Astead Herndon

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Today, Explained · The Boomer politicians who won't retire · 25 Jul 2026 podcast

At the start of this congressional term, the median age for a U.S. matched

senator was 64, and the median age for a member of the House was 57. matched

Let's look up the oldest members of Congress. matched

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C. matched

Steny Hoyer, the Maryland congressman, he's retiring. matched

Maxine Waters, who is running for reelection, is 87 years old. matched

We're now in the third oldest U.S. matched

Congress in all of history, according to a recent analysis from NBC News. matched

But it's not like politics has ever been a young person's game. matched

However, the problem is getting worse. matched

There are 20 members of the House and Senate that are over 80 years old. matched

Trump, after getting reelected, was the oldest president to take office. matched

And of course, there was the whole Biden fiasco. matched

The gerontocracy feels like a huge problem in American politics. matched

So why won't the boomers retire? matched

I asked 17-term Congressman Jim Clyburn that exact question. matched

kept being asked, how do you feel? matched

Clyburn, who turned 86 just this week, is running for reelection in South Carolina again. matched

And I kept answering, I feel fine. matched

And they said, well then, why would you quit? matched

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