List of the youngest state legislators in the United States

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This is a list of the youngest individuals elected or appointed to a state legislature in the United States.

Overview

In 2014, the National Conference of State Legislatures estimated that 5% of state legislators were under the age of 30.[1]

List

Name Image State Political party Date of birth Age upon
taking office
Tenure Notes
Saira Blair West Virginia Republican Jul 11, 1996 18 years, 143 days Dec 1, 2014 – Dec 1, 2018 Daughter of Craig Blair.
Derrick Seaver Ohio Democratic Feb 6, 1982 18 years, 332 days Jan 3, 2001 – Dec 31, 2006 Switched to the Republican Party in November 2004.[2]
Republican
Jacob Bachmeier Montana Democratic Jan 29, 1998 18 years, 339 days Jan 2, 2017 – Jan 4, 2021 [3]
James E. Wheeler New Hampshire Republican 1984 18 years Dec 4, 2002 – 2006 [4][5][6][7][8][9]

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Tony Labranche New Hampshire Democratic Nov 11, 2001 19 years, 22 days Dec 3, 2020 – Aug 8, 2022 Left the Democratic Party in January 2022.[10]
Independent
Joe Sweeney New Hampshire Republican Nov 8, 1993 19 years, 27 days Dec 5, 2012 – present
Josh Holstein West Virginia Republican Nov 2, 2001 19 years, 35 days Dec 7, 2020 – present
Caleb Hanna
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West Virginia Republican Oct 29, 1999 19 years, 44 days Dec 1, 2018 – present Youngest-ever African-American state legislator.[11]
Rio Tilton New Hampshire Republican Jun 15, 1996 19 years, 51 days Aug 5, 2015 – 2018
Mallerie Stromswold
Montana Republican Oct 29, 2001 19 years, 67 days Jan 4, 2021 – present
Brian Poznanski New Hampshire Democratic Jul 31, 1989 19 years, 125 days Dec 3, 2008 – Dec 1, 2010
Kevin H. Smith
New Hampshire Republican Jul 28, 1977 19 years, 129 days Dec 4, 1996 – Dec 2, 1998 Later town manager of Londonderry (2013–2022) and candidate for governor (2012) and for U.S. Senate (2022).
Jack Uhde Montana Democratic Aug 27, 1957 19 years, 129 days Jan 3, 1977 – 1981 Formerly the youngest-ever member of the Montana House of Representatives.[3]
Yvonne Dean-Bailey New Hampshire Republican Dec 1, 1995 19 years, 169 days May 19, 2015 – Apr 19, 2018
Michael Elconin Wisconsin Democratic Jun 20, 1953 19 years, 195 days Jan 1, 1973 – 1977
Dennis Ruprecht
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New Hampshire Democratic May 15, 1999 19 years, 204 days Dec 5, 2018 – Dec 17, 2021
Kalan Haywood Wisconsin Democratic Jun 5, 1999 19 years, 216 days Jan 7, 2019 – present Youngest member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Cassandra Levesque New Hampshire Democratic May 3, 1999 19 years, 216 days Dec 5, 2018 – present
Alison Conn Montana Republican May 21, 1961 19 years, 229 days Jan 5, 1981[?] Formerly the youngest-ever Republican legislator.[12][13]
Scott Merrick New Hampshire Democratic Mar 29, 1985 19 years, 247 days Dec 1, 2004 – Oct 2009
Michael Weeden New Hampshire Republican Mar 11, 1991 19 years, 265 days Dec 1, 2010 – Dec 5, 2012
Thomas R. Lussier
Massachusetts Democratic Apr 5, 1957 19 years, 275 days Jan 5, 1977 – Jan 1, 1985

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Jeffrey Fontas New Hampshire Democratic Jan 14, 1987 19 years, 326 days Dec 6, 2006 – Dec 3, 2008
Maureen Manning New Hampshire Democratic Sep 1961 19 years Dec 3, 1980 – 1986
Gregory Reed Vermont Republican 1953 19 years Jan 3, 1973[?]
Jay Lucas New Hampshire Republican Oct 18, 1954 20 years, 47 days Dec 4, 1974 – Dec 6, 1978 Later nominee for governor (1998).
Nicholas Kettle Rhode Island Republican Oct 18, 1990 20 years, 79 days Jan 5, 2011 – Feb 22, 2018 Youngest-ever Rhode Island state senator.[14]
Jesse Laslovich
Montana Democratic Oct 3, 1980 20 years, 92 days Jan 3, 2001 – Feb 10, 2010 [3]
Aaron Coleman Kansas Democratic Sep 20, 2000 20 years, 113 days Jan 11, 2021 – present[needs update] Left the Democratic Party from January–February 2021. Suspended from the party in February 2022.
Independent
Joshua Higginbotham West Virginia Republican Jul 23, 1996 20 years, 131 days Dec 1, 2016 – Nov 5, 2021
John Breckinridge
Virginia Independent Dec 2, 1760 20 years, 177 days May 28, 1781[?],
May 1783 – 1785
Later Attorney General of Kentucky (1793–1797), Kentucky state representative (1798–1800), speaker of the Kentucky House (1799–1800), U.S. senator (1801–1805) and U.S. Attorney General (1805–1806).
Aundre Bumgardner
Connecticut Republican[needs update] Jul 5, 1994 20 years, 186 days Jan 7, 2015 – Jan 4, 2017[needs update]
Joseph Stallcop
New Hampshire Democratic May 7, 1996 20 years, 214 days Dec 7, 2016 – Aug 6, 2018 Switched party to Libertarian in 2017.
Libertarian
Caleb Dyer
New Hampshire Republican May 5, 1996 20 years, 216 days Dec 7, 2016 – Dec 4, 2018[15] Switched party to Libertarian in 2017. The only Libertarian floor leader in the United States.
Libertarian
Braxton Mitchell Montana Republican May 20, 2000 20 years, 229 days Jan 4, 2021 – present [16]
David Stone
North Carolina Independent Feb 17, 1770 20 years, 257 days Nov 1, 1790 – Feb 7, 1795,
Nov 18, 1811 – Dec 25, 1812
Later U.S. representative (1799–1801), U.S. senator (1801–1807, 1813–1814) and governor (1808–1810).
William R. King
North Carolina Democratic-Republican Apr 7, 1786 20 years, 269 days Jan 1, 1807 – Jan 1, 1809 Vice president of the United States (1853)
D.J. Bettencourt New Hampshire Republican Jan 6, 1984 20 years, 330 days Dec 1, 2004 – May 27, 2012 House majority leader (2010–2012). Youngest majority leader in New Hampshire history.[17]
Michael J. Obuchowski Vermont Democratic Feb 4, 1952 20 years, 334 days Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 2011 Speaker of the state House (1995–2001).
Harold W. Giard Vermont Democratic Feb 1, 1952 20 years, 337 days Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 1981 Later state senator (2005–2013).
Karen Swanson
Massachusetts Democratic Jan 15, 1954 20 years, 351 days Jan 1, 1975 – July 12, 1978
Joseph Lane
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Indiana Democratic Dec 14, 1801 20 years, 353 days Dec 2, 1822 – 1823,
1830 – 1833,
1838 – 1839
Later state senator (1839–1840, 1844–1846), governor of Oregon Territory (1849–1850, 1853), delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives (1851–1859), shadow U.S. senator (1858–1859), U.S. senator (1859–1861) and southern Democratic nominee for vice president of the United States (1860).
Homer Hendricks Texas Democratic Jan 19, 1900 20 years, 358 days Jan 11, 1921 – Jan 13, 1925 Youngest-ever Texas state representative.[18]
Thomas Dixon Jr.
North Carolina Democratic Jan 11, 1864 20 years, 362 days Jan 7, 1885 – Jan 5, 1887
Garrett Muscatel New Hampshire Democratic Dec 7, 1997 20 years, 363 days Dec 5, 2018 – Jun 8, 2020
Shaun Doherty New Hampshire Republican 1988 20 years Dec 3, 2008 – Dec 5, 2012 [19]
Jim Normand New Hampshire Democratic 1950/1951 20 years 1973[?] [20]
Seaborn Roddenbery
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Georgia Democratic Jan 12, 1870 21 years, 0 days Jan 12, 1891 – 1895 Later mayor of Thomasville (1903–1904) and U.S. representative (1910–1913).
Sherry Shealy Martschink
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South Carolina Republican Oct 26, 1949 21 years, 14 days Nov 9, 1970 – 1974 Daughter of Ryan Shealy. Later state senator (1987–1990) and candidate for lieutenant governor (1990).
Tad Jude
Minnesota Democratic Dec 13, 1951 21 years, 20 days Jan 2, 1973 – Jan 4, 1983 Youngest-ever Minnesota state legislator.[21] Son of Victor N. Jude. Later state senator (1983–1989).
Claire Cory
North Dakota Republican Sep 11, 1998 21 years, 30 days Oct 11, 2019 – present [22]
Amber Mariano
Florida Republican Nov 1, 1995 21 years, 32 days Dec 3, 2016 – present Her father is a county commissioner in Pasco County, Florida.[23]
Jack W. Connell Jr. Texas Democratic Oct 21, 1937 21 years, 84 days Jan 13, 1959 – Jan 8, 1963
Joseph Montoya
New Mexico Democratic Sep 24, 1915 21 years, 99 days Jan 1, 1937 – Jan 1, 1941 Youngest-ever New Mexico state representative and subsequently the youngest-ever state senator.[24] Later U.S. representative and U.S. senator.
Cordell Hull
Tennessee Democratic Oct 2, 1871 21 years, 100 days Jan 10, 1893 – Jan 12, 1897 Later U.S. representative (1907–1921, 1923–1931), chair of the DNC (1921–1924), U.S. senator (1931–1933) and Secretary of State (1933–1944).
David Morales Rhode Island Democratic Sep 16, 1998 21 years, 107 days Jan 2021 – present Youngest Latino legislator in the history of the United States[25]
Drew Dennert South Dakota Republican Aug 28, 1995 21 years, 128 days Jan 3, 2017 – present
Scott Newhard Iowa Democratic Aug 23, 1951 21 years, 138 days Jan 8, 1973 – Jan 7, 1979
Wayne Olhoft Minnesota Democratic Aug 1, 1951 21 years, 154 days Jan 2, 1973 – Jan 3, 1983
Steven Howard Vermont Democratic Aug 3, 1971 21 years, 156 days Jan 6, 1993 – Jan 1999,
Jan 2005 – Jan 2011
Patrick J. Kennedy
Rhode Island Democratic Jul 14, 1967 21 years, 171 days Jan 1, 1989 – Jan 3, 1993 Later the youngest member of the House during the 104th Congress.
