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3 days ago · Kamala Harris (born October 20, 1964, Oakland, California, U.S.) 49th vice president of the United States (2021– ) in the Democratic administration of Pres. Joe Biden. She was the first woman and the first African American to hold the post. She had previously served in the U.S. Senate (2017–21) and as attorney general of California (2011–17).
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3 days ago · Kyrsten Lea Sinema ( / ˈkɪərstən ˈsɪnəmə / KEER-stən SIN-ə-mə; born July 12, 1976) [1] is an American politician and former social worker serving as the senior United States senator from Arizona, a seat she has held since 2019. A former member of the Democratic Party, Sinema became an independent in December 2022.
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4 days ago · Check out the senator’s most famous quotes. #8. Jim Risch (R-ID) US Senator James Elroy Risch. Source: thehill.com. Born in 1944, Jim Risch is one of the oldest senators in the United States. He was elected to the Senate in 2009, and he currently serves on the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; the Committee on Environment and ...
6 days ago · As of October 2023, a total of 2,003 persons have served in the senate (including those currently serving). [1] In the party affiliation column, if a senator switched parties and served non-consecutive terms, their affiliation for each term is listed on the corresponding line.
1 day ago · Additionally, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Donna Shalala became, respectively, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress and the oldest woman to be elected to Congress for the first time. Also in 2018, Jacky Rosen became the first sitting female House one-termer to be elected to the Senate.
3 days ago · Amy Coney Barrett (born January 28, 1972, New Orleans, Louisiana) associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 2020. She was the fifth woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Amy Coney was the first of eight children of Linda Coney (née Vath), a high-school French teacher, and Michael Coney, an attorney.
4 days ago · This table includes 147 living former senators. Revised April 22, 2024
