The first sitting of the 117th Congress was from January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2022. Of the members of the House who sat during this session, 171 members had previous employment in public service or politics. A further 168 worked in business or banking before joining the House of Representatives.
Previous employment of members of the House of Representatives 117th Congress in the United States in 2022, by party
Data as of the end of the first session of each Congress. The 117th Congress had two sessions, the first of which ran from January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2022.
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Brookings Institution. (February 5, 2021). Previous employment of members of the House of Representatives 117th Congress in the United States in 2022, by party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361629/previous-occupations-house-representatives-party-us/
Brookings Institution. "Previous employment of members of the House of Representatives 117th Congress in the United States in 2022, by party." Chart. February 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361629/previous-occupations-house-representatives-party-us/
Brookings Institution. (2021). Previous employment of members of the House of Representatives 117th Congress in the United States in 2022, by party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361629/previous-occupations-house-representatives-party-us/
Brookings Institution. "Previous Employment of Members of The House of Representatives 117th Congress in The United States in 2022, by Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361629/previous-occupations-house-representatives-party-us/
Brookings Institution, Previous employment of members of the House of Representatives 117th Congress in the United States in 2022, by party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361629/previous-occupations-house-representatives-party-us/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Previous employment of members of the House of Representatives 117th Congress in the United States in 2022, by party [Graph], Brookings Institution, February 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361629/previous-occupations-house-representatives-party-us/