R. Carlisle Burdick Minnesota [?] Jul 14, 1834 21 years, 172 days Jan 2, 1856 – Jan 6, 1857
Benjamin Bubar Jr. Maine Republican Jun 17, 1917 21 years, 173 days Dec 7, 1938 – Dec 6, 1944 Son of state representative Benjamin Bubar Sr. Later Prohibition Party nominee for president of the United States (1976, 1980).
Henry Tazewell
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Virginia Independent Nov 27, 1753 21 years, 186 days Jun 1, 1775 – Mar 31, 1785 Later U.S. senator (1794–1799) and president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate (1795).
Jim Douglas
Vermont Republican Jun 21, 1951 21 years, 196 days Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 3, 1979 Later state secretary of state (1981–1993), nominee for U.S. Senate (1992), state treasurer (1995–2003) and governor (2003–2011).
Nathan Carlow
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Maine Republican May 18, 1999 21 years, 198 days Dec 2, 2020 – present
Barry Hobbins Maine Democratic May 17, 1951 21 years, 203 days Dec 6, 1972 – Dec 5, 1984,
Dec 5, 2012 – Dec 3, 2016
Later state senator (1988–1990, 2004–2012) and state public advocate (2017–2021).
Jerry J. O'Connell
Montana Democratic Jun 14, 1909 21 years, 205 days Jan 5, 1931 – 1934 Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1936.
John Bell
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Tennessee Democratic-Republican Feb 18, 1796 21 years, 209 days Sep 15, 1817 – Nov 25, 1817 Later U.S. representative (1827–1841), speaker of the House (1834–1835), secretary of war (1841), state representative (1847), U.S. senator (1847–1859) and Constitutional Union nominee for president of the United States (1860).
Robert F. Larkin, Jr.
Massachusetts Democratic May 29, 1955 21 years, 221 days Jan 5, 1977 – Jan 7, 1981
Justin Chenette Maine Democratic Apr 23, 1991 21 years, 226 days Dec 5, 2012 – Dec 7, 2016 Elected state senator in 2016.
Drew Christensen Minnesota Republican May 21, 1993 21 years, 230 days Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 7, 2019
Roger B. Taney
Maryland Federalist Mar 17, 1777 21 years, 233 days Nov 5, 1798 – Jan 3, 1800 Later state attorney general (1827–1831), U.S. attorney general (1831–1833), secretary of the treasury (1833–1834) and chief justice (1836–1864).
Tulsi Gabbard Hawaii Democratic Apr 12, 1981 21 years, 234 days 2002 – 2004 Daughter of Mike Gabbard, who was elected to the Honolulu City Council the same year
Patrick B. Augustine Kansas Democratic May 14, 1955 21 years, 241 days Jan 10, 1977 – Jan 12, 1981
Stephen Smith Arkansas Democratic May 15, 1949 21 years, 241 days Jan 11, 1971 – Jan 13, 1975

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Jewell Jones
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Michigan Democratic Apr 11, 1995 21 years, 265 days Jan 1, 2017 – present Youngest legislator in Michigan history[26]
Joe Mitchell
Iowa Republican Apr 23, 1997 21 years, 266 days Jan 14, 2019 – present[needs update]
Robert M. Clarke California Republican Mar 5, 1879 21 years, 273 days Dec 3, 1900 – Dec 1, 1902
James Arthur Field Vermont [?] Apr 10, 1941 21 years, 274 days Jan 9, 1963[?] [27]
Josh Cockroft Oklahoma Republican Feb 6, 1989 21 years, 283 days Nov 16, 2010 – Nov 15, 2018
William Henry McMorrow
Massachusetts Democratic Mar 23, 1871 21 years, 287 days Jan 4, 1893 – Jan 2, 1895 Later state senator (1895–1897).
Patrick Seymour Vermont Republican Mar 25, 1997 21 years, 290 days Jan 9, 2019 – Feb 24, 2022
Lafayette Lane
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Oregon Democratic Nov 12, 1842 21 years, 305 days Sep 12, 1864 – Oct 22, 1864 Son of governor and U.S. senator Joseph Lane. Later U.S. representative (1875–1877).
Kenneth M. O'Brien
Massachusetts Democratic Feb 5, 1951 21 years, 333 days Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 1, 1975
Brodie Deshaies New Hampshire Republican Jan 1, 1999 21 years, 336 days Dec 2, 2020 – present[needs update]
Reid W. Crawford Iowa Republican Dec 6, 1951 21 years, 337 days Jan 8, 1973 – Aug 8, 1981
Jeramey Anderson Mississippi Democratic Dec 6, 1991 21 years, 355 days Nov 26, 2013 – present Upon being sworn into the Mississippi House of Representatives, he became youngest African-American state legislator in the United States at the time.
George Cushingberry Jr.
Michigan Democratic Jan 6, 1953 21 years, 360 days Jan 1, 1975 – Dec 31, 1982,
Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2010
Thomas Chilton Kentucky [?] Jul 30, 1798 21 years 1819 Later U.S. representative (1827–1831, 1833–1835).
Anthony Edgecomb Maine Republican 1993 21 years Dec 3, 2014 – Dec 7, 2016
Kevin Furey Montana Democratic Jan 24, 1983 21 years 2004 – 2007 Succeeded in office by his father Tim.[28]
Elise Hall
Oklahoma Republican Mar 1989 21 years Nov 17, 2010 – 2018
Will L. King Iowa Republican 1897 21 years Jan 13, 1919 – Jan 9, 1921
Sarah Laszloffy Montana Republican 1991 21 years Jan 7, 2013 – Jan 2, 2017
Alex Looysen North Dakota Republican 1991 21 years Dec 1, 2012 – Dec 1, 2016
Jamie Whitten
Mississippi Democratic Apr 18, 1910 21 years 1931 – 1932 Later U.S. representative and dean of the U.S. House
George W. McCrary
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Iowa Republican Aug 29, 1835 21–22 years 1857 – 1858 Later U.S. representative, Secretary of War and federal judge
Kayla Kessinger
West Virginia Republican Nov 25, 1992 22 years, 6 days Dec 1, 2014 – present
John B. Henderson
Missouri Democratic Nov 16, 1826 22 years, 4 days Nov 20, 1848 – 1858
1856–1858
Since Henderson was only 22 years old, his swearing-in was in violation of the state constitution's age requirement of 24 years.[29] Later U.S. senator (1862–1869).
James Henry Brennan
Massachusetts Democratic Dec 21, 1888 22 years, 14 days Jan 4, 1911 – Jan 6, 1915,
Jan 1, 1919 – Jan 7, 1920
Doyle Conner
Florida Democratic Dec 17, 1928 22 years, 16 days Jan 2, 1951 – Jan 3, 1961 Speaker of the state House (1957–1959) and state agriculture commissioner (1961–1991).
Simon Sefzik
Washington Republican Dec 21, 1999 22 years, 21 days Jan 11, 2022 – present[needs update]
James W. Grimes
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Iowa Whig Oct 20, 1816 22 years, 23 days Nov 12, 1838 – Nov 3, 1839,
Dec 4, 1843 – May 4, 1845,
Nov 6, 1852 – Dec 3, 1854
Later governor (1854–1858) and U.S. senator (1859–1869).
Cecil H. Underwood
West Virginia Republican Nov 5, 1922 22 years, 26 days Dec 1, 1944 – Dec 1, 1956 Governor of West Virginia (1957–1961, 1997–2001). Both the youngest and the oldest person to serve as governor of the state, winning his second term 40 years after winning his first.[30]
Gene Stipe Oklahoma Democratic Oct 21, 1926 22 years, 28 days Nov 18, 1948 – Nov 18, 1954 Later elected to state senate, becoming the longest-serving state senator in Oklahoma history.[31]
Kenneth Corn
Oklahoma Democratic Oct 8, 1976 22 years, 41 days Nov 18, 1998 – Nov 20, 2002 Later state senator (2002–2010) and nominee for lieutenant governor (2010).
Sherrod Brown Ohio Democratic Nov 9, 1952 22 years, 55 days Jan 3, 1975 – Dec 31, 1982 Later Ohio Secretary of State (1983-1991) and United States Senator from Ohio (2007–present)
Curtis Hooks Brogden
North Carolina Democratic Nov 6, 1816 22 years, 56 days Jan 1, 1839 – Jan 1, 1851,
Jan 1, 1887 – Jan 1, 1889
State senator (1853–1857), lieutenant governor (1873–1874), governor (1874–1877) and U.S. representative (1877–1879).
Ryan Fecteau Maine Democratic Sep 18, 1992 22 years, 76 days Dec 3, 2014 – present
John Engler
Michigan Republican Oct 12, 1948 22 years, 81 days Jan 1, 1971 – Dec 31, 1978 Governor of Michigan (1991–2003)
Christina Hagan Ohio Republican Dec 11, 1988 22 years, 81 days Mar 2, 2011 – Dec 31, 2018 Her father, John Hagan, previously represented the district.[32]
Peppy Blount Texas Democratic Oct 19, 1924 22 years, 87 days Jan 14, 1947 – Sep 26, 1951
Frederick W. Dallinger
Massachusetts Republican Oct 2, 1871 22 years, 93 days Jan 3, 1894 – Jan 1, 1896 Later state senator (1896–1900) and U.S. representative (1915–1925, 1926–1932).
Lester Clark Texas Democratic Oct 5, 1916 22 years, 97 days Jan 10, 1939 – Jan 9, 1945
Adam Putnam
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Florida Republican Jul 31, 1974 22 years, 97 days Nov 5, 1996 – Nov 7, 2000 Later Baby of the House during the 107th Congress and 108th Congress.
William K. Hall Kansas Republican Oct 1, 1942 22 years, 102 days Jan 11, 1965 – Jan 9, 1967 [33][34]
Brandon Michael Newton South Carolina Republican Jul 29, 1994 22 years, 108 days Nov 14, 2016 – present
Bob Ware Texas Republican Sep 21, 1956 22 years, 110 days Jan 9, 1979 – Jan 11, 1983 [35][36]
Bakari Sellers
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South Carolina Democratic Sep 18, 1984 22 years, 113 days Jan 9, 2007 – Jan 6, 2015
Dick Guidry Louisiana Democratic Sep 22, 1929 22 years, 114 days Jan 14, 1952 – 1956,
1964 – 1976
Patrick Joseph Kearns
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 8, 1912 22 years, 116 days Jan 2, 1935 – Jan 6, 1937
John R. Lynch
Mississippi Republican Sep 10, 1847 22 years, 116 days Jan 4, 1870 – 1873 Speaker of the Mississippi House (1872–1873) and U.S. representative (1873–1877, 1882–1883)
Mike Cooney
Montana Democratic Sep 3, 1954 22 years, 122 days Jan 3, 1977 – Jan 3, 1981 Lieutenant Governor of Montana (2016–2021)
Arthur Clark
Massachusetts Democratic Aug 30, 1877 22 years, 126 days Jan 3, 1900 – Jan 2, 1901
Stephen Morse Wheeler New Hampshire Republican Aug 30, 1900 22 years, 126 days Jan 3, 1923 – Jan 7, 1925
John W. Cummings
Massachusetts Democratic Aug 25, 1855 22 years, 130 days Jan 2, 1878 – May 17, 1878 Later state senator (1883), mayor of Fall River (1885, 1887–1888) and 1888 DNC delegate.[37]
Samuel Aubrey Jones Texas Democratic Sep 2, 1914 22 years, 132 days Jan 12, 1937 – Dec 2, 1937
Jayne Aylward Kansas Republican Aug 28, 1956 22 years, 133 days Jan 8, 1979 – Jan 14, 1991
Dennis Dollar Mississippi Democratic Aug 22, 1953 22 years, 137 days Jan 6, 1976 – Jan 3, 1984 [38][39] Ran for secretary of state of Mississippi in 1983, and for U.S. House of Representatives in 1996.[40]
Richard Tisei
Massachusetts Republican Aug 13, 1962 22 years, 143 days Jan 3, 1985 – Jan 3, 1991 Later state senator (1991–2011) and nominee for lieutenant governor (2010).
