Order Code RL30370
CRS Report for Congress
Received through the CRS Web
Members Who Have Served in the
U.S. Congress 30 Years or More
Updated January 20, 2006
Mildred Amer
Specialist in American National Government
Government and Finance Division
Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

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Members Who Have Served in the
U.S. Congress 30 Years or More
Summary
This report identifies those 224 Members of Congress whose service in the
House or Senate, or both, has been 30 years or more. The information provided is
current through January 3, 2006.
To place this information in perspective, it should be noted that some 11,754
individuals have served in Congress since 1789. Excluding Delegates and Resident
Commissioners, this includes 9,870 persons who have served only in the House,
1,243 persons who have served only in the Senate, and 641 who have served in both
houses.
Of the names listed here, 131 have spent all of their congressional careers in the
House; 25 have spent all of their careers in the Senate; and 68 have had combined
service in the House and Senate to achieve 30 or more years of service. Two women
are included in the listing. Fifteen incumbent Senators and 13 incumbent
Representatives have served 30 years or longer.
This report will be updated as events warrant.

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Contents
Members Who Have Served in the U.S. Congress 30 Years or More . . . . . . . . . . 2

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Members Who Have Served in the
U.S. Congress 30 Years or More
This report contains the names of all Members of the United States Congress
who have served 30 or more years, as of January 3, 2006. The names are listed in
order of length of congressional service. Party affiliation, state(s) represented,
service in the House or Senate, or both, and total length of congressional service are
provided for each Member.
As of January 3, 2006, a total of 224 individuals have served 30 or more years
in Congress. To place this figure in perspective, it should be noted that 11,754
individuals have served in Congress since 1789.1 It is of further interest to note that
only nine of the 224 individuals with 30 or more years of service served during the
18th and 19th centuries. The remaining 215 served entirely during the 20th century,
partially in the 19th century and partially in the 20th century, or partially in the 20th
century and partially in the 21st century. Fifteen incumbent Senators and 13
incumbent Representatives have served 30 years or longer. Their names are listed
in boldface type. Two women are included in the list, both of whom served in the
20th century. Their names are listed in italics.
In compiling the list, leap year days were calculated separately and added to a
Member’s years, months, and days of service. In addition, for Members who served
part of any year, the figure of 30 days was used to calculate the number of days in a
month when converting days into months. For example, if a Member served 30
years, eight months, and 36 days, 30 of the 36 days were used to constitute a month
so that the end result for this hypothetical Member would be 30 years, nine months,
and six days.
The sources for this compilation include a similar list appearing in “Service
Time of Congressmen,”Congressional Record, vol. 113, March 9, 1967, pp. 6191-
6193, which contained numerous inaccuracies, the Biographical Directory of the
American Congress, 1774-1996, and various editions of the Congressional Directory
(Washington: GPO).
1 This figure excludes Delegates and Resident Commissioners. It includes 9,870 persons
who have served only in the House, 1,243 persons who have served only in the Senate, and
641 who have served in both houses of Congress.

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CRS-2
Members Who Have Served in the U.S. Congress 30 Years or More
(As of January 3, 2006)
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Carl T. Hayden
1
(D-AZ)
House
Feb. 19, 1912-Mar. 3, 1927
(15 yrs., 17 days)
56 yrs., 10 mos., 28 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1927-Jan. 3, 1969
(41 yrs., 10 mos., 11 days)
Jamie L. Whitten
2
(D-MS)
House
Nov. 4, 1941-Jan. 3, 1995
(53 yrs., 2 mos., 13 days)
53 yrs., 2 mos., 13 days
Robert C. Byrd
3
(D-WV)
House
Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1959
(6 yrs., 1 day)
53 yrs., 13 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1959-
(47 yrs., 12 days)
Carl Vinson
4
(D-GA)
House
Nov. 3, 1914-Jan. 3, 1965
(50 yrs., 2 mos., 13 days)
50 yrs., 2 mos., 13 days
John Dingell, Jr.
5
(D-MI)
House
Dec. 13, 1955-
(50 yrs., 1 mo., 2 days)
50 yrs., 1 mo., 2 days
Emanuel Celler
6
(D-NY)
House
Mar. 4, 1923-Jan. 3, 1973
(49 yrs., 10 mos., 13 days)
49 yrs., 10 mos., 13 days
Sam T. Rayburn
7
(D-TX)
House
Mar. 4, 1913-Nov. 16, 1961
(48 yrs., 8 mos., 25 days
48 yrs., 8 mos., 25 days
Strom Thurmond
8
(D-SC)
Senate
Dec. 24, 1954-Apr. 4, 1956
(48 yrs., 2 mos., 19 days)
48 yrs., 2 mos., 19 days
(R-SC)
Nov. 7, 1956-Jan. 3, 2003
Sidney Yates
9
(D-IL)
House
Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1963
(14 yrs., 3 days)
48 yrs., 11 days
Jan. 3, 1965-Jan 3, 1999
(34 yrs., 8 days)
Wright Patman
10
(D-TX)
House
Mar. 4, 1929-Mar. 7, 1976
(47 yrs., 15 days)
47 yrs., 15 days
Daniel Inouye
11
(D-HI)
House
Aug. 21, 1959-Jan. 3, 1963
(3 yrs., 4 mos., 14 days)
46 yrs., 4 mos., 25 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1963-
(43 yrs., 11 days)

