What family has served Congress for 90 years?

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Original photo by Andrea Izzotti/ Shutterstock One family has served in Congress continuously since 1933. You'd be forgiven for thinking this distinction belongs to the members of the Bush or Kennedy clans, but it's actually claimed by the lesser-known Dingell family, which has served southeast Michigan for 90 years and counting. The political dynasty began with the election of Democrat John Dingell Sr. from Michigan's 15th District in 1932. Along with co-authoring legislation that led to the Social Security Act of 1935, the paterfamilias was best known for introducing a national health insurance bill before his death in 1955. John Dingell Jr. picked up the fight after winning a special election to fill his father's seat, notching a victory with the passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Act in 1965. He went on to craft a legacy that dwarfed that of John Sr. and nearly all of his colleagues, by way of his longtime chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. He retired in 2015 after a record 59 years in the House. The seat then passed into the hands of his wife, Debbie, who set about making her own mark as a sponsor of environmental and health care legislation en route to winning a fifth term in 2022 in the brand-new 6th District. Not yet 70, Debbie could keep the uninterrupted lineage going for several more years, though she'll likely need help from a yet-to-be-determined successor if the Dingells hope to push past the century mark as representatives of the Great Lakes State.    A woman was elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives before women were allowed to vote. A woman was elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives before women were allowed to vote.

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The only U.S. President elected to the House of Representatives after leaving office is __. The only U.S. President elected to the House of Representatives after leaving office is __. Numbers Don't Lie Number of voting representatives in the House 435 Minimum age required to be a member of Congress 25 Age in 2015 of Rep. Ralph Hall, the oldest ever to serve in the House 91 Day spent as speaker of the House by Rep. Theodore M. Pomeroy in 1869 1 Just one mother-son pair has served concurrently in Congress. That would be Frances and Oliver Bolton, Ohio Republicans who shared the chamber over three terms between 1953 and 1965. Frances, who began her congressional career in 1940 by replacing her deceased husband, Chester, went on to earn reelection 14 times, along the way authoring the Bolton Act to establish the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. Oliver had the less distinguished career of the two, though both mother and son insisted that he was his own person. When Frances asked if there was anything she could do to help his congressional campaign in 1952, he reportedly replied, "Sure there is — stay the hell out of my district."   You might also like 6 of the Weirdest Guinness World Records Thank you for supporting our advertisers. They help keep Interesting Facts free!

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