4452 Political Factoid

Political Factoid

It is interesting that there are
so few scientists on the
Science and Technology
committees managed by the
Republicans in Congress.

Would it not be better to include
people knowledgeable of the subject?

cf. Membership [pdf]

House Committee membership retrieved
from House committee website 2012-02-29
http://gop.science.house.gov/Members/Default.aspx
Republican Members (18)

Ralph M. Hall	(R-TX)	Attorney
F. James Sensenbrenner	(R-WI)	Attorney
Lamar S. Smith	(R-TX)	Attorney
Dana Rohrabacher	(R-CA)	Political assistant
Roscoe G. Bartlett	(R-MD)	College professor, farmer
Frank Lucas)	(R-OK)	Rancher
Judy Biggert	(R-IL)	Attorney
W. Todd Akin	(R-MO)	Engineer, plant manager
Randy Neugebauer	(R-TX)	accountant, real estate developer
Michael T. McCaul	(R-TX)	Attorney
Paul Broun	(R-GA)	physician
Sandy Adams	(R-FL)	Law enforcement
Mo Brooks	(R-AL)	Business Lawyer
Chuck Fleischmann	(R-TN)	Lawyer
Andy Harris	(R-MD)	Anesthesiologist
Steven Palazzo	(R-MS)	Certified Public Accountant
Benjamin Quayle	(R-AZ)	Attorney, politician
Scott Rigell	(R-VA)	Car dealership owner

Democrat Members (17)

Eddie Bernice Johnson	(D-TX)	Nurse, Therapist
Jerry F. Costello	(D-IL)	Bailiff, law enforcement officer
Lynn Woolsey	(D-CA)	human resources manager, college professor
Zoe Lofgren	(D-CA)	attorney, political assistant
David Wu	(D-OR)	Attorney
Brad Miller	(D-NC)	Attorney
Daniel Lipinski	(D-IL)	political assistant, college professor
Gabrielle Giffords	(D-AZ)	Politician; Businesswoman
Donna Edwards	(D-MD)	Attorney
Marcia L. Fudge	(D-OH)	Attorney
Ben Ray Lujan	(D-NM)	Congressman
Paul Tonko	(D-NY)	Engineer
Jerry McNerney	(D-CA)	engineer, energy scientist, politician
John Sarbanes	(D-MD)	Attorney
Terri Sewell	(D-AL)	Public Finance Attorney
Frederica Wilson	(D-FL)	Educator, Politician
Hansen Clarke	(D-MI)	Educator, Politician

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