Introduction

Skelley, Geoffrey. “Congress Today Is Older than It’s Ever Been.” FiveThirtyEight, FiveThirtyEight, 3 Apr. 2023, fivethirtyeight.com/features/aging-congress-boomers/.

The article linked above analyzes the median age of each Congress since 1919 (the first Congress to be entirely directly elected.) The article primarily shows how the median ages of both chambers has trended upwards over time, and discusses the outsize influence of the Baby Boomer generation in the 21st century. In my analysis, I am going to compare the ages of the members of the current Congress across party lines.

Loading the Data

Below, I read the data from a csv of the raw data from github, name it, and load the dplyr package.

theURL <- "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fivethirtyeight/data/master/congress-demographics/data_aging_congress.csv"
data_aging_congress <- read.table(file=theURL, header=TRUE, sep=",")
library(dplyr)
## 
## Attaching package: 'dplyr'
## The following objects are masked from 'package:stats':
## 
##     filter, lag
## The following objects are masked from 'package:base':
## 
##     intersect, setdiff, setequal, union
library(knitr)

Gaining an Overview of the Data

Below, I show the column names with the first several row entries, as well as summaries of the data in each column.

glimpse(data_aging_congress)
## Rows: 29,120
## Columns: 13
## $ congress      <int> 82, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, …
## $ start_date    <chr> "1951-01-03", "1947-01-03", "1949-01-03", "1951-01-03", …
## $ chamber       <chr> "House", "House", "House", "House", "House", "House", "H…
## $ state_abbrev  <chr> "ND", "VA", "VA", "VA", "VA", "VA", "VA", "VA", "VA", "V…
## $ party_code    <int> 200, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 1…
## $ bioname       <chr> "AANDAHL, Fred George", "ABBITT, Watkins Moorman", "ABBI…
## $ bioguide_id   <chr> "A000001", "A000002", "A000002", "A000002", "A000002", "…
## $ birthday      <chr> "1897-04-09", "1908-05-21", "1908-05-21", "1908-05-21", …
## $ cmltv_cong    <int> 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 1, 2, 3, 4…
## $ cmltv_chamber <int> 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 1, 2, 3, 4…
## $ age_days      <int> 19626, 14106, 14837, 15567, 16298, 17028, 17759, 18489, …
## $ age_years     <dbl> 53.73306, 38.62012, 40.62149, 42.62012, 44.62149, 46.620…
## $ generation    <chr> "Lost", "Greatest", "Greatest", "Greatest", "Greatest", …
summary(data_aging_congress)
##     congress       start_date          chamber          state_abbrev      
##  Min.   : 66.00   Length:29120       Length:29120       Length:29120      
##  1st Qu.: 79.00   Class :character   Class :character   Class :character  
##  Median : 92.00   Mode  :character   Mode  :character   Mode  :character  
##  Mean   : 91.88                                                           
##  3rd Qu.:105.00                                                           
##  Max.   :118.00                                                           
##    party_code      bioname          bioguide_id          birthday        
##  Min.   :100.0   Length:29120       Length:29120       Length:29120      
##  1st Qu.:100.0   Class :character   Class :character   Class :character  
##  Median :100.0   Mode  :character   Mode  :character   Mode  :character  
##  Mean   :146.7                                                           
##  3rd Qu.:200.0                                                           
##  Max.   :537.0                                                           
##    cmltv_cong     cmltv_chamber       age_days       age_years    
##  Min.   : 1.000   Min.   : 1.000   Min.   : 8644   Min.   :23.67  
##  1st Qu.: 2.000   1st Qu.: 2.000   1st Qu.:16732   1st Qu.:45.81  
##  Median : 4.000   Median : 4.000   Median :19523   Median :53.45  
##  Mean   : 5.414   Mean   : 5.112   Mean   :19626   Mean   :53.73  
##  3rd Qu.: 8.000   3rd Qu.: 7.000   3rd Qu.:22359   3rd Qu.:61.22  
##  Max.   :30.000   Max.   :30.000   Max.   :35824   Max.   :98.08  
##   generation       
##  Length:29120      
##  Class :character  
##  Mode  :character  
##                    
##                    
## 

Renaming Columns and Values

Here I renamed all the columns, adding clarity where necessary by providing a more complete column name and capitalizing substantial words for stylistic continuity. I also replaced each party code with the name of the party in question.

data_aging_congress <- data_aging_congress %>%
rename("Nth_Meeting_of_Congress" = "congress", "Start_Date" = "start_date", "Chamber" = "chamber", "State_Abbreviation" = "state_abbrev", "Party" = "party_code", "Full_Name" = "bioname", "Biographical_Directory_Identification_Number" = "bioguide_id", "Date_of_Birth" = "birthday", "Cumulative_Number_of_Congresses_Served" = "cmltv_cong", "Cumulative_Number_of_Congresses_Served_in_Given_Chamber" = "cmltv_chamber", "Age_in_Days" = "age_days", "Age_in_Years" = "age_years", "Generation" = "generation")
data_aging_congress$Party[data_aging_congress$Party=="100"] <- "Democrat"
data_aging_congress$Party[data_aging_congress$Party=="200"] <- "Republican"
data_aging_congress$Party[data_aging_congress$Party=="328"] <- "Independent"

Creating Subsets

Here I created four subsets, one of the current Congress, one of Republicans, one of Democrats, and another of Independents, all in the current meeting of Congress. I filtered by the number of the current meeting of Congress, 118, and by party. I also excluded all the columns that would be the same for every row within that subset, namely, what meeting of Congress it was, their start date, and the party.

