List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service
House and Senate time
Columns: Total tenure rank | Uninterrupted rank | Name | Party affiliation | Total tenure time | Uninterrupted time
1 | 1 | John Dingell (H) | Democratic Party | 58years, 50days | 58years, 50days | 2 | 2 | Robert Byrd (H,S) | Democratic Party | 57 years, 176 days | 57 years, 176 days | 3 | 3 | Carl Hayden (H,S) | Democratic Party | 56 years, 319 days | 56 years, 319 days | 4 | 4 | Daniel Inouye (H,S) | Democratic Party | 53 years, 118 days | 53 years, 118 days | 5 | 5 | Jamie L. Whitten (H) | Democratic Party | 53 years, 60 days | 53 years, 60 days | 6 | 6 | Carl Vinson (H) | Democratic Party | 50 years, 61 days | 50 years, 61 days | 7 | 7 | Emanuel Celler (H) | Democratic Party | 49 years, 305 days | 49 years, 305 days | 8 | 8 | John Conyers (H) | Democratic Party | 49years, 29days | 49years, 29days | 9 | 9 | Sam Rayburn (H) | Democratic Party | 48 years, 257 days | 48 years, 257 days | 10 | 999 | Sidney R. Yates (H,I) | Democratic Party | 48 years, 0 days | n/a | 11 | 12 | Strom Thurmond (S,I) | Republican Party | 47 years, 159 days | 46 years, 57 days | 12 | 10 | Wright Patman (H) | Democratic Party | 47 years, 3 days | 47 years, 3 days | 13 | 11 | Ted Kennedy (S) | Democratic Party | 46 years, 292 days | 46 years, 292 days | 14 | 999 | Joseph Gurney Cannon (H,I) | Republican Party | 46 years, 0 days | n/a | 15 | 13 | Adolph J. Sabath (H) | Democratic Party | 45 years, 247 days | 45 years, 247 days | 16 | 14 | J. Lister Hill (H,S) | Democratic Party | 45 years, 142 days | 45 years, 142 days | 17 | 15 | George H. Mahon (H) | Democratic Party | 44 years, 0 days | 44 years, 0 days | 18 | 16 | Warren Magnuson (H,S) | Democratic Party | 44 years, 0 days | 44 years, 0 days | 19 | 17 | Charles Edward Bennett (H) | Democratic Party | 44 years, 0 days | 44 years, 0 days | 20 | 18 | Justin Smith Morrill (H,S) | Republican Party | 43 years, 299 days | 43 years, 299 days | 21 | 999 | William B. Allison (H,S,I) | Republican Party | 43 years, 152 days | n/a | 22 | 19 | Charles Melvin Price (H) | Democratic Party | 43 years, 110 days | 43 years, 110 days | 23 | 20 | Charles B. Rangel (H) | Democratic Party | 43years, 29days | 43years, 29days | 24 | 21 | Bill Young (H) | Republican Party | 42 years, 288 days | 42 years, 288 days | 25 | 22 | Henry M. Jackson (H,S) | Democratic Party | 42 years, 241 days | 42 years, 241 days | 26 | 999 | Carter Glass (H,S,I) | Democratic Party | 42 years, 157 days | n/a | 27 | 23 | John William McCormack (H) | Democratic Party | 42 years, 58 days | 42 years, 58 days | 28 | 24 | John Sparkman (H,S) | Democratic Party | 42 years, 0 days | 42 years, 0 days | 29 | 25 | William R. Poage (H) | Democratic Party | 42 years, 0 days | 42 years, 0 days | 30 | 26 | Jack Brooks (H) | Democratic Party | 42 years, 0 days | 42 years, 0 days | 31 | 27 | Robert L. Doughton (H) | Democratic Party | 41 years, 305 days | 41 years, 305 days | 32 | 28 | Joseph William Martin, Jr. (H) | Republican Party | 41 years, 305 days | 41 years, 305 days | 33 | 29 | Dave Obey (H) | Democratic Party | 41 years, 276 days | 41 years, 276 days | 34 | 30 | Clarence Cannon (H) | Democratic Party | 41 years, 69 days | 41 years, 69 days | 35 | 31 | John C. Stennis (S) | Democratic Party | 41 years, 59 days | 41 years, 59 days | 36 | 32 | Kenneth McKellar (H,S) | Democratic Party | 41 years, 30 days | 41 years, 30 days | 37 | 33 | Thad Cochran (H,S) | Republican Party | 41years, 29days | 41years, 29days | 38 | 34 | Don Young (H) | Republican Party | 40years, 332days | 40years, 332days | 39 | 35 | William Huston Natcher (H) | Democratic Party | 40 years, 240 days | 40 years, 240 days | 40 | 999 | Claude Pepper (H,S,I) | Democratic Party | 40 years, 207 days | n/a | 41 | 36 | William P. Frye (H,S) | Republican Party | 40 years, 157 days | 40 years, 157 days | 42 | 37 | Ted Stevens (S) | Republican Party | 40 years, 10 days | 40 years, 10 days | 43 | 38 | Carl Curtis (H,S) | Republican Party | 40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | 44 | 39 | Peter W. Rodino (H) | Democratic Party | 40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | 45 | 40 | Pete Stark (H) | Democratic Party | 40 years, 0 days | 40 years, 0 days | 46 | 999 | Jennings Randolph (H,S,I) | Democratic Party | 41 years, 364 days | n/a | 47 | 999 | Eugene Hale (H,S,I) | Republican Party | 39 years, 363 days | n/a | 48 | 41 | Leslie C. Arends (H) | Republican Party | 39 years, 362 days | 39 years, 362 days | 49 | 42 | Daniel A. Reed (H) | Republican Party | 39 years, 352 days | 39 years, 352 days | 50 | 43 | George William Norris (H,S) | Republican Party | 39 years, 305 days | 39 years, 