c. 2006 Religion News Service
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ALABAMA
Richard Shelby (R) Presbyterian
Jeff Sessions (R) Methodist
ALASKA
Ted Stevens (R) Episcopalian
Lisa Murkowski (R) Roman Catholic
ARIZONA
John McCain (R) Episcopalian
Jon Kyl (R) Presbyterian
ARKANSAS
Mark Pryor (D) Christian
Blanche Lincoln (D) Episcopalian
CALIFORNIA
Dianne Feinstein (D) Jewish
Barbara Boxer (D) Jewish
COLORADO
Wayne Allard (R) Protestant
Ken Salazar (D) Roman Catholic
CONNECTICUT
Christopher Dodd (D) Roman Catholic
Joseph Lieberman (D) Jewish
DELAWARE
Joseph Biden (D) Roman Catholic
Thomas Carper (D) Presbyterian
FLORIDA
Bill Nelson (D) Episcopalian
Mel Martinez (R) Roman Catholic
GEORGIA
Saxby Chambliss (R) Episcopalian
Johnny Isakson (R) Methodist
HAWAII
Daniel Inouye (D) Methodist
Daniel Akaka (D) United Church of Christ
IDAHO
Larry Craig (R) Methodist
Michael Crapo (R) Mormon
ILLINOIS
Richard Durbin (D) Roman Catholic
Barack Obama (D) United Church of Christ
INDIANA
Richard Lugar (R) Methodist
Evan Bayh (D) Episcopalian
IOWA
Charles Grassley (R) Baptist
Tom Harkin (D) Roman Catholic
KANSAS
Sam Brownback (R) Roman Catholic
Pat Roberts (R) Methodist
KENTUCKY
Mitch McConnell (R) Baptist
Jim Bunning (R) Roman Catholic
LOUISIANA
Mary Landrieu (D) Roman Catholic
David Vitter (R) Roman Catholic
MAINE
Olympia Snowe (R) Eastern Orthodox
Susan Collins (R) Roman Catholic
MARYLAND
Barbara Mikulski (D) Roman Catholic
Benjamin Cardin (D) Jewish (n)
MASSACHUSETTS
Edward Kennedy (D) Roman Catholic
John Kerry (D) Roman Catholic
MICHIGAN
Carl Levin (D) Jewish
Debbie Stabenow (D) Methodist
MINNESOTA
Norm Coleman, (R) Jewish
Amy Klobuchar (R) Congregationalist (n)
MISSISSIPPI
Thad Cochran (R) Baptist
Trent Lott (R) Baptist
MISSOURI
Christopher Bond (R) Presbyterian
Claire McCaskill (D) Roman Catholic (n)
MONTANA
Max Baucus (D) United Church of Christ
Jon Tester (D) Church of God (n)
NEBRASKA
Chuck Hagel (R) Episcopalian
Ben Nelson (D) Methodist
NEVADA
Harry Reid (D) Mormon
John Ensign (R) Christian
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Judd Gregg (R) United Church of Christ
John Sununu (R) Roman Catholic
NEW JERSEY
Frank Lautenberg (D) Jewish
Robert Menendez (D) Roman Catholic
NEW MEXICO
Pete Domenici (R) Roman Catholic
Jeff Bingaman (R) Methodist
NEW YORK
Charles Schumer (D) Jewish
Hillary Clinton (D) Methodist
NORTH CAROLINA
Elizabeth Dole (R) Methodist
Richard Burr (R) Methodist
NORTH DAKOTA
Kent Conrad (D) Unitarian
Byron Dorgan (D) Lutheran
OHIO
George Voinovich (R) Roman Catholic
Sherrod Brown (D) Lutheran (n)
OKLAHOMA
James Inhofe (R) Presbyterian
Tom Coburn (R) Baptist
OREGON
Ron Wyden (D) Jewish
Gordon Smith (R) Mormon
PENNSYLVANIA
Arlen Specter (R) Jewish
Bob Casey (D) Roman Catholic
RHODE ISLAND
Jack Reed (D) Roman Catholic
Sheldon Whitehouse (D) Episcopalian (n)
SOUTH CAROLINA
Lindsey Graham (R) Baptist
Jim DeMint (R) Presbyterian
SOUTH DAKOTA
Tim Johnson (D) Lutheran
John Thune (R) Protestant
TENNESSEE
Lamar Alexander (R) Presbyterian
Bob Corker (R) Protestant (n)
TEXAS
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) Episcopalian
John Cornyn (R) Church of Christ
UTAH
Orrin Hatch (R) Mormon
Robert Bennett (R) Mormon
