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Total congressional tenure

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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, 1955January 3, 2015 (rep.) 59 years, 21 days 59 years, 21 days
2 2 Robert Byrd January 3, 1953January 3, 1959 (rep.)
January 3, 1959June 28, 2010 (sen.)
57 years, 177 days 57 years, 177 days
3 3 Carl Hayden February 19, 1912March 3, 1927 (rep.)
March 4, 1927January 3, 1969 (sen.)
56 years, 319 days 56 years, 319 days
4 4 Daniel Inouye August 21, 1959January 3, 1963 (rep.)
January 3, 1963December 17, 2012 (sen.)
53 years, 119 days 53 years, 119 days
5 5 Jamie Whitten November 4, 1941January 3, 1995 (rep.) 53 years, 60 days 53 years, 60 days
6 6 John Conyers January 3, 1965December 5, 2017 (rep.) 52 years, 337 days 52 years, 337 days
7 7 Carl Vinson November 3, 1914January 3, 1965 (rep.) 50 years, 61 days 50 years, 61 days
8 8 Emanuel Celler March 4, 1923January 3, 1973 (rep.) 49 years, 305 days 49 years, 305 days
9 9 Chuck Grassley January 3, 1975January 3, 1981 (rep.)
January 3, 1981 – present (sen.)
49 years, 296 days 49 years, 296 days
10 10 Don Young March 6, 1973March 18, 2022 (rep.) 49 years, 13 days 49 years, 13 days
11 11 Sam Rayburn March 4, 1913November 16, 1961 (rep.) 48 years, 258 days 48 years, 258 days
12 Sidney R. Yates January 3, 1949January 3, 1963 (rep.)
January 3, 1965January 3, 1999 (rep.)
48 years, 0 days
12 Patrick Leahy January 3, 1975January 3, 2023 (sen.) 48 years, 0 days 48 years, 0 days
14 13 Ed Markey November 2, 1976July 15, 2013 (rep.)
July 16, 2013 – present (sen.)
47 years, 358 days 47 years, 358 days
15 16 Strom Thurmond December 24, 1954April 4, 1956 (sen.)
November 7, 1956January 3, 2003 (sen.)
47 years, 158 days 46 years, 57 days
16 14 Wright Patman March 4, 1929March 7, 1976 (rep.) 47 years, 4 days 47 years, 4 days
17 15 Ted Kennedy November 7, 1962August 25, 2009 (sen.) 46 years, 292 days 46 years, 292 days
18 Joseph Gurney Cannon March 4, 1873March 3, 1891 (rep.)
March 4, 1893March 3, 1913 (rep.)
March 4, 1915March 3, 1923 (rep.)
46 years, 0 days
17 Charles Rangel January 3, 1971January 3, 2017 (rep.) 46 years, 0 days 46 years, 0 days
20 18 Adolph J. Sabath March 4, 1907November 6, 1952 (rep.) 45 years, 248 days 45 years, 248 days
21 19 J. Lister Hill August 14, 1923January 11, 1938 (rep.)
January 11, 1938January 3, 1969 (sen.)
45 years, 142 days 45 years, 142 days
22 20 Thad Cochran January 3, 1973December 26, 1978 (rep.)
December 27, 1978April 1, 2018 (sen.)
45 years, 89 days 45 years, 89 days
23 21 George H. Mahon January 3, 1935January 3, 1979 (rep.) 44 years, 0 days 44 years, 0 days
Warren Magnuson January 3, 1937December 13, 1944 (rep.)
December 14, 1944January 3, 1981 (sen.)
44 years, 0 days 44 years, 0 days
Charles E. Bennett January 3, 1949January 3, 1993 (rep.) 44 years, 0 days 44 years, 0 days
Richard Shelby January 3, 1979January 3, 1987 (rep.)
January 3, 1987January 3, 2023 (sen.)
44 years, 0 days 44 years, 0 days
27 25 Justin S. Morrill March 4, 1855March 3, 1867 (rep.)
March 4, 1867December 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, 1981January 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, 1981February 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, 1863March 3, 1871 (rep.)
March 4, 1873August 4, 1908 (sen.)
43 years, 154 days
34 31 Melvin Price January 3, 1945April 22, 1988 (rep.) 43 years, 111 days 43 years, 111 days
35 32 Bill Young January 3, 1971October 18, 2013 (rep.) 42 years, 289 days 42 years, 289 days
36 33 Henry M. Jackson January 3, 1941January 3, 1953 (rep.)
