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[edit]Below is a list of the 100 longest-serving members of congress.[1]
Rank (total) |
Rank (consecutive) |
Member | State | Party | Term(s) of service | Tenure (total) |
Tenure (consecutive) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | John Dingell | December 13, 1955 – January 3, 2015 (rep.) | 59 years, 21 days | 59 years, 21 days | ||
2 | 2 | Robert Byrd | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 (rep.) January 3, 1959 – June 28, 2010 (sen.) |
57 years, 177 days | 57 years, 177 days | ||
3 | 3 | Carl Hayden | February 19, 1912 – March 3, 1927 (rep.) March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1969 (sen.) |
56 years, 319 days | 56 years, 319 days | ||
4 | 4 | Daniel Inouye | August 21, 1959 – January 3, 1963 (rep.) January 3, 1963 – December 17, 2012 (sen.) |
53 years, 119 days | 53 years, 119 days | ||
5 | 5 | Jamie Whitten | November 4, 1941 – January 3, 1995 (rep.) | 53 years, 60 days | 53 years, 60 days | ||
6 | 6 | John Conyers | January 3, 1965 – December 5, 2017 (rep.) | 52 years, 337 days | 52 years, 337 days | ||
7 | 7 | Carl Vinson | November 3, 1914 – January 3, 1965 (rep.) | 50 years, 61 days | 50 years, 61 days | ||
8 | 8 | Emanuel Celler | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1973 (rep.) | 49 years, 305 days | 49 years, 305 days | ||
9 | 9 | Chuck Grassley | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 (rep.) January 3, 1981 – present (sen.) |
49 years, 296 days | 49 years, 296 days | ||
10 | 10 | Don Young | March 6, 1973 – March 18, 2022 (rep.) | 49 years, 13 days | 49 years, 13 days | ||
11 | 11 | Sam Rayburn | March 4, 1913 – November 16, 1961 (rep.) | 48 years, 258 days | 48 years, 258 days | ||
12 | — | Sidney R. Yates | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963 (rep.) January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1999 (rep.) |
48 years, 0 days | — | ||
12 | Patrick Leahy | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2023 (sen.) | 48 years, 0 days | 48 years, 0 days | |||
14 | 13 | Ed Markey | November 2, 1976 – July 15, 2013 (rep.) July 16, 2013 – present (sen.) |
47 years, 358 days | 47 years, 358 days | ||
15 | 16 | Strom Thurmond | December 24, 1954 – April 4, 1956 (sen.) November 7, 1956 – January 3, 2003 (sen.) |
47 years, 158 days | 46 years, 57 days | ||
16 | 14 | Wright Patman | March 4, 1929 – March 7, 1976 (rep.) | 47 years, 4 days | 47 years, 4 days | ||
17 | 15 | Ted Kennedy | November 7, 1962 – August 25, 2009 (sen.) | 46 years, 292 days | 46 years, 292 days | ||
18 | — | Joseph Gurney Cannon | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1891 (rep.) March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1913 (rep.) March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 (rep.) |
46 years, 0 days | — | ||
17 | Charles Rangel | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 2017 (rep.) | 46 years, 0 days | 46 years, 0 days | |||
20 | 18 | Adolph J. Sabath | March 4, 1907 – November 6, 1952 (rep.) | 45 years, 248 days | 45 years, 248 days | ||
21 | 19 | J. Lister Hill | August 14, 1923 – January 11, 1938 (rep.) January 11, 1938 – January 3, 1969 (sen.) |
45 years, 142 days | 45 years, 142 days | ||
22 | 20 | Thad Cochran | January 3, 1973 – December 26, 1978 (rep.) December 27, 1978 – April 1, 2018 (sen.) |
45 years, 89 days | 45 years, 89 days | ||
23 | 21 | George H. Mahon | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1979 (rep.) | 44 years, 0 days | 44 years, 0 days | ||
Warren Magnuson | January 3, 1937 – December 13, 1944 (rep.) December 14, 1944 – January 3, 1981 (sen.) |
44 years, 0 days | 44 years, 0 days | ||||
Charles E. Bennett | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1993 (rep.) | 44 years, 0 days | 44 years, 0 days | ||||
Richard Shelby | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987 (rep.) January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2023 (sen.) |
44 years, 0 days | 44 years, 0 days | ||||
27 | 25 | Justin S. Morrill | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1867 (rep.) March 4, 1867 – December 28, 1898 (sen.) |
43 years, 300 days | 43 years, 300 days | ||
28 | 26 | Hal Rogers | January 3, 1981 – present (rep.) | 43 years, 296 days | 43 years, 296 days | ||
Chuck Schumer | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1999 (rep.) January 3, 1999 – present (sen.) |
43 years, 296 days | 43 years, 296 days | ||||
Chris Smith | January 3, 1981 – present (rep.) | 43 years, 296 days | 43 years, 296 days | ||||
Ron Wyden | January 3, 1981 – February 5, 1996 (rep.) February 6, 1996 – present (sen.) |
43 years, 296 days | 43 years, 296 days | ||||
32 | 30 | Steny Hoyer | May 19, 1981 – present (rep.) | 43 years, 159 days | 43 years, 159 days | ||
33 | — | William B. Allison | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871 (rep.) March 4, 1873 – August 4, 1908 (sen.) |
43 years, 154 days | — | ||
34 | 31 | Melvin Price | January 3, 1945 – April 22, 1988 (rep.) | 43 years, 111 days | 43 years, 111 days | ||
35 | 32 | Bill Young | January 3, 1971 – October 18, 2013 (rep.) | 42 years, 289 days | 42 years, 289 days | ||
36 | 33 | Henry M. Jackson | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1953 (rep.) January 3, 1953 – September 1, 1983 (sen.) |
42 years, 242 days | 42 years, 242 days | ||
37 | — | Carter Glass | November 4, 1902 – December 16, 1918 (rep.) February 2, 1920 – May 28, 1946 (sen.) |
