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List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service

This list of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service includes representatives and senators who have served for at least 36 years, in the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, or both. In cases where there is a tie in time, the following criteria will sort people higher:

  1. Achieved time uninterrupted (for total tenure ranks)
  2. Achieved time first
  3. Senators over representatives (for Senate and House lists)
  4. Senate and House seniority
United States Capitol (2016), meeting place of the United States Congress

Key edit

In green
Currently serving
S
Served in the U.S. Senate (for combined categories)
H
Served in the U.S. House (for combined categories)
I
Interruptions in service (for total tenure categories)

Combined U.S. Senate and U.S. House time edit

Total tenure Uninterrupted Name Party affiliation State Reason for leaving Lifespan
1 59 years, 21 days 1 59 years, 21 days John Dingell (H) Democratic Michigan Retired 1926–2019
2 57 years, 176 days 2 57 years, 176 days Robert Byrd (S, H) Democratic West Virginia Died 1917–2010
3 56 years, 319 days 3 56 years, 319 days Carl Hayden (S, H) Democratic Arizona Retired 1877–1972
4 53 years, 118 days 4 53 years, 118 days Daniel Inouye (S, H) Democratic Hawaii Died 1924–2012
5 53 years, 60 days 5 53 years, 60 days Jamie Whitten (H) Democratic Mississippi Retired 1910–1995
6 52 years, 336 days 6 52 years, 336 days John Conyers (H) Democratic Michigan Resigned 1929–2019
7 50 years, 61 days 7 50 years, 61 days Carl Vinson (H) Democratic Georgia Retired 1883–1981
8 49 years, 305 days 8 49 years, 305 days Emanuel Celler (H) Democratic New York Lost renomination 1888–1981
9 49 years, 43 days 9 49 years, 43 days Chuck Grassley (S, H) Republican Iowa 1933–
10 49 years, 12 days 10 49 years, 12 days Don Young (H) Republican Alaska Died 1933–2022
11 48 years, 257 days 11 48 years, 257 days Sam Rayburn (H) Democratic Texas Died 1882–1961
12 48 years, 0 days 12 48 years, 0 days Patrick Leahy (S) Democratic Vermont Retired 1940–
13 48 years, 0 days 999 N/A Sidney R. Yates (H, I) Democratic Illinois Retired to run for the U.S. Senate, retired 1909–2000
14 47 years, 159 days 16 46 years, 57 days Strom Thurmond (S, I) Democratic,
Republican
South Carolina Resigned, retired 1902–2003
15 47 years, 105 days 13 47 years, 105 days Ed Markey (S, H) Democratic Massachusetts 1946–
16 47 years, 3 days 14 47 years, 3 days Wright Patman (H) Democratic Texas Died 1893–1976
17 46 years, 292 days 15 46 years, 292 days Ted Kennedy (S) Democratic Massachusetts Died 1932–2009
18 46 years, 0 days 17 46 years, 0 days Charles Rangel (H) Democratic New York Retired 1930–
19 46 years, 0 days 999 N/A Joseph Gurney Cannon (H, I) Republican Illinois Defeated, defeated, retired 1836–1926
20 45 years, 247 days 18 45 years, 247 days Adolph J. Sabath (H) Democratic Illinois Died 1866–1952
21 45 years, 142 days 19 45 years, 142 days J. Lister Hill (S, H) Democratic Alabama Retired 1894–1984
22 45 years, 87 days 20 45 years, 87 days Thad Cochran (S, H) Republican Mississippi Resigned 1937–2019
23 44 years, 0 days 21 44 years, 0 days George H. Mahon (H) Democratic Texas Retired 1900–1985
24 44 years, 0 days 22 44 years, 0 days Warren Magnuson (S, H) Democratic Washington Defeated 1905–1989
25 44 years, 0 days 23 44 years, 0 days Charles E. Bennett (H) Democratic Florida Retired 1910–2003
26 44 years, 0 days 24 44 years, 0 days Richard Shelby (S, H) Democratic,
Republican
Alabama Retired 1934–
27 43 years, 299 days 25 43 years, 299 days Justin Smith Morrill (S, H) Whig,
Republican
Vermont Died 1810–1898
28 43 years, 152 days 999 N/A William B. Allison (S, H, I) Republican Iowa Retired, died 1829–1908
29 43 years, 110 days 26 43 years, 110 days Melvin Price (H) Democratic Illinois Died 1905–1988
30 43 years, 43 days 27 43 years, 43 days Ron Wyden (S, H) Democratic Oregon 1949–
31 43 years, 43 days 28 43 years, 43 days Chuck Schumer (S, H) Democratic New York 1950–
32 43 years, 43 days 29 43 years, 43 days Hal Rogers (H) Republican Kentucky 1937–
33 43 years, 43 days 30 43 years, 43 days Chris Smith (H) Republican New Jersey 1953–
34 42 years, 288 days 31 42 years, 288 days Bill Young (H) Republican Florida Died 1930–2013
35 42 years, 272 days 32 42 years, 272 days Steny Hoyer (H) Democratic Maryland 1939–
36 42 years, 241 days 33 42 years, 241 days Henry M. Jackson (S, H) Democratic Washington Died 1912–1983
37 42 years, 157 days 999 N/A Carter Glass (S, H, I) Democratic Virginia Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, died 1858–1946
38 42 years, 58 days 34 42 years, 58 days John W. McCormack (H) Democratic Massachusetts Retired 1891–1980
39 42 years, 0 days 35 42 years, 0 days John Sparkman (S, H) Democratic Alabama Retired 1899–1985
40 42 years, 0 days 36 42 years, 0 days Jack Brooks (H) Democratic Texas Defeated 1922–2012
41 42 years, 0 days 37 42 years, 0 days Orrin Hatch (S) Republican Utah Retired 1934–2022
42 42 years, 0 days 38 42 years, 0 days Jim Sensenbrenner (H) Republican Wisconsin Retired 1943–
43 41 years, 362 days 39 41 years, 362 days William R. Poage (H) Democratic Texas Resigned 1899–1987
44 41 years, 305 days 40 41 years, 305 days Robert L. Doughton (H) Democratic North Carolina Retired 1863–1954
45 41 years, 305 days 41 41 years, 305 days Joseph W. Martin Jr. (H) Republican Massachusetts Lost renomination 1884–1968
46 41 years, 276 days 42 41 years, 276 days Dave Obey (H) Democratic Wisconsin Retired 1938–
47 41 years, 69 days 43 41 years, 69 days Clarence Cannon (H) Democratic Missouri Died 1879–1964
48 41 years, 59 days 44 41 years, 59 days John C. Stennis (S) Democratic Mississippi Retired 1901–1995
49 41 years, 43 days 46 41 years, 43 days Dick Durbin (S, H) Democratic Illinois 1944–
50 41 years, 43 days 47 41 years, 43 days Marcy Kaptur (H) Democratic Ohio 1946–
51 41 years, 30 days 45 41 years, 30 days Kenneth McKellar (S, H) Democratic Tennessee Lost renomination 1869–1957
