Patrick Leahy signals he'll run for ninth Senate term

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said he and his wife, Marcelle, typically decide by December before the election year whether he should seek another term. | Oliver Contreras-Pool/Getty Images

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The Senate’s longest-serving Democrat, long assumed to be on the cusp of retirement, is leaning toward giving it another go.

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who has served since 1975 and is in the line of presidential succession, is asking colleagues to support his potential campaign for a ninth term, according to Democratic senators who have spoken to him. The 81-year-old has also indicated to them that he believes he’s “the only Democrat that can win the seat,”

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