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No Age Limits in Congress | Dayton News
No age ceiling in the U.S. Constitution means lawmakers can serve well past retirement — as long as voters keep sending them back. The Founders trusted the electorate to judge fitness, not impose arbitrary retirement ages, and with no term limits, some members have stayed in office for decades. When seats open, House vacancies trigger mandatory special elections, while Senate vacancies can be filled by governors — depending on state law. Changing this would require a constitutional amendment, a near-impossible feat needing two-thirds approval in both chambers and ratification by three-fourths…
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