No Seat in Congress Should Be a Lifetime Appointment

Congress was never meant to be a lifetime job

Siah Correa HemphillNew Mexico State Chair, U.S. Term Limits The recent passing of Senator Lindsey Graham has once again raised an important question: How long is too long to serve in Congress? Today, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is 92 years old and serves as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, fourth in the presidential line of succession. He has served in Congress for more than 50 years. Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, has been absent fr…

No seat in Congress should be a lifetime appointment

From the column: "(The) system ... lets incumbents drift away from the people who elected them with almost no accountability between elections. That is why I filed to run against ... Stauber."

Siah Correa Hemphill: Congress was never meant to be a lifetime job

The recent passing of Senator Lindsey Graham has once again raised an important question: How long is too long to serve in Congress? Today, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is 92 years old and serves as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, fourth in the presidential line of succession. He has served in Congress for more than 50 years. Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, has been absent from Senate duties for weeks amid questions about his health af…