More Than 20 Georgetown Alumni Serving In The 117th Congress

Georgetown DC

13 January, 2021

11:14 AM

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Press release from Georgetown University: December 28, 2020 More than two dozen Georgetown alumni will be sworn into the 117th U.S. Congress the first week in January, continuing the university's long legacy of alumni serving the public. With two alumni retiring – Rep. Francis Rooney (C'75, L'78) (R-Florida) and Rep. Peter Visclosky (L'82) (D-Indiana), 28 alumni will be part of the new Congress. August Pfluger (G'19) and Jon Ossoff (SFS'09) are newly elected alumni, winning seats in Texas' 11th District and Georgia, respectively. Alumni in the 117th Congress represent eight of the nine schools at the university with nearly half graduating from Georgetown Law. Alumni in the new Congress include: Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (C'80) – R Sen. Dan Sullivan (G'93, L'93) – R California Rep. Michael Garcia (G'98) – R Rep. Ted Lieu (L'94) – D Florida Rep. Lois Frankel (L'73) – D Rep. Stephanie Murphy (G'04) – D Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (SFS'09) – D Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono (L'78) – D Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin (SFS'66, L'69) – D Indiana Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (G'14) – R Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer (L'66) – D Sen. Christopher Van Hollen (L' 90) – D Massachusetts Rep. Lori Trahan (SFS'95) – D Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell (SFS'75, G'98) – D Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (G'86) – R New Hampshire Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (L'84) – D New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill (L'07) – D New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (G'94) – D Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline (L'86) – D Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar (SFS'78) – D Rep. August Pfluger (G'19) – R Rep. Filemon Vela (C'85) – D Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy (L '64) – D Virgin Islands Rep. Stacey Plaskett (SFS'88) – D Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal (C'86) – D Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher (G'12, G'13, G'15) – R Rep. Bryan Steil (B'03) – R Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso (C'75, M'78) – R This press release was produced by Georgetown University.The views expressed here are the author's own.