1949 Boom Rep. D MA
Randy Neugebauer 1949 Boom Rep. R TX
William Owens 1949 Boom Rep. D NY
Nick J. Rahall, II 1949 Boom Rep. D WV
John (Jack) F. Reed 1949 Boom Sen. D RI
Paul Tonko 1949 Boom Rep. D NY
Peter Visclosky 1949 Boom Rep. D IN
Daniel A. Webster 1949 Boom Rep. R FL
Ronald L. Wyden 1949 Boom Sen. D OR
Timothy H. Bishop 1950 Boom Rep. D NY
Roy Blunt 1950 Boom Sen. R MO
John Boozman 1950 Boom Sen. 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
Sheila Jackson-Lee 1950 Boom Rep. D TX
Mike Johanns 1950 Boom Sen. R NE
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
Karen (Jackie) L. Speier 1950 Boom Rep. D CA
Deborah A. Stabenow 1950 Boom Sen. D MI
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
Diane Black 1951 Boom Rep. R TN
Vernon G. Buchanan 1951 Boom Rep. R FL
Ann Marie Buerkle 1951 Boom Rep. R NY
Michael D. Crapo 1951 Boom Sen. R ID
Chip Cravaack 1951 Boom Rep. R MN
Elijah E. Cummings 1951 Boom Rep. D MD
James W. Demint 1951 Boom Sen. R SC
John Fleming 1951 Boom Rep. R LA
Al Franken 1951 Boom Sen. D MN
Colleen Hanabusa 1951 Boom Rep. D HI
Richard Hanna 1951 Boom Rep. R NY
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
Richard Nugent 1951 Boom Rep. R FL
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
Albio Sires 1951 Boom Rep. D NJ
Michael Thompson 1951 Boom Rep. D CA
John F. Tierney 1951 Boom Rep. D MA
Tim Walberg 1951 Boom Rep. R MI
Roger F. Wicker 1951 Boom Sen. R MS
John A. Barrasso 1952 Boom Sen. R WY
Charles F. Bass 1952 Boom Rep. R NH
Dan Benishek 1952 Boom Rep. R MI
Marsha Blackburn 1952 Boom Rep. R TN
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
John Hickenlooper 1952 Boom Gov. D CO
John R. Kasich 1952 Boom Gov. R OH
William R. Keating 1952 Boom Rep. D MA
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
Thomas A. Marino 1952 Boom Rep. R PA
Timothy Murphy 1952 Boom Rep. R PA
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 1952 Boom Rep. R FL
Steven Rothman 1952 Boom Rep. D NJ
Rick Scott 1952 Boom Gov. R FL
Earl R. Tomblin 1952 Boom Gov. D WV
Karen Bass 1953 Boom Rep. R CA
Ken Calvert 1953 Boom Rep. R CA
David L. Camp 1953 Boom Rep. R MI
Shelley M. Capito 1953 Boom Rep. R WV
Steve Chabot 1953 Boom Rep. R OH
Lincoln D. Chafee 1953 Boom Gov. I RI
Judy Chu 1953 Boom Rep. D CA
Joe Courtney 1953 Boom Rep. D CT
Dennis Dougaard 1953 Boom Gov. R SD
Michael F. Doyle 1953 Boom Rep. D PA
Louie Gohmert 1953 Boom Rep. R TX
Luis V. Gutierrez 1953 Boom Rep. D IL
Kay Hagan 1953 Boom Sen. D NC
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
Christopher H. Smith 1953 Boom Rep. R NJ
Frederick S. Upton 1953 Boom Rep. R MI
Nydia M. Velázquez 1953 Boom Rep. D NY
Mo Brooks 1954 Boom Rep. R AL
James H. Cooper 1954 Boom Rep. D TN
Mary Fallin 1954 Boom Gov. R OK
Bill Flores 1954 Boom Rep. R TX
Bob Gibbs 1954 Boom Rep. R OH
Darrell Issa 1954 Boom Rep. R CA
Bill Johnson 1954 Boom Rep. R OH
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 (Bob) F. McDonnell 1954 Boom Gov. R VA
