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Occupations
As has been true in previous Congresses, law and business are the dominant
professions in the 108th Congress.5 Other professions include public service, education,
agriculture, and journalism. A closer look at the prior occupations of Members of the
108th Congress also shows:
* eight medical doctors (including a psychiatrist), three dentists, two
veterinarians, an optometrist, three nurses, one pharmacist, and three
psychologists;
* five ministers;
* 35 mayors, 13 state Governors, 11 Lieutenant Governors (including two
Delegates), two state first ladies (one of whom was also the first lady of
the United States) and one territorial first lady, two former cabinet
secretaries, two state supreme court justices, and a federal judge;
* a president of the National Conference on State Legislatures and 274
(232 in the House and 42 in the Senate) former state legislators;6
* 112 congressional staffers (including 10 congressional pages), 14 White
House staffers or fellows, several former executive branch employees,
a former aide to the Secretary of Defense, a former deputy administrator
in the Veterans' Administration, a former deputy assistant Secretary of
State, and a former ambassador;
* four police officers (including a Capitol policeman), two state troopers,
two sheriffs, two volunteer firemen, two probation officers, and a border
patrol chief;
* two CIA agents and two FBI agents;
* two physicists, two chemists, a biomedical researcher, a geologist, and
a microbiologist;
* six Peace Corps volunteers;* an astronaut, a professional magician, a semi-professional musician, two
broadcasters, a television sportscaster, a television reporter, a
motivational speaker, a commercial airlines pilot, a corporate pilot, a
flight school instructor, a major league baseball player, a major league
football player (who was also a college football coach), a florist, a
librarian, two vintners; and
5 Congressional Quarterly, Inc, "Congress Watch, A Guide to the 108th Congress."
6 National Conference of State Legislators, "Former State Legislators in the 108th Congress,"
internal report made available to CRS.
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Amer, Mildred L. Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile, report, September 1, 2004; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs5768/m1/3/?q=%22congress%22: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.