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Congress ProjectBy: Shelby and River
About our Congress We are currently in the 111th Congressional
Session. There are 541 Congressional members
total.
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Congress Members from Texas
Senator John Cornyn
•Year Elected: 2002
•# of Terms: 2
•Year of Re-election: November 4, 2014
•Political Work: Bexar Co. District Judge, 1984-1990; TX Supreme Court, 1991-97; TX Atty. General, 1999-2002.
•Home State: Houston, Texas
•Extra Info: Married, currently lives in Austin, and was previously an attorney.
Congress Members from Texas
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson•Year Elected: June 5, 1993
•# of Terms: 1
•Year of Re-election: November 6, 2012
•Political Work: Texas State TreasurerTexas House of Representatives
•Home State: Galveston, TX
•Extra Info: First woman to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. married
Congress Member from Texas
•We are in the 6th District of Texas.
•The Sixth District is made up of Ellis County, Navarro County, a portion of Limestone County, Freestone County, Leon County, Houston County, a portion of Trinity county and a portion of Tarrant County.
•There are 32 representatives for Texas. Map of the 6th District of Texas
Congress Members from TexasJoe Barton
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Senate Leaders- President of the Senate
Joseph R. Biden Jr.•Year Elected: In 2009 for his 1st term as President of the Senate •Year of Re-election: 2015•Political Work: Senator from Delaware for 36 years •Home State: Scranton, Pennsylvania •Extra Info: Just weeks after the election, tragedy struck the Biden family, when Biden's wife and their 1-year old daughter were killed and their two young sons critically injured in an auto accident.
Senate Leaders-President Pro Tempore
Robert C. Byrd•Year Elected: re-elected in 2006 for his 9th term.•Year of Re-election: 2012•Political Work: WV House, 1947-51; WV Senate, 1951-53; US House, 1953-59 •Home State: North Wilkesboro, North Carolina•Extra Info: he joined the KKK in 1942 when he was 24 years old and soon became the top officer of their unit.
Senate Leaders-Majority Leader
Harry Reid
•Year Elected: re-elected in 2004 for his 4th term •Year of Re-election: 2010•Political Work: NV Assembly, 1969-71; NV Lt. Governor, 1971-75; NV Gaming Commissioner, 1977-81; US House, 1983-87 •Home State: Searchlight, Nevada•Extra Info: has 16 grandchildren
Senate Leaders-Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell
•Year Elected: re-elected in 2008 for his 5th term•Year of Re-election: 2014•Political Work: Jefferson Co. Judge-Executive, 1978-85 •Home State: Alabama•Extra Info:
Senate Leaders-Majority Whip
Richard Durbin
•Year Elected: re-elected in 2006 for his 3rd term •Year of Re-election: 2012•Political Work: Attorney; US House, 1983-97 •Home State: St. Louis, Illinois•Extra Info: He goes by Dick.
Senate Leaders- Minority Whip
Jon Kyl•Year Elected: re-elected in 2008 for his 3rd term •Year of Re-election: 2014•Political Work: US House, 1987-95 •Home State: Oakland, Nebraska•Extra Info: Kyl received both his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Arizona. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and was editor-in-chief of the Arizona Law Review