Senate
Democrats
Diversity among U.S. Senate Democratic staff on June 30th, 2018
This survey is a snapshot of the racial, ethnic and gender diversity among U.S. Senate Democratic staff on June 30th, 2018. The Diversity Initiative plans to update this survey annually.
|
Office |
% of Staff Who Identify As Non-Caucasian |
Latino |
Black or African-American |
Asian or Pacific Islander |
Middle Eastern or North African |
Native American, Hawaiian or Alaskan |
Female |
Male |
|
Sen. Tammy Baldwin |
16% |
4% |
9% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
49% |
51% |
|
Sen. Michael Bennet |
44% |
23% |
7% |
9% |
5% |
0% |
56% |
44% |
|
Sen. Richard Blumenthal |
38% |
13% |
15% |
6% |
6% |
2% |
45% |
55% |
|
Sen. Cory Booker |
63% |
22% |
33% |
6% |
6% |
0% |
47% |
53% |
|
Sen. Sherrod Brown |
33% |
5% |
26% |
3% |
0% |
2% |
64% |
34% |
|
Sen. Maria Cantwell |
37% |
11% |
11% |
11% |
5% |
5% |
45% |
55% |
|
Sen. Ben Cardin |
50% |
10% |
31% |
12% |
2% |
5% |
52% |
48% |
|
Sen. Tom Carper |
46% |
13% |
20% |
11% |
0% |
4% |
50% |
50% |
|
Sen. Robert Casey |
23% |
7% |
16% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
61% |
39% |
|
Sen. Chris Coons |
21% |
2% |
14% |
5% |
0% |
0% |
58% |
42% |
|
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto |
44% |
29% |
5% |
12% |
0% |
2% |
56% |
44% |
|
Sen. Joe Donnelly |
25% |
5% |
13% |
3% |
5% |
0% |
43% |
58% |
|
Sen. Tammy Duckworth |
42% |
12% |
20% |
6% |
4% |
0% |
56% |
44% |
|
Sen. Richard Durbin |
37% |
7% |
19% |
9% |
4% |
0% |
61% |
39% |
|
Sen. Dianne Feinstein |
32% |
11% |
9% |
9% |
5% |
0% |
45% |
55% |
|
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand |
53% |
22% |
15% |
15% |
2% |
0% |
64% |
34% |
|
Sen. Kamala Harris |
66% |
26% |
26% |
14% |
0% |
3% |
57% |
43% |
|
Sen. Maggie Hassan |
24% |
7% |
5% |
7% |
5% |
2% |
67% |
33% |
|
Sen. Martin Heinrich |
45% |
40% |
0% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
50% |
50% |
|
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp |
14% |
2% |
0% |
4% |
0% |
8% |
46% |
54% |
|
Sen. Mazie Hirono |
62% |
3% |
3% |
54% |
0% |
13% |
54% |
44% |
|
Sen. Doug Jones |
40% |
3% |
33% |
5% |
0% |
0% |
55% |
45% |
|
Sen. Tim Kaine |
40% |
9% |
21% |
6% |
4% |
0% |
53% |
47% |
|
Sen. Angus King |
5% |
0% |
2% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
50% |
|
Sen. Amy Klobuchar |
34% |
6% |
14% |
14% |
0% |
2% |
44% |
56% |
|
Sen. Patrick Leahy |
15% |
0% |
8% |
8% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
50% |
|
Sen. Joe Manchin |
8% |
3% |
5% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
53% |
47% |
|
Sen. Ed Markey |
25% |
6% |
11% |
6% |
0% |
3% |
58% |
42% |
|
Sen. Claire McCaskill |
31% |
11% |
20% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
60% |
40% |
|
Sen. Robert Menendez |
44% |
28% |
9% |
2% |
5% |
2% |
47% |
53% |
|
Sen. Jeff Merkley |
21% |
8% |
2% |
8% |
0% |
2% |
56% |
44% |
|
Sen. Chris Murphy |
31% |
13% |
8% |
3% |
8% |
