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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 38, [3] replacing Josh Hawley, who at 41 was the youngest senator of the 116th Congress. [4]
Ossoff's election alongside Raphael Warnock was critical in securing a 50-50 Senate majority for Democrats, with Vice President Kamala Harris serving as the tie-breaking vote. [1] Ossoff is the youngest member of the Senate elected since Don Nickles in 1980, as well as the first senator born in the 1980s, and the first millennial United States ...
John Henry Eaton (June 18, 1790 – November 17, 1856) was an American politician and ambassador from Tennessee who served as U.S. Senator and as U.S. Secretary of War in the administration of Andrew Jackson. He was 28 years, 4 months, and 29 days old when he entered the Senate, making him the youngest U.S. Senator in history. [1]
In the Senate, 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is the oldest and Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., 35, is the youngest. The median age in the United States is 38.8 years old, according to the U.S. Census ...
Youngest-ever New Mexico state representative and subsequently the youngest-ever New Mexico state senator. [33] Later state senator (1941–1947), lieutenant governor (1947–1951, 1955–1957), U.S. representative (1957–1964) and U.S. senator (1964–1977). Cordell Hull: Tennessee: Democratic Oct 2, 1871: 21 years, 100 days Jan 10, 1893 ...
Katie Elizabeth Boyd Britt [1] [2] (née Boyd; born February 2, 1982) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Alabama. A member of the Republican Party, Britt is the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama and the youngest Republican woman to be elected to the Senate. [3]
In 1964, Congressman Jed Johnson Jr. of Oklahoma was elected to the 89th Congress in the 1964 election while still aged 24 years. However, he became eligible for the House after turning 25 on his birthday, 27 December 1964, seven days before his swearing in, making him the youngest legally elected and seated member of the United States Congress ...
She was Washington's first female U.S. senator and is the first woman in American history to hold the position of president pro tempore. Murray is also the youngest senator to occupy the office of president pro tempore in more than five decades.