Longest-serving Members of the United States Congress
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Green
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Currently serving
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H
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Served in the House
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S
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Served in the Senate
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I
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Interruptions in service
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AA=Anti-Administration; D=Democratic; DFL=Democratic-Farmer-Labor (MN's Democratic Party); DNPL=Democratic Non-Partisan League (ND's Democratic Party) DR=Democratic Republican; I=Independent; J=Jacksonian; NR=National Republican; OP=Oppositionist; R=Republican; S=Silver; W=Whig
Total tenure |
Name |
Party |
State |
Reason for leaving |
Lifespan
|
1 |
59 y, 21 d |
John Dingell (H) |
D |
MI |
Retired |
1926–2019
|
2 |
57 y, 176 d |
Robert Byrd (H, S) |
D |
WV |
Died |
1917–2010
|
3 |
56 y, 319 d |
Carl Hayden (H, S) |
D |
AZ |
Retired |
1877–1972
|
4 |
53 y, 118 d |
Daniel Inouye (H, S) |
D |
HI |
Died |
1924–2012
|
5 |
53 y, 60 d |
Jamie Whitten (H) |
D |
MS |
Retired |
1910–1995
|
6 |
52 y, 336 d |
John Conyers (H) |
D |
MI |
Resigned |
1929–2019
|
7 |
50 y, 61 d |
Carl Vinson (H) |
D |
GA |
Retired |
1883–1981
|
Total tenure |
Name |
Party |
State |
Reason for leaving |
Lifespan
|
8 |
49 y, 305 d |
Emanuel Celler (H) |
D |
NY |
Lost renomination |
1888–1981
|
9 |
49 years, 299 days |
Chuck Grassley (H, S) |
R |
IA |
|
1933–
|
10 |
49 y, 12 d |
Don Young (H) |
R |
AK |
Died |
1933–2022
|
11 |
48 y, 257 d |
Sam Rayburn (H) |
D |
TX |
Died |
1882–1961
|
12 |
48 y, 0 d |
Patrick Leahy (S) |
D |
VT |
Retired |
1940–
|
13 |
48 y, 0 d |
Sidney R. Yates (H, I) |
D |
IL |
Retired |
1909–2000
|
14 |
47 years, 361 days |
Ed Markey (H, S) |
D |
MA |
|
1946–
|
15 |
47 y, 159 d |
Strom Thurmond (S, I) |
D/R |
SC |
Resigned, retired |
1902–2003
|
16 |
47 y, 3 d |
Wright Patman (H) |
D |
TX |
Died |
1893–1976
|
17 |
46 y, 292 d |
Ted Kennedy (S) |
D |
MA |
Died |
1932–2009
|
18 |
46 y, 0 d |
Charles Rangel (H) |
D |
NY |
Retired |
1930–
|
19 |
46 y, 0 d |
Joseph Gurney Cannon (H, I) |
R |
IL |
Defeated, defeated, retired |
1836–1926
|
20 |
45 y, 247 d |
Adolph J. Sabath (H) |
D |
IL |
Died |
1866–1952
|
21 |
45 y, 142 d |
J. Lister Hill (H, S) |
D |
AL |
Retired |
1894–1984
|
22 |
45 y, 87 d |
Thad Cochran (H, S) |
R |
MS |
Resigned |
1937–2019
|
23 |
44 y, 0 d |
George H. Mahon (H) |
D |
TX |
Retired |
1900–1985
|
24 |
44 y, 0 d |
Warren Magnuson (H, S) |
D |
WA |
Defeated |
1905–1989
|
25 |
44 y, 0 d |
Charles Edward Bennett (H) |
D |
FL |
Retired |
1910–2003
|
26 |
44 y, 0 d |
Richard Shelby (H, S) |
D/R |
AL |
Retired |
1934–
|
27 |
43 years, 299 days |
Ron Wyden (H, S) |
D |
OR |
|
1949–
|
28 |
43 years, 299 days |
Chuck Schumer (H, S) |
