Catholic representation grows in US Congress
January 06, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Catholics account for 28% of the representatives in the 119th Congress: up slightly from the previous Congress, but short of the high of 31% in 2017.
A Pew Forum survey found that 85% of the members of the new Congress identify themselves as Christians. A majority (56%) are Protestants, but Catholics make up the largest single denominational bloc, with 150 lawmakers.
In both the Senate and the House of Representatives, a majority of the Catholic members are Democrats.
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