How different are the kinds of people who get elected as Democrats and Republicans? Could you guess which party a representative belongs to based on their biography? Here's one to try (hover over list for answer):

• born in Edwards Air Force Base,Edwards, Kern County, Calif., December 1966
• graduated from Palmdale High School
• A.A., Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, Calif., 2006
• United States Army, 1985-1987, United States Army Reserve, 1987-1993
• police officer, Los Angeles, Calif.,
• member of Palmdale, Calif., city council, 2005-2008
• member of California state assembly, 2008-2012
• vice mayor of Palmdale
• member of California State Senate, 2012-2014

coming soon: an interactive version of this. For now, guess the party based on pictures