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A pension is available to members 62 years of age with 5 years of service; 50 years or older with 20 years of service; or 25 years of service at any age. A reduced pension is available depending upon which of several different age/service options is chosen. If Members leave Congress before reaching retirement age, they may leave their ...
This short 10-day period stretched from the appointment of Ted Stevens of Alaska to fill a vacancy, to the retirement of Carl Hayden of Arizona early the next year. The 107th Congress (2001–2003) was the most recent one to contain the top 7 longest serving senators in history (Byrd, Inouye, Leahy, Thurmond, Kennedy, Grassley, and Hatch).
Members of Congress may retire with full benefits at age 62 after five years of service, at age 50 after 20 years of service, and at any age after 25 years of service. [45] With an average age of 58, the US House of Representatives is older than comparable chambers in Russia and the other G7 nations. [46]
In 2018, 55 incumbents retired from Congress. In the two election years directly following 2018, the total number of retirements decreased to 40 in 2020 and 38 in 2022.
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
A Yellow Rose of Texas is completing her full-time political journey in Washington, D.C. Texas Democratic U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice The post U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson reflects on retirement ...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said on Sunday that his fellow lawmakers should “talk” more about changing the retirement age for people currently in their 20s in part due to longer life expectancy.
Ranking Member: Education and the Workforce: 15 Nydia Velázquez: D New York 7: Ranking Member: Small Business: 16 Bennie Thompson: D Mississippi 2: April 13, 1993 Ranking Member: Homeland Security: 17 Frank Lucas: R Oklahoma 3: May 10, 1994 18 Lloyd Doggett: D Texas 37: January 3, 1995 19 Zoe Lofgren: D California 18: Ranking Member: Science ...