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In conjunction with figures derived from the Pew Research Center's 2021 "survey of the religious composition of the United States", [2] [165] the most basic breakdown of the above data indicates that 84% of the Senate identify as Christian (compared with 62% of the population), 9% identify as Jewish (compared with 2% of the population), 4% have ...
The trend away from a Democratic dominance of the Catholic vote continued in 1994, when for the first time in history Democrats did not receive a majority of Catholic votes in elections for the House of Representatives; as with 1992, the Catholic vote split resembled that of the overall electorate.
First openly out LGBT state senator in Georgian history. Wythe Leigh Kinsolving – Episcopal priest, essayist and campaigner for Democratic candidates in 1910s-1930s, and against US participation in World War II in late 1930s through 1941
In 1918, Walsh was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate, serving his first term from March 4, 1919, to March 3, 1925. He was the first Irish Catholic senator from Massachusetts, and second Massachusetts senator to be elected by popular vote, after the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Robert John Cornell, O.Praem, (December 16, 1919 – May 10, 2009) was an American Catholic priest, professor, and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1975 to 1979.
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 1st United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1791.. The order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term, with senators entering service the same day ranked alphabetically.
Blewitt was the first Irish-Catholic to serve in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. [7] [11] In 1903, he founded the Edward F. Gold Mining Company, a silver and gold mining operation in Montana. [8] Blewitt was the co-founder of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Scranton in 1908 and was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ...
This is a complete list of all people who previously served in the United States Senate. As of February 2025, a total of 2,018 persons have served in the senate (including those currently serving). As of February 2025, a total of 2,018 persons have served in the senate (including those currently serving).