Terry Gardiner Alaska Democratic Aug 12, 1950 22 years, 149 days Jan 8, 1973 – Jan 17, 1983 [41]
Michael W. Morrissey
Massachusetts Democratic Aug 2, 1954 22 years, 156 days Jan 5, 1977 – Jan 6, 1993 Later state senator (1993–2011).
Kesha Ram Vermont Democratic Aug 2, 1986 22 years, 158 days Jan 7, 2009 – May 11, 2016
Carl Mario D'Aquila Minnesota Republican Aug 1, 1924 22 years, 159 days Jan 7, 1947 – Jan 1, 1951 At the time the youngest-ever Minnesota state legislator.[42]
Ernest F. Davis Massachusetts Democratic Jul 30, 1892 22 years, 160 days Jan 6, 1915 – Jan 5, 1916
Abel P. Upshur
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Virginia Independent Jun 17, 1790 22 years, 166 days Nov 30, 1812 – May 16, 1813,
Nov 29, 1824 – 1826
Son of state senator Littleton Upshur. Later United States Secretary of the Navy (1841–1843) and United States Secretary of State (1843–1844).
George C. Morris Texas Democratic Jul 17, 1912 22 years, 175 days Jan 8, 1935 – Jun 11, 1942 Later state senator (1942–1951).
Henry Beck Maine Democratic Jun 6, 1986 22 years, 180 days Dec 3, 2008 – Dec 7, 2016 Later state treasurer (2019–present).
Tom Davidson Maine Democratic Jun 8, 1972 22 years, 182 days Dec 7, 1994 – Dec 6, 2000 [43][44][45]
Chris Pappas
New Hampshire Democratic Jun 4, 1980 22 years, 183 days Dec 4, 2002 – Dec 6, 2006 Later member of the Executive Council (2013–2019) and U.S. representative (2019–present).
Katherine Kazarian Rhode Island Democratic Jun 25, 1990 22 years, 190 days Jan 1, 2013 – present
Will Haskell
Connecticut Democratic Jun 28, 1996 22 years, 195 days Jan 9, 2019 – present[needs update] Defeated incumbent Republican who had served since before he was born
Josie Tomkow
Florida Republican Oct 15, 1995 22 years, 198 days May 1, 2018 – present Youngest legislator in Florida
Clyde H. Smith
Maine Republican Jun 9, 1876 22 years, 209 days Jan 4, 1899 – Jan 7, 1903,
Jan 1, 1919 – Jan 3, 1923
Later state senator (1923–1929) and U.S. representative (1937–1940).
Timothy F. Maloney Maryland Democratic Jun 12, 1956 22 years, 212 days Jan 10, 1979 – 1994 [46][47]
DeWitt Hale Texas Democratic Jun 10, 1917 21 years, 214 days Jan 10, 1939 – Dec 14, 1940,
Jan 13, 1953 – Sep 30, 1978
Steven Wayne Long South Carolina Republican Apr 14, 1994 22 years, 214 days Nov 14, 2016 – present
Kevin R. Ryan South Carolina Republican Mar 30, 1988 22 years, 223 days Nov 8, 2010 – Nov 12, 2012 [48][49][50]
Carter Nordman
Iowa Republican May 27, 1998 22 years, 229 days Jan 11, 2021 – present [51]
William A. Steiger Wisconsin Republican May 15, 1938 22 years, 233 days Jan 3, 1961 – 1965 Chairman of the College Republican National Committee (1959–1961) and U.S. representative (1967–1978).
John Sackett Alaska Republican Jun 3, 1944 22 years, 234 days Jan 23, 1967 – Jan 11, 1971,
Jan 8, 1973 – Jan 19, 1987
[52][41]
Norris Cotton
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New Hampshire Republican May 11, 1900 22 years, 237 days Jan 3, 1923 – Jan 7, 1925
1943–1947
Elected speaker of the New Hampshire House in 1945. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1946, and to the U.S. Senate in 1954.
Dave Woodward Michigan Democratic May 9, 1976 22 years, 237 days Jan 1, 1999 – Jan 1, 2005
Jonathan Zlotnik
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Massachusetts Democratic May 7, 1990 22 years, 240 days Jan 2, 2013 – present
Doug Stang Minnesota Republican May 4, 1974 22 years, 248 days Jan 7, 1997 – Jun 30, 2004
Julie Slama Nebraska Republican May 2, 1996 22 years, 252 days Jan 9, 2019 – present Third ever youngest Nebraska legislator,[53] and youngest-ever woman.[54]
Peter Forman Massachusetts Republican Apr 28, 1958 22 years, 254 days Jan 7, 1981 – Jan 4, 1995
Randall Evans, Jr. Georgia Democratic May 3, 1906 22 years, 256 days Jan 14, 1929[?] Became the youngest-ever Georgia state representative and speaker of the House.[55]
Joseph Prentis
Virginia Independent Jan 24, 1754 22 years, 257 days Oct 7, 1776 – 1778,
May 7, 1781 – Jan 8, 1788
Speaker of the House (1786–1788)
Calvin Goings Washington Democratic Apr 3, 1973 22 years, 261 days Dec 20, 1995 – Jan 8, 2001 Youngest-ever Washington legislator.[56]
Tom Scott
Connecticut Republican Apr 21, 1958 22 years, 261 days Jan 7, 1981 – Jan 9, 1991 Later independent candidate for governor (1994).
Earl Ray Tomblin
West Virginia Democratic Mar 15, 1952 22 years, 261 days Dec 1, 1974 – Dec 1, 1980 Later state senator (1980–2011), president of the state senate (1995–2011) and governor of West Virginia (2011–2017).
Chester G. Atkins
Massachusetts Democratic Apr 14, 1948 22 years, 267 days Jan 6, 1971 – Jan 3, 1973 Later state senator (1973–1985) and U.S. representative (1985–1993).
Ben Barnes
Texas Democratic Apr 17, 1938 22 years, 268 days Jan 10, 1961 – Jan 14, 1969 Speaker of the state house (1965–1969) and lieutenant governor of Texas (1969–1973)
Joseph Norvell Kansas Democratic Apr 14, 1950 22 years, 269 days Jan 8, 1973 – Jan 10, 1977 Later state senator (1977–1989).
Joseph Pulitzer
Missouri Republican Apr 10, 1847 22 years, 270 days Jan 5, 1870 – Mar 24, 1870 Since Pulitzer was only 22 years old, his swearing-in was in violation of the state constitution's age requirement of 24 years.[29] Later U.S. representative.
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
South Carolina Democratic Apr 14, 1916 22 years, 271 days Jan 10, 1939 – Jun 8, 1940 Later state senator (1941–1942), U.S. representative (1947–1949, 1951–1974) and nominee for governor (1974)
Philip Davis Bryant Mississippi Democratic Apr 5, 1937 22 years, 275 days Jan 5, 1960 – Jan 2, 1968
Avery Frix
Oklahoma Republican Mar 29, 1994 22 years, 286 days Jan 9, 2017 – Nov 23, 2022
William Lowndes
South Carolina Democratic-Republican Feb 11, 1782 22 years, 289 days Nov 26, 1804 – Nov 24, 1808 Later U.S. representative (1811–1822).
Kyle Hilbert
Oklahoma Republican Mar 23, 1994 22 years, 292 days Jan 9, 2017 – present
Susan Engeleiter
Wisconsin Republican Mar 18, 1952 22 years, 294 days Jan 6, 1975 – Jan 3, 1979 Later state senator, nominee for U.S. senator and administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Hans Hunt Wyoming Republican Mar 18, 1988 22 years, 299 days Jan 11, 2011 – Oct 4, 2021
Joshua Putnam South Carolina Republican Nov 10, 1988 22 years, 299 days Sep 5, 2011 – Nov 12, 2018 [57][58][59]
Thomas Johnson Martin Texas Democratic Mar 10, 1894 22 years, 305 days Jan 9, 1917 – Sep 29, 1917,
Jan 14, 1947 – Sep 21, 1948
Lauren Plawecki Michigan Democratic Jan 29, 1994 22 years, 305 days Nov 29, 2016 – Jan 1, 2017 Elected in special election to succeed her mother Julie in the Michigan House of Representatives. She was succeeded by the winner of the general election Jewell Jones.
James P. Hurrell
Massachusetts Democratic Mar 1, 1944 22 years, 309 days Jan 4, 1967 – Jan 1, 1969,
Jan 6, 1971 – Jan 5, 1977
Martin Olav Sabo
Minnesota Democratic Feb 28, 1938 22 years, 310 days Jan 3, 1961 – 1978 Elected speaker of the Minnesota House in 1973. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978.
Jake Highfill
Iowa Republican Mar 3, 1990 22 years, 317 days Jan 14, 2013 – Nov 6, 2018
Avery Bourne Illinois Republican Mar 30, 1992 22 years, 321 days Feb 14, 2015 – present[needs update] Originally appointed to Illinois House of Representatives; elected 2016. Candidate for lieutenant governor in 2022 as the running mate of Richard Irvin.
C. William O'Neill
Ohio Republican Feb 14, 1916 22 years, 321 days Jan 1, 1939 – Jan 1, 1951 Then the youngest-ever Ohio state representative.[60] Later became the youngest-ever speaker of the Ohio House, state attorney general and governor, and elected justice of the state Supreme Court at age 44.[61]
LaFayette Duckett Texas Democratic Feb 19, 1918 22 years, 330 days Jan 14, 1941 – Jan 14, 1947
William Johnson
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South Carolina Democratic-Republican Dec 27, 1771 22 years, 332 days Nov 24, 1794 – Nov 24, 1800 Speaker of the state House (1798–1800) and associate justice of the Supreme Court (1804–1834).
