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The dean of the United States House of Representatives is the longest continuously serving member of the House. The current dean is Hal Rogers, a Republican from Kentucky, who has served in the House since 1981. The dean is a symbolic post, whose only customary duty is to swear in a speaker of the House after the speaker is elected. [1]
Dean of the House: 2 Chris Smith: R New Jersey 4 3 Steny Hoyer: D Maryland 5: May 19, 1981 4 Marcy Kaptur: D Ohio 9: January 3, 1983 5 Nancy Pelosi: D California 11: June 2, 1987 Speaker Emerita of the House: 6 Frank Pallone: D New Jersey 6: November 8, 1988 Ranking Member: Energy and Commerce: 7 Richard Neal: D Massachusetts 1: January 3, 1989
The dean of the House is, in some legislatures, the member with the longest unbroken record of service. [1] Specific examples include: Dean of the United States House of Representatives, currently Hal Rogers since 2022; Dean of the House (Canada), currently Louis Plamondon since 2008
U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., (left) is alongside Rep.-elect Harold Rogers, Dean of the House, as Rogers administers the oath of office to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
He was the longest-serving member of Congress. Home & Garden. Lighter Side
House Republican chairmen are retiring amid dysfunction, ... R-Alaska, the Dean of the House, suddenly died in 2022, he spotted a frustrated and disgruntled Lucas on the House floor.
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.
Former speaker of the House and current Rep. Kevin McCarthy arrives for a third House Republican conference meeting of the day, on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) (Jonathan Ernst ...