Longest-Serving Democrats in the House

Special Report

December 2, 2019 6:14 pm

Last Updated: January 15, 2020 2:24 pm

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53. Rep. Rick Larsen
> Time in congress: 18 years (2001-present)

District: Rep. Larsen currently serves Washington’s 2nd Congressional District, which covers some or all of Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom Counties.

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52. Rep. Jim Langevin
> Time in congress: 18 years (2001-present)

District: Rep. Langevin currently serves Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District, which covers some or all of Kent, Providence, and Washington Counties.

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51. Rep. William ‘Lacy’ Clay Jr.
> Time in congress: 18 years (2001-present)

District: Rep. Clay Jr. currently serves Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, which covers some or all of St. Louis County.

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50. Rep. Betty McCollum
> Time in congress: 18 years (2001-present)

District: Rep. McCollum currently serves Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District, which covers some or all of Ramsey and Washington Counties.

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49. Rep. Stephen F. Lynch
> Time in congress: 18 years (2001-present)

District: Rep. Lynch currently serves Massachusetts’s 8th Congressional District, which covers some or all of Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk Counties.

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