42 years, 158 days | — | ||
38 | 34 | John W. McCormack | November 6, 1928 – January 3, 1971 (rep.) | 42 years, 58 days | 42 years, 58 days | ||
39 | 35 | John Sparkman | January 3, 1937 – November 5, 1946 (rep.) November 6, 1946 – January 3, 1979 (sen.) |
42 years, 0 days | 42 years, 0 days | ||
Jack Brooks | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1995 (rep.) | 42 years, 0 days | 42 years, 0 days | ||||
Orrin Hatch | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2019 (sen.) | 42 years, 0 days | 42 years, 0 days | ||||
Jim Sensenbrenner | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2021 (rep.) | 42 years, 0 days | 42 years, 0 days | ||||
43 | 39 | William R. Poage | January 3, 1937 – December 31, 1978 (rep.) | 41 years, 363 days | 41 years, 363 days | ||
44 | 40 | Robert L. Doughton | March 4, 1911 – January 3, 1953 (rep.) | 41 years, 305 days | 41 years, 305 days | ||
Joseph W. Martin Jr. | March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1967 (rep.) | 41 years, 305 days | 41 years, 305 days | ||||
46 | 42 | Dick Durbin | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997 (rep.) January 3, 1997 – present (sen.) |
41 years, 296 days | 41 years, 296 days | ||
Marcy Kaptur | January 3, 1983 – present (rep.) | 41 years, 296 days | 41 years, 296 days | ||||
48 | 44 | Dave Obey | April 1, 1969 – January 3, 2011 (rep.) | 41 years, 277 days | 41 years, 277 days | ||
49 | 45 | Clarence Cannon | March 4, 1923 – May 12, 1964 (rep.) | 41 years, 70 days | 41 years, 70 days | ||
50 | 46 | John C. Stennis | November 5, 1947 – January 3, 1989 (sen.) | 41 years, 59 days | 41 years, 59 days | ||
51 | 47 | Kenneth McKellar | December 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 (rep.) March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1953 (sen.) |
41 years, 30 days | 41 years, 30 days | ||
52 | 48 | William Natcher | August 1, 1953 – March 29, 1994 (rep.) | 40 years, 241 days | 40 years, 241 days | ||
53 | — | Claude Pepper | November 4, 1936 – January 3, 1951 (sen.) January 3, 1963 – May 30, 1989 (rep.) |
40 years, 208 days | — | ||
54 | 49 | William P. Frye | March 4, 1871 – March 17, 1881 (rep.) March 18, 1881 – August 8, 1911 (sen.) |
40 years, 158 days | 40 years, 158 days | ||
55 | 50 | Ted Stevens | December 24, 1968 – January 3, 2009 (sen.) | 40 years, 10 days | 40 years, 10 days | ||
56 | — | Eugene Hale | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1879 (rep.) March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1911 (sen.) |
40 years, 0 days | — | ||
51 | Carl Curtis | January 3, 1939 – December 31, 1954 (rep.) January 1, 1955 – January 3, 1979 (sen.) |
40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | |||
Peter W. Rodino | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1989 (rep.) | 40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | ||||
Pete Stark | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2013 (rep.) | 40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | ||||
Tom Harkin | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985 (rep.) January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2015 (sen.) |
40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | ||||
George Miller | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2015 (rep.) | 40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | ||||
Henry Waxman | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2015 (rep.) | 40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | ||||
Barbara Mikulski | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1987 (rep.) January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2017 (sen.) |
40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | ||||
Pat Roberts | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1997 (rep.) January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2021 (sen.) |
40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | ||||
65 | — | Jennings Randolph | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1947 (rep.) November 5, 1958 – January 3, 1985 (sen.) |
39 years, 364 days | — | ||
66 | 59 | Leslie C. Arends | January 3, 1935 – December 31, 1974 (rep.) | 39 years, 362 days | 39 years, 363 days | ||
67 | 60 | Daniel A. Reed | March 4, 1919 – February 19, 1959 (rep.) | 39 years, 353 days | 39 years, 353 days | ||
68 | 61 | George W. Norris | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 (rep.) March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1943 (sen.) |
39 years, 305 days | 39 years, 305 days | ||
John Taber | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1963 (rep.) | 39 years, 305 days | 39 years, 305 days | ||||
William M. Colmer | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1973 (rep.) | 39 years, 305 days | 39 years, 305 days | ||||
71 | 64 | Mitch McConnell | January 3, 1985 – present (sen.) | 39 years, 296 days | 39 years, 296 days | ||
72 | 65 | Max Baucus | January 3, 1975 – December 14, 1978 (rep.) December 15, 1978 – February 6, 2014 (sen.) |
39 years, 35 days | 39 years, 35 days | ||
73 | — | Samuel Smith | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1803 (rep.) March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1815 (sen.) January 31, 1816 – December 17, 1822 (rep.) December 17, 1822 – March 3, 1833 (sen.) |
39 years, 32 days | — | ||
74 | — | John L. McClellan | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 (rep.) January 3, 1943 – November 28, 1977 (sen.) |
38 years, 330 days | — | ||
