Organ Donors in Congress

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We asked every member of Congress whether or he she is a registered organ donor. Here are the results. In eachcase where an office offered a specific comment, we have included it in parentheses.

SENATEYes — 27

Evan Bayh, D-Ind.Mark Begich, D-AlaskaRobert Bennett, R-UtahSherrod Brown, D-Ohio.Sam Brownback, R-Kan.Richard Burr, R-N.C.Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.Jim DeMint, R-S.C.Byron Dorgan, D-N.D.Richard Durbin, D-Ill.Russell Feingold, D-Wis.Al Franken, D-Minn.Charles Grassley, R-IowaOrrin Hatch, R-UtahJohnny Isakson, R-Ga.Mike Johanns, R-Neb.Ted Kaufman, D-Del.John Kerry, D-Mass.Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.Carl Levin, D-Mich.Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.Lisa Murkowski, R-AlaskaBill Nelson, D-Fla.James Risch, R-IdahoJeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.Jon Tester, D-Mont.

No — 3

Mark Pryor, D-Ark. (Ineligible because of cancer)Thad Cochran, R-Miss. (At 72, believes he is ineligible because of age, but will check)Mary Landrieu, D-La.

Returned phone call but declined to answer question — 2

Kent Conrad, D-N.D.Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

No response — 68

Daniel Akaka, D-HawaiiLamar Alexander, R-Tenn.John Barrasso, R-Wyo.Max Baucus, D-Mont.Michael Bennet, D-Colo.Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M.Christopher (Kit) Bond, R-Mo.Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.

Jim Bunning, R-Ky.Roland Burris, D-Ill.Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.Benjamin Cardin, D-Md.Thomas Carper, D-Del.Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa.Tom Coburn, R-Okla.Susan Collins, R-MaineBob Corker, R-Tenn.John Cornyn, R-TexasMike Crapo, R-IdahoChristopher Dodd, D-Conn.John Ensign, R-Nev.Michael Enzi, R-Wyo.Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.Judd Gregg, R-N.H.Kay Hagan, D-N.C.Tom Harkin, D-IowaKay Bailey Hutchison, R-TexasJames Inhofe, R-Okla.Daniel Inouye, D-HawaiiTim Johnson, D-S.D.Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. (Now deceased)Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.Herb Kohl, D-Wis.Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J.Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn.Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark.Richard Lugar, R-Ind.Mel Martinez, R-Fla.John McCain, R-Ariz.Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.Robert Menendez, D-N.J.Barbara Mikulski, D-Md.Patty Murray, D-Wash.Ben Nelson, D-Neb.Jack Reed, D-R.I.Harry Reid, D-Nev.Pat Roberts, R-Kan.John (Jay) Rockefeller, D-W.Va.Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.Richard Shelby, R-Ala.Olympia Snowe, R-MaineArlen Specter, D-Pa.Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.John Thune, R-S.D.Mark Udall, D-Colo.

Tom Udall, D-N.M.David Vitter, R-La.George Voinovich, R-OhioMark Warner, D-Va.Jim Webb, D-Va.Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.Roger Wicker, R-Miss.Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESYes — 158

John Adler, D-NJ (3) (Donor for bone marrow only)Jeff Miller, R-Fla. (1) (Donated more than half his liver to his brother-in-law)Stephen Lynch, D-Mass. (9) (Told us our phone call had inspired him to register)Jerry Costello, D-Ill. (12) (Introduced "Living Organ Donor Tax Credit" bill, HR 218)Steve Buyer, R-Ind. (4) (Believes he is registered although not marked on his license)Joe Wilson, R-S.C. (2)Robert Aderholt, R-Ala. (4)Rodney Alexander, R-La. (5)Jason Altmire, D-Pa. (4)Steve Austria, R-Ohio (7)Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. (6)Brian Baird, D-Wash. (3)Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. (2)Judy Biggert, R-Ill. (13)Brian Bilbray, R-Calif. (50)Rob Bishop, R-Utah (1)Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. (7)Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore. (3)Roy Blunt, R-Mo. (7)John Boccieri, D-Ohio (16)John Boozman, R-Ark. (3)Dan Boren, D-Okla. (2)Charles Boustany, R-La. (7)Henry Brown, R-S.C. (1)Michael Burgess, R-Texas (26)Ken Calvert, R-Calif. (44)Dave Camp, R-Mich. (4)Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. (2)Lois Capps, D-Calif. (23)Michael Capuano, D-Mass. (8)Chris Carney, D-Pa. (10)Bill Cassidy, R-La. (6)Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah (3)Ben Chandler, D-Ky (6)William Lacy Clay, D-Mo. (1)Howard Coble, R-N.C. (6)Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. (9)Tom Cole, R-Okla. (4)

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