Robert Menendez 1954 Boom Sen. D NJ
Candice S. Miller 1954 Boom Rep. R MI
Jerry Moran 1954 Boom Sen. R KS
Tom Price 1954 Boom Rep. R GA
Brad Sherman 1954 Boom Rep. D CA
Mark Warner 1954 Boom Sen. D VA
John Barrow 1955 Boom Rep. D GA
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
Jim Gerlach 1955 Boom Rep. R PA
Lindsey O. Graham 1955 Boom Sen. R SC
Ron Johnson 1955 Boom Sen. R WI
Jack Kingston 1955 Boom Rep. R GA
Mary L. Landrieu 1955 Boom Sen. D LA
Billy Long 1955 Boom Rep. R MO
Stephen F. Lynch 1955 Boom Rep. D MA
Dannel Malloy 1955 Boom Gov. D CT
Patrick Meehan 1955 Boom Rep. R PA
Michael H. Michaud 1955 Boom Rep. D ME
Chellie Pingree 1955 Boom Rep. D ME
Robert J. Portman 1955 Boom Sen. R OH
Dennis (Denny) Rehberg 1955 Boom Rep. R MT
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
Sandra (Sandy) Adams 1956 Boom Rep. R FL
Michele Bachmann 1956 Boom Rep. R MN
Lou Barletta 1956 Boom Rep. R PA
Charles W. Boustany, Jr. 1956 Boom Rep. R LA
Sam D. Brownback 1956 Boom Gov. R KS
John C. Carney, Jr 1956 Boom Rep. D DE
William L. Clay, Jr. 1956 Boom Rep. D MO
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
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
Reid Ribble 1956 Boom Rep. R WI
Peter Shumlin 1956 Boom Gov. D VT
Jon Tester 1956 Boom Sen. D MT
Scott Tipton 1956 Boom Rep. R CO
Robert E. Andrews 1957 Boom Rep. D NJ
Bruce Braley 1957 Boom Rep. D IA
Bill Cassidy 1957 Boom Rep. R LA
Hansen Clarke 1957 Boom Rep. D MI
Andrew Cuomo 1957 Boom Gov. D NY
Diana Degette 1957 Boom Rep. D CO
Trent Franks 1957 Boom Rep. R AZ
Andy Harris 1957 Boom Rep. R MD
Jeb Hensarling 1957 Boom Rep. R TX
John Hoeven 1957 Boom Sen. R ND
Thomas (Tim) T. Holden 1957 Boom Rep. D PA
Lisa Murkowski 1957 Boom Sen. R AK
Greg Walden 1957 Boom Rep. R OR
Steve Womack 1957 Boom Rep. R AR
Steve Austria 1958 Boom Rep. R OH
Xavier Becerra 1958 Boom Rep. D CA
Maria E. Cantwell 1958 Boom Sen. D WA
Russ Carnahan 1958 Boom Rep. D MO
Geoffrey (Geoff) C. Davis 1958 Boom Rep. R KY
John E. Ensign 1958 Boom Sen. R NV
Paul Gosar 1958 Boom Rep. R AZ
Morgan H. Griffith 1958 Boom Rep. R VA
Bill Haslam 1958 Boom Gov. R TN
Steve Israel 1958 Boom Rep. D NY
Susana Martinez 1958 Boom Gov. R NM
Alan Nunnelee 1958 Boom Rep. R MS
Gary C. Peters 1958 Boom Rep. D MI
Mike Quigley 1958 Boom Rep. D IL
Jim Renacci 1958 Boom Rep. R OH
Mike D. Rogers 1958 Boom Rep. R AL
John M. Shimkus 1958 Boom Rep. R IL
Rick Snyder 1958 Boom Gov. R MI
William (Mac) M. Thornberry 1958 Boom Rep. R TX
Rick Berg 1959 Boom Rep. R ND
Josiah (Jo) R. Bonner, Jr. 1959 Boom Rep. R AL
Scott P. Brown 1959 Boom Sen. R MA
Dennis A. Cardoza 1959 Boom Rep. D CA
A. (Ben) B. Chandler 1959 Boom Rep. D KY
Donna F. Edwards 1959 Boom Rep. D MD
Scott Garrett 1959 Boom Rep. R NJ
Nan Hayworth 1959 Boom Rep. R NY
Brian Higgins 1959 Boom Rep. D NY
Mark S. Kirk 1959 Boom Sen. R IL
James P. McGovern 1959 Boom Rep. D MA
