Hi Joe,
Trent started in the House & went on to the Senate.
The Senate is known as the 'adults' whereas the House are like the unruly teens.
Mastering the game and weathering the storms -- a riveting and candid memoir from one of washington's true insiders
For more than thirty years, Trent Lott of Mississippi has been one of the dominant figures in American political life. From the moment he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1972, he has been a leader in the conservative movement that has changed the course of the nation. From his years in Congress to his ascent to majority leader of the Senate -- and his decision to leave that post in the heat of controversy -- Herding Cats is the frank and revealing chronicle of a unique political life.
http://books.google.com/books/about/Herding_Cats.html?id=oU2cm1bOIGIC

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