Longest Serving Rep To Retire
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Democratic Rep. Dingell, longest-serving congressman, to retireMichigan Democratic Rep. John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history, will not seek reelection to another term.
The 87-year-old lawmaker has served in the House since 1955, when he filled the seat vacated by his late father. He is expected to make the announcement Monday.
Dingell has p
From the Center
Michigan Rep. John Dingell to RetireRep. John Dingell of Michigan, the longest-serving lawmaker in the history of Congress, said he planned to retire after nearly six decades, ending a storied and controversial career spent defending both the auto industry and environmental protection laws.
The departure of Mr. Dingell, 87 years old, will further winnow the House's ranks of veteran, liberal lawmakers, which were already shrinking after California Democrats Henry Waxman and George Miller a
From the Left
John Dingell to Retire After Nearly 60 Years in HouseNo member of the House has served as long as Representative John D. Dingell, Democrat of Michigan. So it resonated when Mr. Dingell announced on Monday that he would not seek re-election to a seat he has held since the Eisenhower administration in part because the institution he once revered had become “obnoxious,” riven by acrimony and marked by lack of productivity.
“There is going to be a lot of blaming and finger-pointing back and forth, but all of us are at fault,” Mr. Dingell said in remarks to a...
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