The U.S. Senate counts prominent octogenarians among its ranks, but no 20-somethings at all.
That’s because the U.S. Constitution requires senators to be at least 30 years old, with no such corresponding limit for elder persons serving in the role.
Yet recent events involving some of the oldest and most senior-ranking senators — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and veteran Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein — have renewed questions about whether an age limit would be appropriate.
The Senate membership itself is steadily growing older, and Paul Quirk, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia, points out that the party standings between the Democrats and Republicans are tight.
Add that all up, and
