POLS 1337 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Enrolled Bill, Uch, House Calendar
19 Oct 2016
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31 state senators: 4 year term, no term limit, minimum age 26, terms are staggered. 150 house representatives: 2 year term, minimum age of 21, must be a texas resident, must be a us citizen. Part time job only in session from january to may. Average length of service for the house - 10. 2 years. Average length of service for the senate 13. 4 years. 2001: 35% of senators & 33% of reps were lawyers, 58% of senators & 50% of reps were business owners (small or corporate) Wealthy but not the type you find in congress. Majority are catholic followed by baptists and methodists. 19 white, 29 hispanic, 14 asian: senate. Average age is mid 40s (much lower compared to congress) 2011-2012: state populations was 50-50 males to females. Senate 81% male: texas racial breakdown is 45% white. Senate 71% white: blacks (proportional representation) 11% in the house, 7% in senate: hispanics (underrepresented) 20% house, 23% senate: asian (underrepresented)
