This document provides demographic and background information about members of the 111th United States Congress, including their ages, genders, parties, home states or districts, and previous political experience. It discusses the leaders of both the House and Senate, including Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, John Boehner, and Mitch McConnell. It also summarizes recent news articles about meetings between Pelosi, Reid and President Obama on issues like health care and Afghanistan.

1. Congress By: Lauren Delgado & Sherie Key Government 8 th Block

2. Demographics of Congress 535 members 111 th Congress, 1 st session

3. Age Age Number of Members

4. Gender Number of Members Gender

5. Marital Status Martial Status Number of Members

6. Party Number of Members Party

7. Ethnicity Number of Members Ethnicity

8. Religion Number of Members Religion

9. Occupational Backgrounds Number of Members Occupational Background

10. Congress Members from Texas

13. R-TX 6 th District Texas’s 6 th District

15. Current Events

20. Senate Leaders

24. Senate Minority Leader Birth Date: February 20, 1942 Birthplace: Sheffield, Alabama Married to Elaine Chao Education: University of Louisville, University of Kentucky Previous Political Experience: Jefferson Co. Judge- Executive Year elected: 2008 Terms Served: 4 Up for re election: 2010 Senate Minority Whip Birth Date: April 25, 1942 Birthplace: Oakland, Nebraska Married to a Caryll Education: University of Arizona Previous Political Experience: US House Terms served: 3 Year Elected:1994 Re election Year: 2010 Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Jon Kyl (R-AZ)

25. House Leaders