State Legislatures Have Fewer Farmers, Lawyers; But Higher Education Level
By: Jen Fifield - December 10, 2015
UNREPRESENTATIVE: THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, PART III © The Associated Press Democratic state Sens. Kirk Watson, left, and Royce West, both lawyers, vote in the Texas Capitol. More than a fourth of Texas state legislators are lawyers, among the highest rates in the nation. When state Sen. Elder Vogel Jr. isn’t in session with […]