The Chosen: Jewish members in the 111th U.S. CongressBy · November 5, 2008
NEW YORK (JTA)— The following is a list of the 45 Jewish members —13 senators and 32 representatives — who will serve in the 111th U.S. Congress that convenes in January: U.S. SENATE Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) Norm Coleman (R-Minn.)** Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.)** Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) Carl Levin (D-Mich.)** Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.) Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) John Adler (D-N.J.)* Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) Howard Berman (D-Calif.) Eric Cantor (R-Va.) Stephen Cohen (D-Tenn.) Susan Davis (D-Calif.) Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) Bob Filner (D-Calif.) Barney Frank (D-Mass.) Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) Jane Harman (D-Calif.) Paul Hodes (D-N.H.) Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) Steve Kagen (D-Wisc.) Ron Klein (D-Fla.) Sander Levin (D-Mich.) Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) Jared Polis (D-Colo.)* Steve Rothman (D-N.J.) Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) * Elected to Congress for the first time ** Senators who were re-elected (Coleman defeated Democratic challenger Al Franken in Minnesota by fewer than 700 votes, triggering a state-mandated recount. Franken also is Jewish, leaving 13 Jewish senators regardless of who emerges as the winner.) For those of you have read the Jacob / Esau article, you will understand that these are some of those mentioned in Rev. 2:9 & 3:9. They for sure will be among the members of Congress that will be working most fervently for everything that Obama intends to do. |
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