This is a list of notable United States politicians who have a research doctorate.

Federal government

Executive branch

Presidents

Name Party Term Field Institution Year Woodrow Wilson Democrat 1913–1921 Political Science Johns Hopkins University 1886

Current and former cabinet members and senior administration officials

Name Party Department Term Administration Field Institution Year Walt Rostow Democrat NSC 1966-1969 L. Johnson Economics Yale University 1940 George Shultz Republican Labor/OMB/Treasury/State 1969–1970, 1970–1972, 1972–1974, 1982–1989 Nixon/Reagan Economics Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1949 Henry Kissinger Republican NSC/State 1969–1975, 1973–1977 Nixon/Ford Political Science Harvard University 1954 James R. Schlesinger Republican CIA/Defense/Energy 1973, 1973–1975, 1977–1979 Nixon/Ford/Carter Economics Harvard University 1956Edward H. LeviRepublicanJustice1975–1977FordLaw (JSD)Yale Law School1938 Brent Scowcroft Republican NSC 1975–1977, 1989-1993 Ford/Bush Sr. International Relations Columbia University 1967 W. Michael Blumenthal Democrat Treasury 1977–1979 Carter Economics Princeton University 1956 Zbigniew Brzezinski Democratic NSC 1977–1981 Carter Political Science Harvard University 1953 Harold Brown Independent Defense 1977–1981 Carter Physics Columbia University 1949 Ray Marshall Democratic Labor 1977–1981 Carter Economics University of California, Berkeley 1954 William J. Crowe Republican Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1985–1989; 1994–1997 Reagan/Bush Sr./Clinton Political Science Princeton University ? Max Kampelman Democrat Counselor of the United States Department of State 1987–1989 Reagan Political science University of Minnesota 1952 Alan Greenspan Republican Chair of the Federal Reserve 1987–2006 Reagan/Bush Sr./Clinton/Bush Jr. Economics New York University 1977 Lauro Cavazos Republican United States Secretary of Education 1988–1990 Bush Sr. Physiology Iowa State University 1954 Robert Gates Republican Central Intelligence Agency/Defense 1991–1993, 2006–2011 Bush Sr./Bush Jr./Obama Russian and Soviet History Georgetown University 1974 Les Aspin Democrat Defense 1993–1994 Clinton Economics MIT 1966Donna ShalalaDemocratUnited States Secretary of Health and Human Services1993–2001ClintonPolitical Science Syracuse University1970 William Perry Independent Defense 1994–1997 Clinton Mathematics Pennsylvania State University 1957 John Hamre Republican United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, Comptroller of the Department of Defense 1994–1997, 1997–2000 Clinton International Studies Johns Hopkins University 1978 John M. Deutch Democrat CIA 1995–1996 Clinton Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1966 Madeleine Albright Democrat State 1997–2001 Clinton Political Science Columbia University 1975 Lawrence Summers Democrat Treasury 1999–2001 Clinton Economics Harvard University 1982 Condoleezza Rice Republican State 2005–2009 Bush Jr. Political Science University of Denver 1981 Sam Bodman Republican Energy 2005–2009 Bush Jr. Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1965 Ben Bernanke Republican Chair of the Federal Reserve 2006–2014 Bush Jr./Obama Economics Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1979 Steven Chu Democrat Energy 2009–2013 Obama Physics University of California, Berkeley 1976 David Petraeus Independent CIA 2011–2012 Obama International Relations Princeton University 1987 Ernest Moniz Democrat Energy 2013–2017 Obama Theoretical Physics Stanford University 1972 Susan Rice Democrat NSC 2013–2017 Obama International Relations University of Oxford 1990 Janet Yellen Democrat Chair of the Federal Reserve/Treausry 2014-2018, 2021–2025 Obama/Trump/Biden Economics Yale University 1971 Ash Carter Democrat Defense 2015–2017 Obama Theoretical Physics St. John's College, Oxford 1979 John King Democrat Education 2016–2017 Obama Education Columbia University 2008 H. R. McMaster Independent NSC 2017–2018 Trump History University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1997 Mark Esper Republican Defense 2019–2020 Trump Public policy George Washington University 2008 Miguel Cardona Democrat Education 2021–2025 Biden Education University of Connecticut 2011 Eric Lander Democrat Education 2021–2025 Biden Mathematics Wolfson College, Oxford 1980

Supreme Court Justices

Name Term Field Institution Year Neil Gorsuch 2017– Legal Philosophy University College, Oxford 2004

Legislative branch Current senators

Name Party State Term Field Institution Year Tammy Duckworth Democrat Illinois 2017– Human Services Capella University 2014 Raphael Warnock Democrat Georgia 2021– Theology Union Theological Seminary 2006 Andy Kim Democrat NJ-03 2024– International Relations Oxford University 2010 Dave McCormickRepublicanPennsylvania2025–International RelationsPrinceton University1996

Former senators

Name Party State Term Field Institution Year Henry Cabot Lodge Republican Massachusetts 1893–1924 History Harvard University 1876 Paul Douglas Democratic Illinois 1949–1967 Economics Columbia University 1921 George McGovern Democratic South Dakota 1963–1981 History Northwestern University 1973 Tim Wirth Democratic Colorado 1987–1993 Marketing Stanford University 1973 Gary Hart Democratic Colorado 1975–1987 Politics St. Antony's College, Oxford 2001 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Democratic New York 1977–2001 History Tufts University 1961 S. I. Hayakawa Republican California 1977–1983 English University of Wisconsin–Madison 1935 John Porter East Republican North Carolina 1981–1986 Political science University of Florida 1964 Harrison Schmitt Republican New Mexico 1977–1983 Geology Harvard University 1964 Phil Gramm Republican Texas 1985–2002 Economics University of Georgia 1967 Paul Wellstone Democratic Minnesota 1991–2002 Political Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1969Ben SasseRepublicanNebraska2015–2023HistoryYale University2004 Kyrsten Sinema Independent Arizona 2019–2025 Justice Studies Arizona State University 2012