January 3, 1953September 1, 1983 (sen.)
42 years, 242 days 42 years, 242 days
37 Carter Glass November 4, 1902December 16, 1918 (rep.)
February 2, 1920May 28, 1946 (sen.)
42 years, 158 days
38 34 John W. McCormack November 6, 1928January 3, 1971 (rep.) 42 years, 58 days 42 years, 58 days
39 35 John Sparkman January 3, 1937November 5, 1946 (rep.)
November 6, 1946January 3, 1979 (sen.)
42 years, 0 days 42 years, 0 days
Jack Brooks January 3, 1953January 3, 1995 (rep.) 42 years, 0 days 42 years, 0 days
Orrin Hatch January 3, 1977January 3, 2019 (sen.) 42 years, 0 days 42 years, 0 days
Jim Sensenbrenner January 3, 1979January 3, 2021 (rep.) 42 years, 0 days 42 years, 0 days
43 39 William R. Poage January 3, 1937December 31, 1978 (rep.) 41 years, 363 days 41 years, 363 days
44 40 Robert L. Doughton March 4, 1911January 3, 1953 (rep.) 41 years, 305 days 41 years, 305 days
Joseph W. Martin Jr. March 4, 1925January 3, 1967 (rep.) 41 years, 305 days 41 years, 305 days
46 42 Dick Durbin January 3, 1983January 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, 1969January 3, 2011 (rep.) 41 years, 277 days 41 years, 277 days
49 45 Clarence Cannon March 4, 1923May 12, 1964 (rep.) 41 years, 70 days 41 years, 70 days
50 46 John C. Stennis November 5, 1947January 3, 1989 (sen.) 41 years, 59 days 41 years, 59 days
51 47 Kenneth McKellar December 4, 1911March 3, 1917 (rep.)
March 4, 1917January 3, 1953 (sen.)
41 years, 30 days 41 years, 30 days
52 48 William Natcher August 1, 1953March 29, 1994 (rep.) 40 years, 241 days 40 years, 241 days
53 Claude Pepper November 4, 1936January 3, 1951 (sen.)
January 3, 1963May 30, 1989 (rep.)
40 years, 208 days
54 49 William P. Frye March 4, 1871March 17, 1881 (rep.)
March 18, 1881August 8, 1911 (sen.)
40 years, 158 days 40 years, 158 days
55 50 Ted Stevens December 24, 1968January 3, 2009 (sen.) 40 years, 10 days 40 years, 10 days
56 Eugene Hale March 4, 1869March 3, 1879 (rep.)
March 4, 1881March 3, 1911 (sen.)
40 years, 0 days
51 Carl Curtis January 3, 1939December 31, 1954 (rep.)
January 1, 1955January 3, 1979 (sen.)
40 years, 0 days 40 years, 0 days
Peter W. Rodino January 3, 1949January 3, 1989 (rep.) 40 years, 0 days 40 years, 0 days
Pete Stark January 3, 1973January 3, 2013 (rep.) 40 years, 0 days 40 years, 0 days
Tom Harkin January 3, 1975January 3, 1985 (rep.)
January 3, 1985January 3, 2015 (sen.)
40 years, 0 days 40 years, 0 days
George Miller January 3, 1975January 3, 2015 (rep.) 40 years, 0 days 40 years, 0 days
Henry Waxman January 3, 1975January 3, 2015 (rep.) 40 years, 0 days 40 years, 0 days
Barbara Mikulski January 3, 1977January 3, 1987 (rep.)
January 3, 1987January 3, 2017 (sen.)
40 years, 0 days 40 years, 0 days
Pat Roberts January 3, 1981January 3, 1997 (rep.)
January 3, 1997January 3, 2021 (sen.)
40 years, 0 days 40 years, 0 days
65 Jennings Randolph March 4, 1933January 3, 1947 (rep.)
November 5, 1958January 3, 1985 (sen.)
39 years, 364 days
66 59 Leslie C. Arends January 3, 1935December 31, 1974 (rep.) 39 years, 362 days 39 years, 363 days
67 60 Daniel A. Reed March 4, 1919February 19, 1959 (rep.) 39 years, 353 days 39 years, 353 days
68 61 George W. Norris March 4, 1903March 3, 1913 (rep.)
March 4, 1913January 3, 1943 (sen.)
