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This is a list of United States Congressmen by longevity of service. It is meant to only cover those congressmen who have set records for longevity of service (over 36 years). It is divided up into several categories.

Key: + = Currently Serving H = Served in House (only shown for House and Senate combined categories) S = Served in Senate (only shown for House and Senate combined categories) I = interruptions in service (only shown for total tenure categories)

Amongst currently sitting congressman, there are 9 on these lists, Robert Byrd, John Dingell, Daniel Inouye, Ted Kennedy, John Conyers, Ted Stevens, Dave Obey, Charles B. Rangel, and Bill Young. Amongst retired congressman on these lists, there are 9 still living including, Jack Brooks, Robert H. Michel, Ernest Hollings, Claiborne Pell, William Broomfield, Dan Rostenkowski, Neal Edward Smith, Joseph McDade, and Paul Sarbanes.

Uninterrupted service (House and Senate)

 * 1) Carl T. Hayden (H,S) — 56 years, 333 days
 * 2) Robert Byrd (H,S) — +71 years, 194 days
 * 3) Jamie L. Whitten (H) — 53 years, 73 days
 * 4) John Dingell (H) — +68 years, 216 days
 * 5) Carl Vinson (H) — 50 years, 74 days
 * 6) Emanuel Celler (H) — 49 years, 318 days
 * 7) Sam Rayburn (H) — 48 years, 268 days
 * 8) Daniel Inouye (H,S) — +64 years, 329 days
 * 9) Wright Patman (H) — 47 Years, 3 Days
 * 10) Strom Thurmond (S) — 46 years, 68 days
 * 11) Adolph J. Sabath (H) — 45 years, 259 days
 * 12) Ted Kennedy (S) — +61 years, 250 days
 * 13) J. Lister Hill (H,S) — 45 years, 154 days
 * 14) George H. Mahon (H) — 44 years, 0 days
 * 15) Warren G. Magnuson (H,S) — 44 years, 0 days
 * 16) Charles Edward Bennett (H) — 44 years, 0 days
 * 17) Justin Smith Morrill (H,S) — 43 years, 309 days
 * 18) Charles Melvin Price (H) — 43 years
 * 19) John Conyers (H) — +59 years, 191 days
 * 20) Henry M. Jackson (H,S) — 42 years, 250 days
 * 21) John William McCormack (H) — 42 years, 68 days
 * 22) John Sparkman (H,S) — 42 years, 0 days
 * 23) William R. Poage (H) — 42 years, 0 days
 * 24) Jack Brooks  (H) — 42 years, 0 days
 * 25) Robert L. Doughton (H) — 41 years, 316 days
 * 26) Joseph William Martin, Jr. (H) — 41 years, 315 days
 * 27) Clarence Cannon (H) — 41 years, 69 days
 * 28) John C. Stennis (S) — 41 years, 47 days
 * 29) Kenneth McKellar (H,S) — 41 years, 41 days
 * 30) William Huston Natcher (H) — 40 years, 240 days
 * 31) William P. Frye (H,S) — 40 years, 166 days
 * 32) Carl Curtis (H,S) — 40 years, 10 days
 * 33) Peter W. Rodino (H) — 40 Years, 0 Days
 * 34) Leslie C. Arends (H) — 39 years, 362 days
 * 35) Daniel A. Reed (H) — 39 years, 352 days
 * 36) George William Norris (H,S) — 39 years, 314 days
 * 37) John Taber (H) — 39 years, 305 days
 * 38) William M. Colmer (H) — 39 years, 305 days
 * 39) Ted Stevens (S) — +55 years, 201 days
 * 40) Dave Obey (H) — +55 years, 102 days
 * 41) Morris Sheppard (H,S) — 38 years, 155 days
 * 42) Ernest Hollings (S) — 38 years, 55 days
 * 43) Richard Russell, Jr. (S) — 38 years, 9 days
 * 44) Russell B. Long (S) —  38 years, 3 days
 * 45) Wilbur Mills (H) — 38 years, 0 days
 * 46) Dante Fascell (H) — 38 years, 0 days
 * 47) Robert H. Michel (H) — 38 years, 0 days
 * 48) Frederick H. Gillett (H,S) — 38 years, 7 days
 * 49) Henry Cabot Lodge (H,S) — 37 years, 259 days
 * 50) Nathaniel Macon (H,S) — 37 years, 263 days
 * 51) Charles B. Rangel (H) — +53 years, 190 days
 * 52) Bill Young (H) — +53 years, 190 days
 * 53) Henry B. Gonzalez (H) — 37 years, 60 days
 * 54) Henry L. Dawes (H,S) — 36 Years, 0 days
 * 55) Alben W. Barkley (H,S) — 36 Years, 0 days
 * 56) Felix Edward Hébert (H) — 36 Years, 0 days
 * 57) Edward Boland (H) — 36 Years, 0 days
 * 58) William Broomfield (H) — 36 Years, 0 days
 * 59) Dan Rostenkowski (H) — 36 Years, 0 days
 * 60) Neal Edward Smith (H) — 36 Years, 0 days
 * 61) Claiborne Pell (S) — 36 Years, 0 days
 * 62) Joseph McDade (H) — 36 Years, 0 days
 * 63) Paul Sarbanes (H,S) — 36 years, 0 days

