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    Beyond party affiliation, there are some lesser-known loyalties tied to lawmakers in Washington, DC.

    Greek life fraternities and sororities, which often dominate social life in colleges and universities across the US, also have some of the strongest footprints in the Capitol.

    In the 119th Congress, just under a third of US senators are affiliated with a Greek organization, according to the Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee, which aims to “help more Greek alumnae get elected to the House or Senate for the first time.”

    In years with congressional races throughout the country, the political action committee — often nicknamed the “Frat PAC” — can play a significant financial role. In the 2023-24 election cycle, the PAC raised over $900,000. Today, it has raised over $650,000 for the 2025-26 cycle, toward a $1 million goal.

    While funding goes toward the campaigns of Greek-life alumns, the committee does not align with one party over the other. FSPAC said that in the 2023-24 cycle, 52% of funds went to Republican candidates and 48% to Democratic candidates out of the 97 congressional campaigns it donated to.

    Beyond nationally organized fundraising, Greek life organizations also offer their lifelong members access to a network of powerful connections in the Capitol and beyond.

    See the 32 Greek-life-affiliated senators sitting in Congress, as listed by FSPAC.

    Jim Banks


    Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing for Keith Sonderling, acting U.S. Secretary of Labor, on Capitol Hill on July 16, 2026 in Washington, DC.

    Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) is listed as a member of the Delta Chi fraternity.

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    State: Indiana

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Delta Chi

    John Barrasso


    DALLAS, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 09: Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) speaks on stage on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 09, 2026 in Dallas, Texas.

    Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) is listed as a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.

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    State: Wyoming

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Phi Kappa Tau

    Michael Bennet


    A man in a suit speaks.

    Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) is listed as a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

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    State: Colorado

    Party: Democratic

    Organization: Beta Theta Pi

    Marsha Blackburn


    Tennessee Republican gubernatorial candidate, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) speaks during a rally with U.S. President Donald Trump at F&M Bank Arena on October 10, 2026 in Clarksville, Tennessee.

    Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is listed as a member of the Chi Omega sorority.

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    State: Tennessee

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Chi Omega

    Lisa Blunt Rochester


    Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., questions Kevin Warsh, nominee to chairman of the Federal Reserve, during Warsh's Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

    Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) is listed as a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

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    State: Delaware

    Party: Democratic

    Organization: Alpha Kappa Alpha

    Katie Britt


    Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) attends the confirmation hearing for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. During Blanche's tenure as acting Attorney General the Justice Department has been under scrutiny for pushing President Trump's 1.8 billion dollar "anti-weaponization" fund and its handling of the Epstein files.

    Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) is listed as a member of the Chi Omega sorority.

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    State: Alabama

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Chi Omega

    Shelley Moore Capito


    Chairman Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., conducts the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing titled "Updating America's Nuclear Waste Management Policy," in Dirksen building on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

    Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) is listed as a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

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    State: West Virginia

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Kappa Kappa Gamma

    Chris Coons


    Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) speaks alongside Democratic Senate Judiciary Committee members during a news conference on the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche alongside on Capitol Hill on July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC.

    Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is listed as a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

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    State: Delaware

    Party: Democratic

    Organization: Delta Kappa Epsilon

    John Cornyn


    Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, leaves a Republican Senate luncheon in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, September 24, 2026.

    Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is a member of a local Chi Delta Tau fraternity.

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    State: Texas

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Local (non-national) Chi Delta Tau chapter at Trinity College

    Steve Daines


    Senator Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 4, 2026.

    Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) is listed as a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.

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    State: Montana

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Sigma Nu

    Deb Fischer


    Chair Deb Fischer, R-Neb., speaks during the Senate Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing on "Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Requests for the Senate Sergeant at Arms and United States Capitol Police," in Dirksen building on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

    Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) is listed as a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority.

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    State: Nebraska

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Gamma Phi Beta

    Ruben Gallego


    U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on July 22, 2026 in Washington, DC.

    Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is listed as a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

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    State: Arizona

    Party: Democratic

    Organization: Sigma Chi

    Kirsten Gillibrand


    Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) questions Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, United States, on May 19, 2026.

    Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is listed as a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

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    State: New York

    Party: Democratic

    Organization: Kappa Kappa Gamma

    Chuck Grassley


    Sen. Chuck Grassley.

    Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is listed as a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.

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    State: Iowa

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Alpha Gamma Rho

    Bill Hagerty


    U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), listens as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill on July 14, 2026 in Washington, DC.

    Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) is listed as a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

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    State: Tennessee

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Sigma Alpha Epsilon

    John Hoeven


    Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., speaks during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing titled "A Review of the President's FY2027 Budget Request for the Department of Defense," in Dirksen building on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

    Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) is a member of a local Alpha Chi Alpha fraternity.

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    State: North Dakota

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Local (non-national) Alpha Chi Alpha fraternity at Dartmouth College

    John Kennedy


    Senator John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.

    Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) is listed as a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.

    Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    State: Louisiana

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Sigma Nu

    Angus King


    Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, arrives for a vote in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

    Sen. Angus King (I-ME) is listed as a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity.

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    State: Maine

    Party: Independent

    Organization: Delta Upsilon

    Roger Marshall


    U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) speaks during a roundtable discussion on soil health in the Mike Mansfield Room at the U.S. Capitol on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.

    Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) is listed as a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

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    State: Kansas

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Beta Theta Pi

    Mitch McConnell


    Senator Mitch McConnell.

    Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is listed as a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.

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    State: Kentucky

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Phi Kappa Tau

    Ashley Moody


    Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., attends the Senate Homeland Security Committee business meeting to consider a request for immunity for an aide to Anthony Fauci, in Dirksen building on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

    Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) is listed as a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority.

    Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

    State: Florida

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Alpha Delta Pi

    Jerry Moran


    Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., arrives in the U.S. Capitol for the first vote of the week on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.

    Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) is listed as a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

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    State: Kansas

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Alpha Tau Omega

    Lisa Murkowski


    Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

    Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is listed as a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority.

    Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    State: Alaska

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Pi Beta Phi

    Alex Padilla


    Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) speaks during the confirmation hearing for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC.

    Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) is listed as a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity.

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    State: California

    Party: Democratic

    Organization: Zeta Psi

    Gary Peters


    U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) looks on before a Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing in Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 30, 2026 in Washington, DC.

    Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) is a member of a local Zeta Sigma fraternity.

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    State: Michigan

    Party: Democratic

    Organization: Local (non-national) Zeta Sigma fraternity at Alma College.

    Jim Risch


    Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol during votes on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

    Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) is listed as a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

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    State: Idaho

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Phi Delta Theta

    Brian Schatz


    Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, arrives in the U.S. Capitol for a vote on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

    Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) is a member of a local Phi Delta fraternity.

    Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

    State: Hawaii

    Party: Democratic

    Organization: Local (non-national) Phi Delta fraternity at Pomona College

    Eric Schmitt


    Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) questions former Special Counsel Jack Smith during a committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on September 29, 2026 in Washington, DC.

    Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) is listed as a member of the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity.

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    State: Missouri

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Alpha Kappa Lambda

    Dan Sullivan


    Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) speaks to reporters as he walks into the Senate Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on April 15, 2026 in Washington, DC.

    Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) is listed as a member of a private club fraternity.

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    State: Alaska

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Private club

    Raphael Warnock


    Senator Raphael Warnock, a Democrat from Georgia, departs the Senate Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 4, 2026.

    Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) is listed as a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

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    State: Georgia

    Party: Democratic

    Organization: Alpha Phi Alpha

    Elizabeth Warren


    Sen. Elizabeth Warren

    Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is listed as a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

    Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    State: Massachusetts

    Party: Democratic

    Organization: Kappa Alpha Theta

    Roger Wicker


    US Senator Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services,attends the Warsaw Security Forum in Warsaw, Poland, on October 12, 2026.

    Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) is listed as a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.

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    State: Mississippi

    Party: Republican

    Organization: Sigma Nu

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