United Methodist members of 111th Congress
By Albert J. Menendez*
Jan. 6, 2009 | WASHINGTON (UMNS)
The United Methodist Church remains third among religious groups with the number of total members in the 111th Congress.
Here is a list of United Methodists in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate:
Senate (9)
Jeff Sessions
Johnny Isakson
Daniel Inouye
Richard Lugar
Pat Roberts
Debbie Stabenow
Ben Nelson
Jeff Bingaman
Richard Burr
Alabama
Georgia
Hawaii
Indiana
Kansas
Michigan
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Carolina
House(44)
Marion Berry
Mike Ross
Vic Snyder
Doris Matsui
Laura Richardson
Mike Coffman
Allen Boyd
Suzanne Kosmas
Jeff Miller
Bill Posey
Bill Young
Steve Buyer
Baron Hill
David Loebsack
Lynn Jenkins
Jerry Moran
Ed Whitfield
Dutch Ruppersberger
Mike Rogers
Mark Schauer
John Kline
Bennie Thompson
Russ Carnahan
Emanuel Cleaver II
Lee Terry
Steven LaTourette
Betty Sutton
Dan Boren
Tom Cole
Bart Gordon
Phil Roe
Joe Barton
John Culberson
Lloyd Doggett
Chet Edwards
Kay Granger
Gene Green
Ralph Hall
Sam Johnson
Pete Olson
Solomon Ortiz
Pete Sessions
Rick Boucher
Rick Larsen
D
D
D
D
D
R
D
D
R
R
R
R
D
D
R
R
R
D
R
D
R
D
D
D
R
R
D
D
R
D
R
R
R
D
D
R
D
R
R
R
D
R
D
D
Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas
California
California
Colorado
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Indiana
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Tennessee
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Virginia
Washington
*Menendez is a freelance writer and research director for Americans for Religious Liberty.
Editor’s note: This tabulation is based on the religious affiliations reported by Congressional staffs to Congressional Quarterly, the Almanac of American Politics and VoteSmart.com. This list reflects races decided or vacancies filled by Jan. 5. Information on the governors’ religious affiliation comes from CNN and from The Almanac of American Politics.
News media contact: Linda Green, Nashville, Tenn., (615) 742-5470 or newsdesk@umcom.org.
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