Ages of members of the 119th Congress (2025-2026)
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At the start of the 119th Congress (2025-2026), the median age of U.S. senators was 64, and the median age of U.S. representatives was 57. For U.S. senators, this age has risen over the last six Congresses, from 61 at the start of the 113th Congress. For U.S. representatives, this has remained approximately the same as the average over the last six Congresses.
The U.S. Constitution sets the minimum age requirements to serve in the U.S. Senate at 30 years of age and in the U.S. House of Representatives at 25 years of age. However, it does not set a maximum age limit to serve in either chamber.
This page provides a breakdown of the ages of members of the 119th Congress. It also provides a historical comparison of the ages of members on the first of the 113th through 118th Congresses. Historical comparisons are based on the data from Jan. 3 in the year that each Congress began.
Click on the links below to jump to the various sections on this page:
- An overview of the ages of members of the 119th Congress
- A breakdown of the ages of members of the 119th Congress by party affiliation
- A breakdown of the ages of members of the 119th Congress by ranges
- Information on age requirements to serve in the U.S. Congress
Overview of ages of members of the 119th Congress
In the 119th Congress, the median age of a U.S. senator is 64, and the median age of a U.S. representative is 57.
Click the tabs below to view each member's age by chamber. There you'll also find lists of the five oldest and youngest members of each chamber, as well as historical comparisons on the median age of members in the six previous Congresses.
In the 119th Congress, the median age of a U.S. senator is 64. In the six previous Congresses, the median age for a U.S. senator was 65 in the 118th Congress, 65 in the 117th Congress, 63 in the 116th Congress, 62 in the 115th Congress, 61 in the 114th Congress, and 61 in the 113th Congress.
The five oldest U.S. senators in the 119th Congress were:
1. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), 91
2. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), 83
3. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), 82
4. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), 81
5. Angus King (I-Maine), 80
The five youngest U.S. senators in the 119th Congress were:
1. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), 37
2. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), 39
3. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), 40
4. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), 42
5. Andrew Kim (D-N.J.), 42
Ages of members of the 119th Congress by party affiliation
Click the tabs below to view each member's age by party affiliation. There you'll also find lists of the five oldest and youngest members of each party, as well as historical comparisons on the median age of parties in the six previous Congresses.
In the 119th Congress, the median age of a Democratic U.S. senator is 64. In the six previous Congresses, the median age for a Democratic U.S. senator was 64.5 in the 118th Congress, 64 in the 117th Congress, 62 in the 116th Congress, 61.5 in the 115th Congress, 62.5 in the 114th Congress, and 62 in the 113th Congress.
The five oldest Democratic U.S. senators in the 119th Congress were:
- Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), 80
- Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), 78
- Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), 78
- Peter Welch (D-Vt.), 77
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), 77
The five youngest Democratic U.S. senators in the 119th Congress were:
- Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), 37
- Andrew Kim (D-N.J.), 42
- Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), 45
- Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), 48
- Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), 51
In the 119th Congress, the median age of a Democratic U.S. representative is 57. In the six previous Congresses, the median age for a Democratic U.S. representative was 58 in the 118th Congress, 60 in the 117th Congress, 59 in the 116th Congress, 62 in the 115th Congress, 61 in the 114th Congress, and 60 in the 113th Congress.
The five oldest Democratic U.S. representatives in the 119th Congress were:
- Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), 86
- Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), 85
- James Clyburn (D-S.C.), 84
- Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), 84
- Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), 83
The five youngest Democratic U.S. representatives in the 119th Congress were:
- Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.), 27
- Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), 32
- Sarah McBride (D-Del.), 34
- Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), 35
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), 35
Ages of members of the 119th Congress by ranges
Click the tabs below to view each member's age by two types of ranges — decades of life and generations. There you'll also find historical comparisons of those ranges in the six previous Congresses. Decades of life are divided into the following ranges:
- Nineties: Individuals who are between 90 and 99 years old.
- Eighties: Individuals who are between 80 and 89 years old.
- Seventies: Individuals who are between 70 and 79 years old.
- Sixties: Individuals who are between 60 and 69 years old.
- Fifties: Individuals who are between 50 and 59 years old.
- Forties: Individuals who are between 40 and 49 years old.
- Thirties: Individuals who are between 30 and 39 years old.
- Twenties: Individuals who are between 20 and 29 years old.
Decades of life refer to each 10-year period an individual experiences. The other range — generations — refers to individuals and the experiences they had during their lifetimes. Generations are divided into the following ranges:
- Silent Generation: Individuals born from 1928 to 1945.
- Baby Boomers: Individuals born from 1946 to 1964.
- Generation X: Individuals born from 1965 to 1980.
- Millennials: Individuals born from 1981 to 1996.
- Generation Z: Individuals born from 1997 to 2012.
According to the Pew Research Center, “Generations provide the opportunity to look at Americans both by their place in the life cycle – whether a young adult, a middle-aged parent or a retiree – and by their membership in a cohort of individuals who were born at a similar time.”[1]
In the 119th Congress, the largest share of the U.S. Senate — 33 U.S. senators or 33.3% of all U.S. senators — are in their sixties. U.S. senators in their sixties also made up the largest share of the chamber in the previous six Congresses.
In the 119th Congress, the smallest share of the U.S. Senate — one U.S. senator or 1.0% of all U.S. senators — are in their nineties. U.S. senators in their thirties made up the smallest share of the chamber in five of the six previous Congresses. The outlier during that period was the 118th Congress, during which U.S. senators in their eighties made up the smallest share of the chamber.
In the 119th Congress, the largest share of the U.S. House of Representatives — 150 U.S. representatives or 26.5% of all U.S. representatives — are in their fifties. U.S. representatives in their fifties also made up the largest share of the chamber in the 113th Congress and 114th Congress. From the 118th Congress to the 115th Congress, U.S. representatives in their sixties made up the largest share of the chamber.
In the 119th Congress, the smallest share of the U.S. House — one U.S. representative or 0.2% of all U.S. representatives — are in their twenties. U.S. representatives in their twenties also made up the smallest share of the chamber in four of the six previous Congresses. The outliers during that period were the 115th Congress and the 114th Congress, during which U.S. representatives in their eighties made up the smallest share of the chamber.
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Age requirements to serve in the U.S. Congress
Article I of the U.S. Constitution sets the minimum age requirements, along with citizenship and residency requirements, to serve in the U.S. Congress. To serve in the U.S. Senate, a person must be at least 30 years of age, and to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, a person must be at least 25 years of age. There is no maximum age limit to serve in either chamber of the U.S. Congress.
Click on the tabs below to view more information about age requirements by chamber.
Article I, Section 3, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution sets the minimum age requirement to serve in the U.S. Senate at 30 years of age. There is no maximum age requirement to serve in the chamber. The person must also be a U.S. citizen for at least nine years and a resident of the state they represent at the time of their election. The following text is a transcription of the U.S. Constitution in its original form:
| “ | No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.[2] | ” |
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "Defining generations: Where Millennials end and Generation Z begins," January 17, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "Youngest Senator," accessed January 15, 2026
- ↑ U.S. House of Representatives, "Constitutional Qualifications," accessed January 15, 2026
