Younger Senate Democrats are eyeing Sen. Debbie Stabenow's (D-Mich.) retirement next year as a rare opportunity to inject fresh talent into a leadership team that's enjoyed a decades-long grip on power.
Why it matters: Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) have been in leadership since before the chamber's youngest Democrat — 37-year-old Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) — was eligible to vote.