75 | 66 | Morris Sheppard | November 15, 1902 – February 3, 1913 (rep.) February 3, 1913 – April 9, 1941 (sen.) |
38 years, 146 days | 38 years, 146 days | ||
76 | 67 | Fritz Hollings | November 9, 1966 – January 3, 2005 (sen.) | 38 years, 55 days | 38 years, 55 days | ||
77 | 68 | Richard Russell Jr. | January 12, 1933 – January 21, 1971 (sen.) | 38 years, 10 days | 38 years, 10 days | ||
78 | — | John Sherman | March 4, 1855 – March 21, 1861 (rep.) March 21, 1861 – March 8, 1877 (sen.) March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1897 (sen.) |
38 years, 5 days | — | ||
79 | 69 | Russell B. Long | December 31, 1948 – January 3, 1987 (sen.) | 38 years, 3 days | 38 years, 3 days | ||
80 | 70 | Frederick H. Gillett | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1925 (rep.) March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931 (sen.) |
38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | ||
Wilbur Mills | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1977 (rep.) | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | ||||
Dante Fascell | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1993 (rep.) | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | ||||
Robert H. Michel | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1995 (rep.) | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | ||||
Nick Rahall | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2015 (rep.) | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | ||||
85 | — | Robert Crosser | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 (rep.) March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1955 (rep.) |
37 years, 305 days | — | ||
86 | 75 | Ben Cardin | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2007 (rep.) January 3, 2007 – present (sen.) |
37 years, 296 days | 37 years, 296 days | ||
87 | — | Bob Sikes | January 3, 1941 – October 19, 1944 (rep.) January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1979 (rep.) |
37 years, 290 days | — | ||
88 | 76 | Nathaniel Macon | March 4, 1791 – December 13, 1815 (rep.) December 13, 1815 – November 14, 1828 (sen.) |
37 years, 256 days | 37 years, 256 days | ||
89 | 77 | Henry Cabot Lodge | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 (rep.) March 4, 1893 – November 9, 1924 (sen.) |
37 years, 251 days | 37 years, 251 days | ||
90 | 78 | Nancy Pelosi | June 2, 1987 – present (rep.) | 37 years, 145 days | 37 years, 145 days | ||
91 | — | Alben W. Barkley | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1927 (rep.) March 4, 1927 – January 19, 1949 (sen.) January 3, 1955 – April 30, 1956 (sen.) |
37 years, 75 days | — | ||
92 | 79 | Henry B. González | November 4, 1961 – January 3, 1999 (rep.) | 37 years, 60 days | 37 years, 60 days | ||
93 | — | Francis E. Warren | November 24, 1890 – March 3, 1893 (sen.) March 4, 1895 – November 24, 1929 (sen.) |
37 years, 1 day | — | ||
94 | — | James Eastland | June 30, 1941 – September 28, 1941 (sen.) January 3, 1943 – December 27, 1978 (sen.) |
36 years, 84 days | — | ||
95 | 80 | Joe Biden | January 3, 1973 – January 15, 2009 (sen.) | 36 years, 12 days | 36 years, 13 days | ||
96 | 81 | John Murtha | February 5, 1974 – February 8, 2010 (rep.) | 36 years, 3 days | 36 years, 4 days | ||
97 | 82 | Henry L. Dawes | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1875 (rep.) March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1893 (sen.) |
36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||
— | Shelby M. Cullom | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 (rep.) March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1913 (sen.) |
42 years, 0 days | — | |||
82 | F. Edward Hébert | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1977 (rep.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | |||
Edward Boland | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1989 (rep.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
William Broomfield | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1993 (rep.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Dan Rostenkowski | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1995 (rep.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Neal Smith | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1995 (rep.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Claiborne Pell | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1997 (sen.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Joseph M. McDade | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1999 (rep.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Paul Sarbanes | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977 (rep.) January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2007 (sen.) |
36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Pete Domenici | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2009 (sen.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Ralph Regula | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2009 (rep.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Chris Dodd | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 (rep.) January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2011 (sen.) |
36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Jim Oberstar | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2011 (rep.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Daniel Akaka | January 3, 1977 – May 16, 1990 (rep.) May 16, 1990 – January 3, 2013 (sen.) |
