Benjamin Hertzog
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Benjamin Hertzog | |
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.jpg) Hertzog in 2018 | |
| Senate Majority Leader | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Max O'Halloran |
| Senate Minority Leader | |
| In office January 3, 2021 – January 10, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Charlie Shoemaker |
| Succeeded by | Max O'Halloran |
| Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
| Deputy | Marcus Fox Liz Mann |
| Preceded by | Charlie Shoemaker |
| United States Senator from Michigan | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Karl Levy |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Lamar |
| Succeeded by | Pat Murphy |
| Vice Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Leader | Harrison Reed Charlie Shoemaker |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Marcus Fox Liz Mann |
| Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Leader | Harrison Reed |
| Preceded by | Joe Calzone |
| Succeeded by | Rob Mendes |
| 60th Mayor of Ann Arbor | |
| In office November 13, 2000 – November 10, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Robin Dwight |
| Succeeded by | Joe Heath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Cyrus Hertzog August 3, 1955 (age 65) Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Matilda Van Leeuwenhoek (m. 1984) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Michigan (BS) California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) |
| Space career | |
| NASA Astronaut | |
Time in space | 178d 5h 40m 22s |
| Selection | 1987 NASA Group 12 |
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 6 hours |
| Missions | STS-40, STS-47, STS-67, STS-84, Mir EO-23, Mir EO-24, STS-86 |
Mission insignia |        |
| Retirement | May 1, 1998 |
Benjamin Cyrus Hertzog (born August 3, 1955) is an American politician and former astronaut serving as the Senate Majority Leader since January 10, 2021 and as a United States Senator from Michigan since 2003.