In the 2006 Congressional elections 30 new Democrats were elected to Congress. Of these, 15 were Irish Americans. In the 2008 Congressional elections 20 new Democrats were elected to Congress. Of these 9 were Irish Americans.
President Obama has Kenyan and Irish ancestry. Click here to see Obama's Irish Ancestry.
Vice- President Biden's mother was born in Donegal.

IRISH AMERICAN ELECTED OFFICIALS

PRESIDENT Barack Obama
VICE PRESIDENT Joseph Biden

From left to right: Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA) Rep. Richard Neal (MA) Stella O'Leary, Rep. Joseph Crowley (NY) and Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH)

IRISH AMERICAN AND FRIENDS OF IRELAND IN CONGRESS
   
SENATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Evan Bayh (IN)
Sherrod Brown (OH)
Maria Cantwell (WA)
Thomas Carper (DE)
Robert Casey (PA)
Christopher Dodd (CT)
Richard Durbin (IL)
Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
Kay Hagan (NC)
Tom Harkin (IA)
John Kerry (MA)
Mary Landrieu (LA)
Patrick Leahy (VT)
Robert Menendez (NJ)
Claire McCaskill (MO)
Patty Murray (WA)
Jack Reed (RI)
Charles Schumer (NY)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Jim Webb (VA)
Tim Bishop (NY)
Robert Brady (PA)
Michael Capuano (MA)
Russ Carnahan (MO)
Christopher Carney (PA)
Gerry Connolly (VA)
Jerry Costello ( IL)
Joe Courtney (CT)
Joseph Crowley (NY)
William Delahunt (MA)
Joe Donnelly (IN)
Mike Doyle (PA)
Brian Higgins (NY)
Maurice Hinchey (NY)
Tim Holden (PA)
Patrick Kennedy (RI)
Dale Kildee (MI)
Mary Jo Kilroy (OH)
Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ)
Dennis Kucinich (OH)
James Langevin (RI)
Stephen Lynch (MA)
Carolyn Maloney (NY)
Betsey Markey (CO)
Edward Markey (MA)
Carolyn McCarthy (NY)
Betty McCollum (MN)
Jim McDermott (WA)
James McGovern (MA)
Mike McIntyre (NC)
Mike McMahon (NY)
Jerry McNerney (CA)
Alan Mollohan (WV)
Dennis Moore (KS)
James Moran (VA)
Christopher Murphy (CT)
Patrick Murphy (PA)
John Murtha (PA)
Richard Neal (MA)
Donald Payne (NJ)
Tim Ryan (OH)
Joe Sestak (PA)
Carol Shea-Porter (NH)
John Tierney (MA)
Peter Welch (VT)
STATE GOVERNORS
Mike Doyle (WI)
Timothy Kaine (VA)
John Lynch (NH)
Martin O'Malley (MD)
Pat Quinn (IL)


















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