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The Old, Old, Senate

The Old, Old, Senate

And how it got that way

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Jonathan Bernstein
Dec 12, 2024
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Political scientist Adam Bonica for the win:

As he says: “So, I've heard jokes about the Senate looking like a retirement home... but um, it's kinda true. The age distribution of Senators is almost identical to The Villages, the largest retirement community in the U.S.”

United States Senators are really, really, old. There’s nothing wrong with some aging…

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