U.S. Senate
McConnell Bucking History: Kentucky Has Nation’s Highest Senator Turnover Rate
The Minority Leader has the longest Senate tenure in Kentucky history, even though the state’s two Senate seats have turned over 77 times, or an average of once per 2.8 years – the highest rate in the country.
Read MorePaying His Dues: Markey Shatters Senate Record for Prior House Service
The newest member of the U.S. Senate breaks a record that had been held for 88 years – by a predecessor of his own Senate seat.
Read MoreHow Long Will Ed Markey Serve?
Markey is the 11th oldest candidate to win a U.S. Senate special election out of more than 170 men and women since the passage of the 17th Amendment.
Read MoreUS Senate Special Elections by the Numbers
Which two states have held seven special elections since 1913? Which two states have yet to hold one? And which Senator was elected via special election three times?
Read MoreJim Abeler: Leading Off the Senate Roll Call Vote in 2015?
Only three U.S. Senators in history had a name earlier in the alphabet than the budding 2014 Republican Senate candidate; no Minnesotan has ever topped the chamber’s roll call list.
Read MoreChiesa to Tally 4th Shortest Senate Tenure in New Jersey History
Chris Christie’s appointee will serve just 129 days in the Senate – the fourth shortest stint among the 65 U.S. Senators to serve from New Jersey since statehood.
Read MoreHow Long Will New Jersey’s US Senate Seat Remain Vacant?
New Jersey has endured 27 vacancies throughout history totaling more than three years; four vacancies have lasted more than 100 days.
Read MoreUnusual Exits: Congressional Deaths By or On Trains
Nearly two-dozen ex- or sitting members of Congress have been killed by or on trains in U.S. history.
Read MoreEdward Baker: The Lone Sitting Member of Congress Killed in War
The longtime friend of Abraham Lincoln died at the Battle of Balls Bluff with the rank of major general in 1861 while also serving in the U.S. Senate from Oregon.
Read MoreWill Pat O’Brien Enter South Dakota’s US Senate Race?
Ten years after flirting with a gubernatorial run, the sports and entertainment newsman drops a hint of his future plans on the Adam Carolla Show podcast.
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