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Patrick Leahy
Patrick Joseph Leahy
(; born March 31, 1940) is an American
politician
and the senior
United States Senator
from
Vermont
. He has been in office since 1975. A member of the
Democratic Party
, Leahy served as the
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
from December 17, 2012 to January 6, 2015. As President pro tempore, he was third in the
presidential line of succession
. He is the
most senior senator
and took office at a
younger age
than any other current senator. Leahy received the title of
President pro tempore emeritus
upon the commencement of the 114th Congress. He is the last remaining member of the Senate to have served prior to the
1976 election
of
President
Jimmy Carter
.
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