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CRS-3
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Joseph G. Cannon
12
(R-IL)
House
Mar. 4, 1873-Mar. 3, 1891
(18 yrs., 4 days)
46 yrs., 10 days
Mar. 4, 1893-Mar. 3, 1913
(20 yrs., 4 days)
Mar. 4, 1915-Mar. 3, 1923
(8 yrs., 2 days)
Adolph J. Sabath
13
(D-IL)
House
Mar. 4, 1907-Nov. 6, 1952
(45 yrs., 8 mos., 14 days)
45 yrs., 8 mos., 14 days
J. Lister Hill
14
(D-AL)
House
Aug. 14, 1923-Jan. 11, 1938
(14 yrs., 5 mos., 3 days)
45 yrs., 5 mos. 4 days
Senate
Jan. 11, 1938-Jan. 3, 1969
(31 yrs., 1 day)
Charles E. Bennett
15
(D-FL)
House
Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1993
(44 yrs., 11 days)
44 yrs., 11 days
George H. Mahon
15
(D-TX)
House
Jan. 3, 1935-Jan. 3, 1979
(44 yrs., 11 days)
44 yrs., 11 days
Warren G. Magnuson
17
(D-WA)
House
Jan. 3, 1937-Dec. 13, 1944
(7 yrs., 11 mos., 13 days)
44 yrs., 9 days
Senate
Dec. 14, 1944-Jan. 3, 1981
(36 yrs., 26 days)
Justin S. Morrill
18
(R-VT)
House
Mar. 4, 1855-Mar. 3, 1867
(12 yrs., 3 days)
43 yrs., 10 mos., 6 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1867-Dec. 28, 1898
(31 yrs., 10 mos., 3 days)
William B. Allison
19
(R-IA)
House
Mar. 4, 1863-Mar. 3, 1871
(8 yrs., 2 days)
43 yrs., 5 mos., 10 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1873-Aug. 4, 1908
(35 yrs., 5 mos., 8 days)
Melvin Price
20
(D-IL)
House
Jan. 3, 1945-April 22, 1988
(43 yrs., 4 mos.)
43 yrs., 4 mos.
Edward M. Kennedy
21
(D-MA)
Senate
Nov. 7, 1962-
(43 yrs., 2 mos., 8 days)
43 yrs., 2 mos., 8 days
Henry M. Jackson
22
(D-WA)
House
Jan. 3, 1941-Jan. 3, 1953
(12 yrs., 3 days)
42 yrs., 8 mos., 9 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1953-Sept. 1, 1983
(30 yrs., 8 mos., 6 days)

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CRS-4
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Carter Glass
23
(D-VA)
House
Nov. 4, 1902-Dec. 16, 1918
(16 yrs., 1 mo., 17 days)
42 yrs., 5 mos., 21 days
Senate
Feb. 2, 1920-May 28, 1946
(26 yrs., 4 mos., 4 days)
John W. McCormack
24
(D-MA)
House
Nov. 6, 1928-Jan. 3, 1971
(42 yrs., 2 mos., 9 days)
42 yrs., 2 mos., 9 days
Jack Brooks
25
(D-TX)
House
Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1995
(42 yrs., 10 days)
42 yrs., 10 days
John J. Sparkman
25
(D-AL)
House
Jan. 3, 1937-Nov. 5, 1946
(9 yrs., 10 mos., 5 days)
42 yrs., 10 days
Senate
Nov. 6, 1946-Jan. 3, 1979
(32 yrs., 2 mos., 5 days)
W.R. Poage
25
(D-TX)
House
Jan. 3, 1937-Jan. 3, 1979
(42 yrs., 10 days)
42 yrs., 10 days
Robert L. Doughton
28
(D-NC)
House
Mar. 4, 1911-Jan. 3, 1953
(41 yrs., 10 mos., 11 days)
41 yrs., 10 mos., 11 days
Joseph W. Martin
29
(R-MA)
House
Mar. 4, 1925-Jan. 3, 1967
(41 yrs., 10 mos., 10 days)
41 yrs., 10 mos., 10 days
Clarence A. Cannon
30
(D-MO)
House
Mar. 4, 1923-May 12, 1964
(41 yrs., 2 mos., 20 days)
41 yrs., 2 mos., 20 days
John C. Stennis
31
(D-MS)
Senate
Nov. 5, 1947-Jan. 3, 1989
(41 yrs., 2 mos., 10 days)
41 yrs., 2 mos., 10 days
Kenneth D. McKellar
32
(D-TN)
House
Nov. 9, 1911-Mar. 3, 1917
(5 yrs., 3 mos., 25 days)
41 yrs., 2 mos., 4 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1917-Jan. 3, 1953
(35 yrs., 10 mos., 9 days)
John Conyers, Jr.
33
(D-MI)
House
Jan. 3, 1965-
(41 yrs., 10 days)
41 yrs., 10 days
William Natcher
34
(D-KY)
House
Aug. 1, 1953-Mar. 29, 1994
(40 yrs., 8 mos., 8 days)
40 yrs., 8 mos., 8 days
Claude Pepper
35
(D-FL)
Senate
Nov. 4, 1936-Jan. 3, 1951
(14 yrs., 2 mos., 3 days)
40 yrs., 7 mos., 4 days
House
Jan. 3, 1963-May 27, 1989
(26 yrs., 5 mos., 1 day)

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CRS-5
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
William P. Fyre
36
(R-ME)
House
Mar. 4, 1871-Mar. 17, 1881
(10 yrs., 17 days)
40 yrs., 5 mos., 15 days
Senate
Mar. 18, 1881-Aug. 8 1911
(30 yrs., 4 mos., 28 days)
Carl T. Curtis
37
(R-NE)
House
Jan. 3, 1939-Dec. 31, 1954
(16 yrs., 3 days)
40 yrs., 12 days
Senate
Jan. 1, 1955-Jan. 3, 1979
(24 yrs., 9 days)
Leslie C. Arends
38
(R-IL)
House
Jan. 3, 1935-Jan. 3, 1975
(40 yrs., 10 days)
40 yrs., 10 days
Peter W. Rodino, Jr.
38
(D-NJ)
House
Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1989
(40 yrs., 10 days)
40 yrs., 10 days
Jennings Randolph
40
(D-WV)
House
Mar. 4, 1933-Jan. 3, 1947
(13 yrs., 10 mos., 3 days)
40 yrs., 9 days
Senate
Nov. 5, 1958-Jan. 3, 1985
(26 yrs., 2 mos., 6 days)
Eugene Hale
41
(R-ME)
House
Mar. 4, 1869-Mar. 3, 1879
(10 yrs., 2 days)
40 yrs., 8 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1881-Mar. 3, 1911
(30 yrs., 6 days)
Daniel A. Reed
42
(R-NY)
House
Mar. 4, 1919-Feb. 19, 1959
(39 yrs., 11 mos., 26 days)
39 yrs., 11 mos., 26 days
George W. Norris
43
(R-NE)
House
Mar. 4, 1903-Mar. 3, 1913
(10 yrs., 3 days)
39 yrs., 10 mos., 10 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1913-Jan. 3, 1943
(29 yrs., 10 mos., 7 days)
John Taber
43
(R-NY)
House
Mar. 4, 1923-Jan. 3, 1963
(39 yrs., 10 mos., 10 days)
39 yrs., 10 mos., 10 days
William M. Colmer
43
(D-MS)
House
Mar. 4, 1933-Jan. 3, 1973
(39 yrs., 10 mos., 10 days)
39 yrs., 10 mos., 10 days
Samuel Smith
46
(D-MD)
House
Mar. 4, 1793-Mar. 3, 1803
(10 yrs., 1 day)
39 yrs., 1 mo., 11 days
Jan. 31, 1816-Dec. 17, 1822
(6 yrs., 10 mos., 20 days)
Senate
Mar. 4, 1803-Mar. 3, 1815
(12 yrs., 2 days)
Dec. 17, 1822-Mar. 3, 1833
(10 yrs., 2 mos., 18 days)

