{"id":4352,"date":"2016-11-01t22:22:25","date_gmt":"2016-11-01t22:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/?p=4352"},"modified":"2016-11-01t22:22:25","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01t22:22:25","slug":"campus-to-capitol-top-southern-alma-maters-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/campus-to-capitol-top-southern-alma-maters-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"from campus to capitol: the top southern alma maters for congress members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">college rivalries are fierce, especially in the south. but which southern schools can claim the most alumni in today\u2019s us congress? and did your own university make the list?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">magoosh <\/span><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/degrees-of-red-and-blue\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">analyzed data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from every college and university across the us to find out how many current congressmen and women graduated from each. below is a ranking of southern schools and colleges that have produced the most members of today\u2019s us congresspersons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to learn more about the educational backgrounds of current members of congress, visit <\/span><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/degrees-of-red-and-blue\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">degrees of red and blue<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/top-alma-maters-for-congress-south.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4357\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/top-alma-maters-for-congress-south.png\" alt=\"top-alma-maters-for-congress-south\" width=\"449\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><strong>1st place\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h6>each 1st\u00a0place school has <strong>ten<\/strong>\u00a0alumni currently in u.s. congress. <\/p>\n<p><a name=\"uf\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>university of florida<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/university-of-florida-alma-mater-1-31.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/university-of-florida-alma-mater-1-31.png\" alt=\"university-of-florida-1\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. jeff miller (r-fl): b.a. journalism<\/li>\n<li>rep. john mica (r-fl): b.a. education<\/li>\n<li>rep. corrine brown (d-fl): m.a. education<\/li>\n<li>rep. debbie wasserman shultz (d-fl): b.a. &amp; m.p.s. (master of political science)<\/li>\n<li>rep. evan jenkins (r-wv): b.a. business administration<\/li>\n<li>rep. gus bilirakis (r-fl): b.a. political science<\/li>\n<li>rep. ander crenshaw (r-fl): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>sen. marco rubio (r-fl): b.a. political science<\/li>\n<li>rep. tom rooney (r-fl): m.a. political science<\/li>\n<li>rep. ted yoho (r-fl): b.a. agriculture &amp; dvm (doctor of veterinary medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">9 out of 10 uf alumni in u.s. congress chose to stay in-state and rep florida. that\u2019s 9 gators currently repping the sunshine state! #gatornation<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"uva\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginia.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>university of virginia<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/university-of-virginia-alma-mater-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/university-of-virginia-alma-mater-11.png\" alt=\"university-of-virginia-1\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. mark sanford (r-sc): mba<\/li>\n<li>sen. shelley moore capito (r-wv): m.ed. (master of higher ed counseling)<\/li>\n<li>rep. andy barr (r-ky): b.a. government and philosophy<\/li>\n<li>rep. sean patrick malone (d-ny): b.a. international relations &amp; j.d.<\/li>\n<li>sen. angus king (ind-me): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>sen. bill nelson (d-fl): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>sen. john cornyn (r-tx): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. randy forbes (r-va): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. sheila jackson lee (d-tx): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>sen. sheldon whitehouse (d-ri): j.d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">there are 9 more uva alums in today\u2019s congress than vt alums. something to smack talk about at the next commonwealth cup?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"#top\">back to the top<\/a><\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><strong>2nd place<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h6>each 2nd place school has <strong>seven<\/strong> alumni currently in u.s. congress.<\/h6>\n<p><a name=\"uga\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uga.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>university of georgia<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/university-of-georgia-alma-mater-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/university-of-georgia-alma-mater-2.png\" alt=\"university-of-georgia-2\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. austin scott (r-ga): b.a. risk management and insurance<\/li>\n<li>rep. buddy carter (r-ga): b.a. pharmacy<\/li>\n<li>sen. johnny isakson (r-ga): b.a. business administration<\/li>\n<li>rep. tom graves (r-ga): b.a. business administration<\/li>\n<li>rep. ander crenshaw (r-fl): b.a.