52 40 years, 240 days 48 40 years, 240 days William Natcher (H) Democratic Kentucky Died 1909–1994
53 40 years, 207 days 999 N/A Claude Pepper (S, H, I) Democratic Florida Lost renomination, died 1900–1989
54 40 years, 157 days 49 40 years, 157 days William P. Frye (S, H) Republican Maine Died 1830–1911
55 40 years, 10 days 50 40 years, 10 days Ted Stevens (S) Republican Alaska Defeated 1923–2010
56 40 years, 0 days 51 40 years, 0 days Carl Curtis (S, H) Republican Nebraska Retired 1905–2000
57 40 years, 0 days 52 40 years, 0 days Peter W. Rodino (H) Democratic New Jersey Retired 1909–2005
58 40 years, 0 days 53 40 years, 0 days Pete Stark (H) Democratic California Defeated 1931–2020
59 40 years, 0 days 54 40 years, 0 days Tom Harkin (S, H) Democratic Iowa Retired 1939–
60 40 years, 0 days 55 40 years, 0 days George Miller (H) Democratic California Retired 1945–
61 40 years, 0 days 56 40 years, 0 days Henry Waxman (H) Democratic California Retired 1939–
62 40 years, 0 days 57 40 years, 0 days Barbara Mikulski (S, H) Democratic Maryland Retired 1936–
63 40 years, 0 days 58 40 years, 0 days Pat Roberts (S, H) Republican Kansas Retired 1936–
64 40 years, 0 days 999 N/A Eugene Hale (S, H, I) Republican Maine Defeated, retired 1836–1918
65 39 years, 364 days 999 N/A Jennings Randolph (S, H, I) Democratic West Virginia Defeated, retired 1902–1998
66 39 years, 362 days 59 39 years, 362 days Leslie C. Arends (H) Republican Illinois Retired 1895–1985
67 39 years, 352 days 60 39 years, 352 days Daniel A. Reed (H) Republican New York Died 1875–1959
68 39 years, 305 days 61 39 years, 305 days George W. Norris (S, H) Republican,
Independent
Nebraska Defeated 1861–1944
69 39 years, 305 days 62 39 years, 305 days John Taber (H) Republican New York Retired 1880–1965
70 39 years, 305 days 63 39 years, 305 days William M. Colmer (H) Democratic Mississippi Retired 1890–1980
71 39 years, 43 days 64 39 years, 43 days Mitch McConnell (S) Republican Kentucky 1942–
72 39 years, 34 days 65 39 years, 34 days Max Baucus (S, H) Democratic Montana Appointed Ambassador to China 1941–
73 39 years, 9 days 999 N/A Samuel Smith (S, H, I) Democratic-Republican,
Democratic
Maryland Retired 1752–1839
74 38 years, 329 days 999 N/A John L. McClellan (S, H, I) Democratic Arkansas Retired, died 1896–1977
75 38 years, 145 days 66 38 years, 145 days Morris Sheppard (S, H) Democratic Texas Died 1875–1941
76 38 years, 55 days 67 38 years, 55 days Fritz Hollings (S) Democratic South Carolina Retired 1922–2019
77 38 years, 9 days 68 38 years, 9 days Richard Russell Jr. (S) Democratic Georgia Died 1897–1971
78 38 years, 4 days 999 N/A John Sherman (S, H, I) Opposition,
Republican
Ohio Appointed U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, appointed U.S. Secretary of State 1823–1900
79 38 years, 3 days 69 38 years, 3 days Russell B. Long (S) Democratic Louisiana Retired 1918–2003
80 38 years, 0 days 70 38 years, 0 days Frederick H. Gillett (S, H) Republican Massachusetts Retired 1851–1935
81 38 years, 0 days 71 38 years, 0 days Wilbur Mills (H) Democratic Arkansas Retired 1909–1992
82 38 years, 0 days 71 38 years, 0 days Dante Fascell (H) Democratic Florida Retired 1917–1998
83 38 years, 0 days 72 38 years, 0 days Robert H. Michel (H) Republican Illinois Retired 1923–2017
84 38 years, 0 days 73 38 years, 0 days Nick Rahall (H) Democratic West Virginia Defeated 1949–
85 37 years, 305 days 999 N/A Robert Crosser (H, I) Democratic Ohio Lost renomination 1874–1957
86 37 years, 290 days 999 N/A Bob Sikes (H, I) Democratic Florida Resigned, retired 1906–1994
87 37 years, 255 days 75 37 years, 255 days Nathaniel Macon (S, H) Anti-Administration,
Democratic-Republican
North Carolina Resigned 1757–1837
88 37 years, 250 days 76 37 years, 250 days Henry Cabot Lodge (S, H) Republican Massachusetts Died 1850–1924
89 37 years, 74 days 999 N/A Alben W. Barkley (S, H, I) Democratic Kentucky Elected Vice President of the United States, died 1877–1956
90 37 years, 60 days 77 37 years, 60 days Henry B. González (H) Democratic Texas Retired 1916–2000
91 37 years, 43 days 78 37 years, 43 days Ben Cardin (S, H) Democratic Maryland 1943–
92 37 years, 6 days 999 N/A Francis E. Warren (S, I) Republican Wyoming Defeated, died 1844–1929
93 36 years, 258 days 79 36 years, 258 days Nancy Pelosi (H) Democratic California 1940–
94 36 years, 83 days 999 N/A James Eastland (S, I) Democratic Mississippi Resigned 1904–1986
95 36 years, 12 days 80 36 years, 12 days Joe Biden (S) Democratic Delaware Elected Vice President of the United States 1942–
96 36 years, 3 days 81 36 years, 3 days John Murtha (H) Democratic Pennsylvania Died 1932–2010
97 36 years, 0 days 82 36 years, 0 days Henry L. Dawes (S, H) Republican Massachusetts Retired 1816–1903
98 36 years, 0 days 83 36 years, 0 days F. Edward Hébert (H) Democratic Louisiana Retired 1901–1979
99 36 years, 0 days 84 36 years, 0 days Edward Boland (H) Democratic Massachusetts Retired 1911–2001
100 36 years, 0 days 85 36 years, 0 days William Broomfield (H) Republican Michigan Retired 1922–2019
101 36 years, 0 days 86 36 years, 0 days Dan Rostenkowski (H) Democratic Illinois Defeated 1928–2010
102 36 years, 0 days 87 36 years, 0 days Neal Smith (H) Democratic Iowa Defeated 1920–2021
103 36 years, 0 days 88 36 years, 0 days Claiborne Pell (S) Democratic Rhode Island Retired 1918–2009
104 36 years, 0 days 89 36 years, 0 days Joseph M. McDade (H) Republican Pennsylvania Retired 1931–2017
105 36 years, 0 days 90 36 years, 0 days Paul Sarbanes (S, H) Democratic Maryland Retired 1933–2020
106 36 years, 0 days 91 36 years, 0 days Pete Domenici (S) Republican New Mexico Retired 1932–2017
107 36 years, 0 days 92 36 years, 0 days Ralph Regula (H) Republican Ohio Retired 1924–2017
108 36 years, 0 days 93 36 years, 0 days Chris Dodd (H, S) Democratic Connecticut Retired 1944–
109 36 years, 0 days 94 36 years, 0 days Jim Oberstar (H) Democratic–Farmer–Labor Minnesota Defeated 1934–2014
110 36 years, 0 days 95 36 years, 0 days Richard Lugar (S) Republican Indiana Lost renomination 1932–2019
