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An example of this ranking system is Rep. Pete Sessions had previously served eleven terms, from 1997 to 2019 (after his defeat in the 2018 midterms), when he was once again elected in 2020. Instead of holding seniority with others whose terms began January 3, 2021, he was credited with ten terms, and holds seniority above all representatives ...
U.S. House of Representatives seniority Rank Representative Party District Seniority date Previous service [2] Notes 1 Don Young: R Alaska at-large: March 6, 1973 Dean of the House Died on March 18, 2022. 2 Hal Rogers: R Kentucky 5: January 3, 1981 Dean of the House from March 18, 2022 3 Chris Smith: R New Jersey 4 4 Steny Hoyer: D Maryland 5
This is a complete list of United States senators during the 118th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2023, to January 3, 2025. It is a historical listing and will contain people who have not served the entire two-year Congress should anyone resign, die, or be expelled.
Seniority in the House, for Congressmen with unbroken service, depends on the date on which the members first term began. That date is either the start of the Congress (March 4 in odd numbered years, for the era up to and including the 73rd Congress starting in 1933) or the date of a special election during the Congress.
A Democratic committee staffer made the case for seniority, arguing that the House GOP system — in which committee chiefs get three-term limits, requiring waivers for fourth terms — is a ...
In the case of senators first elected in a general election for the upcoming Congress, their terms begin on the first day of the new Congress. For most of American history this was March 4 of odd-numbered years, but effective from 1935 the 20th Amendment moved this to January 3 of odd-numbered years.
This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 21st United States Congress listed by seniority. As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 21st Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831).
This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 111th United States Congress (January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011) in order of 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 by seniority. [1]