Oh no, babe"
Well, there's the problem right there.
Old fart has the female vote all locked up.
19th Amendment has been nothing but trouble.
Well, there's the problem right there.
Old fart has the female vote all locked up.
19th Amendment has been nothing but trouble.
He has Sam Rayburn's old seat. Besides Rayburn and Hall only one other Congressman was elected by the district in the last 100 years.
Some former Congressmen still alive are even older than Hall: Harry Flood Byrd, Jr, Mario Biaggi, William Scranton, John Anderson, Lindy Boggs, Bruce Alger, Otis Pike, Don Edwards, Peter Peyser to name a few.
I always had the impression that John Quincy Adams was in the House into his 90s. Actually he died at 80. His father lived to 90.
When we lived in Collin County, Texas, Ralph Hall was my House rep. He may be an old incumbent, but his conservative voting record is hard to beat. I voted for him every time he ran for re-election during those years.
I’m a little surprised a House member has never passed 90, I guess it’s the only Senate with all the very ancient people. Looks like Hall is gonna make it.
If I were writing a constitution I’d consider mandatory retirement at 80 for all elected officials, ageist though it is. Term limits could make that moot for Congress, for judges though....