Alyce Clarke, who took office in 1985 as the first Black woman elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, has announced she will retire at the end of her term in 2024. She is the state’s longest-serving female legislator.

Patrick O’Donnell, 73, is retiring after 45 years as Nebraska Legislature's clerk. 

After 45 years and 46 legislative sessions, 43 of them spent with the Minnesota House under seven different speakers, Bill Marx is riding into the proverbial sunset as one of the nation’s longest-serving chief fiscal analysts.

When the Washington Senate convened earlier this month, it marked the first session in the past 40 that Brad Hendrickson was not in the building. At least not in person.

NCSL salutes Glenn Koepp, a giant in the redistricting field who died last year, and three dedicated staffers who retired: Sheron Violini, Rick DeLeon and Stephen Klein.