Organ Donors In Congress

We asked every member of Congress whether or he she is a registered organ donor. Here are the results. In each case where an office offered a specific comment, we have included it in parentheses. SENATE Yes — 27 Evan Bayh, D-Ind. Mark Begich, D-Alaska Robert Bennett, R-Utah Sherrod 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-Iowa Orrin Hatch, R-Utah Johnny 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-Alaska Bill Nelson, D-Fla. James Risch, R-Idaho Jeanne 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-Hawaii Lamar 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-Maine Bob Corker, R-Tenn. John Cornyn, R-Texas Mike Crapo, R-Idaho Christopher 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-Iowa Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas James Inhofe, R-Okla. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii Tim 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-Maine Arlen 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-Ohio Mark Warner, D-Va. Jim Webb, D-Va. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Yes — 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)

Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. (5) Jim Costa, D-Calif. (20) Joe Courtney, D-Conn. (2) Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y. (7) John Culberson, R-Texas (7) Danny Davis, D-Ill. (7) Susan Davis, D-Calif. (53) Diana DeGette, D-Colo. (1) Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn. (3) Charles Dent, R-Pa. (15) Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas (25) Joe Donnelly, D-Ind. (2) Steve Driehaus, D-Ohio (1) Vernon Ehlers, R-Mich. (3) Keith Ellison, D-Minn. (5) Mary Fallin, R-Okla. (5) Sam Farr, D-Calif. (17) Bob Filner, D-Ca. (51) John Fleming, R-La. (4) Bill Foster, D-Ill. (14) Jim Gerlach, R-Pa. (6) Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. (8) Charles Gonzalez, D-Texas (20) Bart Gordon, D-Tenn. (6) Gene Green, D-Texas (29) Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill. (4) Phil Hare, D-Ill. (17) Wally Herger, R-Calif. (2) Brian Higgins, D-N.Y. (27) Baron Hill, D-Ind. (9) James Himes, D-Conn. (4) Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii (2) Bob Inglis, R-S.C. (4) Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas (30) Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio (9) Dale Kildee, D-Mich. (5) Mary Jo Kilroy, D-Ohio (15) Ron Kind, D-Wis. (3) Steve King, R-Iowa (5) Jack Kingston, R-Ga. (1) Ron Klein, D-Fla. (22) Frank Kratovil, D-Md. (1) Rick Larsen, D-Wash. (2) Tom Latham, R-Iowa (4) Steven LaTourette, R-Ohio (14) Bob Latta, R-Ohio (5) Christopher Lee, R-N.Y. (26) John Linder, R-Ga. (7) Frank LoBiondo, R-N.J. (2) Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa (2) Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo. (A) Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. (14)

Donald Manzullo, R-Ill. (16) Kenny Marchant, R-Texas (24) Betsy Markey, D-Colo. (4) Jim Marshall, D-Ga. (8) Jim Matheson, D-Utah (2) Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. (22) Jim McDermott, D-Wash. (7) James McGovern, D-Mass. (3) Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. (5) Kendrick Meek, D-Fla. (17) Brad Miller, D-N.C. (13) Candice Miller, R-Mich. (10) Walter Minnick, D-Idaho (1) Dennis Moore, D-Kan. (3) Gwen Moore, D-Wis. (4) James Moran, D-Va. (8) Jerry Moran, R-Kan. (1) Patrick Murphy, D-Pa. (8) Scott Murphy, D-N.Y. (20) Tim Murphy, R-Pa. (18) John Murtha, D-Pa. (12) Sue Myrick, R-N.C. (9) Glenn Nye, D-Va. (2) Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. (8) Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo. (7) Thomas Perriello, D-Va (5) Chellie Pingree, D-Maine (1) Todd Platts, R-Pa. (19) Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D. (AL) Bill Posey, R-Fla. (15) David Price, D-N.C. (4) Tom Price, R-Ga. (6) Adam Putnam, R-Fla. (12) Mike Quigley, D-Ill. (5) Denny Rehberg, R-Mont. (AL) Dave Reichert, R-Wash. (8) David Roe, R-Tenn. (1) Mike Rogers, R-Ala. (3) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla. (18) Peter Roskam, R-Ill. (6) Mike Ross, D-Ark. (4) Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif. (34) Paul Ryan, R-Wis. (1) Linda Sanchez, D-Calif. (39) Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif. (47) Mark Schauer, D-Mich (7) Adam Schiff, D-Calif. (29) Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa. (13) Bobby Scott, D-Va. (3) Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H. (1) Heath Shuler, D-N.C. (11) Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y. (28)

