The first sitting of the 117th Congress was from January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2022. Of the members of the Senate who sat during this session, 48 members had previous employment in public service or politics. A further 30 worked in business or banking before joining the Senate.
Previous employment of members of the United States Senate 117th Congress 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 United States Senate 117th Congress in 2022, by party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361662/previous-occupations-senators-party-us/
Brookings Institution. "Previous employment of members of the United States Senate 117th Congress in 2022, by party." Chart. February 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361662/previous-occupations-senators-party-us/
Brookings Institution. (2021). Previous employment of members of the United States Senate 117th Congress in 2022, by party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361662/previous-occupations-senators-party-us/
Brookings Institution. "Previous Employment of Members of The United States Senate 117th Congress in 2022, by Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361662/previous-occupations-senators-party-us/
Brookings Institution, Previous employment of members of the United States Senate 117th Congress in 2022, by party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361662/previous-occupations-senators-party-us/ (last visited October 08, 2024)
Previous employment of members of the United States Senate 117th Congress in 2022, by party [Graph], Brookings Institution, February 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361662/previous-occupations-senators-party-us/