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In 2002, the average congressional pension payment ranged from $41,000 to $55,000. [6] As of November 2014, senior Members of Congress who have been in office for at least 32 years can earn about $139,000 a year. [7] All senators and those representatives serving as members prior to September 30, 2003, may decline this coverage.
Reformers during the early 1990s used the initiative and referendum to put congressional term limits on the ballot in 24 states. Voters in eight of these states approved the congressional term limits by an average electoral margin of two to one. [31] It was an open question whether states had the constitutional authority to enact these limits.
Representatives are eligible for retirement benefits after serving for five years. [43] Outside pay is limited to 15% of congressional pay, and certain types of income involving a fiduciary responsibility or personal endorsement are prohibited. Salaries are not for life, only during active term. [40]
A longtime Greater Cincinnati congressman will not be running for reelection. Republican U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup said in a video posted on X, formerly Twitter, that he will retire from Congress ...
Rush defeated then-state Sen. Barack Obama in the 2000 Democratic primary for the 1st Congressional District. Illinois Democrat Bobby Rush to retire after 30 years in Congress Skip to main content
Two 4-year terms, except after succeeding to the Presidency and serving more than two years, in which case only one subsequent four-year term is permitted. The eligibility of former term-limited presidents is unclear (see Twenty-second Amendment). Vice President: Unlimited 4-year terms Senators: Unlimited 6-year terms Representatives
Trump appointed 228 in his single term in office. The data shows that 78 of the 104 active judges who could step aside are Republican appointees, raising the possibility that some are likely ...
Died before he could take office (had served in unelected Provisional Congress). [12] Only former president to ever run for an office outside the United States. Andrew Johnson: 1865–1869: Denied nomination by his party: 1872: U.S. House of Representatives: Lost: Ran as an Independent and finished 3rd in the general election. [13] 1874: U.S ...