Jefferson (Jeff) B. Miller 1959 Boom Rep. R FL
Mike Pence 1959 Boom Rep. R IN
Dennis Ross 1959 Boom Rep. R FL
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
Vicky Hartzler 1960 Boom Rep. R MO
Dean Heller 1960 Boom Rep. R NV
Amy Klobuchar 1960 Boom Sen. D MN
Frank D. Lucas 1960 Boom Rep. R OK
Jack Markell 1960 Boom Gov. D DE
James (Jim) D. Matheson 1960 Boom Rep. D UT
Scott E. Rigell 1960 Boom Rep. R VA
Loretta Sanchez 1960 Boom Rep. D CA
Adam Schiff 1960 Boom Rep. D CA
William (Bill) Shuster 1960 Boom Rep. R PA
Michael R. Turner 1960 Boom Rep. R OH
Mary Bono Mack 1961 Generation X Rep. R CA
David Cicilline 1961 Generation X Rep. D RI
Mario Diaz-Balart 1961 Generation X Rep. R FL
Joe Heck 1961 Generation X Rep. R NV
Peter Roskam 1961 Generation X Rep. R IL
Michael A. Ross 1961 Generation X Rep. D AR
John Thune 1961 Generation X Sen. R SD
Patrick J. Toomey 1961 Generation X Sen. R PA
David Vitter 1961 Generation X Sen. R LA
Joe Walsh 1961 Generation X Rep. R IL
Allen West 1961 Generation X Rep. R FL
Tammy Baldwin 1962 Generation X Rep. D WI
Mark Begich 1962 Generation X Sen. D AK
Larry Bucshon 1962 Generation X Rep. R IN
Christopher (Chris) Christie 1962 Generation X Gov. R NJ
Mark S. Critz 1962 Generation X Rep. D PA
Joseph Crowley 1962 Generation X Rep. D NY
Blake Farenthold 1962 Generation X Rep. R TX
Jeff Flake 1962 Generation X Rep. R AZ
Chuck Fleischmann 1962 Generation X Rep. R TN
Michael T. McCaul 1962 Generation X Rep. R TX
Matt Mead 1962 Generation X Gov. R WY
Pete Olson 1962 Generation X Rep. R TX
Sean Parnell 1962 Generation X Gov. R AK
Todd Platts 1962 Generation X Rep. R PA
Laura Richardson 1962 Generation X Rep. D CA
John Sarbanes 1962 Generation X Rep. D MD
David Schweikert 1962 Generation X Rep. R AZ
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
Christopher A. Coons 1963 Generation X Sen. D DE
Keith Ellison 1963 Generation X Rep. D MN
Michael G. Fitzpatrick 1963 Generation X Rep. R PA
Samuel Graves 1963 Generation X Rep. R MO
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
Rand Paul 1963 Generation X Sen. R KY
Mike Pompeo 1963 Generation X Rep. R KS
Mark Pryor 1963 Generation X Sen. D AR
Mike Rogers 1963 Generation X Rep. R MI
Brian Sandoval 1963 Generation X Gov. R NV
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
Scott Desjarlais 1964 Generation X Rep. R TN
Renee Ellmers 1964 Generation X Rep. R NC
Christopher Gibson 1964 Generation X Rep. R NY
Trey Gowdy 1964 Generation X Rep. R SC
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
Bobby Schilling 1964 Generation X Rep. R IL
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
David Rivera 1965 Generation X Rep. R FL
Steve Scalise 1965 Generation X Rep. R LA
Tim Scott 1965 Generation X Rep. D SC
Terri Sewell 1965 Generation X Rep. D AL
Adam Smith 1965 Generation X Rep. D WA
Steve Southerland 1965 Generation X Rep. R FL
Steve Stivers 1965 Generation X Rep. R OH
John Sullivan 1965 Generation X Rep. R OK
