Long-lasting

These U.S. representatives served the longest in the top positions of House leadership.

A stacked bar chart showing the top ten longest-serving U.S. House of Representatives leaders.

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Notes: John Boehner, Henry Clay, Gerald Ford, and Samuel Rayburn did not finish at least one of their terms in leadership. Henry Clay was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.

Source: NBC News analysis of U.S. House of Representatives data

Graphic: Alex Ford / NBC News