VERMONT
Patrick Leahy (D) Roman Catholic
Bernard Sanders (I) Jewish (n)
VIRGINIA
John Warner (R) Episcopalian
Jim Webb (D) Protestant (n)
WASHINGTON
Patty Murray (D) Roman Catholic
Maria Cantwell (D) Roman Catholic
WEST VIRGINIA
Robert Byrd (D) Baptist
Jay Rockefeller (D) Presbyterian
WISCONSIN
Herbert Kohl (D) Jewish
Russ Feingold (D) Jewish
WYOMING
Craig Thomas (R) Methodist
Michael Enzi (R) Presbyterian
X X X
BAPTIST (1 D, 6 R)
Robert Byrd, D-WV
Charles Grassley, R-IA
Mitch McConnell, R-KY
Thad Cochran, R-MS
Trent Lott, R-MS
Tom Coburn, R-OK
Lindsey Graham, R-SC
CHRISTIAN (no denom.) (1 D, 1 R)
Mark Pryor, D-AR
John Ensign, R-NV
CHURCH OF CHRIST (1 R)
John Cornyn, R-TX
CHURCH OF GOD (1 D)
Jon Tester, D-MT
CONGREGATIONALIST (1 D)
Amy Klobuchar, D-MN
EASTERN ORTHODOX (1 R)
Olympia Snowe, R-ME
EPISCOPALIAN (4 D, 6 R)
Blanche Lincoln, D-AR
Bill Nelson, D-FL
Evan Bayh, D-IN
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI
Ted Stevens, R-AK
John McCain, R-AZ
Saxby Chambliss, R-GA
Chuck Hagel, R-NE
Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-TX
John Warner, R-VA
JEWISH (10 D, 1 I, 2 R)
Dianne Feinstein, D-CA
Barbara Boxer, D-CA
Joseph Lieberman, D-CT
Benjamin Cardin, D-MD
Carl Levin, D-MI
Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ
Charles Schumer, D-NY
Ron Wyden, D-OR
Herbert Kohl, D-WI
Russ Feingold, D-WI
Bernard Sanders, I-VT
Norm Coleman, R-MN
Arlen Specter, R-PA
MORMON (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (1 D, 4 R)
Harry Reid, D-NV
Michael Crapo, R-ID
Gordon Smith, R-OR
Orrin Hatch, R-UT
Robert Bennett, R-UT
LUTHERAN (3 D)
Byron Dorgan, D-ND
Sherrod Brown, D-OH
Tim Johnson, D-SD
METHODIST (5 D, 8 R)
Daniel Inouye D-HI
Debbie Stabenow, D-MI
Ben Nelson, D-NE
Jeff Bingaman, D-NM
Hillary Clinton, D-NY
Jeff Sessions, R-AL
Johnny Isakson, R-GA
Larry Craig, R-ID
Richard Lugar, R-IN
Pat Roberts, R-KS
Elizabeth Dole, R-NC
Richard Burr, R-NC
Craig Thomas, R-WY
PRESBYTERIAN (2 D, 7 R)
Thomas Carper, D-DE
Jay Rockefeller, D-WV
Richard Shelby, R-AL
Jon Kyl, R-AZ
Christopher Bond, R-MO
James Inhofe, R-OK
Jim DeMint, R-SC
Lamar Alexander, R-TN
Michael Enzi, R-WY
PROTESTANT (no denom.) (1 D, 3 R)
Jim Webb, D-VA
Wayne Allard, R-CO
John Thune, R-SD
Bob Corker, R-TN
ROMAN CATHOLIC (16 D, 9 R)
Ken Salazar, D-CO
Christopher Dodd, D-CT
Joseph Biden, D-DE
Richard Durbin, D-IL
Mary Landrieu, D-LA
Barbara Mikulski, D-MD
Edward Kennedy, D-MA
John Kerry, D-MA
Claire McCaskill, D-MO
Robert Menendez, D-NJ
Bob Casey, D-PA
Jack Reed, D-RI
Patrick Leahy, D-VT
Patty Murray, D-WA
Maria Cantwell, D-WA
Tom Harkin, D-IA
Lisa Murkowski, R-AK
Mel Martinez, R-FL
Sam Brownback, R-KS
Jim Bunning, R-KY
David Vitter, R-LA
Susan Collins, R-ME
John Sununu, R-NH
Pete Domenici, R-NM
George Voinovich, R-OH
UNITARIAN (1 D)
Kent Conrad, D-ND
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (3 D, 1 R)
Daniel Akaka, D-HI
Barack Obama, D-IL
Max Baucus, D-MT
Judd Gregg, R-NH
Sources: Albert Menendez “109th Congress: Religious Affiliations” and Congressional Quarterly profiles of new members of the 110th Congress
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Editors: See mainbar, RNS-CONGRESS-FAITH, transmitted Dec. 11, 2006.