Patrick Leahy
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United States Senator from Vermont |
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Assumed office January 3, 1975 Serving with Bernie Sanders |
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| Preceded by | George Aiken |
| President pro tempore emeritus of the U.S. Senate |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Ted Stevens (2009) |
| President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate | |
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In office December 17, 2012 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel Inouye |
| Succeeded by | Orrin Hatch |
| Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Arlen Specter |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Grassley |
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In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Orrin Hatch |
| Succeeded by | Orrin Hatch |
| Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Jesse Helms |
| Succeeded by | Richard Lugar |
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Patrick Joseph Leahy March 31, 1940 Montpelier, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Marcelle Pomerleau (1962–present) |
| Children | 3 |
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St. Michael's College (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
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| Website | Senate website |
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Leahy /ˈleɪˌhiː/ (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 during the presidency of Gerald Ford and prior to the 1976 election of President Jimmy Carter.
Leahy is currently the longest-serving Democratic Senator as well as the longest-serving US Senator in the history of Vermont, and the current dean of his state's congressional delegation. Having been there since 1975, he is also the longest serving incumbent Senator following the death of Hawaii's Daniel Inouye, who had served from 1962 until his death in 2012. He is the former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee worked extensively on prison reform with the introduction on a number of bills aimed at reforming the overcrowded prisons. The bills include: the Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013, The Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013, and the Public Safety Enhancement Act.
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