Veterans in the 116th Congress, by the numbers

Veterans in the 116th Congress


(Photo: US Capitol Historic Society)

The new Congress will begin on 116th and in the meantime members are electing leadership positions. Additionally, the Democrats as majority in the House and the Republicans as majority in the Senate are deciding on legislative priority issues.

The 116th Congress has seven fewer veterans than were in the 115th Congress.

95 total veterans in the 116th Congress.
30 are Democrats, 65 are Republicans.
18 will serve in the Senate, 77 will serve in the House.
47 served in the military after 2000.
21 served in the military in the 1960s or earlier.
19 are first-time lawmakers.
6 are women.
50 served in the Army, Army Reserve or Army National Guard.
17 served in the Marine Corps or Marine Corps Reserve.
16 served in the Air Force, Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard.
13 served in the Navy or Naval Reserve.
1 served in the Coast Guard.
table of Veterans is available. The column “In office now?” indicates newly elected Congressional members.