INSIGHT: Law School Popular for Congress, With Harvard, Georgetown Topping List

Obama studied law at Harvard, Bill Clinton at Yale (alongside Hillary). Nixon learned his way around the law at Duke, while FDR did the same at Columbia. A legal education has long served as a springboard to a political career. But past presidents are one thing—how common is it in 2019?

Chambers Associate research found that, of the 535 members who make up the 116^th Congress, 40 percent had attended law school. A legal education was even more common among senators—54 percent attended law schools, as opposed to 37 percent in the House.

Party Division

The results are most ...