D |
NY |
|
1950–
|
29 |
43 years, 299 days |
Hal Rogers (H) |
R |
KY |
|
1937–
|
30 |
43 years, 299 days |
Chris Smith (H) |
R |
NJ |
|
1953–
|
31 |
43 y, 299 d |
Justin Smith Morrill (H, S) |
W/R |
VT |
Died |
1810–1898
|
32 |
43 years, 162 days |
Steny Hoyer (H) |
D |
MD |
|
1939–
|
33 |
43 y, 152 d |
William B. Allison (H, S, I) |
R |
IA |
Retired, died |
1829–1908
|
34 |
43 y, 110 d |
Charles Melvin Price (H) |
D |
IL |
Died |
1905–1988
|
35 |
42 y, 288 d |
Bill Young (H) |
R |
FL |
Died |
1930–2013
|
36 |
42 y, 241 d |
Henry M. Jackson (H, S) |
D |
WA |
Died |
1912–1983
|
37 |
42 y, 157 d |
Carter Glass (H, S, I) |
D |
VA |
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, died |
1858–1946
|
38 |
42 y, 58 d |
John W. McCormack (H) |
D |
MA |
Retired |
1891–1980
|
39 |
42 y, 0 d |
John Sparkman (H, S) |
D |
AL |
Retired |
1899–1985
|
40 |
42 y, 0 d |
Jack Brooks (H) |
D |
TX |
Defeated |
1922–2012
|
41 |
42 y, 0 d |
Orrin Hatch (S) |
R |
UT |
Retired |
1934–2022
|
42 |
42 y, 0 d |
Jim Sensenbrenner (H) |
R |
WI |
Retired |
1943–
|
43 |
41 y, 362 d |
William R. Poage (H) |
D |
TX |
Retired |
1899–1987
|
44 |
41 y, 305 d |
Robert L. Doughton (H) |
D |
NC |
Retired |
1863–1954
|
45 |
41 y, 305 d |
Joseph W. Martin Jr. (H) |
R |
MA |
Lost renomination |
1884–1968
|
46 |
41 years, 299 days |
Dick Durbin (H, S) |
D |
IL |
|
1944–
|
47 |
41 years, 299 days |
Marcy Kaptur (H) |
D |
OH |
|
1946–
|
48 |
41 y, 276 d |
Dave Obey (H) |
D |
WI |
Retired |
1938–
|
49 |
41 y, 69 d |
Clarence Cannon (H) |
D |
MO |
Died |
1879–1964
|
50 |
41 y, 59 d |
John C. Stennis (S) |
D |
MS |
Retired |
1901–1995
|
51 |
41 y, 30 d |
Kenneth McKellar (H, S) |
D |
TN |
Lost renomination |
1869–1957
|
52 |
40 y, 240 d |
William Natcher (H) |
D |
KY |
Died |
1909–1994
|
53 |
40 y, 207 d |
Claude Pepper (H, S, I) |
D |
FL |
Lost renomination, died |
1900–1989
|
54 |
40 y, 157 d |
William P. Frye (H, S) |
R |
ME |
Died |
1830–1911
|
55 |
40 y, 10 d |
Ted Stevens (S) |
R |
AK |
Defeated |
1923–2010
|
56 |
40 y, 0 d |
Carl Curtis (H, S) |
R |
NE |
Retired |
1905–2000
|
57 |
40 y, 0 d |
Peter W. Rodino (H) |
D |
NJ |
Retired |
1909–2005
|
58 |
40 y, 0 d |
Pete Stark (H) |
D |
CA |
Defeated |
1931–2020
|
59 |
40 y, 0 d |
Tom Harkin (H, S) |
D |
IA |
Retired |
1939–
|
60 |
40 y, 0 d |
George Miller (H) |
D |
CA |
Retired |
1945–
|
61 |
40 y, 0 d |
Henry Waxman (H) |
D |
CA |
Retired |
1939–
|
62 |
40 y, 0 d |
Barbara Mikulski (H, S) |
D |
MD |
Retired |
1936–
|
63 |
40 y, 0 d |
Pat Roberts (H, S) |
R |
KS |
Retired |
1936–
|
64 |
40 y, 0 d |
Eugene Hale (H, S, I) |
R |
ME |
Defeated, retired |
1836–1918
|
Total tenure |
Name |
Party |
State |
Reason for leaving |
Lifespan
|
65 |
39 y, 364 d |
Jennings Randolph (H, S, I) |
D |
WV |
Defeated, retired |
1902–1998
|
66 |
39 y, 362 d |
Leslie C. Arends (H) |
R |
IL |
Retired |
1895–1985
|
67 |
39 y, 352 d |
Daniel A. Reed (H) |
R |
NY |
Died |
1875–1959
|
68 |
39 y, 305 d |
George W. Norris (H, S) |
R/I |
