Ok, I’ll go from the old guys to the young pups. Let’s start with McConnell. 24 years.
Jim Inhofe. 14 years.
John Kyl. 14 years.
Mike Enzi. 14 years.
Jeff Sessions. 12 years.
Wayne Allard. 12 years.
Sam Brownback. 12 years.
Mike Crapo. 10 years.
Jim Bunning. 10 years.
John Ensign. 8 years.
Saxby Chambliss. 6 years.
Elizabeth Dole. 6 years.
John Sununu. 6 years.
John Cornyn. 6 years.
Tom Coburn. 4 years.
Jim DeMint. 4 years.
Johnny Isakson. 4 years.
Richard Burr. 4 years.
Lots of young pups are still voting very Conservative. How many will turn out to be Lindsey Grahams and disappoint us immediately?
How many will be Lotts, Bonds, and Hitchinsons and slowly become more liberal as time goes by?
And how many will become McConnells and fight against socialism for decades to come?
18 Senators that I think are doing a great job. 8 of them wouldn’t be up for re-election if we had term limits, and none of them would be re-elected if the “throw them all out” crowd had their way.
and now the rest of the story;)
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Since 1789 there have been 1,897 Americans who have served as United States Senators. Listed here are the twenty individuals who have served the longest terms as of January 3, 2008.
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Senator |
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Dates of Service |
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Length of Service |
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1. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) |
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January 3, 1959 to present |
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49 years |
2. Strom Thurmond (R-SC) |
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December 24, 1954 to April 4, 1956 and November 7, 1956 to January 3, 2003 |
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47 years, 5.2 months |
3. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) |
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November 7, 1962 to present |
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45 years, 2 months |
4. Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) |
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January 3, 1963-present |
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45 years |
5. Carl T. Hayden (D-AZ) |
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March 4, 1927 to January 3, 1969 |
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41 years, 10.1 months |
6. John C. Stennis (D-MS) |
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November 5, 1947 to January 3, 1989 |
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41 years, 2 months |
7. Theodore F. Stevens (R-AK) |
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December 24, 1968 to present |
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39 years |
8. Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC) |
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November 9, 1966 to January 3, 2005 |
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38 years, 1.8 months |
9. Richard B. Russell (D-GA) |
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January 12, 1933 to January 21, 1971 |
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38 years |
10. Russell B. Long (D-LA) |
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December 31, 1948 to January 3, 1987 |
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38 years |
11. Francis E. Warren (R-WY) |
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November 18, 1890 to March 3, 1893 and March 4, 1895 to November 24, 1929 |
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37 years |
12. James O. Eastland (D-MS) |
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June 30, 1941 to September 28, 1941 and January 3, 1943 to December 27, 1978 |
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36 years, 3 months |
13. Warren Magnuson (D-WA) |
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December 14, 1944 to January 2, 1981 |
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36 years |
14. Claiborne Pell (D-RI) |
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January 3, 1961 to January 3, 1997 |
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36 years |
15. Kenneth McKellar (D-TN) |
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March 4, 1917 to January 2, 1953 |
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35 years, 10 months |
16. Milton Young (R-ND) |
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March 12, 1945 to January 2, 1981 |
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35 years, 9 months |
17. Ellison D. Smith (D-SC) |
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March 4, 1909 to November 17, 1944 |
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35 years, 8 months |
18. Allen J. Ellender (D-LA) |
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January 3, 1937 to July 27, 1972 |
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35 years, 7 months |
19. William B. Allison (R-IA) |
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March 4, 1873 to August 4, 1908 |
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35 years, 5 months |
20. Pete V. Domenici (R-NM) |
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January 3, 1973 to present |
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35 years |
20. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) |
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January 3, 1973 to present |
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35 years |