current_congress <- select(filter(data_aging_congress, Nth_Meeting_of_Congress==118,),  c(Chamber,State_Abbreviation,Party,Full_Name,Biographical_Directory_Identification_Number,Date_of_Birth,Cumulative_Number_of_Congresses_Served,Cumulative_Number_of_Congresses_Served_in_Given_Chamber,Age_in_Days,Age_in_Years,Generation))
current_republicans <- select(filter(data_aging_congress, Nth_Meeting_of_Congress==118, Party=='Republican'),  c(Chamber,State_Abbreviation,Full_Name,Biographical_Directory_Identification_Number,Date_of_Birth,Cumulative_Number_of_Congresses_Served,Cumulative_Number_of_Congresses_Served_in_Given_Chamber,Age_in_Days,Age_in_Years,Generation))
current_democrats <- select(filter(data_aging_congress, Nth_Meeting_of_Congress==118, Party=='Democrat'),  c(Chamber,State_Abbreviation,Full_Name,Biographical_Directory_Identification_Number,Date_of_Birth,Cumulative_Number_of_Congresses_Served,Cumulative_Number_of_Congresses_Served_in_Given_Chamber,Age_in_Days,Age_in_Years,Generation))
current_independents <- select(filter(data_aging_congress, Nth_Meeting_of_Congress==118, Party=='Independent'),  c(Chamber,State_Abbreviation,Full_Name,Biographical_Directory_Identification_Number,Date_of_Birth,Cumulative_Number_of_Congresses_Served,Cumulative_Number_of_Congresses_Served_in_Given_Chamber,Age_in_Days,Age_in_Years,Generation))
kable(current_republicans, col.names=c("Chamber","State Abbreviation","Full Name","Biographical Directory Identification Number","Date of Birth","Cumulative Number of Congresses Served","Cumulative Number of Congresses Served in Given Chamber","Age in Days","Age in Years","Generation"), format="pipe", digits=2, caption="Ages of the Republican Members of the 118th Congress", align="c")
Ages of the Republican Members of the 118th Congress
Chamber State Abbreviation Full Name Biographical Directory Identification Number Date of Birth Cumulative Number of Congresses Served Cumulative Number of Congresses Served in Given Chamber Age in Days Age in Years Generation
House AL ADERHOLT, Robert A000055 1965-07-22 14 14 20984 57.45 Gen X
House NV AMODEI, Mark E. A000369 1958-06-12 7 7 23581 64.56 Boomers
House GA ALLEN, Rick W. A000372 1951-11-07 5 5 25990 71.16 Boomers
House TX ARRINGTON, Jodey Cook A000375 1972-03-09 4 4 18562 50.82 Gen X
House ND ARMSTRONG, Kelly A000377 1976-10-08 3 3 16888 46.24 Gen X
House MO ALFORD, Mark A000379 1963-10-04 1 1 21641 59.25 Boomers
House OR BENTZ, Cliff B000668 1952-01-12 2 2 25924 70.98 Boomers
House OK BICE, Stephanie I. B000740 1973-11-11 2 2 17950 49.14 Gen X
House CO BOEBERT, Lauren B000825 1986-12-15 2 2 13168 36.05 Millennial
Senate AR BOOZMAN, John B001236 1950-12-10 12 7 26322 72.07 Boomers
Senate TN BLACKBURN, Marsha B001243 1952-06-06 11 3 25778 70.58 Boomers
House TX BURGESS, Michael C. B001248 1950-12-23 11 11 26309 72.03 Boomers
House FL BILIRAKIS, Gus B001257 1963-02-08 9 9 21879 59.90 Boomers
House FL BUCHANAN, Vernon G. B001260 1951-05-08 9 9 26173 71.66 Boomers
Senate WY BARRASSO, John A. B001261 1952-07-21 9 9 25733 70.45 Boomers
House IN BUCSHON, Larry B001275 1962-05-31 7 7 22132 60.59 Boomers
House KY BARR, Garland H. (Andy) IV B001282 1973-07-24 6 6 18060 49.45 Gen X
House TX BABIN, Brian B001291 1948-03-23 5 5 27314 74.78 Boomers
House IL BOST, Mike B001295 1960-12-30 5 5 22649 62.01 Boomers
House CO BUCK, Kenneth Robert B001297 1959-02-16 5 5 23332 63.88 Boomers
House NE BACON, Donald J. B001298 1963-08-16 4 4 21690 59.38 Boomers
House IN BANKS, James E. B001299 1979-07-16 4 4 15877 43.47 Gen X
House MI BERGMAN, John B001301 1947-02-02 4 4 27729 75.92 Boomers
House AZ BIGGS, Andrew S. B001302 1958-11-07 4 4 23433 64.16 Boomers
Senate NC BUDD, Theodore Paul B001305 1971-10-21 4 1 18702 51.20 Gen X
House OH BALDERSON, Troy B001306 1962-01-16 4 4 22267 60.96 Boomers
House IN BAIRD, James B001307 1945-06-04 3 3 28337 77.58 Silent
House TN BURCHETT, Timothy B001309 1964-08-25 3 3 21315 58.36 Boomers
Senate IN BRAUN, Michael B001310 1954-03-24 3 3 25122 68.78 Boomers
House NC BISHOP, Dan B001311 1964-07-01 3 3 21370 58.51 Boomers
House FL BEAN, Aaron B001314 1967-01-25 1 1 20432 55.94 Gen X
House MO BURLISON, Eric B001316 1976-10-02 1 1 16894 46.25 Gen X
House OK BRECHEEN, Josh B001317 1979-06-19 1 1 15904 43.54 Gen X
Senate AL BRITT, Katie Elizabeth B001319 1982-02-02 1 1 14945 40.92 Millennial
House CA CALVERT, Ken C000059 1953-06-08 16 16 25411 69.57 Boomers
Senate ID CRAPO, Michael Dean C000880 1951-05-20 16 13 26161 71.62 Boomers
Senate ME COLLINS, Susan Margaret C001035 1952-12-07 14 14 25594 70.07 Boomers
House FL CAMMACK, Kat C001039 1988-02-16 2 2 12740 34.88 Millennial
Senate WV CAPITO, Shelley Moore C001047 1953-11-26 12 5 25240 69.10 Boomers
House TX CARTER, John R. C001051 1941-11-06 11 11 29643 81.16 Silent
House OK COLE, Tom C001053 1949-04-28 11 11 26913 73.68 Boomers
House AL CARL, Jerry L. C001054 1958-06-17 2 2 23576 64.55 Boomers
Senate TX CORNYN, John C001056 1952-02-02 12 12 25903 70.92 Boomers
Senate LA CASSIDY, Bill C001075 1957-09-28 8 5 23838 65.26 Boomers
House AR CRAWFORD, Rick C001087 1966-01-22 7 7 20800 56.95 Gen X
Senate AR COTTON, Tom C001095 1977-05-13 6 5 16671 45.64 Gen X
Senate ND CRAMER, Kevin C001096 1961-01-21 6 3 22627 61.95 Boomers
Senate TX CRUZ, Rafael Edward (Ted) C001098 1970-12-22 6 6 19005 52.03 Gen X
House GA CARTER, Buddy C001103 1957-09-06 5 5 23860 65.33 Boomers
House KY COMER, James C001108 1972-08-19 5 5 18399 50.37 Gen X
House UT CURTIS, John R. C001114 1960-05-10 4 4 22883 62.65 Boomers
House TX CLOUD, Michael C001115 1975-05-13 4 4 17402 47.64 Gen X
House GA CLYDE, Andrew S. C001116 1963-11-22 2 2 21592 59.12 Boomers
House VA CLINE, Benjamin C001118 1972-02-29 3 3 18571 50.84 Gen X
House TX CRENSHAW, Daniel C001120 1984-03-14 3 3 14174 38.81 Millennial
House OH CAREY, Mike C001126 1971-03-13 2 2 18924 51.81 Gen X
House GA COLLINS, Mike C001129 1967-07-02 1 1 20274 55.51 Gen X
House AZ CRANE, Eli C001132 1980-01-03 1 1 15706 43.00 Gen X
House AZ CISCOMANI, Juan C001133 1982-08-30 1 1 14736 40.34 Millennial
House OR CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Lori C001135 1968-04-07 1 1 19994 54.74 Gen X
House FL DONALDS, Byron D000032 1978-10-28 2 2 16138 44.18 Gen X
House TX DE LA CRUZ, Monica D000594 1974-11-11 1 1 17585 48.15 Gen X
House FL DIAZ-BALART, Mario D000600 1961-09-25 11 11 22380 61.27 Boomers
House SC DUNCAN, Jeff D000615 1966-01-07 7 7 20815 56.99 Gen X
House TN DESJARLAIS, Scott D000616 1964-02-21 7 7 21501 58.87 Boomers
Senate MT DAINES, Steve D000618 1962-08-20 6 5 22051 60.37 Boomers
House OH DAVIDSON, Warren D000626 1970-03-01 5 5 19301 52.84 Gen X
House FL DUNN, Neal Patrick D000628 1953-02-16 4 4 25523 69.88 Boomers
House NY D’ESPOSITO, Anthony D000632 1982-02-22 1 1 14925 40.86 Millennial
