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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 ...
At 91 years, 5 months and 16 days old, Grassley is the oldest sitting United States senator, the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, and the sixth-longest-serving U.S. senator in history. He served as president pro tempore emeritus of the Senate from 2021 to 2025.
Service Length of service March 4, 1789 June 6, 1802 James Gunn: Anti-Administration/ Federalist: Georgia: March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1801 4,381 dd John Langdon: Pro-Administration/ Anti-Administration/ Democratic-Republican: New Hampshire: June 6, 1802 December 6, 1808 Theodore Foster: Pro-Administration/ Federalist/ Democratic-Republican Rhode ...
American Foreign Service Officer [307] Clark S. Smith: 1912–2014: 102: American politician [308] Neal Smith: 1920–2021: 101: American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1995) and longest serving congressman in Iowa [309] [310] [311] Alejandra Soler: 1913–2017: 103: Spanish activist, diplomat, politician and ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
The current Congress is the oldest in at least two decades. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in ...
This is a complete list of current members of the United States House of Representatives based on seniority. For the most part, representatives are ranked by the beginning of their terms in office. Representatives whose terms begin the same day are ranked alphabetically by last name.
He became the longest-serving senator in American history on June 12, 2006, surpassing Strom Thurmond of South Carolina with 17,327 days of service. [1] On November 18, 2009, Byrd became the longest-serving member in congressional history, with 56 years, 320 days of combined service in the House and Senate, passing Carl Hayden of Arizona.