111 36 years, 0 days 96 36 years, 0 days Daniel Akaka (S, H) Democratic Hawaii Retired 1924–2018
112 36 years, 0 days 97 36 years, 0 days Norm Dicks (H) Democratic Washington Retired 1940–
113 36 years, 0 days 98 36 years, 0 days Dale Kildee (H) Democratic Michigan Retired 1929–2021
114 36 years, 0 days 99 36 years, 0 days Carl Levin (S) Democratic Michigan Retired 1934–2021
115 36 years, 0 days 100 36 years, 0 days Sander Levin (H) Democratic Michigan Retired 1931–
116 36 years, 0 days 101 36 years, 0 days Pete Visclosky (H) Democratic Indiana Retired 1949–
117 36 years, 0 days 102 36 years, 0 days Jim Inhofe (S, H) Republican Oklahoma Resigned 1934–
118 36 years, 0 days 103 36 years, 0 days Peter DeFazio (H) Democratic Oregon Retired 1947–
119 36 years, 0 days 104 36 years, 0 days Fred Upton (H) Republican Michigan Retired 1953–
120 36 years, 0 days 999 N/A Shelby Moore Cullom (S, H, I) Republican Illinois Retired 1829–1914

U.S. Senate time edit

The 90th Congress was notable because for a period of 10 days (December 24, 1968 – January 3, 1969), it contained within the Senate, all 10 of what was at one point the top 10 longest-serving senators in history (Byrd, Inouye, Thurmond, Kennedy, Hayden, Stennis, Stevens, Hollings, Russell Jr., and Long) until January 7, 2013, when Patrick Leahy surpassed Russell B. Long as the 10th longest-serving senator in history. This short 10-day period stretched from the appointment of Ted Stevens of Alaska to fill a vacancy to the retirement of Carl Hayden of Arizona early the next year. The 107th Congress (2001-2003) was the most recent one that contained all of the current top 7 longest serving senators in history (Byrd, Inouye, Leahy, Thurmond, Kennedy, Grassley, and Hatch).

The 99th Congress (1985–1987) and the 100th Congress (1987–1989) were the periods in which most people from this list were serving together (all but Hayden, Russell Jr., Warren, Eastland, Magnuson, and Shelby in the former and all but Hayden, Russell Jr., Long, Warren, Eastland, and Magnuson in the latter).

Total tenure Uninterrupted Name Party affiliation State Dates of service Lifespan
1 51 years, 176 days 1 51 years, 176 days Robert Byrd Democratic West Virginia January 3, 1959 – June 28, 2010 1917–2010
2 49 years, 349 days 2 49 years, 349 days Daniel Inouye Democratic Hawaii January 3, 1963 – December 17, 2012 1924–2012
3 48 years, 0 days 3 48 years, 0 days Patrick Leahy Democratic Vermont January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2023 1940–
4 47 years, 159 days 5 46 years, 57 days Strom Thurmond (I) Democratic,
Republican
South Carolina December 24, 1954 – April 7, 1956
November 7, 1956 – January 3, 2003
1902–2003
5 46 years, 292 days 4 46 years, 292 days Ted Kennedy Democratic Massachusetts November 7, 1962 – August 25, 2009 1932–2009
6 43 years, 43 days 6 43 years, 43 days Chuck Grassley Republican Iowa Since January 3, 1981 1933–
7 42 years, 0 days 7 42 years, 0 days Orrin Hatch Republican Utah January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2019 1934–2022
8 41 years, 305 days 8 41 years, 305 days Carl Hayden Democratic Arizona March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1969 1877–1972
9 41 years, 59 days 9 41 years, 59 days John C. Stennis Democratic Mississippi November 5, 1947 – January 3, 1989 1901–1995
10 40 years, 10 days 10 40 years, 10 days Ted Stevens Republican Alaska December 24, 1968 – January 3, 2009 1923–2010
11 39 years, 94 days 11 39 years, 94 days Thad Cochran Republican Mississippi December 27, 1978 – April 1, 2018 1937–2019
12 39 years, 43 days 12 39 years, 43 days Mitch McConnell Republican Kentucky Since January 3, 1985 1942–
13 38 years, 55 days 13 38 years, 55 days Fritz Hollings Democratic South Carolina November 9, 1966 – January 3, 2005 1922–2019
14 38 years, 9 days 14 38 years, 9 days Richard Russell Jr. Democratic Georgia January 12, 1933 – January 21, 1971 1897–1971
15 38 years, 3 days 15 38 years, 3 days Russell B. Long Democratic Louisiana December 31, 1948 – January 3, 1987 1918–2003
16 37 years, 6 days 999 N/A Francis E. Warren (I) Republican Wyoming November 24, 1890 – March 4, 1893
March 4, 1895 – November 24, 1929
1844–1929
17 36 years, 83 days 999 N/A James Eastland (I) Democratic Mississippi June 30 – September 28, 1941
January 3, 1943 – December 27, 1978
1904–1986
18 36 years, 20 days 16 36 years, 20 days Warren Magnuson Democratic Washington December 14, 1944 – January 3, 1981 1905–1989
19 36 years, 12 days 17 36 years, 12 days Joe Biden Democratic Delaware January 3, 1973 – January 15, 2009 1942–
20 36 years, 0 days 18 36 years, 0 days Claiborne Pell Democratic Rhode Island January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1997 1918–2009
21 36 years, 0 days 19 36 years, 0 days Pete Domenici Republican New Mexico January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2009 1932–2017
22 36 years, 0 days 20 36 years, 0 days Richard Lugar Republican Indiana January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013 1932–2019
23 36 years, 0 days 21 36 years, 0 days Carl Levin Democratic Michigan January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2015 1934–2021
24 36 years, 0 days 22 36 years, 0 days Richard Shelby Democratic,
Republican
Alabama January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2023 1934–

U.S. House time edit

Total tenure Uninterrupted Name Party affiliation State Dates of service Lifespan
1 59 years, 21 days 1 59 years, 21 days John Dingell Democratic Michigan December 13, 1955 – January 3, 2015 1926–2019
2 53 years, 60 days 2 53 years, 60 days Jamie Whitten Democratic Mississippi November 4, 1941 – January 3, 1995 1910–1995
3 52 years, 336 days 3 52 years, 336 days John Conyers Democratic Michigan January 3, 1965 – December 5, 2017 1929–2019
4 50 years, 61 days 4 50 years, 61 days Carl Vinson Democratic Georgia November 3, 1914 – January 3, 1965 1883–1981
5 49 years, 305 days 5 49 years, 305 days Emanuel Celler Democratic New York March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1973 1888–1981
