The center conducted an analysis, accompanied by graphs, that ranked the top three personal and committee offices that have a racially diverse staff, including Sens. Alex Padilla, Mazie Hirono and Cory Booker.

Out of the 50 Democratic personal offices, only 35 communicated an increase of nonwhite staff members, 11 indicated a decrease and four remained the same. Of the 35 Senate Democratic individual offices that reported an increase, only 31% saw an increase of over 5%, The Joint Center reports.

“Senate Democrats are committed to ensuring every citizen feels represented in our democracy, and we understand this starts in our own offices,” Schumer stated in a news release. “That’s why, for the sixth year in a row under my leadership, the Democratic caucus has published the results of our internal survey on diversity among Senate Democratic staff.”

“And while we’re glad that this year we have the highest percentage of staff identifying as people of color, we know much more needs to be done to increase diversity in the halls of Congress. Our caucus understands that our legislative process is stronger when all voices are heard and represented,” Schumer added.

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