49 Presbyterians are in Congress The Presbyterian Layman Volume 34, Number 1 Posted January 24, 2001 Forty-nine Presbyterians are among the 535 members of the 107th Congress, according to Religious News Service. The news report said 32 Presbyterians are Republicans and 17 are Democrats. Catholics still dominate the U.S. Congress. There are 150 Catholics, including 91 Democrats and 59 Republicans, Religion News Service reported. Baptists are the next largest bloc with 72 members, including 37 Republicans, 34 Democrats, and one independent, Religion News Service said. Methodists added the most members, six, increasing their total to 65, including 39 Republicans and 26 Democrats.

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