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This list reports the religious affiliation of the members of the United States Senate in the 119th United States Congress. In most cases, in addition to specific sources, the senators' religious affiliations are those mentioned by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life at the Pew Research Center , which publishes a report at the beginning ...
Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts was vying to become the nation's first Catholic president. A key factor that was hurting Kennedy in his campaign was the widespread prejudice against his Roman Catholic religion; some Protestants believed that, if he were elected president, Kennedy would have to take orders from the Pope in Rome .
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress . Party affiliation
Jean-Bertrand Aristide – former President of Haiti; former Catholic priest; Ernesto Cardenal – former Minister for Culture for Nicaragua and Catholic priest; Robert John Cornell – Norbertine priest and Representative from Wisconsin from 1975 to 1979; James Renshaw Cox – US Presidency candidate and Catholic priest
The following list reports the religious affiliation of the members of the United States House of Representatives in the 119th Congress.In most cases, besides specific sources, the current representatives' religious affiliations are those mentioned in regular researches by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life at the Pew Research Center.
This is a list of leaders and office-holders of United States of America. ... List of U.S. state senators; Mayors and local officials Heads of former states ...
The Senate chaplain is also responsible for "hosting" guest chaplains on the day they deliver prayers. [6] According to the U.S. Senate website, these guest chaplains have represented "many of the world's major religious faiths," [7] and their participation is a sign that the Senate is sensitive to the "increasing religious diversity of the ...
Senator (lifespan) Arab or Middle Eastern ethnicity Religion Party State Term start Term end Notes James Abourezk (1931–2023) Lebanese: Maronite Catholic Democratic: South Dakota: January 3, 1973: January 3, 1979: Retired [7] George J. Mitchell (born 1933) Lebanese: Maronite Catholic Democratic: Maine: May 17, 1980: January 3, 1995: Retired ...