Gregory W. Sullivan
Massachusetts Democratic Jan 29, 1952 22 years, 337 days Jan 1, 1975 – Jan 2, 1985
Kenneth M. Lemanski
Massachusetts Democratic Jan 27, 1954 22 years, 344 days Jan 5, 1977 – Jan 3, 1979,
Jan 7, 1981 – Jan 6, 1993
Joseph Grigsby Smyth
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Texas Democratic Feb 25, 1847 22 years, 350 days Feb 10, 1870 – Jan 14, 1873 Son of George W. Smyth.
John Gray
Massachusetts Republican Jan 12, 1956 22 years, 356 days Jan 3, 1979 – Jan 2, 1985
Harry T. Burn
Tennessee Republican Nov 12, 1895 22 years, 358 days Nov 5, 1918 – Nov 7, 1922 Later elected state senator
Andrew P. Quigley
Massachusetts Democratic Jan 13, 1926 22 years, 358 days Jan 5, 1949 – Jan 3, 1951 Later state senator (1951–1957) and mayor of Chelsea (1952–1955).
Leo E. Diehl
Massachusetts Democratic Jan 9, 1914 22 years, 363 days Jan 6, 1937 – Jan 1, 1941
Chester Beisen Washington [?] 1904 22 years Jan 10, 1927[?] [56]
Travis Bennett New Hampshire Democratic 1992 22 years Dec 3, 2014 – Dec 4, 2018
Mark Connolly
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New Hampshire Republican Sep 2, 1955 22 years 1977 – 1978
Steve Fowler Nebraska Democratic 1950 22 years Jan 5, 1973 – 1983
Colleen House
Michigan Republican Mar 17, 1952 22 years 1974 – Dec 31, 1976,
Jan 1, 1983 – Dec 31, 1986
Divorcée of John Engler.
Ben Jickling Vermont Democratic 1994 22 years Jan 4, 2017 – present
Lloyd Lindgren Washington [?] 1912 22 years Jan 14, 1935[?] [56]
Stevens Thomson Mason Virginia Independent Dec 29, 1760 22 years 1783–1784,
1794
Son of Thomson Mason. Later state senator (1787–1791) and U.S. senator (1794–1803).
Herman J. McDevitt Idaho Democratic 1928 22 years Dec 1, 1950[?] [62]
Spencer Darwin Pettis Missouri Democratic-Republican 1802 22 years Nov 15, 1824 – Jul 22, 1826 Since Pettis was only 22 years old, his swearing-in was in violation of the state constitution's age requirement of 24 years.[63][29] Later Secretary of State of Missouri (1826–1828) and U.S. representative (1829–1831).
Michael B. Smith Washington [?] 1912 22 years Jan 14, 1935[?] [56]
Joseph Alston
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South Carolina Democratic-Republican 1779 22–23 years Nov 22, 1802 – Nov 26, 1804,
Nov 20, 1805 – Dec 10, 1812
Speaker of the House (1805–1808, 1809–1812) and governor of South Carolina (1812–1814).
Felix Grundy
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Kentucky Democratic-Republican Sep 11, 1777 22–23 years 1800–1802,
1804–1806
Later U.S. representative (1811–1814), Tennessee state representative (1819–1825), U.S. senator (1829–1838, 1839–1840) and attorney general (1838–1839).
Thomas W. Ferry
Michigan Republican Jun 10, 1827 22–23 years 1850 – 1852 Later president pro tempore of the United States Senate
Mann Page
Virginia Independent 1749 22–23 years 1772 – Dec 21, 1778 Delegate to the Continental Congress (1777–1778).
John Robinson
Virginia Independent Feb 3, 1705 22–23 years 1728 – 1766 Speaker of the House (1738–1766).
Dave Gruenes Minnesota Republican Jan 6, 1958 23 years, 0 days Jan 6, 1981 – Jan 2, 1995
Alan Schlesinger
Connecticut Republican Jan 4, 1958 23 years, 3 days Jan 7, 1981 – Jan 6, 1993 Later mayor of Derby (1994–1998) and nominee for U.S. senator (2006).
Matt Windschitl
Iowa Republican Dec 30, 1983 23 years, 9 days Jan 8, 2007 – present Later speaker pro tempore and majority leader.
Sean Garballey
Massachusetts Democratic Feb 22, 1985 23 years, 11 days Mar 4, 2008 – present
Edgar Gonzalez Jr.
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Illinois Democratic Dec 25, 1996 23 years, 16 days Jan 10, 2020 – present Youngest Latino and youngest Democrat in Illinois history. Originally appointed to Illinois House of Representatives; elected 2020.
Bob Brown Montana Republican Dec 11, 1947 23 years, 24 days Jan 4, 1971 – 1974 Secretary of State of Montana (2001–2005)
Clarence Mitchell III
Maryland Democratic Dec 14, 1939 23 years, 26 days Jan 9, 1963 – 1967 Later state senator (1967–1986).
Garrett Love Kansas Republican Dec 12, 1987 23 years, 29 days Jan 10, 2011 – Jan 9, 2017 Youngest-ever Kansas state senator.[64]
Solomon Goldstein-Rose Massachusetts Democratic Dec 5, 1993 23 years, 30 days Jan 4, 2017 – Jan 2, 2019 Left the Democratic Party in February 2018.[65]
Independent
George Francis Monaghan Michigan Democratic Nov 28, 1875 23 years, 37 days Jan 4, 1899 – 1900 [66]
Theodore W. Brevard Jr.
Florida [?] Aug 26, 1835 23 years, 39 days Oct 4, 1858 – 1859 Son of state comptroller Theodorus W. Brevard. Later state senator (1865–1866).
George Burkman Norton
Massachusetts Democratic Nov 24, 1921 23 years, 40 days Jan 3, 1945 – Jan 5, 1949
Jay Hooper Vermont Democratic Nov 12, 1993 23 years, 53 days Jan 4, 2017 – present
David Plawecki Michigan Democratic Nov 8, 1947 23 years, 54 days Jan 1, 1971 – 1982
William E. Kirkpatrick
Massachusetts Republican Nov 12, 1901 23 years, 56 days Jan 7, 1925 – Jan 4, 1939
Josh Svaty Kansas Democratic Nov 7, 1979 23 years, 62 days Jan 8, 2003 – July 14, 2009 Kansas House of Representatives
Theodore Roosevelt
New York Republican Oct 27, 1858 23 years, 66 days Jan 1, 1882 – Dec 31, 1884 President of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
Richard Russell Jr.
Georgia Democratic Nov 2, 1897 23 years, 69 days Jan 10, 1921 – Jan 12, 1931 Later governor of Georgia, U.S. senator and president pro tempore of the United States Senate
Ben H. Butcher West Virginia Democratic Oct 23, 1855 23 years, 77 days Jan 8, 1879 – 1880,
1931 – 1937
[67][68] Also served in the Colorado legslature.
Arthur F. Gillen Minnesota Independent Oct 10, 1919 23 years, 87 days Jan 5, 1943 – Jan 1, 1951 Later state senator (1951–1959).
Rick S. Bender Washington Democratic Oct 9, 1949 23 years, 91 days Jan 8, 1973 – Jan 10, 1983 [56][69]
Ben Cardin Maryland Democratic Oct 5, 1943 23 years, 92 days Jan 5, 1967 – Jan 6, 1987 Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates and later U.S. Representative and United States Senator
Edward Boland
Massachusetts Democratic Oct 1, 1911 23 years, 93 days Jan 2, 1935 – Jan 1, 1941 Later U.S. representative (1953–1989).
Sammy D. Dalton West Virginia Democratic Aug 29, 1951 23 years, 94 days Dec 1, 1974 – Dec 1, 1986
Dec 1, 1988 – Dec 1, 1990
Dec 1, 1996 – Dec 1, 2000
State senator (1990–1994)
Jennifer Sullivan
Florida Republican Aug 1, 1991 23 years, 97 days Nov 6, 2014 – present
Selena Torres Nevada Democratic Jul 27, 1995 23 years, 103 days Nov 7, 2018 – present
J. Keith Arnold
Florida Democratic Jul 21, 1959 23 years, 104 days Nov 2, 1982 – present
Thomas Bennett Jr.
South Carolina Democratic-Republican Aug 14, 1781 23 years, 104 days Nov 26, 1804 – Nov 24, 1806,
Nov 28, 1808 – Nov 26, 1810,
Nov 23, 1812 – Dec 19, 1812
Sep 15, 1813 – Nov 23, 1818
Speaker of the state House (1814–1818), state senator (1820, 1837–1840) and governor (1820–1822).
Clementa C. Pinckney South Carolina Democratic Jul 30, 1973 23 years, 104 days Nov 11, 1996 – Nov 13, 2000 Later state senator (2001–2015).
J. D. Lynch Montana Democratic Sep 17, 1947 23 years, 109 days Jan 4, 1971 – Jan 3, 1979 Later state senator (1982–2001).
Alfred A. Minahan, Jr.
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 14, 1953 23 years, 113 days Jan 5, 1977 – Jan 2, 1985
Riley Keaton West Virginia Republican Aug 9, 1997 23 years, 114 days Dec 1, 2020 – present
Jason Mumpower Tennessee Republican Sep 22, 1973 23 years, 114 days Jan 14, 1997 – Jan 11, 2011
Robert L. Nardone
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 13, 1953 23 years, 114 days Jan 5, 1977 – Jan 3, 1979
Daniel Pae
Oklahoma Republican Jul 25, 1995 23 years, 119 days Nov 21, 2018 – present
Clinton Kersey Texas Democratic Sep 11, 1915 23 years, 121 days Jan 10, 1939 – Jan 12, 1943
Rudolph Tesar Nebraska Democratic Sep 2, 1907 23 years, 127 days Jan 7, 1931 – 1935 At the time the youngest-ever Nebraska state legislator.[70][71]

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Kerry Rich Alabama Republican Jun 25, 1951 23 years, 134 days Nov 6, 1974 – Nov 8, 1978,
Nov 7, 1990 – Nov 9, 1994,
Nov 3, 2010 – present
Charles I. Quirk
Massachusetts Democratic Aug 15, 1871 23 years, 140 days Jan 2, 1895 – Jan 5, 1898 Later state senator (1898–1899).
John Montgomery
Oklahoma Republican Aug 13, 1991 23 years, 146 days Jan 6, 2015 – 2019
John Whitmire
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Texas Democratic Aug 13, 1949 23 years, 149 days Jan 9, 1973 – Jan 11, 1983 Later state senator (1983–present).
Charles J. Faulkner
Virginia Independent Jul 6, 1806 23 years, 154 days Dec 7, 1829 – Dec 5, 1830,
Dec 5, 1831 – Dec 1, 1833,
Jan 1, 1838 – Dec 4, 1842
Later state delegate (1848–1849) and U.S. representative (1851–1859, 1875–1877).
