Fast Facts
2009
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Personal
Date of Birth: March 31, 1940
Parents: Alba and Howard Francis Leahy
Wife: Marcelle Pomerleau Leahy (married 1962)
Children: Three (Kevin, Alicia, Mark)
Grandchildren: Two grandsons and three granddaughters
Residence: Middlesex, Vt.
Favorite Super Hero: Batman
Education
Saint Michael's College, Colchester, Vt., B.A., 1961
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1964
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Official Photo of Senator
Patrick Leahy
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Professional
State's Attorney, Chittenden County, Vt., 1966-1974
U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1974 - present
Leahy is ranked 4th in seniority in the Senate.
Committee Assignments
Judiciary (Chairman)
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
Agriculture, Nutrition
& Forestry
Subcommittee on Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit
Subcommittee on Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic
Agriculture,
and General Legislation
Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support
Appropriations
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science
Subcommittee on Defense
Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations (Chairman)
Subcommittee on Interior
Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, Judiciary, Housing and Urban
Development
Subcommittee on Homeland Security
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