56th Legislature Demographics, 1999 The following information was self-reported by legislators shortly before the 1999 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 29
8
37
Male 71
42
113
Total 100
50
150
Age Age
House
Senate
Total
Under 25 1
0
1
25-34 2
0
2
35-44 13
6
19
45-54 36
14
50
55-64 31
20
51
65 or older 17
10
27
Not given 0
0
0
Total 100
50
150
Party Affiliation Political Party
House
Senate
Total
Democrat 41
18
59
Republican 59
32
91
Total 100
50
150
Occupation Occupation
House
Senate
Total
Agriculture 26
13
39
Business 35
23
58
Construction 3
4
7
Education 22
5
27
Government 2
5
7
Law 6
4
10
Medicine 6
1
7
Mining 1
0
1
Other 20
2
22
Total 121
57
178
Education Educational Level
House
Senate
Total
High school graduate 9
5
14
Some college 17
9
26
College degree 26
17
43
Some graduate work 5
1
6
Graduate degree 32
15
47
Other 11
3
14
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 97
50
147
Other 1
0
1
Total 100
50
150
Veteran Status Status
House
Senate
Total
Military veteran 15
10
25
Non-veteran 85
40
125
Total 100
50
150