<\/li>\n<li>rep. rob woodall (r-ga): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. dina titus (d-nv): m.p.s. (master of political science)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact:<\/b> <i>uga doesn\u2019t only produce u.s. politicians. its list of famous alumni also includes abd al-karim al-iryani, the prime minister of yemen from 1998 to 2001. he got his bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in agriculture at uga. (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/abd_al-karim_al-iryani\">source<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"unc\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>university of north carolina at chapel hill<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/unc-alma-mater-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/unc-alma-mater-2.png\" alt=\"unc-chapel-hill-2\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. rob wittman (r-va): m.p.h. (master of public health)<\/li>\n<li>rep. susan davis (d-ca): m.s.w. (master of social work)<\/li>\n<li>rep. jim cooper (d-tn): b.a. history and economics<\/li>\n<li>rep. mick mulvaney (r-sc): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. gwen graham (d-fl): b.a. political science<\/li>\n<li>rep. virginia foxx (r-nc): b.a. english and sociology<\/li>\n<li>rep. david price (d-nc): b.a. history<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i>it\u2019s no wonder budding politicians are attracted to this university. unc is home to campus y, a nationally-renowned social justice center founded in 1859. campus y is home to many international and service organizations and has consistently been the center of\u00a0progressive movements within unc. (<a href=\"http:\/\/campusy.unc.edu\/\">source<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"#top\">back to the top<\/a><\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><strong>3rd place\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h6>each 3rd\u00a0place school has <strong>six<\/strong> alumni currently in u.s. congress.<\/h6>\n<p><a name=\"olemiss\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">university of mississippi<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/ole-miss-alma-mater-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/ole-miss-alma-mater-3.png\" alt=\"university-of-mississippi-3\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sen. jeanne shaheen (d-nh): m.p.s. (master of political science)<\/li>\n<li>rep. john fleming (r-la): b.s. pharmacy &amp; m.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. gregg harper (r-ms): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>sen. roger wicker (r-ms): b.a. journalism and political science &amp; j.d.<\/li>\n<li>sen. thad cochran (r-ms): b.a. psychology &amp; j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. trent kelly (r-ms): b.a. business administration &amp; j.d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i>these congressmen aren\u2019t the only high-profile law school graduates from university of mississippi. legal thriller writer john grisham also got his j.d. at ole miss law and served as a u.s. representative for mississippi from 1984-1990. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jgrisham.com\/bio\/\">source<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"umiami\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b><a href=\"http:\/\/welcome.miami.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">university of miami<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/university-of-miami-alma-mater-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/university-of-miami-alma-mater-3.png\" alt=\"university-of-miami-3\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. patrick murphy (d-fl): b.a. business administration<\/li>\n<li>rep. carlos curbelo (r-fl): b.a. public administration &amp; m.p.a.<\/li>\n<li>rep. frederica wilson (d-fl): m.ed. (master of elementary education)<\/li>\n<li>sen. marco rubio (r-fl): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. tom rooney (r-fl): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. ileana ros-lehtinen (r-fl): d.ed. (doctor of higher education)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i>marco rubio isn\u2019t the only one to come out of um with presidential dreams. former president of per\u00fa, fernando bela\u00fande terry, also attended um and studied architecture before transferring. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/people\/history\/peru-history-biographies\/fernando-belaunde-terry\">source<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"ua\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ua.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>university of alabama<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/university-of-alabama-alma-mater-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/university-of-alabama-alma-mater-3.png\" alt=\"university-of-alabama-3\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. gary palmer (r-al): b.a. operations management<\/li>\n<li>rep. chris collins (r-ny): mba<\/li>\n<li>sen. richard shelby (r-al): b.a. pre-law; llb<\/li>\n<li>rep. bradley byrne (r-al): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>sen. jeff sessions (r-al): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. mo brooks (r-al): j.d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i>we all know ua churns out a crimson tide of all-star athletes. but did you know the school has also produced more than 40 political activists, attorneys, and national and state politicians? among the most notable are maud mclure kelly, the first woman to practice law in alabama, and william brockman bankhead, former speaker of the house. (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/list_of_university_of_alabama_people\">source<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"#top\">back to the top<\/a><\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><strong>4th place<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h6>each 4th place school has <strong>five<\/strong> alumni currently in u.s. congress.<\/h6>\n<p><a name=\"lsu\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>louisiana state university<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/lsu-alma-mater-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/lsu-alma-mater-4.png\" alt=\"louisiana-state-university-4\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. steve scalise (r-la): b.s. computer programming<\/li>\n<li>rep. jeff fortenberry (r-ne): b.a. economics<\/li>\n<li>rep. charles boustany (r-la): m.d.<\/li>\n<li>sen. bill cassidy (r-la): b.a. biochemistry &amp; m.