The Congressional Research Service recently released a report about the make up of the 111th Congress. Ezra Klein rightfully points out that Congress is made up of old white men– in a much greater proportion than the US statistical ratios for old white men. Here is a little chart of the prior occupations of Members of Congress:
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) was a former astronaut, there is a former taxi driver and a former toll booth operator.
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Couldn’t–and shouldn’t–that add up to more than 100%? I.e., If Tom Coburn was also a state senator, wouldn’t the medicine and state/local govt wedges get a boost?
The report says immediate past primary employment