Whig
Frederick Joseph Duff Texas Democratic Aug 6, 1859 23 years, 156 days Jan 9, 1883 – Jan 13, 1885
Daniel J. Kiley
Massachusetts Democratic Jul 27, 1874 23 years, 162 days Jan 5, 1898 – Jan 4, 1899,
Jan 1, 1902 – Jan 6, 1904
Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.
Maryland Democratic Aug 1, 1903 23 years, 164 days Jan 12, 1927 – 1933 Later U.S. representative (1939–1947) and mayor of Baltimore (1947–1959).
Julian Ivey
Maryland Democratic Aug 3, 1995 23 years, 169 days Jan 2019 – present
Thomas H. Spurr Jr.
Massachusetts Democratic Jul 17, 1927 23 years, 170 days Jan 3, 1951 – Jan 7, 1953
John W. Connelly
Massachusetts Democratic Jul 16, 1874 23 years, 173 days Jan 5, 1898 – Jan 4, 1899
James J. Kiley
Massachusetts Democratic Jul 5, 1911 23 years, 181 days Jan 2, 1935 – Jan 6, 1937
Hunter Cantrell Minnesota Democratic Jul 10, 1995 23 years, 182 days Jan 8, 2019 – Jan 5, 2021
Melvin Ernest Nunnery South Carolina Democratic May 11, 1951 23 years, 184 days Nov 11, 1974 – Nov 8, 1982
Jason Bedrick
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New Hampshire Republican Jun 5, 1983 23 years, 184 days Dec 6, 2006 – Dec 3, 2008
Alan J. Dixon
Illinois Democratic Jul 7, 1927 23 years, 187 days Jan 10, 1951 – Jan 1963 Later state senator (1963–1971), state treasurer (1971–1977), secretary of state (1977–1981) and U.S. senator (1981–1993).
Nathaniel Macon
North Carolina Independent Dec 17, 1757 23 years, 188 days Jun 23, 1781 – May 18, 1782,
1784
Later U.S. representative (1791–1815), speaker of the House (1801–1807), U.S. senator (1815–1828) and president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate (1826–1827).
Claude R. Porter
Iowa Democratic Jul 8, 1872 23 years, 189 days Jan 13, 1896 – Jan 8, 1900 Later state senator (1900–1904) and nominee for governor (1906, 1910, 1918) and for U.S. Senate (1920, 1926).
Russ Meekins Jr. Alaska Democratic Jun 29, 1949 23 years, 193 days Jan 8, 1973 – Jan 20, 1975,
Jan 10, 1977 – Jan 17, 1983
[72]
Lindley Beckworth
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Texas Democratic Jun 30, 1913 23 years, 196 days Jan 12, 1937 – Jan 10, 1939 Later U.S. representative (1939–1953, 1957–1967) and state senator (1971–1973).
George Greene Iowa Democratic Apr 15, 1817 23 years, 201 days Nov 2, 1840 – Dec 4, 1842
Gregory G. Gruse Michigan Republican Jun 20, 1961 23 years, 203 days Jan 9, 1985 – Jan 14, 1987
William P. Nagle Jr. Massachusetts Democratic Jun 10, 1951 23 years, 205 days Jan 1, 1975 – Jan 1, 2003
George Nigh
Oklahoma Democratic Jun 9, 1927 23 years, 207 days Jan 2, 1951 – Jan 6, 1959 Lieutenant governor (1959–1963, 1967–1979) and governor (1963, 1979–1987).
John Paul O'Brien
Massachusetts Democratic Jun 10, 1937 23 years, 208 days Jan 4, 1961 – Jan 2, 1963,
Jan 6, 1965 – Jan 3, 1973
Reuben E. Senterfitt Texas Democratic Jun 18, 1917 23 years, 210 days Jan 14, 1941 – Jan 11, 1955 Speaker of the state House (1951–1955).
John L. Donovan
Massachusetts Democratic Jun 3, 1876 23 years, 214 days Jan 3, 1900 – Jan 1, 1902,
Jan 5, 1910 – Jan 4, 1911,
Jan 3, 1912 – Jan 4, 1919
Stephen A. Douglas
Illinois Democratic Apr 23, 1813 23 years, 226 days Dec 5, 1836[?] U.S. senator (1847–1861) and nominee for president of the United States (1860).
Pat Grassley
Iowa Republican May 26, 1983 23 years, 227 days Jan 8, 2007 – present Grandson of Chuck Grassley. Speaker of the state House (2020–present).
John G. Rowland
Connecticut Republican May 24, 1957 23 years, 228 days Jan 7, 1981 – Jan 9, 1985 Later U.S. representative and governor of Connecticut
Aaron Schock
Illinois Republican May 28, 1981 23 years, 229 days Jan 12, 2005 – Jan 3, 2009 Later Baby of the House during the 111th Congress and 112th Congress
Richard N. Gottfried
New York Democratic May 16, 1947 23 years, 230 days Jan 1, 1971 – present[needs update] Longest-serving state legislator in New York history.[73]
Richard Baker
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Louisiana Democratic May 22, 1948 23 years, 233 days Jan 10, 1972 – Jan 1987 Switched to the Republican Party in 1986. Later U.S. representative (1987–2008)
Republican
Harry W. Haines New Hampshire Democratic May 11, 1877 23 years, 236 days Jan 2, 1901[?]
J. Vander Stoep Washington Republican May 20, 1957 23 years, 237 days Jan 12, 1981 – Jan 12, 1987 [56]
John Buckley
Connecticut Republican May 12, 1885 23 years, 239 days Jan 6, 1909 – 1910
1921–1922
Stephen M. Young
Ohio Democratic May 4, 1889 23 years, 242 days Jan 1, 1913 – Jan 1, 1917 U.S. senator (1959–1971)
John E. Magenis
Massachusetts Republican May 5, 1873 23 years, 246 days Jan 6, 1897 – Jan 4, 1899
Tory Marie Arnberger
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Kansas Republican May 3, 1993 23 years, 251 days Jan 9, 2017 – present
Bill Finkbeiner Washington Democratic May 5, 1969 23 years, 251 days Jan 11, 1993 – Jan 9, 1995 Switched to the Republican Party in 1994. Later majority leader of the state senate.
Republican
Daniel Thomas McCormick New Hampshire Republican Apr 25, 1877 23 years, 252 days Jan 2, 1901[?]
Michael J. McGlynn
Massachusetts Democratic Apr 23, 1953 23 years, 257 days Jan 5, 1977 – Jan 3, 1988 Later mayor of Medford (1988–2016).
John W. Costello
Massachusetts Democratic Apr 20, 1927 23 years, 258 days Jan 3, 1951 – Jan 3, 1961 Later member of the governor's council (1961–1965).
Otto Kotouč
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Nebraska Democratic Apr 22, 1885 23 years, 259 days Jan 6, 1909 – Jan 8, 1913
Skyler Wheeler
Iowa Republican Apr 24, 1993 23 years, 260 days Jan 9, 2017 – present
John J. O'Connor
Massachusetts Democratic Apr 12, 1871 23 years, 265 days Jan 2, 1895 – Jan 6, 1897
Martin J. Schreiber
Wisconsin Democratic Apr 8, 1939 23 years, 268 days Jan 1, 1963 – Jan 1, 1971 Became the youngest-ever Wisconsin state senator.[74] Later governor of Wisconsin (1977–1979).
Peter Shapiro New Jersey Democratic Apr 18, 1952 23 years, 270 days Jan 13, 1976 – Jan 1979 Later Essex County Executive (1979–1987) and nominee for governor (1985).
Philip Erdman Nebraska Republican Apr 7, 1977 23 years, 271 days Jan 3, 2001 – Jan 7, 2009
John A. Olszewski Jr.
Maryland Democratic Sep 10, 1982 23 years, 275 days Jun 12, 2006 – Jan 14, 2015 Youngest-ever chairman of the Baltimore County Delegation.[75]
Casey Kozlowski Ohio Republican Mar 31, 1987 23 years, 278 days Jan 3, 2011 – Dec 31, 2012
Niraj Antani Ohio Republican Feb 26, 1991 23 years, 279 days Dec 2, 2014 – Dec 31, 2020
John Joseph Linehan
Massachusetts Democratic Mar 26, 1933 23 years, 282 days Jan 2, 1957 – Jan 4, 1961
Torrey Westrom enter Minnesota Republican Mar 27, 1973 23 years, 286 days Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 7, 2013 Later state senator (2013–present).
Corey Mock North Dakota Democratic Feb 17, 1985 23 years, 288 days Dec 1, 2008 – present Minority Leader of the North Dakota House of Representatives (2014–2018)
Harry H. Ham
Massachusetts Republican Mar 16, 1883 23 years, 292 days Jan 2, 1907 – Jan 4, 1911
Wesley C. Uhlman
Washington Democratic Mar 23, 1935 23 years, 295 days Jan 12, 1959 – Jan 9, 1967 Elected mayor of Seattle in 1969.
Henry Converse Atwill
Massachusetts Republican Mar 11, 1872 23 years, 296 days Jan 1, 1896 – Jan 4, 1899 Later state senator (1899–1901) and state attorney general (1915–1919).
Richard A. Westman
Vermont Republican Mar 13, 1959 23 years, 298 days Jan 5, 1983 – Jan 2009 Later state senator (2011–present).
Nicholas Paleologos
Massachusetts Democratic Mar 9, 1953 23 years, 302 days Jan 5, 1977 – Jan 1, 1991
Thomas Golden Jr.
Massachusetts Democratic Mar 5, 1971 23 years, 305 days Jan 4, 1995 – May 26, 2022 Later city manager of Lowell (2022–present).
Victor Ashe
Tennessee Republican Jan 1, 1945 23 years, 309 days Nov 5, 1968 – Nov 5, 1974 Later nominee for U.S. senator (1984) and mayor of Knoxville (1987–2003).
Dorothy Bradley Montana Democratic Feb 24, 1947 23 years, 315 days Jan 5, 1971 – Jan 1979,
Jan 1985 – Jan 1993
David Lowry Swain
North Carolina Independent Jan 4, 1801 23 years, 316 days Nov 15, 1824 – Jan 8, 1830 Later governor (1832–1835).
David Beasley
South Carolina Democratic Feb 26, 1957 23 years, 318 days Jan 9, 1981 – Jan 10, 1995 Switched to the Republican Party in 1991, Later governor (1995–1999) and executive director of the World Food Programme (2017–present).
Republican
Kaniela Ing
Hawaii Democratic Dec 24, 1988 23 years, 319 days Nov 7, 2012 – Nov 6, 2018
Jeffrey D. Padden Michigan Democratic Feb 22, 1951 23 years, 320 days Jan 8, 1975 – Jan 1985
Jesse K. Dubois Illinois Whig Jan 14, 1811 23 years, 321 days Dec 1, 1834 – 1840,
Dec 4, 1842 – 1844
Later state auditor of public accounts (1857–1864).
