He retired in 2000
Per Wikimedia at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lautenberg
At age 86, he is currently the oldest serving member of the Senate.
first serving from 1982 to 2001 and again since 2003.
Lautenberg announced his retirement in 2000 then came out of retirement to run again in 2002.
Lautenberg is considered one of the Senate's most liberal members. He is pro-choice, supports gun control,
Thank you for the dates, TYVets. I forgot they re-elected him in 2008.