The U.S. Senate will have a record number of Jews — 11 — after Rep. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) defeated incumbent Sen. Alfonse D’Amato. Rep. Jon Fox (R-Pa.) was the only Jewish incumbent to lose on election night. The 106th House of Representatives will have 23 Jewish members, down from 25 in the 105th. The three Jewish freshmen are Reps. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.), Jan Schakowsky (D- Ill.) and Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.). Reps. Sidney Yates (D-Ill.) and Jane Harman (D-Calif.) retired.
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