Peter Snowe Maine Republican Jan 16, 1943 23 years, 325 days Dec 7, 1966 – Apr 10, 1973 Late husband of Olympia Snowe.
James Manley Head Texas Democratic Feb 16, 1909 23 years, 329 days Jan 10, 1933 – Jan 12, 1937 Later state senator (1937–1941).
William T. Barry
Kentucky Democratic-Republican Feb 5, 1784 23 years, 330 days Jan 1, 1808[?] Later U.S. representative (1810–1811), U.S. senator (1815–1816), state senator (1817–1821), lieutenant governor (1820–1824), commonwealth secretary of state (1824–1825) and U.S. postmaster general (1829–1835).
Donald L. Kimball Iowa Republican Feb 15, 1933 23 years, 334 days Jan 14, 1957 – Jan 8, 1961
John McCandish King Illinois Republican Feb 15, 1927 23 years, 334 days Jan 15, 1951 – Jan 15, 1957 Youngest person elected to Illinois House of Representatives in its history at the time of his election.[76][77]
Bob Giersdorf Alaska Democratic Feb 24, 1935 23 years, 336 days Jan 26, 1959 – Jan 29, 1960,
Feb 2, 1960 – Jan 23, 1961
[78]
James Monroe Virginia Independent Apr 28, 1758 23 years, 338 days Apr 1, 1782 – June 1782 Founding Father of the United States and U.S. President
Marilinda Garcia New Hampshire Republican Jan 1, 1983 23 years, 339 days Dec 6, 2006 – Dec 3, 2008 Later served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from April 29, 2009 to December 2, 2014.
Kylie Oversen North Dakota Democratic Feb 3, 1989 23 years, 340 days Jan 8, 2013 – Dec 5, 2016 Elected Chair of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL at 26, making her the youngest U.S. state party chair at the time.[79]
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins Alaska Democratic Feb 7, 1989 23 years, 343 days Jan 15, 2013 – present [41]
Carleton Fulbright Missouri Democratic Jan 15, 1911 23 years, 352 days Jan 2, 1935 – 1937 [80][81] Since Fulbright was not yet 24 years old, his swearing-in was in violation of the state constitution's age requirement.[29]
John Zampieri Vermont Democratic Jan 19, 1941 23 years, 353 days Jan 6, 1965 – Jan 14, 1985
Serranus Clinton Hastings
Iowa Democratic Nov 22, 1814 23 years, 355 days Nov 12, 1838 – Nov 1, 1840 Later legislative councillor (1840–1846), U.S. representative (1846–1847) and attorney general of California (1852–1854).
Jeff Johnston Oklahoma Democratic Jan 16, 1951 23 years, 356 days Jan 7, 1975 – Jan 2, 1979 Later state senator (1979–1982).[82][83][84][85]
Blake Carpenter
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Kansas Republican Jan 14, 1991 23 years, 363 days Jan 12, 2015 – present
Robert Robinson
Massachusetts Democratic Jan 4, 1889 23 years, 363 days Jan 1, 1913 – Jan 5, 1916
Tim Baxter
New Hampshire Republican 1997 23 years Dec 2, 2020 – present[needs update]
James Buchanan
Pennsylvania Federalist Apr 23, 1791 23 years 1814 – 1816 President of the United States (1857–1861)
Stacey Dahl North Dakota Republican 1981 23 years Dec 1, 2004 – Dec 1, 2012
Jim Donnelly Maine Republican 1967 23 years Dec 5, 1990 – Dec 2, 1998
Antonio Felipe Connecticut Democratic 1996 23 years May 13, 2019 – present
Cedric Gates Hawaii Democratic 1993 23 years Nov 8, 2016 – present
Walker Hines Louisiana Democratic 1984 23 years Jan 14, 2008 – Jan 9, 2012 Switched to the Republican Party in November 2010.
Republican
Karen Kilgarin Nebraska Democratic 1957 23 years Jan 7, 1981 – 1984 At the time the youngest-ever female Nebraska legislator.[86][87]
William J. Pennock Washington [?] 1915 23 years Jan 9, 1939[?] [56]
Jackson Sayama
Hawaii Democratic 1997 23 years Nov 3, 2020 – present
Corbin Sullivan Washington [?] 1911 23 years Jan 14, 1935[?] [56]

[needs update]

Littleton Waller Tazewell
Virginia Democratic-Republican Dec 17, 1774 23 years 1798 – 1800,
1809 – 1812,
1816 – 1817
Son of Henry Tazewell. Later U.S. representative (1800–1801), U.S. senator (1824–1832), president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate (1832) and governor of Virginia (1834–1836).
Katie Zolnikov Montana Republican 1997 23 years Oct 5, 2020 – present Appointed following the resignation of her husband Daniel.[88]
Henry Clay Jr.
Kentucky Whig Apr 10, 1811 23–24 years 1835 – 1837 Son of Henry Clay.
John J. Crittenden
Kentucky Democratic-Republican Sep 10, 1787 23–24 years 1811 – 1817 U.S. senator (1817–1819, 1835–1841, 1842–1848, 1855–1861), Attorney General (1841, 1850–1853), governor of Kentucky (1848–1850) and U.S. representative (1861–1863).
J. Hamilton Lewis
Washington Democratic May 18, 1863 23–24 years 1887 – 1888 Later U.S. representative (1897–1899) and U.S. senator (1913–1919, 1931–1939).
Philip Ludwell Jr. Virginia Independent 1672 23–24 years 1696 – 1697,
1698 – 1700
Son of Philip Ludwell.
Oscar Raymond Luhring
Indiana Republican Feb 11, 1879 23–24 years 1903 – 1904 Later U.S. representative (1919–1923).
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
South Carolina Independent Feb 25, 1746 23–24 years 1770[?] Later state senator, Federalist nominee for vice president of the United States (1800) and nominee for president of the United States (1804, 1808).
Christopher Robinson Virginia Independent 1681 23–24 years 1705 – 1715 Son of Christopher Robinson.
Greg Jergeson Montana Democratic Dec 29, 1950 24 years, 5 days Jan 3, 1975 – Jan 3, 1980 Later served two additional tenures in the Montana Senate; 1987–2003 and 2013-2015[3]
John Philip Lanergan
Massachusetts Democratic Dec 30, 1874 24 years, 5 days Jan 4, 1899 – Jan 2, 1901
Phil Cates Texas Democratic Jan 6, 1947 24 years, 6 days Jan 12, 1971 – Jan 9, 1979 [89][90]
William Christopher Lunney
Massachusetts Democratic Dec 24, 1910 24 years, 9 days Jan 2, 1935 – Jan 1, 1947
James Vernon Lea Texas Democratic Jan 12, 1850 24 years, 11 days Jan 23, 1874 – Apr 18, 1876
Joseph McGrath
Massachusetts Democratic Dec 20, 1890 24 years, 17 days Jan 6, 1915 – Jan 1, 1919 Later Boston City Councilor (1926–1928, 1930–1936), president of the Boston City Council (1931, 1933), chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party (1935–1939) and Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston (1938–1943).
Richard Mentor Johnson
Kentucky Democratic-Republican Oct 17, 1780 24 years, 20 days Nov 6, 1804 – Nov 4, 1806,
Nov 5, 1850 – Nov 19, 1850
Vice president of the United States (1837–1841)
Jack Brooks
Texas Democratic Dec 18, 1922 24 years, 27 days Jan 14, 1947 – Jan 9, 1951 Later U.S. representative (1953–1995).
Tip O'Neill
Massachusetts Democratic Dec 9, 1912 24 years, 28 days Jan 6, 1937 – Jan 1953 Speaker of the U.S. House (1977–1987)
Cathy Zeuske Wisconsin Republican Dec 4, 1958 24 years, 30 days Jan 3, 1983 – Jan 7, 1991 Later state treasurer (1991–1995) and secretary of the state department of revenue (1996–2001).
John P. Burke
1983 John P Burke senator Massachusetts.jpg
Massachusetts Democratic Dec 2, 1954 24 years, 32 days Jan 3, 1979 – Jan 1, 1991
James Sturch Arkansas Republican Dec 8, 1990 24 years, 35 days Jan 12, 2015 – Jan 14, 2019 Later state senator (2019–present)
William Hunter
Rhode Island Democratic Nov 26, 1774 24 years, 36 days Jan 1, 1799 – 1812,
1823 – 1825
Later U.S. senator (1811–1821).
Jim Lord Minnesota Democratic Nov 26, 1948 24 years, 38 days Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 7, 1975 Later Minnesota State Treasurer (1975–1983), becoming the youngest-ever Minnesota state constitutional officer.[91]
Patrick William Nee
Massachusetts Democratic Nov 22, 1938 24 years, 41 days Jan 2, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967
Joseph J. Norton
Massachusetts Democratic Nov 19, 1870 24 years, 44 days Jan 2, 1895 – Jan 6, 1897
Bill Gardner
New Hampshire Democratic Oct 26, 1948 24 years, 41 days Dec 6, 1972 – Dec 1, 1976 Later secretary of state (1976–2022).
Franklin Pierce
New Hampshire Democratic Nov 23, 1804 24 years, 45 days Jan 7, 1829 – Jan 2, 1833 President of the United States (1853–1857)
Mary Landrieu
Louisiana Democratic Nov 23, 1955 24 years, 52 days Jan 14, 1980 – Jan 1988 Daughter of Moon Landrieu. Later U.S. senator (1997–2015).
Lewis Cass
Ohio Democratic-Republican Oct 9, 1782 24 years, 53 days Dec 1, 1806 – 1807 Governor of the Territory of Michigan (1813–1831), Secretary of War (1831–1836), U.S. senator (1845–1848, 1849–1857), Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States (1848), president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate (1854) and Secretary of State (1857–1860).
Theodore A. Glynn
Massachusetts Democratic Nov 8, 1881 24 years, 56 days Jan 3, 1906 – Jan 2, 1907 Later candidate for mayor of Boston (1925).
Chuck Schumer
New York Democratic Nov 3, 1950 24 years, 59 days Jan 1, 1975 – Dec 31, 1980 Later U.S. senator
J. Chris Newton Tennessee Republican Nov 9, 1970 24 years, 62 days Jan 10, 1995 – Sep 1, 2005
Cornelius H. Toland
Massachusetts Democratic Nov 2, 1868 24 years, 63 days Jan 4, 1893 – Jan 2, 1895
John Gard Wisconsin Republican Aug 3, 1963 24 years, 70 days Oct 12, 1987 – Jan 3, 2007 Speaker of the state House (2003–2007).
Terry Miller
Alaska Republican Nov 10, 1942 24 years, 74 days Jan 23, 1967 – Jan 10, 1977 [92]
Conrad Hilton
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New Mexico Republican Dec 25, 1887 24 years, 77 days Mar 11, 1912 – 1916 Founder of Hilton Hotels.
