Colleges and Universities Attended by Senators of the 109th Congress

CRS Report for Congress
Colleges and Universities Attended by
th
Senators of the 109 Congress
Updated September 13, 2005
Mildred L. Amer
Specialist in American National Government
Government and Finance Division


Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

Colleges and Universities Attended by
Senators of the 108th Congress
Summary
This report identifies the colleges and universities attended by Senators serving
in the 109th Congress. Where available in published sources, the degrees earned are
also listed. This report will be updated as needed.



Contents
Colleges and Universities Attended by th
Senators of the 109 Congress....................................1
Alabama .....................................................1
Alaska ......................................................1
Arizona ......................................................1
Arkansas .....................................................1
California ....................................................1
Colorado .....................................................2
Connecticut ..................................................2
Delaware ....................................................2
Florida ......................................................2
Georgia ......................................................2
Hawaii ......................................................2
Idaho .......................................................2
Illinois ......................................................3
Indiana ......................................................3
Iowa ........................................................3
Kansas ......................................................3
Kentucky ....................................................3
Louisiana ....................................................3
Maine .......................................................3
Maryland ....................................................3
Massachusetts ................................................4
Michigan ....................................................4
Minnesota ....................................................4
Mississippi ...................................................4
Missouri .....................................................4
Montana .....................................................4
Nebraska ....................................................4
Nevada ......................................................5
New Hampshire...............................................5
New Jersey...................................................5
New Mexico..................................................5
New York....................................................5
North Carolina................................................5
North Dakota.................................................5
Ohio ........................................................6
Oklahoma ....................................................6
Oregon ......................................................6
Pennsylvania .................................................6
Rhode Island.................................................6
South Carolina................................................6
South Dakota.................................................6
Tennessee ....................................................7
Texas .......................................................7
Utah ........................................................7
Vermont .....................................................7



Washington ..................................................7
West Virginia.................................................7
Wisconsin ....................................................8
Wyoming ....................................................8



Colleges and Universities Attended by
th
Senators of the 109 Congress
The information presented in this report is drawn from the biographical section
of the Congressional Directory for the 108th Congress, 2003-2004; CQ Guide to the
New Congress, November 4, 2004; various other editions of Congressional
Quarterly Weekly Reports; Congressional Quarterly Weekly Reports;
[http://oncongress.cq.com/members]; and the Biographical Directory of the
American Congress, 1774-1996. The names of institutions and degree designations
are as reported in the sources. Instances in which no degree is noted reflect the
information, or lack thereof, contained in the sources used to compile this report.
Honorary degrees are not listed.
SenatorDegree and Institution
Alabama
Jeff SessionsB.A., Huntingdon College
J.D., University of Alabama
Richard C. ShelbyA.B., LL.B., University of Alabama
Alaska
Ted StevensB.A., University of California, Los
Angeles
LL.B., Harvard University
Lisa MurkowskiB.A., Georgetown University
J.D., Willamette University
Arizona
John McCain B.S., U.S. Naval Academy
National War College
John KylB.A., LL.B., University of Arizona
Arkansas
Blanche LincolnB.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
Mark PryorB.A., J.D., University of Arkansas
California
Barbara BoxerB.A., Brooklyn College
Dianne FeinsteinB.A., Stanford University



SenatorDegree and Institution
Colorado
Wayne AllardD.V.M., Colorado State University
Ken SalazarB.A., Colorado College
Connecticut
Joseph I. LiebermanB.A., LL.B., Yale University
Christopher J. DoddB.A., Providence College
J.D., University of Louisville
Delaware
Thomas CarperB.A., Ohio State University
M.B.A., University of Delaware
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.A.B., University of Delaware
J.D., Syracuse University
Florida
Bill NelsonB.A., Yale University
J.D., University of Virginia
Mel MartinezA.A., Orlando Junior College
B.A., Florida State University
Georgia
Saxby ChamblissLouisiana Tech University
B.B.A., University of Georgia
J.D., University of Tennessee
Johnny IsaksonB.B.A., University of Georgia
Hawaii
Daniel K. InouyeA.B., University of Hawaii
J.D., George Washington University
Daniel K. AkakaB.Ed., M.Ed., University of Hawaii
Idaho
Larry E. CraigB.A., University of Idaho
George Washington University
Michael CrapoB.A., BrighamYoung University
J.D., Harvard University



SenatorDegree and Institution
Illinois
Barack ObamaOccidental College
B.A., Columbia University
J.D., Harvard University
Richard J. DurbinB.S.F.S., J.D., Georgetown University
Indiana
Richard G. LugarB.A., Denison University
B.A., M.A., Oxford University (England)
Evan BayhB.S., Indiana University
J.D., University of Virginia
Iowa
Charles E. GrassleyB.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa
Tom HarkinB.S., Iowa State University
LL.B., J.D., Catholic University
Kansas
Sam BrownbackB.S., Kansas State University
J.D., University of Kansas
Pat RobertsB.S., Kansas State University
Kentucky
Jim BunningB.S., Xavier University
Mitch McConnellB.A., University of Louisville
J.D., University of Kentucky
Louisiana
David VitterA.B., Harvard University
B.A., Oxford University
J.D., Tulane University
Mary L. LandrieuB.A., Louisiana State University
Maine
Susan CollinsB.A., St. Lawrence University
Olympia J. SnoweB.A., University of Maine