Current representatives Name Party State Term Field Institution Year Alma Adams DemocratNC-12 2014– Art Education and Multicultural Education Ohio State University 1981 Jim Baird Republican IN-4 2019– Animal Science University of Kentucky 1975 Danny K. Davis Democrat IL-7 1997– Public Administration Union Institute & University 1977 Robin Kelly Democrat IL-2 2013– Political Science Northern Illinois University 2004 Jerry McNerneyGerald Mark McNerney at the Math Genealogy Project Democrat CA-11 2006– Mathematics University of New Mexico 1981 Bill Foster Democrat IL-11 2008-2011, 2012– Physics Harvard University 1984 Judy Chu Democrat CA-27 2009– Psychology California School of Professional Psychology 1979 Shri ThanedarDemocratMI-132023–Chemistry (Polymers/Organometallics)University of Akron1982 Tom Cole Republican OK-4 2003– British History University of Oklahoma 1984 Mike TurnerRepublican OH-102003– Urban Development (D.L.S.)Georgetown University 2022 Dina Titus DemocratNV-1 2009– Political Science Florida State University1976 Rob Wittman RepublicanVA-1 2007– Public Health Virginia Commonwealth University2002 Alan LowenthalDemocratCA-472013–PsychologyOhio State University1967 Julia Letlow Republican LA-05 2021– Communications University of South Florida 2012 Henry CuellarDemocratTX-282005–GovernmentUniversity of Texas at Austin1981 Randy Feenstra Republican IA-4 2021– Business Northcentral University 2022 Jay ObernolteRepublicanCA-232021-Public AdministrationCalifornia Baptist University2020 Johnny OlszewskiDemocratMD-22025–Government Administration (public policy)University of Maryland, Baltimore County2017Derek SchmidtRepublicanKS-22025–Law (SJD)University of Kansas School of Law2015

Former representatives

Name Party District Term Field Institution Year Phil Gramm Republican Tx-06 1979–1983 Economics University of Georgia 1967 Dick Armey Republican Tx-26 1985–2003 Economics University of Oklahoma 1968 Phil Crane Republican IL-31; IL-12; IL-8 1969–2005 History Indiana University 1961 Tim Wirth Democratic Colorado 1975–1987 Marketing Stanford University 1973 Kyrsten Sinema Democrat AZ-9 2012–2019 Justice Studies Arizona State University 2012 Rush D. Holt Jr. Democrat NJ-12 1999–2014 Physics NYU 1981 Howard Wolpe Democrat MI-03 1979–1993 Political science MIT 1967 Les Aspin Democrat WI-01 1971–1993 Economics MIT 1966 James G. Martin Republican NC-09 1973–1985 Chemistry Princeton University 1960 Donald L. Ritter Republican PA-15 1979–1993 Physical Metallurgy Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1966David Price DemocratNC–041987–1995; 1997–2023Political ScienceYale1969 Heather Wilson Republican NM-1 1998–2009 International Relations Jesus College, Oxford 1985 Vern Ehlers Republican MI-03 1993–2011 Nuclear Physics UC Berkeley 1960 Bud Shuster Republican PA-09 1973–2001 Business and economics American University 1967 Roscoe Bartlett Republican MD-06 1993–2013 Physiology University of Maryland, College Park 1952 John OlverDemocratMA-11991–2013ChemistryMassachusetts Institute of Technology1961 Clarence LongDemocratMD-21963–1985EconomicsPrinceton University1938 Mervyn DymallyDemocratCA-311981–1993Human behaviorUnited States International University1978 Philip R. SharpDemocratIN-10 IN-02 1975–1995GovernmentGeorgetown University1974 Bob FilnerDemocratCA-50 CA-51 1993–2012History of scienceCornell1969 Tom Lantos Democrat CA-11 CA-12 1981–2008 Economics University of California, Berkeley 1953 Newt Gingrich Republican GA-06 1979–1999 History Tulane University 1971 G. William Whitehurst Republican VA-02 1969–1987 History West Virginia University 1952 Floyd Fithian Democrat IN-02 1975–1983 American History University of Nebraska–Lincoln 1964 John Brademas Democrat IN-03 1959–1981 Social Studies Brasenose College, Oxford 1954 Weston E. Vivian Democrat MI-02 1965–1967 Electrical Engineering University of Michigan 1959 Chris Gibson Republican NY-19 2011–2017 Government Cornell University 1998 Timothy F. MurphyRepublicanPA-182003–2017Clinical PsychologyUniversity of Pittsburgh1979 Dave Brat Republican VA-7 2014–2019 Economics American University 1995 Dan Lipinski Democrat IL-03 2005–2021 Political Science Duke University 1998Derek KilmerDemocratWA–062013–2025Social PolicyOxford University 2003 Jody Hice RepublicanGA-10 2015–2023 Ministry Luther Rice College and Seminary 1988 Dave Loebsack Democrat IA-2 2007–2021 Political Science University of California, Davis 1985Donna ShalalaDemocratFL-272019–2021Political Science Syracuse University1970 Andy Kim Democrat NJ-03 2019–2024 International Relations Oxford University 2010 Carolyn Bourdeaux DemocratGA-7 2021–2023 Public Administration Syracuse University 2003 Mike Gallagher Republican WI-8 2017–2024 International Relations Georgetown University 2015 Jamaal BowmanDemocratNY-162021–2025Educational leadershipManhattanville College2019

State governments State executives Current governors

Name Party State Term Field Institution Year Tony EversDemocratWisconsin2019–Educational administrationUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison1986

Former governors