Total tenure of service (House and Senate)

 * 1) Carl T. Hayden (H,S) — 56 years, 333 days
 * 2) Robert Byrd (H,S) — +71 years, 194 days
 * 3) Jamie L. Whitten (H) — 53 years, 73 days
 * 4) John Dingell (H) — +68 years, 216 days
 * 5) Carl Vinson (H) — 50 years, 74 days
 * 6) Emanuel Celler (H) — 49 years, 318 days
 * 7) Sam Rayburn (H) - 48 years, 268 days
 * 8) Daniel Inouye (H,S) — +64 years, 329 days
 * 9) Joseph Gurney Cannon (H,I) - 48 years, 0 days
 * 10) Sidney R. Yates (H,I) — 48 years, 0 days
 * 11) Strom Thurmond (S,I) — 47 years, 159 days
 * 12) Wright Patman (H) — 47 Years, 3 Days
 * 13) Adolph J. Sabath (H) — 45 years, 259 days
 * 14) Ted Kennedy (S) — +61 years, 250 days
 * 15) J. Lister Hill (H,S) - 45 years, 154 days
 * 16) George H. Mahon (H) — 44 years, 0 days
 * 17) Warren G. Magnuson (H,S) — 44 years, 0 days
 * 18) Charles Edward Bennett (H) - 44 years, 0 days
 * 19) Justin Smith Morrill (H,S) — 43 years, 309 days
 * 20) William B. Allison (H,S,I) - 43 years, 152 days
 * 21) Charles Melvin Price (H) - 43 years
 * 22) John Conyers (H) — +59 years, 191 days
 * 23) Henry M. Jackson (H,S) - 42 years, 250 days
 * 24) Carter Glass (H,S,I) - 42 years, 157 days
 * 25) John William McCormack (H) - 42 years, 68 days
 * 26) John Sparkman (H,S) - 42 years, 0 days
 * 27) William R. Poage (H) — 42 years, 0 days
 * 28) Jack Brooks  (H) - 42 years, 0 days
 * 29) Robert L. Doughton (H) - 41 years, 316 days
 * 30) Joseph William Martin, Jr. (H) - 41 years, 315 days
 * 31) Clarence Cannon (H) - 41 years, 69 days
 * 32) John C. Stennis (S) — 41 years, 47 days
 * 33) Kenneth McKellar (H,S) — 41 years, 41 days
 * 34) William Huston Natcher (H) — 40 years, 240 days
 * 35) Claude Pepper (H,S,I) — 40 years, 207 days
 * 36) William P. Frye (H,S) — 40 years, 166 days
 * 37) Carl Curtis (H,S) - 40 years, 10 days
 * 38) Peter W. Rodino (H) - 40 Years, 0 Days
 * 39) Jennings Randolph (H,S,I) — 39 years, 364 days
 * 40) Leslie C. Arends (H) — 39 years, 362 days
 * 41) Eugene Hale (H,S,I) - 39 years, 363 days
 * 42) Daniel A. Reed (H) — 39 years, 352 days
 * 43) George William Norris(H,S) - 39 years, 314 days
 * 44) John Taber (H) - 39 years, 305 days
 * 45) William M. Colmer (H) - 39 years, 305 days
 * 46) Ted Stevens (S) — +55 years, 201 days
 * 47) Dave Obey (H) — +55 years, 102 days
 * 48) Samuel Smith (H,S,I) - 39 years, 9 days
 * 49) John Little McClellan (H,S,I) - 38 years, 329 days
 * 50) Morris Sheppard (H,S) - 38 years, 155 days
 * 51) Ernest Hollings (S) - 38 years, 55 days
 * 52) Richard Russell, Jr. (S) - 38 years, 9 days
 * 53) John Sherman (H,S,I) - 38 years, 4 days
 * 54) Russell B. Long (S) — 38 years, 3 days
 * 55) Wilbur Mills (H) - 38 years, 0 days
 * 56) Dante Fascell (H) - 38 years, 0 days
 * 57) Robert H. Michel (H) - 38 years, 0 days
 * 58) Frederick H. Gillett (H,S) - 38 years, 7 days
 * 59) Robert Crosser (H,I) - 37 years, 304 days
 * 60) Robert L. F. Sikes (H,I) - 37 years, 290 days
 * 61) Henry Cabot Lodge (H,S) — 37 years, 259 days
 * 62) Nathaniel Macon (H,S) - 37 years, 263 days
 * 63) Charles B. Rangel (H) — +53 years, 190 days
 * 64) Bill Young (H) — +53 years, 190 days
 * 65) Alben W. Barkley (H,S,I) - 37 years, 74 days
 * 66) Henry B. Gonzalez (H) - 37 years, 60 days
 * 67) Francis E. Warren (S,I) — 37 Years, 6 Days
 * 68) James Eastland (S,I) - 36 years, 83 days
 * 69) Henry L. Dawes (H,S) - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 70) Felix Edward Hébert (H) - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 71) Edward Boland (H) - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 72) William Broomfield (H) - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 73) Dan Rostenkowski (H) - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 74) Neal Edward Smith (H) - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 75) Claiborne Pell (S) — 36 Years, 0 days
 * 76) Joseph McDade (H) - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 77) Paul Sarbanes (H,S) — 36 years, 0 days
 * 78) Shelby M. Cullom (H,S,I) — 36 Years, 0 days
 * 79) Henry A. Cooper (H,I) — 36 Years, 0 days

