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Congress

Formal Qualifications House of Reps Age: 25 Citizenship: 7 years Residency: Live in State you Represent Size: 435 members Term Length: 2 years Senate Age: 30 Citizenship: 9 years Residency: Live in state you represent Size: 100 members Term Length: 6 years

Leadership of Congress House: Speaker Senate: President of Senate Senate: President Pro Tempore Both: Majority and Minority Leaders Both: Whips

Congressional Pay Average Members $174,000 Leadership Speaker: $223,500 Majority/Minority Leader:$193,400

Congressional Elections House of Representatives Single member districts Senate Statewide elections 17th Amendment allowed for popular voting for senators

Demographics Members under the age of 40 Over the age of 70 20 Over the age of 70 78 Most common age group 50 - 59 187 members

Gender Men 443 Women 93

Race White 458 African America 42 Hispanic 25

Backgrounds Education Most common degrees 95% of all members of congress have college degrees Most common degrees Law MBA 27 Representatives and one senator have no degree beyond high school 269 members served in state or territorial legislatures 38 members have been mayors Seven members were involved in music, film, or sports Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Sen. Jim Bunning) National Football League quarterback (Rep. Heath Shuler).

Committees HOUSE http://www.house.gov/ SENATE http://www.senate.gov/