Nancy Pelosi: Democrat and ex-Speaker, 83, to seek re-election
The first female House Speaker will seek a 19th term, reigniting debate about the age of US leaders.
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Well, if you want her to stop being in Congress, you know what to do in the primaries.
I'd vote against Pelosi in the primaries for the same reason I'd vote against Biden or Trump or McConnell or Feinstein in the primaries. They're all too fucking old. The average age of the Senate is 64 years. The average age of the House of Representatives is 57 years.
Here's every senator or congressperson age 68 or older.
| State | Senator | Age | Birthdate | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | Charles E. Grassley | 89 | 9/17/33 | R |
| California | Dianne Feinstein | 89 | 6/22/33 | D |
| Vermont | Bernie Sanders | 81 | 9/8/41 | I |
| Kentucky | Mitch McConnell | 80 | 2/20/42 | R |
| Maryland | Benjamin L. Cardin | 79 | 10/5/43 | D |
| Idaho | Jim Risch | 79 | 5/3/43 | R |
| Illinois | Richard J. Durbin | 78 | 11/21/44 | D |
| Maine | Angus King | 78 | 3/31/44 | I |
| Massachusetts | Edward J. Markey | 76 | 7/11/46 | D |
| Connecticut | Richard Blumenthal | 76 | 2/13/46 | D |
| Utah | Mitt Romney | 75 | 3/12/47 | R |
| Vermont | Peter Welch | 75 | 5/2/47 | D |
| Hawaii | Mazie K. Hirono | 75 | 11/3/47 | D |
| West Virginia | Joe Manchin III | 75 | 8/24/47 | D |
| New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen | 75 | 1/28/47 | D |
| Delaware | Thomas R. Carper | 75 | 1/23/47 | D |
| Rhode Island | Jack Reed | 73 | 11/12/49 | D |
| Oregon | Ron Wyden | 73 | 5/3/49 | D |
| Massachusetts | Elizabeth Warren | 73 | 6/22/49 | D |
| Arkansas | John Boozman | 72 | 12/10/50 | R |
| Michigan | Debbie Stabenow | 72 | 4/29/50 | D |
| New York | Charles E. Schumer | 72 | 11/23/50 | D |
| Washington | Patty Murray | 72 | 10/11/50 | D |
| Mississippi | Roger Wicker | 71 | 7/5/51 | R |
| Idaho | Michael D. Crapo | 71 | 5/20/51 | R |
| Louisiana | John Kennedy | 71 | 11/21/51 | R |
| Nebraska | Deb Fischer | 71 | 3/1/51 | R |
| Colorado | John Hickenlooper | 70 | 2/7/52 | D |
| Florida | Rick Scott | 70 | 12/1/52 | R |
| Texas | John Cornyn | 70 | 2/2/52 | R |
| Wyoming | John Barrasso | 70 | 7/21/52 | R |
| Maine | Susan Collins | 70 | 12/7/52 | R |
| Ohio | Sherrod Brown | 70 | 11/9/52 | D |
| Tennessee | Marsha Blackburn | 70 | 6/6/52 | R |
| West Virginia | Shelley Moore Capito | 69 | 11/26/53 | R |
| New Jersey | Bob Menendez | 69 | 1/1/54 | D |
| Virginia | Mark Warner | 68 | 12/15/54 | D |
| Alabama | Tommy Tuberville | 68 | 9/18/54 | R |
| Kansas | Jerry Moran | 68 | 5/29/54 | R |
| Indiana | Mike Braun | 68 | 3/24/54 | R |
| South Dakota | Mike Rounds | 68 | 10/24/54 | R |
| Wyoming | Cynthia Lummis | 68 | 9/10/54 | R |
