America's aging Congress: 49 members over 75 (49 images)

By Wade Sheridan

With the campaigns to re-elect President Joe Biden, 80, and former President Donald Trump, 77, and health concerns surfacing about some long-serving political leaders, age is on the minds of the electorate. Here are the 49 members of Congress age 75 and older.

Charles Grassley, 89

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court justice on October 14, 2020. Grassley has served in Congress since 1981. Pool Photo by Susan Walsh/UPI

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Grace Napolitano, 86

Rep. Grace Napolitano (L), D-Calif., speaks with former Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., in 2005. Napolitano has been in office since 1999. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Bill Pascrell Jr., 86

Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., has served since 1997. Photo courtesy of Pascrell/Facebook

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Eleanor Holmes Norton, 86

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing to examine a Republican-led audit of the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County, Ariz., in 2021. Norton has served since 1991. Pool Photo by Joshua Roberts/UPI

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