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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)

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