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Why is Congress filled with old people?

  • Written by Charlie Hunt, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
imageLots of old representatives and senators in this building; very few in Congress are young.Douglas Rissing/iStock/Getty Images Plus

It’s not just presidential candidates who are old.

Based on my own data, nearly 20% of House and Senate members are 70 or older, compared with about 6% who are under 40.

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