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CRS-6
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
John L. McClellan
47
(D-AR)
House
Jan. 3, 1935-Jan. 3, 1939
(4 yrs., 1 day)
38 yrs., 11 mos., 5 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1943-Nov. 28, 1977
(34 yrs., 11 mos., 4 days)
Morris Sheppard
48
(D-TX)
House
Nov. 15, 1902-Feb. 3, 1913
(10 yrs., 2 mos., 22 days)
38 yrs., 5 mos., 6 days
Senate
Feb. 3, 1913-Apr. 9, 1941
(28 yrs., 2 mos., 14 days)
Ernest F. Hollings
49
(D-SC)
Senate
Nov. 9, 1966-Jan. 3, 2005
(38 yrs., 2 mos., 5 days)
38 yrs., 2 mos., 5 days
Richard B. Russell
50
(D-GA)
Senate
Jan. 12, 1933-Jan. 21, 1971
(38 yrs., 19 days)
38 yrs., 19 days
John Sherman
51
(R-OH)
House
Mar. 4, 1855-Mar. 21, 1861
(6 yrs., 20 days)
38 yrs., 14 days
Senate
Mar. 21, 1861-Mar. 8, 1877
(15 yrs., 11 mos., 19 days)
Mar. 4, 1881-Mar. 4, 1897
(16 yrs., 5 days)
Russell B. Long
52
(D-LA)
Senate
Dec. 31, 1948-Jan. 3, 1987
(38 yrs., 12 days)
38 yrs., 12 days
Dante B. Fascell
53
(D-FL)
House
Jan. 3, 1955-Jan. 3, 1993
(38 yrs., 10 days)
38 yrs., 10 days
Wilbur D. Mills
53
(D-AR)
House
Jan. 3, 1939-Jan. 3, 1977
(38 yrs., 10 days)
38 yrs., 10 days
Robert Michel
55
(R-IL)
House
Jan. 3, 1957-Jan. 3, 1995
(38 yrs., 9 days)
38 yrs., 9 days
Frederick H. Gillett
56
(R-MA)
House
Mar. 4, 1893-Mar. 3, 1925
(32 yrs., 7 days)
38 yrs., 8 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1925-Mar. 3, 1931
(6 yrs., 1 day)
Robert Crosser
57
(D-OH)
House
Mar. 4, 1913-Mar. 3, 1919
(6 yrs., 1 day)
37 yrs., 10 mos., 10 days
Mar. 4, 1923-Jan. 3, 1955
(31 yrs., 10 mos., 9 days)
Robert L. F. Sikes
58
(D-FL)
House
Jan. 3, 1941-Oct. 19, 1944
(3 yrs., 9 mos., 18 days)
37 yrs., 9 mos., 26 days
Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1979
(34 yrs., 8 days)

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CRS-7
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Nathaniel Macon
59
(D-NC)
House
Mar. 4, 1791-Dec. 13, 1815
(24 yrs., 9 mos., 14 days)
37 yrs., 9 mos.
Senate
Dec. 13, 1815-Nov. 14. 1828
(12 yrs., 11 mos., 16 days)
Henry Cabot Lodge
60
(R-MA)
House
Mar. 4, 1887-Mar. 3, 1893
(6 yrs., 2 days)
37 yrs., 8 mos., 14 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1893-Nov. 9, 1924
(31 yrs., 8 mos., 12 days)
Alben W. Barkley
61
(D-KY)
House
Mar. 4, 1913-Mar. 3, 1927
(14 yrs., 3 days)
37 yrs., 2 mos., 24 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1927-Jan. 19, 1949
(21 yrs., 10 mos., 22 days)
Jan. 3, 1955-Apr. 30, 1956
(1 yr., 3 mos., 29 days)
Henry Gonzalez
62
(D-TX)
House
Nov. 4, 1961-Jan. 3, 1999
(37 yrs., 2 mos., 9 days)
37 yrs., 2 mos., 9 days
Ted Stevens
63
(R-AK)
Senate
Dec. 24, 1968-
(37 yrs., 19 days)
37 yrs., 19 days
Francis E. Warren
64
(R-WY)
Senate
Nov. 18, 1890-Mar. 4, 1893
(2 yrs., 3 mos., 17 days)
37 yrs., 15 days
Mar. 4, 1895-Nov. 24, 1929
(34 yrs., 8 mos., 28 days)
David Obey
65
(D-WI)
House
April 1, 1969-
(36 yrs., 9 mos., 11 days)
36 yrs., 9 mos., 11 days
James O. Eastland
66
(D-MS)
Senate
June 30, 1941-Sept. 28, 1941
(2 mos., 29 days)
36 yrs., 3 mos., 1 day
Jan. 3, 1943-Dec. 27, 1978
(36 yrs., 2 days)
Edward Boland
67
(D-MA)
House
Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1989
(36 yrs., 9 days)
36 yrs., 9 days
Henry L. Dawes
67
(R-MA)
House
Mar. 4, 1857-Mar. 3, 1875
(18 yrs., 4 days)
36 yrs., 9 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1875-Mar. 3, 1893
(18 yrs., 5 days)
William Broomfield
67
(R-MI)
House
Jan. 3, 1957-Jan. 3, 1993
(36 yrs., 9 days)
36 yrs., 9 days
Dan Rostenkowski
67
(D-IL)
House
Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1995
(36 yrs., 9 days)
36 yrs., 9 days

