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This list of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service includes representatives and senators who have served for at least 36 years, in the House, the Senate, or both combined. In cases where there is a tie in time, the following criteria will sort people higher: #Achieved time uninterrupted (for total tenure ranks) #Achieved time first #Senators over representatives (for House and Senate lists) #Senate and House seniority


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Combined U.S. House and Senate time


Senate time

The 90th Congress was notable because for a period of 10 days (December 24, 1968 – January 3, 1969), it contained within the Senate, all 10 of what was at one point the top 10 longest-serving senators in history (Byrd, Inouye, Thurmond, Kennedy, Hayden, Stennis, Stevens, Hollings, Russell Jr., and Long) until January 7, 2013, when
Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph Leahy (; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who is the senior United States senator from Vermont and serves as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, ...
surpassed Russell B. Long as the 10th longest-serving senator in history. This period stretched from the appointment of
Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Senator in history at the time he left ...
of Alaska to fill a vacancy to the retirement of
Carl Hayden Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician. Representing Arizona in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1969, he was the first U.S. Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as the state's first Represe ...
of Arizona early the next year. The
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(1985–1987) was the period in which most people from this list were serving together (all but Hayden, Russell Jr., Warren, Eastland, and Magnuson).


House time


See also

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List of members of the United States Congress by brevity of service This is a list of United States congresspersons by brevity of service. It includes representatives and senators who have served less than two years in the House or six years in the Senate, not counting currently serving members. This list excludes ...
* List of historical longest-serving members of the United States Congress


References


Members Who Have Served in the U.S. Congress 30 Years or More (as of 2006)
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