NE |
Defeated |
1861–1944
|
69 |
39 y, 305 d |
John Taber (H) |
R |
NY |
Retired |
1880–1965
|
70 |
39 y, 305 d |
William M. Colmer (H) |
D |
MS |
Retired |
1890–1980
|
71 |
39 years, 299 days |
Mitch McConnell (S) |
R |
KY |
|
1942–
|
72 |
39 y, 34 d |
Max Baucus (H, S) |
D |
MT |
Appointed Ambassador to China |
1941–
|
73 |
39 y, 9 d |
Samuel Smith (H, S, I) |
DR/J |
MD |
Retired |
1752–1839
|
74 |
38 y, 329 d |
John L. McClellan (H, S, I) |
D |
AR |
Retired, died |
1896–1977
|
75 |
38 y, 145 d |
Morris Sheppard (H, S) |
D |
TX |
Died |
1875–1941
|
76 |
38 y, 55 d |
Fritz Hollings (S) |
D |
SC |
Retired |
1922–2019
|
77 |
38 y, 9 d |
Richard Russell Jr. (S) |
D |
GA |
Died |
1897–1971
|
78 |
38 y, 4 d |
John Sherman (H, S, I) |
OP/R |
OH |
Appointed U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, appointed U.S. Secretary of State |
1823–1900
|
79 |
38 y, 3 d |
Russell B. Long (S) |
D |
LA |
Retired |
1918–2003
|
80 |
38 y, 0 d |
Frederick H. Gillett (H, S) |
R |
MA |
Retired |
1851–1935
|
81 |
38 y, 0 d |
Wilbur Mills (H) |
D |
AR |
Retired |
1909–1992
|
82 |
38 y, 0 d |
Dante Fascell (H) |
D |
FL |
Retired |
1917–1998
|
83 |
38 y, 0 d |
Robert H. Michel (H) |
R |
IL |
Retired |
1923–2017
|
84 |
38 y, 0 d |
Nick Rahall (H) |
D |
WV |
Defeated |
1949–
|
85 |
37 y, 305 d |
Robert Crosser (H, I) |
D |
OH |
Lost renomination |
1874–1957
|
86 |
37 years, 299 days |
Ben Cardin (H, S) |
D |
MD |
|
1943–
|
87 |
37 y, 290 d |
Bob Sikes (H, I) |
D |
FL |
Resigned, retired |
1906–1994
|
88 |
37 y, 255 d |
Nathaniel Macon (H, S) |
AA/DR/J |
NC |
Resigned |
1757–1837
|
89 |
37 y, 250 d |
Henry Cabot Lodge (H, S) |
R |
MA |
Died |
1850–1924
|
90 |
37 years, 148 days |
Nancy Pelosi (H) |
D |
CA |
|
1940–
|
91 |
37 y, 74 d |
Alben W. Barkley (H, S, I) |
D |
KY |
Elected Vice President of the United States, died |
1877–1956
|
92 |
37 y, 60 d |
Henry B. González (H) |
D |
TX |
Retired |
1916–2000
|
93 |
37 y, 6 d |
Francis E. Warren (S, I) |
R |
WY |
Defeated, died |
1844–1929
|
94 |
36 y, 83 d |
James Eastland (S, I) |
D |
MS |
Resigned |
1904–1986
|
95 |
36 y, 12 d |
Joe Biden (S) |
D |
DE |
Elected Vice President of the United States |
1942–
|
96 |
36 y, 3 d |
John Murtha (H) |
D |
PA |
Died |
1932–2010
|
97 |
36 y, 0 d |
Henry L. Dawes (H, S) |
R |
MA |
Retired |
1816–1903
|
98 |
36 y, 0 d |
F. Edward Hébert (H) |
D |
LA |
Retired |
1901–1979
|
99 |
36 y, 0 d |
Edward Boland (H) |
D |
MA |
Retired |
1911–2001
|
100 |
36 y, 0 d |
William Broomfield (H) |
R |
MI |
Retired |
1922–2019
|
101 |
36 y, 0 d |
Dan Rostenkowski (H) |
D |
IL |
Defeated |
1928–2010
|
102 |
36 y, 0 d |
Neal Edward Smith (H) |
D |
IA |
Defeated |
1920–2021
|
103 |
36 y, 0 d |
Claiborne Pell (S) |
D |
RI |
Retired |
1918–2009
|
104 |
36 y, 0 d |
Joseph M. McDade (H) |
R |
PA |
Retired |
1931–2017
|
105 |
36 y, 0 d |
Paul Sarbanes (H, S) |
D |
MD |
Retired |
1933–2020
|
106 |
36 y, 0 d |
Pete Domenici (S) |
R |
NM |
Retired |
1932–2017
|
107 |
36 y, 0 d |
Ralph Regula (H) |
