'''Patrick Leahy''', a Democrat, is the senior senator from [[Vermont]]. He is the current chairman of the powerful [[Senate Judiciary Committee]] and has served in the Senate since 1974. His re-election races have not been close since the 1980 election. | '''Patrick Leahy''', a Democrat, is the senior senator from [[Vermont]]. He is the current chairman of the powerful [[Senate Judiciary Committee]] and has served in the Senate since 1974. His re-election races have not been close since the 1980 election. |