List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service
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Columns: Total tenure rank | Uninterrupted rank | Name | Total tenure time | Uninterrupted time
1 | 1 | John Dingell | 58years, 50days | 58years, 50days | 2 | 2 | Jamie L. Whitten | 53 years, 60 days | 53 years, 60 days | 3 | 3 | Carl Vinson | 50 years, 61 days | 50 years, 61 days | 4 | 4 | Emanuel Celler | 49 years, 305 days | 49 years, 305 days | 5 | 5 | John Conyers | 49years, 29days | 49years, 29days | 6 | 6 | Sam Rayburn | 48 years, 257 days | 48 years, 257 days | 7 | 999 | Sidney R. Yates (I) | 48 years, 0 days | n/a | 8 | 7 | Wright Patman | 47 years, 3 days | 47 years, 3 days | 9 | 999 | Joseph Gurney Cannon (I) | 46 years, 0 days | n/a | 10 | 8 | Adolph J. Sabath | 45 years, 247 days | 45 years, 247 days | 11 | 9 | George H. Mahon | 44 years, 0 days | 44 years, 0 days | 12 | 10 | Charles Edward Bennett | 44 years, 0 days | 44 years, 0 days | 13 | 11 | Charles Melvin Price | 43 years, 110 days | 43 years, 110 days | 14 | 12 | Charles B. Rangel | 43years, 29days | 43years, 29days | 15 | 13 | Bill Young | 42 years, 288 days | 42 years, 288 days | 16 | 14 | John William McCormack | 42 years, 58 days | 42 years, 58 days | 17 | 15 | William R. Poage | 42 years, 0 days | 42 years, 0 days | 18 | 16 | Jack Brooks | 42 years, 0 days | 42 years, 0 days | 19 | 17 | Robert L. Doughton | 41 years, 305 days | 41 years, 305 days | 20 | 18 | Joseph William Martin, Jr. | 41 years, 305 days | 41 years, 305 days | 21 | 19 | Dave Obey | 41 years, 276 days | 41 years, 276 days | 22 | 20 | Clarence Cannon | 41 years, 69 days | 41 years, 69 days | 23 | 21 | Don Young | 40years, 332days | 40years, 332days | 24 | 22 | William Huston Natcher | 40 years, 240 days | 40 years, 240 days | 25 | 23 | Peter W. Rodino | 40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | 26 | 24 | Pete Stark | 40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | 27 | 25 | Leslie C. Arends | 39 years, 362 days | 39 years, 362 days | 28 | 26 | Daniel A. Reed | 39 years, 352 days | 39 years, 352 days | 29 | 27 | John Taber | 39 years, 305 days | 39 years, 305 days | 30 | 28 | William M. Colmer | 39 years, 305 days | 39 years, 305 days | 31 | 29 | George Miller | 39years, 29days | 39years, 29days | 32 | 30 | Henry Waxman | 39years, 29days | 39years, 29days | 33 | 31 | Wilbur Mills | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | 34 | 32 | Dante Fascell | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | 35 | 33 | Robert H. Michel | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | 36 | 999 | Robert Crosser (I) | 37 years, 305 days | n/a | 37 | 999 | Robert L. F. Sikes (I) | 37 years, 290 days | n/a | 38 | 34 | Henry B. Gonzalez | 37 years, 60 days | 37 years, 60 days | 39 | 35 | Nick Rahall | 37years, 29days | 37years, 29days | 40 | 36 | Ed Markey | 36 years, 256 days | 36 years, 256 days | 41 | 37 | John Murtha | 36 years, 3 days | 36 years, 3 days | 42 | 38 | Felix Edward Hébert | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 43 | 39 | Edward Boland | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 44 | 40 | William Broomfield | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 45 | 41 | Dan Rostenkowski | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 46 | 42 | Neal Edward Smith | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 47 | 43 | Joseph McDade | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 48 | 44 | Ralph Regula | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 49 | 45 | James Oberstar | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 50 | 46 | Norman D. Dicks | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 51 | 47 | Dale Kildee | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 52 | 999 | Henry A. Cooper (I) | 36 years, 0 days | n/a