Billy Long

William Hollis Long II (born August 11, 1955)John Bicknell 112th Congress: Billy Long, R-Mo. (7th District)) CQ Politics November 3, 2010 is an American auctioneer and politician who was the 51st and current Commissioner of Internal Revenue for a few months in 2025. He was the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. He is a Republican.

In August 2021, Long announced his candidacy for the United States Senate in the 2022 election. He lost the Republican nomination to Eric S. Schmitt in the August primaries.

In December 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Long to serve as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue under his second administration. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in June 2025. Two months later, he was removed by President Trump from the role and instead was nominated to be the United States Ambassador to Iceland.

Early life
Long was born in Springfield, Missouri. He went to University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri however he dropped out. After taking time off from school for three years, Long went to a nine-day training program at the Missouri Auction School in Kansas City. In 1984, he married Barbara Long. They have two children.

Long owned Billy Long Auctions, LLC. He was also a talk radio show host on the Springfield-based station KWTO. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors.

Political career
Long joined the race for the 7th congressional district after incumbent U.S. representative Roy Blunt chose to run for the U.S. Senate. In the crowded seven-way Republican primary, the de facto election in the state's most Republican district, Long won with 36% of the vote.

After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Donald Trump refused to say that he lost, Long support Trump’s claims of fraud in the election. In December 2020, Long supported an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court trying to overturn the results of the election.Court document supremecourt.gov

In August 2021, Long announced his candidacy for the United States Senate in the 2022 election. He lost the Republican nomination to Eric S. Schmitt in the August primaries.Missouri Primary Election Results at NPR He left congress in 2023.

On December 4, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Long to be the Commissioner of Internal Revenue under his second administration. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 12, 2025 by a 53-44 vote. He was sworn-in four days later on June 16, 2025.

On August 8, 2025, President Trump removed Long as commissioner of the IRS, less than two months after his confirmation. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent became acting commissioner. Long later announced that he was nominated to be Ambassador to Iceland by President Trump.

References

Other websites

 Congressman Billy Long  official U.S. House site
 Billy Long for Congress 




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