52nd Legislature Demographics, 1991 The following information was self-reported by legislators shortly before the 1991 legislative session, in response to a questionnaire from the Legislative Services Division. In some cases, legislators have indicated more than one response, resulting in a total of more than 150, which is the total number of legislators. Gender Gender
House
Senate
Total
Female 23
8
31
Male 77
42
119
Total 100
50
150
Age Age
House
Senate
Total
Under 25 1
0
1
25-34 7
0
7
35-44 26
12
38
45-54 24
11
35
55-64 28
16
44
65 or older 14
11
25
Not given 3
0
3
Total 100
50
150
Party Affiliation Political Party
House
Senate
Total
Democrat 60
29
89
Republican 39
21
60
Constitution 1
0
1
Total 100
50
150
Occupation Occupation
House
Senate
Total
Agriculture 24
17
41
Business 30
17
47
Construction 5
0
5
Education 21
8
29
Government 7
4
11
Law 11
7
18
Medicine 2
2
4
Mining 0
0
0
Other 10
4
14
Total 110
59
169
Education Educational Level
House
Senate
Total
High school graduate 20
7
27
Some college 15
9
24
College degree 25
13
38
Some graduate work 8
0
8
Graduate degree 29
17
46
Other 3
4
7
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 24
26
50
Non-veteran 76
24
100
Total 100
50
150
