who are the oldest senators?
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The grayest Congress WASHINGTON — Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V., is an institution. He's the longest serving senator in U.S. history. He's also 88 years old, and if he wins re-election -- he's the clear favorite in his race -- he'll be 95 at the end of his ninth term. But Byrd isn't alone.
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Orrin Hatch March 22, 1934. Homestead Park, Pennsylvania. Orrin G. Hatch, in full Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934, Homestead Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.) American Republican politician who was the longest-serving U.S. senator from Utah (1977– ). He became president pro tempore of the Senate in 2015.
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- Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) Feinstein, the oldest member of the Senate, is the eighth-wealthiest member of Congress. Her minimum net worth is $52.8 million. The largest portion of her assets lies in investments including Carlton Hotel Properties, which owns the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, and Elevance Renewable Sciences.
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Democracy or Gerontocracy The 111th Congress, which took office in 2009, was the oldest in U.S. history, with an average age of 57 in the House and 63 in the Senate.
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Democracy or Gerontocracy Yes. The 111 th Congress, which took office in 2009, was the oldest in U.S. history, with an average age of 57 in the House and 63 in the Senate.
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- List of United States Senators from Texas. Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845. Its senators are of Class 1 and Class 2. Its senators are Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.
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- Patrick Leahy from Vermont is the current  president pro Tempore. The pro tempore is a senator elected by the  Senate. By tradition they elect the majority party member with … the  longest seniority in the Senate. Leahy is in his 7th term and was  72 when he replaced 88-year-old Daniel Inouye in Dec, 2012.
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Who are the current US Senators from Texas? The current U.S. Senators from Texas are: Senior senator. John Cornyn (R), who assumed office in December 2002 and is currently serving his 3rd full term, which ends in January 2021. Junior senator. Ted Cruz (R), who assumed office in January 2013 and is currently serving his 1st term, which ends in January 2019. * For the 31 state senators in Texas, see the related link below.
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Barbara Boxer Age Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940) is the junior United States Senator from California (since 1993). A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1983–1993). Born in Brooklyn, New York, Boxer graduated from Brooklyn College. She worked as a stockbroker for several years before moving to California with her husband.
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Edward Brooke, first black senator since Reconstruction, dies Washington (CNN)Edward Brooke -- the first African-American to be popularly elected to the U.S. Senate -- passed away Saturday, according to family spokesman Ralph Neas and the Massachusetts Republican Party. Brooke was 95.
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Who were California's longest-serving senators? A California State Archives photo shows former Gov. Hiram Johnson, who worked in the Senate from 1917 to 1945, making him the state's longest-serving senator. A California State Archives photo shows former Gov. Hiram Johnson, who worked in the Senate from 1917 to 1945, making him the state's longest-serving senator.
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- But a federal judge threw out the verdict because of misconduct by federal prosecutors. Stevens, a moderate Republican, was appointed in December 1968 and became the longest-serving Republican in Senate history. The crash that killed Stevens was not his first.
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- This is a list of the senators who were, while in office or after, the oldest living before they died. This is a list of the 100 eldest senators, current or former, currently living. 1  Oldest living United States president.  List of the oldest living members of the United States House of Representatives.
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The Inside War After five decades in politics, Feinstein, at eighty-one, is the oldest sitting member of the Senate, where a late term is often less a valedictory than a chance for activism: think of Edward Kennedy or Mitch McConnell.
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Who was the oldest Presidential candidate? 1 In 1996 Senator Bob Dole became the oldest US presidential candidate to run for a first term. 2  He turned 73 that July. 3  Senator John McCain is 72, and is therefore not the oldest candidate. 4  He would however be the oldest person sworn in as a new president, if he is elected.
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U.S. Senate Seats up for Reelection in 2018 Alaska: Lisa Murkowski (R), Iowa: Joni Ernst (R), Maine: Susan Collins (R), Nebraska: Deb Fischer (R), West Virginia: Shelley Moore Capito (R). The current average age of all 100 Senators: 68. The United States Senate elections will be held on November 6, 2018. Thirty-four of the 100 Senate seats are up for reelection.
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Who are the youngest and oldest US Supreme Court justices? Confidence votes 52.7K. On the current Court, Justice Elena Kagan is youngest at 51 years old (April 28, 1960); Ruth Bader Ginsburg is oldest at 78 (March 15, 1933). Justice Stevens, who retired in June 2010, was formerly the oldest on the Court, at age 90.
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Robert Byrd Meet John Dingell, the longest-serving member in the history of the U.S. House of Representatives. Dingell’s father was a member of the U.S. House, representing a southeastern Michigan district for 23 years. When he died in 1955, the 29-year-old Dingell won the special election to succeed his father.
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- Ronald Reagan (38th President) was the oldest serving president to date. At his first inauguration (in 1981) he was 69, and he was 73 when he was sworn in the second time (in …1985). He was the oldest president in office, being 77 his last year and leaving office just 16 days before his 78th birthday.
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- 1. The present 111th U.S. Congress has a lone Senator in the person of Rep. Roland Burris of Illinois. This is based on a statistical profile released by the Congressional Research Service in February 2010. To date, there have only been 6 black senators in the U.S. Senate. The first was in Senator Hiram Rhodes Revels of Mississippi who was voted in 1870. Share this:
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John McCain She plans to finish out her current term but not run for another one. Mikulski, 78, is the longest serving female senator in the history of the country, and was also the first woman to chair the influential Senate Appropriations Committee. Mikulski served five terms in office. She was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976 and has served in the Senate since 1987. This post has been updated.
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Robert Byrd Robert Carlyle Bob Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was a United States Senator from West Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Byrd served as a U.S. Representative from 1953 until 1959 and as a U.S. Senator from 1959 to 2010. He was the longest-serving U.S. Senator and, at the time of his death, the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Congress.
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- Follow @rawstory. Hailing from Arkansas, 37-year-old Senator Cotton boasts the title of being the youngest member of the Senate, but he spouts the old warmongering rhetoric of 78-year-old Senator John McCain. From Guantanamo to Iran, food stamps to women’s rights, here are ten reasons why Tom Cotton is a dangerous dude. 1.
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List of longest-living United States Senators Oldest senators (historic) This is a list of the senators who were, while in office or after, the oldest living before they died. This is a list of the 100 eldest senators, current or former, currently living. 1  Oldest living United States president. 2  List of the oldest living members of the United States House of Representatives.  Dean of the United States House of Representatives.
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- The current Senior U.S. Senator from Florida is Democrat Bill Nelson. He was sworn into the Office of U.S. Senator on January 3rd, 2001. Bill Nelson is 73 years old and serving his third elected term as U.S. Senator. His Florida senatorial seat will be up for regular election on November 6th, 2018. Bill Nelson is eligible for re-election in 2018 and has announced his candidacy.