| District | Congressperson | Age | Birthdate | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA-31 | Grace F. Napolitano | 86 | 12/4/36 | Democratic |
| DC-AL | Eleanor Holmes Norton | 85 | 6/13/37 | Democratic |
| KY-05 | Harold Rogers | 85 | 12/31/37 | Republican |
| NJ-09 | Bill Pascrell Jr. | 85 | 1/25/37 | Democratic |
| CA-43 | Maxine Waters | 84 | 8/15/38 | Democratic |
| MD-05 | Steny H. Hoyer | 83 | 6/14/39 | Democratic |
| SC-06 | James E. Clyburn | 82 | 7/21/40 | Democratic |
| CA-11 | Nancy Pelosi | 82 | 3/26/40 | Democratic |
| IL-07 | Danny K. Davis | 81 | 9/6/41 | Democratic |
| TX-31 | John Carter | 81 | 11/6/41 | Republican |
| CA-16 | Anna G. Eshoo | 80 | 12/13/42 | Democratic |
| FL-24 | Frederica S. Wilson | 80 | 11/5/42 | Democratic |
| CT-03 | Rosa DeLauro | 79 | 3/2/43 | Democratic |
| NC-05 | Virginia Foxx | 79 | 6/29/43 | Republican |
| TX-12 | Kay Granger | 79 | 1/18/43 | Republican |
| CA-07 | Doris Matsui | 78 | 9/25/44 | Democratic |
| IL-09 | Jan Schakowsky | 78 | 5/26/44 | Democratic |
| MO-05 | Emanuel Cleaver II | 78 | 10/26/44 | Democratic |
| GA-13 | David Scott | 77 | 6/27/45 | Democratic |
| IN-04 | Jim Baird | 77 | 6/4/45 | Republican |
| NJ-12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | 77 | 2/6/45 | Democratic |
| CA-08 | John Garamendi | 77 | 1/24/45 | Democratic |
| OH-09 | Marcy Kaptur | 76 | 6/17/46 | Democratic |
| TX-37 | Lloyd Doggett | 76 | 10/6/46 | Democratic |
| CA-12 | Barbara Lee | 76 | 7/16/46 | Democratic |
| NC-12 | Alma Adams | 76 | 5/27/46 | Democratic |
| MD-02 | C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger | 76 | 1/31/46 | Democratic |
| TX-09 | Al Green | 75 | 9/1/47 | Democratic |
| VA-03 | Robert C. Scott | 75 | 4/30/47 | Democratic |
| GA-02 | Sanford D. Bishop Jr. | 75 | 2/4/47 | Democratic |
| NY-12 | Jerrold Nadler | 75 | 6/13/47 | Democratic |
| CA-18 | Zoe Lofgren | 75 | 12/21/47 | Democratic |
| FL-08 | Bill Posey | 75 | 12/18/47 | Republican |
| AS-AL | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | 75 | 12/29/47 | Republican |
| SC-02 | Joe Wilson | 75 | 7/31/47 | Republican |
| MI-01 | Jack Bergman | 75 | 2/2/47 | Republican |
| FL-22 | Lois Frankel | 74 | 5/16/48 | Democratic |
| MS-02 | Bennie Thompson | 74 | 1/28/48 | Democratic |
| OR-03 | Earl Blumenauer | 74 | 8/16/48 | Democratic |
| CT-01 | John B. Larson | 74 | 7/22/48 | Democratic |
| AZ-07 | Raul M. Grijalva | 74 | 2/19/48 | Democratic |
| PA-16 | Mike Kelly | 74 | 5/10/48 | Republican |
| TX-36 | Brian Babin | 74 | 3/23/48 | Republican |
| MD-07 | Kweisi Mfume | 74 | 10/24/48 | Democratic |
| NY-20 | Paul Tonko | 73 | 6/18/49 | Democratic |
| TN-09 | Steve Cohen | 73 | 5/24/49 | Democratic |
| OK-04 | Tom Cole | 73 | 4/28/49 | Republican |
