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One of the criteria to be a US Senator is to be at least 30 years of age, and the average age of US senators is 64 years. Well, these oldest members of the current US Senate are not far off. Doing what they do way past the retirement age shows their young spirits and brilliant experience.
Dianne Feinstein is the oldest woman currently in Congress, at the age of 89. Feinstein has been the California Senator since 1992 and has worked for the government since the 1960s. Before being elected to the Senate, Feinstein was Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 – 1988.
To date, 60 women have served in the United States Senate, with 25 serving at this time (indicated in bold print below). Visit Women of the Senate to learn more about the impact of women on the Senate.
As a senator, Feinstein authored the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, was the first woman to chair the Senate Rules Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, and was the first woman to preside over a U.S. presidential inauguration.
On November 21, 1922, Rebecca Felton of Georgia took the oath of office, becoming the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. That milestone event opened the door for other women to follow. To date, 60 women have served in the Senate. Long before Felton took office, however, women had already left their mark on Senate history.
The first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton; she represented Georgia for one day in 1922. Ten years later, Hattie Caraway became the first woman to win election to the Senate, representing Arkansas. In 1949, Margaret Chase Smith began her service in the Senate; she was the first woman to serve in both the House and
Aug 15, 2022 · Sens. Dianne Feinstein, 89, Chuck Grassley, 88, Richard Shelby, 88, Jim Inhofe, 87, Patrick Leahy, 82, and Bernie Sanders, 80, are part of the reason why the Senate's average age this...