R |
OH |
Retired |
1924–2017
|
108 |
36 y, 0 d |
Chris Dodd (H, S) |
D |
CT |
Retired |
1944–
|
109 |
36 y, 0 d |
Jim Oberstar (H) |
DFL |
MN |
Defeated |
1934–2014
|
110 |
36 y, 0 d |
Richard Lugar (S) |
R |
IN |
Lost renomination |
1932–2019
|
111 |
36 y, 0 d |
Daniel Akaka (H, S) |
D |
HI |
Retired |
1924–2018
|
112 |
36 y, 0 d |
Norm Dicks (H) |
D |
WA |
Retired |
1940–
|
113 |
36 y, 0 d |
Dale Kildee (H) |
D |
MI |
Retired |
1929–2021
|
114 |
36 y, 0 d |
Carl Levin (S) |
D |
MI |
Retired |
1934–2021
|
115 |
36 y, 0 d |
Sander Levin (H) |
D |
MI |
Retired |
1931–
|
116 |
36 y, 0 d |
Pete Visclosky (H) |
D |
IN |
Retired |
1949–
|
117 |
36 y, 0 d |
Jim Inhofe (H, S) |
R |
OK |
Resigned |
1934–2024
|
118 |
36 y, 0 d |
Peter DeFazio (H) |
D |
OR |
Retired |
1947–
|
119 |
36 y, 0 d |
Fred Upton (H) |
R |
MI |
Retired |
1953–
|
120 |
36 y, 0 d |
Shelby Moore Cullom (H, S, I) |
R |
IL |
Retired |
1829–1914
|
Total tenure |
Name |
Party |
State |
Reason for leaving |
Lifespan
|
121 |
35 y, 362 d |
Henry Allen Cooper (H, I) |
R |
WI |
Defeated, Died |
1850-1931
|
122 |
35 years, 355 days |
Frank Pallone (H) |
D |
NJ |
|
1951-
|
123 |
35 y, 305 d |
Tom Connally (H, S) |
D |
TX |
Retired |
1877-1963
|
124 |
35 y, 305 d |
Howard W. Smith (H) |
D |
VA |
Lost Renomination |
1883-1967
|
125 |
35 years, 299 days |
Richard Neal (H) |
D |
MA |
|
1949-
|
126 |
35 y, 297 d |
Milton Young (S) |
R |
ND |
Retired |
1897-1983
|
127 |
35 y, 274 d |
Tom Petri (H) |
R |
WI |
Retired |
1940-
|
128 |
35 y, 234 d |
John McCain (H, S) |
R |
AZ |
Died |
1936-2018
|
129 |
35 y, 258 d |
Ellison D. Smith (S) |
D |
SC |
Died |
1864-1944
|
130 |
35 y, 213 d |
Carl D. Perkins (H) |
D |
KY |
Died |
1912-1984
|
131 |
35 y, 210 d |
George F. Hoar (H, S) |
R |
MA |
Died |
1826-1904
|
132 |
35 y, 206 d |
Allen J. Ellender (S) |
D |
LA |
Died |
1890-1972
|
133 |
35 y, 182 d |
Claude A. Swanson (H, S, I) |
D |
VA |
Resigned |
1862-1939
|
134 |
35 y, 160 d |
Bob Dole (H, S) |
R |
KS |
Resigned |
1923-2021
|
135 |
35 y, 66 d |
Edith N. Rogers (H) |
R |
MA |
Died |
1881-1960
|
136 |
35 y, 39 d |
Phil Crane (H) |
R |
IL |
Defeated |
1930-2014
|
137 |
34 y, 349 d |
Trent Lott (H, S) |
R |
MS |
Resigned |
1941-
|
138 |
34 y, 334 d |
Clement J. Zablocki (H) |
D |
WI |
Died |
1912-1983
|
139 |
34 y, 194 d |
George E. Brown Jr. (H, I) |
D |
CA |
Retired, Died |
1920-1999
|
140 |
34 y, 189 d |
Everett Dirksen (H, S, I) |
R |
IL |
Defeated, Died |
1896-1969
|
141 |
34 y, 179 d |
Jim Wright (H) |
D |
TX |
Resigned |
1922-2015
|
142 |
34 y, 178 d |
William R. King (H, S, I) |
DR/J/D |
NC/AL |
Resigned |
1786-1853
|
143 |
34 y, 108 d |
Matthew M. Neely (H, S, I) |
D |
WV |
Defeated, Resigned, Defeated, Died |
1874-1958
|
144 |
34 y, 85 d |
Joseph T. Robinson (H, S, I) |
D |
AR |
Resigned, Died |
1872-1937
|
145 |
34 y, 55 d |
Knute Nelson (H, S, I) |
R |
MN |
Retired, Died |
1843-1923
|
146 |
34 y, 42 d |
Walter F. George (S) |
D |
GA |
Retired |
1878-1957
|
147 |
34 y, 15 d |
