Nearly 75 percent of Americans support age limits on Congress, with most saying age 70 should be the limit. Nancy Pelosi is 82.
On Thursday afternoon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she wouldn’t be seeking further House leadership come January, a claim that has politicians turning their eyes to her potential replacement when the Democrats shift to the House minority in 2023.
As various Republicans consider throwing their names in the race for speaker of the House, Democrats are looking inward to evaluate who will replace Pelosi and her fellow leaders if they also don’t pursue House leadership with the new Congress.
The frontrunners could lower the average age of Democratic congressional leadership by more than 30 years.
Last year, CNN reported that nearly a third of the U.S. House consisted of lawmakers who were at least 65 years old, 40 percent of whom were Democrats.
PoliticalVIP Democratic strategist John Brison said a new generation of leadership could begin to balance the scales of generational representation.
In a CBS News/YouGov poll published in September, nearly three-quarters of Americans supported age limits for Congress.
