REPRESENTATIVE STATS US Representatives that have been in Office for Twelve (12) years or More. Over one Third of the total Number. Sixty-Two (62) have been there for Twenty (20) years or more with the longest being an unbelievable 54 Years.
Re-Election Rank Representative---Total Years in Congress
1 John Dingell D MI- 54 years
2 John Conyers D MI 45 years
3 Dave Obey D WI- 41 years, 2010
4 Bill Young R FL- 39 years, 2010
5 Charles B. Rangel D NY- 39 years
6 Don Young R AK 37 years, 2010
7 Pete Stark D CA- 37 years
8 George Miller D CA- 35 years
9 James Oberstar D MN-35 years
10 Henry Waxman D CA- 35 years
11 Nick Rahall D WV- 33 years, 2010
12 Ike Skelton D MO- 33 years
13 Ed Markey D MA- 33 years
14 Norm D...Ks D WA-33 years
15 Dale Kildee D MI- 33 years
16 Jerry Lewis R CA- 31 years
17 James Sensenbrenner R - 31 years
18 Tom Petri R WI- 31 years
19 David Dreier R CA-29 years
20 Barney Frank D MA- 29 years
21 Ralph Hall R TX- 29 years
22 Hal Rogers R KY-29 years
23 Christopher Smith R NJ-29 years
24 Frank Wolf R VA- 29 years
25 Steny Hoyer D MD-29 years
26 Rick Boucher D VA-27 years, 2010
27 Alan Mollohan D WV- 27 years, 2010
28 John Spratt D SC- 27 years, 2010
29 Howard Berman D CA-27 years
30 Dan Burton R IN- 27 years
31 Marcy Kaptur D OH- 27 years
32 Sander Levin D MI- 27 years
33 Solomon Ortiz D TX- 27 years
34 Ed Towns D NY- 27 years
35 Gary Ackerman D NY-27 years
36 Paul Kanjorski D PA-25 years, 2010
37 Bart Gordon D TN-25 years, retiring
38 Joe Barton R TX- 25 years
39 Howard Coble R NC- 25 years
40 Peter Visclosky D IN- 25 years
41 Peter DeFazio D OR 23 years, 2010
42 Elton Gallegly R CA- 23 years
43 Wally Herger R CA- 23 years
44 John Lewis D GA- 23 years
45 Louise Slaughter D NY- 23 years
46 Nancy Pelosi D CA- 23 years
47 John Tanner D TN-21 years, Retiring
48 Jerry Costello D IL- 21 years
49 Frank Pallone D NJ- 21 years
50 John Duncan R TN-21 years
51 Eliot Engel D NY-21 years
52 Nita Lowey D NY- 21 years
53 Jim McDermott D WA- 21 years
54 Richard Neal D MA- 21 years
55 Donald Payne D NJ- 21 years
56 Dana Rohrabacher R CA- 21 years
57 Cliff Stearns R FL- 21 years
58 David Price D NC- 21 years
59 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R FL- 20 years
60 Gene Taylor D MS- 20 years
61 José Serrano D NY- 20 years
62 Ron Paul R TX- 20 years
63 Chet Edwards D TX- 19 years, 2010
64 Neil Abercrombie D HI-19 years, Retiring
65 Jim Moran D VA-19 years, Senate run
66 Rob Andrews D NJ- 19 years
67 John Boehner R OH-19 years
68 Dave Camp R MI- 19 years
69 Rosa DeLauro D CT-19 years
70 Collin Peterson D MN 19 years
71 Maxine Waters D CA- 19 years
72 Sam Johnson R TX-19 years
73 John Olver D MA- 19 years
74 Jim Cooper D TN- 19 years
75 Ed Pastor D AZ- 18 years
76 Jerrold Nadler D NY- 17 years
77 Spencer Bachus R AL- 17 years
78 Bennie Thompson D MS- 17 years
79 Sam Farr D CA- 17 years 80
Vern Ehlers R MI- 16 years, Retiring
81 Frank Lucas R OK-16 years
82 John Shadegg R AZ- 15 years, 2010
83 Mark Souder R IN- 15 years, 2010
84 Dan Lungren R CA- 15 years, 2010
85 Patrick Kennedy D RI-15 years, Retiring
86 George Radanovich R CA- 15, Retiriing
87 Zach Wamp R TN- 15 years, Retiring
88 Todd Tiahrt R KS- 15 years, Senate run
89 Lloyd Doggett D TX- 15 years
90 Mike Doyle D PA- 15 years
91 Chaka Fattah D PA-15 years
92 Rodney Frelinghuysen R NJ- 15 years
93 Doc Hastings R WA- 15 years
94 Sheila Jackson-Lee D TX-15 years
95 Walter B. Jones R NC- 15 years
96 Tom Latham R IA- 15 years
97 Steven LaTourette R OH-15 years
98 Frank LoBiondo R NJ- 15 years
99 Zoe Lofgren D CA- 15 years
100 Sue Myrick R NC- 15 years
101 Mac Thornberry R TX- 15 years
102 Ed Whitfield R KY- 15 years
103 Jane Harman D CA-15 years
104 Jesse Jackson, Jr. D IL- 14 years
105 Elijah Cummings D MD- 14 years
106 Earl Blumenauer D OR- 14 years
107 Leonard Boswell D IA- 13 years,2010
108 Allen Boyd D FL- 13 years, 2010
109 Bill Delahunt D MA- 13 years, 2010
110 Ron Kind D WI- 13 years, 2010
111 Loretta Sanchez D CA- 13 years, 2010
112 Marion Berry D AR- 13 years, Retiring
113 Vic Snyder D AR- 13 years, Retiring
112 Roy Blunt R MO- 13 years, Senate Run
113 Jo Ann Emerson R MO- 13 years
114 Robert Aderholt R AL- 13 years
115 Kevin Brady R TX-13 years
116 Danny Davis D IL-13 years
117 Diana DeGette D CO- 13 years
118 Bob Etheridge D NC- 13 years
119 Kay Granger R TX- 13 years
120 Rubén Hinojosa D TX- 13 years
121 Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D MI- 13 years
122 Dennis Kucinich D OH- 13 years
123 Carolyn McCarthy D NY- 13 years
124 Jim McGovern D MA-13 years
125 Mike McIntyre D NC- 13 years
126 Jerry Moran R KS- 13 years
127 Bill Pascrell D NJ- 13 years
128 Joe Pitts R PA- 13 years
129 Silvestre Reyes D TX- 13 years
130 Steven Rothman D NJ- 13 years
131 Pete Sessions R TX-13 years
132 Brad Sherman D CA13 years
133 John Shimkus R IL- 13 years
134 Adam Smith D WA-13 years
135 John Tierney D MA- 13 years
136 Jay Inslee D WA- 13 years
137 Mary Bono Mack R CA- 12 years, 2010
138 Gregory Meeks D NY- 12 years
139Lois Capps D CA-12 years
140 Barbara Lee D CA- 12 years
141 Robert Brady D PA- 12 years