36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Norm Dicks | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013 (rep.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Dale Kildee | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013 (rep.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Richard Lugar | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013 (sen.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Carl Levin | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2015 (sen.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Sander Levin | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2019 (rep.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Pete Visclosky | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2021 (rep.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Peter DeFazio | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2023 (rep.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Jim Inhofe | January 3, 1987 – November 15, 1994 (rep.) November 16, 1994 – January 3, 2023 (sen.) |
36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Fred Upton | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2023 (rep.) | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days |
Senate tenure
[edit]Rank (total) |
Rank (consecutive) |
Member | State | Party | Term(s) of service | Tenure (total) |
Tenure (consecutive) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Robert Byrd | January 3, 1959 – June 28, 2010 | 51 years, 177 days | 51 years, 177 days | ||
2 | 2 | Daniel Inouye | January 3, 1963 – December 17, 2012 | 49 years, 350 days | 49 years, 350 days | ||
3 | 3 | Patrick Leahy | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2023 | 48 years, 0 days | 48 years, 0 days | ||
4 | 5 | Strom Thurmond | December 24, 1954 – April 4, 1956 November 7, 1956 – January 3, 2003 |
47 years, 158 days | 46 years, 57 days | ||
5 | 4 | Ted Kennedy | November 7, 1962 – August 25, 2009 | 46 years, 292 days | 46 years, 292 days | ||
6 | 6 | Chuck Grassley | January 3, 1981 – present | 43 years, 296 days | 43 years, 296 days | ||
7 | 7 | Orrin Hatch | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2019 | 42 years, 0 days | 42 years, 0 days | ||
8 | 8 | Carl Hayden | March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1969 | 41 years, 305 days | 41 years, 305 days | ||
9 | 9 | John C. Stennis | November 5, 1947 – January 3, 1989 | 41 years, 59 days | 41 years, 59 days | ||
10 | 10 | Ted Stevens | December 24, 1968 – January 3, 2009 | 40 years, 10 days | 40 years, 10 days | ||
11 | 11 | Mitch McConnell | January 3, 1985 – present | 39 years, 296 days | 39 years, 296 days | ||
12 | 12 | Thad Cochran | December 27, 1978 – April 1, 2018 | 39 years, 96 days | 39 years, 96 days | ||
13 | 13 | Fritz Hollings | November 9, 1966 – January 3, 2005 | 38 years, 55 days | 38 years, 55 days | ||
14 | 14 | Richard Russell Jr. | January 12, 1933 – January 21, 1971 | 38 years, 10 days | 38 years, 10 days | ||
15 | 15 | Russell B. Long | December 31, 1948 – January 3, 1987 | 38 years, 3 days | 38 years, 3 days | ||
16 | 31 | Francis E. Warren | November 24, 1890 – March 3, 1893 March 4, 1895 – November 24, 1929 |
37 years, 1 day | 34 years, 266 days | ||
17 | 23 | James Eastland | June 30, 1941 – September 28, 1941 January 3, 1943 – December 27, 1978 |
36 years, 84 days | 35 years, 359 days | ||
18 | 16 | Warren Magnuson | December 14, 1944 – January 3, 1981 | 36 years, 20 days | 36 years, 20 days | ||
19 | 17 | Joe Biden | January 3, 1973 – January 15, 2009 | 36 years, 13 days | 36 years, 13 days | ||
20 | 18 | Claiborne Pell | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1997 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||
Pete Domenici | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2009 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Richard Lugar | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Carl Levin | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2015 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Richard Shelby | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2023 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
25 | 24 | Kenneth McKellar | March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1953 | 35 years, 305 days | 35 years, 305 days | ||
26 | 25 | Milton Young | March 12, 1945 – January 3, 1981 | 35 years, 297 days | 35 years, 297 days | ||
27 | 26 | Ellison D. Smith | March 4, 1909 – November 17, 1944 | 35 years, 259 days | 35 years, 259 days | ||
28 | 27 | Allen J. Ellender | January 3, 1937 – July 27, 1972 | 35 years, 207 days | 35 years, 207 days | ||
29 | 28 | William B. Allison | March 4, 1873 – August 4, 1908 | 35 years, 154 days | 35 years, 154 days | ||
30 | 29 | Max Baucus | December 15, 1978 – February 6, 2014 | 35 years, 54 days | 35 years, 54 days | ||
31 | 30 | John L. McClellan | January 3, 1943 – November 28, 1977 | 34 years, 330 days | 34 years, 330 days | ||
32 | 32 | Walter F. George | November 22, 1922 – January 3, 1957 | 34 years, 42 days | 34 years, 42 days | ||
33 | 33 | George Aiken | January 10, 1941 – January 3, 1975 | 33 years, 358 days | 33 years, 358 days | ||
34 | 34 | William Borah | March 4, 1907 – January 19, 1940 | 32 years, 321 days | 32 years, 321 days | ||
35 | 35 | Harry F. Byrd | March 4, 1933 – November 10, 1965 | 32 years, 251 days | 32 years, 251 days | ||
36 | 36 | John Sparkman | November 6, 1946 – January 3, 1979 | 32 years, 58 days | 32 years, 58 days | ||
