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    • Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) Jan 3, 1959–Jun 28, 2010. 51 years, 5 months, 26 days.
    • Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) Jan 3, 1963–Dec 17, 2012. 49 years, 11 months, 15 days.
    • Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT) Jan 3, 1975–Jan 3, 2023. 48 years.
    • Strom Thurmond (D, R-SC) Dec 14, 1954–Apr 4, 1956. and Nov 7, 1956–Jan 3, 2003. 47 years, 5 months, 8 days.
  1. Feinstein became the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2017, and was the first woman to hold that position. On March 28, 2021, she became the longest-serving U.S. senator from California ever, surpassing Hiram Johnson . [22]

  2. Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Senate who had a sprawling legacy, faced scrutiny over health concerns and her ability to serve during her final years in office. By the numbers:...

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  4. Sep 29, 2023 · Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Senate who had a sprawling legacy, faced scrutiny over health concerns and her ability to serve during her final years in office. By the numbers: The oldest senators are the following: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Ia.), 90. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), 82. McConnell (R-Ky.), 82.

  5. U.S. Senate time. The 90th Congress was notable because for a period of 10 days (December 24, 1968 – January 3, 1969), it contained within the Senate, all 10 of what was at one point the top 10 longest-serving senators in history (Byrd, Inouye, Thurmond, Kennedy, Hayden, Stennis, Stevens, Hollings, Russell Jr., and Long) until January 7, 2013, when Patrick Leahy surpassed Russell B. Long as ...

    Total Tenure
    Total Tenure
    Uninterrupted
    Name
    1
    59 years, 21 days
    1
    2
    57 years, 176 days
    2
    Robert Byrd (S, H)
    3
    56 years, 319 days
    3
    Carl Hayden (S, H)
    4
    53 years, 118 days
    4
    Daniel Inouye (S, H)
  6. Jun 2, 2021 · Dianne Feinstein, the oldest sitting senator, turns 88 this month. She’s served since 1992. Charles Grassley, three months younger, celebrates his 88th birthday in September. He’s held the job ...

  7. Sep 26, 2013 · The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA, appointed and served for only one day in 1922). The first woman elected to a six-year Senate term was Hattie Caraway (D-AR, served 1931-1945), and she was also the first Senator to succeed her spouse. In total, 400 women have been elected or appointed to Congress.

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