Every Senator and 90% of House Members Now Use Twitter

All 100 United States Senators are now using Twitter, while 90% of House of Representatives are on the network, according to Twitter.

Those numbers have increased dramatically in the past two years: When the 112th Congress began in 2011, 44% of the Senate and 35% of the House were on Twitter, said the company in a recent blog post.

Some states have adopted Twitter more than others: 29 states have all of their legislators in the Senate and House on Twitter, while every state has at least 70% on Twitter.

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