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The 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).
Jan 4, 2021 · Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., is the longest-serving female in the delegation; the other women, along with Newman and Miller, in Congress are Democratic Reps. Robin Kelly; Lauren Underwood; Cheri Bustos; and Sen. Tammy Duckworth. Democrats have 106 females in the House and Senate; Republicans have 38 women in Congress.
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May 6, 2024 · Barbara Mikulski, American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1986 and represented Maryland in that body from 1987 to 2017. She was the longest-serving female senator and the first Democratic woman senator not elected as a replacement for her spouse. Learn more about her life and career.
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These 25 individuals have served the longest U.S. Senate terms as of January 24, 2024.
In November 2022, Dianne Feinstein became the longest-serving female senator in history, surpassing Barbara Mikulski, having served for 30 years. Feinstein was retiring at the end of her last term, scheduled for January 3, 2025, but died on September 29, 2023, before her term ended.
Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party , she represented Illinois's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017.
Jan 4, 2011 · Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., becomes the longest-serving female senator in U.S. history when the 112th Congress convenes Wednesday.
