Research the background of your Congressional representatives two senators and a member of the House of Representatives. Find out about their previous occupation(s), political experience, family, inco

Research the background of your Congressional representatives two senators and a member of the House of Representatives. Find out about their previous occupation(s), political experience, family, income, education, and other relevant demographics. What percentage of the vote did they receive to win in their last election? What are two policy issues areas they are interested in? How do these areas reflect their ideologies?

Write an essay. Start by identifying all three of your representatives. Then, pick the representative you are most interested in and explain why they interest you. Present the information you found in your research required above in the essay.

Richard Durbin

Senior Senator for Illinois

Tammy Duckworth

Junior Senator for Illinois

Raja Krishnamoorthi

Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district