Cool Colleges for Congressmembers

University of California at Berkeley

The #20 National university according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2016
Roughly 28 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.

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Barbara Lee
Representative
Democrat
CA
M.S.W., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1975
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Susan Davis
Representative
Democrat
CA
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1965
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Linda Sánchez
Representative
Democrat
CA
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1991
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Doris Matsui
Representative
Democrat
CA
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
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Peter Welch
Representative
Democrat
VT
J.D., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1973
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John Garamendi
Representative
Democrat
CA
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1966
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Robert Condon
Representative
Democrat
CA
was graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1934 and from the law college of the same university in 1938
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Harlan Hagen
Representative
Democrat
CA
A.B., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1936
L.L.B., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1940
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John Baldwin
Representative
Republican
CA
graduated from San Ramon Valley Union High School in Danville, Calif., and from the University of California at Berkeley in 1935, majoring in accounting and finance
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John McFall
Representative
Democrat
CA
attended the public schools of Manteca, Calif., and graduated from Modesto (Calif.) Junior College in 1936, from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1938, and the law school of the same university in 1941
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Robert Leggett
Representative
Democrat
CA
University of California at Berkeley, Calif., B.A., 1947, and the University of California Boalt Hall School of Jurisprudence, J.D., 1950
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Patrick Martin
Representative
Republican
CA
graduated from Riverside (Calif.) Junior College in 1947, the University of California at Berkeley in 1949, and the Hastings College of Law at San Francisco in 1953
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Ronald Dellums
Representative
Democrat
CA
part-time lecturer, San Francisco State College, University of California, and Berkeley Graduate School of Social Welfare
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Edward Mezvinsky
Representative
Democrat
IA
M.A., political science, University of California, Berkeley, 1963
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Fortney Stark
Representative
Democrat
CA
M.B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1960
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John Krebs
Representative
Democrat
CA
A.B., University of California at Berkeley, 1950
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Norman Mineta
Representative
Democrat
CA
B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1953
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Shirley Pettis
Representative
Republican
CA
attended the University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1944-1945
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Harold Sawyer
Representative
Republican
MI
graduated from Marin Junior College (now College of Marin), Kentfield, Calif., 1940 and University of California, Berkeley, 1940
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Melvin Evans
Representative
Republican
VI
M.P.H., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1967
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Robert Matsui
Representative
Democrat
CA
A.B., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1963
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Tom Lantos
Representative
Democrat
CA
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1953
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Meldon Levine
Representative
Democrat
CA
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1964
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Jim Moody
Representative
Democrat
WI
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1973
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Eni Faleomavaega
Representative
Democrat
AS
LL.M., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1973
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Vernon Ehlers
Representative
Republican
MI
A.B., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1956
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1960
teaching and scientific research, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1956-1966
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James Rogan
Representative
Republican
CA
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1979
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Doug Ose
Representative
Republican
CA
B.S., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1977