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    Patrick Leahy

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  1. Patrick Joseph Leahy, OBE (/ ˈ l eɪ h i / LAY-hee; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who represented Vermont in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party , he also was the president pro tempore of the United States Senate from 2012 to 2015 and from 2021 to 2023.

  2. Aug 22, 2022 · August 22, 2022, 8:28 PM. 5:54. Sen. Patrick Leahy speaks as Secretary of State Antony Blink...Show More. Show More. Pool via Getty Images. Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, the most senior and longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate, will retire at the end of this year.

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  3. Nov 15, 2021 · Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont announced today he will not seek a ninth term in office next year. He was elected in 1974, and his decision to step down creates a rare opening in Vermont's...

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  4. Jan 1, 2023 · From Watergate to Jan. 6: Patrick Leahy leaves the Senate after nearly 50 years. In a new interview, the Vermont Democrat recalled Republicans' telling Richard Nixon to step aside and expressed...

  5. Nov 15, 2021 · WASHINGTON — Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont and the chamber’s longest-serving member, announced on Monday that he would retire at the end of his term rather than seek re-election...

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  7. Nov 15, 2021 · The longest-serving active member of the Senate, Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont, announced he will not seek reelection in 2022. He said it is time to pass the torch to the next Vermonter who will carry on his work for the state and the nation.

  8. He’s currently the longest-serving senator and third in line to the presidency as president pro tempore. He’s the fourth-longest serving senator in history and has cast nearly 17,000 votes. Leahy has been active on judicial, criminal justice, gay rights, human rights, privacy and environmental issues.

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