While I personally would like to see many more women in congress, gender is not the only imbalance in congress. If the Democratic party truly wants to back in touch with the American public they need to make some changes or there will be more people like Trump in power.
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Today the average American is 20 years younger than their representative in Congress. This should come as no surprise, considering that over the past 30 years the average age of a Member of Congress has increased with almost every new Congress. In 1981, the average age of a Representative was 49 and the average of a Senator was 53. Today, the average age of a Representative is 57 and the average of a Senator is 61. This prompted us to take a further look at those graying averages.
Democratic leaders in the House are two decades older than Republican leaders.
The average age of the Democratic House leadership is 72 years old, whereas the average age of Republican House leadership is 48 years old. This trend continues in House committee leadership with Republican chairmen averaging 59 years old and ranking Democrats averaging 68 years old.
Franken is out after he squeezed women during photo ops. I hope anyone who has squeezed (or grabbed) a women, or done worse will follow soon. Trump couldn’t do it, maybe #MeToo can drain this Congressional Swamp.
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
It will be interesting to watch all the female voters turn against the Greedy Old Pervert party.
superposition over 6 years ago
While I personally would like to see many more women in congress, gender is not the only imbalance in congress. If the Democratic party truly wants to back in touch with the American public they need to make some changes or there will be more people like Trump in power.
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Today the average American is 20 years younger than their representative in Congress. This should come as no surprise, considering that over the past 30 years the average age of a Member of Congress has increased with almost every new Congress. In 1981, the average age of a Representative was 49 and the average of a Senator was 53. Today, the average age of a Representative is 57 and the average of a Senator is 61. This prompted us to take a further look at those graying averages.
Democratic leaders in the House are two decades older than Republican leaders.
The average age of the Democratic House leadership is 72 years old, whereas the average age of Republican House leadership is 48 years old. This trend continues in House committee leadership with Republican chairmen averaging 59 years old and ranking Democrats averaging 68 years old.
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https://www.quorum.us/data-driven-insights/the-115th-congress-is-among-the-oldest-in-history/175/
NeoconMan over 6 years ago
We need to follow the Bible in this issue: “I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.” 1 Timothy 2:12
Mr. Blawt over 6 years ago
Franken is out after he squeezed women during photo ops. I hope anyone who has squeezed (or grabbed) a women, or done worse will follow soon. Trump couldn’t do it, maybe #MeToo can drain this Congressional Swamp.
braindead Premium Member over 6 years ago
What about YOUR GUY, Gorrell? You know, the pussy grabber.
DrDon1 over 6 years ago
^ Gorrell is very careful about who & what he calls attention to. ( Or, perhaps, one could say that he is a true believer in/of the Right Wing. )
Joe1962 Premium Member over 6 years ago
When you have a slush fund that paid out 17.2 million of Americans hard earn money. Needs to be exposed and name names.