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CRS-8
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Neal Smith
67
(R-IA)
House
Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1995
(36 yrs., 9 days)
36 yrs., 9 days
F. Edward Herbert
67
(D-LA)
House
Jan. 3, 1941-Jan. 3, 1977
(36 yrs., 9 days)
36 yrs., 9 days
Claiborne Pell
67
(D-RI)
Senate
Jan. 3, 1961-Jan. 3, 1997
(36 yrs., 9 days)
36 yrs., 9 days
Joseph McDade
67
(R-PA)
House
Jan. 3, 1963-Jan. 3, 1999
(36 yrs., 9 days)
36 yrs., 9 days
Shelby M. Cullom
75
(R-IL)
House
Mar. 4, 1865-Mar. 3, 1871
(6 yrs., 1 day)
36 yrs., 8 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1883-Mar. 3, 1913
(30 yrs, 7 days)
Henry A. Cooper
76
(R-WI)
House
Mar. 4, 1893-Mar. 3, 1919
(26 yrs., 5 days)
36 yrs., 3 days
Mar. 4, 1921-Mar. 1, 1931
(9 yrs., 11 mos., 28 days)
Thomas T. Connally
77
(D-TX)
House
Mar. 4, 1917-Mar. 3, 1929
(12 yrs., 3 days)
35 yrs., 10 mos., 9 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1929-Jan. 3, 1953
(23 yrs., 10 mos., 6 days)
Howard W. Smith
77
(D-VA)
House
Mar. 4, 1931-Jan. 3, 1967
(35 yrs., 10 mos., 9 days)
35 yrs., 10 mos., 9 days
Milton Young
79
(R-ND)
Senate
Mar. 12, 1945-Jan. 3 1981
(35 yrs., 9 mos., 28 days)
35 yrs., 9 mos., 28 days
Ellison D. Smith
80
(D-SC)
Senate
Mar. 4, 1909-Nov. 17, 1944
(35 yrs., 8 mos., 23 days)
35 yrs., 8 mos., 23 days
Carl D. Perkins
81
(D-KY)
House
Jan. 3, 1949-Aug. 3, 1984
(35 yrs., 7 mos., 9 days)
35 yrs., 7 mos., 9 days
George F. Hoar
82
(R-MA)
House
Mar. 4, 1869-Mar. 3, 1877
(8 yrs., 2 days)
35 yrs., 7 mos., 4 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1877-Sept. 30, 1904
(27 yrs., 7 mos., 2 days)
Allen J. Ellender
82
(D-LA)
Senate
Jan. 3, 1937-July 27, 1972
(35 yrs., 7 mos., 4 days)
35 yrs., 7 mos., 4 days

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CRS-9
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Claude A. Swanson
84
(D-VA)
House
Mar. 4, 1893-Jan. 30, 1906
(12 yrs., 10 mos., 28 days)
35 yrs., 6 mos., 6 days
Senate
Aug. 1, 1910-Mar. 3, 1933
(22 yrs., 7 mos., 8 days)
Robert J. Dole
85
(R-KS)
House
Jan. 3, 1961-Jan. 3, 1969
(8 yrs., 2 days)
35 yrs., 5 mos., 11 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1969-June 11, 1996
(27 yrs., 5 mos., 9 days)
Phillip Crane
86
(R-IL)
House
Nov. 25, 1969-Jan. 3, 2005
(35 yrs., 3 mos., 15 days)
35 yrs., 3 mos., 15 days
Edith N. Rogers
87
(R-MA)
House
June 30, 1925-Sept. 10, 1960
(35 yrs., 2 mos., 20 days)
35 yrs., 2 mos., 20 days
Charles B. Rangel
88
(D-NY)
House
Jan. 3, 1971-
(35 yrs., 9 days)
35 yrs., 9 days
C. W. (Bill) Young
88
(R-FL)
House
Jan. 3, 1971-
(35 yrs., 9 days)
35yrs., 9 days
Paul S. Sarbanes
88
(D-MD)
House
Jan. 3, 1971-Jan. 3, 1977
(6 yrs., 2 days)
35 yrs., 9 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1977-
(29 yrs.,7 days)
Clement J. Zablocki
91
(D-WI)
House
Jan. 3, 1949-Dec. 3, 1983
(34 yrs., 11 mos., 8 days)
34 yrs., 11 mos., 8 days
George E. Brown, Jr.
92
(D-CA)
House
Jan. 3, 1963-Jan. 3, 1971
(8 yrs., 2 days)
34 yrs., 6 mos., 20 days
Jan. 3, 1973-July 15, 1999
(26 yrs., 6 mos., 18 days)
Everett M. Dirksen
93
(R-IL)
House
Mar. 4, 1933-Jan. 3, 1949
(15 yrs., 10 mos., 4 days)
34 yrs., 6 mos., 14 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1951-Sept. 7, 1969
(18 yrs., 8 mos., 10 days)
James C. Wright
94
(D-TX)
House
Jan. 3, 1955-June 30, 1989
(34 yrs., 6 mos., 6 days)
34 yrs., 6 mos., 6 days
William R. King
95
(NP-NC)
House
Mar. 4, 1811-Nov. 4, 1816
(5 yrs., 8 mos., 3 days)
34 yrs., 6 mos., 3 days
(D-AL)
Senate
Dec. 14, 1819-Apr. 15, 1844
(24 yrs., 4 mos., 9 days)
July 1, 1848-Dec. 20, 1852
(4 yrs., 5 mos., 21 days)

