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These 25 individuals have served the longest U.S. Senate terms as of January 24, 2024.
- Longest Serving Former and Current Senators
- Longest Serving House Members
- 13 Longest Serving Active Members of Congress
- Why Does Length of Time Served Matter?
While there have been efforts made by both former President Trump and others in the past to limit the number of terms senators can serve, there are currently no term limits for Congress. Proposed term limits have been proposed to limit service to two consecutive terms, totaling 12 years of service consecutively. These measures, however, have never ...
The most recent proposed term limit legislation was introduced in the House by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) in November 2021, which would limit incoming members of Congress to serve a maximum of three two-year terms consecutively. So far, this joint resolution has garnered 79 cosponsors, all of whom are Republicans. If this bill had been passed duri...
There are 13 active members of Congress that have the longest tenure of service, some of whom have served only in one chamber and some of whom have served both the Senate and House of Representatives. These are members of Congress actively serving that have the longest combined record of service on anyone currently serving in Congress. *Has served ...
The average age of members of Congress skews older than the average age of most Americans, with the average American being20 years younger than their representative in Congress. As of 2015, 19 percent of Americans eligible to run for Congressare 65 or older. With Congress meant to reflect the diversity (including age) of the United States populatio...
Per traditions, the longest serving senator of the majority party is named president pro tempore of the Senate, the second-highest office in the Senate and the third in the line of succession to the presidency of the United States. [1] Benefits of seniority.
Current RankHistorical Rank [a] [2]SenatorParty1002003Democratic992002Republican982001Republican972000RepublicanThe 107th Congress (2001–2003) was the most recent one that contained all of the current top 7 longest serving senators in history (Byrd, Inouye, Leahy, Thurmond, Kennedy, Grassley, and Hatch).
Total TenureTotal TenureUninterruptedName159 years, 21 days1257 years, 176 days2Robert Byrd (S, H)356 years, 319 days3Carl Hayden (S, H)453 years, 118 days4Daniel Inouye (S, H)Jan 4, 2023 · Sen. Mitch McConnell becomes longest-serving party leader in Senate history. From CNN's Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett. (Senate TV) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell celebrated becoming the...
Jan 3, 2023 · Congress. McConnell breaks Senate record for longest-serving leader. The chamber’s minority leader officially beat the previous 16-year tenure of former Sen. Mike Mansfield with the opening of...
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