Columbia University

The #4 National university according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2016

Roughly 58 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.

Sander Levin	Representative Democrat	MI	M.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1954
Rosa DeLauro	Representative Democrat	CT	M.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1966
Jerrold Nadler	Representative Democrat	NY	B.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1969
John Delaney	Representative Democrat	MD	B.S., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1985
Beto O'Rourke	Representative Democrat	TX	B.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1995
Victor Anfuso	Representative Democrat	NY	preparatory courses at Columbia University in 1926 and 1927
Frank Bow	Representative Republican	OH	postgraduate work at Columbia University, New York City
Marguerite Church	Representative Republican	IL	Wellesley (Mass.) College, A.B., 1914 and Columbia University, New York City, A.M., 1917
James Donovan	Representative Democrat	NY	attended Harvard University, 1919-1921, and was graduated from the law school of Columbia University, New York City, in 1924
Sidney Fine	Representative Democrat	NY	was graduated from College of the City of New York in 1923 and from the law school of Columbia University in 1926
Ernest Greenwood	Representative Democrat	NY	attended City College of New York and Columbia University
Karl King	Representative Republican	PA	attended high school in Bucklin, Kans., Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia, Columbia University, New York City, and Wharton School of Business at Philadelphia, Pa.
Peter Frelinghuysen	Representative Republican	NJ	took postgraduate work in history at Columbia University in 1946 and 1947
Harrison Williams	Senator Democrat	NJ	graduated, Columbia University Law School 1948
Eugene Siler	Representative Republican	KY	law student at Columbia University in 1922 and University of Kentucky until 1924
Herbert Zelenko	Representative Democrat	NY	graduated from Columbia University in 1926 and from Columbia Law School in 1928
Alfred Santangelo	Representative Democrat	NY	LL.B, Columbia University School of Law, 1938
Albert Ullman	Representative Democrat	OR	M.A., Columbia University, New York City, 1939
Seymour Halpern	Representative Republican	NY	attended Seth Low College of Columbia University, 1932-1934
Kenneth Hechler	Representative Democrat	WV	A.M., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1936 Ph.D., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1940
Frank Kowalski	Representative Democrat	CT	graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1930, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1937, and studied international relations at Columbia University in 1945 and 1946
Oren Long	Senator Democrat	HI	graduated from Johnson College, Kimberlin Heights, Tenn., in 1912, University of Michigan in 1916, and Columbia University in 1922
George Wallhauser	Representative Republican	NJ	enrolled in Columbia University in 1941 and completed courses in real-estate appraising in 1942
Jack Miller	Senator Republican	IA	received a graduate degree from Catholic University, Washington, D.C., 1939, and a law degree from Columbia University School of Law 1946
Claiborne Pell	Senator Democrat	RI	graduated, Princeton University 1940 and Columbia University 1946
Otis Pike	Representative Democrat	NY	LL.B., Columbia University Law School, 1948
Ogden Reid	Representative Democrat	NY	member of advisory council, School of International Affairs, Columbia University
Charles Weltner	Representative Democrat	GA	graduated from Oglethorpe University at Atlanta, Ga., in 1948 and from Columbia University School of Law at New York City, in 1950
John Dow	Representative Democrat	NY	M.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1937
James Scheuer	Representative Democrat-Liberal	NY	L.L.B., Columbia University Law School, New York, N.Y., 1948
Daniel Button	Representative Republican	NY	M.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1939
William Cowger	Representative Republican	KY	graduated from Navy Midshipmens School at Columbia University, New York City
Shirley Chisholm	Representative Democrat	NY	M.A., Columbia University, 1952
Maurice Gravel	Senator Democrat	AK	graduated, Columbia University 1956
Robert Steele	Representative Republican	CT	M.A., Columbia University, N.Y., 1963
Bella Abzug	Representative Democrat	NY	LL.B., Columbia University Law School, New York City, 1945
Robert Daniel	Representative Republican	VA	M.B.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1960-1961
Donald Mitchell	Representative Republican	NY	B.S., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1949
Millicent Fenwick	Representative Republican	NJ	attended Columbia University and New School for Social Research in New York City, 1933, 1942
James Florio	Representative Democrat	NJ	graduate work, Columbia University, New York, 1962-1963
Robert Kasten	Senator Republican	WI	received a graduate degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Business, New York City, 1966
Stephen Solarz	Representative Democrat	NY	M.A., public law and government, Columbia University, New York, 1967
Richard Stone	Senator Democrat	FL	graduated from Harvard University 1949 and from Columbia University Law School 1954
Andrew Ireland	Representative Republican	FL	graduate studies, Columbia University, New York City, 1953-1954
Peter Kostmayer	Representative Democrat	PA	B.A., Columbia University, New York City, 1971
Mary Oakar	Representative Democrat	OH	attended Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1963
Frank Guarini	Representative Democrat	NJ	commissioned a naval officer at Columbia University, 1944
Edward Stack	Representative Democrat	FL	M.A., in public law and government, Columbia University, New York City, 1938
T. Gorton	Senator Republican	WA	graduated, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1950, Columbia University Law School, New York City 1953
Judd Gregg	Senator Republican	NH	A.B., Columbia University 1969
Frank Lautenberg	Senator Democrat	NJ	graduated Columbia University School of Business, New York City 1949
Major Owens	Representative Democrat	NY	director, community media library program, Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1973-1975
Jaime Fuster	Representative Democrat	PR	LL.M., Columbia University Law School, 1966
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky	Representative Democrat	PA	CBS News Foundation Fellow, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
Eric Cantor	Representative Republican	VA	M.S., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1989
R. Miller	Representative Democrat	NC	J.D., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1979
Barack Obama	Senator Democrat	IL	received a B.A. in 1983 from Columbia University, New York City
Daniel Maffei	Representative Democrat	NY	M.S., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1991