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Record Holders Longest-serving Representative to serve in the House: With more than 59 years of service, Representative John Dingell, Jr., of Michigan, holds the record for longest consecutive service. Longest-serving Speaker of the House: Sam Rayburn of Texas served as Speaker for a total of 17 years, two months, and two days. Oldest person recorded to have served in the House:
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Democracy or Gerontocracy In the record-breaking 111th Congress, for example, Robert Byrd began the term as Senate president pro tempore at the age of 91. When Byrd died, Daniel Inouye, then 85, assumed the office.
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Longest Senate filibusters went on and on ... and on Longest Senate filibusters went on and on ... and on. Parts of official Washington are transfixed by Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's nomination as CIA director. The Kentucky Republican began his talkathon a little before noon Wednesday.
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- Meet John Dingell, the longest-serving member in the history of the U.S. House of Representatives. Dingell’s father was a member of the U.S. House, representing a southeastern Michigan district for 23 years.
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- American woman, as well as the first African American Democrat, elected to the Senate. Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI, 1965-present), the current chair of the House Judiciary. Committee, holds the record for length of service by an African American Member (46 years).
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Why American Laws Don't Make Any Sense John Paul Stevens. John Paul Stevens is the longest-running and oldest Justice currently serving. At 89-years old, Stevens is also the oldest-functioning human alive. In fact he is so old that he attended the 1939 World Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago and got to witness Babe Ruth historically call his shot.
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Hillary Clinton Sets Record, Longest Presidential Candidate To Dodge National Press In Modern History Hillary Clinton Sets Record, Longest Presidential Candidate To Dodge National Press In Modern History. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds a dubious record: she’s gone longer than any presidential candidate in modern history without appearing on a national television news network or conducting a sit down interview with national media.
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- Republicans, having taken control of the Senate in the 2014 election, currently hold the Senate majority with 54 seats. The 2016 Presidential election, 2016 House elections, 2016 gubernatorial elections, and many state and local elections will also be held on this date.wo-term Senator David Vitter was re-elected with 56.6% of the vote in 2010. He will be 55 years old in 2016. Vitter is running for Governor of Louisiana in 2015. If Vitter wins election, he will appoint his own replacement who will serve until the regular 2016 election.
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- The current Senior U.S. Senator from New York is Democrat Chuck Schumer. He was sworn into the Office of U.S. Senator on January 3rd, 1999. Chuck Schumer is 64 years old and serving his third elected term as U.S. Senator. His New York senatorial seat will be up for regular election on November 8th, 2016.e was sworn into the Office of Governor on January 1st, 2011. Andrew Cuomo is 57 years old and serving his second elected term as Governor. His New York Gubernatorial seat will be up for regular election on November 6th, 2018. Andrew Cuomo is eligible for re-election in 2018 but has not yet announced his candidacy.
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- Making the world better, one answer at a time. Twiggy (Lesley Lawson) was born Lesley Hornby in Neasden, London, England on September 19, 1949.esley Twiggy Hornby Lawson (b. 19 September 1949) is and English  model, actress and singer. She was the 3rd daughter of Nellie Lydia  and William Hornby. Her sisters wer … e Shirley and Vivien. They had  no brothers.
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President Pro Tempore of the Senate The President pro tempore (/ˌproʊ ˈtɛmpəriː/ or /ˌproʊ ˈtɛmpəreɪ/), or president pro tem, of the United States Senate is the longest serving Senator from a major political party in the United States Senate. According to the Constitution, this is the fourth highest office in the United States.
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- The current Junior U.S. Senator from Florida is Republican Marco Rubio. He was sworn into the Office of U.S. Senator on January 3rd, 2011. Marco Rubio is 44 years old and serving his first elected term as U.S. Senator. Marco Rubio is eligible for re-election in 2016, but has announced he will not run.