B. Carroll Reece (H, I) |
R |
TN |
Defeated, Retired, Died |
1889-1961
|
148 |
34 y, 0 d |
Gilbert N. Haugen (H) |
R |
IA |
Defeated |
1859-1933
|
149 |
34 y, 0 d |
Karl E. Mundt (H, S) |
R |
SD |
Retired |
1900-1974
|
150 |
34 y, 0 d |
John L. McMillan (H) |
D |
SC |
Lost renomination |
1898-1979
|
151 |
34 y, 0 d |
Mike Mansfield (H, S) |
D |
MT |
Retired |
1903-2001
|
152 |
34 y, 0 d |
Ray J. Madden (H) |
D |
IN |
Lost renomination |
1892-1987
|
153 |
34 y, 0 d |
Richard Bolling (H) |
D |
MO |
Retired |
1916-1991
|
154 |
34 y, 0 d |
Tip O'Neill (H) |
D |
MA |
Retired |
1912-1994
|
155 |
34 y, 0 d |
Sam Gibbons (H) |
D |
FL |
Retired |
1920-2012
|
156 |
34 y, 0 d |
James Quillen (H) |
R |
TN |
Retired |
1916-2003
|
157 |
34 y, 0 d |
Lee Hamilton (H) |
D |
IN |
Retired |
1931-
|
158 |
34 y, 0 d |
William Roth (H, S) |
R |
DE |
Defeated |
1921-2003
|
159 |
34 y, 0 d |
Olympia Snowe (H, S) |
R |
ME |
Retired |
1947-
|
160 |
34 y, 0 d |
Ike Skelton (H) |
D |
MO |
Defeated |
1931-2013
|
161 |
34 y, 0 d |
Jerry Lewis (H) |
R |
CA |
Retired |
1934-2021
|
162 |
34 y, 0 d |
Ralph Hall (H) |
D/R |
TX |
Lost renomination |
1923-2019
|
163 |
34 y, 0 d |
Frank Wolf (H) |
R |
VA |
Retired |
1939-
|
164 |
34 y, 0 d |
Harry Reid (H, S) |
D |
NV |
Retired |
1939-2021
|
165 |
34 y, 0 d |
Barbara Boxer (H, S) |
D |
CA |
Retired |
1940-
|
166 |
34 y, 0 d |
Joe Barton (H) |
R |
TX |
Retired |
1949-
|
167 |
34 y, 0 d |
Charles Curtis (H, S, I) |
R |
KS |
Lost renomination, Elected Vice President of the United States |
1860-1936
|
168 |
34 y, 0 d |
Hugh Scott (H, S, I) |
R |
PA |
Defeated, Retired |
1900-1994
|
169 |
34 y, 0 d |
David Price (H, I) |
D |
NC |
Defeated, Retired |
1940-
|
170 |
34 y, 0 d |
Jim Cooper (H, I) |
D |
TN |
Retired |
1955-
|
171 |
33 y, 358 d |
George Aiken (S) |
R |
VT |
Retired |
1892-1984
|
172 |
33 y, 339 d |
Charles A. Halleck (H) |
R |
IN |
Retired |
1900-1986
|
173 |
33 y, 305 d |
Hatton W. Sumners (H) |
D |
TX |
Retired |
1875-1962
|
174 |
33 y, 305 d |
Thomas A. Jenkins (H) |
R |
OH |
Retired |
1880-1959
|
175 |
33 y, 305 d |
Roy O. Woodruff (H) |
R |
MI |
Retired |
1876-1953
|
176 |
33 y, 301 d |
A. Willis Robertson (H, S) |
D |
VA |
Resigned |
1887-1971
|
177 |
33 years, 299 days |
Jack Reed (H, S) |
D |
RI |
|
1949-
|
178 |
33 years, 299 days |
Mike Crapo (H, S) |
R |
ID |
|
1951-
|
179 |
33 years, 299 days |
Bernie Sanders (H, S) |
I |
VT |
|
1941-
|
180 |
33 years, 299 days |
Maxine Waters (H) |
D |
CA |
|
1938-
|
181 |
33 years, 299 days |
Rosa DeLauro (H) |
D |
CT |
|
1943-
|
182 |
33 years, 299 days |
Tom Carper (H, S, I ) |
D |
DE |
|
1947-
|
183 |
33 y, 259 d |
Wesley L. Jones (H, S) |
R |
WA |
Died |
1863-1932
|
184 |
33 y, 248 d |
Quentin Burdick (H, S) |
DNPL |
ND |
Died |
1908-1992
|
185 |
33 y, 243 d |
John H. Ketcham (H, I) |
R |
NY |
Defeated, Retired, Died |
1833-1906
|
186 |
33 y, 204 d |
Michael J. Kirwan (H) |
D |
OH |
Died |
1886-1970
|
187 |
33 y, 197 d |
John Lewis (H) |
D |
GA |
Died |
1940-2020
|