House CA DUARTE, John D000633 1966-09-06 1 1 20573 56.33 Gen X
House TX ELLZEY, Jake E000071 1970-01-24 2 2 19337 52.94 Gen X
House MS EZELL, Mike E000235 1959-04-06 1 1 23283 63.75 Boomers
House NC EDWARDS, Chuck E000246 1960-09-13 1 1 22757 62.31 Boomers
House MN EMMER, Thomas Earl II E000294 1961-03-03 5 5 22586 61.84 Boomers
Senate IA ERNST, Joni E000295 1970-07-01 5 5 19179 52.51 Gen X
House KS ESTES, Ron E000298 1956-07-19 4 4 24274 66.46 Boomers
House TX FALLON, Pat F000246 1967-12-19 2 2 20104 55.04 Gen X
House IA FEENSTRA, Randy F000446 1969-01-14 2 2 19712 53.97 Gen X
House NC FOXX, Virginia Ann F000450 1943-06-29 10 10 29043 79.52 Silent
House TN FLEISCHMANN, Chuck F000459 1962-10-11 7 7 21999 60.23 Boomers
Senate NE FISCHER, Debra (Deb) F000463 1951-03-01 6 6 26241 71.84 Boomers
House GA FERGUSON, Anderson Drew IV F000465 1966-11-15 4 4 20503 56.13 Gen X
House PA FITZPATRICK, Brian K. F000466 1973-12-17 4 4 17914 49.05 Gen X
House ID FULCHER, Russell F000469 1973-07-19 3 3 18065 49.46 Gen X
House MN FISCHBACH, Michelle F000470 1965-11-03 2 2 20880 57.17 Gen X
House WI FITZGERALD, Scott F000471 1963-11-16 2 2 21598 59.13 Boomers
House FL FRANKLIN, C. Scott F000472 1964-08-23 2 2 21317 58.36 Boomers
House NE FLOOD, Mike F000474 1975-02-23 2 2 17481 47.86 Gen X
House MN FINSTAD, Brad F000475 1976-05-30 2 2 17019 46.60 Gen X
House SC FRY, Russell F000478 1985-01-31 1 1 13851 37.92 Millennial
House CA GARCIA, Mike G000061 1976-04-24 3 3 17055 46.69 Gen X
Senate SC GRAHAM, Lindsey O. G000359 1955-07-09 15 11 24650 67.49 Boomers
House TX GRANGER, Kay G000377 1943-01-18 14 14 29205 79.96 Silent
Senate IA GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest G000386 1933-09-17 25 22 32615 89.30 Silent
House MO GRAVES, Samuel G000546 1963-11-07 12 12 21607 59.16 Boomers
House KY GUTHRIE, Brett G000558 1964-02-18 8 8 21504 58.87 Boomers
House AZ GOSAR, Paul G000565 1958-11-22 7 7 23418 64.11 Boomers
House VA GRIFFITH, H. Morgan G000568 1958-03-15 7 7 23670 64.80 Boomers
House WI GROTHMAN, Glenn G000576 1955-07-03 5 5 24656 67.50 Boomers
House LA GRAVES, Garret G000577 1972-01-31 5 5 18600 50.92 Gen X
House FL GAETZ, Matthew L. II G000578 1982-05-07 4 4 14851 40.66 Millennial
House WI GALLAGHER, Michael G000579 1984-03-03 4 4 14185 38.84 Millennial
House TX GOODEN, Lance G000589 1982-12-01 3 3 14643 40.09 Millennial
House TN GREEN, Mark G000590 1964-11-08 3 3 21240 58.15 Boomers
House MS GUEST, Michael G000591 1970-02-04 3 3 19326 52.91 Gen X
House FL GIMENEZ, Carlos A. G000593 1954-01-17 2 2 25188 68.96 Boomers
House TX GONZALES, Tony G000594 1980-10-10 2 2 15425 42.23 Gen X
House VA GOOD, Bob G000595 1965-09-11 2 2 20933 57.31 Gen X
House GA GREENE, Marjorie Taylor G000596 1974-05-27 2 2 17753 48.61 Gen X
House NY GARBARINO, Andrew R. G000597 1984-09-27 2 2 13977 38.27 Millennial
Senate TN HAGERTY, William Francis (Bill) H000601 1959-08-14 2 2 23153 63.39 Boomers
House MD HARRIS, Andy H001052 1957-01-25 7 7 24084 65.94 Boomers
House MI HUIZENGA, Bill H001058 1969-01-31 7 7 19695 53.92 Gen X
Senate ND HOEVEN, John H001061 1957-03-13 7 7 24037 65.81 Boomers
House NC HUDSON, Richard H001067 1971-11-04 6 6 18688 51.16 Gen X
House AR HILL, French H001072 1956-12-05 5 5 24135 66.08 Boomers
House LA HIGGINS, Clay H001077 1961-08-24 4 4 22412 61.36 Boomers
Senate MS HYDE-SMITH, Cindy H001079 1959-05-10 4 4 23249 63.65 Boomers
House OK HERN, Kevin H001082 1961-12-04 4 4 22310 61.08 Boomers
House TN HARSHBARGER, Diana H001086 1960-01-01 2 2 23013 63.01 Boomers
Senate MO HAWLEY, Joshua David H001089 1979-12-31 3 3 15709 43.01 Gen X
House IA HINSON, Ashley H001091 1983-06-27 2 2 14435 39.52 Millennial
House IN HOUCHIN, Erin H001093 1976-09-24 1 1 16902 46.28 Gen X
House TX HUNT, Wesley H001095 1981-11-13 1 1 15026 41.14 Millennial
House WY HAGEMAN, Harriet H001096 1962-10-18 1 1 21992 60.21 Boomers
House CA ISSA, Darrell I000056 1953-11-01 11 11 25265 69.17 Boomers
House OH JORDAN, Jim J000289 1964-02-17 9 9 21505 58.88 Boomers
House OH JOHNSON, Bill J000292 1954-11-10 7 7 24891 68.15 Boomers
Senate WI JOHNSON, Ron J000293 1955-04-08 7 7 24742 67.74 Boomers
House OH JOYCE, David J000295 1957-03-17 6 6 24033 65.80 Boomers
House LA JOHNSON, Mike J000299 1972-01-30 4 4 18601 50.93 Gen X
House SD JOHNSON, Dustin J000301 1976-09-30 3 3 16896 46.26 Gen X
House PA JOYCE, John J000302 1957-02-08 3 3 24070 65.90 Boomers
House TX JACKSON, Ronny J000304 1967-05-04 2 2 20333 55.67 Gen X
House MI JAMES, John J000307 1981-06-08 1 1 15184 41.57 Millennial
House PA KELLY, Mike K000376 1948-05-10 7 7 27266 74.65 Boomers
House MS KELLY, Trent K000388 1966-03-01 5 5 20762 56.84 Gen X
House TN KUSTOFF, David K000392 1966-10-08 4 4 20541 56.24 Gen X
Senate LA KENNEDY, John Neely K000393 1951-11-21 4 4 25976 71.12 Boomers
House CA KIM, Young K000397 1962-10-18 2 2 21992 60.21 Boomers
House NJ KEAN, Thomas K000398 1968-09-05 1 1 19843 54.33 Gen X
House VA KIGGANS, Jennifer K000399 1971-06-18 1 1 18827 51.55 Gen X
House CA KILEY, Kevin K000401 1985-01-30 1 1 13852 37.92 Millennial
House KS LATURNER, Jake L000266 1988-02-17 2 2 12739 34.88 Millennial
House OK LUCAS, Frank D. L000491 1960-01-06 16 16 23008 62.99 Boomers
House CO LAMBORN, Doug L000564 1954-05-24 9 9 25061 68.61 Boomers
House OH LATTA, Robert E. L000566 1956-04-18 9 9 24366 66.71 Boomers
House MO LUETKEMEYER, Blaine L000569 1952-05-07 8 8 25808 70.66 Boomers
Senate WY LUMMIS, Cynthia M. L000571 1954-09-10 6 2 24952 68.31 Boomers
Senate OK LANKFORD, James L000575 1968-03-04 7 5 20028 54.83 Gen X
Senate UT LEE, Mike L000577 1971-06-04 7 7 18841 51.58 Gen X
House CA LaMALFA, Doug L000578 1960-07-02 6 6 22830 62.51 Boomers
House GA LOUDERMILK, Barry D. L000583 1963-12-22 5 5 21562 59.03 Boomers
House IL LaHOOD, Darin L000585 1968-07-05 5 5 19905 54.50 Gen X
House AZ LESKO, Debbie L000589 1958-11-14 4 4 23426 64.14 Boomers
House LA LETLOW, Julia L000595 1981-03-16 2 2 15268 41.80 Millennial
House FL LUNA, Anna L000596 1989-05-06 1 1 12295 33.66 Millennial
House FL LEE, Laurel L000597 1974-03-26 1 1 17815 48.77 Gen X
House NY LALOTA, Nicholas L000598 1978-06-23 1 1 16265 44.53 Gen X
House NY LAWLER, Michael L000599 1986-09-09 1 1 13265 36.32 Millennial
House NY LANGWORTHY, Nick L000600 1981-02-27 1 1 15285 41.85 Millennial
House TX LUTTRELL, Morgan L000603 1975-11-07 1 1 17224 47.16 Gen X
House SC MACE, Nancy M000194 1977-12-04 2 2 16466 45.08 Gen X
House NY MALLIOTAKIS, Nicole M000317 1980-11-11 2 2 15393 42.14 Gen X
Senate KY McCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) M000355 1942-02-20 20 20 29537 80.87 Silent
House KS MANN, Tracey M000871 1976-12-17 2 2 16818 46.05 Gen X
Senate KS MORAN, Jerry M000934 1954-05-29 14 7 25056 68.60 Boomers
House MI MCCLAIN, Lisa C. M001136 1966-04-07 2 2 20725 56.74 Gen X