6 49 years, 12 days 6 49 years, 12 days Don Young Republican Alaska March 6, 1973 – March 18, 2022 1933–2022
7 48 years, 257 days 7 48 years, 257 days Sam Rayburn Democratic Texas March 4, 1913 – November 16, 1961 1882–1961
8 48 years, 0 days 999 N/A Sidney R. Yates (I) Democratic Illinois January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1999
1909–2000
9 47 years, 3 days 8 47 years, 3 days Wright Patman Democratic Texas March 4, 1929 – March 7, 1976 1893–1976
10 46 years, 0 days 9 46 years, 0 days Charles Rangel Democratic New York January 3, 1971 – January 3, 2017 1930–
11 46 years, 0 days 999 N/A Joseph Gurney Cannon (I) Republican Illinois March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1891
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1913
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923
1836–1926
12 45 years, 247 days 10 45 years, 247 days Adolph J. Sabath Democratic Illinois March 4, 1907 – November 6, 1952 1866–1952
13 44 years, 0 days 11 44 years, 0 days George H. Mahon Democratic Texas January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1979 1900–1985
14 44 years, 0 days 12 44 years, 0 days Charles E. Bennett Democratic Florida January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1993 1910–2003
15 43 years, 110 days 13 43 years, 110 days Melvin Price Democratic Illinois January 3, 1945 – April 22, 1988 1905–1988
16 43 years, 43 days 14 43 years, 43 days Hal Rogers Republican Kentucky Since January 3, 1981 1937–
17 43 years, 43 days 15 43 years, 43 days Chris Smith Republican New Jersey Since January 3, 1981 1953–
18 42 years, 288 days 16 42 years, 288 days Bill Young Republican Florida January 3, 1971 – October 18, 2013 1930–2013
19 42 years, 272 days 17 42 years, 272 days Steny Hoyer Democratic Maryland Since May 19, 1981 1939–
20 42 years, 58 days 18 42 years, 58 days John W. McCormack Democratic Massachusetts November 6, 1928 – January 3, 1971 1891–1980
21 42 years, 0 days 19 42 years, 0 days Jack Brooks Democratic Texas January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1995 1922–2012
22 42 years, 0 days 20 42 years, 0 days Jim Sensenbrenner Republican Wisconsin January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2021 1943–
23 41 years, 362 days 21 41 years, 362 days William R. Poage Democratic Texas January 3, 1937 – December 31, 1978 1899–1987
24 41 years, 305 days 22 41 years, 305 days Robert L. Doughton Democratic North Carolina March 4, 1911 – January 3, 1953 1863–1954
25 41 years, 305 days 23 41 years, 305 days Joseph W. Martin Jr. Republican Massachusetts March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1967 1884–1968
26 41 years, 276 days 24 41 years, 276 days Dave Obey Democratic Wisconsin April 1, 1969 – January 3, 2011 1938–
27 41 years, 69 days 25 41 years, 69 days Clarence Cannon Democratic Missouri March 4, 1923 – May 12, 1964 1879–1964
28 41 years, 43 days 26 41 years, 43 days Marcy Kaptur Democratic Ohio Since January 3, 1983 1946–
29 40 years, 240 days 27 40 years, 240 days William Natcher Democratic Kentucky August 1, 1953 – March 29, 1994 1909–1994
30 40 years, 0 days 28 40 years, 0 days Peter W. Rodino Democratic New Jersey January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1989 1909–2005
31 40 years, 0 days 29 40 years, 0 days Pete Stark Democratic California January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2013 1931–2020
32 40 years, 0 days 30 40 years, 0 days George Miller Democratic California January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2015 1945–
33 40 years, 0 days 31 40 years, 0 days Henry Waxman Democratic California January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2015 1939–
34 39 years, 362 days 32 39 years, 362 days Leslie C. Arends Republican Illinois January 3, 1935 – December 31, 1974 1895–1985
35 39 years, 352 days 33 39 years, 352 days Daniel A. Reed Republican New York March 4, 1919 – February 19, 1959 1875–1959
36 39 years, 305 days 34 39 years, 305 days John Taber Republican New York March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1963 1880–1965
37 39 years, 305 days 35 39 years, 305 days William M. Colmer Democratic Mississippi March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1973 1890–1980
38 38 years, 0 days 36 38 years, 0 days Wilbur Mills Democratic Arkansas January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1977 1909–1992
39 38 years, 0 days 37 38 years, 0 days Dante Fascell Democratic Florida January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1993 1917–1998
40 38 years, 0 days 38 38 years, 0 days Robert H. Michel Republican Illinois January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1995 1923–2017
41 38 years, 0 days 39 38 years, 0 days Nick Rahall Democratic West Virginia January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2015 1949–
42 37 years, 305 days 999 N/A Robert Crosser (I) Democratic Ohio March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919
March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1955
1874–1957
43 37 years, 290 days 999 N/A Bob Sikes (I) Democratic Florida January 3, 1941 – October 19, 1944
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1979
1906–1994
44 37 years, 60 days 40 37 years, 60 days Henry B. González Democratic Texas November 4, 1961 – January 3, 1999 1916–2000
45 36 years, 258 days 41 36 years, 258 days Nancy Pelosi Democratic California Since June 2, 1987 1940–
46 36 years, 256 days 42 36 years, 256 days Ed Markey Democratic Massachusetts November 2, 1976 – July 15, 2013 1946–
47 36 years, 3 days 43 36 years, 3 days John Murtha Democratic Pennsylvania February 5, 1974 – February 8, 2010 1932–2010
48 36 years, 0 days 44 36 years, 0 days F. Edward Hébert Democratic Louisiana January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1977 1901–1979
49 36 years, 0 days 45 36 years, 0 days Edward Boland Democratic Massachusetts January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1989 1911–2001
50 36 years, 0 days 46 36 years, 0 days William Broomfield Republican Michigan January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1993 1922–2019