39 years, 305 days 39 years, 305 days
John Taber March 4, 1923January 3, 1963 (rep.) 39 years, 305 days 39 years, 305 days
William M. Colmer March 4, 1933January 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, 1975December 14, 1978 (rep.)
December 15, 1978February 6, 2014 (sen.)
39 years, 35 days 39 years, 35 days
73 Samuel Smith March 4, 1793March 3, 1803 (rep.)
March 4, 1803March 3, 1815 (sen.)
January 31, 1816December 17, 1822 (rep.)
December 17, 1822March 3, 1833 (sen.)
39 years, 32 days
74 John L. McClellan January 3, 1935January 3, 1939 (rep.)
January 3, 1943November 28, 1977 (sen.)
38 years, 330 days
75 66 Morris Sheppard November 15, 1902February 3, 1913 (rep.)
February 3, 1913April 9, 1941 (sen.)
38 years, 146 days 38 years, 146 days
76 67 Fritz Hollings November 9, 1966January 3, 2005 (sen.) 38 years, 55 days 38 years, 55 days
77 68 Richard Russell Jr. January 12, 1933January 21, 1971 (sen.) 38 years, 10 days 38 years, 10 days
78 John Sherman March 4, 1855March 21, 1861 (rep.)
March 21, 1861March 8, 1877 (sen.)
March 4, 1881March 4, 1897 (sen.)
38 years, 5 days
79 69 Russell B. Long December 31, 1948January 3, 1987 (sen.) 38 years, 3 days 38 years, 3 days
80 70 Frederick H. Gillett March 4, 1893March 3, 1925 (rep.)
March 4, 1925March 3, 1931 (sen.)
38 years, 0 days 38 years, 0 days
Wilbur Mills January 3, 1939January 3, 1977 (rep.) 38 years, 0 days 38 years, 0 days
Dante Fascell January 3, 1955January 3, 1993 (rep.) 38 years, 0 days 38 years, 0 days
Robert H. Michel January 3, 1957January 3, 1995 (rep.) 38 years, 0 days 38 years, 0 days
Nick Rahall January 3, 1977January 3, 2015 (rep.) 38 years, 0 days 38 years, 0 days
85 Robert Crosser March 4, 1913March 3, 1919 (rep.)
March 4, 1923January 3, 1955 (rep.)
37 years, 305 days
86 75 Ben Cardin January 3, 1987January 3, 2007 (rep.)
January 3, 2007 – present (sen.)
37 years, 296 days 37 years, 296 days
87 Bob Sikes January 3, 1941October 19, 1944 (rep.)
January 3, 1945January 3, 1979 (rep.)
37 years, 290 days
88 76 Nathaniel Macon March 4, 1791December 13, 1815 (rep.)
December 13, 1815November 14, 1828 (sen.)
37 years, 256 days 37 years, 256 days
89 77 Henry Cabot Lodge March 4, 1887March 3, 1893 (rep.)
March 4, 1893November 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, 1913March 3, 1927 (rep.)
March 4, 1927January 19, 1949 (sen.)
January 3, 1955April 30, 1956 (sen.)
37 years, 75 days
92 79 Henry B. González November 4, 1961January 3, 1999 (rep.) 37 years, 60 days 37 years, 60 days
93 Francis E. Warren November 24, 1890March 3, 1893 (sen.)
March 4, 1895November 24, 1929 (sen.)
37 years, 1 day
94 James Eastland June 30, 1941September 28, 1941 (sen.)
January 3, 1943December 27, 1978 (sen.)
36 years, 84 days
95 80 Joe Biden January 3, 1973January 15, 2009 (sen.) 36 years, 12 days 36 years, 13 days
96 81 John Murtha February 5, 1974February 8, 2010 (rep.) 36 years, 3 days 36 years, 4 days
97 82 Henry L. Dawes March 4, 1857March 3, 1875 (rep.)
March 4, 1875March 3, 1893 (sen.)
36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Shelby M. Cullom March 4, 1865March 3, 1871 (rep.)
March 4, 1883March 3, 1913 (sen.)
42 years, 0 days
82 F. Edward Hébert January 3, 1941January 3, 1977 (rep.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Edward Boland January 3, 1953January 3, 1989 (rep.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
William Broomfield January 3, 1957January 3, 1993 (rep.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Dan Rostenkowski January 3, 1959January 3, 1995 (rep.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Neal Smith January 3, 1959January 3, 1995 (rep.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Claiborne Pell January 3, 1961January 3, 1997 (sen.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Joseph M. McDade January 3, 1963January 3, 1999 (rep.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Paul Sarbanes January 3, 1971January 3, 1977 (rep.)
