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==Senate career==
==Senate career==
Leahy was elected to the Senate, replacing retiring senator [[George Aiken]] after 34 years (seems like his state has a tendency to not be able to elect anyone else), in 1974. Leahy's campaign coincided with the Watergate scandal, and he stated during a campaign rally that he would "reverse the 'frustration and disillusionment' many felt in government..." and would bring a "fresh, new approach" to governance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/forty-two-years-a-senator-has-leahy-served-long-enough/Content?oid=3736492|title="Forty-Two Years a Senator: Has Leahy Served Long Enough?"|date=October 12, 2016}}</ref> Of course, Leahy would soon become a swamp monster himself, switching gears in recent years and believing that politicians should have a steady hand at the wheel, versed in the ways of Washington.
Leahy was elected to the Senate, replacing retiring senator [[George Aiken]] after 34 years (seems like his state has a tendency to not be able to elect anyone else), in 1974. Leahy's campaign coincided with the Watergate scandal, and he stated during a campaign rally that he would "reverse the 'frustration and disillusionment' many felt in government..." and would bring a "fresh, new approach" to governance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/forty-two-years-a-senator-has-leahy-served-long-enough/Content?oid=3736492|title="Forty-Two Years a Senator: Has Leahy Served Long Enough?"|date=October 12, 2016}}</ref> Of course, Leahy would soon become a swamp monster himself, switching gears in recent years and believing that politicians should have a steady hand at the wheel, versed in the ways of Washington.