51 36 years, 0 days 47 36 years, 0 days Dan Rostenkowski Democratic Illinois January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1995 1928–2010
52 36 years, 0 days 48 36 years, 0 days Neal Smith Democratic Iowa January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1995 1920–2021
53 36 years, 0 days 49 36 years, 0 days Joseph M. McDade Republican Pennsylvania January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1999 1931–2017
54 36 years, 0 days 50 36 years, 0 days Ralph Regula Republican Ohio January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2009 1924–2017
55 36 years, 0 days 51 36 years, 0 days Jim Oberstar Democratic–Farmer–Labor Minnesota January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2011 1934–2014
56 36 years, 0 days 52 36 years, 0 days Norm Dicks Democratic Washington January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013 1940–
57 36 years, 0 days 53 36 years, 0 days Dale Kildee Democratic Michigan January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013 1929–2021
58 36 years, 0 days 54 36 years, 0 days Sander Levin Democratic Michigan January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2019 1931–
59 36 years, 0 days 55 36 years, 0 days Pete Visclosky Democratic Indiana January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2021 1949–
60 36 years, 0 days 56 36 years, 0 days Peter DeFazio Democratic Oregon January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2023 1947–
61 36 years, 0 days 57 36 years, 0 days Fred Upton Republican Michigan January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2023 1953–

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21 days John Dingell H Democratic Michigan Retired 1926 20192 57 years 176 days 2 57 years 176 days Robert Byrd S H Democratic West Virginia Died 1917 20103 56 years 319 days 3 56 years 319 days Carl Hayden S H Democratic Arizona Retired 1877 19724 53 years 118 days 4 53 years 118 days Daniel Inouye S H Democratic Hawaii Died 1924 20125 53 years 60 days 5 53 years 60 days Jamie Whitten H Democratic Mississippi Retired 1910 19956 52 years 336 days 6 52 years 336 days John Conyers H Democratic Michigan Resigned 1929 20197 50 years 61 days 7 50 years 61 days Carl Vinson H Democratic Georgia Retired 1883 19818 49 years 305 days 8 49 years 305 days Emanuel Celler H Democratic New York Lost renomination 1888 19819 49 years 43 days 9 49 years 43 days Chuck Grassley S H Republican Iowa 1933 10 49 years 12 days 10 49 years 12 days Don Young H Republican Alaska Died 1933 202211 48 years 257 days 11 48 years 257 days Sam Rayburn H Democratic Texas Died 1882 196112 48 years 0 days 12 48 years 0 days Patrick Leahy S Democratic Vermont Retired 1940 13 48 years 0 days 999 N A Sidney R Yates H I Democratic Illinois Retired to run for the U S Senate retired 1909 200014 47 years 159 days 16 46 years 57 days Strom Thurmond S I Democratic Republican South Carolina Resigned retired 1902 200315 47 years 105 days 13 47 years 105 days Ed Markey S H Democratic Massachusetts 1946 16 47 years 3 days 14 47 years 3 days Wright Patman H Democratic Texas Died 1893 197617 46 years 292 days 15 46 years 292 days Ted Kennedy S Democratic Massachusetts Died 1932 200918 46 years 0 days 17 46 years 0 days Charles Rangel H Democratic New York Retired 1930 19 46 years 0 days 999 N A Joseph Gurney Cannon H I Republican Illinois Defeated defeated retired 1836 192620 45 years 247 days 18 45 years 247 days Adolph J Sabath H Democratic Illinois Died 1866 195221 45 years 142 days 19 45 years 142 days J Lister Hill S H Democratic Alabama Retired 1894 198422 45 years 87 days 20 45 years 87 days Thad Cochran S H Republican Mississippi Resigned 1937 201923 44 years 0 days 21 44 years 0 days George H Mahon H Democratic Texas Retired 1900 198524 44 years 0 days 22 44 years 0 days Warren Magnuson S H Democratic Washington Defeated 1905 198925 44 years 0 days 23 44 years 0 days Charles E Bennett H Democratic Florida Retired 1910 200326 44 years 0 days 24 44 years 0 days Richard Shelby S H Democratic Republican Alabama Retired 1934 27 43 years 299 days 25 43 years 299 days Justin Smith Morrill S H Whig Republican Vermont Died 1810 189828 43 years 152 days 999 N A William B Allison S H I Republican Iowa Retired died 1829 190829 43 years 110 days 26 43 years 110 days Melvin Price H Democratic Illinois Died 1905 198830 43 years 43 days 27 43 years 43 days Ron Wyden S H Democratic Oregon 1949 31 43 years 43 days 28 43 years 43 days Chuck Schumer S H Democratic New York 1950 32 43 years 43 days 29 43 years 43 days Hal Rogers H Republican Kentucky 1937 33 43 years 43 days 30 43 years 43 days Chris Smith H Republican New Jersey 1953 34 42 years 288 days 31 42 years 288 days Bill Young H Republican Florida Died 1930 201335 42 years 272 days 32 42 years 272 days Steny Hoyer H Democratic Maryland 1939 36 42 years 241 days 33 42 years 241 days Henry M Jackson S H Democratic Washington Died 1912 198337 42 years 157 days 999 N A Carter Glass S H I Democratic Virginia Resigned to become U S Secretary of the Treasury died 1858 194638 42 years 58 days 34 42 years 58 days John W McCormack H Democratic Massachusetts Retired 1891 198039 42 years 0 days 35 42 years 0 days John Sparkman S H Democratic Alabama Retired 1899 198540 42 years 0 days 36 42 years 0 days Jack Brooks H Democratic Texas Defeated 1922 201241 42 years 0 days 37 42 years 0 days Orrin Hatch S Republican Utah Retired 1934 202242 42 years 0 days 38 42 years 0 days Jim Sensenbrenner H Republican Wisconsin Retired 1943 43 41 years 362 days 39 41 years 362 days William R Poage H Democratic Texas Resigned 1899 198744 41 years 305 days 40 41 years 305 days Robert L Doughton H Democratic North Carolina Retired 1863 195445 41 years 305 days 41 41 years 305 days Joseph W Martin Jr H Republican Massachusetts Lost renomination 1884 196846 41 years 276 days 42 41 years 276 days Dave Obey H Democratic Wisconsin Retired 1938 47 41 years 69 days 43 41 years 69 days Clarence Cannon H Democratic