robert byrd

     

Robert Carlyle Byr (born November 20, 1917) is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. Byrd has held the office since January 3, 1959. He has served as a Senator for &0000000000000049.00000049 years, &0000000000000163.000000163 days, making him the longest-serving member in the Senate's history. He is also the oldest current member of the United States Congress.

Trivia about robert byrd

  • This West Virginian won election to the House in 1952, beginning nearly 5 decades in Congress
  • On Oct. 10, 2002 this 85-year-old West Virginian made an impassioned Senate speech against the Iraq resolution
  • This West Virginian has served in the U.S. Senate longer than any current Democrat -- 38 years
  • This self-made man has the distinction of being the longest serving senator ever from West Virginia
  • He was the Senate's Minority Leader from 1980-87, then moved up to Majority Leader
  • This man has 26 years of seniority on his fellow West Virginia senator Jay Rockefeller
  • This West Virginian has cast more votes in the Senate than any other senator in history

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