The first sitting of the 118th Congress was from January 3, 2023, to January 3, 2025. Of the members of the Senate who sat during this session, 49 members had previous employment in public service or politics. A further 33 worked in business or banking before joining the Senate.
Previous employment of members of the United States Senate 118th Congress in 2023, by party
Data as of the end of the first session of each Congress. The 118th Congress had two sessions, the first of which ran from January 3, 2023, to January 3, 2025.Â
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Brookings Institution. (November 24, 2024). Previous employment of members of the United States Senate 118th Congress in 2023, by party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361662/previous-occupations-senators-party-us/
Brookings Institution. "Previous employment of members of the United States Senate 118th Congress in 2023, by party." Chart. November 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361662/previous-occupations-senators-party-us/
Brookings Institution. (2024). Previous employment of members of the United States Senate 118th Congress in 2023, by party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361662/previous-occupations-senators-party-us/
Brookings Institution. "Previous Employment of Members of The United States Senate 118th Congress in 2023, by Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361662/previous-occupations-senators-party-us/
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Previous employment of members of the United States Senate 118th Congress in 2023, by party [Graph], Brookings Institution, November 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361662/previous-occupations-senators-party-us/