Veterans in Congress

Rick Scott is a Republican who has won a seat in US Senate from the state of Florida. He has served as governor of Florida since 2010, and will be ending his term as governor this January when he joins the Senate. About Rick Scott Scott was born in 1952 in Bloomington, Illinois and grew…

Jared Golden is a Democrat who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. He is a former member of the Maine House of Representatives. About Jared Golden Golden was born in 1982 in Maine and raised in Leeds, Maine. He lives in Lewiston, Maine with his wife…

Denver L. Riggleman III is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. Although he did put in a bid to run for governor and later withdrew, this will be his first political office. About Denver Riggleman Riggleman was born in 1970 in Manassas, Virginia…

Gil Cisneros is a Democrat who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in California’s 39th Congressional District. This is his first political office. About Gil Cisneros Cisneros was born in 1971 in Los Angeles, California. He now lives in Yorba Linda, California with his wife, Jacki and two children. Education He…

Mark Green is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. Green has been in politics since 2012 when he was elected to the Tennessee Senate. About Mark Green Green was born in 1964 in Jacksonville, Florida and now lives in Ashland City, Tennessee with…

Nicholas Van Campen Taylor, knowns as Van Taylor is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Texas’ 3rd Congressional District. He has a few years of political experience serving in the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. About Van Taylor Taylor was born in 1972 in…

Dan Crenshaw is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Texas’ 2nd Congressional District. This is his first political office. About Dan Crenshaw Crenshaw was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1984 and grew up in Katy, Texas, however due to his father’s job in the oil and gas…

Elaine Luria is a Democrat who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District. This is her first political office. About Elaine Luria Elaine was born in 1975 in Birmingham, Alabama and now lives in Norfolk, Virginia with her husband Robert and three children. Education and Military Background…

Guy Reschenthaler is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District. He has a few years of political experience, serving in the Senate in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, District 37. About Guy Reschenthaler Reschenthaler was born in 1983 in Western Pennsylvania. He currently lives in Pittsburgh.…

William Timmons is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District. He has been involved in politics for a few years now, serving as a state senator for District 6 in South Carolina. About William Timmons Timmons was born in 1984 in Greenville, South…

Christina “Chrissy” Houlahan is a Democrat who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District. This is her first political office. About Chrissy Houlahan Houlahan was born in 1967 at Navy Air Station in Patuxent River, Maryland. Her father was in the Navy and she grew up living…

Max Rose is a Democrat who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in New York’s 11th Congressional District. He is the first Post-9/11 combat veteran to have served in the war in Afghanistan to seek office in New York City. This is his first political office. About Max Rose Rose was…

Steve Watkins is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District. This will be his first political office. About Steve Watkins Steve was born in 1976 in Topeka, Kansas where he now calls home once again. He recently got married to Dr. Fong Liu, a…

Greg Pence is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Indiana’s 6th Congressional District. This was the same seat his younger brother, Vice President Mike Pence won back in 2000. This is his first political office. About Greg Pence Greg was born in 1956, in Indiana and is…

Jim Baird is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Indiana’s 4th Congressional District. He has previously served in the Indiana House of Representatives and as Commissioner for Putnam County, Indiana. About Jim Baird James R. Baird (Jim) was born in 1945 in Indiana and currently lives in…

Greg Steube is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Florida’s 17th Congressional District. He has previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. About Greg Steube Greg was born in Bradenton, Florida in 1978 and currently lives in Sarasota, Florida with his wife…

Michael (Mike) Waltz is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. This is the first time he has run for office. About Mike Waltz Mike was born in Boynton Beach, Florida in 1974. He was raised in Jacksonville, Florida and currently lives in St.…

Jason Crow is a Democrat who was just elected to the US House of Representatives for Colorado’s 6th Congressional district. This was the first time he ran for a political office. About Jason Crow Jason was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1979. Married with two children, a boy and a girl, he and his family now…

(Pictured: Dan Crenshaw, Texas, Republican, Navy) As veterans and members of the military, knowing that those who represent you in the government are also a veteran is reassuring. When you hear that your members of Congress have served in the military, you feel that they will better understand what you and your family are going…