Carleton College
Roughly 6 U.S. Congressmembers have been affiliated with the school, such as attending classes, earning a degree, or being employed by the school.
Names in bold indicate Congressmembers who are currently in office as of May 2016.
Melvin
Laird
|
Representative
Republican
|
WI |
B.A., Carleton College, Northfield, Minn., 1944 |
Robert
Kastenmeier
|
Representative
Democrat
|
WI |
Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. |
William
Cowger
|
Representative
Republican
|
KY |
graduated from Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. |
Max
Baucus
|
Senator
Democrat
|
MT |
attended Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. 1959-1960 |
Paul
Wellstone
|
Senator
Democrat
|
MN |
taught political science at Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1969-1990 |
Rush
Holt
|
Representative
Democrat
|
NJ |
B.A., Carleton College, Northfield, Minn., 1970 |