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Is Congress too old?

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published July 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM EDT
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Is Congress too old? Some are asking that following the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham and the health questions surrounding Sen. Mitch McConnell.

The average member of the United States Senate is significantly older than the average American. Elected leaders commonly serve for decades.

Our guests discuss whether this is a benefit or a problem, and whether anything could be done to change it.

In studio:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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