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In the Senate, Republican Margaret Chase Smith, who served for 23 years from 1949 to 1973 as a senator from Maine, was the longest-serving female Senator upon her retirement. Her record was surpassed in 2011 by Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, who served for 30 years from 1987 to 2017.
In 1949, Margaret Chase Smith began her service in the Senate; she was the first woman to serve in both the House and Senate. Her 1960 reelection bid resulted in Chase Smith winning the nation's first-ever United States Senate election with two female major party nominees.
ImageName (lifespan)PartyDistrictJeannette Rankin (1880–1973)March 4, 1917Alice Robertson (1854–1931)March 4, 1921Mae Nolan (1886–1973)January 23, 1923Florence Kahn (1866–1948)March 4, 1925Richard Blumenthal (February 13, 1946 – Present) Current Age (as of February 2023): 77 years. State: Connecticut. Political Party: Democratic. Assumed Office: January 3, 2011. Photo Source. Richard Blumenthal recently celebrated his 77th birthday and is serving his second senate term.
This is a list of Article III United States federal judges by longevity of service. The judges on the lists below were presidential appointees who have been confirmed by the Senate, and who served on the federal bench for over 40 years.
May 22, 2024 · Biden nominated Brown Jackson to be first Black woman on the Supreme Court. She was confirmed that April in a 53-47 Senate confirmation vote and was sworn in weeks later in June.
May 22, 2024 · He also named Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court in 2022, a history-making nomination as she became the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court.
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Women Senators. To date, 60 women have served in the United States Senate, with 25 serving at this time (indicated in bold print below). Visit Women of the Senate to learn more about the impact of women on the Senate. PDF.