305 days | 51 | 44 | John Taber (H) | Republican Party | 39 years, 305 days | 39 years, 305 days | 52 | 45 | William M. Colmer (H) | Democratic Party | 39 years, 305 days | 39 years, 305 days | 53 | 999 | Samuel Smith (H,S,I) | Democratic Party | 39 years, 9 days | n/a | 54 | 999 | John Little McClellan (H,S,I) | Democratic Party | 38 years, 329 days | n/a | 55 | 46 | Patrick Leahy (S) | Democratic Party | 39years, 29days | 39years, 29days | 56 | 47 | Max Baucus (H,S) | Democratic Party | 39years, 29days | 39years, 29days | 57 | 48 | Chuck Grassley (H,S) | Republican Party | 39years, 29days | 39years, 29days | 58 | 49 | Tom Harkin (H,S) | Democratic Party | 39years, 29days | 39years, 29days | 59 | 50 | George Miller (H) | Democratic Party | 39years, 29days | 39years, 29days | 60 | 51 | Henry Waxman (H) | Democratic Party | 39years, 29days | 39years, 29days | 61 | 52 | Morris Sheppard (H,S) | Democratic Party | 38 years, 145 days | 38 years, 145 days | 62 | 53 | Ernest Hollings (S) | Democratic Party | 38 years, 55 days | 38 years, 55 days | 63 | 54 | Richard Russell, Jr. (S) | Democratic Party | 38 years, 9 days | 38 years, 9 days | 64 | 999 | John Sherman (H,S,I) | Republican Party | 38 years, 4 days | n/a | 65 | 55 | Russell B. Long (S) | Democratic Party | 38 years, 3 days | 38 years, 3 days | 66 | 56 | Frederick H. Gillett (H,S) | Republican Party | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | 67 | 57 | Wilbur Mills (H) | Democratic Party | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | 68 | 58 | Dante Fascell (H) | Democratic Party | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | 69 | 59 | Robert H. Michel (H) | Republican Party | 38 years, 0 days | 38 years, 0 days | 70 | 999 | Robert Crosser (H,I) | Democratic Party | 37 years, 305 days | n/a | 71 | 999 | Robert L. F. Sikes (H,I) | Democratic Party | 37 years, 290 days | n/a | 72 | 60 | Nathaniel Macon (H,S) | Democratic-Republican Party | 37 years, 255 days | 37 years, 255 days | 73 | 61 | Henry Cabot Lodge (H,S) | Republican Party | 37 years, 250 days | 37 years, 250 days | 74 | 999 | Alben W. Barkley (H,S,I) | Democratic Party | 37 years, 74 days | n/a | 75 | 62 | Henry B. Gonzalez (H) | Democratic Party | 37 years, 60 days | 37 years, 60 days | 76 | 999 | Francis E. Warren (S,I) | Republican Party | 37 years, 6 days | n/a | 77 | 63 | Ed Markey (H,S) | Democratic Party | 37years, 91days | 37years, 91days | 78 | 64 | Orrin Hatch (S) | Republican Party | 37years, 29days | 37years, 29days | 79 | 65 | Barbara Mikulski (H,S) | Democratic Party | 37years, 29days | 37years, 29days | 80 | 66 | Nick Rahall (H) | Democratic Party | 37years, 29days | 37years, 29days | 81 | 999 | James Eastland (S,I) | Democratic Party | 36 years, 83 days | n/a | 82 | 67 | Joe Biden (S) | Democratic Party | 36 years, 12 days | 36 years, 12 days | 83 | 68 | John Murtha (H) | Democratic Party | 36 years, 3 days | 36 years, 3 days | 84 | 69 | Henry L. Dawes (H,S) | Republican Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 85 | 70 | Felix Edward Hébert (H) | Democratic Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 86 | 71 | Edward Boland (H) | Democratic Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 87 | 72 | William Broomfield (H) | Republican Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 88 | 73 | Dan Rostenkowski (H) | Democratic Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 89 | 74 | Neal Edward Smith (H) | Democratic Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 90 | 75 | Claiborne Pell (S) | Democratic Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 91 | 76 | Joseph McDade (H) | Republican Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 92 | 77 | Paul Sarbanes (H,S) | Democratic Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 93 | 78 | Pete Domenici (S) | Republican Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 94 | 79 | Ralph Regula (H) | Republican Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 95 | 80 | Christopher Dodd (H,S) | Democratic Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 96 | 81 | James Oberstar (H) | Democratic Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 97 | 82 | Richard Lugar (S) | Republican Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 98 | 83 | Daniel Akaka (H,S) | Democratic Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 99 | 84 | Norman D. Dicks (H) | Democratic Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 100 | 85 | Dale Kildee (H) | Democratic Party | 36 years, 0 days | 36 years, 0 days | 101 | 999 | Shelby M. Cullom (H,S,I) | Republican Party | 36 years, 0 days | n/a | 102 | 999 | Henry A. Cooper (H,I) | Republican Party | 36 years, 0 days | n/a