Uninterrupted service (Senate only)

 * 1) Robert Byrd — +65 years, 193 days
 * 2) Strom Thurmond — 46 years, 68 days
 * 3) Ted Kennedy — +61 years, 250 days
 * 4) Daniel Inouye — +61 years, 192 days
 * 5) Carl T. Hayden — 41 years, 316 days
 * 6) John C. Stennis — 41 years, 47 days
 * 7) Ted Stevens — +55 years, 201 days
 * 8) Ernest Hollings - 38 years, 55 days
 * 9) Richard Russell, Jr. - 38 years, 9 days
 * 10) Russell B. Long — 38 years, 3 days
 * 11) Warren G. Magnuson — 36 years, 29 days
 * 12) Claiborne Pell — 36 Years, 0 days

Total tenure of service (Senate only)

 * 1) Robert Byrd — +65 years, 193 days
 * 2) Strom Thurmond(I) — 47 years, 159 days
 * 3) Ted Kennedy — +61 years, 250 days
 * 4) Daniel Inouye — +61 years, 192 days
 * 5) Carl T. Hayden — 41 years, 316 days
 * 6) John C. Stennis — 41 years, 47 days
 * 7) Ted Stevens — +55 years, 201 days
 * 8) Ernest Hollings - 38 years, 55 days
 * 9) Richard Russell, Jr. - 38 years, 9 days
 * 10) Russell B. Long —  38 years, 3 days
 * 11) Francis E. Warren(I) — 37 Years, 6 Days
 * 12) James Eastland(I)  - 36 years, 83 days
 * 13) Warren G. Magnuson — 36 years, 29 days
 * 14) Claiborne Pell — 36 Years, 0 days

Uninterrupted service (House only)

