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Illinois: March 4, 1907 - November 6, 1952 16,684 dd October 24, 1957 July 18, 1963 Sam Rayburn: Democratic Texas: March 4, 1913 - November 16, 1961 17,789 dd July 18, 1963 January 5, 1992 Carl Vinson: Democratic Georgia: November 3, 1914 - January 3, 1965 18,324 dd January 5, 1992 February 10, 2009 Jamie L. Whitten: Democratic Mississippi
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 ...
Michael Joseph Madigan (born April 19, 1942) is an American politician who is the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. [1] 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]
The more senior a representative is, the more likely the representative is to receive desirable committee assignments or leadership posts. Seniority also affects access to more desirable office space in the House Office Buildings: [ 3 ] after an office is vacated, members next in seniority can choose whether to move into it.
John Dennis Hastert (/ ˈ h æ s t ər t / HASS-tərt; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician, teacher, and wrestling coach who represented Illinois's 14th congressional district from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. [1]
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.
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Illinois. 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 ...
Mary E. Flowers (born July 31, 1951) is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives.Representative Flowers is the longest serving African-American legislator in Illinois history. [1]