Candy Desk facts for kids
The candy desk has been a tradition of the United States Senate since 1968, where a United States senator sits at a specific desk near a busy entrance keeps a drawer full of candy for members of the body. The current occupant of the candy desk is Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey.
People who sat at the Candy Desk
| Dates | Senator | State | Candy brands | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 – January 3, 1971 | George Murphy | California | – | |
| January 21, 1971 – January 3, 1977 | Paul Fannin | Arizona | Hard candies | |
| January 4, 1977 – January 15, 1979 | Harrison Schmitt | New Mexico | Hard candies | |
| January 5, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | Roger Jepsen | Iowa | Hard candies | |
| January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | Steve Symms | Idaho | "Fine assortment of sweets" from "candy and chocolate associations." | |
| January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | Slade Gorton | Washington | "'Ample quantities' of candies made in his home state" | |
| January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 | John McCain | Arizona | – | |
| January 3, 1989 – January 5, 1993 | Slade Gorton | Washington | – | |
| January 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | Jim Jeffords | Vermont | – | |
| January 4, 1995 – January 7, 1997 | Bob Bennett | Utah | – | |
| January 7, 1997 – January 3, 2007 | Rick Santorum | Pennsylvania | The Hershey Company and Just Born products | |
| January 3, 2007 – June 4, 2007 | Craig Thomas | Wyoming | Small local Wyoming confectionery businesses and chocolatiers | |
| June 25, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | George Voinovich | Ohio | Spangler Dum Dum Pops, Mars, Incorporated products, and Harry London | |
| January 3, 2009 – September 9, 2009 | Mel Martinez | Florida | – | |
| September 10, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | George LeMieux | Florida | "Mini Hershey bars and Werther's Originals" | |
| February 14, 2011 – January 7, 2015 | Mark Kirk | Illinois | Wrigley's Gum, Garrett's Popcorn, Tootsie Rolls and Jelly Belly | |
| January 7, 2015 – | Pat Toomey | Pennsylvania | Just Born Quality Confections, Josh Early Candies, Mars products (3 Musketeers), Hershey products |
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George Murphy, a one-term senator from California, is considered the founder of the candy desk tradition.
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