Personal

Date of Birth: March 31, 1940

Parents: Alba and Howard Francis Leahy

Wife: Marcelle Pomerleau Leahy (married 1962)

Children: Three (Kevin, Alicia, Mark)

Grandchildren: Two grandsons and three granddaughters

Residence: Middlesex, Vt.

Favorite Super Hero: Batman

Education

Saint Michael's College, Colchester, Vt., B.A., 1961

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1964

Professional

State's Attorney, Chittenden County, Vt., 1966-1974

U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1974 - present

Leahy is ranked 7th in seniority in the Senate.

Committee Assignments

Judiciary (Chairman)
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights


Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

Subcommittee on Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit
Subcommittee on Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture,
and General Legislation (Chairman)
Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support

Appropriations

Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science
Subcommittee on Defense
Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations (Chairman)
Subcommittee on Interior
Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development
Subcommittee on Homeland Security