Adrian Smith, R-Neb. (3) Zack Space, D-Ohio (18) Jackie Speier, D-Calif. (12) Betty Sutton, D-Ohio (13) John Tanner, D-Tenn. (8) Lee Terry, R-Neb. (2) Glenn Thompson, R-Pa. (5) Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio (12) John Tierney, D-Mass. (6) Niki Tsongas, D-Mass. (5) Tim Walz, D-Minn. (1) Zach Wamp, R-Tenn. (3) Lynn Westmoreland, R-Ga. (3) Charlie Wilson, D-Ohio (6) David Wu, D-Ore. (1) John Yarmuth, D-Ky. (3) No — 36 Leonard Lance, R-N.J. (7) (Donates blood but is not an organ donor) Bob Etheridge, D-N.C. (2) (Ineligible because of cancer) Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif. (18) (Ineligible because of kidney surgery) Lamar Smith, R-Texas (21) (Says Christian Science forbids it) Jared Polis, D-Colo (2) (Says his homosexuality makes him ineligible) Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md. (6) (At 83, ineligible because of age) Eliot Engel, D-N.Y. (17) (Says Judaism forbids it) Bill Pascrell, D-N.J. (8) (At 72, ineligible because of age) Joe Barton, R-Texas (6) John Boehner, R-Ohio (8) Rick Boucher, D-Va. (9) Robert Brady, D-Pa. (1) Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Fla. (5) John Campbell, R-Calif. (48) Anh (Joseph) Cao, R-La. (2) Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y. (11) Barney Frank, D-Mass. (4) Alan Grayson, D-Fla. (8) Gregg Harper, R-Miss. (3) Jim Jordan, R-Ohio (4) Doug Lamborn, R-Colo. (5) Sander Levin, D-Mich. (12) Nita Lowey, D-N.Y. (18) Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo. (9) Doris Matsui, D-Calif. (5) Michael McCaul, R-Texas (10) Howard (Buck) McKeon, R-Calif. (25) Michael McMahon, D-N.Y. (13) John Mica, R-Fla. (7) Michael Michaud, D-Maine (2) James Oberstar, D-Minn. (8) Ciro Rodriguez, D-Texas (23) Steve Scalise, R-La. (1) Joe Sestak, D-Pa. (7)

John Spratt, D-S.C. (5) Paul Tonko, D-N.Y. (21) Returned phone call but declined to answer question — 14 Lincoln Davis, D-Tenn. (4) Trent Franks, R-Ariz. (2) Jerry Lewis, R-Calif. (41) John Lewis, D-Ga. (5) Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. (16) Frank Lucas, R-Okla. (3) Dan Maffei, D-N.Y. (25) Eric Massa, D-N.Y. (29) Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich. (11) Charlie Melancon, D-La. (3) Ed Pastor, D-Ariz. (4) Ed Royce, R-Calif. (40) Ike Skelton, D-Mo. (4) No response — 226 Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii (1) Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y. (5) Todd Akin, R-Mo. (2) Robert Andrews, D-N.J. (1) Michael Arcuri, D-N.Y. (24) Joe Baca, D-Calif. (43) Spencer Bachus, R-Ala. (6) Gresham Barrett, R-S.C. (3) John Barrow, D-Ga. (12) Melissa Bean, D-Ill. (8) Xavier Becerra, D-Calif. (31) Shelley Berkley, D-Nev. (1) Howard Berman, D-Calif. (28) Marion Berry, D-Ark. (1) Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla. (9) Sanford Bishop, D-Ga. (2) Timothy Bishop, D-N.Y. (1) Jo Bonner, R-Ala. (1) Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif. (45) Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa (3) Allen Boyd, D-Fla. (2) Kevin Brady, R-Texas (8) Bruce Braley, D-Iowa (1) Bobby Bright, D-Ala (2) Paul Broun, R-Ga. (10) Corrine Brown, D-Fla. (3) Vern Buchanan, R-Fla. (13) Dan Burton, R-Ind. (5) G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C. (1) Eric Cantor, R-Va. (7) Russ Carnahan, D-Mo. (3) Andre Carson, D-Ind. (7) John Carter, R-Texas (31)