Senate AK MURKOWSKI, Lisa M001153 1957-05-22 12 12 23967 65.62 Boomers
House NC McHENRY, Patrick T. M001156 1975-10-22 10 10 17240 47.20 Gen X
House TX McCAUL, Michael T. M001157 1962-01-14 10 10 22269 60.97 Boomers
House WA McMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy M001159 1969-05-22 10 10 19584 53.62 Gen X
House CA MCCARTHY, Kevin M001165 1965-01-26 9 9 21161 57.94 Gen X
House CA McCLINTOCK, Tom M001177 1956-07-10 8 8 24283 66.48 Boomers
House KY MASSIE, Thomas M001184 1971-01-13 7 7 18983 51.97 Gen X
Senate OK MULLIN, Markwayne M001190 1977-07-26 6 1 16597 45.44 Gen X
House MI MOOLENAAR, John M001194 1961-05-08 5 5 22520 61.66 Boomers
House WV MOONEY, Alex X. M001195 1971-06-05 5 5 18840 51.58 Gen X
Senate KS MARSHALL, Roger Wayne M001198 1960-08-09 4 2 22792 62.40 Boomers
House FL MAST, Brian Jeffery M001199 1980-07-10 4 4 15517 42.48 Gen X
House PA MEUSER, Dan M001204 1964-02-10 3 3 21512 58.90 Boomers
House WV MILLER, Carol M001205 1950-11-04 3 3 26358 72.16 Boomers
House NC MURPHY, Gregory Francis M001210 1963-03-05 3 3 21854 59.83 Boomers
House IL MILLER, Mary E. M001211 1959-08-27 2 2 23140 63.35 Boomers
House AL MOORE, Barry M001212 1966-09-26 2 2 20553 56.27 Gen X
House UT MOORE, Blake D. M001213 1980-06-22 2 2 15535 42.53 Gen X
House IA MILLER-MEEKS, Mariannette M001215 1955-09-06 2 2 24591 67.33 Boomers
House FL MILLS, Cory M001216 1980-07-30 1 1 15497 42.43 Gen X
House GA MCCORMICK, Rich M001218 1968-10-07 1 1 19811 54.24 Gen X
House NY MOLINARO, Marcus M001221 1975-10-08 1 1 17254 47.24 Gen X
House OH MILLER, Max M001222 1988-11-13 1 1 12469 34.14 Millennial
House TX MORAN, Nathaniel M001224 1974-07-22 1 1 17697 48.45 Gen X
House TX NEHLS, Troy E. N000026 1968-04-07 2 2 19994 54.74 Gen X
House WA NEWHOUSE, Daniel Milton N000189 1955-07-10 5 5 24649 67.49 Boomers
House SC NORMAN, Ralph N000190 1953-06-20 4 4 25399 69.54 Boomers
House IA NUNN, Zach N000193 1979-05-04 1 1 15950 43.67 Gen X
House CA OBERNOLTE, Jay O000019 1970-08-18 2 2 19131 52.38 Gen X
House UT OWENS, Burgess O000086 1951-08-02 2 2 26087 71.42 Boomers
House TN OGLES, Andy O000175 1971-06-18 1 1 18827 51.55 Gen X
House TX PFLUGER, August P000048 1978-12-28 2 2 16077 44.02 Gen X
House FL POSEY, Bill P000599 1947-12-18 8 8 27410 75.04 Boomers
Senate KY PAUL, Rand P000603 1963-01-07 7 7 21911 59.99 Boomers
House PA PERRY, Scott P000605 1962-05-27 6 6 22136 60.61 Boomers
House AL PALMER, Gary James P000609 1954-05-14 5 5 25071 68.64 Boomers
House IN PENCE, Gregory P000615 1956-11-14 3 3 24156 66.14 Boomers
House MT ROSENDALE, Matthew M., Sr. R000103 1960-07-07 2 2 22825 62.49 Boomers
House KY ROGERS, Harold Dallas (Hal) R000395 1937-12-31 22 22 31049 85.01 Silent
House AL ROGERS, Mike Dennis R000575 1958-07-16 11 11 23547 64.47 Boomers
Senate ID RISCH, James R000584 1943-05-03 8 8 29100 79.67 Silent
Senate FL RUBIO, Marco R000595 1971-05-28 7 7 18848 51.60 Gen X
House NC ROUZER, David R000603 1972-02-16 5 5 18584 50.88 Gen X
Senate SD ROUNDS, Marion Michael (Mike) R000605 1954-10-24 5 5 24908 68.19 Boomers
House FL RUTHERFORD, John Henry R000609 1952-09-02 4 4 25690 70.34 Boomers
House PA RESCHENTHALER, Guy R000610 1983-04-17 3 3 14506 39.72 Millennial
House TN ROSE, John R000612 1965-02-23 3 3 21133 57.86 Gen X
House TX ROY, Charles R000614 1972-08-07 3 3 18411 50.41 Gen X
Senate UT ROMNEY, Willard Mitt (Mitt) R000615 1947-03-12 3 3 27691 75.81 Boomers
Senate NE RICKETTS, John Peter (Pete) R000618 1964-08-19 1 1 21321 58.37 Boomers
House FL SALAZAR, Maria Elvira S000168 1961-11-01 2 2 22343 61.17 Boomers
House TX SESSIONS, Pete S000250 1955-03-22 13 13 24759 67.79 Boomers
House NJ SMITH, Christopher Henry S000522 1953-03-04 22 22 25507 69.83 Boomers
House IN SPARTZ, Victoria S000929 1978-10-06 2 2 16160 44.24 Gen X
House CA STEEL, Michelle S001135 1955-06-21 2 2 24668 67.54 Boomers
House ID SIMPSON, Michael K. S001148 1950-09-08 13 13 26415 72.32 Boomers
House NE SMITH, Adrian S001172 1970-12-19 9 9 19008 52.04 Gen X
House LA SCALISE, Steve S001176 1965-10-06 9 9 20908 57.24 Gen X
House AZ SCHWEIKERT, David S001183 1962-03-03 7 7 22221 60.84 Boomers
Senate SC SCOTT, Tim S001184 1965-09-19 7 6 20925 57.29 Gen X
House GA SCOTT, Austin S001189 1969-12-10 7 7 19382 53.07 Gen X
House UT STEWART, Chris S001192 1960-07-15 6 6 22817 62.47 Boomers
House MO SMITH, Jason S001195 1980-06-16 6 6 15541 42.55 Gen X
House NY STEFANIK, Elise M S001196 1984-07-02 5 5 14064 38.51 Millennial
Senate NE SASSE, Benjamin Eric S001197 1972-02-22 5 5 18578 50.86 Gen X
Senate AK SULLIVAN, Daniel Scott S001198 1964-11-13 5 5 21235 58.14 Boomers
House PA SMUCKER, Lloyd K. S001199 1964-01-23 4 4 21530 58.95 Boomers
House MN STAUBER, Peter S001212 1966-05-10 3 3 20692 56.65 Gen X
House WI STEIL, Bryan S001213 1981-03-30 3 3 15254 41.76 Millennial
House FL STEUBE, William S001214 1978-05-19 3 3 16300 44.63 Gen X
Senate FL SCOTT, Richard Lynn (Rick) S001217 1952-12-01 3 3 25600 70.09 Boomers
House AL STRONG, Dale S001220 1970-05-08 1 1 19233 52.66 Gen X
House NY SANTOS, George S001222 1988-07-22 1 1 12583 34.45 Millennial
House TX SELF, Keith S001224 1953-03-20 1 1 25491 69.79 Boomers
Senate MO SCHMITT, Eric Stephen S001227 1975-06-20 1 1 17364 47.54 Gen X
House WI TIFFANY, Thomas P. T000165 1957-12-30 3 3 23745 65.01 Boomers
Senate SD THUNE, John T000250 1961-01-07 13 10 22641 61.99 Boomers
Senate AL TUBERVILLE, Thomas Hawley (Tommy) T000278 1954-09-18 2 2 24944 68.29 Boomers
House OH TURNER, Michael R. T000463 1960-01-11 11 11 23003 62.98 Boomers
House PA THOMPSON, Glenn T000467 1959-07-27 8 8 23171 63.44 Boomers
Senate NC TILLIS, Thomas Roland (Thom) T000476 1960-08-30 5 5 22771 62.34 Boomers
House NY TENNEY, Claudia T000478 1961-02-04 3 3 22613 61.91 Boomers
House SC TIMMONS, William T000480 1984-04-30 3 3 14127 38.68 Millennial
House CA VALADAO, David G. V000129 1977-04-14 5 5 16700 45.72 Gen X
House NJ VAN DREW, Jefferson V000133 1953-02-23 3 3 25516 69.86 Boomers
House TX VAN DUYNE, Beth V000134 1970-11-16 2 2 19041 52.13 Gen X
House WI VAN ORDEN, Derrick V000135 1969-09-15 1 1 19468 53.30 Gen X
Senate OH VANCE, James David V000137 1984-08-02 1 1 14033 38.42 Millennial
Senate MS WICKER, Roger F. W000437 1951-07-05 15 8 26115 71.50 Boomers
House SC WILSON, Addison Graves (Joe) W000795 1947-07-31 12 12 27550 75.43 Boomers
House MI WALBERG, Tim W000798 1951-04-12 8 8 26199 71.73 Boomers
House VA WITTMAN, Robert J. W000804 1959-02-03 9 9 23345 63.92 Boomers
House FL WEBSTER, Daniel A. W000806 1949-04-27 7 7 26914 73.69 Boomers
House AR WOMACK, Steve W000809 1957-02-18 7 7 24060 65.87 Boomers
House MO WAGNER, Ann W000812 1962-09-13 6 6 22027 60.31 Boomers
House TX WEBER, Randy W000814 1953-07-02 6 6 25387 69.51 Boomers
House OH WENSTRUP, Brad W000815 1958-06-17 6 6 23576 64.55 Boomers
