As the 119th U.S. Congress began its session in January 2025, the total number of Cornellians serving remained the same as last year—seven—although one person moved from the House to the Senate. Democrat Elissa Slotkin ’98, who served three terms representing Michigan’s 7th District, was elected her state’s newest senator, defeating a Republican opponent.
Slotkin becomes the first Cornellian elected to the Senate since Mark Kirk ’81 (R-Illinois), who finished the final months of then-President Barack Obama’s Senate term and then served one full term from 2010–17. Slotkin is only the seventh Cornellian (including two who attended but didn’t earn degrees) to serve in the U.S. Senate.
Cornellians takes a look at the alumni currently serving on that other “Hill” in D.C., including Arts & Sciences alumni Beth Van Duyne '95, a Republican in her third term representing Texas’s 24th District, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area; and Dan Muesser '88, Republican, in his fourth term representing Pennsylvania’s 9th District, located in the east central part of the state.
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