Senators Religious Affiliation of the US 111Congress
The following list shows the count of the reported religious affiliation of the members of the United States Senate in the 111th Congress.
[edit] More than ten percent
Roman Catholic - 25 - Mark Begich (D-Alaska), Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), Jim Bunning (R-Kentucky), Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), Bob Casey, Jr. (D-Pennsylvania), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut), Richard Durbin (D-Illinois), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Mike Johanns (R-Nebraska), Ted Kaufman (D-Delaware), John Kerry (D-Massachusetts), Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana), Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Mel Martinez (R-Florida), Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Patty Murray (D-Washington), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), David Vitter (R-Louisiana), George Voinovich (R-Ohio) (17 Democrats, 9 Republicans).
Presbyterian - 14 - Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Kit Bond (R-Missouri), Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), Thomas R. Carper (D-Delaware), Bob Corker (R-Tennessee), Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), Michael Enzi (R-Wyoming), Kay Hagan (D-North Carolina), James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Jon Kyl (R-Arizona), Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia), Richard Shelby (R-Alabama), Mark Warner (D-Virginia) (10 Republicans, 4 Democrats).
Jewish and Orthodox Judaism - 13 - Barbara Boxer (D-California), Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin), Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Al Franken (D-Minnesota), Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin), Frank Lautenberg (D-New Jersey), Carl Levin (D-Michigan), Joseph Lieberman (I-Connecticut), Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Charles Schumer (D-New York), Arlen Specter (D-Pennsylvania), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) (11 Democrats, 2 Independents).
[edit] Less than ten percent
Methodist and United Methodist - 8 - Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico), Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia), Richard Lugar (R-Indiana), Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska), Pat Roberts (R-Kansas), Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama), Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) (5 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Baptist and Southern Baptist - 8 - Roland Burris (D-Illinois), Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia), Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma), Thad Cochran (R-Mississippi), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) (6 Republicans, 2 Democrats).
Episcopalian - 7 - Evan Bayh (D-Indiana), Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Blanche Lincoln (D-Arkansas), John McCain (R-Arizona), Bill Nelson (D-Florida), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans).
Latter Day Saint - 5 - Robert Foster Bennett (R-Utah), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Harry Reid (D-Nevada), Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) (3 Republicans, 2 Democrats).
Congregational - 3 - Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) (2 Democrats, 1 Republican).
Lutheran - 3 - Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota) (3 Democrats).
Protestant - 3 - Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), Jim Webb (D-Virginia) (3 Democrats).
United Church of Christ - 1 - Max Baucus (D-Montana), (1 Democrat).
Church of Christ - 1 - John Cornyn (R-Texas) (1 Republican).
Church of God - 1 - Jon Tester (D-Montana) (1 Democrat).
Eastern Orthodox Church - 1 - Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) (1 Republican).
Evangelical - 1 - Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas) (1 Democrat).
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel - 1 - John Ensign (R-Nevada) (1 Republican).
McLean Bible Church - 1 - John Thune (R-South Dakota) (1 Republican).
Unitarian Universalist - 1 - Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota) (1 Democrat).
[edit] Unspecified
Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) comes from a mixed Jewish and Christian household and does not specify his religion but has said he "believes in God."
Senator Mark Udall (D-Colorado) was raised Presbyterian but does not specify his current faith.
[edit] More than ten percent
Roman Catholic - 25 - Mark Begich (D-Alaska), Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), Jim Bunning (R-Kentucky), Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), Bob Casey, Jr. (D-Pennsylvania), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut), Richard Durbin (D-Illinois), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Mike Johanns (R-Nebraska), Ted Kaufman (D-Delaware), John Kerry (D-Massachusetts), Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana), Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Mel Martinez (R-Florida), Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Patty Murray (D-Washington), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), David Vitter (R-Louisiana), George Voinovich (R-Ohio) (17 Democrats, 9 Republicans).
Presbyterian - 14 - Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Kit Bond (R-Missouri), Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), Thomas R. Carper (D-Delaware), Bob Corker (R-Tennessee), Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), Michael Enzi (R-Wyoming), Kay Hagan (D-North Carolina), James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Jon Kyl (R-Arizona), Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia), Richard Shelby (R-Alabama), Mark Warner (D-Virginia) (10 Republicans, 4 Democrats).
Jewish and Orthodox Judaism - 13 - Barbara Boxer (D-California), Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin), Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Al Franken (D-Minnesota), Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin), Frank Lautenberg (D-New Jersey), Carl Levin (D-Michigan), Joseph Lieberman (I-Connecticut), Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Charles Schumer (D-New York), Arlen Specter (D-Pennsylvania), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) (11 Democrats, 2 Independents).
[edit] Less than ten percent
Methodist and United Methodist - 8 - Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico), Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia), Richard Lugar (R-Indiana), Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska), Pat Roberts (R-Kansas), Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama), Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) (5 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Baptist and Southern Baptist - 8 - Roland Burris (D-Illinois), Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia), Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma), Thad Cochran (R-Mississippi), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) (6 Republicans, 2 Democrats).
Episcopalian - 7 - Evan Bayh (D-Indiana), Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Blanche Lincoln (D-Arkansas), John McCain (R-Arizona), Bill Nelson (D-Florida), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans).
Latter Day Saint - 5 - Robert Foster Bennett (R-Utah), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Harry Reid (D-Nevada), Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) (3 Republicans, 2 Democrats).
Congregational - 3 - Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) (2 Democrats, 1 Republican).
Lutheran - 3 - Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota) (3 Democrats).
Protestant - 3 - Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), Jim Webb (D-Virginia) (3 Democrats).
United Church of Christ - 1 - Max Baucus (D-Montana), (1 Democrat).
Church of Christ - 1 - John Cornyn (R-Texas) (1 Republican).
Church of God - 1 - Jon Tester (D-Montana) (1 Democrat).
Eastern Orthodox Church - 1 - Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) (1 Republican).
Evangelical - 1 - Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas) (1 Democrat).
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel - 1 - John Ensign (R-Nevada) (1 Republican).
McLean Bible Church - 1 - John Thune (R-South Dakota) (1 Republican).
Unitarian Universalist - 1 - Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota) (1 Democrat).
[edit] Unspecified
Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) comes from a mixed Jewish and Christian household and does not specify his religion but has said he "believes in God."
Senator Mark Udall (D-Colorado) was raised Presbyterian but does not specify his current faith.
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