House TX WILLIAMS, Roger W000816 1949-09-13 6 6 26775 73.31 Boomers
House AR WESTERMAN, Bruce Eugene W000821 1967-11-18 5 5 20135 55.13 Gen X
House FL WALTZ, Michael W000823 1974-01-31 3 3 17869 48.92 Gen X
House NY WILLIAMS, Brandon W000828 1967-05-22 1 1 20315 55.62 Gen X
Senate IN YOUNG, Todd Y000064 1972-08-24 7 4 18394 50.36 Gen X
House IN YAKYM, Rudy, III Y000067 1984-02-24 2 2 14193 38.86 Millennial
House MT ZINKE, Ryan Z000018 1961-11-01 3 3 22343 61.17 Boomers
kable(current_democrats, col.names=c("Chamber","State Abbreviation","Full Name","Biographical Directory Identification Number","Date of Birth","Cumulative Number of Congresses Served","Cumulative Number of Congresses Served in Given Chamber","Age in Days","Age in Years","Generation"), format="pipe", digits=2, caption="Ages of the Democratic Members of the 118th Congress", align="c")
Ages of the Democratic Members of the 118th Congress
Chamber State Abbreviation Full Name Biographical Directory Identification Number Date of Birth Cumulative Number of Congresses Served Cumulative Number of Congresses Served in Given Chamber Age in Days Age in Years Generation
House MA AUCHINCLOSS, Jake A000148 1988-01-29 2 2 12758 34.93 Millennial
House NC ADAMS, Alma A000370 1946-05-27 6 6 27980 76.61 Boomers
House CA AGUILAR, Peter Rey A000371 1979-06-19 5 5 15904 43.54 Gen X
House TX ALLRED, Colin A000376 1983-04-15 3 3 14508 39.72 Millennial
House GA BISHOP, Sanford Dixon, Jr. B000490 1947-02-04 16 16 27727 75.91 Boomers
House OR BLUMENAUER, Earl B000574 1948-08-16 15 15 27168 74.38 Boomers
Senate OH BROWN, Sherrod B000944 1952-11-09 16 9 25622 70.15 Boomers
House NY BOWMAN, Jamaal B001223 1976-04-01 2 2 17078 46.76 Gen X
House MO BUSH, Cori B001224 1976-07-21 2 2 16967 46.45 Gen X
Senate WI BALDWIN, Tammy B001230 1962-02-11 13 6 22241 60.89 Boomers
Senate CO BENNET, Michael F. B001267 1964-11-28 8 8 21220 58.10 Boomers
Senate CT BLUMENTHAL, Richard B001277 1946-02-13 7 7 28083 76.89 Boomers
House OR BONAMICI, Suzanne B001278 1954-10-14 7 7 24918 68.22 Boomers
House OH BEATTY, Joyce B001281 1950-03-12 6 6 26595 72.81 Boomers
House CA BROWNLEY, Julia B001285 1952-08-28 6 6 25695 70.35 Boomers
House CA BERA, Ami B001287 1965-03-02 6 6 21126 57.84 Gen X
Senate NJ BOOKER, Cory Anthony B001288 1969-04-27 6 6 19609 53.69 Gen X
House VA BEYER, Donald Sternoff Jr. B001292 1950-06-20 5 5 26495 72.54 Boomers
House PA BOYLE, Brendan Francis B001296 1977-02-06 5 5 16767 45.91 Gen X
House CA BARRAGÁN, Nanette Diaz B001300 1976-09-15 4 4 16911 46.30 Gen X
House DE BLUNT ROCHESTER, Lisa B001303 1962-02-10 4 4 22242 60.90 Boomers
House OH BROWN, Shontel M. B001313 1975-06-24 2 2 17360 47.53 Gen X
House IL BUDZINSKI, Nikki B001315 1977-03-11 1 1 16734 45.82 Gen X
House VT BALINT, Becca B001318 1968-05-04 1 1 19967 54.67 Gen X
Senate WA CANTWELL, Maria E. C000127 1958-10-13 13 12 23458 64.22 Boomers
Senate MD CARDIN, Benjamin Louis C000141 1943-10-05 19 9 28945 79.25 Silent
Senate DE CARPER, Thomas Richard C000174 1947-01-23 17 12 27739 75.95 Boomers
House SC CLYBURN, James Enos C000537 1940-07-21 16 16 30116 82.45 Silent
House HI CASE, Ed C001055 1952-09-27 6 6 25665 70.27 Boomers
House CA COSTA, Jim C001059 1952-04-13 10 10 25832 70.72 Boomers
House MO CLEAVER, Emanuel, II C001061 1944-10-26 10 10 28558 78.19 Silent
House TX CUELLAR, Henry C001063 1955-09-19 10 10 24578 67.29 Boomers
House FL CASTOR, Kathy C001066 1966-08-20 9 9 20590 56.37 Gen X
House NY CLARKE, Yvette Diane C001067 1964-11-21 9 9 21227 58.12 Boomers
House TN COHEN, Stephen C001068 1949-05-24 9 9 26887 73.61 Boomers
House CT COURTNEY, Joe C001069 1953-04-06 9 9 25474 69.74 Boomers
Senate PA CASEY, Robert (Bob), Jr. C001070 1960-04-13 9 9 22910 62.72 Boomers
House IN CARSON, André C001072 1974-10-16 9 9 17611 48.22 Gen X
House VA CONNOLLY, Gerald E. (Gerry) C001078 1950-03-30 8 8 26577 72.76 Boomers
House CA CHU, Judy C001080 1953-07-07 8 8 25382 69.49 Boomers
House RI CICILLINE, David N. C001084 1961-07-15 7 7 22452 61.47 Boomers
Senate DE COONS, Christopher A. C001088 1963-09-09 8 8 21666 59.32 Boomers
House PA CARTWRIGHT, Matt C001090 1961-05-01 6 6 22527 61.68 Boomers
House TX CASTRO, Joaquin C001091 1974-09-16 6 6 17641 48.30 Gen X
House CA CÁRDENAS, Tony C001097 1963-03-31 6 6 21828 59.76 Boomers
House MA CLARK, Katherine M. C001101 1963-07-17 6 6 21720 59.47 Boomers
House CA CORREA, Jose Luis C001110 1958-01-24 4 4 23720 64.94 Boomers
House CA CARBAJAL, Salud C001112 1964-11-18 4 4 21230 58.12 Boomers
Senate NV CORTEZ MASTO, Catherine Marie C001113 1964-03-29 4 4 21464 58.77 Boomers
House IL CASTEN, Sean C001117 1971-11-23 3 3 18669 51.11 Gen X
House MN CRAIG, Angela C001119 1972-02-14 3 3 18586 50.89 Gen X
House CO CROW, Jason C001121 1979-03-15 3 3 16000 43.81 Gen X
House LA CARTER, Troy C001125 1963-10-26 2 2 21619 59.19 Boomers
House FL CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Sheila C001127 1979-01-25 2 2 16049 43.94 Gen X
House TX CROCKETT, Jasmine C001130 1981-03-29 1 1 15255 41.77 Millennial
House TX CASAR, Greg C001131 1989-05-04 1 1 12297 33.67 Millennial
House CO CARAVEO, Yadira C001134 1980-12-23 1 1 15351 42.03 Gen X
House IL DAVIS, Danny K. D000096 1941-09-06 14 14 29704 81.33 Silent
House CO DeGETTE, Diana D000197 1957-07-29 14 14 23899 65.43 Boomers
House CT DeLAURO, Rosa L. D000216 1943-03-02 17 17 29162 79.84 Silent
House NC DAVIS, Don D000230 1971-08-29 1 1 18755 51.35 Gen X
House TX DOGGETT, Lloyd Alton, II D000399 1946-10-06 15 15 27848 76.24 Boomers
House PA DELUZIO, Chris D000530 1984-07-13 1 1 14053 38.48 Millennial
Senate IL DURBIN, Richard Joseph D000563 1944-11-21 21 14 28532 78.12 Silent
House WA DelBENE, Suzan K. D000617 1962-02-17 7 7 22235 60.88 Boomers
Senate IL DUCKWORTH, Tammy D000622 1968-03-12 6 4 20020 54.81 Gen X
House CA DESAULNIER, Mark James D000623 1952-03-31 5 5 25845 70.76 Boomers
House MI DINGELL, Debbie D000624 1953-11-23 5 5 25243 69.11 Boomers
House KS DAVIDS, Sharice D000629 1980-05-22 3 3 15566 42.62 Gen X
House PA DEAN, Madeleine D000631 1959-06-06 3 3 23222 63.58 Boomers
House CA ESHOO, Anna Georges E000215 1942-12-13 16 16 29241 80.06 Silent
House PA EVANS, Dwight E000296 1954-05-16 5 5 25069 68.64 Boomers
House NY ESPAILLAT, Adriano J. E000297 1954-09-27 4 4 24935 68.27 Boomers
House TX ESCOBAR, Veronica E000299 1969-09-15 3 3 19468 53.30 Gen X
Senate CA FEINSTEIN, Dianne F000062 1933-06-22 17 17 32702 89.53 Silent
House IL FOSTER, Bill F000454 1955-10-07 8 8 24560 67.24 Boomers
House FL FRANKEL, Lois F000462 1948-05-16 6 6 27260 74.63 Boomers
House TX FLETCHER, Elizabeth F000468 1975-02-13 3 3 17491 47.89 Gen X
House FL FROST, Maxwell F000476 1997-01-17 1 1 9482 25.96 Gen Z
House NC FOUSHEE, Valerie F000477 1956-05-07 1 1 24347 66.66 Boomers
Senate PA FETTERMAN, John Karl F000479 1969-08-15 1 1 19499 53.39 Gen X
