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'''Robert Byrd''', born 20 November, 1917 (age {{age|1917|11|20}}), is a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Senator from [[West Virginia]]. He is currently the oldest and longest-serving member of [[Congress]], [[President pro tempore]] of the US Senate, and is the longest-serving [[Senator]] in history, having been first elected in 1958.
'''Robert Byrd''', born 20 November, 1917 (age {{age|1917|11|20}}), is a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Senator from [[West Virginia]]. He is currently the oldest and longest-serving member of [[Congress]], [[President pro tempore]] of the US Senate, and is the longest-serving [[Senator]] in history, having been first elected in 1958.
Byrd has twice held the position of Senate Democratic Leader, was a crucial 60th vote in holding a filibuster-proof Senate in 2009, and remains a Democratic Party legend and icon.
Byrd has twice held the position of Senate Democratic Leader, was a crucial 60th vote in holding a filibuster-proof Senate in 2009, and remains a Democratic Party legend and icon. He is third in line to the [[President of the United States|Presidency]] behind [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]] and [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker]] [[Nancy Pelosi]].
He is third in line to the [[President of the United States|Presidency]] behind [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]] and [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker]] [[Nancy Pelosi]].
==Klan membership==
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