January 3, 1977January 3, 2007 (sen.)
36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Pete Domenici January 3, 1973January 3, 2009 (sen.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Ralph Regula January 3, 1973January 3, 2009 (rep.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Chris Dodd January 3, 1975January 3, 1981 (rep.)
January 3, 1981January 3, 2011 (sen.)
36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Jim Oberstar January 3, 1975January 3, 2011 (rep.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Daniel Akaka January 3, 1977May 16, 1990 (rep.)
May 16, 1990January 3, 2013 (sen.)
36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Norm Dicks January 3, 1977January 3, 2013 (rep.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Dale Kildee January 3, 1977January 3, 2013 (rep.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Richard Lugar January 3, 1977January 3, 2013 (sen.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Carl Levin January 3, 1979January 3, 2015 (sen.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Sander Levin January 3, 1983January 3, 2019 (rep.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Pete Visclosky January 3, 1985January 3, 2021 (rep.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Peter DeFazio January 3, 1987January 3, 2023 (rep.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Jim Inhofe January 3, 1987November 15, 1994 (rep.)
November 16, 1994January 3, 2023 (sen.)
36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Fred Upton January 3, 1987January 3, 2023 (rep.) 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days

Senate tenure

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Rank
(total)
Rank
(consecutive)
Member State Party Term(s) of service Tenure
(total)
Tenure
(consecutive)
1 1 Robert Byrd January 3, 1959June 28, 2010 51 years, 177 days 51 years, 177 days
2 2 Daniel Inouye January 3, 1963December 17, 2012 49 years, 350 days 49 years, 350 days
3 3 Patrick Leahy January 3, 1975January 3, 2023 48 years, 0 days 48 years, 0 days
4 5 Strom Thurmond December 24, 1954April 4, 1956
November 7, 1956January 3, 2003
47 years, 158 days 46 years, 57 days
5 4 Ted Kennedy November 7, 1962August 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, 1977January 3, 2019 42 years, 0 days 42 years, 0 days
8 8 Carl Hayden March 4, 1927January 3, 1969 41 years, 305 days 41 years, 305 days
9 9 John C. Stennis November 5, 1947January 3, 1989 41 years, 59 days 41 years, 59 days
10 10 Ted Stevens December 24, 1968January 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, 1978April 1, 2018 39 years, 96 days 39 years, 96 days
13 13 Fritz Hollings November 9, 1966January 3, 2005 38 years, 55 days 38 years, 55 days
14 14 Richard Russell Jr. January 12, 1933January 21, 1971 38 years, 10 days 38 years, 10 days
15 15 Russell B. Long December 31, 1948January 3, 1987 38 years, 3 days 38 years, 3 days
16 31 Francis E. Warren November 24, 1890March 3, 1893
March 4, 1895November 24, 1929
37 years, 1 day 34 years, 266 days
17 23 James Eastland June 30, 1941September 28, 1941
January 3, 1943December 27, 1978
36 years, 84 days 35 years, 359 days
18 16 Warren Magnuson December 14, 1944January 3, 1981 36 years, 20 days 36 years, 20 days
19 17 Joe Biden January 3, 1973January 15, 2009 36 years, 13 days 36 years, 13 days
20 18 Claiborne Pell January 3, 1961January 3, 1997 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Pete Domenici January 3, 1973January 3, 2009 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Richard Lugar January 3, 1977January 3, 2013 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Carl Levin January 3, 1979January 3, 2015 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Richard Shelby January 3, 1987January 3, 2023 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
25 24 Kenneth McKellar March 4, 1917January 3, 1953 35 years, 305 days 35 years, 305 days
