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Patrick Leahy | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Chuck Grassley |
| Succeeded by | Patty Murray |
| In office December 17, 2012 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Inouye |
| Succeeded by | Orrin Hatch |
| President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Grassley |
| United States Senator from Vermont | |
| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | George Aiken |
| Succeeded by | Peter Welch |
| Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee | |
| In office February 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Shelby |
| Succeeded by | Patty Murray |
| Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Arlen Specter |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Grassley |
| In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Orrin Hatch |
| Succeeded by | Orrin Hatch |
| In office January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Orrin Hatch |
| Succeeded by | Orrin Hatch |
| Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Jesse Helms |
| Succeeded by | Richard Lugar |
| State's Attorney of Chittenden County, Vermont | |
| In office May 10, 1966 – January 2, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | John Fitzpatrick |
| Succeeded by | Francis Murray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Joseph Leahy March 31, 1940 Montpelier, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Marcelle Pomerleau (m. 1962) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Saint Michael's College (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Senate website |
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Leahy, OBE (born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and part-time actor. He became a United States Senator from Vermont in 1975. He retired in 2023.
Leahy has appeared in three Batman movies Batman & Robin, The Dark Knight,[1] and in The Dark Knight Rises. He was also the voice of a Senator in Batman: The Animated Series. He supports gay marriage and LGBT rights.[2]
On December 17, 2012 after the death of Daniel Inouye, Leahy became the new President pro tempore of the United States Senate.[3] After Inouye's death, Leahy is now the most senior Democrat in the United States.[4] Leahy is currently the longest serving senator in the United States. He took office at a younger age than any other current senator. On January 3, 2015, Orrin Hatch succeeded Leahy as President pro tempore of the United States Senate. He was honored with the title President pro tempore emeritus soon afterwards. In 2021 after Democrats gained control of the U.S. Senate, Leahy became President pro tempore of the United States Senate again.
On January 25, 2021, it was announced that Leahy would be the presiding officer of Donald Trump's second impeachment trial.[5][6] In November 2021, he announced that he would not run for re-election and his retirement from the Senate, officially on January 3, 2023.
- ↑ Holy Cameo, Batman! It’s a Senator! NY Times. July 12, 2008
- ↑ "Patrick Leahy on the Issues". Ontheissues.org. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ↑ Raju, Manu. "Leahy will become president pro tempore of Senate". POLITICO.
- ↑ "Leahy now President Pro Tempore of Senate - miamiherald.com". Miami Herald.
- ↑ Alexander Bolton; Jordain Carney (January 25, 2021). "Leahy, not Roberts, to preside over impeachment trial". The Hill. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ↑ Susan Davis (January 25, 2020). "Sen. Patrick Leahy To Preside Over Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial". NPR.