SenatorDegree and Institution
Maryland
Barbara A. MikulskiB.A., Mount Saint Agnes College
M.S.W., University of Maryland
Paul S. SarbanesA.B., Princeton University
B.A., Oxford University (England)
LL.B., Harvard University
Massachusetts
Edward M. KennedyA.B., Harvard College
International Law School, The Hague
(The Netherlands)
LL.B., University of Virginia
John KerryB.A., Yale University
J.D., Boston College
Michigan
Debbie StabenowB.A., M.S.W., Michigan State University
Carl LevinB.A., Swarthmore College
LL.B., Harvard University
Minnesota
Mark DaytonB.A., Yale University
Norm ColemanB.A.,Hofstra University
Brooklyn Law School
J.D., University of Iowa
Mississippi
Trent LottB.P.A., J.D., University of Mississippi
Thad CochranB.A., J.D., University of Mississippi
Trinity College, University of Dublin
(Ireland)
Missouri
Christopher S. (Kit) BondA.B., Princeton University
LL.B., University of Virginia
James M. TalentB.A., Washington University
J.D., University of Chicago
Montana
Conrad BurnsUniversity of Missouri
Max BaucusB.A., LL.B., Stanford University



SenatorDegree and Institution
Nebraska
Ben NelsonB.A., M.A., J.D., University of Nebraska
Chuck HagelB.A., University of Nebraska at Omaha
Nevada
Harry ReidSouthern Utah State College
B.A., Utah State University
J.D., George Washington University
John EnsignUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
B.S., Oregon State University
D.V.M., Colorado State University
New Hampshire
Judd GreggA.B., Columbia University
J.D., LL.M., Boston University
John E. SununuB.S., M.S., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
M.B.A., Harvard University
New Jersey
Frank R. LautenbergB.S., Columbia University
John CorzineB.A., University of Illinois
M.B.A., University of Chicago
New Mexico
Pete V. DomeniciB.S., University of New Mexico
LL.D., University of Denver
Jeff BingamanB.A., Harvard University
J.D., Stanford University
New York
Hillary Rodham ClintonB.A., Wellesley College
J.D., Yale University
Charles SchumerB.A., J.D., Harvard University
North Carolina
Elizabeth H. DoleB.A., Duke University
M.A., J.D., Harvard University
Richard BurrB.A., Wake Forest University



SenatorDegree and Institution
North Dakota
Byron L. DorganB.S., University of North Dakota
M.B.A., University of Denver
Kent ConradB.A., Stanford University
M.B.A., George Washington University
Ohio
George VoinovichB.A., Ohio University
J.D., Ohio State University
Michael DeWineB.S., Miami (Ohio) University
J.D., Ohio Northern University
Oklahoma
James M. InhofeB.A., University of Tulsa
Tom CoburnB.S., Oklahoma State University
M.D., University of Oklahoma
Oregon
Gordon SmithB.A., Brigham Young University
J.D., Southwestern University
Ron WydenA.B., Stanford University
J.D., University of Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rick SantorumB.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh
J.D., Dickinson School of Law
Arlen SpecterB.A., University of Pennsylvania
LL.B., Yale University
Rhode Island
Jack ReedB.S., U.S. Military Academy
M.P.P., Harvard University
J.D., Harvard Law School
Lincoln ChafeeB.A., Brown University
South Carolina
Lindsey GrahamB.A., J.D., University of South Carolina
Jim DeMintB.S., University of Tennessee
M.B.A., Clemson University



SenatorDegree and Institution
South Dakota
Tim JohnsonMichigan State University
B.A., M.A., J.D., University of
South Dakota
John ThuneB.S., Biola University
M.B.A., University of South Dakota
Tennessee
Lamar AlexanderB.A., Vanderbilt University
J.D., New York University
Bill Frist B.A., Princeton University
M.D., Harvard University
Texas
Kay Bailey HutchisonB.A., J.D., University of Texas
John CornynB.A., Trinity University
J.D., St. Mary’s University
LL.M., University of Virginia
Utah
Robert F. BennettB.A., University of Utah
Orrin G. HatchB.S., Brigham Young University
LL.B., University of Pittsburgh
Vermont
James M. JeffordsB.S.I.A., Yale University
LL.B., Harvard University
Patrick J. LeahyB.A., St. Michael’s College
J.D., Georgetown University
Virginia
John W. WarnerB.S., Washington and Lee University
LL.B., University of Virginia
George AllenB.A., J.D., University of Virginia
Washington
Patty MurrayB.A., Washington State University
Maria CantwellB.A., Miami (Ohio) University



SenatorDegree and Institution
West Virginia
Robert C. ByrdBeckley College
Concord College
Morris Harvey College
George Washington University
B.A., Marshall University
J.D., American University
John D. Rockfeller IVA.B., Harvard University
Wisconsin
Herbert KohlB.A., University of Wisconsin
M.B.A., Harvard University
Russell D. FeingoldB.A., University of Wisconsin
B.A., Oxford University (England)
J.D., Harvard University
Wyoming
Craig ThomasB.A., University of Wyoming
Mike EnziB.S., George Washington University
M.B.A., University of Denver
Sources: CQ Guide to the New Congress, vol. 40, Nov. 4, 2004, pp. 22-26; Biographical Directory
of the American Congress, 1774-1996 (Alexandria, VA: CQ Staff Directories, Inc., 1996); U.S.th
Congress, Joint Committee on Printing, Official Congressional Directory, 108 Congress
(Washington: GPO, 2003); [http://www.cq.com/report.do?report=mff-state-delegations]; and
Congressional Quarterly Weekly Reports.