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. ralph abraham (r-la): b.a. veterinary medicine &amp; m.d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact:<\/b> <i>lsu must really trust the governing abilities of its student body. the school\u2019s student government controls $5.5 million a year to do things like support student initiatives and fund the <\/i>sg newspaper initiative<i> that provides free copies of <\/i>the advocate<i>, <\/i>wall street journal<i>, and <\/i>the new york times<i>. (<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/louisiana_state_university#organizations\"><i>source<\/i><\/a><i>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"vu\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vanderbilt university<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/vanderbilt-alma-mater-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/vanderbilt-alma-mater-4.png\" alt=\"vanderbilt-university-4\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. french hill (r-ar): b.a. economics<\/li>\n<li>sen. lamar alexander (r-tn): b.a. latin american history<\/li>\n<li>rep. steve cohen (d-tn): b.a.<\/li>\n<li>rep. leonard lance (r-nj): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. luke messer (r-in): j.d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i>these congressmen must have had <\/i>really<i> stellar sat scores. vanderbilt is known as one of the most selective universities in the u.s. in 2016, it only accepted 8.8% of its 28,700 applicants. (<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/collegeapps.about.com\/od\/collegerankings\/tp\/top-tennessee-colleges.htm\"><i>source<\/i><\/a><i>)<\/i><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"#top\">back to the top<\/a><\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><strong>5th place<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h6>each 5th place school has <strong>four<\/strong> alumni currently in u.s. congress.<\/h6>\n<p><a name=\"sc\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>university of south carolina<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/sc-alma-mater-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/sc-alma-mater-5.png\" alt=\"university-of-south-carolina-5\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. tom rice (r-sc): b.a. accounting, m.a.acct. &amp; j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. trey gowdy (r-sc): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. joe wilson (r-sc): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>sen. lindsey graham (r-sc): b.a. psychology &amp; j.d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i>senator lindsey graham was the first person in his extended family to attend college. he got both his undergraduate and j.d. at university of south carolina. (<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2015\/06\/lindsey-graham-memoir-119045\"><i>source<\/i><\/a><i>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"uk\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uky.edu\/ukhome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>university of kentucky<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/uk-alma-mater-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/uk-alma-mater-5.png\" alt=\"uk-alma-mater-5\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. louise slaughter (d-ny): b.s. microbiology &amp; m.p.h. (master of public health)<\/li>\n<li>rep. andy barr (r-ky): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. ed whitfield (r-ky): b.a. political science, j.d.<\/li>\n<li>sen. mitch mcconnell (r-ky, senate majority leader): j.d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i>more than half of uk\u2019s alumni still live in kentucky, including the four congresspersons above. no wonder the wildcats\u2019 cheering section is always so strong! <\/i><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"ut\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utk.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>university of tennessee<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/ut-alma-mater-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/ut-alma-mater-5.png\" alt=\"university-of-tennessee-5\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. phil roe (r-tn): m.d.<\/li>\n<li>sen. bob corker (r-tn): b.a. industrial management<\/li>\n<li>rep. jimmy duncan (r-tn): b.a. journalism<\/li>\n<li>rep. chuck fleischmann (r-tn): j.d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i>ut is one of the oldest public universities in the u.s. and its political roots run deep. in fact, it is the only university in america with three ongoing presidential papers projects \u2014 all for presidents from tennesseee (andrew jackson, james k. polk and andrew johnson). (<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/university_of_tennessee\"><i>source<\/i><\/a><i>)<\/i><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"#top\">back to the top<\/a><\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><strong>6th place<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h6>each 6th place school has <strong>three<\/strong> alumni currently in u.s. congress.<\/h6>\n<p><a name=\"wfu\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wfu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wake forest university<\/a><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/wfu-alma-mater-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/wfu-alma-mater-6.png\" alt=\"wake-forest-university-6\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sen. richard burr (r-nc): b.a. communications<\/li>\n<li>rep. donna edwards (d-md): b.a. english and spanish<\/li>\n<li>rep. george holding (r-nc): b.a. classics &amp; j.d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i>burr, edwards and holding are in some very impressive company as wake forest alumni. among the school\u2019s most famous graduates is world-renowned poet maya angelou. (<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/maya_angelou\"><i>source<\/i><\/a><i>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"sam\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samford.