26 25 Milton Young March 12, 1945January 3, 1981 35 years, 297 days 35 years, 297 days
27 26 Ellison D. Smith March 4, 1909November 17, 1944 35 years, 259 days 35 years, 259 days
28 27 Allen J. Ellender January 3, 1937July 27, 1972 35 years, 207 days 35 years, 207 days
29 28 William B. Allison March 4, 1873August 4, 1908 35 years, 154 days 35 years, 154 days
30 29 Max Baucus December 15, 1978February 6, 2014 35 years, 54 days 35 years, 54 days
31 30 John L. McClellan January 3, 1943November 28, 1977 34 years, 330 days 34 years, 330 days
32 32 Walter F. George November 22, 1922January 3, 1957 34 years, 42 days 34 years, 42 days
33 33 George Aiken January 10, 1941January 3, 1975 33 years, 358 days 33 years, 358 days
34 34 William Borah March 4, 1907January 19, 1940 32 years, 321 days 32 years, 321 days
35 35 Harry F. Byrd March 4, 1933November 10, 1965 32 years, 251 days 32 years, 251 days
36 36 John Sparkman November 6, 1946January 3, 1979 32 years, 58 days 32 years, 58 days
37 37 Quentin Burdick August 8, 1960September 8, 1992 32 years, 31 days 32 years, 31 days
38 John Sherman March 21, 1861March 8, 1877
March 4, 1881March 4, 1897
31 years, 353 days
39 38 Justin S. Morrill March 4, 1867December 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, 1893November 9, 1924 31 years, 251 days 31 years, 251 days
42 41 John McCain January 3, 1987August 25, 2018 31 years, 235 days 31 years, 235 days
43 42 William Proxmire August 28, 1957January 3, 1989 31 years, 128 days 31 years, 128 days
44 43 J. Lister Hill January 11, 1938January 3, 1969 30 years, 358 days 30 years, 358 days
45 44 Dianne Feinstein November 4, 1992September 29, 2023 30 years, 330 days 30 years, 330 days
46 45 Henry M. Jackson January 3, 1953September 1, 1983 30 years, 242 days 30 years, 242 days
47 46 William P. Frye March 18, 1881August 8, 1911 30 years, 144 days 30 years, 144 days
48 47 John T. Morgan March 4, 1877June 11, 1907 30 years, 100 days 30 years, 100 days
49 48 William Roth January 1, 1971January 3, 2001 30 years, 2 days 30 years, 2 days
50 49 John Warner January 2, 1979January 3, 2009 30 years, 1 day 30 years, 1 day
51 50 John P. Jones March 4, 1873March 3, 1903 30 years, 0 days 30 years, 0 days
Francis Cockrell March 4, 1875March 3, 1905 30 years, 0 days 30 years, 0 days
Eugene Hale March 4, 1881March 3, 1911 30 years, 0 days 30 years, 0 days
Shelby M. Cullom March 4, 1883March 3, 1913 30 years, 0 days 30 years, 0 days
F. M. Simmons March 4, 1901March 3, 1931 30 years, 0 days 30 years, 0 days
Reed Smoot March 4, 1903March 3, 1933 30 years, 0 days 30 years, 0 days
Barry Goldwater January 3, 1953January 3, 1965
January 3, 1969January 3, 1987
30 years, 0 days
50 Jesse Helms January 3, 1973January 3, 2003 30 years, 0 days 30 years, 0 days
Paul Sarbanes January 3, 1977January 3, 2007 30 years, 0 days 30 years, 0 days
Chris Dodd January 3, 1981January 3, 2011 30 years, 0 days 30 years, 0 days
Arlen Specter January 3, 1981January 3, 2011 30 years, 0 days 30 years, 0 days
Jeff Bingaman January 3, 1983January 3, 2013 30 years, 0 days 30 years, 0 days
Tom Harkin January 3, 1985January 3, 2015 30 years, 0 days 30 years, 0 days
Barbara Mikulski January 3, 1987January 3, 2017 30 years, 0 days 30 years, 0 days
Harry Reid January 3, 1987January 3, 2017 30 years, 0 days 30 years, 0 days
66 64 J. William Fulbright January 3, 1945December 31, 1974 29 years, 363 days 29 years, 363 days
67 65 Mark Hatfield January 10, 1967January 3, 1997 29 years, 359 days 29 years, 359 days
68 66 Jay Rockefeller January 15, 1985January 3, 2015 29 years, 353 days 29 years, 353 days
69 67 George W. Norris March 4, 1913January 3, 1943 29 years, 305 days 29 years, 305 days
Arthur Capper March 4, 1919January 3, 1949 29 years, 305 days 29 years, 305 days
71 69 Thomas Hart Benton August 10, 1821March 3, 1851 29 years, 206 days 29 years, 206 days
70 Henry M. Teller November 15, 1876April 17, 1882
