Longest Serving Lawmaker Calls It Quits After 64 Years

Wisconsin state Sen. Fred Risser (D), the longest-serving lawmaker in the nation’s history, announced he will retire after the end of his term, the Madison State Journal reports.

“Risser, 92, is also the last World War II veteran remaining in either the state or nation’s legislatures. His time in the Legislature since being elected to the Assembly in 1956 and the Senate in 1962 has spanned 13 different governors, and he says he never missed a legislative roll call.”