JESUIT ALUMNI IN CONGRESS

Jesuit Alumni in Congress

More than ten percent of 110th U.S. Congress are Jesuit College and University alumni/aeThe Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) reports that among the 535 Members of the 110th U.S. Congress, 53 of them, or more than 10 percent, are alumni/ae of Jesuit colleges and universities. This is an increase of close to 15 percent compared to the 109th Congress when there was a total of 47 Jesuit alumni/ae in the House and Senate. There are nine Jesuit alumni in the Senate and 44 in the House of Representatives. Among the top leadership, both the Majority and Minority Leaders in the House of Representatives, Congressmen Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and John Boehner (R-OH) respectively, the Senate Majority Whip, Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), and the Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Congressman Chris Van Hollen, are all Jesuit alumni. Of these 53 alumni/ae, 32 received graduate or professional degrees from Jesuit universities. There are 14 Jesuit institutions represented by alumni/ae in the U.S. Congress, and Georgetown University has the most alumni/ae with a total of 21.
"This number (of our alumni/ae in Congress) is an important reminder that a Jesuit education is meant to lead to lives of leadership and service," said AJCU President Fr. Charles Currie, S.J. "We are proud that that goal is realized at the highest levels of public service, as well as in countless other ways across the country and around the world. It is a privilege to work with these women and men, and with our other friends in Congress, in addressing the issues facing our nation. We appreciate the challenges they face as public servants and the many ways they reflect the competence, compassion and commitment we pursue on our campuses."
The following is the full list of the Jesuit college and university alumni/ae in Congress:

UNITED STATES SENATE

Senator Jim Bunning
(R-KY), Elected 1998
B.S. Xavier University (1953)
Senator Robert P. Casey Jr.
(D-PA), Elected 2006
B.A., Holy Cross College (1982)
Senator Richard J. Durbin
(D-IL), Elected 1996
B.S.F.S. Georgetown University (1966) J.D. Georgetown University (1969)
Senator John F. Kerry
(D-MA), Elected 1984
J.D. Boston College (1976)
Senator Patrick J. Leahy
(D-VT), Elected 1974
J.D. Georgetown University (1964)
Senator Robert Menendez
(D-NJ), Appointed & Elected 2006
B.A. Saint Peter's College (1976)
Senator Barbara A. Mikulski
(D-MD), Elected 1986
B.A. Loyola College in Maryland (1958)
Senator Lisa Murkowski
(R-AK), Elected 2004
B.A. Georgetown University (1980)
Senator Jim Webb
(D-VA), Elected 2006
J.D. Georgetown University (1975)

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Representative Timothy H. Bishop
(D-NY), Elected 2002
B.A. College of the Holy Cross (1972)
Representative John A. Boehner
(R-OH), Elected 1990
B.S. Xavier University (1977)
Representative Vern Buchanan
(R-FL), Elected 2006
MBA, University of Detroit Mercy (1986)
Representative Michael Capuano
(D-MA), Elected 1998
J.D. Boston College (1977)
Representative Michael N. Castle
(R-DE), Elected 1992
L.L.B. Georgetown University (1964)
Representative Barbara Cubin
(R-WY), Elected 1994
B.S. Creighton University (1969)
Representative Henry Cuellar
(D-TX) Elected 2004
B.S. Georgetown (1978)
Representative William D. Delahunt
(D-MA), Elected 1996
J.D. Boston College (1967)
Representative John D. Dingell
(D-MI), Elected 1955
B.A. Georgetown University (1949)
J.D. Georgetown University (1952)
Representative Michael Ferguson
(R-NJ), Elected 2000
M.P.P. Georgetown University (1995)
Representative Jeff Fortenberry
(R-NE) Elected (2004)
M.A. Georgetown University (1986)
Representative Luis G. Fortuno
(R-PR) Elected (2004)
B.S. Georgetown University (1982)
Representative Vito Fossella
(R-NY), Elected 1996
J.D. Fordham University (1993)
Representative Wayne T. Gilchrest
(R-MD), Elected 1990
Attended, Loyola College Maryland (1990)
Representative John J. Hall
(D-NY), Elected 2006
Attended, Loyola College Maryland (1965-66)
Representative Stephanie Herseth
(D-SD), Elected 2004
B.A. Georgetown University (1993)
M.A. Georgetown University (1996)
J.D. Georgetown University (1996)
Representative Mazie K.Hirono
(D-HI), Elected 2006
J.D. Georgetown University (1978)
Representative Paul W. Hodes
(D-NH), Elected 2006
J.D. Boston College (1978)
Representative Steny H. Hoyer
(D-MD), Elected 1981
J.D. Georgetown University (1966)
Representative William J. Jefferson
(D-LA), Elected 1990
L.L.M. Georgetown University (1996)
He received his L.L.M. while serving as a Member of Congress
Representative Mark Steven Kirk
(R-IL), Elected 2000
J.D. Georgetown University (1992)
Representative Frank A. LoBiondo
(R-NJ), Elected 1994
B.S. St. Joseph's University (1968)
Representative Zoe Lofgren
(D-CA), Elected 1994
J.D. University of Santa Clara (1975)
Representative Daniel E. Lungren
(R-CA), Elected 2004
J.D. Georgetown Law School (1971)
Representative Donald Manzullo
(R-IL), Elected 1992
J.D. Marquette University (1970)
Representative Edward J. Markey
(D-MA), Elected 1976
B.A. Boston College (1968)
J.D. Boston College (1972)
Representative Thaddeus McCotter
(R-MI), Elected 2002
B.A. University of Detroit Mercy (1987)
J.D. University of Detroit Mercy (1991)
Representative Michael R. McNulty
(D-NY), Elected 1988
B.A. College of the Holy Cross (1969)
Representative Gwen Moore
(D-WI) Elected (2004)
B.A. Marquette University (1978)
Representative James P. Moran
(D-VA), Elected 1990
B.A. College of the Holy Cross (1967)
Representative Timothy F. Murphy
(R-PA), Elected 2002
B.A. Wheeling Jesuit College (1974)
Representative Jerrold Nadler
(D-NY), Elected 1992
J.D. Fordham University (1978)
Representative William J. Pascrell Jr.
(D-NJ), Elected 1996
B.A. Fordham University (1959)
M.A. Fordham University (1961)
Representative Robert C. Scott
(D-VA), Elected 1992
J.D. Boston College (1973)
Representative Albio Sires
(D-NJ), Elected 2006
B.A. Saint Peter's College (1974)
Representative Adam Smith
(D-WA), Elected 1996
B.A. Fordham University (1987)
Representative Lee Terry
(R-NE), Elected 1998
J.D. Creighton University (1987)
Representative Chris Van Hollen Jr.
(D-MD), Elected 2002
J.D. Georgetown University (1990)
Representative Peter J. Visclosky
(D-IN), Elected 1984
L.L.M. Georgetown University (1982)
Representative Peter Welch
(D-VT), Elected 2006
A.B. College of Holy Cross (1969)
Representative Frank Wolf
(R-VA), Elected 1980
J.D. Georgetown University (1965)
Representative Lynn Woolsey
(D-CA), Elected 1992
B.S. University of San Francisco (1980)
Representative Albert R. Wynn
(D-MD), Elected 1992
J.D. Georgetown University (1977)
Representative John Yarmuth
(D-KY), Elected 2006
Attended, Georgetown Law School (1971-72)

Bold names are new Members of Congress

Source: http://www.ajcunet.edu/tier.aspx?bid=62