37 | 37 | Quentin Burdick | August 8, 1960 – September 8, 1992 | 32 years, 31 days | 32 years, 31 days | ||
38 | — | John Sherman | March 21, 1861 – March 8, 1877 March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1897 |
31 years, 353 days | — | ||
39 | 38 | Justin S. Morrill | March 4, 1867 – December 28, 1898 | 31 years, 300 days | 31 years, 300 days | ||
40 | 39 | Patty Murray | January 3, 1993 – present | 31 years, 296 days | 31 years, 296 days | ||
41 | 40 | Henry Cabot Lodge | March 4, 1893 – November 9, 1924 | 31 years, 251 days | 31 years, 251 days | ||
42 | 41 | John McCain | January 3, 1987 – August 25, 2018 | 31 years, 235 days | 31 years, 235 days | ||
43 | 42 | William Proxmire | August 28, 1957 – January 3, 1989 | 31 years, 128 days | 31 years, 128 days | ||
44 | 43 | J. Lister Hill | January 11, 1938 – January 3, 1969 | 30 years, 358 days | 30 years, 358 days | ||
45 | 44 | Dianne Feinstein | November 4, 1992 – September 29, 2023 | 30 years, 330 days | 30 years, 330 days | ||
46 | 45 | Henry M. Jackson | January 3, 1953 – September 1, 1983 | 30 years, 242 days | 30 years, 242 days | ||
47 | 46 | William P. Frye | March 18, 1881 – August 8, 1911 | 30 years, 144 days | 30 years, 144 days | ||
48 | 47 | John T. Morgan | March 4, 1877 – June 11, 1907 | 30 years, 100 days | 30 years, 100 days | ||
49 | 48 | William Roth | January 1, 1971 – January 3, 2001 | 30 years, 2 days | 30 years, 2 days | ||
50 | 49 | John Warner | January 2, 1979 – January 3, 2009 | 30 years, 1 day | 30 years, 1 day | ||
51 | 50 | John P. Jones | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1903 | 30 years, 0 days | 30 years, 0 days | ||
Francis Cockrell | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1905 | 30 years, 0 days | 30 years, 0 days | ||||
Eugene Hale | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1911 | 30 years, 0 days | 30 years, 0 days | ||||
Shelby M. Cullom | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1913 | 30 years, 0 days | 30 years, 0 days | ||||
F. M. Simmons | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1931 | 30 years, 0 days | 30 years, 0 days | ||||
Reed Smoot | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1933 | 30 years, 0 days | 30 years, 0 days | ||||
— | Barry Goldwater | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1965 January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1987 |
30 years, 0 days | — | |||
50 | Jesse Helms | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2003 | 30 years, 0 days | 30 years, 0 days | |||
Paul Sarbanes | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2007 | 30 years, 0 days | 30 years, 0 days | ||||
Chris Dodd | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2011 | 30 years, 0 days | 30 years, 0 days | ||||
Arlen Specter | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2011 | 30 years, 0 days | 30 years, 0 days | ||||
Jeff Bingaman | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2013 | 30 years, 0 days | 30 years, 0 days | ||||
Tom Harkin | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2015 | 30 years, 0 days | 30 years, 0 days | ||||
Barbara Mikulski | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2017 | 30 years, 0 days | 30 years, 0 days | ||||
Harry Reid | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2017 | 30 years, 0 days | 30 years, 0 days | ||||
66 | 64 | J. William Fulbright | January 3, 1945 – December 31, 1974 | 29 years, 363 days | 29 years, 363 days | ||
67 | 65 | Mark Hatfield | January 10, 1967 – January 3, 1997 | 29 years, 359 days | 29 years, 359 days | ||
68 | 66 | Jay Rockefeller | January 15, 1985 – January 3, 2015 | 29 years, 353 days | 29 years, 353 days | ||
69 | 67 | George W. Norris | March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1943 | 29 years, 305 days | 29 years, 305 days | ||
Arthur Capper | March 4, 1919 – January 3, 1949 | 29 years, 305 days | 29 years, 305 days | ||||
71 | 69 | Thomas Hart Benton | August 10, 1821 – March 3, 1851 | 29 years, 206 days | 29 years, 206 days | ||
70 | — | Henry M. Teller | November 15, 1876 – April 17, 1882 March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1909 |
29 years, 153 days | — | ||
73 | 70 | Nelson W. Aldrich | October 4, 1881 – March 3, 1911 | 29 years, 151 days | 29 years, 151 days | ||
74 | — | William R. King | December 14, 1819 – April 15, 1844 July 1, 1848 – December 20, 1852 |
28 years, 296 days | — | ||
75 | 71 | Henry F. Ashurst | March 27, 1912 – January 3, 1941 | 28 years, 282 days | 28 years, 282 days | ||
76 | 72 | Ron Wyden | February 6, 1996 – present | 28 years, 262 days | 28 years, 262 days | ||
77 | — | Frank Lautenberg | December 27, 1982 – January 3, 2001 January 3, 2003 – June 3, 2013 |
28 years, 158 days | — | ||
78 | 73 | Hiram Johnson | March 16, 1917 – August 6, 1945 | 28 years, 144 days | 28 years, 144 days | ||
79 | — | William M. Stewart | December 15, 1864 – March 3, 1875 March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1905 |
28 years, 79 days | — | ||
80 | 74 | Morris Sheppard | February 3, 1913 – April 9, 1941 | 28 years, 66 days | 28 years, 66 days | ||
81 | 75 | Knute Nelson | March 4, 1895 – April 28, 1923 | 28 years, 56 days | 28 years, 56 days | ||
82 | 76 | Jim Inhofe | November 16, 1994 – January 3, 2023 | 28 years, 48 days | 28 years, 48 days | ||
83 | 77 | John Kerry | January 2, 1985 – February 1, 2013 | 28 years, 31 days | 28 years, 31 days | ||
