Research assistant Virginia Villa contributed to this analysis. . Immigrants, children of immigrants in the 116th U.S. Congress . Name . Immigrant or child of an immigrant . Parent’s or member’s birthplace . ..…
Madison reportedly met with Baptist preacher John Leland in Orange County, Virginia. Leland considered running for Congress, but when Madison promised to introduce an amendment protecting religious liberty, Leland persuaded Baptists to support him. . ..…
The most famous Ku Klux Klan official to serve in Congress was Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, whose tenure lasted 57 years (from 1953 to 2010). ..…
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