A closer look at the biggest achievements of Patrick Leahy. Awards, milestones, and records that define success.
Patrick Leahy is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Senator for Vermont from 1975 to 2023. As a member of the Democratic Party, he held the position of president pro tempore of the Senate twice, from 2012 to 2015 and again from 2021 to 2023.
In 1974, Patrick Leahy was elected to the United States Senate, becoming the youngest U.S. senator in Vermont history and the first Democrat to represent Vermont in the chamber.
In 1974, Patrick Leahy was named one of the country's three outstanding prosecutors by the National Association of District Attorneys.
In 1980, Patrick Leahy was re-elected to the Senate, defeating Stewart Ledbetter.
In 1986, Patrick Leahy was re-elected to the Senate, defeating Richard Snelling.
In 1992, Patrick Leahy was re-elected to the Senate, defeating Jim Douglas.
On November 2, 2004, Leahy was reelected to the Senate, easily defeating his opponent, businessman Jack McMullen, with 70.6 percent of the vote.
According to GovTrack, in 2013, Leahy was the senator who sponsored the most bipartisan bills. Sixty-one percent of the bills he sponsored had both Democratic and Republican co-sponsors.
In 2013, Patrick Leahy was awarded the annual U.S. Senator John Heinz Award for Greatest Public Service by an Elected or Appointed Official from the Jefferson Awards for Public Service.
In 2014, the Congressional Management Foundation awarded Patrick Leahy a "Silver Mouse Award" for his website, and a "Gold Mouse Award" for his engagement on social media.
In September 2022, Leahy was nominated as a representative of the United States to the Seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly.
In May 2023, UVM announced that it had named its Honors College for Patrick Leahy. The Honors College was founded in 2004 and is intended to host original research and student-faculty collaborations.
In 2023, Patrick Leahy was awarded an Honorary OBE (Order of the British Empire) from the British Government for his services to UK/USA relations.
In 2023, after Leahy retired from the Senate, Mayor Miro Weinberger announced that Burlington International Airport would be renamed in honor of Leahy.
In 2023, the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport was renamed in honor of Patrick Leahy.
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