Could you provide some demographic descriptions for the 107th Congress, like age, gender, race? San Antonio, Texas - 2/5/01

Here are some 107th Congress characteristics, courtesy of the Congressional Research Service and Congressional Quarterly:

• The average age of a Member in the House is 54 years and of a Senator, 59.
• The average length of service in the House is 9 years; and in the Senate, 11 years.
• There are 74 women Members in the 107th -- 61 women in the House and 13 in the Senate. The 13 women Senators are:
  Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
  Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
  Jean Carnahan (D-MO)
  Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
  Susan Collins (R-ME)
  Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
  Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
  Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR)
  Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
  Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
  Patty Murray (D-WA)
  Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
  Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

  There are 38 African-American Members, all in the House.

  There are 21 Hispanic Members, all in the House.

  Asians and Pacific Islanders number 6 in the House and 2 in the Senate.

  Two Native Americans, one in the House; one in the Senate.

  The youngest House Member is Representative Adam Putnam [R-FL], who is 26 years old.

  The youngest Senator is Peter Fitzgerald [R-IL], who is 40.

  The oldest Member of the House is Rep. Benjamin Gilman [R-NY], who is 78.

  The oldest Senator is Strom Thurmond [R-SC], 98 years old.

  Most Members of the 107th are lawyers, followed by businessmen, public servants, and educators.

  Former congressional staffers number 98; 11 Members once worked in the White House, and 1 in the Pentagon.

  Four Members were police officers, three Members were former sheriffs, two probation officers, two FBI agents, one border patrol chief, and one fireman.

  Three Members are former CIA employees.

  Three Members were professional athletes: 2 football, 1 baseball.

  Unusual occupations include a taxicab driver, a river boat captain, a hotel bellhop, a gospel singer, a steelworker, two auctioneers, and two jewelry artisans.

  A majority of Members list Protestant as their religious affiliation, citing many different denominations.

  The largest single religious denomination represented is Roman Catholic.

  In the House, 130 Members had previous military service [78 Republicans; 52 Democrats].

  In the Senate, 38 Senators have served in the military [22 Republicans; 16 Democrats].

  PhDs number 20 in the House and 2 in the Senate.

  Medical degrees are held by 12 House Members and 3 Senators.

  There are 3 Rhodes Scholars in the Senate and 4 in the House.

  Members who were foreign born: 6 in the House; none in the Senate.