Photos: Notable deaths from the world of politics in 2025
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Sylvester Turner: The congressman and former mayor of Houston died on March 4. He was 70. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Alan Simpson FILE PHOTO: Alan Simpson, former Wyoming Senator and co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, speaks at Stanford University's SIEPR Economic Summit in Palo Alto, California, U.S., on Friday, March 11, 2011. Simpson died on March 14 at the age of 93. (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Rep. Gerry Connolly FILE PHOTO: House Oversight and Accountability Committee Ranking Member Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) speaks with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), left, during a hearing on "Rightsizing Federal Government," on Capitol Hill, on February 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. Connolly died on March 21 at the age of 75. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images) (Al Drago/Getty Images)
David Souter FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter (L) leaves after addressing the Sandra Day O'Connor Project on The State of The Judiciary's forum "Striking the Balance: Fair and Independent Courts in a New Era" at Georgetown University Law Center May 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The high court announced the death of Souter on May 8. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Harrison Tyler This undated photo provided by Annique Dunning, executive director of Sherwood Forest Plantation, shows Harrison Ruffin Tyler, grandson of U.S. President John Tyler, who died on May 25, 2025, at 96 years old. (Sherwood Forest Plantation/AP)
Charlie Rangel: The 23-term congressman from New York, known as the "Lion of Lenox Avenue," died May 26. He was 94. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Bernard Kerik FILE PHOTO: Former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik enters the courthouse for a pre-trial hearing on October 20, 2009 in White Plains, New York. Kerik died May 29 at the age of 69. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Dr. James Dobson FILE PHOTO: Dr. James Dobson (C), founder of Focus on the Family, participates in the National Day of Prayer ceremony at the White House May 3, 2007 in Washington, DC. Dobson died on Aug. 21. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Charlie Kirk FILE PHOTO: CEO of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024. Kirk was killed when he was shot during an appearance in Utah on Sept. 10. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Joan Kennedy FILE PHOTO: Ted Kennedy and wife Joan Kennedy circa 1971 in New York City. Joan Kennedy died on Oct. 8 at the age of 89. (Photo by Tom Wargacki/WireImage) (Tom Wargacki/WireImage)
Dick Cheney through the years 2015: Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Sunshine Summit opening dinner at Disney's Contemporary Resort on November 12, 2015, in Orlando, Florida.The dinner is the kick-off of a three-day event that will draw thousands of Republicans, mostly to hear live speeches from all the GOP presidential candidates on Friday and Saturday. (Photo by Tom Benitez - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Eugene Hasenfus: A key figure in the Iran-Contra affair during the mid-1980s died on Nov. 26. He was 84. (Cindy Karp/Getty Images)
