![]() ![]() ![]() Leahy was also the dean of his state's congressional delegation. Īt the time of his retirement, Leahy was the last United States Senator to have served during the presidency of Gerald Ford. Leahy was also the last of the Senate's " Watergate Babies"-Democrats first elected to Congress in the wave election of 1974 that followed President Richard Nixon's resignation over the Watergate scandal. Upon Representative Don Young's death in March 2022, he became the most senior member of Congress. A member of the Democratic Party, he chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Agriculture Committee at various points during his 48-year tenure. Patrick Joseph Leahy ( / ˈ l eɪ h i/ born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Vermont from 1975 to 2023, and also served as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate from 2012 to 2015 and from 2021 to 2023. State's Attorney of Chittenden County, Vermont President pro tempore emeritus of the United States SenateĬhair of the Senate Appropriations CommitteeĬhair of the Senate Agriculture Committee President pro tempore of the United States Senate ![]()
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