<Table> <Tr> <Th> Total tenure rank </Th> <Th> Uninterrupted tenure rank </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> State represented </Th> <Th> Dates of service </Th> <Th> Total tenure </Th> <Th> Uninterrupted tenure </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Robert Byrd </Td> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> January 3 , 1959 -- June 28 , 2010 </Td> <Td> 51 years , 176 days </Td> <Td> 51 years , 176 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Daniel Inouye </Td> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td> January 3 , 1963 -- December 17 , 2012 </Td> <Td> 49 years , 349 days </Td> <Td> 49 years , 349 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Strom Thurmond ( I ) </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> December 24 , 1954 -- April 7 , 1956 November 7 , 1956 -- January 3 , 2003 </Td> <Td> 47 years , 159 days </Td> <Td> 46 years , 57 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ted Kennedy </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> November 7 , 1962 -- August 25 , 2009 </Td> <Td> 46 years , 292 days </Td> <Td> 46 years , 292 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Patrick Leahy </Td> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> Since January 3 , 1975 </Td> <Td> 7004158510000000000 ♠ 43 years , 145 days </Td> <Td> 7004158510000000000 ♠ 43 years , 145 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Carl Hayden </Td> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> March 4 , 1927 -- January 3 , 1969 </Td> <Td> 41 years , 305 days </Td> <Td> 41 years , 305 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Orrin Hatch </Td> <Td> Utah </Td> <Td> Since January 3 , 1977 </Td> <Td> 7004151200000000000 ♠ 41 years , 145 days </Td> <Td> 7004151200000000000 ♠ 41 years , 145 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> John C. Stennis </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> November 7 , 1947 -- January 3 , 1989 </Td> <Td> 41 years , 59 days </Td> <Td> 41 years , 59 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Ted Stevens </Td> <Td> Alaska </Td> <Td> December 24 , 1968 -- January 3 , 2009 </Td> <Td> 40 years , 10 days </Td> <Td> 40 years , 10 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Thad Cochran </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> December 27 , 1978 -- April 1 , 2018 </Td> <Td> 39 years , 94 days </Td> <Td> 39 years , 94 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Ernest Hollings </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> November 8 , 1966 -- January 3 , 2005 </Td> <Td> 38 years , 55 days </Td> <Td> 38 years , 55 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Richard Russell Jr . </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> January 12 , 1933 -- January 21 , 1971 </Td> <Td> 38 years , 9 days </Td> <Td> 38 years , 9 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Russell B. Long </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> December 31 , 1948 -- January 3 , 1987 </Td> <Td> 38 years , 3 days </Td> <Td> 38 years , 3 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Chuck Grassley </Td> <Td> Iowa </Td> <Td> Since January 3 , 1981 </Td> <Td> 7004136590000000000 ♠ 37 years , 145 days </Td> <Td> 7004136590000000000 ♠ 37 years , 145 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 999 </Td> <Td> Francis E. Warren ( I ) </Td> <Td> Wyoming </Td> <Td> November 18 , 1890 -- March 4 , 1893 March 4 , 1895 -- November 24 , 1929 </Td> <Td> 37 years , 6 days </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 999 </Td> <Td> James Eastland ( I ) </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> June 30 -- September 28 , 1941 January 3 , 1943 -- December 27 , 1978 </Td> <Td> 36 years , 83 days </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Warren Magnuson </Td> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> December 14 , 1944 -- January 3 , 1981 </Td> <Td> 36 years , 20 days </Td> <Td> 36 years , 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Joe Biden </Td> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> January 3 , 1973 -- January 15 , 2009 </Td> <Td> 36 years , 12 days </Td> <Td> 36 years , 12 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Claiborne Pell </Td> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> January
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Total tenure rank </Th> <Th> Uninterrupted tenure rank </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> State represented </Th> <Th> Dates of service </Th> <Th> Total tenure </Th> <Th> Uninterrupted tenure </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Robert Byrd </Td> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> January 3 , 1959 -- June 28 , 2010 </Td> <Td> 51 years , 176 days </Td> <Td> 51 years , 176 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Daniel Inouye </Td> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td> January 3 , 1963 -- December 17 , 2012 </Td> <Td> 49 years , 349 days </Td> <Td> 49 years , 349 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Strom Thurmond ( I ) </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> December 24 , 1954 -- April 7 , 1956 November 7 , 1956 -- January 3 , 2003 </Td> <Td> 47 years , 159 days </Td> <Td> 46 years , 57 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ted Kennedy </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> November 7 , 1962 -- August 25 , 2009 </Td> <Td> 46 years , 292 days </Td> <Td> 46 years , 292 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Patrick Leahy </Td> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> Since January 3 , 1975 </Td> <Td> 7004158510000000000 ♠ 43 years , 145 days </Td> <Td> 7004158510000000000 ♠ 43 years , 145 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Carl Hayden </Td> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> March 4 , 1927 -- January 3 , 1969 </Td> <Td> 41 years , 305 days </Td> <Td> 41 years , 305 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Orrin Hatch </Td> <Td> Utah </Td> <Td> Since January 3 , 1977 </Td> <Td> 7004151200000000000 ♠ 41 years , 145 days </Td> <Td> 7004151200000000000 ♠ 41 years , 145 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> John C. Stennis </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> November 7 , 1947 -- January 3 , 1989 </Td> <Td> 41 years , 59 days </Td> <Td> 41 years , 59 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Ted Stevens </Td> <Td> Alaska </Td> <Td> December 24 , 1968 -- January 3 , 2009 </Td> <Td> 40 years , 10 days </Td> <Td> 40 years , 10 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Thad Cochran </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> December 27 , 1978 -- April 1 , 2018 </Td> <Td> 39 years , 94 days </Td> <Td> 39 years , 94 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Ernest Hollings </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> November 8 , 1966 -- January 3 , 2005 </Td> <Td> 38 years , 55 days </Td> <Td> 38 years , 55 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Richard Russell Jr . </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> January 12 , 1933 -- January 21 , 1971 </Td> <Td> 38 years , 9 days </Td> <Td> 38 years , 9 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Russell B. Long </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> December 31 , 1948 -- January 3 , 1987 </Td> <Td> 38 years , 3 days </Td> <Td> 38 years , 3 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Chuck Grassley </Td> <Td> Iowa </Td> <Td> Since January 3 , 1981 </Td> <Td> 7004136590000000000 ♠ 37 years , 145 days </Td> <Td> 7004136590000000000 ♠ 37 years , 145 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 999 </Td> <Td> Francis E. Warren ( I ) </Td> <Td> Wyoming </Td> <Td> November 18 , 1890 -- March 4 , 1893 March 4 , 1895 -- November 24 , 1929 </Td> <Td> 37 years , 6 days </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 999 </Td> <Td> James Eastland ( I ) </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> June 30 -- September 28 , 1941 January 3 , 1943 -- December 27 , 1978 </Td> <Td> 36 years , 83 days </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Warren Magnuson </Td> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> December 14 , 1944 -- January 3 , 1981 </Td> <Td> 36 years , 20 days </Td> <Td> 36 years , 20 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Joe Biden </Td> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> January 3 , 1973 -- January 15 , 2009 </Td> <Td> 36 years , 12 days </Td> <Td> 36 years , 12 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Claiborne Pell </Td> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> January
who is currently the longest serving member of the senate
who is currently the longest serving member of the senate
Patrick Leahy
Patrick Leahy