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Check out the lists of minorities and women in the 110th Congress, along with which state and political party they represented. The 110th Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the…
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The members of the U.S. Senate in the 114th Congress are listed below. Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party…
