Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the president pro tem of the Senate and its longest serving current member, announced on Monday that he will not seek another term.Leahy, 81, told reporters in Vermont that it “is time to pass the torch to the next Vermonter who will carry on this work for our great state.”Leahy is a longtime supporter of the entertainment industry, having chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee.
He also appeared in five Batman films, the most recent being Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016. Around the Capitol, he frequently carries a camera to capture candid shots of the halls of Congress.Leahy was first elected in 1974, a member of what was called the Watergate class, or the group of reformers elected in the wake of the
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