0% |
51% |
49% |
|
Sen. Patty Murray |
24% |
9% |
11% |
4% |
0% |
2% |
61% |
39% |
|
Sen. Bill Nelson |
46% |
19% |
21% |
6% |
3% |
1% |
66% |
34% |
|
Sen. Gary Peters |
37% |
0% |
25% |
4% |
8% |
2% |
57% |
43% |
|
Sen. Jack Reed |
19% |
3% |
0% |
9% |
6% |
0% |
44% |
56% |
|
Sen. Bernie Sanders |
18% |
4% |
9% |
0% |
4% |
0% |
64% |
33% |
|
Sen. Brian Schatz |
72% |
10% |
5% |
59% |
0% |
15% |
49% |
51% |
|
Sen. Charles Schumer |
45% |
14% |
21% |
9% |
3% |
2% |
52% |
48% |
|
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen |
17% |
8% |
6% |
6% |
0% |
0% |
53% |
47% |
|
Sen. Tina Smith |
15% |
0% |
10% |
2% |
2% |
0% |
61% |
39% |
|
Sen. Debbie Stabenow |
38% |
9% |
19% |
3% |
5% |
3% |
52% |
48% |
|
Sen. Jon Tester |
7% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
5% |
57% |
43% |
|
Sen. Tom Udall |
58% |
44% |
2% |
4% |
0% |
9% |
51% |
49% |
|
Sen. Chris Van Hollen |
49% |
9% |
33% |
7% |
0% |
2% |
67% |
33% |
|
Sen. Mark Warner |
38% |
12% |
21% |
6% |
2% |
0% |
52% |
48% |
|
Sen. Elizabeth Warren |
36% |
5% |
20% |
9% |
4% |
0% |
51% |
49% |
|
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse |
15% |
2% |
10% |
0% |
2% |
2% |
54% |
46% |
|
Sen. Ron Wyden |
28% |
5% |
13% |
8% |
0% |
8% |
56% |
44% |
|
Democratic Committee Staff |
% of Staff Who Identify As Non-Caucasian |
Latino |
Black or African-American |
Asian or Pacific Islander |
Middle Eastern or North African |
Native American, Hawaiian or Alaskan |
Female |
Male |
|
Aging |
40% |
20% |
20% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
60% |
40% |
|
Agriculture |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
62% |
38% |
|
Appropriations |
5% |
0% |
2% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
50% |
|
Armed Services |
13% |
0% |
0% |
6% |
6% |
0% |
38% |
63% |
|
Banking |
17% |
0% |
17% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
42% |
58% |
|
Budget |
15% |
10% |
5% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
40% |
60% |
|
Commerce |
25% |
4% |
8% |
13% |
0% |
0% |
46% |
54% |
|
Energy |
24% |
14% |
5% |
5% |
0% |
0% |
29% |
71% |
|
EPW |
14% |
0% |
5% |
5% |
0% |
5% |
57% |
43% |
|
Finance |
6% |
0% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
3% |
42% |
58% |
|
Foreign Relations |
18% |
7% |
7% |
4% |
0% |
0% |
46% |
54% |
|
HELP |
27% |
7% |
7% |
17% |
0% |
0% |
67% |
33% |
|
HSGAC |
35% |
4% |
9% |
22% |
0% |
0% |
61% |
39% |
|
Indian Affairs |
100% |
43% |
0% |
14% |
0% |
71% |
43% |
57% |
|
JEC |
50% |
13% |
19% |
19% |
0% |
0% |
56% |
44% |
|
Judiciary |
23% |
9% |
5% |
9% |
0% |
0% |
55% |
45% |
|
Rules |
33% |
0% |
0% |
17% |
17% |
0% |
67% |
33% |
|
Small Business |
25% |
13% |
13% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
63% |
38% |
|
Veterans Affairs |
33% |
33% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
56% |
44% |
*Note: Category percentages may not equal the office total because respondents were able to select multiple classifications.
