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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 ...
He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Illinois. [18] He holds the record as the 10th longest-serving member in the history of the US Congress, and also has the longest tenure of all members whose time in Congress included a break in service.
For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Illinois. The list of names should be complete as of January 3, 2019, but other data may be incomplete. Illinois became the 21st state on December 3, 1818.
Illinois 7: 22 Diana DeGette: D Colorado 1: 23 Jim McGovern: D Massachusetts 2: Ranking Member: Rules: 24 Brad Sherman: D California 32 25 Adam Smith: D Washington 9: Ranking Member: Armed Services: 26 Gregory Meeks: D New York 5: February 3, 1998 Ranking Member: Foreign Affairs: 27 John B. Larson: D Connecticut 1: January 3, 1999 28 Jan ...
Representative Flowers is the longest serving African-American legislator in Illinois history. [1] She represented the 31st district from January 9, 1985 to January 13, 1993, [ 2 ] represented the 21st district from January 13, 1993 to January 8, 2003, and represents the 31st district again since January 8, 2003.
American attorney and politician, member of the Chicago City Council [80] Georges-Casimir Dessaulles: 1827–1930: 102: Canadian senator [81] Charles S. Dewey: 1880–1980: 100: American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (R-IL) [82] Boubacar Biro Diallo: 1922–2025: 103: Guinean politician, president of National Assembly ...
He was the longest-serving leader of any state or federal legislative body in the history of the United States, having held the position for all but two years from 1983 to 2021. [2] He served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2021. He represented the 27th District from 1971 to 1983, the 30th district from 1983 to 1993, and the 22nd district ...
Congressman Hayes was the CBTU's first executive vice president, serving until 1986. Hayes was elected as a Democrat to the 98th United States Congress by a special election held on August 23, 1983, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Harold Washington, who had been elected mayor of Chicago. While a representative, Hayes was on the ...