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- John Conyers, Jr. is the longest serving Representative, with 50 years of service at the beginning. of the 114th Congress (2015-2017). As of the beginning of the 114th Congress, Representative. Conyers also has the most cumulative congressional service. The longest serving Senator is. Patrick Leahy, with 40 years of service in the Senate at the beginning of the 114th Congress.
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United States Senate elections, 2018 Three-term Democratic Senator Tom Carper won re-election with 66% of the vote in 2012. He will be 71 years old in 2018. He announced he was running for re-election during an interview on MSNBC on July 24, 2017.
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Robert Byrd Meet John Dingell, the longest-serving member in the history of the U.S. House of Representatives. Dingell’s father was a member of the U.S. House, representing a southeastern Michigan district for 23 years. When he died in 1955, the 29-year-old Dingell won the special election to succeed his father.
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Elvis Presley Inouye shrugged off the injuries and destroyed the German position with one arm. That tale was recounted more than once as Inouye won election to the U.S. House seat in the new state of Hawaii in 1959. Inouye served in the House for three years before running for the Senate, winning election in 1962. He’s been there ever since, serving on some of the most influential committees in that body. The 87-year-old Democrat currently serves as chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. With more than 48 years of service in the Senate, Inouye trails only former West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd (51 years, 176 days) as the longest-serving senator.
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List of United States Senators from California Living former U.S. Senators from California As of January 2018, there were three living former U.S. Senators from California: two from Class 1 and one from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was John V. Tunney of Class 1 (1971-1977) on January 12, 2018 The most recent Class 3 senator to die was Alan Cranston (1969-1993) on December 31, 2000.
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- That man in the White House. Franklin D Roosevelt (or FDR) is the longest serving president in US history. His 12 years in office spanned two of the 20th Century’s greatest disasters – the Great Depression and the Second World War. Roosevelt broke the mould. A bout of polio put him in a wheelchair, but he still bestrode the international stage like a colossus.
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List of longest-living United States Senators This is a list of the senators who were, while in office or after, the oldest living before they died. This is a list of the 100 eldest senators, current or former, currently living. Oldest living United States president.
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Bernie Sanders Sanders became senator after Jim Jeffords retired from the senate in 2006. In 2012, he was re-elected by a landslide. In August 2011, Public Policy Polling found that 67% of people supported Sanders.anders is the longest-serving independent in United States history. Sanders calls himself a democratic socialist. He thinks that a social democratic government for the United States is a good idea. In January 2015, Sanders became a member of the Senate Budget Committee.
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By the numbers: 113th Congress 53+ - Years in office of the longest currently serving congressman, John Dingell, D-Michigan. 5 - Net gain in number of seats women hold in 113th Congress over 112th. 3 - States with two women senators: California, New Hampshire, and Washington. 95 - Percent of the U.S. Senate that is white. By the Numbers: Politics in 2013.
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- Someone who keeps themselves to themselves, generally ignoring other people. Just as asexual = without sex, asocial = without socilisation. These asocial people tend to be on the autistic spectrum. They are perfectly healthy, they'd just rather not socialize and frankly, judging from the behaviour of a lot of students at school, I can't say I blame them. The asocial individual DOES NOT commit anti-social behaviour. They just ignore everybody.
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Bernie Sanders Bernard Bernie Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician, serving as the junior United States Senator from Vermont since 2007. Sanders is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history.
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- The current Senior U.S. Senator from Indiana is Republican Dan Coats. He was sworn into the Office of U.S. Senator on January 3rd, 2011. Dan Coats is 72 years old and serving his first elected term as U.S. Senator. Dan Coats is eligible for re-election in 2016, but has announced he will not run.
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By the Numbers: Longest-serving members of Congress 36 years, 5 months, 5 days: Length of congressional service for Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Maryland, longest-serving female. She served five terms in the House and is in her fifth term in the Senate -- January 3, 1977-January 3, 1987, in the House; January 3, 1987-present in the Senate.