| TX-25 | Roger Williams | 73 | 9/13/49 | Republican |
| MA-01 | Richard E. Neal | 73 | 2/14/49 | Democratic |
| FL-11 | Daniel Webster | 73 | 4/27/49 | Republican |
| ID-02 | Mike Simpson | 72 | 9/8/50 | Republican |
| TX-29 | Sylvia R. Garcia | 72 | 9/6/50 | Democratic |
| NV-01 | Dina Titus | 72 | 5/23/50 | Democratic |
| OH-03 | Joyce Beatty | 72 | 3/12/50 | Democratic |
| VA-11 | Gerald E. Connolly | 72 | 3/30/50 | Democratic |
| WV-01 | Carol Miller | 72 | 11/4/50 | Republican |
| TX-18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | 72 | 1/12/50 | Democratic |
| TX-26 | Michael C. Burgess | 72 | 12/23/50 | Republican |
| VA-08 | Donald S. Beyer Jr. | 72 | 6/20/50 | Democratic |
| FL-16 | Vern Buchanan | 71 | 5/8/51 | Republican |
| CA-04 | Mike Thompson | 71 | 1/24/51 | Democratic |
| NJ-06 | Frank Pallone Jr. | 71 | 10/30/51 | Democratic |
| WI-04 | Gwen Moore | 71 | 4/18/51 | Democratic |
| MI-05 | Tim Walberg | 71 | 4/12/51 | Republican |
| GA-12 | Rick W. Allen | 71 | 11/7/51 | Republican |
| UT-04 | Burgess Owens | 71 | 8/2/51 | Republican |
| CA-21 | Jim Costa | 70 | 4/13/52 | Democratic |
| MA-09 | William Keating | 70 | 9/6/52 | Democratic |
| FL-05 | John Rutherford | 70 | 9/2/52 | Republican |
| CA-26 | Julia Brownley | 70 | 8/28/52 | Democratic |
| CA-10 | Mark DeSaulnier | 70 | 3/31/52 | Democratic |
| OR-02 | Cliff Bentz | 70 | 1/12/52 | Republican |
| MO-03 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | 70 | 5/7/52 | Republican |
| HI-01 | Ed Case | 70 | 9/27/52 | Democratic |
| MI-06 | Debbie Dingell | 69 | 11/23/53 | Democratic |
| CA-28 | Judy Chu | 69 | 7/7/53 | Democratic |
| CA-41 | Ken Calvert | 69 | 6/8/53 | Republican |
| NY-07 | Nydia M. Velazquez | 69 | 3/28/53 | Democratic |
| TX-03 | Keith Self | 69 | 3/20/53 | Republican |
| CA-48 | Darrell Issa | 69 | 11/1/53 | Republican |
| CT-02 | Joe Courtney | 69 | 4/6/53 | Democratic |
| NJ-02 | Jeff Van Drew | 69 | 2/23/53 | Republican |
| NY-05 | Gregory W. Meeks | 69 | 9/25/53 | Democratic |
| TX-14 | Randy Weber | 69 | 7/2/53 | Republican |
| FL-02 | Neal Dunn | 69 | 2/16/53 | Republican |
| SC-05 | Ralph Norman | 69 | 6/20/53 | Republican |
| NJ-04 | Christopher H. Smith | 69 | 3/4/53 | Republican |
| PA-03 | Dwight Evans | 68 | 5/16/54 | Democratic |
| MI-13 | Shri Thanedar | 68 | 1/1/55 | Democratic |
| OR-01 | Suzanne Bonamici | 68 | 10/14/54 | Democratic |
| GA-04 | Hank Johnson | 68 | 10/2/54 | Democratic |
| NY-13 | Adriano Espaillat | 68 | 9/27/54 | Democratic |
| MN-04 | Betty McCollum | 68 | 7/12/54 | Democratic |
| CA-32 | Brad Sherman | 68 | 10/24/54 | Democratic |
| AL-06 | Gary Palmer | 68 | 5/14/54 | Republican |
| FL-28 | Carlos Gimenez | 68 | 1/17/54 | Republican |
| OH-06 | Bill Johnson | 68 | 11/10/54 | Republican |