C-SPAN: The 108th Congress: A Profile

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House		Senate
PARTY BREAKDOWN
Republicans - 229 Democrats - 204 Independents - 1		Republicans - 51 Democrats - 48 Independents - 1
AVERAGE TENURE IN CONGRESS
9 years		11 years
LONGEST SERVING MEMBER
Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), 47 years		Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV), 44 years
AVERAGE AGE
54		59.5
YOUNGEST
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL), 28		Sen. John Sununu (R-NH), 38
OLDEST
Rep. Ralph Hall (D-TX), 79		Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV), 85
FEMALE
62 Republicans - 21 Democrats - 38		14 Republicans - 5 Democrats - 9
BLACK
39 Democrats - 39		0
HISPANIC
24 Republicans - 4 Democrats - 20		0
FOREIGN BORN
8		0
EDUCATION LEVELS
Law Degree - 176 Medical Degree - 12 Doctoral Degree - 18 Master's Degree - 123 Bachelor's Degree - 399 Rhodes Scholars - 5 Military Academy Grads - 2		Law Degree - 59 Medical Degree - 3 Doctoral Degree - 0 Master's Degree - 19 Bachelor's Degree - 97 Rhodes Scholars - 3 Military Academy Grads - 2
FORMER OCCUPATIONS
Doctors - 9 Ministers -4 State Governors - 14 State Lt. Governors - 11 State Legislators - 274 Congressional Staffers - 110 White House Staffers - 14 Law Enforcement Officers - 13 CIA/FBI Agents - 4 Scientists - 7 Peace Corps Volunteers - 4


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