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LiberalFighter

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5. Years of service is a critical factor more than age.

Reply to cornball 24 (Original post)

Tue Mar 2, 2021, 01:00 PM

Mar 2021

From the Congressional Research Service
Congressional Careers: Service Tenure and Patterns of Member Service, 1789-2021

The average years of service for Members of the 117th Congress, as of January 3, 2021, when the Congress convened, was 8.9 years for the House and 11.0 years for the Senate. In comparison, the average years of service for Members of the 116th Congress, as of January 3, 2019, when the Congress convened, was 8.6 years for the House and 10.1 years for the Senate.

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50 currently serving Senators are age 65 and over. Of those 50, 26 are age 70 or older. [View all] cornball 24 Mar 2021 OP

So? We have incredibly moronic and incompetent House members (25yo Cawthorne, for example) hlthe2b Mar 2021 #1

So what. With age comes wisdom! beaglelover Mar 2021 #2

Then why do the majority of older voters cast their ballots for Republicans? nt. Mariana Mar 2021 #7

Also stubborn viewpoints Calculating Mar 2021 #9

The issue is not their age, but how long they have served. I think it's time to revisit term limits Dream Girl Mar 2021 #3

Absolutely not! LiberalFighter Mar 2021 #4

Why there should not be term limits. LiberalFighter Mar 2021 #8

Years of service is a critical factor more than age. LiberalFighter Mar 2021 #5

Age should not be a negative factor. LiberalFighter Mar 2021 #6

Wait 'til brain surgeons and landscape contractors who'd always wanted to Hortensis Mar 2021 #10

I posted this as I thought it was an interesting stat. I am 79. cornball 24 Mar 2021 #11

We have term limits BGBD Mar 2021 #12