Congress: Complete for the House
& Senate
Number of Members
100 in senate and 435 in the house
Term Lengths
6 years senate 2 years house
Election Frequency
Every 2 years for house every 3 years for senate
Incumbent Reelection % (from latest election)
80% for senate close to 100% for house
Age Requirement
30 senate 25 house
Year you could first run for this position
Even numbered year
Citizenship requirements
9 years senate 7 years house
Name of Speaker of the House
John Boehner
Name of Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell in the senate Eric Cantor in house
Name of Minority Leader
Harry Reid in senate Nancy Pelosi in House
Name of Majority Whips
John Cornyn senate Steve Stalis house
# of Democrats
44 in senate 188 in house
# of Republicans
54 in senate 247 in house
# of Women
17 in senate 76 in house
# of Non-Whites
4 in senate 77 in house
# of Non-Christians
21 in senate 45 in house
Number of Members
100 in senate and 435 in the house
Term Lengths
6 years senate 2 years house
Election Frequency
Every 2 years for house every 3 years for senate
Incumbent Reelection % (from latest election)
80% for senate close to 100% for house
Age Requirement
30 senate 25 house
Year you could first run for this position
Even numbered year
Citizenship requirements
9 years senate 7 years house
Name of Speaker of the House
John Boehner
Name of Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell in the senate Eric Cantor in house
Name of Minority Leader
Harry Reid in senate Nancy Pelosi in House
Name of Majority Whips
John Cornyn senate Steve Stalis house
# of Democrats
44 in senate 188 in house
# of Republicans
54 in senate 247 in house
# of Women
17 in senate 76 in house
# of Non-Whites
4 in senate 77 in house
# of Non-Christians
21 in senate 45 in house