Dean of the United States House of Representatives
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Dean of the United States House of Representatives
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The dean of the United States House of Representatives is the longest continuously serving member of the House. The current dean is Hal Rogers, a Republican from Kentucky, who has served in the House since 1981. The dean is a symbolic post, whose only customary duty is to swear in a speaker of the House after they are elected. This responsibility was first recorded in 1819 but has not been observed continuously – at times, the speaker-elect was the current dean or the speaker-elect preferred to
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Longest continuously serving member of the House of Representatives alive
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives
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2004-04-05T02:59:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T17:48:36Z
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