Celebrating a lifetime of public service: Representative John Dingell
| By Rebecca - Feb 10, 2009 3:25:55 PM ET |
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On Wednesday, February 11, 2009, United States Representative John Dingell will serve his 19,420th day in the U.S. House of Representatives.
After tomorrow, John Dingell will be the longest serving Representative in the United States House. He has spent his career as a champion of the domestic auto industry, organized labor, the enivironment, nationally funded healthcare, and the elimination of fraud and corruption. Watch Representative Dingell support reautorization of the S-Chip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m17XlAC9-qg
John Dingell trivia:
- John Dingell started his work for the House of Representatives at the age of 12 as a Congressional page.
- John Dingell served as a research assistant for U.S. Circuit Court Judge Theodore Levin, uncle to Congressman Sander Levin & Senator Carl Levin
- John Dingell's father held Michigan's 15th District seat from 1932 until 1955. After his death, John Dingell won the seat in a special election, at the age of 29.
- John Dingell has won 26 elections.
- John Dingell's nickname on Capitol Hill is "Big John".
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