March 4, 1885March 3, 1909
29 years, 153 days
73 70 Nelson W. Aldrich October 4, 1881March 3, 1911 29 years, 151 days 29 years, 151 days
74 William R. King December 14, 1819April 15, 1844
July 1, 1848December 20, 1852
28 years, 296 days
75 71 Henry F. Ashurst March 27, 1912January 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, 1982January 3, 2001
January 3, 2003June 3, 2013
28 years, 158 days
78 73 Hiram Johnson March 16, 1917August 6, 1945 28 years, 144 days 28 years, 144 days
79 William M. Stewart December 15, 1864March 3, 1875
March 4, 1887March 3, 1905
28 years, 79 days
80 74 Morris Sheppard February 3, 1913April 9, 1941 28 years, 66 days 28 years, 66 days
81 75 Knute Nelson March 4, 1895April 28, 1923 28 years, 56 days 28 years, 56 days
82 76 Jim Inhofe November 16, 1994January 3, 2023 28 years, 48 days 28 years, 48 days
83 77 John Kerry January 2, 1985February 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, 1913November 10, 1940 27 years, 287 days 27 years, 287 days
88 82 Lee S. Overman March 4, 1903December 12, 1930 27 years, 284 days 27 years, 284 days
89 83 George F. Hoar March 4, 1877September 30, 1904 27 years, 211 days 27 years, 211 days
90 84 Dennis Chávez May 11, 1935November 18, 1962 27 years, 192 days 27 years, 192 days
91 85 Jacob H. Gallinger March 4, 1891August 17, 1918 27 years, 167 days 27 years, 167 days
92 86 Bob Dole January 3, 1969June 11, 1996 27 years, 161 days 27 years, 161 days
93 87 Duncan U. Fletcher March 4, 1909June 17, 1936 27 years, 106 days 27 years, 106 days
94 88 Bob Packwood January 3, 1969October 1, 1995 26 years, 272 days 26 years, 272 days
95 89 Carter Glass February 2, 1920May 28, 1946 26 years, 116 days 26 years, 116 days
96 90 Jennings Randolph November 5, 1958January 3, 1985 26 years, 59 days 26 years, 59 days
97 91 James E. Murray November 7, 1934January 3, 1961 26 years, 57 days 26 years, 57 days
98 92 Orville H. Platt March 4, 1879April 21, 1905 26 years, 49 days 26 years, 49 days
99 David I. Walsh March 4, 1919March 3, 1925
December 6, 1926January 3, 1947
26 years, 27 days
100 93 John Pastore December 19, 1950December 28, 1976 26 years, 10 days 26 years, 10 days
94 Kent Conrad January 3, 1987January 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, 1866November 1, 1891 25 years, 212 days
98 Henry B. Anthony March 4, 1859September 2, 1884 25 years, 182 days
99 Charles L. McNary December 18, 1918February 25, 1944 25 years, 69 days
100 Styles Bridges January 3, 1937November 26, 1961 24 years, 327 days

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House of Representatives tenure

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Rank
(total)
Rank
(consecutive)
Member State Party Term(s) of service Tenure
(total)
Tenure
(consecutive)
1 1 John Dingell December 13, 1955January 3, 2015 59 years, 21 days 59 years, 21 days
2 2 Jamie Whitten November 4, 1941January 3, 1995 53 years, 60 days 53 years, 60 days
3 3 John Conyers January 3, 1965December 5, 2017 52 years, 336 days 52 years, 337 days
4 4 Carl Vinson November 3, 1914January 3, 1965 50 years, 61 days 50 years, 61 days
5 5 Emanuel Celler March 4, 1923January 3, 1973 49 years, 305 days 49 years, 305 days
6 6 Don Young March 6, 1973March 18, 2022 49 years, 13 days 49 years, 13 days
7 7 Sam Rayburn March 4, 1913November 16, 1961 48 years, 258 days 48 years, 258 days
8 67 Sidney R. Yates January 3, 1949January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965January 3, 1999
48 years, 0 days 34 years, 0 days
9 8 Wright Patman March 4, 1929March 7, 1976 47 years, 4 days 47 years, 4 days
10 Joseph Gurney Cannon March 4, 1873March 3, 1891
March 4, 1893March 3, 1913
March 4, 1915March 3, 1923
46 years, 0 days
9 Charles Rangel January 3, 1971January 3, 2017 46 years, 0 days 46 years, 0 days
12 10 Adolph J. Sabath March 4, 1907November 6, 1952 45 years, 248 days 45 years, 248 days
13 11 George H. Mahon January 3, 1935January 3, 1979 44 years, 0 days 44 years, 0 days
