# Are there any "out in the open" atheists in Congress or the Senate?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 29, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-out-in-the-open-atheists-in-congress-or-the-senate/470051 "2008-10-29T04:49:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@CalD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalD)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-out-in-the-open-atheists-in-congress-or-the-senate/470051/1 "2008-10-29T04:49:31Z")

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Pretty much as the title suggests.

Are there any non-closet atheists that are sitting members of the US government?

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-out-in-the-open-atheists-in-congress-or-the-senate/470051/2 "2008-10-29T04:54:28Z")

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California’s [Pete Stark](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Stark) is currently the only openly non-theist member of Congress.

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**Author:** ![DJ\_Motorbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@DJ\_Motorbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJ_Motorbike)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-out-in-the-open-atheists-in-congress-or-the-senate/470051/3 "2008-10-29T05:13:30Z")

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> [@jayjay](#):
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> California’s [Pete Stark](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Stark) is currently the only openly non-theist member of Congress.

He looks like [William H. Macy](http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/danielfe/WindowsLiveWriter/SomeoneshouldremakeTheATeamforCableTV_C8D1/William_H_Macy_2.jpg)

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**Author:** ![CalD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@CalD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalD)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-out-in-the-open-atheists-in-congress-or-the-senate/470051/4 "2008-10-29T14:58:50Z")

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Thanks.