Question: who is the longest serving member of the house of representatives
Answer: Total tenure rank Uninterrupted tenure rank Name Party affiliation Total tenure Uninterrupted tenure Reason for leaving John Dingell ( H ) Democratic 59 years , 21 days 59 years , 21 days Retired Robert Byrd ( H , S ) Democratic 57 years , 176 days 57 years , 176 days Died Carl Hayden ( H , S ) Democratic 56 years , 319 days 56 years , 319 days Retired Daniel Inouye ( H , S ) Democratic 53 years , 118 days 53 years , 118 days Died 5 5 Jamie Whitten ( H ) Democratic 53 years , 60 days 53 years , 60 days Retired 6 6 John Conyers ( H ) Democratic 52 years , 336 days 52 years , 336 days Resigned 7 7 Carl Vinson ( H ) Democratic 50 years , 61