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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, administers the House oath of office to Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, with his wife, Anne Garland Walton, middle, during ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill in Washington during the opening session of the 116th Congress. U.S. Rep. Don Young was feted for becoming the longest-serving Republican in House history. Young, who was re-elected in November, marked 46 years in the House Wednesday, March 6. He surpasses the late former Speaker Joseph Cannon to become the longest-serving Republican. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi thanked Young for being "a leader of merit and character." Young thanked his colleagues for recognizing his tenure. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Young feted as longest-serving Republican in House history

 By The Associated Press  March 6, 2019 at 6:02pm
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Young was feted by colleagues for becoming the longest-serving Republican in House history.

Young, who was re-elected in November, marked 46 years in the House on Wednesday. He surpasses the late former Speaker Joseph Cannon of Illinois to become the longest-serving Republican.

According to House records, the late Rep. John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, is the longest-ever serving member of the House. Dingell served 59 years.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi thanked Young for being “a leader of merit and character.” The 86-year-old Young thanked his colleagues for recognizing his tenure.

The U.S. Senate notes the late Republican Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina served nearly 47 ½ years. That tenure, however, includes a number of years in which Thurmond served as a Democrat before switching parties.

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