The candy desk was a Senate tradition that began in the 1960s and has since been passed down to others, with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) being the latest.

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 (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 ...

Sen. Todd Young is carrying on a decades-long Senate tradition by filling his desk with candy. The tradition began in 1965 when California Sen. George Murphy joined the chamber and stored hard ...