An 80-year-old progressive who’s been in Congress for nearly five decades won a key Senate primary by demanding “Medicare for All” and embracing transgender rights. A pair of septuagenarian House Democrats turned back younger, more liberal challengers by highlighting the benefits of seniority and their skill at bringing federal funding home to their districts. And […]

Markey is 80 years old and has been in Congress longer than his opponent, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), has been alive.

Tuesday's Democratic Senate primary pits 80-year-old incumbent against more moderate politician 33 years his junior who seems unlikely to woo younger voters

The Democrat will be 86 years old when his term ends in 2032.

Massachusetts Democrats chose progressivism over relative youth.