Senate Web Site Watch: 111th Congress Edition
The start of the 111th Congress has brought 13 new members to the United States Senate. Nine of the 13 were elected in November, the other four were the results of gubernatorial appointments caused by vacancies.
Do they have their Senate Web sites up and running yet?
| Senator | Took Office | Operational Web Site? |
| Mark Begich, D-Alaska | Jan. 6 | No |
| Michael Bennet, D-Colo. | Jan. 22 | No |
| Roland Burris, D-Ill. | Jan. 15 | No |
| Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. | Jan. 25 | No |
| Kay Hagan, D-N.C. | Jan. 6 | No |
| Mike Johanns, R-Neb. | Jan. 6 | Yes |
| Ted Kaufman, D-Del. | Jan. 16 | Yes |
| Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. | Jan. 6 | Yes |
| Jim Risch, R-Idaho | Jan. 6 | Yes |
| Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. | Jan. 6 | No |
| Mark Udall, D-Colo. | Jan. 6 | No |
| Tom Udall, D-N.M. | Jan. 6 | Yes |
| Mark Warner, D-Va. | Jan. 6 | Yes |
So the breakdown: six out of 13 Web sites are operational. Of the six, two belong to Republicans and four belong to Democrats. Most, if not all of the active Web sites are generic templates with basic information.
One thing to note: residents of Colorado currently do not due not have a senator with an active Web site — since both of the Centennial State’s Senate seats changed hands this month.