188 |
33 y, 28 d |
Edward W. Pou (H) |
D |
NC |
Died |
1863-1934
|
189 |
33 y, 18 d |
Henry H. Bingham (H) |
R |
PA |
Died |
1841-1912
|
190 |
32 y, 322 d |
William Borah (S) |
R |
ID |
Died |
1865-1940
|
191 |
32 y, 257 d |
John H. Bankhead (H, S, I) |
D |
AL |
Retired, Died |
1842-1920
|
192 |
32 y, 252 d |
Harry F. Byrd Sr. (S) |
D |
VA |
Resigned |
1887-1966
|
193 |
32 y, 227 d |
Clifford Case (H, S, I) |
R |
NJ |
Resigned, Lost renomination |
1904-1982
|
194 |
32 y, 215 d |
Margaret Chase Smith (H, S) |
R |
ME |
Defeated |
1897-1995
|
195 |
32 y, 184 d |
Edward T. Taylor (H) |
D |
CO |
Died |
1858-1941
|
196 |
32 y, 177 d |
Harold D. Cooley (H) |
D |
NC |
Resigned |
1897-1974
|
197 |
32 y, 130 d |
Tiger Teague (H) |
D |
TX |
Resigned |
1910-1981
|
198 |
32 y, 96 d |
John Breaux (H, S) |
D |
LA |
Retired |
1944-
|
199 |
32 y, 37 d |
Silvio Conte (H) |
D |
MA |
Died |
1921-1991
|
200 |
32 y, 0 d |
Nelson W. Aldrich (H, S) |
R |
RI |
Retired |
1841-1915
|
201 |
32 y, 0 d |
Thomas E. Morgan (H) |
D |
PA |
Retired |
1906-1995
|
202 |
32 y, 0 d |
Tom Steed (H) |
D |
OK |
Retired |
1904-1983
|
203 |
32 y, 0 d |
Harley Orrin Staggers (H) |
D |
WV |
Retired |
1907-1991
|
204 |
32 y, 0 d |
Robert Kastenmeier (H) |
D |
WI |
Defeated |
1924-2015
|
205 |
32 y, 0 d |
Don Edwards (H) |
D |
CA |
Retired |
1915-2015
|
206 |
32 y, 0 d |
Kika de la Garza (H) |
D |
TX |
Retired |
1927-2017
|
207 |
32 y, 0 d |
Bill Clay (H) |
D |
MO |
Retired |
1931-
|
208 |
32 y, 0 d |
Jim Jeffords (H, S) |
R/I |
VT |
Retired |
1934-2014
|
209 |
32 y, 0 d |
Henry Hyde (H) |
R |
IL |
Retired |
1924-2007
|
210 |
32 y, 0 d |
David Dreier (H) |
R |
CA |
Retired |
1952-
|
211 |
32 y, 0 d |
Barney Frank (H) |
D |
MA |
Retired |
1940-
|
212 |
32 y, 0 d |
Lamar Smith (H) |
R |
TX |
Retired |
1947-
|
213 |
32 y, 0 d |
Eliot Engel (H) |
D |
NY |
Lost renomination |
1947-
|
214 |
32 y, 0 d |
Nita Lowey (H) |
D |
NY |
Retired |
1937-
|
215 |
32 y, 0 d |
F. M. Simmons (H, S, I) |
D |
NC |
Retired, Lost renomination |
1854-1940
|
Total tenure |
Name |
Party |
State |
Reason for leaving |
Lifespan
|
216 |
31 y, 362 d |
J. William Fulbright (H, S) |
D |
AR |
Resigned |
1905-1995
|
217 |
31 y, 362 d |
Chet Holifield (H) |
D |
CA |
Resigned |
1903-1995
|
218 |
31 y, 362 d |
O. C. Fisher (H) |
D |
TX |
Resigned |
1903-1994
|
219 |
31 y, 362 d |
Omar Burleson (H) |
D |
TX |
Resigned |
1906-1991
|
220 |
31 y, 362 d |
James J. Delaney (H, I) |
D |
NY |
Defeated, Resigned |
1901-1987
|
221 |
31 years, 360 days |
Jerry Nadler (H) |
D |
NY |
|
1947-
|
222 |
31 y, 357 d |
Jacob Javits (H, S, I) |
R |
NY |
Resigned, Defeated |
1904-1986
|
223 |
31 y, 336 d |
Albert Gore Sr. (H, S, I) |
D |
TN |
Resigned, Defeated |
1907-1998
|
224 |
31 y, 305 d |
Allen T. Treadway (H) |
R |
MA |
Retired |
1867-1947
|
225 |
31 y, 305 d |
Harold Knutson (H, S) |
R |
MN |
Defeated |
1880-1953
|
226 |
31 y, 305 d |
Wallace White (H, S) |
R |
ME |
Retired |
1877-1952
|
227 |
31 y, 305 d |
Clarence F. Lea (H) |
D |
