Sen. Chuck Schumer, President Joe Biden and Sen. Dick Durbin are all considered subject to the "Biden effect." (Getty)
Durbin’s seat has already been targeted by up-and-coming Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, 20 years his junior – who announced a bid shortly after he announced his retirement.
Of the members still seated in Congress, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., 74, is potentially facing a heated primary in 2028 from the likes of progressive star Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 35.
After Schumer faced intense backlash from his own party for ultimately supporting the GOP’s government funding bill earlier this month, Ocasio-Cortez’s name returned to the discussion as a young upstart potentially taking out the old guard.
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Schumer saw his worst polling within the Empire State in 20 years, according to a Siena College survey, with the Brooklynite 10 points underwater following the funding bill debacle.
Meanwhile, Ocasio-Cortez's favorables are 47-33 in New York, up about 10 points from 2021.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 19, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
During a 2024 press availability, McConnell appeared to freeze up while speaking, though staffers later suggested he was fine. He has also announced his retirement after 40 years in the Senate.
Rep. Andy Barr, 51, and former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, 39, jumped into the fray to succeed the octogenarian Republican.
Of the oldest sitting senators not yet mentioned, Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, will be 82 by his 2026 potential re-election bid. Fox News Digital reached out for comment from the Gem State senator.
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On the flip side, even some of the youngest Senate Democrats are seeing their re-election prospects heavily challenged.
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is facing potential Republican challengers in what is now a swing state.
While none have declared their candidacy, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene – who would have the stated backing of President Donald Trump – as well as Rep. Earl "Buddy" Carter and Gov. Brian Kemp are all said to be formidable potential rivals, according to several reports.
Fox News Digital reached out to a representative for Biden for comment on the moniker "the Biden effect."
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser and Chad Pergram contributed to this report.
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