Who Controls the Senate?

U.S. Senate:

http://www.senate.gov/general/common/generic/about_committees.htm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate

U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry:

http://ag.senate.gov/site

Deborah A. “Debbie” Stabenow(White European) – Chairman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Stabenow

U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations:

http://appropriations.senate.gov

Daniel K. “Dan” Inouye(Japanese) – Chairman

http://appropriations.senate.gov/about-chairman.cfm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Inouye

U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services:

http://armed-services.senate.gov

Carl M. Levin(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman

http://armed-services.senate.gov/members.htm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Levin

U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:

http://banking.senate.gov/public

Timothy P. “Tim” Johnson(White European) – Chairman

http://banking.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=CommitteeInformation.Home


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Johnson_%28U.S._Senator%29

U.S. Senate Budget Committee:

http://budget.senate.gov/democratic

Gaylord K. “Kent” Conrad(White European) – Chairman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Conrad

U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:

http://commerce.senate.gov/public

John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV(White European) – Chairman

http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Chairman


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Rockefeller

U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:

http://energy.senate.gov/public

Jesse F. “Jeff” Bingaman, Jr.(White European) – Chairman

http://energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Biographies.Chairman


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bingaman

U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works:

http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Home.Home

Barbara L. Boxer(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman

http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Majority.WelcomeMessage


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Boxer

U.S. Senate Committee on Finance:

http://finance.senate.gov

Max S. Baucus(White European) – Chairman

http://finance.senate.gov/about


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Baucus

U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations:

http://foreign.senate.gov

John F. Kerry(Ashkenazi Jew/White European) – Chairman

http://foreign.senate.gov/about


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_kerry

U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:

http://help.senate.gov

Thomas R. “Tom” Harkin(White European) – Chairman

http://help.senate.gov/about/chair


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Harkin

U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:

http://hsgac.senate.gov/public

Joseph I. “Joe” Lieberman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman

http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutCommittee.Membership


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_lieberman

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary:

http://judiciary.senate.gov

Patrick J. Leahy(White European) – Chairman

http://judiciary.senate.gov/about/chairman.cfm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leahy

U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration:

http://rules.senate.gov/public

Charles E. “Chuck” Schumer(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman

http://rules.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=CommitteeMembers


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Schumer

U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship:

http://sbc.senate.gov/public

Mary L. Landrieu(White European) – Chairman

http://sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=CommitteeMembers


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Landrieu

U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs:

http://veterans.senate.gov

Daniel K. Akaka(Polynesian) – Chairman

http://veterans.senate.gov/committee-chairman-bio.cfm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Kahikina_Akaka

U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs:

http://indian.senate.gov

Byron L. Dorgan(White European) – Chairman

http://indian.senate.gov/about/chairman.cfm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Dorgan

U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics:

http://ethics.senate.gov

Barbara L. Boxer(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Boxer

U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence:

http://intelligence.senate.gov

Dianne E. Feinstein(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman

http://intelligence.senate.gov/memberscurrent.html


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Feinstein

U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging:

http://aging.senate.gov

Herbert H. Kohl(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman

http://aging.senate.gov/about/chairman.cfm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Kohl

Summary:
Of the twenty(20) U.S. Senate Committee chairmen, eight(8) are Jews or partial Jews. This is a numerical representation of 40%. Jews are approximately 2% of the U.S. population.* Therefore Jews are over-represented among the U.S. Senate Committee chairmen by a factor of 20 times(2,000 percent).

* Jewish Population of the United States by State:

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/usjewpop.html