Congress is getting older

The current Congress is the third-oldest in American history, continuing a decades-long rise in the median age of federal lawmakers. At the beginning of the year, 24 members of Congress were at least 80 years old, 13 of whom were seeking reelection. Statistically speakingAt the beginning of the 119th Congress in 2025, the median age of senators was 64. The ages of Congress members ranged from 37 to 91 in the Senate and 27 to 87 in the House. In 2025, the median age of Congress was just under 59.