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CRS-10
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Matthew M. Neely
96
(D-WV)
House
Oct. 14, 1913-Mar. 3, 1921
(7 yrs., 4 mos., 20 days)
34 yrs., 3 mos., 22 days
Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1947
(2 yrs.)
Senate
Mar. 4, 1923-Mar. 3, 1929
(6 yrs., 2 days)
Mar. 4, 1931-Jan. 12, 1941
(9 yrs., 10 mos., 12 days)
Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 18, 1958)
(9 yrs., 18 days)
Joseph T. Robinson
97
(D-AR)
House
Mar. 4, 1903-Jan. 14, 1913
(9 yrs., 10 mos., 14 days)
34 yrs., 3 mos., 1 day
Senate
Mar. 4, 1913-July 14, 1937
(24 yrs., 4 mos., 17 days)
Knute Nelson
98
(R-MN)
House
Mar. 4, 1883-Mar. 3, 1889
(6 yrs., 2 days)
34 yrs., 2 mos., 3 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1895-Apr. 28, 1923
(28 yrs., 2 mos., 1 day)
Walter F. George
99
(D-GA)
Senate
Nov. 22, 1922-Jan. 3, 1957
(34 yrs., 1 mo., 21 days)
34 yrs., 1 mo., 21 days
Brazilla C. Reece
100
(R-TN)
House
Mar. 4, 1921-Mar. 3, 1931
(10 yrs., 2 days)
34 yrs., 26 days
Mar. 4, 1933-Jan. 3, 1947
(13 yrs., 10 mos., 4 days)
Jan. 3, 1951-Mar. 19, 1961
(10 yrs., 2 mos., 20 days)
Karl E. Mundt
101
(R-SD)
House
Jan. 3, 1939-Dec. 30, 1948
(10 yrs., 1 day)
34 yrs., 10 days
Senate
Dec. 31, 1948-Jan. 3, 1973
(24 yrs., 9 days)
Michael J. Mansfield
101
(D-MT)
House
Jan. 3, 1943-Jan. 3, 1953
(10 yrs., 4 days)
34 yrs., 10 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1977
(24 yrs., 6 days)
Hugh D. Scott, Jr.
101
(R-PA)
House
Jan. 3, 1941-Jan. 3, 1945
(4 yrs., 1 day);
34 yrs., 10 days
Jan. 3, 1947-Jan. 3, 1959
(12 yrs., 4 days)
Senate
Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1977
(18 yrs., 5 days)
John L. McMillan
104
(D-SC)
House
Jan. 3, 1939-Jan. 3, 1973
(34 yrs., 9 days)
34 yrs., 9 days

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CRS-11
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Ray J. Madden
104
(D-IN)
House
Jan. 3, 1943-Jan. 3, 1977
(34 yrs., 9 days)
34 yrs., 9 days
Sam M. Gibbons
104
(D-FL)
House
Jan. 3, 1963-Jan. 3, 1997
(34 yrs., 9 days)
34 yrs., 9 days
James Quillen
104
(R-TN)
House
Jan. 3, 1963-Jan. 3, 1997
(34 yrs., 9 days)
34 yrs., 9 days
William V. Roth
104
(R-DE)
House
Jan. 3, 1967-Jan. 3, 1971
(4 yrs., 1 day)
34 yrs., 9 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1971-Jan. 3, 2001
(30 yrs., 8 days)
Gilbert N. Haugen
109
(R-IA)
House
Mar. 4, 1899-Mar. 3, 1933
(34 yrs., 8 days)
34 yrs., 8 days
George D. Aiken
109
(R-VT)
Senate
Jan. 10, 1941-Jan. 3, 1975
(34 yrs., 8 days)
34 yrs., 8 days
Richard Bolling
109
(D-MO)
House
Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1983
(34 yrs., 8 days)
34 yrs., 8 days
Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr.
109
(D-MA)
House
Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1987
(34 yrs., 8 days)
34 yrs., 8 days
Lee Hamilton
109
(D-IN)
House
Jan. 3, 1965-Jan. 3, 1999
(34 yrs., 8 days)
34 yrs., 8 days
Charles Curtis
114
(R-KS)
House
Mar. 4, 1893-Jan. 28, 1907
(13 yrs., 10 mos., 27 days)
34 yrs., 6 days
Senate
Jan. 29, 1909-Mar. 3, 1913
(6 yrs., 1 mo., 5 days);
Mar. 4, 1915-Mar. 3, 1929
(14 yrs., 4 days)
Charles A. Halleck
115
(R-IN)
House
Jan. 29, 1935-Jan. 3, 1969
(33 yrs., 11 mos., 15 days)
33 yrs., 11 mos., 15 days
A. Willis Robertson
116
(D-VA)
House
Mar. 4, 1933-Nov. 5, 1946
(13 yrs., 8 mos., 5 days)
33 yrs., 10 mos., 9 days
Senate
Nov. 6, 1946-Jan. 3, 1967
(20 yrs., 2 mos., 4 days)
Thomas A. Jenkins
117
(R-OH)
House
Mar. 4, 1925-Jan. 3, 1959
(33 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days)
33 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days
Hatton W. Sumners
117
(D-TX)
House
Mar. 4, 1913-Jan. 3, 1947
(33 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days)
33 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days

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CRS-12
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Roy O. Woodruff
119
(R-MI)
House
Mar. 4, 1913-Mar. 3, 1915
(2 yrs.);
33 yrs., 10 mos., 3 days
Mar. 4, 1921-Jan. 3, 1953
(31 yrs., 10 mos., 3 days)
Wesley L. Jones
120
(R-WA)
House
Mar. 4, 1899-Mar. 3, 1909
(10 yrs., 2 days)
33 yrs., 8 mos., 24 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1909-Nov. 19, 1932
(23 yrs., 8 mos., 22 days)
Quentin Burdick
121
(D-ND)
House
Jan. 3, 1959-Aug. 8, 1960
(1 yr., 7 mos., 6 days)
33 yrs., 8 mo., 14 days
Senate
Aug. 8, 1960-Sept. 8, 1992
(32 yrs., 1 mo., 8 days)
John H. Ketcham
122
(R-NY)
House
Mar. 4, 1865-Mar. 3, 1873
(8 yrs., 2 days)
33 yrs., 8 mos., 8 days
Mar. 4, 1877-Mar. 3, 1893
(16 yrs., 4 days)
Mar. 4, 1897-Nov. 4, 1906
(9 yrs., 8 mos., 2 days)
Michael J. Kirwan
123
(D-OH)
House
Jan. 3, 1937-July 7, 1970
(33 yrs., 7 mos., 3 days)
33 yrs., 7 mos., 3 days
Edward W. Pou
124
(D-NC)
House
Mar. 4, 1901-Apr. 1, 1934
(33 yrs., 1 mo., 7 days)
33 yrs., 1 mo., 7 days
Henry H. Bingham
125
(R-PA)
House
Mar. 4, 1879-Mar. 22, 1912
(33 yrs., 28 days)
33 yrs., 28 days
Thad Cochran
126
(R-MS)
House
Jan. 3, 1973-Dec. 26, 1978
(5 yrs., 11 mos., 24 days)
33 yrs., 8 days
Senate
Dec. 27, 1978-
(27 yrs., 14 days)
Trent Lott
126
(R-MS)
House
Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1989
(16 yrs., 4 days)
33 yrs., 8 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1989-
(17 yrs., 4 days)
Joseph R. Biden
126
(D-DE)
Senate
Jan. 3, 1973-
(33 yrs., 8 days)
33 yrs., 8 days
Pete V. Domenici
126
(R-NM)
Senate
Jan. 3, 1973-
(33 yrs., 8 days)
33 yrs., 8 days
Ralph Regula
126
(R-OH)
House
Jan. 3, 1973-
(33 yrs., 8 days)
33 yrs., 8 days

