Senate
Democrats
Diversity among U.S. Senate Democratic staff on June 30th, 2017
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This survey is a snapshot of the racial, ethnic and gender diversity among U.S. Senate Democratic staff on June 30th, 2017. The Diversity Initiative plans to update this survey annually.
|
Office |
% of Staff Who Identify As Non-Caucasian |
Hispanic or Latino |
Black or African - American |
Asian or Pacific Islander |
Middle Eastern or North African |
Native American, Hawaiian or Alaskan |
Female |
Male |
|
Sen. Tammy Baldwin |
11% |
4% |
4% |
2% |
0% |
2% |
52% |
48% |
|
Sen. Michael Bennet |
43% |
30% |
5% |
5% |
5% |
0% |
66% |
34% |
|
Sen. Richard Blumenthal |
38% |
12% |
20% |
6% |
4% |
2% |
52% |
48% |
|
Sen. Cory Booker |
57% |
23% |
26% |
9% |
6% |
6% |
50% |
50% |
|
Sen. Sherrod Brown |
27% |
5% |
20% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
58% |
42% |
|
Sen. Maria Cantwell |
36% |
11% |
7% |
16% |
2% |
9% |
46% |
54% |
|
Sen. Ben Cardin |
45% |
0% |
30% |
10% |
0% |
5% |
55% |
45% |
|
Sen. Tom Carper |
33% |
5% |
14% |
7% |
2% |
5% |
50% |
50% |
|
Sen. Robert Casey |
24% |
6% |
20% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
61% |
39% |
|
Sen. Chris Coons |
14% |
5% |
10% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
56% |
44% |
|
Sen. Catherine Cortez Mastro |
49% |
31% |
5% |
13% |
0% |
15% |
59% |
41% |
|
Sen. Joe Donnelly |
23% |
12% |
7% |
2% |
2% |
5% |
51% |
49% |
|
Sen. Tammy Duckworth |
38% |
9% |
16% |
11% |
4% |
4% |
53% |
47% |
|
Sen. Richard Durbin |
39% |
8% |
24% |
10% |
4% |
3% |
61% |
39% |
|
Sen. Diane Feinstein |
35% |
12% |
9% |
11% |
5% |
8% |
44% |
56% |
|
Sen. Al Franken |
19% |
2% |
7% |
0% |
5% |
7% |
47% |
53% |
|
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand |
48% |
14% |
22% |
13% |
2% |
3% |
63% |
37% |
|
Sen. Kamala Harris |
61% |
27% |
22% |
16% |
2% |
14% |
52% |
48% |
|
Sen. Maggie Hassan |
18% |
11% |
0% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
55% |
45% |
|
Sen. Martin Heinrich |
43% |
40% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
10% |
58% |
42% |
|
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp |
10% |
0% |
4% |
2% |
0% |
4% |
58% |
42% |
|
Sen. Mazie Hirono |
61% |
2% |
4% |
52% |
0% |
15% |
50% |
50% |
|
Sen. Tim Kaine |
41% |
7% |
26% |
7% |
2% |
0% |
52% |
48% |
|
Sen. Angus King |
11% |
0% |
4% |
4% |
2% |
0% |
47% |
53% |
|
Sen. Amy Klobuchar |
29% |
8% |
10% |
8% |
2% |
4% |
43% |
57% |
|
Sen. Patrick Leahy |
17% |
3% |
8% |
6% |
0% |
0% |
56% |
44% |
|
Sen. Joe Manchin |
9% |
2% |
5% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
57% |
43% |
|
Sen. Ed Markey |
25% |
13% |
6% |
6% |
0% |
9% |
50% |
50% |
|
Sen. Claire McCaskill |
22% |
2% |
20% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
57% |
43% |
|
Sen. Robert Menendez |
36% |
16% |
13% |
2% |
7% |
4% |
40% |
60% |
|
Sen. Jeff Merkley |
23% |
9% |
2% |
11% |
0% |
2% |
60% |
40% |
|
Sen. Chris Murphy |
32% |
15% |
17% |
0% |
2% |
7% |
