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This is a list of notable United States politicians who have a research doctorate.
Federal government
Executive branch
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Name
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Party
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Department
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Term
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Administration
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Field
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Institution
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Year
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Henry Kissinger
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Republican
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NSC/State
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1969–1975, 1973–1977
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Nixon/Ford
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Political Science
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Harvard University
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1954
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George Shultz
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Republican
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Labor/OMB/Treasury/State
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1969–1970, 1970–1972, 1972–1974, 1982–1989
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Nixon/Reagan
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Economics
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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1949
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James R. Schlesinger
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Republican
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CIA/Defense/Energy
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1973, 1973–1975, 1977–1979
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Nixon/Ford/Carter
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Economics
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Harvard University
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1956
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John Hamre
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Republican
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United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, Comptroller of the Department of Defense
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1997–2000, 1994–1997
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Clinton
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International Studies
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Johns Hopkins University
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1978
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W. Michael Blumenthal
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Democrat
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Treasury
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1977–1979
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Carter
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Economics
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Princeton University
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1956
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
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Democratic
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NSC
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1977–1981
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Carter
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Political Science
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Harvard University
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1953
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Harold Brown
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Independent
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Defense
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1977–1981
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Carter
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Physics
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Columbia University
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1949
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Lauro Cavazos
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Republican
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United States Secretary of Education
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1988–1990
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Bush Sr.
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Physiology
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Iowa State University
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1954
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Robert Gates
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Republican
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Central Intelligence Agency/Defense
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1991–1993, 2006–2011
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Bush Sr./Bush/Obama
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Russian and Soviet History
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Georgetown University
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1974
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Les Aspin
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Democrat
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Defense
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1993–1994
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Clinton
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Economics
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MIT
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1966
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William Perry
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Independent
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Defense
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1994–1997
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Clinton
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Mathematics
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Pennsylvania State University
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1957
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Max Kampelman
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Democrat
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Counselor of the United States Department of State
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1987–1989
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Reagan
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Political science
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University of Minnesota
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1952
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John M. Deutch
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Democrat
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CIA
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1995–1996
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Clinton
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Chemistry
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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1966
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Madeleine Albright
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Democrat
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State
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1997–2001
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Clinton
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Political Science
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Columbia University
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1975
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Alan Greenspan
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Republican
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Chair of the Federal Reserve
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1987–2006
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Reagan, G. H. W. Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush
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Economics
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New York University
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1977
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Ben Bernanke
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Republican
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Chair of the Federal Reserve
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2006–2014
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George W. Bush, Obama
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Economics
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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1979
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William J. Crowe
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Republican
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Ambassador to the United Kingdom
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1985–1989; 1994–1997
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Reagan George H. W. Bush; Clinton
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Political Science
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Princeton University
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?
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Condoleezza Rice
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Republican
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State
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2005–2009
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Bush
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Political Science
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University of Denver
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1981
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David Petraeus
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Independent
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CIA
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2011–2012
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Obama
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International Relations
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Princeton University
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1987
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Sam Bodman
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Democrat
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Energy
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2005–2009
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Bush
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Chemical Engineering
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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1965
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Steven Chu
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Democrat
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Energy
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2009–2013
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Obama
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Physics
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University of California, Berkeley
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1976
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Ernest Moniz
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Democrat
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Energy
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2013–2017
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Obama
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Theoretical Physics
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Stanford University
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1972
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Ash Carter
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Democrat
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Defense
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2015–2017
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Obama
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Theoretical Physics
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St. John's College, Oxford
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1979
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John King
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Democrat
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Education
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2016–2017
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Obama
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Education
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Columbia University
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2008
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H. R. McMaster
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Independent
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NSC
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2017–2018
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Trump
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History
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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1997
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Supreme Court justices
Legislative branch
Current senators
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Current representatives
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State governments
State executives
Current governors
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State legislators
Current state senators
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Current state representatives
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Name
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Party
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District
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Elected
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Field
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Institution
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Year
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Mike Fortner[12]
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Republican
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IL-49
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2006
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Physics
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Brandeis University
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1989
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Litesa Wallace[13]
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Democrat
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IL-67
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2014
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Educational Psychology
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Northern Illinois University
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2009
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Tom Bennett[14]
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Republican
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IL-106
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2014
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Business Administration
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Nova Southeastern University
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2009
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Sharon Shewmake[15]
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Democrat
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WA-42
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2018
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Economics
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University of California, Davis
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2010
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Sheryl Williams-Stapleton[16]
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Democrat
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NM-19
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1996
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Education
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University of New Mexico
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1984
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Name
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Party
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District
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Elected
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Field
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Institution
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Year
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Jim Spainhower
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Democrat
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MO
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1963–1970
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Political science
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University of Missouri
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1989
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Litesa Wallace
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Democrat
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IL
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2014–2019
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?
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Northern Illinois University
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?
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References