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Alumni

More than 20 Georgetown Alumni Serving in the 117th Congress

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.

A map of the United States shows where Georgetown alumni were elected to Congressional seats.

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.

A chamber breakdown graphic shows 20 Georgetown alumni in the House and seven in the Senate.

August Pfluger (G’19) and Jon Ossoff (SFS’09) are newly elected alumni, winning seats in Texas’ 11th District and Georgia, respectively.

A graphic breaks down the number of Alumni in Congress by Schools.

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

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