CA |
Retired |
1874-1964
|
228 |
31 y, 305 d |
John E. Rankin (H) |
D |
MS |
Lost renomination |
1882-1962
|
229 |
31 y, 305 d |
Charles A. Wolverton (H) |
R |
NJ |
Retired |
1880-1969
|
230 |
31 y, 305 d |
Brent Spence (H) |
D |
KY |
Retired |
1874-1967
|
231 |
31 y, 305 d |
Julius C. Burrows (H, S, I) |
R |
MI |
Defeated, Defeated, Lost renomination |
1837-1915
|
232 |
31 years, 299 days |
Patty Murray (S) |
D |
WA |
|
1950-
|
233 |
31 years, 299 days |
Sherrod Brown (H, S) |
D |
OH |
|
1952-
|
234 |
31 years, 299 days |
Anna Eshoo (H) |
D |
CA |
|
1942-
|
235 |
31 years, 299 days |
Ken Calvert (H) |
R |
CA |
|
1953-
|
236 |
31 years, 299 days |
Nydia Velázquez (H) |
D |
NY |
|
1953-
|
237 |
31 years, 299 days |
Sanford Bishop (H) |
D |
GA |
|
1947-
|
238 |
31 years, 299 days |
Bobby Scott (H) |
D |
VA |
|
1947-
|
239 |
31 years, 299 days |
Jim Clyburn (H) |
D |
SC |
|
1940-
|
240 |
31 y, 230 d |
Bob Menendez (H, S) |
D |
NJ |
Resigned |
1954-
|
241 |
31 y, 229 d |
S. Otis Bland (H) |
D |
VA |
Died |
1872-1950
|
242 |
31 y, 204 d |
Thomas H. Benton (S, H, I) |
DR/J/D |
MO |
Defeated |
1782-1858
|
243 |
31 years, 198 days |
Bennie Thompson (H) |
D |
MS |
|
1948-
|
244 |
31 y, 185 d |
Joseph E. Ransdell (H, S) |
D |
LA |
Lost renomination |
1858-1954
|
245 |
31 y, 165 d |
Jacob H. Gallinger (H, S) |
R |
NH |
Died |
1837-1918
|
246 |
31 y, 132 d |
Dennis Chávez (H, S, I) |
D |
NM |
Retired, Died |
1888-1962
|
247 |
31 y, 128 d |
William Proxmire (S) |
D |
WI |
Retired |
1915-2005
|
248 |
31 y, 96 d |
Oscar Underwood (H, S, I) |
D |
AL |
Resigned, retired |
1862-1929
|
249 |
31 y, 82 d |
Thomas S. Butler (H) |
R |
PA |
Died |
1855-1928
|
250 |
31 y, 73 d |
Louise Slaughter (H) |
D |
NY |
Died |
1929-2018
|
251 |
31 y, 28 d |
Daniel Flood (H, I) |
D |
PA |
Defeated, Defeated, Resigned |
1903-1994
|
252 |
31 y, 13 d |
J. J. Pickle (H) |
D |
TX |
Retired |
1913-2005
|
253 |
31 y, 11 d |
August H. Andresen (H, I) |
R |
MN |
Defeated, Died |
1890-1958
|
254 |
30 y, 322 d |
Dianne Feinstein (S) |
D |
CA |
Died |
1933-2023
|
255 |
30 y, 295 d |
José E. Serrano (H) |
D |
NY |
Retired |
1943-
|
256 |
30 y, 238 d |
Theodore E. Burton (H, S, I) |
R |
OH |
Defeated, Retired, Died |
1851-1929
|
257 |
30 y, 227 d |
Floyd Spence (H) |
R |
SC |
Died |
1928-2001
|
258 |
30 y, 209 d |
John J. Rooney (H) |
D |
NY |
Resigned |
1903-1975
|
259 |
30 years, 171 days |
Frank Lucas (H) |
R |
OK |
|
1960-
|
260 |
30 y, 131 d |
Joseph J. Mansfield (H) |
D |
TX |
Died |
1861-1947
|
261 |
30 y, 129 d |
John T. Morgan (S) |
D |
AL |
Died |
1824-1907
|
262 |
30 y, 112 d |
Pat Harrison (H, S) |
D |
MS |
Died |
1881-1941
|
263 |
30 y, 89 d |
Francis E. Walter (H) |
D |
PA |
Died |
1894-1963
|
264 |
30 y, 59 d |
Jimmy Duncan (H) |
R |
TN |
Retired |
1947-
|
265 |
30 y, 50 d |
William S. Holman (H, I) |
D |
IN |
Defeated, Died |
1822-1897
|
266 |
30 y, 5 d |
Thomas Newton Jr. (H, I) |
D |
VA |
Election invalidated, Retired |
1768-1847
|
267 |
30 y, 2 d |
Mo Udall (H) |
