PoliticsYoung lawmakers remain rare as older generation dominates US Congress

Nearly all US voters, regardless of party, think their politicians are too old. The median age is 64 in the Senate and 57 in the House, compared with 39.1 for the US population. The Constitution sets minimum ages of 30 for senators and 25 for representatives, but no maximum. Democrat Maxwell Frost was elected at 25 to represent Florida’s 10th district and is now 29.