50 Senators with previous House service;
95 Members have worked in education, including teachers, professors, instructors, school fundraisers, counselors, administrators, or coaches (75 in the House, including 2 delegates, 20 in the Senate);
3 physicians in the Senate, 13 physicians in the House, plus 5 dentists and 3 veterinarians;
2 psychologists (all in the House), an optometrist (in the Senate), a pharmacist (in the House), and 2 nurses and 1 physician assistant (in the House);
7 ordained ministers, all in the House;
41 former mayors (34 in the House, 7 in the Senate);
13 former state governors (12 in the Senate, 1 in the House) and 7 lieutenant governors (4 in the Senate, 3 in the House);
16 former judges (all but 1 in the House) and 42 prosecutors (10 in the Senate, 32 in the House) who have served in city, county, state, federal, or military capacities;
2 former Cabinet Secretaries (1 in each chamber), and 3 Ambassadors (all in the House);
246 former state or territorial legislators (43 in the Senate, 203 in the House, including 2 Delegates and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico);12
at least 89 former congressional staffers (19 in the Senate, 70 in the House, including 3 Delegates), as well as 6 congressional pages (3 in the House and 3 in the Senate);13
3 sheriffs, 1 police chief and 3 other police officers, 1 firefighter, 3 CIA employees, and 1 FBI agent (all in the House);
3 Peace Corps volunteers, all in the House;
1 physicist and 1 chemist, both in the House;
11 engineers (10 in the House and 1 in the Senate);
20 public relations or communications professionals (4 in the Senate, 16 in the House), and 10 accountants (2 in the Senate and 8 in the House);
6 software company executives in the House and 2 in the Senate;
19 management consultants (5 in the Senate, 14 in the House), 5 car dealership owners (all in the House), and
4 venture capitalists (2 in the House, 2 in the Senate);
12 bankers or bank executives (3 in the Senate, 9 in the House), 29 veterans of the real estate industry (4 in the Senate, 25 in the House), and 10 Members who have worked in the construction industry (1 in the Senate, 9 in the House);
6 social workers (2 in the Senate, 4 in the House) and 3 union representatives (all in the House);
13 nonprofit executives in the House;
3 radio talk show hosts (1 in the Senate, 2 in the House); 4 radio or television broadcasters, managers, or owners (all in the House); 6 reporters or journalists (1 in the Senate, 5 in the House), a public television producer in the House, and a newspaper publisher in each chamber;
21 insurance agents or executives (4 in the Senate, 17 in the House) and 4 Members who have worked with stocks or bonds (all in the House);
1 artist, 1 book publisher, and 2 speechwriters (all in the House), and 1 documentary filmmaker in the Senate;
6 restaurateurs (5 in the House, 1 in the Senate), as well as 2 coffee shop owners, 1 wine store owner, and 1 whiskey distiller (all in the House);
27 farmers, ranchers, or cattle farm owners (5 in the Senate, 22 in the House);
1 almond orchard owner and vintner, as well as a forester and a fruit orchard worker (all in the House);
1 flight attendant and 1 pilot, both in the House;
3 professional football players, 1 hockey player, 1 baseball player, and 1 mixed martial arts fighter (all in the House); and
9 current members of the military reserves (8 in the House, 1 in the Senate) and 7 current members of the National Guard (all in the House). |