D |
AZ |
Resigned |
1922-1998
|
268 |
30 y, 1 d |
John Warner (S) |
R |
VA |
Retired |
1927-2021
|
269 |
30 y, 0 d |
John Percival Jones (S) |
R/S |
NV |
Retired |
1829-1912
|
270 |
30 y, 0 d |
Francis Cockrell (S) |
D |
MO |
Retired |
1834-1915
|
271 |
30 y, 0 d |
Reed Smoot (S) |
R |
UT |
Defeated |
1862-1941
|
272 |
30 y, 0 d |
John Nance Garner (H) |
D |
TX |
Elected Vice President of the United States |
1868-1967
|
273 |
30 y, 0 d |
Charles A. Buckley (H) |
D |
NY |
Lost renomination |
1890-1967
|
274 |
30 y, 0 d |
Eugene J. Keogh (H) |
D |
NY |
Retired |
1907-1989
|
275 |
30 y, 0 d |
Ezekiel C. Gathings (H) |
D |
AR |
Retired |
1903-1979
|
276 |
30 y, 0 d |
Alvin O'Konski (H) |
R |
WI |
Defeated |
1904-1987
|
277 |
30 y, 0 d |
Thomas Abernethy (H) |
D |
MS |
Retired |
1903-1998
|
278 |
30 y, 0 d |
Joe L. Evins (H) |
D |
TN |
Retired |
1910-1984
|
279 |
30 y, 0 d |
Otto Passman (H) |
D |
LA |
Lost renomination |
1900-1988
|
280 |
30 y, 0 d |
Carl Albert (H) |
D |
OK |
Retired |
1908-2000
|
281 |
30 y, 0 d |
L. H. Fountain (H) |
D |
NC |
Retired |
1913-2002
|
282 |
30 y, 0 d |
John Jacob Rhodes (H) |
R |
AZ |
Retired |
1916-2003
|
283 |
30 y, 0 d |
Samuel Stratton (H) |
D |
NY |
Retired |
1916-1990
|
284 |
30 y, 0 d |
Del Latta (H) |
R |
OH |
Retired |
1920-2016
|
285 |
30 y, 0 d |
Edward R. Roybal (H) |
D |
CA |
Retired |
1916-2005
|
286 |
30 y, 0 d |
Frank Horton (H) |
R |
NY |
Retired |
1919-2004
|
287 |
30 y, 0 d |
William D. Ford (H) |
D |
MI |
Retired |
1927-2004
|
288 |
30 y, 0 d |
Tom Foley (H) |
D |
WA |
Defeated |
1929-2013
|
289 |
30 y, 0 d |
John T. Myers (H) |
R |
IN |
Retired |
1927-2015
|
290 |
30 y, 0 d |
Tom Bevill (H) |
D |
AL |
Retired |
1921-2005
|
291 |
30 y, 0 d |
Sonny Montgomery (H) |
D |
MS |
Retired |
1920-2006
|
292 |
30 y, 0 d |
Bill Archer (H) |
R |
TX |
Retired |
1928-
|
293 |
30 y, 0 d |
Jim Leach (H) |
R |
IA |
Defeated |
1942-
|
294 |
30 y, 0 d |
Arlen Specter (S) |
R/D |
PA |
Lost renomination |
1930-2012
|
295 |
30 y, 0 d |
Byron Dorgan (H, S) |
DNPL |
ND |
Retired |
1942-
|
296 |
30 y, 0 d |
Jeff Bingaman (S) |
D |
NM |
Retired |
1943-
|
297 |
30 y, 0 d |
Edolphus Towns (H) |
D |
NY |
Retired |
1934-
|
298 |
30 y, 0 d |
Dan Burton (H) |
R |
IN |
Retired |
1938-
|
299 |
30 y, 0 d |
Howard Coble (H) |
R |
NC |
Retired |
1930-2015
|
300 |
30 y, 0 d |
Dana Rohrabacher (H) |
R |
CA |
Defeated |
1947-
|
301 |
30 y, 0 d |
Collin Peterson (H) |
DFL |
MN |
Defeated |
1943-
|
302 |
30 y, 0 d |
Lucille Roybal-Allard (H) |
D |
CA |
Retired |
1941-
|
303 |
30 y, 0 d |
Eddie Bernice Johnson (H) |
D |
TX |
Retired |
1935-2023
|
304 |
30 y, 0 d |
Bobby Rush (H) |
D |
IL |
Retired |
1946-
|
305 |
30 y, 0 d |
Earl C. Michener (H, I) |
R |
MI |
Defeated, Retired |
1876-1957
|
306 |
30 y, 0 d |
Barry Goldwater (S, I) |
R |
AZ |
Retired |
1909-1998
|
307 |
30 y, 0 d |
Andrew Jacobs Jr. (H, I) |
D |
IN |
Defeated, Retired |
1932-2013
|
308 |
30 y, 0 d |
Bill Nelson (H, S, I) |
D |
FL |
Retired, Defeated |
1942-
|