59th Legislature Demographics, 2005 The following information was self-reported by legislators shortly before the 2005 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 30
7
37
Male 70
43
113
Total 100
50
150
Age Age
House
Senate
Total
Under 25 2
0
2
25-34 1
3
4
35-44 14
2
16
45-54 34
17
51
55-64 36
19
55
65 or older 10
9
19
Not given 3
0
3
Total 100
50
150
Party Affiliation Political Party
House
Senate
Total
Democrat 50
27
77
Republican 50
23
73
Total 100
50
150
Occupation Occupation
House
Senate
Total
Agriculture 18
7
25
Business 31
16
47
Construction 6
5
11
Education 22
2
24
Government 11
3
14
Law 7
5
12
Medicine 5
1
6
Mining 1
0
1
Other 22
12
34
Total 123
51
174
Education Educational Level
House
Senate
Total
High school graduate 3
1
4
Some college 14
9
23
College degree 28
14
42
Some graduate work 10
7
17
Graduate degree 37
11
48
Other 8
8
16
Total 100
50
150
Race Race
House Senate Total American Indian 8
3
11
Asian 0
0
0
Black 0
0
0
Hispanic/Latino 0
0
0
White 91
47
138
Other 2
1
3
Total 101
51
152
Veteran Status Status
House
Senate
Total
Military veteran 17
11
28
Non-veteran 83
39
125
Total 100
50
150