Kathy Castor 1966 Generation X Rep. D FL
Rick Crawford 1966 Generation X Rep. R AR
Theodore (Ted) E. Deutch 1966 Generation X Rep. D FL
Jeff Duncan 1966 Generation X Rep. R SC
Kirsten Gillibrand 1966 Generation X Sen. D NY
James Himes 1966 Generation X Rep. D CT
Randy Hultgren 1966 Generation X Rep. R IL
Daniel Lipinsky 1966 Generation X Rep. D IL
Debbie Wasserman Schultz 1966 Generation X Rep. D FL
Jason Chaffetz 1967 Generation X Rep. R UT
Jeff Denham 1967 Generation X Rep. R CA
RĂ¡ul Labrador 1967 Generation X Rep. R ID
Connie Mack, IV 1967 Generation X Rep. R FL
Mick Mulvaney 1967 Generation X Rep. R SC
Scott Walker 1967 Generation X Gov. R WI
Jason Altmire 1968 Generation X Rep. D PA
Kelly Ayotte 1968 Generation X Sen. R NH
Tim Griffin 1968 Generation X Rep. R AR
Tim Huelskamp 1968 Generation X Rep. R KS
James Lankford 1968 Generation X Rep. R OK
Bill Huizenga 1969 Generation X Rep. R MI
Robert Hurt 1969 Generation X Rep. R VA
Cathy McMorris Rodgers 1969 Generation X Rep. R WA
Linda T. Sanchez 1969 Generation X Rep. D CA
Austin Scott 1969 Generation X Rep. R GA
Gabrielle Giffords 1970 Generation X Rep. D AZ
Tom Graves 1970 Generation X Rep. R GA
Michael G. Grimm 1970 Generation X Rep. R NY
Frank Guinta 1970 Generation X Rep. R NH
Jeffrey M. Landry 1970 Generation X Rep. R LA
Steven Palazzo 1970 Generation X Rep. R MS
Todd Rokita 1970 Generation X Rep. R IN
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
Rob Woodall 1970 Generation X Rep. R GA
Robert Dold 1971 Generation X Rep. R IL
Sean Duffy 1971 Generation X Rep. R WI
Martin Heinrich 1971 Generation X Rep. D NM
Piyush (Bobby) Jindal 1971 Generation X Gov. R LA
Mike Lee 1971 Generation X Sen. R UT
Kristi Noem 1971 Generation X Rep. R SD
Tom Reed 1971 Generation X Rep. R NY
Marco Rubio 1971 Generation X Sen. R FL
Heath Shuler 1971 Generation X Rep. D NC
Nikki Haley 1972 Generation X Gov. R SC
Ben Lujan, Jr. 1972 Generation X Rep. D NM
Todd Young 1972 Generation X Rep. R IN
Daniel D. Boren 1973 Generation X Rep. D OK
Stephen Fincher 1973 Generation X Rep. R TN
Christopher Murphy 1973 Generation X Rep. D CT
Devin Nunes 1973 Generation X Rep. R CA
Cedric Richmond 1973 Generation X Rep. D LA
Jon Runyan 1973 Generation X Rep. R NJ
Timothy J. Ryan 1973 Generation X Rep. D OH
Andre Carson 1974 Generation X Rep. D IN
Cory Gardner 1974 Generation X Rep. R CO
Patrick T. McHenry 1975 Generation X Rep. R NC
Jared Polis 1975 Generation X Rep. D CO
Ben Quayle 1976 Generation X Rep. R AZ
Martha Roby 1976 Generation X Rep. R AL
Marlin Stutzman 1976 Generation X Rep. R IN
Kevin Yoder 1976 Generation X Rep. R KS
Jaime Herrera Beutler 1978 Generation X Rep. R WA
Adam Kinzinger 1978 Generation X Rep. R IL
Justin Amash 1980 Generation X Rep. R MI
Aaron Schock 1981 Generation X Rep. R IL

Statistical Analysis


Birth Year Breakdown
All Positions — 112th Congress (2011–2012)
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.
