51st Legislature Demographics, 1989 The following information was self-reported by legislators shortly before the 1989 legislative session, in response to a questionnaire from the Legislative Services Division. In some cases, legislators have marked more than one response to a single question, resulting in a total of more than 150, which is the total number of legislators. Gender Gender
House
Senate
Total
Female 21
6
27
Male 79
44
123
Total 100
50
150
Age Age
House
Senate
Total
Under 25 2
0
2
25-34 10
0
10
35-44 21
10
31
45-54 29
8
37
55-64 24
18
42
65 or older 14
10
24
Not given 0
4
4
Total 100
50
150
Party Affiliation Political Party
House
Senate
Total
Democrat 52
23
75
Republican 48
27
75
Total 100
50
150
Occupation Occupation
House
Senate
Total
Agriculture 33
18
51
Business 30
16
46
Construction 4
0
4
Education 21
6
27
Government 10
2
12
Law 9
6
15
Medicine 1
3
4
Mining 0
0
0
Other 15
3
18
Total 123
54
177
Education Educational Level
House
Senate
Total
High school graduate 24
0
24
Some college 15
4
19
College degree 29
1
30
Some graduate work 5
0
5
Graduate degree 26
33
59
Other 1
12
13
Total 100
50
150
Race Race
House Senate Total American Indian 2
0
2
Asian 0
0
0
Black 0
0
0
Hispanic/Latino 0
0
0
White 98
50
148
Other 0
0
0
Total 100
50
150
Veteran Status Status
House
Senate
Total
Military veteran 26
19
45
Non-veteran 74
31
105
Total 100
50
150