Charles E. Bennett January 3, 1949January 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, 1945April 22, 1988 43 years, 111 days 43 years, 111 days
19 17 Bill Young January 3, 1971October 18, 2013 42 years, 289 days 42 years, 289 days
20 18 John W. McCormack November 6, 1928January 3, 1971 42 years, 58 days 42 years, 58 days
21 19 Jack Brooks January 3, 1953January 3, 1995 42 years, 0 days 42 years, 0 days
Jim Sensenbrenner January 3, 1979January 3, 2021 42 years, 0 days 42 years, 0 days
23 21 William R. Poage January 3, 1937December 31, 1978 41 years, 363 days 41 years, 363 days
24 22 Robert L. Doughton March 4, 1911January 3, 1953 41 years, 305 days 41 years, 305 days
Joseph W. Martin Jr. March 4, 1925January 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, 1969January 3, 2011 41 years, 277 days 41 years, 277 days
28 26 Clarence Cannon March 4, 1923May 12, 1964 41 years, 70 days 41 years, 70 days
29 27 William Natcher August 1, 1953March 29, 1994 40 years, 241 days 40 years, 241 days
30 28 Peter W. Rodino January 3, 1949January 3, 1989 40 years, 0 days 40 years, 0 days
Pete Stark January 3, 1973January 3, 2013 40 years, 0 days 40 years, 0 days
George Miller January 3, 1975January 3, 2015 40 years, 0 days 40 years, 0 days
Henry Waxman January 3, 1975January 3, 2015 40 years, 0 days 40 years, 0 days
34 32 Leslie C. Arends January 3, 1935December 31, 1974 39 years, 363 days 39 years, 363 days
35 33 Daniel A. Reed March 4, 1919February 19, 1959 39 years, 351 days 39 years, 351 days
36 34 John Taber March 4, 1923January 3, 1963 39 years, 305 days 39 years, 305 days
William M. Colmer March 4, 1933January 3, 1973 39 years, 305 days 39 years, 305 days
38 36 Wilbur Mills January 3, 1939January 3, 1977 38 years, 0 days 38 years, 0 days
Dante Fascell January 3, 1955January 3, 1993 38 years, 0 days 38 years, 0 days
Robert H. Michel January 3, 1957January 3, 1995 38 years, 0 days 38 years, 0 days
Nick Rahall January 3, 1977January 3, 2015 38 years, 0 days 38 years, 0 days
42 Robert Crosser March 4, 1913March 3, 1919
March 4, 1923January 3, 1955
37 years, 305 days
43 67 Bob Sikes January 3, 1941October 19, 1944
January 3, 1945January 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, 1961January 3, 1999 37 years, 60 days 37 years, 60 days
46 42 Ed Markey November 2, 1976July 15, 2013 36 years, 256 days 36 years, 257 days
47 43 John Murtha February 5, 1974February 8, 2010 36 years, 4 days 36 years, 4 days
48 44 F. Edward Hébert January 3, 1941January 3, 1977 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Edward Boland January 3, 1953January 3, 1989 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
William Broomfield January 3, 1957January 3, 1993 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Dan Rostenkowski January 3, 1959January 3, 1995 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Neal Smith January 3, 1959January 3, 1995 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Joseph M. McDade January 3, 1963January 3, 1999 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Ralph Regula January 3, 1973January 3, 2009 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Jim Oberstar January 3, 1975January 3, 2011 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Norm Dicks January 3, 1977January 3, 2013 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Dale Kildee January 3, 1977January 3, 2013 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Sander Levin January 3, 1983January 3, 2019 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Pete Visclosky January 3, 1985January 3, 2021 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Peter DeFazio January 3, 1987January 3, 2023 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
Fred Upton January 3, 1987January 3, 2023 36 years, 0 days 36 years, 0 days
62 Henry Allen Cooper March 4, 1893March 3, 1919