1923 1 0.17 0.17 58.0 88.0
1924 3 0.51 0.51 48.3 87.0
1926 2 0.34 0.34 48.0 85.0
1929 3 0.51 0.51 47.3 82.0
1930 3 0.51 0.51 47.7 81.0
1931 3 0.51 0.51 49.3 80.0
1932 1 0.17 0.17 45.0 79.0
1933 3 0.51 0.51 46.7 78.0
1934 8 1.37 1.37 49.8 77.0
1935 3 0.51 0.51 50.7 76.0
1936 7 1.20 1.20 51.6 75.0
1937 7 1.20 1.20 50.0 74.0
1938 7 1.20 1.20 55.3 73.0
1939 6 1.03 1.03 43.0 72.0
1940 11 1.88 1.88 44.1 71.0
1941 12 2.05 2.05 51.2 70.0
1942 11 1.88 1.88 52.1 69.0
1943 17 2.91 2.91 49.9 68.0
1944 16 2.74 2.74 53.8 67.0
1945 9 1.54 1.54 50.0 66.0
1946 22 3.76 3.76 51.6 65.0
1947 33 5.64 5.64 51.3 64.0
1948 20 3.42 3.42 52.0 63.0
1949 18 3.08 3.08 48.8 62.0
1950 17 2.91 2.91 49.4 61.0
1951 29 4.96 4.96 52.2 60.0
1952 27 4.62 4.62 50.2 59.0
1953 20 3.42 3.42 46.8 58.0
1954 19 3.25 3.25 49.3 57.0
1955 24 4.10 4.10 47.9 56.0
1956 20 3.42 3.42 50.2 55.0
1957 14 2.39 2.39 46.3 54.0
1958 19 3.25 3.25 46.8 53.0
1959 17 2.91 2.91 46.1 52.0
1960 14 2.39 2.39 44.1 51.0
1961 11 1.88 1.88 43.3 50.0
1962 19 3.25 3.25 44.6 49.0
1963 15 2.56 2.56 43.3 48.0
1964 13 2.22 2.22 43.9 47.0
1965 14 2.39 2.39 40.3 46.0
1966 9 1.54 1.54 43.0 45.0
1967 6 1.03 1.03 42.7 44.0
1968 5 0.85 0.85 42.2 43.0
1969 5 0.85 0.85 39.2 42.0
1970 11 1.88 1.88 39.0 41.0
1971 9 1.54 1.54 38.7 40.0
1972 3 0.51 0.51 38.3 39.0
1973 7 1.20 1.20 34.3 38.0
1974 2 0.34 0.34 35.0 37.0
1975 2 0.34 0.34 32.0 36.0
1976 4 0.68 0.68 35.0 35.0
1978 2 0.34 0.34 33.0 33.0
1980 1 0.17 0.17 31.0 31.0
1981 1 0.17 0.17 28.0 30.0
Total 585 100.00 100.00 47.5 58.3

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Generational Breakdown
All Positions — 112th Congress (2011–2012)
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 355 60.68 60.68 49.5 59.6
Generation X 139 23.76 23.76 40.9 44.3
Silent 87 14.87 14.87 49.3 73.8
GI 4 0.68 0.68 50.8 87.3
Total 585 100.00 100.00 47.5 58.3

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Political Party Breakdown
All Positions — 112th Congress (2011–2012)
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.
Republican 318 54.36 54.36 47.5 56.1
Democrat 264 45.13 45.13 47.5 60.8
Independent 3 0.51 0.51 57.7 65.7
Total 585 100.00 100.00 47.6 58.3

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