84 | 78 | Susan Collins | January 3, 1997 – present | 27 years, 296 days | 27 years, 296 days | ||
Dick Durbin | January 3, 1997 – present | 27 years, 296 days | 27 years, 296 days | ||||
Jack Reed | January 3, 1997 – present | 27 years, 296 days | 27 years, 296 days | ||||
87 | 81 | Key Pittman | January 29, 1913 – November 10, 1940 | 27 years, 287 days | 27 years, 287 days | ||
88 | 82 | Lee S. Overman | March 4, 1903 – December 12, 1930 | 27 years, 284 days | 27 years, 284 days | ||
89 | 83 | George F. Hoar | March 4, 1877 – September 30, 1904 | 27 years, 211 days | 27 years, 211 days | ||
90 | 84 | Dennis Chávez | May 11, 1935 – November 18, 1962 | 27 years, 192 days | 27 years, 192 days | ||
91 | 85 | Jacob H. Gallinger | March 4, 1891 – August 17, 1918 | 27 years, 167 days | 27 years, 167 days | ||
92 | 86 | Bob Dole | January 3, 1969 – June 11, 1996 | 27 years, 161 days | 27 years, 161 days | ||
93 | 87 | Duncan U. Fletcher | March 4, 1909 – June 17, 1936 | 27 years, 106 days | 27 years, 106 days | ||
94 | 88 | Bob Packwood | January 3, 1969 – October 1, 1995 | 26 years, 272 days | 26 years, 272 days | ||
95 | 89 | Carter Glass | February 2, 1920 – May 28, 1946 | 26 years, 116 days | 26 years, 116 days | ||
96 | 90 | Jennings Randolph | November 5, 1958 – January 3, 1985 | 26 years, 59 days | 26 years, 59 days | ||
97 | 91 | James E. Murray | November 7, 1934 – January 3, 1961 | 26 years, 57 days | 26 years, 57 days | ||
98 | 92 | Orville H. Platt | March 4, 1879 – April 21, 1905 | 26 years, 49 days | 26 years, 49 days | ||
99 | — | David I. Walsh | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1925 December 6, 1926 – January 3, 1947 |
26 years, 27 days | — | ||
100 | 93 | John Pastore | December 19, 1950 – December 28, 1976 | 26 years, 10 days | 26 years, 10 days | ||
— | 94 | Kent Conrad | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2013 | — | 26 years, 0 days | ||
95 | Mike Crapo | January 3, 1999 – present | 25 years, 296 days | ||||
Chuck Schumer | January 3, 1999 – present | 25 years, 296 days | |||||
97 | George F. Edmunds | April 3, 1866 – November 1, 1891 | 25 years, 212 days | ||||
98 | Henry B. Anthony | March 4, 1859 – September 2, 1884 | 25 years, 182 days | ||||
99 | Charles L. McNary | December 18, 1918 – February 25, 1944 | 25 years, 69 days | ||||
100 | Styles Bridges | January 3, 1937 – November 26, 1961 | 24 years, 327 days |
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House of Representatives tenure
[edit]Rank (total) |
Rank (consecutive) |
Member | State | Party | Term(s) of service | Tenure (total) |
Tenure (consecutive) |
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1 | 1 | John Dingell | December 13, 1955 – January 3, 2015 | 59 years, 21 days | 59 years, 21 days | ||
2 | 2 | Jamie Whitten | November 4, 1941 – January 3, 1995 | 53 years, 60 days | 53 years, 60 days | ||
3 | 3 | John Conyers | January 3, 1965 – December 5, 2017 | 52 years, 336 days | 52 years, 337 days | ||
4 | 4 | Carl Vinson | November 3, 1914 – January 3, 1965 | 50 years, 61 days | 50 years, 61 days | ||
5 | 5 | Emanuel Celler | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1973 | 49 years, 305 days | 49 years, 305 days | ||
6 | 6 | Don Young | March 6, 1973 – March 18, 2022 | 49 years, 13 days | 49 years, 13 days | ||
7 | 7 | Sam Rayburn | March 4, 1913 – November 16, 1961 | 48 years, 258 days | 48 years, 258 days | ||
8 | 67 | Sidney R. Yates | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963 January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1999 |
48 years, 0 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||
9 | 8 | Wright Patman | March 4, 1929 – March 7, 1976 | 47 years, 4 days | 47 years, 4 days | ||
10 | — | Joseph Gurney Cannon | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1891 March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1913 March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 |
46 years, 0 days | — | ||
9 | Charles Rangel | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 2017 | 46 years, 0 days | 46 years, 0 days | |||
12 | 10 | Adolph J. Sabath | March 4, 1907 – November 6, 1952 | 45 years, 248 days | 45 years, 248 days | ||
13 | 11 | George H. Mahon | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1979 | 44 years, 0 days | 44 years, 0 days | ||
Charles E. Bennett | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1993 | 44 years, 0 days | 44 years, 0 days | ||||
15 | 13 | Hal Rogers | January 3, 1981 – present | 43 years, 296 days | 43 years, 296 days | ||
Chris Smith | January 3, 1981 – present | 43 years, 296 days | 43 years, 296 days | ||||
17 | 15 | Steny Hoyer | May 19, 1981 – present | 43 years, 159 days | 43 years, 159 days | ||
18 | 16 | Melvin Price | January 3, 1945 – April 22, 1988 | 43 years, 111 days | 43 years, 111 days | ||
19 | 17 | Bill Young | January 3, 1971 – October 18, 2013 | 42 years, 289 days | 42 years, 289 days | ||
20 | 18 | John W. McCormack | November 6, 1928 – January 3, 1971 | 42 years, 58 days | 42 years, 58 days | ||
21 | 19 | Jack Brooks | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1995 | 42 years, 0 days | 42 years, 0 days | ||
Jim Sensenbrenner | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2021 | 42 years, 0 days | 42 years, 0 days | ||||
23 | 21 | William R. Poage | January 3, 1937 – December 31, 1978 | 41 years, 363 days | 41 years, 363 days | ||
24 | 22 | Robert L. Doughton | March 4, 1911 – January 3, 1953 | 41 years, 305 days | 41 years, 305 days | ||
