Top States for Legislators Back to School Program

By Jan Goehring

The results are in and the America's Legislators Back to School Program continues its success. More than 1,000 state legislators visited classrooms to bring civics to life for students all across the country during the 2007 - 2008 school year. Massachusetts again gained top honors for the most legislators participating in the event with Utah a strong second. The table below shows the top legislative chambers for lawmaker participation and the second table lists the top ten states overall.

State	Percentage of House Participating	State	Percentage of Senate Participating
Massachusetts	92%	Massachusetts	100%
Utah	80%	Utah	90%
California	77%	California	78%
Virginia	75%	Hawaii	64%
Hawaii	49%	Oklahoma	50%
New Jersey	45%	Wisconsin	40%
Georgia	40%	Virginia	38%
Indiana	39%	Louisiana	36%
Washington	29%	Maryland	36%
Texas	26%	New Jersey	30%

State	Percentage of Legislature Participating
Massachusetts	94%
Utah	88%
California	77%
Virginia	64%
Nebraska	57%
Hawaii	54%
Mississippi	52%
New Jersey	40%
Iowa	32%
Wyoming	30%