60th Legislature Demographics, 2007 The following information was self-reported by legislators shortly before the 2007 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 28
9
37
Male 72
41
113
Total 100
50
150
Age Age
House
Senate
Total
Under 25 1
0
1
25-34 6
2
8
35-44 12
3
15
45-54 26
7
33
55-64 33
24
57
65 or older 19
14
33
Not given 3
0
3
Total 100
50
150
Party Affiliation Political Party
House
Senate
Total
Democrat 49
26
75
Republican 50
24
74
Constitution 1
0
1
Total 100
50
150
Occupation Occupation
House
Senate
Total
Agriculture 16
9
25
Business 16
16
32
Construction 3
4
7
Education 16
5
21
Government 11
5
16
Law 3
4
7
Medicine 6
1
7
Mining 1
0
1
Other 36
13
49
Total 108
57
165
Education Educational Level
House
Senate
Total
High school graduate 4
2
6
Some college 12
9
21
College degree 26
13
39
Some graduate work 7
4
11
Graduate degree 30
14
44
Other 21
8
29
Total 100
50
150
Race Race
House Senate Total American Indian 9
4
13
Asian 0
0
0
Black 0
0
0
Hispanic/Latino 0
0
0
White 89
46
135
Other 3
1
4
Total 101
51
152
Veteran Status Status
House
Senate
Total
Military veteran 15
10
25
Non-veteran 85
40
125
Total 100
50
150
