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KramerDSP
11-02-2010, 06:46 PM
Apparently, Ron and Rand Paul will be the first ever father-son combo in Congress with the son being in the Senate and the father being in the House. Thought that was interesting.

anaconda
11-02-2010, 07:01 PM
Interesting. Wonder what the parent-in-the-Senate & offspring-in-the-House pairs have been over the years? Probably quite a few I would guess..

phill4paul
11-02-2010, 07:02 PM
The true CIVIL rights dynasty.

cindy25
11-02-2010, 07:09 PM
Goldwater's: Sr-senate (AZ)
Jr House (CA)

Kennedy's: Ted senate: (MA)
Patrick house (RI)

First (and only) father and son to serve in the Senate simultaneously: Henry Dodge of Wisconsin served in the Senate from 1848 to 1857, and his son, Augustus Dodge of Iowa, served from 1855 to 1858.