And that little leeway in the rules helped lead to the tradition of the Senate candy desk, which began in the 1960s when actor-turned-senator George Murphy, R-Calif., served on Capitol Hill.

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That's right! There is one desk in the U.S. Senate Chamber that has a drawer filled to the brim with candy that any senator can take. The desk nearest to the chamber's eastern entrance (where most ...

There’s a Senate rule against eating in the chamber, so he quietly hid hard candy in his desk, where he secretly enjoyed it during long, dull debates. In 1968, Murphy was assigned a new desk.

“The Senate Candy Desk is is the best thing going on in Congress right now. It’s a long standing tradition. It was actually a U.S. senator from California in the mid-sixties.

The “candy desk” is a Senate tradition since the 1960s, and the senator who sits at the desk is responsible for ensuring it is stocked with sweets from the senator’s home state.

WASHINGTON (WISH) — U.S. Sen. Todd Young has been chosen as the new sentry of the Senate’s “candy desk.” The candy desk has been a tradition since the 1960s, with the new senator selected ...

U.S. Sen. Todd Young has a sweet new leadership role. The Indiana Republican recently became the new occupant of the Senate's "candy desk," a tradition since the 1960s.

And that little leeway in the rules helped lead to the tradition of the Senate candy desk, which began in the 1960s when actor-turned-senator George Murphy, R-Calif., served on Capitol Hill.

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Senator Todd Young (R-IN) is now taking on a sweet Senate tradition as the new host of the chamber’s candy desk. “The Senate Candy Desk is is the best thing going on in ...