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CRS-13
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Fortney (Pete) Stark
126
(D-CA)
House
Jan. 3, 1973-
(33 yrs., 8 days)
33 yrs., 8 days
William E. Borah
132
(R-ID)
Senate
Mar. 4, 1907-Jan. 19, 1940
(32 yrs., 10 mos., 24 days)
32 yrs., 10 mos., 24 days
Don Young
133
(R-AK)
House
Mar. 6, 1973-
(32 yrs., 10 mos., 6 days)
32 yrs., 10 mos., 6 days
John H. Bankhead
134
(D-AL)
House
Mar. 4, 1887-Mar. 3, 1907
(20 yrs., 4 days)
32 yrs., 8 mos., 20 days
Senate
June 18, 1907-Mar. 1, 1920
(12 yrs., 8 mos., 16 days)
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
135
(D-VA)
Senate
Mar. 4, 1933-Nov. 10, 1965
(32 yrs., 8 mos., 15 days)
32 yrs., 8 mos., 15 days
Clifford P. Case
136
(R-NJ)
House
Jan. 3, 1945-Aug. 16, 1953
(8 yrs., 7 mos., 19 days)
32 yrs., 7 mos., 25 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1955-Jan. 3, 1979
(24 yrs., 6 days)
Margaret Chase Smith
137
(R-ME)
House
June 3, 1940-Jan. 3, 1949
(8 yrs., 7 mos., 2 days)
32 yrs., 7 mos., 8 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1973
(24 yrs., 6 days)
Edward T. Taylor
138
(D-CO)
House
Mar. 4, 1909-Sept. 3, 1941
(32 yrs., 6 mos., 8 days)
32 yrs., 6 mos., 8 days
Harold D. Cooley
139
(D-NC)
House
July 7, 1934-Jan. 3, 1967
(32 yrs., 6 mos., 6 days)
32 yrs., 6 mos., 6 days
Olin E. Teague
140
(D-TX)
House
Aug. 24, 1946-Jan. 3, 1979
(32 yrs., 4 mos., 18 days)
32 yrs., 4 mos., 18 days
John Breaux
141
(D-LA)
House
Oct. 12, 1972-Jan. 3, 1987
(14 yrs., 2 mos., 24 days)
32yrs., 2 mos., 29 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1987-Jan. 3, 2005
(18 yrs., 5 days)
Silvio Conte
142
(R-MA)
House
Jan. 3, 1959-Feb. 8, 1991
(32 yrs., 1 mo., 13 days)
32 yrs., 1 mo., 13 days
William Clay
143
(D-MO)
House
Jan. 3, 1969-Jan. 3, 2001
(32 yrs., 8 days)
32 yrs., 8 days
Robert Kastenmeier
143
(D-WI)
House
Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1991
(32 yrs., 8 days)
32 yrs., 8 days

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CRS-14
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
J. William Fulbright
143
(D-AR)
House
Jan. 3, 1943-Jan. 3, 1945
(2 yrs., 1 day)
32 yrs., 8 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1975
(30 yrs., 7 days)
Furnifold M. Simmons
143
(D-NC)
House
Mar. 4, 1887-Mar. 3, 1889
(2 yrs., 1 day)
32 yrs., 8 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1901-Mar. 3, 1931
(30 yrs., 7 days)
Thomas E. Morgan
143
(D-PA)
House
Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1977
(32 yrs., 8 days)
32 yrs., 8 days
O.C. Fisher
143
(D-TX)
House
Jan. 3, 1943-Jan. 3, 1975
(32 yrs., 8 days)
32 yrs., 8 days
Chet E. Holifield
143
(D-CA)
House
Jan. 3, 1943-Jan. 3, 1975
(32 yrs., 8 days)
32 yrs., 8 days
Omar Burleson
143
(D-TX)
House
Jan. 3, 1947-Jan. 3, 1979
(32 yrs., 8 days)
32 yrs., 8 days
H.O. Staggers, Sr.
143
(D-WV)
House
Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1981
(32 yrs., 8 days)
32 yrs., 8 days
Tom Steed
143
(D-OK)
House
Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1981
(32 yrs., 8 days)
32 yrs., 8 days
Don Edwards
143
(D-CA)
House
Jan. 3, 1963-Jan. 3, 1995
(32 yrs., 8 days)
32 yrs., 8 days
E. (Kika) de la Garza
143
(D-TX)
House
Jan. 3, 1965-Jan. 3, 1997
(32 yrs., 8 days)
32 yrs., 8 days
James J. Delaney
155
(D-NY)
House
Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1947
(2 yrs.)
32 yrs., 7 days
Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1979
(30 yrs., 7 days)
Nelson W. Aldrich
156
(R-RI)
House
Mar. 4, 1879-Oct. 4, 1881
(2 yrs., 7 mos., 2 days)
32 yrs., 5 days
Senate
Oct. 5, 1881-Mar. 3, 1911
(29 yrs., 5 mos., 3 days)