Joseph W. Martin Jr. | March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1967 | 41 years, 305 days | 41 years, 305 days | ||||
26 | 24 | Marcy Kaptur | January 3, 1983 – present | 41 years, 296 days | 41 years, 296 days | ||
27 | 25 | Dave Obey | April 1, 1969 – January 3, 2011 | 41 years, 277 days | 41 years, 277 days | ||
28 | 26 | Clarence Cannon | March 4, 1923 – May 12, 1964 | 41 years, 70 days | 41 years, 70 days | ||
29 | 27 | William Natcher | August 1, 1953 – March 29, 1994 | 40 years, 241 days | 40 years, 241 days | ||
30 | 28 | Peter W. Rodino | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1989 | 40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | ||
Pete Stark | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2013 | 40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | ||||
George Miller | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2015 | 40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | ||||
Henry Waxman | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2015 | 40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | ||||
34 | 32 | Leslie C. Arends | January 3, 1935 – December 31, 1974 | 39 years, 363 days | 39 years, 363 days | ||
35 | 33 | Daniel A. Reed | March 4, 1919 – February 19, 1959 | 39 years, 351 days | 39 years, 351 days | ||
36 | 34 | John Taber | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1963 | 39 years, 305 days | 39 years, 305 days | ||
William M. Colmer | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1973 | 39 years, 305 days | 39 years, 305 days | ||||
38 | 36 | Wilbur Mills | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1977 | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | ||
Dante Fascell | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1993 | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | ||||
Robert H. Michel | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1995 | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | ||||
Nick Rahall | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2015 | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | ||||
42 | — | Robert Crosser | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1955 |
37 years, 305 days | — | ||
43 | 67 | Bob Sikes | January 3, 1941 – October 19, 1944 January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1979 |
37 years, 290 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||
44 | 40 | Nancy Pelosi | June 2, 1987 – present | 37 years, 145 days | 37 years, 145 days | ||
45 | 41 | Henry B. González | November 4, 1961 – January 3, 1999 | 37 years, 60 days | 37 years, 60 days | ||
46 | 42 | Ed Markey | November 2, 1976 – July 15, 2013 | 36 years, 256 days | 36 years, 257 days | ||
47 | 43 | John Murtha | February 5, 1974 – February 8, 2010 | 36 years, 4 days | 36 years, 4 days | ||
48 | 44 | F. Edward Hébert | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1977 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||
Edward Boland | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1989 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
William Broomfield | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1993 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Dan Rostenkowski | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1995 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Neal Smith | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1995 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Joseph M. McDade | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1999 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Ralph Regula | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2009 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Jim Oberstar | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2011 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Norm Dicks | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Dale Kildee | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Sander Levin | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2019 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Pete Visclosky | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2021 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Peter DeFazio | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2023 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
Fred Upton | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2023 | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | ||||
62 | — | Henry Allen Cooper | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1919 March 4, 1921 – March 1, 1931 |
35 years, 363 days | — | ||
63 | 58 | Frank Pallone | November 8, 1988 – present | 35 years, 352 days | 35 years, 352 days | ||
64 | 59 | Howard W. Smith | March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1967 | 35 years, 305 days | 35 years, 305 days | ||
65 | 60 | Richard Neal | January 3, 1989 – present | 35 years, 296 days | 35 years, 296 days | ||
66 | 61 | Tom Petri | April 3, 1979 – January 3, 2015 | 35 years, 275 days | 35 years, 275 days | ||
67 | 62 | Carl D. Perkins | January 3, 1949 – August 3, 1984 | 35 years, 214 days | 35 years, 214 days | ||
68 | 63 | Edith Nourse Rogers | June 30, 1925 – September 10, 1960 | 35 years, 73 days | 35 years, 73 days | ||
69 | 64 | Phil Crane | November 25, 1969 – January 3, 2005 | 35 years, 39 days | 35 years, 39 days | ||
70 | 65 | Clement Zablocki | January 3, 1949 – December 3, 1983 | 34 years, 335 days | 34 years, 335 days | ||