House AZ GRIJALVA, Raúl M. G000551 1948-02-19 11 11 27347 74.87 Boomers
House TX GREEN, Al G000553 1947-09-01 10 10 27518 75.34 Boomers
Senate NY GILLIBRAND, Kirsten G000555 1966-12-09 9 8 20479 56.07 Gen X
House CA GARAMENDI, John G000559 1945-01-24 8 8 28468 77.94 Silent
House AZ GALLEGO, Ruben G000574 1979-11-20 5 5 15750 43.12 Gen X
House TX GONZALEZ, Vicente Jr. G000581 1967-09-04 4 4 20210 55.33 Gen X
House NJ GOTTHEIMER, Josh S. G000583 1975-03-08 4 4 17468 47.82 Gen X
House CA GOMEZ, Jimmy G000585 1974-11-25 4 4 17571 48.11 Gen X
House IL GARCÍA, Jesús G000586 1956-04-12 3 3 24372 66.73 Boomers
House TX GARCIA, Sylvia G000587 1950-09-06 3 3 26417 72.33 Boomers
House ME GOLDEN, Jared G000592 1982-07-25 3 3 14772 40.44 Millennial
House CA GARCIA, Robert G000598 1977-12-02 1 1 16468 45.09 Gen X
House NY GOLDMAN, Daniel G000599 1976-02-26 1 1 17113 46.85 Gen X
House WA PEREZ, Marie Gluesenkamp G000600 1988-06-06 1 1 12629 34.58 Millennial
Senate CO HICKENLOOPER, John Wright H000273 1952-02-07 2 2 25898 70.90 Boomers
House MD HOYER, Steny Hamilton H000874 1939-06-14 22 22 30519 83.56 Silent
House NY HIGGINS, Brian H001038 1959-10-06 10 10 23100 63.24 Boomers
Senate HI HIRONO, Mazie H001042 1947-11-03 9 6 27455 75.17 Boomers
Senate NM HEINRICH, Martin H001046 1971-10-17 8 6 18706 51.21 Gen X
House CT HIMES, James A. H001047 1966-07-05 8 8 20636 56.50 Gen X
House NV HORSFORD, Steven H001066 1973-04-29 4 4 18146 49.68 Gen X
House CA HUFFMAN, Jared H001068 1964-02-18 6 6 21504 58.87 Boomers
Senate NH HASSAN, Margaret (Maggie) H001076 1958-02-27 4 4 23686 64.85 Boomers
House CT HAYES, Jahana H001081 1973-03-08 3 3 18198 49.82 Gen X
House PA HOULAHAN, Christina H001085 1967-06-05 3 3 20301 55.58 Gen X
House CA HARDER, Josh H001090 1986-08-01 3 3 13304 36.42 Millennial
House OR HOYLE, Val H001094 1964-02-14 1 1 21508 58.89 Boomers
House MD IVEY, Glenn I000058 1961-02-27 1 1 22590 61.85 Boomers
House TX JACKSON LEE, Sheila J000032 1950-01-12 15 15 26654 72.97 Boomers
House GA JOHNSON, Hank J000288 1954-10-02 9 9 24930 68.25 Boomers
House NY JEFFRIES, Hakeem J000294 1970-08-04 6 6 19145 52.42 Gen X
House WA JAYAPAL, Pramila J000298 1965-09-21 4 4 20923 57.28 Gen X
House CA JACOBS, Sara J000305 1989-02-01 2 2 12389 33.92 Millennial
House NC JACKSON, Jeff J000308 1982-09-12 1 1 14723 40.31 Millennial
House IL JACKSON, Jonathan J000309 1966-01-07 1 1 20815 56.99 Gen X
House OH KAPTUR, Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) K000009 1946-06-17 21 21 27959 76.55 Boomers
Senate MN KLOBUCHAR, Amy K000367 1960-05-25 9 9 22868 62.61 Boomers
House MA KEATING, William R. K000375 1952-09-06 7 7 25686 70.32 Boomers
Senate AZ KELLY, Mark Edward K000377 1964-02-21 3 3 21501 58.87 Boomers
House MI KILDEE, Dan K000380 1958-08-11 6 6 23521 64.40 Boomers
House WA KILMER, Derek K000381 1974-01-01 6 6 17899 49.00 Gen X
House NH KUSTER, Ann McLane K000382 1956-09-05 6 6 24226 66.33 Boomers
Senate VA KAINE, Timothy Michael (Tim) K000384 1958-02-26 6 6 23687 64.85 Boomers
House IL KELLY, Robin L. K000385 1956-04-30 6 6 24354 66.68 Boomers
House CA KHANNA, Rohit K000389 1976-09-13 4 4 16913 46.31 Gen X
House IL KRISHNAMOORTHI, S. Raja K000391 1973-07-19 4 4 18065 49.46 Gen X
House NJ KIM, Andy K000394 1982-07-12 3 3 14785 40.48 Millennial
House CA KAMLAGER-DOVE, Sydney K000400 1972-07-20 1 1 18429 50.46 Gen X
House NM LEGER FERNANDEZ, Teresa L000273 1959-07-01 2 2 23197 63.51 Boomers
House CA LOFGREN, Zoe L000397 1947-12-21 15 15 27407 75.04 Boomers
House CA LEE, Barbara L000551 1946-07-16 14 14 27930 76.47 Boomers
House CT LARSON, John B. L000557 1948-07-22 13 13 27193 74.45 Boomers
House WA LARSEN, Richard Ray (Rick) L000560 1965-06-15 12 12 21021 57.55 Gen X
House MA LYNCH, Stephen F. L000562 1955-03-31 12 12 24750 67.76 Boomers
Senate NM LUJÁN, Ben Ray L000570 1972-06-07 8 2 18472 50.57 Gen X
House CA LIEU, Ted L000582 1969-03-29 5 5 19638 53.77 Gen X
House NV LEE, Susie L000590 1966-11-07 3 3 20511 56.16 Gen X
House CA LEVIN, Mike L000593 1978-10-28 3 3 16138 44.18 Gen X
House OH LANDSMAN, Greg L000601 1976-12-04 1 1 16831 46.08 Gen X
House PA LEE, Summer L000602 1987-11-26 1 1 12822 35.10 Millennial
Senate MA MARKEY, Edward John M000133 1946-07-11 25 6 27935 76.48 Boomers
House MA McGOVERN, James P. M000312 1959-11-20 14 14 23055 63.12 Boomers
Senate NJ MENENDEZ, Robert M000639 1954-01-01 16 9 25204 69.00 Boomers
House MD MFUME, Kweisi M000687 1948-10-24 8 8 27099 74.19 Boomers
Senate WA MURRAY, Patty M001111 1950-10-11 16 16 26382 72.23 Boomers
House NC MANNING, Kathy E. M001135 1956-12-03 2 2 24137 66.08 Boomers
House NY MEEKS, Gregory W. M001137 1953-09-25 14 14 25302 69.27 Boomers
House MN McCOLLUM, Betty M001143 1954-07-12 12 12 25012 68.48 Boomers
House WI MOORE, Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) M001160 1951-04-18 10 10 26193 71.71 Boomers
House CA MATSUI, Doris M001163 1944-09-25 10 10 28589 78.27 Silent
Senate CT MURPHY, Christopher M001169 1973-08-03 9 6 18050 49.42 Gen X
Senate OR MERKLEY, Jeff M001176 1956-10-24 8 8 24177 66.19 Boomers
Senate WV MANCHIN, Joe, III M001183 1947-08-24 8 8 27526 75.36 Boomers
House NY MENG, Grace M001188 1975-10-01 6 6 17261 47.26 Gen X
House MA MOULTON, Seth M001196 1978-10-24 5 5 16142 44.19 Gen X
House NY MORELLE, Joseph D. M001206 1957-04-29 4 4 23990 65.68 Boomers
House GA McBATH, Lucy M001208 1960-06-01 3 3 22861 62.59 Boomers
House IN MRVAN, Frank J. M001214 1969-04-16 2 2 19620 53.72 Gen X
House FL MOSKOWITZ, Jared M001217 1980-12-18 1 1 15356 42.04 Gen X
House KY MCGARVEY, Morgan M001220 1979-12-23 1 1 15717 43.03 Gen X
House RI MAGAZINER, Seth M001223 1983-07-22 1 1 14410 39.45 Millennial
House CA MULLIN, Kevin M001225 1970-06-15 1 1 19195 52.55 Gen X
House NJ MENENDEZ, Robert M001226 1985-07-12 1 1 13689 37.48 Millennial
House VA MCCLELLAN, Jennifer M001227 1972-12-28 1 1 18268 50.02 Gen X
House NY NADLER, Jerrold Lewis N000002 1947-06-13 17 17 27598 75.56 Boomers
House MA NEAL, Richard Edmund N000015 1949-02-14 18 18 26986 73.88 Boomers
House CA NAPOLITANO, Grace Flores N000179 1936-12-04 13 13 31441 86.08 Silent
House NJ NORCROSS, Donald N000188 1958-12-13 6 6 23397 64.06 Boomers
House CO NEGUSE, Joseph N000191 1984-05-13 3 3 14114 38.64 Millennial
House NC NICKEL, Wiley N000194 1975-11-23 1 1 17208 47.11 Gen X
House NY OCASIO-CORTEZ, Alexandria O000172 1989-10-13 3 3 12135 33.22 Millennial
House MN OMAR, Ilhan O000173 1981-10-04 3 3 15066 41.25 Millennial
Senate GA OSSOFF, Thomas Jonathan (Jon) O000174 1987-02-16 2 2 13105 35.88 Millennial
House NJ PALLONE, Frank, Jr. P000034 1951-10-30 19 19 25998 71.18 Boomers
House NJ PASCRELL, William J., Jr. P000096 1937-01-25 14 14 31389 85.94 Silent
Senate CA PADILLA, Alejandro (Alex) P000145 1973-03-22 2 2 18184 49.79 Gen X
