While the average age of members of Congress in the United States has gradually risen in recent years, this number decreased slightly with the beginning of the 118th Congress in 2023. This Congress first convened on January 3rd, 2023, and will end on January 3, 2025. In this Congress, the average age in the House of Representatives was 57.9 years, and the average age in the Senate was 64 years.
Mean age of Members of Congress in the United States from 2009 to 2023
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