Special Report

Longest-Serving Republicans in the House

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33. Rep. Louie Gohmert
> Time in congress: 14 years (2005-present)

District: Rep. Gohmert currently serves Texas’s 1st Congressional District, which covers some or all of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Upshur, and Wood Counties.

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32. Rep. K. Michael Conaway
> Time in congress: 14 years (2005-present)

District: Rep. Conaway currently serves Texas’s 11th Congressional District, which covers some or all of Andrews, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Dawson, Eastland, Ector, Erath, Glasscock, Hood, Irion, Kimble, Llano, McCulloch, Martin, Mason, Menard, Midland, Mills, Mitchell, Palo Pinto, Runnels, San Saba, Stephens, Sterling, and Tom Green Counties.

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31. Rep. Michael T. McCaul
> Time in congress: 14 years (2005-present)

District: Rep. McCaul currently serves Texas’s 10th Congressional District, which covers some or all of Austin, Bastrop, Colorado, Fayette, Harris, Lee, Travis, Waller, and Washington Counties.

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30. Rep. Virginia Foxx
> Time in congress: 14 years (2005-present)

District: Rep. Foxx currently serves North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District, which covers some or all of Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Catawba, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin Counties.

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29. Rep. Patrick T. McHenry
> Time in congress: 14 years (2005-present)

District: Rep. McHenry currently serves North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District, which covers some or all of Buncombe, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Polk, and Rutherford Counties.

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