Headline and graphs: Herald/Review, 6/5/2025
Seniority and longevity have long been rewarded, both at the polls and internally within the two major parties. Even so, some of the country’s oldest lawmakers have faced scrutiny in recent years over their fitness to serve after very public episodes of what looked to be disorientation or decline.
When this Congress, the 119th, was convened in January, there were 86 House members, including nonvoting delegates, who were at least 70 years old, and 33 senators in that age category. This included 14 octogenarians in the House, five in the Senate, and 91-year-old Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa.
This older cohort makes up more than one-fifth of the members of Congress. By the time the legislative body adjourns in January 2027, if every current member stays in office, there will be closer to 140 members who are 70 or older across both chambers. [emphasis added]
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