58th Legislature Demographics, 2003

The following information was self-reported by legislators shortly before the 2003 legislative session, in response to a questionnaire from the Legislative Services Division. In some cases, legislators have elected not to respond to some questions. In other 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	2	0	2
25-34	2	0	2
35-44	13	2	15
45-54	31	16	47
55-64	34	20	54
65 or older	16	12	28
Not given	2	0	2
Total	100	50	150

Party Affiliation

Political Party	House	Senate	Total
Democrat	47	21	68
Republican	53	29	82
Total	100	50	150

Occupation

Occupation	House	Senate	Total
Agriculture	18	12	30
Business	30	20	50
Construction	5	4	9
Education	23	5	28
Government	6	2	8
Law	9	4	13
Medicine	5	0	5
Mining	0	0	0
Other	16	8	24
Total	112	55	167

Education

Educational Level	House	Senate	Total
High school graduate	6	2	8
Some college	16	7	23
College degree	14	13	27
Some graduate work	11	6	17
Graduate degree	23	6	29
Other	30	16	46
Total	100	50	150

Race

Race	House	Senate	Total
American Indian	8	2	10
Asian	0	0	0
Black	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	0	0	0
White	92	49	141
Other	2	1	3
Total	102	52	154

Veteran Status

Status	House	Senate	Total
Military veteran	16	10	26
Non-veteran	84	40	123
Total	100	50	150

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