March 4, 1921March 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, 1931January 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, 1979January 3, 2015 35 years, 275 days 35 years, 275 days
67 62 Carl D. Perkins January 3, 1949August 3, 1984 35 years, 214 days 35 years, 214 days
68 63 Edith Nourse Rogers June 30, 1925September 10, 1960 35 years, 73 days 35 years, 73 days
69 64 Phil Crane November 25, 1969January 3, 2005 35 years, 39 days 35 years, 39 days
70 65 Clement Zablocki January 3, 1949December 3, 1983 34 years, 335 days 34 years, 335 days
71 George Brown Jr. January 3, 1963January 3, 1971
January 3, 1973July 15, 1999
34 years, 194 days
72 66 Jim Wright January 3, 1955June 30, 1989 34 years, 179 days 34 years, 179 days
73 B. Carroll Reece March 4, 1921March 3, 1931
March 4, 1933January 3, 1947
January 3, 1951March 19, 1961
34 years, 16 days
74 67 Gilbert N. Haugen March 4, 1899March 3, 1933 34 years, 0 days 34 years, 0 days
John L. McMillan January 3, 1939January 3, 1973 34 years, 0 days 34 years, 0 days
Ray Madden January 3, 1943January 3, 1977 34 years, 0 days 34 years, 0 days
Sam Gibbons January 3, 1963January 3, 1997 34 years, 0 days 34 years, 0 days
Jimmy Quillen January 3, 1963January 3, 1997 34 years, 0 days 34 years, 0 days
Jerry Lewis January 3, 1979January 3, 2013 34 years, 0 days 34 years, 0 days
Richard W. Bolling January 3, 1949January 3, 1983 34 years, 0 days 34 years, 0 days
Tip O'Neill January 3, 1953January 3, 1987 34 years, 0 days 34 years, 0 days
Lee Hamilton January 3, 1965January 3, 1999 34 years, 0 days 34 years, 0 days
Ike Skelton January 3, 1977January 3, 2011 34 years, 0 days 34 years, 0 days
Ralph Hall January 3, 1981January 3, 2015 34 years, 0 days 34 years, 0 days
Frank Wolf January 3, 1981January 3, 2015 34 years, 0 days 34 years, 0 days
Joe Barton January 3, 1985January 3, 2019 34 years, 0 days 34 years, 0 days
David Price January 3, 1987January 3, 1995
January 3, 1997January 3, 2023
34 years, 0 days
88 82 Charles A. Halleck January 29, 1935January 3, 1969 33 years, 340 days 33 years, 340 days
89 83 Hatton W. Sumners March 4, 1913January 3, 1947 33 years, 305 days 33 years, 305 days
Roy O. Woodruff March 4, 1913March 3, 1915
March 4, 1921January 3, 1953
33 years, 305 days
83 Thomas A. Jenkins March 4, 1925January 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, 1865March 3, 1873
March 4, 1877March 3, 1893
March 4, 1897November 4, 1906
33 years, 246 days
96 88 Michael J. Kirwan January 3, 1937July 27, 1970 33 years, 206 days 33 years, 206 days
97 89 John Lewis January 3, 1987July 17, 2020 33 years, 197 days 33 years, 197 days
98 90 Edward W. Pou March 4, 1901April 1, 1934 33 years, 29 days 33 years, 29 days
99 91 Henry H. Bingham March 4, 1879March 22, 1912 33 years, 19 days 33 years, 19 days
100 92 Edward T. Taylor March 4, 1909September 3, 1941 32 years, 184 days 32 years, 184 days
93 Harold D. Cooley July 7, 1934December 30, 1966 32 years, 177 days
94 Olin E. Teague August 24, 1946December 31, 1978 32 years, 130 days
95 Silvio O. Conte January 3, 1959February 8, 1991 32 years, 37 days
96 Thomas E. Morgan January 3, 1945January 3, 1977 32 years, 0 days
Harley Orrin Staggers January 3, 1949January 3, 1981 32 years, 0 days
Tom Steed January 3, 1949January 3, 1981 32 years, 0 days
Robert Kastenmeier January 3, 1959January 3, 1991 32 years, 0 days
Don Edwards January 3, 1963January 3, 1995 32 years, 0 days
Kika de la Garza January 3, 1965January 3, 1997 32 years, 0 days
Lacy Clay January 3, 1969January 3, 2001 32 years, 0 days
Henry Hyde January 3, 1975January 3, 2007 32 years, 0 days
David Dreier January 3, 1981January 3, 2013 32 years, 0 days
Barney Frank January 3, 1981January 3, 2013 32 years, 0 days
Lamar Smith January 3, 1987January 3, 2019 32 years, 0 days
Eliot Engel January 3, 1989January 3, 2021 32 years, 0 days
Nita Lowey January 3, 1989January 3, 2021 32 years, 0 days

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