Should We Have an Age Limit for Our Elected Officials?

After extended health struggles, <a href="https://abc7news.com/senator-dianne-feinstein-dead-obituary-san-francisco-mayor-cable-car/13635510/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D) of California passed away</a> on September 29, 2023 at 90 years old. U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R) of Kentucky, 81 years old, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-mitch-mcconnell-appears-freeze-kentucky-event-rcna102583" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">suddenly froze in two different press conferences in recent months</a>. The 118th Congress, the current congressional term, is one of the <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/01/30/house-gets-younger-senate-gets-older-a-look-at-the-age-and-generation-of-lawmakers-in-the-118th-congress/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">oldest</a> <a href="https://www.quorum.us/data-driven-insights/age-of-congress/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">ever</a>, with the median age being 57.9 years old for the U.S. House and 65.3 years for the U.S. Senate. And former president Donald Trump (R) and current President Joe Biden (D) are potentially headed for a rematch in the 2024 presidential election, with Trump being 77 years old (despite his seemingly boundless energy) and Biden being 80 years old. <a href="https://paulrader-42650.medium.com/should-we-have-an-age-limit-for-our-elected-officials-800c6735e6c6">Visit Now</a>