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CRS-15
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Julius C. Burrows
157
(R-MI)
House
Mar. 4, 1873-Mar. 3, 1875
(2 yrs.)
32 yrs., 4 days
Mar. 4, 1879-Mar. 3, 1883
(4 yrs., 1 day)
Mar. 4, 1885-Jan. 23, 1895
(9 yrs., 10 mos., 22 days)
Senate
Jan. 24, 1895-May 3, 1911
(16 yrs., 1 mo., 11 days)
Jacob Javits
158
(R-NY)
House
Jan. 3, 1947-Dec. 31, 1954
(8 yrs.)
32 yrs., 1 day
Senate
Jan. 9, 1957-Jan. 3, 1981
(24 yrs., 1 day)
Albert A. Gore, Sr.
159
(D-TN)
House
Jan. 3, 1939-Dec. 4, 1944
(5 yrs., 11 mos., 3 days)
31 yrs., 11 mos., 9 days
Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1953
(8 yrs., 2 days)
Senate
Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1971
(18 yrs., 4 days)
John Murtha
160
(D-PA)
House
Feb. 5, 1974-
(31 yrs., 11 mos., 7 days)
31 yrs., 11mos, 7 days
Harold Knutson
161
(R-MN)
House
Mar. 4, 1917-Jan. 3, 1949
(31 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days)
31 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days
Clarence F. Lea
161
(D-CA)
House
Mar. 4, 1917-Jan. 3, 1949
(31 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days)
31 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days
Brent Spence
161
(D-KY)
House
Mar. 4, 1931-Jan. 3, 1963
(31 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days)
31 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days
John E. Rankin
161
(D-MS)
House
Mar. 4, 1921-Jan. 3, 1953
(31 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days)
31 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days
Allen T. Treadway
161
(R-MA)
House
Mar. 4, 1913-Jan. 3, 1945
(31 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days)
31 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days
Charles Wolverton
161
(R-NJ)
House
Mar. 4, 1927-Jan. 3, 1959
(31 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days)
31 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days
Wallace H. White
161
(R-ME)
House
Mar. 4, 1917-Mar. 3, 1931
(14 yrs., 3 days)
31 yrs., 10 mos., 8 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1931-Jan. 3, 1949
(17 yrs., 10 mos., 5 days)
Schuyler O. Bland
168
(D-VA)
House
July 2, 1918-Feb. 16, 1950
(31 yrs., 7 mos., 23 days)
31 yrs., 7 mos., 23 days

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CRS-16
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Thomas H. Benton
169
(D-MO)
Senate
Aug. 10, 1821-Mar. 3, 1851
(29 yrs., 6 mos., 29 days)
31 yrs., 6 mos., 29 days
House
Mar. 4, 1853-Mar. 3, 1855
(2 yrs.)
Joseph E. Ransdell
170
(D-LA)
House
Aug. 29, 1899-Mar. 3, 1913
(13 yrs., 6 mos., 7 days)
31 yrs., 6 mos., 11 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1913-Mar. 3, 1931
(18 yrs., 4 days)
Jacob H. Gallinger
171
(R-NH)
House
Mar. 4, 1885-Mar. 3, 1889
(4 yrs., 1 day)
31 yrs., 5 mos., 21 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1891-Aug. 17, 1918
(27 yrs., 5 mos., 20 days)
William Proxmire
172
(D-WI)
Senate
Aug. 28, 1957-Jan. 3, 1989
(31 yrs., 4 mos., 14 days)
31 yrs., 4 mos., 14 days
Oscar Underwood
173
(D-AL)
House
Mar. 4, 1895-June 9, 1896
(1 yr., 3 mos., 7 days)
31 yrs., 3 mos., 13 days
Mar. 4, 1897-Mar. 3, 1915
(18 yrs., 3 days)
Senate
Mar. 4, 1915-Mar. 3, 1927
(2 yrs., 3 days)
Thomas S. Butler
174
(R-PA)
House
Mar. 4, 1897-May 26, 1928
(31 yrs., 2 mos., 29 days)
31 yrs., 2 mos., 29 days
Daniel J. Flood
175
(D-PA)
House
Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1947
(2 yrs.,)
31 yrs., 1 mo., 5 days
Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1953
(4 yrs., 1 day)
Jan. 3, 1955-Jan. 31, 1980
(25 yrs., 1 mo., 4 days)
J. J. Pickle
176
(D-TX)
House
Dec. 21, 1963-Jan. 3, 1995
(31 yrs., 21 days)
31 yrs., 21 days
August H. Andresen
177
(R-MN)
House
Mar. 4, 1925-Mar. 3, 1933
(8 yrs., 2 days)
31 yrs., 20 days
Jan. 3, 1935-Jan. 14, 1958
(23 yrs., 18 days)
Max S. Baucus
178
(D-MT)
House
Jan. 3, 1975-Dec. 14, 1978
(3 yrs. 11 mos., 12 days)
31 yrs., 8 days
Senate
Dec. 15, 1978-
(27 yrs., 26 days)

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CRS-17
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Christopher J. Dodd
178
(D-CT)
House
Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1981
(6 yrs., 2 days)
31 yrs., 8 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1981-
(25 yrs., 6 days)
Charles E. Grassley
178
(R-IA)
House
Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1981
(6 yrs., 2 days)
31 yrs., 8 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1981-
(25 yrs., 6 days)
Thomas R. Harkin
178
(R-IA)
House
Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1985
(10 yrs., 3 days)
31 yrs., 8 days
Senate
Jan. 3, 1985-
(21 yrs., 5 days)
James M. Jeffords
178
(R-VT)
House
Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1989
(14 yrs., 4 days)
31 yrs., 8 days

(R-VT)
Senate
Jan. 3, 1989-June 6, 2001
(12 yrs., 5 mos., 6 days)
(I-VT)
Senate
June 6, 2001-
(4 yrs., 6 mos., 28 days)
Patrick J. Leahy
178
(D-VT)
Senate
Jan. 3, 1975-
(31 yrs., 8 days)
31 yrs., 8 days
Henry J. Hyde
178
(R-IL)
House
Jan. 3, 1975-
(31 yrs., 8 days)
31 yrs., 8 days
George Miller
178
(D-CA)
House
Jan. 3, 1975-
(31 yrs., 8 days)
31 yrs., 8 days
James L. Oberstar
178
(D-MN)
House
Jan. 3, 1975-
(31 yrs., 8 days)
31 yrs., 8 days
Henry A. Waxman
178
(D-CA)
House
Jan. 3, 1975-
(31 yrs., 8 days)
31 yrs., 8 days
Thomas Newton, Jr.
188
(D-VA)
House
Mar. 4, 1801-Mar. 9, 1830
(29 yrs., 12 days)
31 yrs., 13 days
Mar. 4, 1831-Mar. 3, 1833
(2 yrs., 1 day)
William D. Ford
189
(D-MI)
House
Jan. 3, 1965-Jan. 3, 1995
(31 yrs., 7 days)
31 yrs., 7 days

