John David Dingell, Jr. is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since December 13, 1955. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is the longest-serving member of the House, having served for over 58 years; he has the longest uninterrupted Congressional tenure in U.S. history, and is the currently serving member of Congress with the longest tenure. He is also the current and longest-serving Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Dean of the Michigan congressional delegation. Dingell is one of two World War II veterans still serving in Congress; the other is Texas Congressman Ralph Hall. Dingell is a long-time member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Chaired the committee over multiple Congresses. Dingell's district was first in western Detroit, but redistricting has successively moved him further into the city's western suburbs. Since 2013, he has represented Michigan's 12th congressional district. Dingell announced on February 24, 2014 that he would not seek re-election to a 30th term in Congress. 

July 8th, 1926 in Colorado Springs  /  Died:   Feb 7th, 2019 - aged 92