House CA PELOSI, Nancy P000197 1940-03-26 19 19 30233 82.77 Silent
Senate MI PETERS, Gary C. P000595 1958-12-01 8 5 23409 64.09 Boomers
House ME PINGREE, Chellie P000597 1955-04-02 8 8 24748 67.76 Boomers
House NJ PAYNE, Donald, Jr. P000604 1958-12-17 7 7 23393 64.05 Boomers
House WI POCAN, Mark P000607 1964-08-14 6 6 21326 58.39 Boomers
House CA PETERS, Scott P000608 1958-06-17 6 6 23576 64.55 Boomers
House CA PANETTA, James Varni P000613 1969-10-01 4 4 19452 53.26 Gen X
House NH PAPPAS, Chris P000614 1980-06-04 3 3 15553 42.58 Gen X
House MN PHILLIPS, Dean P000616 1969-01-20 3 3 19706 53.95 Gen X
House MA PRESSLEY, Ayanna P000617 1974-02-03 3 3 17866 48.91 Gen X
House CA PORTER, Katie P000618 1974-01-03 3 3 17897 49.00 Gen X
House AK PELTOLA, Mary Sattler P000619 1973-08-31 2 2 18022 49.34 Gen X
House CO PETTERSEN, Brittany P000620 1981-12-06 1 1 15003 41.08 Millennial
House IL QUIGLEY, Mike Q000023 1958-10-17 8 8 23454 64.21 Boomers
Senate RI REED, John F. (Jack) R000122 1949-11-12 17 14 26715 73.14 Boomers
House NC ROSS, Deborah K. R000305 1963-06-20 2 2 21747 59.54 Boomers
House MD RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. (Dutch) R000576 1946-01-31 11 11 28096 76.92 Boomers
House NY RYAN, Patrick R000579 1982-03-28 2 2 14891 40.77 Millennial
House CA RUIZ, Raul R000599 1972-08-25 6 6 18393 50.36 Gen X
House MD RASKIN, Jamie Ben R000606 1962-12-13 4 4 21936 60.06 Boomers
Senate NV ROSEN, Jacklyn Sheryl R000608 1957-08-02 4 3 23895 65.42 Boomers
House IL RAMIREZ, Delia R000617 1983-06-02 1 1 14460 39.59 Millennial
Senate NY SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck) S000148 1950-11-23 22 13 26339 72.11 Boomers
House VA SCOTT, Robert C. S000185 1947-04-30 16 16 27642 75.68 Boomers
House CA SHERMAN, Brad S000344 1954-10-24 14 14 24908 68.19 Boomers
House WA SMITH, Adam S000510 1965-06-15 14 14 21021 57.55 Gen X
Senate MI STABENOW, Deborah Ann S000770 1950-04-29 14 12 26547 72.68 Boomers
House IL SCHAKOWSKY, Janice D. S001145 1944-05-26 13 13 28711 78.61 Silent
House CA SCHIFF, Adam S001150 1960-06-22 12 12 22840 62.53 Boomers
House CA SÁNCHEZ, Linda T. S001156 1969-01-28 11 11 19698 53.93 Gen X
House GA SCOTT, David S001157 1945-06-27 11 11 28314 77.52 Silent
House WA STRICKLAND, Marilyn S001159 1962-09-25 2 2 22015 60.27 Boomers
House MD SARBANES, John S001168 1962-05-22 9 9 22141 60.62 Boomers
Senate NH SHAHEEN, Jeanne S001181 1947-01-28 8 8 27734 75.93 Boomers
House AL SEWELL, Terri S001185 1965-01-01 7 7 21186 58.00 Gen X
House IL SCHNEIDER, Brad S001190 1961-08-20 5 5 22416 61.37 Boomers
House CA SWALWELL, Eric S001193 1980-11-16 6 6 15388 42.13 Gen X
Senate HI SCHATZ, Brian Emanuel S001194 1972-10-20 7 7 18337 50.20 Gen X
House FL SOTO, Darren Michael S001200 1978-02-25 4 4 16383 44.85 Gen X
Senate MN SMITH, Tina S001203 1958-03-04 4 4 23681 64.84 Boomers
House PA SCANLON, Mary Gay S001205 1959-08-30 4 4 23137 63.35 Boomers
House NJ SHERRILL, Mikie S001207 1972-01-19 3 3 18612 50.96 Gen X
House MI SLOTKIN, Elissa S001208 1976-07-10 3 3 16978 46.48 Gen X
House VA SPANBERGER, Abigail S001209 1979-08-07 3 3 15855 43.41 Gen X
House AZ STANTON, Greg S001211 1970-03-08 3 3 19294 52.82 Gen X
House MI STEVENS, Haley S001215 1983-06-24 3 3 14438 39.53 Millennial
House WA SCHRIER, Kim S001216 1968-08-23 3 3 19856 54.36 Gen X
House NM STANSBURY, Melanie Ann S001218 1979-01-31 2 2 16043 43.92 Gen X
House MI SCHOLTEN, Hillary S001221 1982-02-22 1 1 14925 40.86 Millennial
House OH SYKES, Emilia S001223 1986-01-04 1 1 13513 37.00 Millennial
House IL SORENSEN, Eric S001225 1976-03-18 1 1 17092 46.80 Gen X
House OR SALINAS, Andrea S001226 1969-12-06 1 1 19386 53.08 Gen X
House MS THOMPSON, Bennie T000193 1948-01-28 16 16 27369 74.93 Boomers
House CA THOMPSON, Michael T000460 1951-01-24 13 13 26277 71.94 Boomers
Senate MT TESTER, Jon T000464 1956-08-21 9 9 24241 66.37 Boomers
House NV TITUS, Alice (Dina) T000468 1950-05-23 7 7 26523 72.62 Boomers
House NY TONKO, Paul T000469 1949-06-18 8 8 26862 73.54 Boomers
House CA TAKANO, Mark T000472 1960-12-10 6 6 22669 62.06 Boomers
House CA TORRES, Norma Judith T000474 1965-04-04 5 5 21093 57.75 Gen X
House MI TLAIB, Rashida T000481 1976-07-24 3 3 16964 46.44 Gen X
House MA TRAHAN, Lori T000482 1973-10-27 3 3 17965 49.19 Gen X
House MD TRONE, David T000483 1955-09-21 3 3 24576 67.29 Boomers
House NY TORRES, Ritchie T000486 1988-03-12 2 2 12715 34.81 Millennial
House HI TOKUDA, Jill T000487 1976-03-28 1 1 17082 46.77 Gen X
House MI THANEDAR, Shri T000488 1955-02-22 1 1 24787 67.86 Boomers
House IL UNDERWOOD, Lauren U000040 1986-10-04 3 3 13240 36.25 Millennial
House NY VELÁZQUEZ, Nydia M. V000081 1953-03-28 16 16 25483 69.77 Boomers
Senate MD VAN HOLLEN, Christopher V000128 1959-01-10 11 4 23369 63.98 Boomers
House CA VARGAS, Juan V000130 1961-03-07 6 6 22582 61.83 Boomers
House TX VEASEY, Marc V000131 1971-01-03 6 6 18993 52.00 Gen X
House NM VASQUEZ, Gabriel V000136 1984-08-03 1 1 14032 38.42 Millennial
House CA WATERS, Maxine W000187 1938-08-15 17 17 30822 84.39 Silent
Senate OR WYDEN, Ronald Lee W000779 1949-05-03 22 14 26908 73.67 Boomers
House GA WILLIAMS, Nikema W000788 1978-07-30 2 2 16228 44.43 Gen X
Senate GA WARNOCK, Raphael Gamaliel W000790 1969-07-23 2 2 19522 53.45 Gen X
House FL WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Debbie W000797 1966-09-27 10 10 20552 56.27 Gen X
Senate VT WELCH, Peter W000800 1947-05-02 9 1 27640 75.67 Boomers
Senate RI WHITEHOUSE, Sheldon W000802 1955-10-20 9 9 24547 67.21 Boomers
Senate VA WARNER, Mark W000805 1954-12-15 8 8 24856 68.05 Boomers
House FL WILSON, Frederica W000808 1942-11-05 7 7 29279 80.16 Silent
Senate MA WARREN, Elizabeth W000817 1949-06-22 6 6 26858 73.53 Boomers
House NJ WATSON COLEMAN, Bonnie W000822 1945-02-06 5 5 28455 77.91 Silent
House VA WEXTON, Jennifer W000825 1968-05-27 3 3 19944 54.60 Gen X
House PA WILD, Susan W000826 1957-06-07 4 4 23951 65.57 Boomers
kable(current_independents, col.names=c("Chamber","State Abbreviation","Full Name","Biographical Directory Identification Number","Date of Birth","Cumulative Number of Congresses Served","Cumulative Number of Congresses Served in Given Chamber","Age in Days","Age in Years","Generation"), format="pipe", digits=2, caption="Ages of the Independent Members of the 118th Congress", align="c")
Ages of the Independent Members of the 118th Congress
Chamber State Abbreviation Full Name Biographical Directory Identification Number Date of Birth Cumulative Number of Congresses Served Cumulative Number of Congresses Served in Given Chamber Age in Days Age in Years Generation
Senate ME KING, Angus Stanley, Jr. K000383 1944-03-31 6 6 28767 78.76 Silent
Senate VT SANDERS, Bernard S000033 1941-09-08 17 9 29702 81.32 Silent
Senate AZ SINEMA, Kyrsten S001191 1976-07-12 6 3 16976 46.48 Gen X

