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Congress powerpoint (final)
- 1. Congress PowerPoint By: Shaw, Shayne, Jeana, and Ashley
- 5. Marital Status of Congress
- 6. Top Religions of Congress
- 10. Kay Bailey Hutchinson First elected in 1993 Re-elected in 1994, 2002, and again in 2006 Number of terms: 4 She was twice elected to the Texas House of Representatives. In 1990, she was elected Texas State Treasurer.
- 11. John Cornyn First elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2008 Number of terms: 2 In 2007, years of hard work yielded the OPEN Government Act, our nations most sweeping reform of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in a decade.
- 12. Joe Barton 6 th District 1 st elected in 1984 1 st Texan since油former House Speaker Sam Rayburn to chair this important committee Served 6 terms Re-Elected in 2006 The House GOP's leading expert on energy policy"
- 13. Yr. elected 1987 12th term Democrat from California 8th District. Prev. Occupation: Public Relations Consultant Prev. Political Exp.: no prior elected office Birthdate: 03/26/1940 Religion: Catholic Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA 8th District) Speaker of the House
- 14. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD 5th District) Yr. elected: 2006 15th term Democrat from Maryland 5th District. Yr. reelected: 2008 Prev. Occupation: Attorney Prev. Political Exp.: MD Senate, 1967-79 Birthdate: 06/14/1939 Religion: Baptist Majority Leader
- 15. Rep. John Boehner (R-OH 8th District) Yr. elected: 1988 10th term Republican from Ohio 8th District Yr. reelected: 2008 Prev. Occupation: Businessman Prev. Political Exp.: OH House, 1985-91 Birthdate: 11/17/1949 Religion: Catholic Minority Leader
- 16. Yr. elected: 1993 9th term Democrat from South Carolina 6th District. Yr. reelected: 2002, 2006 Prev. Occupation: Educator Prev. Political Exp.: SC Human Affairs Commissioner, 1974-92 Religion: African Methodist Episcopal Birthdate: 07/21/1940 Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC 6th District) Majority whip
- 17. Yr. elected: 2000 5th term Republican from Virginia 7th District. Yr. reelected: 2008 Prev. Occupation: Attorney Prev. Political Exp.: VA Assembly, 1992-2001 Birthdate: 06/06/1963 Religion: Jewish Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA 7th District) Minority Whip
- 19. President pro-tempre: Robert C. Boyd 1951-53 9 terms Re-elected 1951 &1953 Previous occupation: attorney Lives: North Wilkesboro, NC Religion: Baptist
- 20. Majority Leader: Harry Reid 1969- 71 4 terms Re-elected 1971& 1977 Previous occupation: attorney Lives: searchlight, NV Religion: Mormon
- 21. Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell 1978- 1985 5 terms Not re-elected Attorney and congressional aide Sheffield, Al Baptist
- 22. Majority whip: Richard (Dick) Durbin 1983- 97 3 terms not re-elected Attorney East st. lous, IL Catholic
- 23. Minority Whip: Jon Kyl 1987-95 3 terms Re-elected : 1987 Attorney Oakland, NE Religion: Presbyterian
- 24. Current Event 1 The US Congress must keep up pressure on China to revalue its currency despite Beijing's apparent new willingness to seek fresh sanctions on Iran.
- 25. Current Event 2 Senators voted 60-34 today to consider a 30-day extension of unemployment benefits and COBRA subsidies for people long out of work. Senate Breaks Unemployment Filibuster