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The 90th Congress was notable because for a period of 10 days (December 24, 1968 – January 3, 1969), it contained within the Senate, all 10 of what was at one point the top 10 longest-serving senators in history (Byrd, Inouye, Thurmond, Kennedy, Hayden, Stennis, Stevens, Hollings, Russell Jr., and Long) until January 7, 2013, when Patrick Leahy surpassed Russell B. Long as the 10th longest ...
18 presidents previously served as U.S. representatives; 6 of 18 held this office prior to the four 'previous positions' shown in this table. Only one – James A. Garfield – was a representative immediately before election as president. Only Garfield and Abraham Lincoln had
Jimmy Carter's retirement, currently 43 years, is the longest in American presidential history. Carter is the oldest of the six living U.S. presidents, [2] the nation's longest-lived former president, and the first former president to reach the age of 100. [6] The youngest living former president is Barack Obama, age 63.
Elected in the general election and will take office as Vice President on January 20, 2025. January 3, 2023 – January 20, 2025: 1984–present 57: 762 days: Richard Nixon (AE) Republican: California: Appointed following the resignation of Sheridan Downey to the seat he recently won the election for to gain seniority and later elected to the ...
Current events; Random article; ... This is a list of leaders and office-holders of United States of America. Heads of state and government ... List of U.S. state ...
35 years, 257 days December 6, 1790 – March 4, 1791 James Monroe: VA: Anti-Administration: 32 years, 222 days 32 years, 310 days March 4, 1791 – December 2, 1793 John Rutherfurd: NJ: Pro-Administration: 30 years, 165 days 33 years, 73 days December 2, 1793 – February 28, 1794 Albert Gallatin [a] PA: Anti-Administration: 32 years, 307 days
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.
The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021. There were six new senators (two Democrats, four Republicans) and 60 new representatives (15 Democrats, 45 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, three senators (all Democrats) and 16 representatives (six Democrats, ten Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 117th Congress ...