John Dingell, D-Mich., former chairman of the House...
John Dingell, D-Mich., former chairman of the House Commerce Committee, Friday became the longest-serving member of Congress, ever, surpassing the late Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. Dingell, 86, marked his 57,176th day as a member of the House. He won a…
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special election in 1955 to replace his father, John Dingell Sr., who died in office. “Administrations have come and gone, wars have been fought, and the great headlines of the day have all but faded, but the gentleman from the Great State of Michigan presides,” Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., said Friday. Dingell became the longest serving member of the House in history Feb. 11, 2009.