Missouri Died 1879 196448 41 years 59 days 44 41 years 59 days John C Stennis S Democratic Mississippi Retired 1901 199549 41 years 43 days 46 41 years 43 days Dick Durbin S H Democratic Illinois 1944 50 41 years 43 days 47 41 years 43 days Marcy Kaptur H Democratic Ohio 1946 51 41 years 30 days 45 41 years 30 days Kenneth McKellar S H Democratic Tennessee Lost renomination 1869 195752 40 years 240 days 48 40 years 240 days William Natcher H Democratic Kentucky Died 1909 199453 40 years 207 days 999 N A Claude Pepper S H I Democratic Florida Lost renomination died 1900 198954 40 years 157 days 49 40 years 157 days William P Frye S H Republican Maine Died 1830 191155 40 years 10 days 50 40 years 10 days Ted Stevens S Republican Alaska Defeated 1923 201056 40 years 0 days 51 40 years 0 days Carl Curtis S H Republican Nebraska Retired 1905 200057 40 years 0 days 52 40 years 0 days Peter W Rodino H Democratic New Jersey Retired 1909 200558 40 years 0 days 53 40 years 0 days Pete Stark H Democratic California Defeated 1931 202059 40 years 0 days 54 40 years 0 days Tom Harkin S H Democratic Iowa Retired 1939 60 40 years 0 days 55 40 years 0 days George Miller H Democratic California Retired 1945 61 40 years 0 days 56 40 years 0 days Henry Waxman H Democratic California Retired 1939 62 40 years 0 days 57 40 years 0 days Barbara Mikulski S H Democratic Maryland Retired 1936 63 40 years 0 days 58 40 years 0 days Pat Roberts S H Republican Kansas Retired 1936 64 40 years 0 days 999 N A Eugene Hale S H I Republican Maine Defeated retired 1836 191865 39 years 364 days 999 N A Jennings Randolph S H I Democratic West Virginia Defeated retired 1902 199866 39 years 362 days 59 39 years 362 days Leslie C Arends H Republican Illinois Retired 1895 198567 39 years 352 days 60 39 years 352 days Daniel A Reed H Republican New York Died 1875 195968 39 years 305 days 61 39 years 305 days George W Norris S H Republican Independent Nebraska Defeated 1861 194469 39 years 305 days 62 39 years 305 days John Taber H Republican New York Retired 1880 196570 39 years 305 days 63 39 years 305 days William M Colmer H Democratic Mississippi Retired 1890 198071 39 years 43 days 64 39 years 43 days Mitch McConnell S Republican Kentucky 1942 72 39 years 34 days 65 39 years 34 days Max Baucus S H Democratic Montana Appointed Ambassador to China 1941 73 39 years 9 days 999 N A Samuel Smith S H I Democratic Republican Democratic Maryland Retired 1752 183974 38 years 329 days 999 N A John L McClellan S H I Democratic Arkansas Retired died 1896 197775 38 years 145 days 66 38 years 145 days Morris Sheppard S H Democratic Texas Died 1875 194176 38 years 55 days 67 38 years 55 days Fritz Hollings S Democratic South Carolina Retired 1922 201977 38 years 9 days 68 38 years 9 days Richard Russell Jr S Democratic Georgia Died 1897 197178 38 years 4 days 999 N A John Sherman S H I Opposition Republican Ohio Appointed U S Secretary of the Treasury appointed U S Secretary of State 1823 190079 38 years 3 days 69 38 years 3 days Russell B Long S Democratic Louisiana Retired 1918 200380 38 years 0 days 70 38 years 0 days Frederick H Gillett S H Republican Massachusetts Retired 1851 193581 38 years 0 days 71 38 years 0 days Wilbur Mills H Democratic Arkansas Retired 1909 199282 38 years 0 days 71 38 years 0 days Dante Fascell H Democratic Florida Retired 1917 199883 38 years 0 days 72 38 years 0 days Robert H Michel H Republican Illinois Retired 1923 201784 38 years 0 days 73 38 years 0 days Nick Rahall H Democratic West Virginia Defeated 1949 85 37 years 305 days 999 N A Robert Crosser H I Democratic Ohio Lost renomination 1874 195786 37 years 290 days 999 N A Bob Sikes H I Democratic Florida Resigned retired 1906 199487 37 years 255 days 75 37 years 255 days Nathaniel Macon S H Anti Administration Democratic Republican North Carolina Resigned 1757 183788 37 years 250 days 76 37 years 250 days Henry Cabot Lodge S H Republican Massachusetts Died 1850 192489 37 years 74 days 999 N A Alben W Barkley S H I Democratic Kentucky Elected Vice President of the United States died 1877 195690 37 years 60 days 77 37 years 60 days Henry B Gonzalez H Democratic Texas Retired 1916 200091 37 years 43 days 78 37 years 43 days Ben Cardin S H Democratic Maryland 1943 92 37 years 6 days 999 N A Francis E Warren S I Republican Wyoming Defeated died 1844 192993 36 years 258 days 79 36 years 258 days Nancy Pelosi H Democratic California 1940 94 36 years 83 days 999 N A James Eastland S I Democratic Mississippi Resigned 1904 198695 36 years 12 days 80 36 years 12 days Joe Biden S Democratic Delaware Elected Vice President of the United States 1942 96 36 years 3 days 81 36 years 3 days John Murtha H Democratic Pennsylvania Died 1932 201097 36 years 0 days 82 36 years 0 days Henry L Dawes S H Republican Massachusetts Retired 1816 190398 36 years 0 days 83 36 years 0 days F Edward Hebert H Democratic Louisiana Retired 1901 197999 36 years 0 days 84 36 years 0 days Edward Boland H Democratic Massachusetts Retired 1911 2001100 36 years 0 days 85 36 years 0 days William Broomfield H Republican Michigan Retired 1922 2019101 36 years 0 days 86 36 years 0 days Dan Rostenkowski H Democratic Illinois Defeated 1928 2010102 36 years 0 days 87 36 years 0 days Neal Smith H Democratic Iowa Defeated 1920 2021103 36 years 0 days 88 36 years 0 days Claiborne Pell S Democratic Rhode Island Retired 1918 2009104 36 years 0 days 89 36 years 0 days Joseph M McDade H Republican Pennsylvania Retired 1931 2017105 36 years 0 days 90 36 years 0 days Paul Sarbanes S H Democratic Maryland Retired 1933 2020106 36 years 0 days 91 36 years 0 days Pete Domenici S Republican New Mexico Retired 1932 2017107 36 years 0 days 92 36 years 0 days Ralph Regula H Republican Ohio Retired 1924 2017108 36 years 0 days 93 36 years 0 days Chris Dodd H S Democratic Connecticut Retired 1944 109 36 years 0 days 94 36 years 0 days Jim Oberstar H Democratic Farmer Labor Minnesota Defeated 1934 2014110 36 years 0 days 95 36 years 0 days Richard Lugar S Republican Indiana Lost renomination 1932 