Retire Congress North Dakota

01/15/2026

An excellent column asking if the will of the voters will be respected regarding our state constitution requiring congressional age limits.

In the June 2024 election, North Dakotans passed Article XVI relating to congressional age limits (see NDLegis.gov/constitution). This year’s U.S. House election is theoretically the first to be subject to

07/28/2025

Haha!

LOUISVILLE, KY — A local family was faced with a difficult decision this week regarding whether to place their beloved grandpa in hospice care or have him announce a campaign for a U.S. Senate seat. The grandfather and potential candidate, Philip Gabbert, is 98 years old and suffers from advanced ...

07/08/2025

ARTICLE: "Once again, she said she’s running: “Yeah, I’m going to run for re-election.” And once again, her spokesperson quickly walked back the comment, telling Axios that “no decision has been made.”

A media conundrum for the age of gerontocracy.

06/30/2024

“Hide the decline” 2.0

VIDEO: https://x.com/rustyrockets/status/1807162088214888694?s=46&t=BJtodToFG32C2OqNYvAgNw

06/16/2024

ARTICLE: "Quote of the Day - “The reason we picked the age of 80 was simply that the support is so overwhelming at that point. Some of the first people I talked to when I decided to take it on are my parents. They’re in their early 80s. And I asked my dad: ‘How do you feel about this? Am I crazy?’ And he said: ‘Son, at my age, I have got no business being in Congress.’ ” —Jared Hendrix, speaking about the recently passed age limit of 80 for North Dakota legislators""

It’s technically unconstitutional. But point taken!

06/16/2024

INTERVIEW: “This is really being done in response to the fact that we don’t have Congressional term limits,” said Retire Congress North Dakota’s Chairperson Jared Hendrix. “Also, the fact that we don’t want the kinds of issues that we’ve seen with Senator Mitch McConnell, who’s obviously had a lot of episodes health-wise as have other members of Congress. Senator Dianne Feinstein, in California, had died in office recently, and seemed to be unaware at times of what she was voting on. Those are very serious concerns.”

Among several ballot measures North Dakota voters will be considering in tomorrow’s Primary Election is the statewide Initiated Measure 1, which would have an age restriction on those people …

06/16/2024

Good coverage.

Earlier this week, voters in North Dakota approved a ballot measure that will set an age limit on who can be elected to Congress from the state.

06/12/2024

ARTICLE: "Initiative chair Jared Hendrix, who also chaired the 2022 term limits measure, has described the proposed measure as "pretty common sense.""

The age limit measure's passage comes amid ongoing discussions about aging politicians

06/12/2024

A large majority of North Dakotans made it clear that they think members of Congress should retire, like everyone else. On the heels of a successful Term Limits Measure, this is another firm statement from North Dakota voters that they’re tired of career politicians that stay in office forever and lose touch with their constituencies. We’re very hopeful that this win will force a broader discussion in other states and across the country!

06/12/2024

BIG WIN!!!

06/12/2024

ARTICLE: "The measure provided a rare glimpse into how one state’s voters think about age at a time when questions over the effectiveness of older political leaders have been part of the national conversation."

A ballot measure left voters to decide whether 81 is too old for some political jobs. It was one state’s answer to an issue that has been a focus of national debate this election cycle.