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Republicans In Senate Youth Movement Led By Democrats
A 1960s AP synopsis notes a younger Senate driven by Democrats with average ages around 57 for Democrats and 61 for Republicans. It highlights 13 Democratic freshmen averaging 43, only three Republicans under 50, and leaders like Edward Kennedy Birch Bayh Walter Mondale and others shaping key votes and policy debates.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
Senate
Old Chamber
Conecticut
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
James B. Pearson
Kansas
Milward L. Simpson
Wyoming
Sena
Tors
John G. Tower
Texas
Jack Miller
Iowa
Simpson
Len B. Jordan
Idaho
Paul Fannin
Arizona
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Karl Rolvaag
Walter F. Mondale
Edward Kennedy