2019111 36 years 0 days 96 36 years 0 days Daniel Akaka S H Democratic Hawaii Retired 1924 2018112 36 years 0 days 97 36 years 0 days Norm Dicks H Democratic Washington Retired 1940 113 36 years 0 days 98 36 years 0 days Dale Kildee H Democratic Michigan Retired 1929 2021114 36 years 0 days 99 36 years 0 days Carl Levin S Democratic Michigan Retired 1934 2021115 36 years 0 days 100 36 years 0 days Sander Levin H Democratic Michigan Retired 1931 116 36 years 0 days 101 36 years 0 days Pete Visclosky H Democratic Indiana Retired 1949 117 36 years 0 days 102 36 years 0 days Jim Inhofe S H Republican Oklahoma Resigned 1934 118 36 years 0 days 103 36 years 0 days Peter DeFazio H Democratic Oregon Retired 1947 119 36 years 0 days 104 36 years 0 days Fred Upton H Republican Michigan Retired 1953 120 36 years 0 days 999 N A Shelby Moore Cullom S H I Republican Illinois Retired 1829 1914U S Senate time editThe 90th Congress was notable because for a period of 10 days December 24 1968 January 3 1969 it contained within the Senate all 10 of what was at one point the top 10 longest serving senators in history Byrd Inouye Thurmond Kennedy Hayden Stennis Stevens Hollings Russell Jr and Long until January 7 2013 when Patrick Leahy surpassed Russell B Long as the 10th longest serving senator in history This short 10 day period stretched from the appointment of Ted Stevens of Alaska to fill a vacancy to the retirement of Carl Hayden of Arizona early the next year The 107th Congress 2001 2003 was the most recent one that contained all of the current top 7 longest serving senators in history Byrd Inouye Leahy Thurmond Kennedy Grassley and Hatch The 99th Congress 1985 1987 and the 100th Congress 1987 1989 were the periods in which most people from this list were serving together all but Hayden Russell Jr Warren Eastland Magnuson and Shelby in the former and all but Hayden Russell Jr Long Warren Eastland and Magnuson in the latter Total tenure Uninterrupted Name Party affiliation State Dates of service Lifespan1 51 years 176 days 1 51 years 176 days Robert Byrd Democratic West Virginia January 3 1959 June 28 2010 1917 20102 49 years 349 days 2 49 years 349 days Daniel Inouye Democratic Hawaii January 3 1963 December 17 2012 1924 20123 48 years 0 days 3 48 years 0 days Patrick Leahy Democratic Vermont January 3 1975 January 3 2023 1940 4 47 years 159 days 5 46 years 57 days Strom Thurmond I Democratic Republican South Carolina December 24 1954 April 7 1956November 7 1956 January 3 2003 1902 20035 46 years 292 days 4 46 years 292 days Ted Kennedy Democratic Massachusetts November 7 1962 August 25 2009 1932 20096 43 years 43 days 6 43 years 43 days Chuck Grassley Republican Iowa Since January 3 1981 1933 7 42 years 0 days 7 42 years 0 days Orrin Hatch Republican Utah January 3 1977 January 3 2019 1934 20228 41 years 305 days 8 41 years 305 days Carl Hayden Democratic Arizona March 4 1927 January 3 1969 1877 19729 41 years 59 days 9 41 years 59 days John C Stennis Democratic Mississippi November 5 1947 January 3 1989 1901 199510 40 years 10 days 10 40 years 10 days Ted Stevens Republican Alaska December 24 1968 January 3 2009 1923 201011 39 years 94 days 11 39 years 94 days Thad Cochran Republican Mississippi December 27 1978 April 1 2018 1937 201912 39 years 43 days 12 39 years 43 days Mitch McConnell Republican Kentucky Since January 3 1985 1942 13 38 years 55 days 13 38 years 55 days Fritz Hollings Democratic South Carolina November 9 1966 January 3 2005 1922 201914 38 years 9 days 14 38 years 9 days Richard Russell Jr Democratic Georgia January 12 1933 January 21 1971 1897 197115 38 years 3 days 15 38 years 3 days Russell B Long Democratic Louisiana December 31 1948 January 3 1987 1918 200316 37 years 6 days 999 N A Francis E Warren I Republican Wyoming November 24 1890 March 4 1893March 4 1895 November 24 1929 1844 192917 36 years 83 days 999 N A James Eastland I Democratic Mississippi June 30 September 28 1941January 3 1943 December 27 1978 1904 198618 36 years 20 days 16 36 years 20 days Warren Magnuson Democratic Washington December 14 1944 January 3 1981 1905 198919 36 years 12 days 17 36 years 12 days Joe Biden Democratic Delaware January 3 1973 January 15 2009 1942 20 36 years 0 days 18 36 years 0 days Claiborne Pell Democratic Rhode Island January 3 1961 January 3 1997 1918 200921 36 years 0 days 19 36 years 0 days Pete Domenici Republican New Mexico January 3 1973 January 3 2009 1932 201722 36 years 0 days 20 36 years 0 days Richard Lugar Republican Indiana January 3 1977 January 3 2013 1932 201923 36 years 0 days 21 36 years 0 days Carl Levin Democratic Michigan January 3 1979 January 3 2015 1934 202124 36 years 0 days 22 36 years 0 days Richard Shelby Democratic Republican Alabama January 3 1987 January 3 2023 1934 U S House time editTotal tenure Uninterrupted Name Party affiliation State Dates of service Lifespan1 59 years 21 days 1 59 years 21 days John Dingell Democratic Michigan December 13 1955 January 3 2015 1926 20192 53 years 60 days 2 53 years 60 days Jamie Whitten Democratic Mississippi November 4 1941 January 3 1995 1910 19953 52 years 336 days 3 52 years 336 days John Conyers Democratic Michigan January 3 1965 December 5 2017 1929 20194 50 years 61 days 4 50 years 61 days Carl Vinson Democratic Georgia November 3 1914 January 3 1965 1883 19815 49 years 305 days 5 49 years 305 days Emanuel Celler Democratic New York March 4 1923 January 3 1973 1888 19816 49 years 12 days 6 49 years 12 days Don Young Republican Alaska March 6 1973 March 18 2022 1933 20227 48 years 257 days 7 48 years 257 days Sam Rayburn Democratic Texas March 4 1913 November 16 1961 1882 19618 48 years 0 days 999 N A Sidney R Yates I Democratic Illinois January 3 1949 January 3 1963January 3 1965 January 3 1999 1909 20009 47 years 3 days 8 47 years 3 days Wright Patman Democratic Texas March 4 1929 March 7 1976 1893 197610 46 years 0 days 9 46 years 0 days Charles Rangel Democratic New York January 3 1971 January 3 2017 1930 11 46 years 0 days 999 N A Joseph Gurney Cannon I Republican Illinois