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Party: 262 Democrats and 178 Republicans (including five delegates, resident commissioner).
Age: 57 on average; new members average 49.7.
Gender: 78 women; 61 are Democrats, 17 are Republicans.
Ethnicity: 41 African-Americans; 28 Hispanics/Latinos; nine Asian-Pacific Americans; one American Indian.
Foreign born: 12.
Military veterans: 96.
Education: 27 with no degree beyond high school; five have an associate's degree as their highest educational degree; 83 have a master's as their highest educational degree; 168 have a law degree; three have a master of laws degree; 23 have a doctoral degree; 17 have a medical degree.";
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Party: 55 Democrats, 41 Republicans, two independents.
Age: 63.1 on average; new members average 57.1.
Gender: 17 women; 13 are Democrats, four are Republicans.
Ethnicity: No African-Americans; three Hispanics/Latinos; two Asian-Pacific Americans; no American Indians.
Foreign born: One.
Military veterans: 25.
Education: One with no degree beyond high school; none has an associate's degree as the highest educational degree; 16 have a master's as their highest educational degree; 57 have a law degree; two have a master of laws degree; none has a doctoral degree; three have a medical degree.";
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• The 111th Congress includes a record number of 95 women and a record number of 31 Hispanics/Latinos. Eleven Asian-Pacific Americans in Congress is also is a record. About 95 percent of the members of Congress have university degrees.
• Protestants constitute the majority religious affiliation. Roman Catholics constitute the largest single religious denomination. Two members of Congress are Buddhists and two are Muslims.
• Prior occupations include 16 medical doctors, two dentists, three nurses, two veterinarians, a psychologist and an optometrist. Four were ministers. One was a casino dealer, another a prison guard.
• The youngest member of the House is Aaron Schock, R-Ill., who is 27; the oldest is Ralph Hall, R-Texas, who is 85. The youngest senator is Mark Pryor, D-Ark., who is 45; the oldest is Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., who is 91.
• Delegates represent the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. The resident commissioner is from Puerto Rico.";
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