Abner Arrasmith Kansas Republican Oct 15, 1844 24 years, 88 days Jan 11, 1869 – Jan 9, 1871
Edmund Dinis
Massachusetts Democratic Oct 4, 1924 24 years, 93 days Jan 5, 1949 – 1951 Later state senator (1953–1957).
Brian Dempsey
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 30, 1966 24 years, 94 days Jan 2, 1991 – July 19, 2017
Dave Obey
Wisconsin Democratic Oct 3, 1938 24 years, 96 days Jan 7, 1963 – Apr 1, 1969 U.S. representative (1969–2011).
Stephen McGrail
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 23, 1948 24 years, 102 days Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 4, 1977
Joseph Edward Duffy
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 25, 1912 24 years, 103 days Jan 6, 1937 – Jan 4, 1939
Jan 1, 1947 – Jan 5, 1949
William F. Galvin
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 17, 1950 24 years, 106 days Jan 1, 1975 – Jan 2, 1991 Later Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (1995–present).
Melanie Stambaugh
Washington Republican Sep 25, 1990 24 years, 109 days Jan 12, 2015 – Jan 14, 2019
Rodolphe G. Bessette
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 14, 1911 23 years, 110 days Jan 2, 1935 – Jan 4, 1939
Jan 1, 1941 – Jan 3, 1951
Zach Brown Montana Democratic Sep 18, 1990 24 years, 110 days Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2021
William G. Arvanitis
Massachusetts Republican Sep 16, 1946 24 years, 112 days Jan 6, 1971 – Jan 3, 1973
John J. Gilbride
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 14, 1889 24 years, 115 days Jan 7, 1914 – Jan 5, 1916
Bill Keating
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 6, 1952 24 years, 119 days Jan 3, 1977 – Jan 3, 1985 Later state senator (1985–1999) and U.S. representative (2011–present).
Cynthia Lummis
Wyoming Republican Sep 10, 1954 24 years, 120 days Jan 8, 1979 – Jan 3, 1983,
Jan 7, 1985 – Jan 14, 1993
Later state senator (1993–1995), treasurer (1999–2007), U.S. representative (2009–2017) and U.S. senator (2021–present).
Isaac Kinsey Wilson Iowa Republican Sep 12, 1867 24 years, 121 days Jan 11, 1892 – Jan 7, 1894
Melvin Laird
Wisconsin Republican Sep 1, 1922 24 years, 122 days Jan 1, 1947 – Jan 1, 1953 Succeeded his deceased father in office, becoming the youngest-ever Wisconsin state senator.[93] Later United States Secretary of Defense (1969–1973).
Bruce E. Wetherbee
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 1, 1950 24 years, 122 days Jan 1, 1975 – Jan 1, 1985
Dave Norman Vigneault
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 3, 1936 24 years, 123 days Jan 4, 1961 – Jan 6, 1971
Martin Sennet Conner
Mississippi Democratic Aug 31, 1891 24 years, 126 days Jan 4, 1916 – Jan 1924 Governor of Mississippi (1932–1936)
Thomas P. White
Massachusetts Democratic Aug 27, 1950 24 years, 127 days Jan 1, 1975 – Jan 6, 1987 Later state senator (1987–1991).
Martin Thomas Reilly
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 1, 1956 24 years, 128 days Jan 7, 1981 – Jan 4, 1989
Alisha Thomas Morgan Georgia Democratic Sep 5, 1978 24 years, 130 days Jan 13, 2003 – Jan 12, 2015
Justin Simmons
Pennsylvania Republican Aug 26, 1986 24 years, 131 days Jan 4, 2011 – Jan 5, 2021
Anesa Kajtazović
Iowa Democratic Aug 30, 1986 24 years, 133 days Jan 10, 2011 – Jan 11, 2015
Joe Fitzgibbon
Washington Democratic Aug 27, 1986 24 years, 136 days Jan 10, 2011 – present
Shane Broadway
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Arkansas Democratic Aug 30, 1972 24 years, 136 days Jan 13, 1997 – Jan 13, 2003 Youngest-ever speaker of the Arkansas House.[94] Later state senator (2003–2011) and nominee for lieutenant governor (2010).
Kurt Zwikl Pennsylvania Democratic Jun 28, 1949 24 years, 140 days Nov 15, 1973 – Nov 30, 1984
Earl Blumenauer
Oregon Democratic Aug 16, 1948 24 years, 145 days Jan 8, 1973 – Jan 1, 1979 Later U.S. representative (1996–present).
J. C. W. Beckham
Kentucky Democratic Aug 5, 1869 24 years, 149 days Jan 1, 1894 – Jan 1, 1898 Became the youngest-ever Kentucky state legislator.[95] Later lieutenant governor (1900), governor (1900–1907) and U.S. senator (1915–1921).
Enoch Louis Lowe
Maryland Democratic Aug 10, 1820 24 years, 151 days Jan 8, 1845 – 1845 Governor of Maryland (1851–1854)
Khaleel Anderson New York Democratic Jun 11, 1996 24 years, 154 days Nov 12, 2020 – present
Temple Lea Houston
Texas Democratic Aug 12, 1860 24 years, 154 days Jan 13, 1885 – 1889 Youngest-ever Texas state senator.[18] Son of Sam Houston.
Jim Slattery
Kansas Democratic Aug 4, 1948 24 years, 157 days Jan 8, 1973 – Jan 8, 1979 Later U.S. representative (1983–1995).
Romaine Quinn Wisconsin Republican Jul 30, 1990 24 years, 157 days Jan 3, 2015 – Jan 4, 2021 Elected mayor of Rice Lake at 19. [needs update]
Frederick L. Zimmerman New York Democratic Jul 28, 1906 24 years, 157 days Jan 1, 1931 – Jan 1, 1935
David Nelson Alaska Republican Aug 13, 1996 24 years, 159 days Jan 19, 2021 – present
Timothy Sullivan
New York Democratic Jul 23, 1862 24 years, 162 days Jan 1, 1887 – Dec 31, 1893 Later state senator (1894–1902; 1909–1912) and U.S. representative (1903–1906; 1913)
Maurice R. Flynn
Massachusetts Democratic Jul 28, 1889 24 years, 163 days Jan 7, 1914 – Jan 5, 1916
Kathleen A. Blatz
Minnesota Republican Jul 22, 1954 24 years, 165 days Jan 3, 1979 – Jan 24, 1994 Youngest-ever female Minnesota state legislator.[96] Daughter of state senator Jerome Blatz.
Denny Heck
Washington Democratic Jul 29, 1952 24 years, 165 days Jan 10, 1977 – Jan 14, 1985 Later U.S. representative (2013–2021) and lieutenant governor (2021–present).
Corey Parent Vermont Republican Jul 8, 1990 24 years, 183 days Jan 7, 2015 – present Elected to Vermont House of Representatives in 2014; elected to Vermont State Senate in 2018.
Rebecca White Vermont Democratic Jul 9, 1994 24 years, 184 days Jan 9, 2019 – present [needs update]
Ryan W. Pearson
Rhode Island Democratic Jun 30, 1988 24 years, 185 days Jan 1, 2013 – present
Adam Scanlon Massachusetts Democratic Jul 5, 1996 24 years, 185 days Jan 6, 2021 – present
Ernest Ray Kirkpatrick Texas Democratic Jul 9, 1922 24 years, 189 days Jan 14, 1947 – Jan 13, 1953
William Knowland
California Republican Jun 26, 1908 24 years, 190 days Jan 2, 1933 – Jan 7, 1935 Later U.S. senator
Charles S. Sullivan
Massachusetts Democratic Jun 26, 1875 24 years, 191 days Jan 3, 1900 – Jan 1, 1902 Later state senator (1902–1903, 1904–1905).
Zebulon Baird Vance
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North Carolina Whig May 13, 1830 24 years, 191 days Nov 20, 1854 – Nov 17, 1856 Later U.S. representative (1858–1861), governor (1862–1865, 1877–1879) and U.S. senator (1879–1894).
Lewis Miles Iowa Republican Jun 30, 1845 24 years, 194 days Jan 10, 1870 – Jan 7, 1872 Later state senator (1884–1888).
Silas D. Reed
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Massachusetts Republican Jun 25, 1872 24 years, 195 days Jan 6, 1897 – Jan 7, 1903 Later state senator (1905–1907, 1918–1923).
William E. Weeks
Massachusetts Republican Jun 23, 1880 24 years, 195 days Jan 4, 1905 – Jan 5, 1910,
Jan 5, 1916 – Jan 3, 1917
Later mayor of Everett (1918–1919).
Frank A. Manning
Massachusetts Democratic Jun 25, 1889 24 years, 196 days Jan 7, 1914 – Jan 5, 1921
Dennis M. O'Brien
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Pennsylvania Republican Jun 22, 1952 24 years, 196 days Jan 4, 1977 – Nov 30, 1980,
Jan 5, 1983 – Jan 2, 2012
Speaker of the state House (2007–2008).
Thomas E. Flaherty Pennsylvania Democratic Jun 18, 1950 24 years, 199 days Jan 3, 1975 – Jan 2, 1979 Later member of the Pittsburgh City Council (1980–1984), city controller (1984–2006) and chair of the Allegheny County Democratic Party (2002–2005).
Dirk Deaton Missouri Republican Jun 14, 1994 24 years, 205 days Jan 5, 2019 – present Second ever youngest Missouri state representative.[97]
John Vinich Wyoming Democratic Jun 13, 1950 24 years, 207 days Jan 6, 1975 – Jan 3, 1983 Elected to the Wyoming Senate in 1982.
Charles A. Wickliffe
Kentucky Democratic-Republican Jun 8, 1788 24 years, 207 days Jan 1, 1813 – Jan 1, 1815 U.S. representative (1823–1833, 1861–1863), lieutenant governor (1836–1839), acting governor (1839–1840) and postmaster general (1841–1845).
Mack McLarty
Arkansas Democratic Jun 14, 1946 24 years, 210 days Jan 10, 1971 – Jan 8, 1973 Later chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas (1974–1976), White House chief of staff (1993–1994) and counselor to the president (1994–1998).
Robert Xavier Tivnan
Massachusetts Democratic Jun 9, 1924 24 years, 210 days Jan 5, 1949 – Jan 7, 1959
George J. Wall
Massachusetts Democratic Jun 11, 1889 24 years, 210 days Jan 7, 1914 – Jan 3, 1917
Lorne R. Worthington Iowa Democratic Jun 14, 1938 24 years, 214 days Jan 14, 1963 – Jan 10, 1965 Later state auditor (1965–1967) and insurance commissioner (1967–1971).
