washington (jta) | The following is a list of Jewish lawmakers who will serve in the 110th Congress.
The number of Jews in the Senate will rise to 13 from 11, with two new members. Both Joseph Lieberman and Bernie Sanders won as independent candidates, but are expected to caucus with the Democrats.
The number in the House of Representatives will rise to 30 from 26, with 6 new faces.
One race, involving Gary Trauner (D-Wyo.), had not been decided as of press time Wednesday, Nov. 8.
U.S. Senate
Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), Russell Feingold (D-Wis.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).
House of Representatives
Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.), Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.), Howard Berman (D-Calif.), Eric Cantor (R-Va.), Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Susan Davis (D-Calif.), Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), Bob Filner (D-Calif.), Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), Jane Harman (D-Calif.), Paul Hodes (D-N.H.), Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), Steve Kagen (D-Wis.) and Ron Klein (D-Fla.).
Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), Sander Levin (D-Mich.), Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), Steve Rothman (D-N.J.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.), Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) and John Yarmuth (D-Ky.).
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