Benjamin Hertzog

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Benjamin Hertzog
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Hertzog in 2018
Senate Majority Leader
Assumed office
January 10, 2021
Preceded byMax O'Halloran
Senate Minority Leader
In office
January 3, 2021 – January 10, 2021
Preceded byCharlie Shoemaker
Succeeded byMax O'Halloran
United States Senator from Michigan
Assumed office
January 3, 2003
Preceded byKarl Levy
Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
In office
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byAndy Lamar
Succeeded byPat Murphy
Vice Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMarcus Fox
Liz Mann
Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
In office
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2009
Preceded byJoe Calzone
Succeeded byRob Mendes
Mayor of Ann Arbor
In office
November 13, 2000 – November 10, 2002
Preceded byRobin Dwight
Succeeded byJoe Heath
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Cyrus Hertzog

August 3, 1955 (age 65)
Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
NationalityAmerican
SpouseMatilda Van Leeuwenhoek (m. 1984)
Children3
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BS)
California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)
Space career
NASA Astronaut
Time in space
178d 5h 40m 22s
Selection1987 NASA Group 12
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
6 hours
MissionsSTS-40, STS-47, STS-67, STS-84, Mir EO-23, Mir EO-24, STS-86
Mission insignia
Sts-40-patch.png Sts-47-patch.png Sts-67-patch.svg STS-84 patch.svg Soyuz TM-25 patch.png Soyuz TM-26 patch.png Sts-86-patch.svg
RetirementJune 1, 1988

Benjamin Cyrus Hertzog (born August 3, 1955) is an American politician, astronaut, and scientist currently serving as a U.S. Senator from Michigan and the Senate Majority Leader.