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Congress Members From Congress Members From TexasTexas

SenatorSenatorJohn Cornyn

Year Elected- 2002, Number of Terms- 2nd 6 year term, Year of Reelection- 2008, Political Work- Bolstering national defense, repairing broken immigration, securing borders, boosting more affordable health care, improving education. Home State/ Flag- Texas

Extra Info: Member of a fraternity ( Chi Delta Tau). Texas attorney general.

SenatorSenatorKay Bailey Hutchison

Year Elected- 1993, Number of Terms- 2 Terms, Year of Reelection- 2006, Political Work- Defense and foreign policy, homeland security, tax relief and family support, Education and science, Limited plain planes, Home State/ Flag- Texas

Extra Info: She has had two husbands, two adopted children, and two stepdaughters.

RepresentativeRepresentativeJoe Barton 6 th District-830 Representatives

Year Elected- 1984, Number Of Terms- 2, Year of Reelection- 2004, Political Work- Energy policy, helps protect individual right, Home State/ Flag- Texas.

Extra Info: Attended Texas A&M University

Senate LeadersSenate Leaders

President Of SenatePresident Of SenateJoe Biden

Number of Terms- 6, Year of reelection- 1978,1984,1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, Political Work- Foreign relations, committee on the Judiciary , Home State/ Flag- Delaware

Extra Info: Great grandpa was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate. He was the first of four siblings.

Pres. Pro TemporePres. Pro TemporeRobert C. Byrd

Year Elected- 2006, Number of terms- 20,775 days, Year of Reelection- 2008, Political work- effort to increase transparency and accountability within the legislative process, Energy and water development, Homeland Security, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, Home State/Flag- West Virginia

Extra Info: Original name is Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr. His mother died when he was one.

Majority Leader Minority Leader

Harry Reid

Year Elected- 1986, Number of terms- 4, Year of Reelection- 2004, Political Work- Trying to end foreclosure crisis in Nevada, Created the Great Basin National Park, Home State/ Flag- Nevada Extra Info: Played football and was an amateur boxer.

Mitch McConnell

Year Elected- 1984, Number of Terms- 8, Reelection- 2008, Political Work- senior member of the Appropriations, Agriculture and Rules Committee.

Extra Info: He omits his Alabama birth place, Member Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.

Asst Majority Whip

Richard Durbin

Year Elected-1996, Number of Terms-3, Reelection- 2006, Political Work- House author of the banning of smoking on airplanes, Awarded the lifetime Achievement Award by the American Lung Association, Home State/ Flag- Illinois

Extra Info: Irish American father and Lithuanian Mother.

Asst. Minority Whip

Jon Kyl

Year Elected- 1995, Number of terms- 7, Reelection-2008, Political Work- Helped write the landmark crime victims Rights Act, Provisions of the Patriot Act. Home State/ Flag- Nebraska.

Extra Info: Father served as an Iowa congressman. Attended University of Arizona. Has two kids and four grandkids.

House LeadersHouse Leaders

Speaker of the HouseSpeaker of the HouseNancy Pelosi

Year Elected- 1987, Number of terms- 10, Reelection-2006, Political Work- House Appropriations committee, Housing Opportunities for people with AIDS, House Permanent Select Committee. Home State-Maryland

Extra Info-Board member of the National Organization of Italian American Women. 5 children, 2001 elected House Minority Whip.

Minority LeaderMinority LeaderJohn BoehnerYear Elected- 1990, Number of Terms- 10, Reelected-1995, Political Work- Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Home State/Flag- Ohio.

Extra Info: Graduated from Moeller High School, one of 12 Brothers and Sisters.

Minority WhipMinority WhipJim Clyburn

Year Elected- 1992, Number of terms- 5, Reelection- 2006, Political Work- Human Affairs commissioner, Chair of the congressional Black Caucus, Home State- South Carolina

Extra Info: Attended University of South Carolina Law School, Director of Neighborhood Youth Corps.

Majority LeaderMajority LeaderSteny HoyerYear Elected- 1981, Number of terms- 8, Reelection- 2006, Political Work- Federal Employee Pay Comparability Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Home State/ Flag- Maryland

Extra- University of Maryland, Law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

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