 * 1) Jamie L. Whitten — 53 years, 73 days
 * 2) John Dingell — +68 years, 216 days
 * 3) Carl Vinson — 50 years, 74 days
 * 4) Emanuel Celler — 49 years, 318 days
 * 5) Sam Rayburn 48 years, 268 days
 * 6) Wright Patman — 47 Years, 3 Days
 * 7) Adolph J. Sabath — 45 years, 259 days
 * 8) George H. Mahon — 44 years, 0 days
 * 9) Charles Edward Bennett - 44 years, 0 days
 * 10) Charles Melvin Price - 43 years
 * 11) John Conyers — +59 years, 191 days
 * 12) John William McCormack - 42 years, 68 days
 * 13) William R. Poage — 42 years, 0 days
 * 14) Jack Brooks - 42 years, 0 days
 * 15) Robert L. Doughton - 41 years, 316 days
 * 16) Joseph William Martin, Jr. - 41 years, 315 days
 * 17) Clarence Cannon - 41 years, 69 days
 * 18) William Huston Natcher — 40 years, 240 days
 * 19) Peter W. Rodino - 40 Years, 0 Days
 * 20) Leslie C. Arends — 39 years, 362 days
 * 21) Daniel A. Reed — 39 years, 352 days
 * 22) John Taber - 39 years, 305 days
 * 23) William M. Colmer - 39 years, 305 days
 * 24) Dave Obey — +55 years, 102 days
 * 25) Wilbur Mills - 38 years, 0 days
 * 26) Dante Fascell - 38 years, 0 days
 * 27) Robert H. Michel - 38 years, 0 days
 * 28) Charles B. Rangel — +53 years, 190 days
 * 29) Bill Young — +53 years, 190 days
 * 30) Henry B. Gonzalez - 37 years, 60 days
 * 31) Felix Edward Hébert - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 32) Edward Boland - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 33) William Broomfield - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 34) Dan Rostenkowski - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 35) Neal Edward Smith - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 36) Joseph McDade - 36 Years, 0 days

Total tenure of service (House only)

 * 1) Jamie L. Whitten — 53 years, 73 days
 * 2) John Dingell — +68 years, 216 days
 * 3) Carl Vinson — 50 years, 74 days
 * 4) Emanuel Celler — 49 years, 318 days
 * 5) Sam Rayburn - 48 years, 268 days
 * 6) Joseph Gurney Cannon (I) - 48 years, 0 days
 * 7) Sidney R. Yates(I) - 48 years, 0 days
 * 8) Wright Patman — 47 Years, 3 Days
 * 9) Adolph J. Sabath — 45 years, 259 days
 * 10) George H. Mahon — 44 years, 0 days
 * 11) Charles Edward Bennett - 44 years, 0 days
 * 12) Charles Melvin Price - 43 years
 * 13) John Conyers — +59 years, 191 days
 * 14) John William McCormack - 42 years, 68 days
 * 15) William R. Poage — 42 years, 0 days
 * 16) Jack Brooks — 42 years, 0 days
 * 17) Robert L. Doughton - 41 years, 316 days
 * 18) Joseph William Martin, Jr. - 41 years, 315 days
 * 19) Clarence Cannon - 41 years, 69 days
 * 20) William Huston Natcher — 40 years, 240 days
 * 21) Peter W. Rodino - 40 Years, 0 Days
 * 22) Leslie C. Arends — 39 years, 362 days
 * 23) Daniel A. Reed — 39 years, 352 days
 * 24) John Taber - 39 years, 305 days
 * 25) William M. Colmer - 39 years, 305 days
 * 26) Dave Obey — +55 years, 102 days
 * 27) Wilbur Mills - 38 years, 0 days
 * 28) Dante Fascell - 38 years, 0 days
 * 29) Robert H. Michel - 38 years, 0 days
 * 30) Robert Crosser (I) - 37 years, 304 days
 * 31) Robert L. F. Sikes (I) - 37 years, 290 days
 * 32) Charles B. Rangel — +53 years, 190 days
 * 33) Bill Young — +53 years, 190 days
 * 34) Henry B. Gonzalez - 37 years, 60 days
 * 35) Felix Edward Hébert - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 36) Edward Boland - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 37) William Broomfield - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 38) Dan Rostenkowski - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 39) Neal Edward Smith - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 40) Joseph McDade - 36 Years, 0 days
 * 41) Henry A. Cooper (I) — 36 Years, 0 days