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List of living former United States Senators. This is a list of living former United States Senators. There are currently 169 people listed. Vermont is currently the only state without a surviving former Senator. Hawaii, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Rhode Island, Utah, and Wyoming each have just one living former Senator. Living former Senators Senator Party Date of birth Term Age (Years/Days) Alabama: Allen, Maryon Pittman Maryon Pittman Allen: Democratic: November 30, 1925: 1978: 92 years, 49 days: Alabama: Stewart, Donald W. Donald W. Stewart: Democratic: February 8, 1940: 1978–1981: 77 years, 344 days: Alabama Three Dem senators call for 'immediate review' of Kushner's security clearance MORE (D-Hawaii) in the upper chamber. There are two lawmakers of Native American ancestry, both from Oklahoma, Reps. Tom Cole (R) and Markwayne Mullin (R). Lawmakers have an average age of 57. The Senate is older than the House, with an average age of 61 to the lower chamber's 57. Democrats on average are older than Republicans in both chambers, at 62 to 60 in the Senate and 59 to 54 in the House. Democratic: March 15, 1939: 2009–2010: 78 years, 309 days: Florida: Stone, Richard Richard Stone: Democratic: September 22, 1928: 1975–1981: 89 years, 118 days: Florida: Graham, Bob Bob Graham: Democratic: November 9, 1936: 1987–2005 Senate Republicans gain some young blood in this Congress with additions such as Tom Cotton Tom Cotton Dems sour on shutdown tactics Senate faces difficult path to immigration deal Schumer comes under fire over funding deal MORE (Ark.), who is 37, and Cory Gardner Cory Scott Gardner Live coverage: Government shutdown stretches into second day Dem shutdown strategy: Force McConnell to deal DACA is neither bipartisan nor in America's interest MORE (Colo.), who is 40. 1 1. Mattis to US troops: 'Hold the... 2  2. Dem senator: Arpaio pardon... 3  3. Obama adviser: Trump asking to... 4  4. Trump Cabinet member's daughter... 5  5. Trump feud with GOP senators... 6  6. Gorka to return to Breitbart Sebastian Gorka says he is joining former White House chief strategist... 7  7. Ryan breaks with Trump on Arpaio... The New York Republican is only 30 years old. In comparison, the oldest Member of Congress, 85-year-old Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, is a Democrat. In fact, on average, Congressional Democrats are significantly older than their Republican counterparts. An infographic provided by Opportunity Lives notes that while House Democrats have a median age of 62, the median age of House Republicans is 55. In the Senate, Democrats have a median age of 64, compared to 55 for Senate Republicans. Republicans also have more members of Congress who are under the ages of 40 and 50. This entry was posted in Politics. BY: Follow @TheWiserChoice. May 14, 2015 4:21 pm. Republican lawmakers in Congress are now significantly younger on average than their Democratic counterparts, according to statistics that contradict the perception of the GOP as the party of old white men. This is a list of living former United States Senators. There are currently 168 people listed. Vermont is currently the only state without a surviving former Senator. Hawaii, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Rhode Island, Utah, and Wyoming each have just one living former Senator. Living former Senators Hispanic lawmakers will number 33, with 30 in the House and three senators. Twelve Asian-Americans will also serve, with 11 in the House and Sen. Mazie Hirono Mazie Keiko Hirono WHIP LIST: Shutdown looms as Senate lacks votes to pass House spending bill Dem senator: Trump 'made clear' that he wants 'white people to come to our country' Hawaii false alarm sparks panic, confusion MORE (D-Hawaii) in the upper chamber.
Democrats on average are older than Republicans in both chambers, at 62 to 60 in the Senate and 59 to 54 in the House.