Michael Castle, R-Del. (AL) Kathy Castor, D-Fla. (11) Travis Childers, D-Miss. (1) Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo. (5) James Clyburn, D-S.C. (6) Mike Coffman, R-Colo (6) Mike Conaway, R-Texas (11) Gerry Connolly, D-Va. (11) John Conyers, D-Mich. (14) Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla. (4) Henry Cuellar, D-Texas (28) Elijah Cummings, D-Md. (7) Kathleen Dahlkemper, D-Pa (3) Artur Davis, D-Ala. (7) Geoff Davis, R-Ky. (4) Nathan Deal, R-Ga. (9) Peter DeFazio, D-Ore. (4) William Delahunt, D-Mass. (10) Lincoln Diaz-Balart, R-Fla. (21) Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla. (25) Norman Dicks, D-Wash. (6) John Dingell, D-Mich. (15) Mike Doyle, D-Pa. (14) David Dreier, R-Calif. (26) John Duncan, R-Tenn. (2) Chet Edwards, D-Texas (17) Donna Edwards, D-Md. (4) Brad Ellsworth, D-Ind. (8) Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo. (8) Anna Eshoo, D-Calif. (14) Chaka Fattah, D-Pa. (2) Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. (6) Randy Forbes, R-Va. (4) Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb. (1) Virginia Foxx, R-N.C. (5) Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J. (11) Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio (11) Elton Gallegly, R-Calif. (24) Scott Garrett, R-N.J. (5) Phil Gingrey, R-Ga. (11) Louie Gohmert, R-Texas (1) Bob Goodlatte, R-Va. (6) Kay Granger, R-Texas (12) Sam Graves, R-Mo. (6) Al Green, D-Texas (9) Parker Griffith, D-Ala. (5) Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz. (7) Brett Guthrie, R-Ky. (2) John Hall, D-N.Y. (19) Ralph Hall, R-Texas (4) Deborah Halvorson, D-Ill. (11) Jane Harman, D-Calif. (36)

Alcee Hastings, D-Fla. (23) Doc Hastings, R-Wash. (4) Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. (1) Dean Heller, R-Nev. (2) Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, (5) Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D. (AL) Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y. (22) Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas (15) Paul Hodes, D-N.H. (2) Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich. (2) Tim Holden, D-Pa. (17) Rush Holt, D-N.J. (12) Mike Honda, D-Calif. (15) Steny Hoyer, D-Md. (5) Duncan D. Hunter, R-Calif. (52) Jay Inslee, D-Wash. (1) Steve Israel, D-N.Y. (2) Darrell Issa, R-Calif. (49) Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas (18) Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. (2) Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan. (2) Hank Johnson, D-Ga. (4) Sam Johnson, R-Texas (3) Tim Johnson, R-Ill. (15) Walter Jones, R-N.C. (3) Steve Kagen, D-Wis. (8) Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa. (11) Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I. (1) Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D-Mich. (13) Peter King, R-N.Y. (3) Mark Kirk, R-Ill. (10) Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz. (1) Larry Kissell, D-N.C., (8) John Kline, R-Minn. (2) Suzanne Kosmas, D-Fla (24) Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio (10) Jim Langevin, D-R.I. (2) John Larson, D-Conn. (1) Barbara Lee, D-Calif. (9) Dan Lipinski, D-Ill. (3) Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M. (3) Dan Lungren, R-Calif. (3) Connie Mack IV, R-Fla. (14) Edward Markey, D-Mass. (7) Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y. (4) Tom McClintock, R-Calif (4) Betty McCollum, D-Minn. (4) Patrick McHenry, R-N.C. (10) John McHugh, R-N.Y. (23) Mike McIntyre, D-N.C. (7) Jerry McNerney, D-Calif. (11) Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y. (6)

