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  1. Jan 17, 2022 · Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — 37 years — Leading the Senate Republican caucus for 16 years, McConnell is the longest-serving Republican leader in Senate history. McConnell has somehow managed to unite a caucus ranging from centrists to unyielding conservatives.

  2. 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.

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    Name (lifespan)
    Party
    District
    Jeannette Rankin (1880–1973)
    March 4, 1917
    Alice Robertson (1854–1931)
    March 4, 1921
    Mae Nolan (1886–1973)
    January 23, 1923
    Florence Kahn (1866–1948)
    March 4, 1925
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  4. Oct 5, 2023 · Dianne Feinstein, whose three decades in the Senate made her the longest-serving female US senator in history, died on September 28 following months of declining health. She was 90....

  5. 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

  6. History. Election, selection, and family. List of female U.S. senators. Currently serving female U.S. senators. List of states represented by women. Graphs. Toggle Graphs subsection. Histograph. Timeline. Concurrently serving women from the same state. Elections with two women major-party nominees. Pregnancies. See also. Notes. References.

  7. Mar 22, 2023 · The longest-serving female senator is Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, who served five full terms between 1987 and 2017. Current California Senator Dianne Feinstein — now in her fifth full term after being appointed in 1992 — will overtake Mikulski if she is reelected in November 2022. Sources & Footnotes. US Congress. Historical Data. Last updated.

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