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">samford university<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/samford-u-alma-mater-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/samford-u-alma-mater-6.png\" alt=\"samford-university-6\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. dennis ross (r-fl): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. martha roby (r-al): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. robert aderholt (r-al): j.d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i>the cumberland school of law at samford university is the the 11th oldest law school in the country. its graduates include all three representatives above, two u.s. supreme court justices, and cordell hull (\u201cthe father of the united nations\u201d). (<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/cumberland_school_of_law\"><i>source<\/i><\/a><i>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"wlu\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">washington and lee university<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/wlu-alma-mater-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/wlu-alma-mater-6.png\" alt=\"wlu-alma-mater-6\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. joe wilson (r-sc): b.a. political science<\/li>\n<li>rep. bob goodlatte (r-va): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. morgan griffith (r-va): j.d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i>this university used to be called liberty hall, so why is it called washington and lee today? 1. because in 1796, george washington endowed the school with $20k in stock (which was unheard of at the time); and 2. because after his defeat in the civil war, general robert e. lee served as the university\u2019s president until his death.<\/i> <i>(<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlu.edu\/about-wandl\/history-and-traditions\/a-brief-history\"><i>source<\/i><\/a><i>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"fisk\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisk.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fisk university<\/a><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/fisk-university-alma-mater-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/fisk-university-alma-mater-6.png\" alt=\"fisk-university-6\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. john lewis (d-ga): b.a. religion and philosophy<\/li>\n<li>rep. frederica wilson (d-fl): b.a. elementary education<\/li>\n<li>rep. alcee hastings (d-fl): b.a. zoology and botany<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact:<\/b><i>thanks to its master\u2019s-to-ph.d. bridge program founded in 2010, fisk university tops of the list of american schools that award ph.d.s to underrepresented minorities. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisk.edu\/about\/what-everyone-should-know-about-fisk-university\">source<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"famu\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.famu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>florida a&amp;m\u00a0university<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/famu-alma-mater-6-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/famu-alma-mater-6-2.png\" alt=\"florida-am-university-6\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rep. alcee hastings (d-fl): j.d.<\/li>\n<li>rep. corrine brown (d-fl): b.a. agriculture<\/li>\n<li>rep. david scott (d-ga): b.s. finance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i>this year, essence and money magazine ranked florida a&amp;m the top hbcu (historically black college and university) in the nation. (<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/story\/news\/2016\/04\/12\/famu-ranked-no-1-hbcu-essencemoney-magazine-report\/82958072\/\"><i>source<\/i><\/a><i>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"gtech\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">georgia tech<\/a><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/georgia-tech-alma-mater-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/files\/2016\/11\/georgia-tech-alma-mater-6.png\" alt=\"georgia-tech-alma-mater-6\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sen. david perdue (r-ga): b.s. industrial engineering, m.s. operations research<\/li>\n<li>rep. bill webster (r-fl): b.s. electrical engineering<\/li>\n<li>rep. bill johnson (r-oh): m.s. computer science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>fun fact: <\/b><i>georgia tech is no stranger to big-name politicians. more than 100 years ago in 1905, former u.s. president theodore roosevelt visited the school&#8217;s campus to give a speech on the importance of technological education. after he finished, he took time to shake every single student&#8217;s hand.(<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20071014195348\/http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/buzzwords\/oct05\/article389.html\"><i>source<\/i><\/a><i>)<\/i><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"#top\">back to the top<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><i>photo attributions:<br \/>\n1 &#8211; photo at top courtesy of shutterstock user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/g\/melinda+fawver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">melinda fawver<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/i><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>check out our ranking of southern schools and colleges that have produced the most members of today\u2019s us congresspersons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":4386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[495],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo premium plugin v21.7 (yoast seo v21.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>from campus to capitol: the top southern alma maters for congress members - magoosh 2022年足球世界杯举办地<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"college rivalries are fierce in the south. but which southern schools can claim the most alumni in today\u2019s us congress? 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