Progressive icon Bernie Sanders, 83, hinted this week that his next term in the Senate may be his last. “I’ll be 89 when I get out of here. You can do the figuring. I don’t know, but I would assume, probably, yes,” the Vermont independent told Politico when asked if his upcoming term would be his final one.

He must have some big mittens to fill. Democratic Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders revealed that his forthcoming fourth term in the upper chamber will likely be his last, pointing to his octogenarian status.

Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), one of the Senate’s most prominent progressives, says he likely won’t run again for the Senate after his fourth term expires in 2030. Asked in an interview with Politico whether this would be his last term in Congress,