Gary Miller, R-Calif. (41) George Miller, D-Calif. (7) Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz. (5) Alan Mollohan, D-W.Va. (1) Chris Murphy, D-Conn. (5) Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y. (8) Grace Napolitano, D-Calif. (38) Richard Neal, D-Mass. (2) Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas (19) Devin Nunes, R-Calif. (21) David Obey, D-Wis. (7) Pete Olson, R-Texas (22) John Olver, D-Mass. (1) Solomon Ortiz, D-Texas (27) Frank Pallone, D-N.J. (6) Ron Paul, R-Texas (14) Erik Paulsen, R-Minn (3) Donald Payne, D-N.J. (10) Mike Pence, R-Ind. (6) Gary Peters, D-Mich (9) Collin Peterson, D-Minn. (7) Joseph Pitts, R-Pa. (16) Ted Poe, R-Texas (2) George Radanovich, R-Calif. (19) Nick Rahall, D-W.Va. (3) Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. (15) Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas (16) Laura Richardson, D-Calif. (37) Harold Rogers, R-Ky. (5) Mike Rogers, R-Mich. (8) Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif. (46) Tom Rooney, R-Fla. (16) Steven Rothman, D-N.J. (9) C.A. (Dutch) Ruppersberger, D-Md. (2) Bobby Rush, D-Ill. (1) Timothy Ryan, D-Ohio (17) John Salazar, D-Colo. (3) John Sarbanes, D-Md. (3) Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. (9) Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio (2) Aaron Schock, R-Ill (18) Kurt Schrader, D-Ore (5) David Scott, D-Ga., (13) James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis. (9) Jose Serrano, D-N.Y. (16) Pete Sessions, R-Texas (32) John Shadegg, R-Ariz. (3) Brad Sherman, D-Calif. (27) John Shimkus, R-Ill. (19) Bill Shuster, R-Pa. (9) Mike Simpson, R-Idaho (2) Albio Sires, D-N.J. (13)

Adam Smith, D-Wash. (9) Christopher Smith, R-N.J. (4) Vic Snyder, D-Ark. (2) Mark Souder, R-Ind. (3) Fortney (Pete) Stark, D-Calif. (13) Cliff Stearns, R-Fla. (6) Bart Stupak, D-Mich. (1) John Sullivan, R-Okla. (1) Gene Taylor, D-Miss. (4) Harry Teague, D-N.M. (2) Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. (2) Mike Thompson, D-Calif. (1) Mac Thornberry, R-Texas (13) Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan. (4) Dina Titus, D-Nev. (3) Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y. (10) Michael Turner, R-Ohio (3) Fred Upton, R-Mich. (6) Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. (8) Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y. (12) Peter Visclosky, D-Ind. (1) Greg Walden, R-Ore. (2) Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. (20) Maxine Waters, D-Calif. (35) Diane Watson, D-Calif. (33) Melvin Watt, D-N.C. (12) Henry Waxman, D-Calif. (30) Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y. (9) Peter Welch, D-Vt. (AL) Robert Wexler, D-Fla. (19) Edward Whitfield, R-Ky. (1) Rob Wittman, R-Va. (1) Frank Wolf, R-Va. (10) Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif. (6) C.W. (Bill) Young, R-Fla. (10) Don Young, R-Alaska (AL)