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CRS-18
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Theodore E. Burton
190
(R-OH)
House
Mar. 4, 1889-Mar. 3, 1891
(2 yrs.)
30 yrs., 8 mos.
Mar. 4, 1895-Mar. 3, 1909
(14 yrs., 3 days)
Mar. 4, 1921-Dec. 15, 1928
(7 yrs., 9 mos., 13 days)
Senate
Mar. 4, 1909-Mar. 3, 1915
(6 yrs., 1 day)
Dec. 15, 1928-Oct. 28, 1929
(10 mos., 13 days)
Floyd D. Spence
191
(R-SC)
House
Jan. 3, 1971-August 16, 2001
(30 yrs., 7 mos., 21 days)
30 yrs., 7 mos., 21 days
John J. Rooney
192
(D-NY)
House
June 6, 1944-Jan. 3, 1975
(30 yrs., 7 mos., 4 days)
30 yrs., 7 mos., 4 days
Joseph J. Mansfield
193
(D-TX)
House
Mar. 4, 1917-July 12, 1947
(30 yrs., 4 mos., 16 days)
30 yrs., 4 mos., 16 days
Byron P. Harrison
194
(D-MS)
House
Mar. 4, 1911-Mar. 3, 1919
(8 yrs., 2 days)
30 yrs., 3 mos., 27 days
Senate
Mar. 4, 1919-June 22, 1941
(22 yrs., 3 mos., 25 days)
John T. Morgan
195
(D-AL)
Senate
Mar. 14, 1877-June 11, 1907
(30 yrs., 3 mos., 5 days)
30 yrs., 3 mos., 5 days
Francis E. Walter
196
(D-PA)
House
Mar. 4, 1933-May 31, 1963
(30 yrs., 3 mos., 5 days)
30 yrs., 3 mos., 5 days
William S. Holman
197
(D-IN)
House
Mar. 4, 1859-Mar. 3, 1865
(6 yrs., 2 days)
30 yrs., 1 mo., 27 days
Mar. 4, 1867-Mar. 3, 1877
(10 yrs., 3 days)
Mar. 14, 1881-Mar. 3, 1895
(14 yrs., 3 days)
Mar. 4, 1897-Apr. 22, 1897
(1 mo., 19 days)
Morris Udall
198
(D-AZ)
House
May 2, 1961-May 4, 1991
(30 yrs., 10 days)
30 yrs., 10 days
Samuel Stratton
199
(D-NY)
House
Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1989
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
Delbert Latta
199
(R-OH)
House
Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1989
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days

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CRS-19
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Carl Albert
199
(D-OK)
House
Jan. 3, 1947-Jan. 3, 1977
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
E.C. Gathings
199
(D-AR)
House
Jan. 3, 1939-Jan. 3, 1969
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
Joe L. Evins
199
(D-TN)
House
Jan. 3, 1947-Jan. 3, 1977
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
Otto E. Passman
199
(D-LA)
House
Jan. 3, 1947-Jan. 3, 1977
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
Thomas G. Abernathy
199
(D-MS)
House
Jan. 3, 1943-Jan. 3, 1973
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
Alvin E. O’Konski
199
(R-WI)
House
Jan. 3, 1943-Jan. 3, 1973
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
Charles A. Buckley
199
(D-NY)
House
Jan. 3, 1935-Jan. 3, 1965
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
John N. Garner
199
(D-TX)
House
Mar. 4, 1903-Mar. 3, 1933
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
Reed Smoot
199
(R-UT)
Senate
Mar. 4, 1903-Mar. 3, 1933
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
Earl C. Michener
199
(R-MI)
House
Mar. 4, 1919-Mar. 3, 1933
(14 yrs., 4 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
Jan 3. 1935-Jan. 3, 1951
(16 yrs., 4 days)
Frank Horton
199
(R-NY)
House
Jan. 3, 1963-Jan. 3, 1993
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
Edward Roybal
199
(D-CA)
House
Jan. 3, 1963-Jan. 3, 1993
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
Tom Bevill
199
(D-AL)
House
Jan. 3, 1967-Jan. 3, 1997
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery
199
(D-MS)
House
Jan. 3, 1967-Jan. 3, 1997
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
John T. Myers
199
(R-IN)
House
Jan. 3, 1967-Jan. 3, 1997
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days

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CRS-20
Member
Ranka
Party/State
Chamber and Years in Each
Total Length of Serviceb
Andrew Jacobs, Jr.
199
(D-IN)
House
Jan. 4, 1965-Jan. 3, 1973
(8 yrs., 2 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1997
(22 yrs., 6 days)
William (Bill) Archer
199
(R-TX)
House
Jan. 3, 1971-Jan. 3, 2001
(30 yrs., 8 days)
30 yrs., 8 days
Francis M. Cockrell
218
(D-MD)
Senate
Mar. 4, 1875-Mar. 3, 1905
(30 yrs., 7 days)
30 yrs., 7 days
Eugene J. Keogh
218
(D-NY)
House
Jan. 3, 1937-Jan. 3, 1967
(30 yrs., 7 days)
30 yrs., 7 days
John Jacob Rhodes
218
(R-AZ)
House
Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1983
(30 yrs., 7 days)
30 yrs., 7 days
L.H. Fountain
218
(D-NC)
House
Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1983
(30 yrs., 7 days)
30 yrs., 7 days
Thomas S. Foley
218
(D-WA)
House
Jan. 3, 1965-Jan. 3, 1995
(30 yrs., 7 days)
30 yrs., 7 days
Louis Stokes
218
(D-OH)
House
Jan. 3, 1969-Jan. 3, 1999
(30 yrs., 7 days)
30 yrs., 7 days
John P. Jones
224
(R-NE)
Senate
Mar. 4, 1873-Mar. 3, 1903
(30 yrs., 6 days)
30 yrs., 6 days
Sources: Includes various editions of the Congressional Directory; the Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1996 (Alexandria, VA: CQ Staff Directories, Inc., 1996);
and the Congressional Record, vol. 113 (March 9, 1967), pp. 6191-6193.
Note: Service calculated as of January 3, 2006. Members currently serving are identified in bold. The two women who have served more than 30 years are listed in italics.
a. Members with the identical length of service are ranked with the same number. The total number of Members of Congress with 30 years of service is 224.
b. In calculating the congressional service of these Members, leap year days were counted as extra days, and 30 days were counted as one month.

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