John Dingell
John David Dingell, Jr. (born July 8, 1926) is the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 15th congressional district, serving since 1955 (his district was first in western Detroit but has successively moved further into that city's western suburbs). He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district includes most of Detroit's western suburbs such as the western portion of Dearborn, Romulus, Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area and all of the Monroe/Dundee area. He is married to Deborah Insley Dingell.
He is the Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Dean of the Michigan congressional delegation. He is also the longest-currently-serving member of Congress, the longest ever to serve exclusively in the House and the second longest-serving member of Congress ever. If he serves until June 8, 2013, he will become the longest-serving member of Congress in American history.
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