March 4 1873 March 3 1891 March 4 1893 March 3 1913March 4 1915 March 3 1923 1836 192612 45 years 247 days 10 45 years 247 days Adolph J Sabath Democratic Illinois March 4 1907 November 6 1952 1866 195213 44 years 0 days 11 44 years 0 days George H Mahon Democratic Texas January 3 1935 January 3 1979 1900 198514 44 years 0 days 12 44 years 0 days Charles E Bennett Democratic Florida January 3 1949 January 3 1993 1910 200315 43 years 110 days 13 43 years 110 days Melvin Price Democratic Illinois January 3 1945 April 22 1988 1905 198816 43 years 43 days 14 43 years 43 days Hal Rogers Republican Kentucky Since January 3 1981 1937 17 43 years 43 days 15 43 years 43 days Chris Smith Republican New Jersey Since January 3 1981 1953 18 42 years 288 days 16 42 years 288 days Bill Young Republican Florida January 3 1971 October 18 2013 1930 201319 42 years 272 days 17 42 years 272 days Steny Hoyer Democratic Maryland Since May 19 1981 1939 20 42 years 58 days 18 42 years 58 days John W McCormack Democratic Massachusetts November 6 1928 January 3 1971 1891 198021 42 years 0 days 19 42 years 0 days Jack Brooks Democratic Texas January 3 1953 January 3 1995 1922 201222 42 years 0 days 20 42 years 0 days Jim Sensenbrenner Republican Wisconsin January 3 1979 January 3 2021 1943 23 41 years 362 days 21 41 years 362 days William R Poage Democratic Texas January 3 1937 December 31 1978 1899 198724 41 years 305 days 22 41 years 305 days Robert L Doughton Democratic North Carolina March 4 1911 January 3 1953 1863 195425 41 years 305 days 23 41 years 305 days Joseph W Martin Jr Republican Massachusetts March 4 1925 January 3 1967 1884 196826 41 years 276 days 24 41 years 276 days Dave Obey Democratic Wisconsin April 1 1969 January 3 2011 1938 27 41 years 69 days 25 41 years 69 days Clarence Cannon Democratic Missouri March 4 1923 May 12 1964 1879 196428 41 years 43 days 26 41 years 43 days Marcy Kaptur Democratic Ohio Since January 3 1983 1946 29 40 years 240 days 27 40 years 240 days William Natcher Democratic Kentucky August 1 1953 March 29 1994 1909 199430 40 years 0 days 28 40 years 0 days Peter W Rodino Democratic New Jersey January 3 1949 January 3 1989 1909 200531 40 years 0 days 29 40 years 0 days Pete Stark Democratic California January 3 1973 January 3 2013 1931 202032 40 years 0 days 30 40 years 0 days George Miller Democratic California January 3 1975 January 3 2015 1945 33 40 years 0 days 31 40 years 0 days Henry Waxman Democratic California January 3 1975 January 3 2015 1939 34 39 years 362 days 32 39 years 362 days Leslie C Arends Republican Illinois January 3 1935 December 31 1974 1895 198535 39 years 352 days 33 39 years 352 days Daniel A Reed Republican New York March 4 1919 February 19 1959 1875 195936 39 years 305 days 34 39 years 305 days John Taber Republican New York March 4 1923 January 3 1963 1880 196537 39 years 305 days 35 39 years 305 days William M Colmer Democratic Mississippi March 4 1933 January 3 1973 1890 198038 38 years 0 days 36 38 years 0 days Wilbur Mills Democratic Arkansas January 3 1939 January 3 1977 1909 199239 38 years 0 days 37 38 years 0 days Dante Fascell Democratic Florida January 3 1955 January 3 1993 1917 199840 38 years 0 days 38 38 years 0 days Robert H Michel Republican Illinois January 3 1957 January 3 1995 1923 201741 38 years 0 days 39 38 years 0 days Nick Rahall Democratic West Virginia January 3 1977 January 3 2015 1949 42 37 years 305 days 999 N A Robert Crosser I Democratic Ohio March 4 1913 March 3 1919March 4 1923 January 3 1955 1874 195743 37 years 290 days 999 N A Bob Sikes I Democratic Florida January 3 1941 October 19 1944January 3 1945 January 3 1979 1906 199444 37 years 60 days 40 37 years 60 days Henry B Gonzalez Democratic Texas November 4 1961 January 3 1999 1916 200045 36 years 258 days 41 36 years 258 days Nancy Pelosi Democratic California Since June 2 1987 1940 46 36 years 256 days 42 36 years 256 days Ed Markey Democratic Massachusetts November 2 1976 July 15 2013 1946 47 36 years 3 days 43 36 years 3 days John Murtha Democratic Pennsylvania February 5 1974 February 8 2010 1932 201048 36 years 0 days 44 36 years 0 days F Edward Hebert Democratic Louisiana January 3 1941 January 3 1977 1901 197949 36 years 0 days 45 36 years 0 days Edward Boland Democratic Massachusetts January 3 1953 January 3 1989 1911 200150 36 years 0 days 46 36 years 0 days William Broomfield Republican Michigan January 3 1957 January 3 1993 1922 201951 36 years 0 days 47 36 years 0 days Dan Rostenkowski Democratic Illinois January 3 1959 January 3 1995 1928 201052 36 years 0 days 48 36 years 0 days Neal Smith Democratic Iowa January 3 1959 January 3 1995 1920 202153 36 years 0 days 49 36 years 0 days Joseph M McDade Republican Pennsylvania January 3 1963 January 3 1999 1931 201754 36 years 0 days 50 36 years 0 days Ralph Regula Republican Ohio January 3 1973 January 3 2009 1924 201755 36 years 0 days 51 36 years 0 days Jim Oberstar Democratic Farmer Labor Minnesota January 3 1975 January 3 2011 1934 201456 36 years 0 days 52 36 years 0 days Norm Dicks Democratic Washington January 3 1977 January 3 2013 1940 57 36 years 0 days 53 36 years 0 days Dale Kildee Democratic Michigan January 3 1977 January 3 2013 1929 202158 36 years 0 days 54 36 years 0 days Sander Levin Democratic Michigan January 3 1983 January 3 2019 1931 59 36 years 0 days 55 36 years 0 days Pete Visclosky Democratic Indiana January 3 1985 January 3 2021 1949 60 36 years 0 days 56 36 years 0 days Peter DeFazio Democratic Oregon January 3 1987 January 3 2023 1947 61 36 years 0 days 57 36 years 0 days Fred Upton Republican Michigan January 3 1987 January 3 2023 1953 See also editList of members of the United States Congress by brevity of service List of historical longest serving members of the United States CongressReferences editMembers Who Have Served in the U S Congress 30 Years or More as of 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service amp oldid 1206757963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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