Hot Document in December

New Member Pictorial Directory: 112th Congress

Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration, New Member Pictorial Directory: 112th Congress includes biographical information on each new member of the United States Congress, including color photographs, date of birth, residence, education, occupation, and political career.

The Directory is published biennially by the Joint Committee on Printing of the U.S. Congress. Specifically, it includes information about a Member of Congress' length of service, political party affiliations, and Congressional district. It also includes a section on candidates from districts in which the results were not determined at the time of publication. Profiles of these candidates begin on page 47.

This document is sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate on GPO Access.