71 | — | George Brown Jr. | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971 January 3, 1973 – July 15, 1999 |
34 years, 194 days | — | ||
72 | 66 | Jim Wright | January 3, 1955 – June 30, 1989 | 34 years, 179 days | 34 years, 179 days | ||
73 | — | B. Carroll Reece | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931 March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1947 January 3, 1951 – March 19, 1961 |
34 years, 16 days | — | ||
74 | 67 | Gilbert N. Haugen | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1933 | 34 years, 0 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||
John L. McMillan | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1973 | 34 years, 0 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||||
Ray Madden | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1977 | 34 years, 0 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||||
Sam Gibbons | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1997 | 34 years, 0 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||||
Jimmy Quillen | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1997 | 34 years, 0 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||||
Jerry Lewis | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2013 | 34 years, 0 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||||
Richard W. Bolling | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1983 | 34 years, 0 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||||
Tip O'Neill | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1987 | 34 years, 0 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||||
Lee Hamilton | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1999 | 34 years, 0 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||||
Ike Skelton | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2011 | 34 years, 0 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||||
Ralph Hall | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2015 | 34 years, 0 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||||
Frank Wolf | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2015 | 34 years, 0 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||||
Joe Barton | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2019 | 34 years, 0 days | 34 years, 0 days | ||||
— | David Price | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2023 |
34 years, 0 days | — | |||
88 | 82 | Charles A. Halleck | January 29, 1935 – January 3, 1969 | 33 years, 340 days | 33 years, 340 days | ||
89 | 83 | Hatton W. Sumners | March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1947 | 33 years, 305 days | 33 years, 305 days | ||
— | Roy O. Woodruff | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1953 |
33 years, 305 days | — | |||
83 | Thomas A. Jenkins | March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1959 | 33 years, 305 days | 33 years, 305 days | |||
92 | 85 | Rosa DeLauro | January 3, 1991 – present | 33 years, 296 days | 33 years, 296 days | ||
Eleanor Holmes Norton | January 3, 1991 – present | 33 years, 296 days | 33 years, 296 days | ||||
Maxine Waters | January 3, 1991 – present | 33 years, 296 days | 33 years, 296 days | ||||
95 | — | John H. Ketcham | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1893 March 4, 1897 – November 4, 1906 |
33 years, 246 days | — | ||
96 | 88 | Michael J. Kirwan | January 3, 1937 – July 27, 1970 | 33 years, 206 days | 33 years, 206 days | ||
97 | 89 | John Lewis | January 3, 1987 – July 17, 2020 | 33 years, 197 days | 33 years, 197 days | ||
98 | 90 | Edward W. Pou | March 4, 1901 – April 1, 1934 | 33 years, 29 days | 33 years, 29 days | ||
99 | 91 | Henry H. Bingham | March 4, 1879 – March 22, 1912 | 33 years, 19 days | 33 years, 19 days | ||
100 | 92 | Edward T. Taylor | March 4, 1909 – September 3, 1941 | 32 years, 184 days | 32 years, 184 days | ||
— | 93 | Harold D. Cooley | July 7, 1934 – December 30, 1966 | — | 32 years, 177 days | ||
94 | Olin E. Teague | August 24, 1946 – December 31, 1978 | 32 years, 130 days | ||||
95 | Silvio O. Conte | January 3, 1959 – February 8, 1991 | 32 years, 37 days | ||||
96 | Thomas E. Morgan | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1977 | 32 years, 0 days | ||||
Harley Orrin Staggers | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1981 | 32 years, 0 days | |||||
Tom Steed | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1981 | 32 years, 0 days | |||||
Robert Kastenmeier | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1991 | 32 years, 0 days | |||||
Don Edwards | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1995 | 32 years, 0 days | |||||
Kika de la Garza | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1997 | 32 years, 0 days | |||||
Lacy Clay | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 2001 | 32 years, 0 days | |||||
Henry Hyde | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2007 | 32 years, 0 days | |||||
David Dreier | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2013 | 32 years, 0 days | |||||
Barney Frank | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2013 | 32 years, 0 days | |||||
Lamar Smith | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2019 | 32 years, 0 days | |||||
Eliot Engel | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2021 | 32 years, 0 days | |||||
Nita Lowey | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2021 | 32 years, 0 days |