US House and US Senate Seniority Tables

This posting is provided as an easy reference for those that want to find out how long the current members of US Congress both House and Senate have been in Washington, DC. Since I am running for Maryland’s 8^th US District seat in the US House I have detailed my state’s delegation first and then a few links to the House and Senate tables.

Please note that when you are looking at a given Senator’s start date that they could have also had years of service in the US House before being elected to the US Senate. The current Senators from Maryland provide such examples. Any prior US House years are not reflected in the linked tables. You will need to go to the given Senator’s website for that background information.

What is Maryland’s 8^th US District Rep. Chris Van Hollen doing about the Cost-of-Living?

And for that matter Maryland’s other seven (7) members in the US House and our two (2) US Senators? It certainly looks and feels like absolutely nothing to me. It must not be an issue for them. These are Maryland’s US House and Senate members and how long they have been in Congress.

Maryland US District AnD Rep Start Date Years

1^st Andrew P. Harris (R) Jan. 3, 2011 3

2^nd C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D) Jan. 3, 2003 11

3^rd John P. Sarbanes (D) Jan. 3, 2007 7

4^th Donna F. Edwards (D) Jun 17, 2008 6

5^th Steny H. Hoyer (D) May 19, 1981 33

6^th John K. Delaney (D) Jan. 3, 2013 2

7^th Elijah E. Cummings (D) Apr 16, 1996 8

8^th Christopher Van Hollen (D) Jan. 3, 2003 11

US Senator Barbara Mikulski (D) Jan. 3, 1987 37

(Senator Mikulski served in the US House 1977 to 1987)

US Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D) Jan. 3, 2007 27

(Senator Cardin served in the US House 1987 to 2007)

Note: Senator Mikulski’s current six (6) term ends in 2016, while Senator Cardin’s term ends in 2018.

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Further more, what are all 435 incumbent members of US House of Representatives and the 100 US Senate incumbents (or the White House) doing about the out-of-control Cost-of-Living? Again, it certainly looks and feels like absolutely nothing to me. Thus, it must not be an issue for them either, along with so many other problems that We the People struggle with daily.

Seniority Tables of the 113th US Congress

House Seniority Table - Link to Roll Call Site

The oldest serving House member is:

John D. Dingell, D-Mich.

Dec. 13, 1955

Senate Seniority Table - Link to Roll Call Site

The oldest serving Senate member is:

Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt.

Jan. 3, 1975

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