Election Watch 2008

September Trivia

Q 1. How many of Florida’s House delegation were born in New York?

Q 2. How many Congressmen who were defeated in 2004 returned to win seats in 2006?

Q 3. Who is the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives?

Q 4. How many sets of siblings are currently serving in Congress?

Q 5. What is the most common surname in the House of Representatives?

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Answers

A 1. Five Floridia representatives in the House were born in New York: Ginny Brown-Waite; John Mica; Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Dave Weldon; and Robert Wexler.

A 2. Three Congressmen who lost in 2004 returned to win seats in 2006: Baron Hill of Indiana; Nick Lampson of Texas and Ciro Rodriguez of Texas.

A 3. The longest serving member of the House is John Dingell of Michigan (since December 13, 1955).

A 4. There are four sets of siblings currently serving in Congress: Lincoln & Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida; Carl & Sander Levin of Michigan; Linda & Loretta Sanchez of California; and John & Ken Salazar of Colorado.

A 5. The most common surname in the House is Davis with seven representatives so named.

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