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He succeeded one-term representative Madison Cawthorn, who was the youngest person elected to the U.S. Congress since Jed Johnson Jr. in 1964, the second-youngest congressman in United States history. [2] Jon Ossoff is the youngest sitting senator at 37, [3] replacing Josh Hawley, who at 41 was the youngest senator of the 116th Congress. [4]
Cawthorn was the youngest Republican to serve in the 117th Congress, and, at 25, was one of the youngest members ever elected to the House of Representatives. [31] [46] He is also the first member of Congress born in the 1990s. [1]
[14] [15] At 21 years of age, Ryncavage was the youngest member of the House and the youngest person elected since Michael Cassidy in 1976. [16] [17] In the 2024 election, he won with a two-to-one margin against Democratic challenger Megan Kocher. [18]
House Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn, D-S.C., who at 83 is one of the oldest members in the lower chamber, opposed the bill. “I got a bunch of Chinese companies in my district.
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 3, 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.
Pierre-Luc Dusseault (born May 31, 1991) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 federal election at the age of 19, becoming the youngest Member of Parliament in the country's history. He was sworn into office two days after his 20th birthday.
Fifty-two-year-old Hakeem Jeffries is set to become the new leader of Democrats in the House of Representatives. The Senate's leaders are in their 70s and 80s. Jeffries to Become Youngest, 1st ...
Freshman members on the Capitol steps. The 115th United States Congress began on January 3, 2017. There were seven new senators (five Democrats, two Republicans) and 52 new representatives (25 Democrats, 27 Republicans), as well as one new delegate (a Republican), at the start of its first session.