Patrick Joseph Leahy OBE (/ ˈleɪhi / LAY-hee; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who represented Vermont in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2023.

Patrick Leahy is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1974 and represented Vermont from 1975 to 2023. He served as president pro tempore of the …

Sponsor: Leahy, Patrick J. [Sen.-D-VT] (Introduced 11/14/2022) Cosponsors: (2) Committees: Senate - Environment and Public Works Latest Action: Senate - 11/14/2022 Referred to the …

Jun 9, 2025 · First elected in 1974, Leahy served 8 terms in the U.S. Senate giving him the third longest tenure in the history of that chamber. Leahy was recently diagnosed with metastatic …

Feb 9, 2024 · Vermont native and former Democratic U.S. Senator, Patrick Leahy will long be remembered for his unwavering commitment to justice, human rights and as a champion for …

Dec 29, 2025 · From Jan 1975 to Dec 2022, Leahy missed 685 of 18,021 roll call votes, which is 3.8%. This is worse than the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of senators serving in …

Democrat Patrick Leahy began representing his home state of Vermont in the US Senate in 1975. Over his political career, he emerged as something of a watchdog in Congress, speaking out …

Senator Patrick Leahy, 82, a Democrat and the longest-serving member of the Senate, is retiring. And Representative Peter Welch, an eight-term Democrat, is stepping up to run for Mr. Leahy’s...

Senator Patrick Leahy played a significant role in the legislative response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. As Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, …

Jan 26, 2021 · Patrick Leahy is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Senator for Vermont from 1975 to 2023. As a member of the Democratic Party, he held the position of …