56% |
44% |
|
Sen. Patty Murray |
20% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
0% |
2% |
64% |
36% |
|
Sen. Bill Nelson |
42% |
18% |
21% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
66% |
34% |
|
Sen. Gary Peters |
41% |
6% |
25% |
8% |
6% |
2% |
51% |
49% |
|
Sen. Jack Reed |
26% |
6% |
0% |
13% |
6% |
0% |
45% |
55% |
|
Sen. Bernie Sanders |
16% |
2% |
7% |
2% |
4% |
0% |
63% |
38% |
|
Sen. Brian Schatz |
66% |
9% |
2% |
55% |
0% |
19% |
53% |
47% |
|
Sen. Charles Schumer |
43% |
14% |
19% |
9% |
5% |
3% |
55% |
45% |
|
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen |
19% |
8% |
8% |
3% |
0% |
3% |
65% |
35% |
|
Sen. Debbie Stabenow |
42% |
10% |
21% |
5% |
6% |
5% |
48% |
52% |
|
Sen. Jon Tester |
7% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
4% |
56% |
44% |
|
Sen. Tom Udall |
52% |
43% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
11% |
46% |
54% |
|
Sen. Chris Van Hollen |
54% |
10% |
36% |
8% |
0% |
5% |
64% |
36% |
|
Sen. Mark Warner |
35% |
8% |
24% |
6% |
2% |
0% |
53% |
47% |
|
Sen. Elizabeth Warren |
34% |
8% |
15% |
9% |
6% |
4% |
49% |
51% |
|
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse |
29% |
4% |
16% |
4% |
11% |
4% |
56% |
44% |
|
Sen. Ron Wyden |
20% |
5% |
7% |
5% |
2% |
2% |
55% |
45% |
|
Democratic Committee Staff |
% of Staff Who Identify As Non-Caucasian |
Hispanic or Latino |
Black or African - American |
Asian or Pacific Islander |
Middle Eastern or North African |
Native American, Hawaiian or Alaskan |
Female |
Male |
|
Aging |
44% |
11% |
33% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
56% |
44% |
|
Agriculture |
7% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
7% |
0% |
53% |
47% |
|
Appropriations |
5% |
0% |
2% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
55% |
45% |
|
Armed Services |
13% |
0% |
0% |
6% |
6% |
0% |
38% |
63% |
|
Banking |
8% |
0% |
8% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
31% |
69% |
|
Budget |
33% |
19% |
5% |
0% |
10% |
10% |
44% |
56% |
|
Commerce |
25% |
4% |
13% |
8% |
0% |
0% |
46% |
54% |
|
Energy |
45% |
27% |
18% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
64% |
36% |
|
EPW |
18% |
0% |
6% |
6% |
0% |
6% |
53% |
47% |
|
Finance |
15% |
4% |
7% |
4% |
0% |
0% |
37% |
63% |
|
Foreign Relations |
19% |
8% |
12% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
38% |
62% |
|
HELP |
19% |
11% |
4% |
7% |
0% |
4% |
68% |
32% |
|
HSGAC |
32% |
4% |
18% |
7% |
0% |
4% |
57% |
43% |
|
Indian Affairs |
100% |
40% |
0% |
20% |
0% |
60% |
60% |
40% |
|
JEC |
32% |
16% |
11% |
16% |
5% |
11% |
40% |
60% |
|
Judiciary |
29% |
12% |
0% |
18% |
0% |
0% |
65% |
35% |
|
Rules |
25% |
0% |
0% |
25% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
50% |
|
Small Business |
22% |
11% |
22% |
0% |
0% |
11% |
29% |
71% |
|
Veterans Affairs |
56% |
33% |
0% |
0% |
11% |
11% |
50% |
50% |
*Note: Category percentages may not equal the office total because respondents were able to select multiple classifications.