Statistics and Graphics

Since I want to compare the ages of each party in Congress, I found the five number summary of the age, in years, of each subset. Since there are only three independent memebrs of the current Congress, I decided to compare only the ages of the Democrats and Republicans in a boxplot. I also sorted all members of the current Congress by their age in order to get a glimpse of the members at the extreme ages.

summary(current_republicans$Age_in_Years)
##    Min. 1st Qu.  Median    Mean 3rd Qu.    Max. 
##   33.66   49.37   58.69   57.62   65.91   89.30
summary(current_democrats$Age_in_Years)
##    Min. 1st Qu.  Median    Mean 3rd Qu.    Max. 
##   25.96   48.91   60.06   59.41   70.27   89.53
summary(current_independents$Age_in_Years)
##    Min. 1st Qu.  Median    Mean 3rd Qu.    Max. 
##   46.48   62.62   78.76   68.85   80.04   81.32
boxplot(current_republicans$Age_in_Years, current_democrats$Age_in_Years, xlab="Republicans                             Democrats", ylab="Age in Years", main="Ages of the 118th Congress by Party")

Findings and Recommendations

The findings shown above reveal that the Democratic party is generally older than the Republican party, having the greater mean, median, and 3rd quartile ages, with roughly comparable maximum and 1st quartile ages. Interestingly, sorting by age reveals that, at a glance, Democrats are more represented at both the high and low extremes.

The article notes that although Congress today is older than ever in the past, the population as a whole is also aging. Further study could incorporate data showing the median age of the 25+ population and the 30+ population at the time, and create new column, one showing the difference between the median age of the House and the median age of the 25+ population, and another showing the difference between the median age of the Senate and the median age of the 30+ population. Line graphs of these differences over time would reveal whether Congress is trending older than the age of the population overall, or whether the current age gap is roughly similar to what it has been in the past.