Andy Welti
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Minnesota Democratic May 28, 1980 24 years, 221 days Jan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2011
Aaron M. I. Shinberg
Massachusetts Democratic May 27, 1940 24 years, 224 days Jan 6, 1965 – Jan 1, 1969
Owen A. Gallagher
Massachusetts Democratic May 24, 1902 24 years, 226 days Jan 5, 1927 – Jan 4, 1933 Son of Daniel J. Gallagher. Later state senator (1933–1935).
John Y. Mason
Kentucky [?] Apr 18, 1799 24 years, 227 days Dec 1, 1823 – 1827 Later state senator (1827–1831), U.S. representative (1831–1837), secretary of the navy (1844–1845, 1846–1849) and attorney general (1845–1846).
John R. McKernan Jr.
Maine Republican May 20, 1948 24 years, 228 days Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 5, 1977 Later U.S. representative (1983–1987) and governor (1987–1995).
Charles O. Engstrom
Massachusetts Republican May 19, 1875 24 years, 229 days Jan 3, 1900 – Jan 2, 1901
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Washington Republican May 22, 1969 24 years, 230 days Jan 7, 1994 – Jan 3, 2005 Later U.S. representative (2005–present).
Anthony Michael Gallugi
Massachusetts Democratic May 16, 1948 24 years, 232 days Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 3, 1979
Murray Watson Jr. Texas Democratic May 14, 1932 24 years, 239 days Jan 8, 1957 – Jan 8, 1963 Later state senator (1963–1973).
Bartholomew A. Brickley
Massachusetts Democratic May 7, 1883 24 years, 239 days Jan 1, 1908 – Jan 5, 1910
Paul F. Malloy
Massachusetts Democratic Apr 29, 1940 24 years, 252 days Jan 6, 1965 – Jan 3, 1973
H. Edward Snow
Massachusetts Republican Apr 25, 1914 24 years, 254 days Jan 4, 1939 – Jan 2, 1945,
Jan 1, 1947 – Jan 4, 1955
Chuck Espy
Mississippi Democratic Apr 24, 1975 24 years, 255 days Jan 4, 2000 – Jan 5, 2016 Son of Henry Espy and nephew of Mike Espy. Later mayor of Clarksdale (2017–present).
James Langevin
Rhode Island Democratic Apr 22, 1964 24 years, 256 days Jan 3, 1989 – Jan 3, 1995 Elected Secretary of State of Rhode Island in 1994. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000.
Marty Seifert
Minnesota Republican Apr 23, 1972 24 years, 259 days Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 3, 2011
Park Cannon Georgia Democratic Jun 6, 1991 24 years, 261 days Feb 22, 2016 – present
John Pierce Lynch
Massachusetts Democratic Apr 19, 1924 24 years, 261 days Jan 5, 1949 – Jan 7, 1953
Romulus Mitchell Saunders
North Carolina Independent Mar 3, 1791 24 years, 262 days Nov 20, 1815 – Dec 21, 1815,
Nov 17, 1817 – Dec 25, 1820,
Nov 20, 1848 – Dec 27, 1852
Later state senator (1816), speaker of the state House (1819–1820), U.S. representative (1821–1827, 1841–1845), and state attorney general (1828–1834).
Democratic
Marcus Gaspard Washington Democratic Apr 19, 1948 24 years, 264 days Jan 8, 1973 – Jan 10, 1977 Later state senator (1977–1995).
Tyson Larson Nebraska Republican Apr 16, 1986 24 years, 264 days Jan 5, 2011 – Jan 9, 2019
Samuel J. Crawford
Kansas Republican Apr 10, 1835 24 years, 267 days Jan 2, 1860 – 1861 Governor of Kansas (1865–1868)
Thomas W. Nevin Colorado Democratic Feb 11, 1910 24 years, 269 days Nov 7, 1934 – Nov 9, 1936 While Colorado requires state legislators to have reached age 25, Jerry Kopel states that "apparently no one questioned whether he met the age requirement".[98]
Alexander H. Stephens
Georgia Whig Feb 11, 1812 24 years, 270 days Nov 7, 1836 – Dec 9, 1841 Later state senator (1842), U.S. representative (1843–1859, 1873–1882), member of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States (1861–1862), vice president of the Confederate States (1862–1865) and governor of Georgia (1882–1883).
Kenneth J. DeBeaussaert Michigan Democratic Apr 10, 1954 24 years, 275 days Jan 10, 1979 – Jan 1981,
Jan 12, 1983 – Jan 1985,
Jan 14, 1987 – Jan 1993
Later state senator (1995–2003).
Carl M. Iverson Minnesota Independent Apr 6, 1894 24 years, 276 days Jan 7, 1919 – Jan 5, 1931
Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 2, 1967
Later state senator (1931–1935).
Emily Cain Maine Democratic Mar 29, 1980 24 years, 278 days Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 5, 2012 Maine House of Representatives Minority Leader 2008-2010; in 2012 elected to State Senate, served until 2014; currently the executive director of EMILY's List
Don Wesely Nebraska Democratic Mar 30, 1954 24 years, 279 days Jan 3, 1979 – Jan 1999 At the time the third ever youngest Nebraska state legislator, and at his retirement the eighth-longest serving legislator in state history.[99] Later mayor of Lincoln (1999–2003).
Joe Schomacker Minnesota Republican Mar 25, 1986 24 years, 284 days Jan 3, 2011 – present
Stephen W. Doran
Massachusetts Democratic Mar 26, 1956 24 years, 287 days Jan 7, 1981 – Jan 4, 1995
Joe Crowley
New York Democratic March 16, 1962 24 years, 291 days Jan 1, 1987 – Dec 31, 1998 Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998.
John N. Wozniak Pennsylvania Democratic Mar 21, 1956 24 years, 291 days Jan 6, 1981 – Nov 27, 1996 Elected to the state senate in 1996.
Dan Gwadosky Maine Democratic Feb 16, 1954 24 years, 293 days Dec 6, 1978 – 1996 Later secretary of state (1997–2005).
James G. Birney
Kentucky Democratic-Republican Feb 4, 1792 24 years, 302 days Dec 2, 1816 – Feb 5, 1817 Later Liberty Party nominee for vice president of the United States (1840, 1844).
Dave L. Reed
Pennsylvania Republican Mar 6, 1978 24 years, 307 days Jan 7, 2003 – Nov 30, 2018 Majority leader from 2015 to 2018.
William L. V. Newton
Massachusetts Democratic Feb 28, 1881 24 years, 309 days Jan 3, 1906 – Jan 1, 1908,
Jan 4, 1911 – Jan 3, 1912
Theodore A. Glynn Jr.
Massachusetts Democratic Feb 26, 1916 24 years, 310 days Jan 1, 1941 – Jan 6, 1943 Son of Theodore A. Glynn.
James A. Barcia
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Michigan Democratic Feb 25, 1952 24 years, 311 days Jan 1, 1977 – Dec 31, 1982 Later state senator (1983–1992, 2003–2010), U.S. representative (1993–2003) and Bay County Executive (2017–present).
Alexander Contee Hanson
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Maryland Federalist Feb 27, 1786 24 years, 316 days Jan 9, 1811 – 1815 U.S. senator (1816–1819). Son of Alexander Contee Hanson Sr. and grandson of John Hanson.
Webster Ballinger Iowa Democratic Feb 25, 1841 24 years, 317 days Jan 8, 1866 – Jan 12, 1868,
Jan 8, 1872 – Jan 11, 1874
Joseph J. Kelley
Massachusetts Democratic Feb 22, 1868 24 years, 317 days Jan 4, 1893 – Jan 2, 1895
Joseph Wenceslaus Bartunek Ohio Democratic Feb 16, 1924 24 years, 320 days Jan 1, 1949 – 1958
1959–1964
Minority leader (1951–1958)[100]
Tim Hickey
Massachusetts Democratic Feb 14, 1938 24 years, 322 days Jan 2, 1963 – Jan 3, 1973
Samantha Vang Minnesota Democratic Feb 20, 1994 24 years, 322 days Jan 8, 2019 – present
Richard P. Roche
Massachusetts Democratic Feb 15, 1952 24 years, 325 days Jan 5, 1977 – Jan 7, 1981
Daniel J. O'Connell
Massachusetts Democratic Feb 13, 1908 24 years, 326 days Jan 4, 1933 – Jan 2, 1935
Jake LaTurner
Kansas Republican Feb 17, 1988 24 years, 327 days Jan 9, 2013 – Apr 25, 2017 Later state treasurer (2017–2021) and U.S. representative (2021–present).
George Hasay Pennsylvania Republican Feb 7, 1948 24 years, 329 days Jan 1, 1973 – Nov 30, 2006
William Nathaniel Rogers
New Hampshire Democratic Jan 10, 1892 24 years, 331 days Dec 6, 1916 – Dec 1, 1920 U.S. representative (1923–1925, 1932–1937)
George S. Burgess
Massachusetts Republican Jan 30, 1876 24 years, 337 days Jan 2, 1901 – Jan 1, 1902
Calvin Say
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Hawaii Democratic Feb 1, 1952 24 years, 337 days Jan 3, 1977 – present Later Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Donald Betts Kansas Democratic Feb 8, 1978 24 years, 339 days Jan 13, 2003 – Jan 13, 2004 State senator from 2004 to 2009
James E. Hagan
Massachusetts Democratic Jan 25, 1902 24 years, 345 days Jan 5, 1927 – 1932 Later mayor of Somerville (1934–1936).
Aaron Regunberg Rhode Island Democratic Jan 26, 1990 24 years, 345 days Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 1, 2019 Candidate for lieutenant governor in 2018.
Thomas E. Bramlette
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Kentucky Whig Jan 3, 1817 24 years, 362 days Dec 31, 1841 – Mar 3, 1842 Son of state senator Ambrose S. Bramlette. Later governor (1863–1867).
Robert T. Abernathy Missouri Democratic 1884 24 years Jan 6, 1909[?] [97][101]

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George Bradley Minnesota [?] 1833 24 years Dec 2, 1857 – Dec 6, 1859 Speaker of the House (1858–1859).
Elmer L. Brown Kentucky Democratic 1890 24 years Jan 6, 1909[?] [102]
Leah Cole Allen
Massachusetts Republican 1988/1989 24 years May 1, 2013 – Sep 28, 2015 Later nominee for lieutenant governor (2022).
John L. Helm
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Kentucky Whig Jul 4, 1802 24 years 1826–1843 Later state senator (1844), lieutenant governor (1848–1850) and governor (1850–1851, 1867).
Grant Hodges Arkansas Republican 1990 24 years Jan 12, 2015 – Jul 10, 2020
Gregory Mayhew
Massachusetts Republican Sep 19, 1945 24 years 1969 – Jan 3, 1973 Succeeded his deceased father in office.[103][104]
Andy Vargas Massachusetts Democratic 1993 24 years Nov 15, 2017 – present
Timothy Wesco Indiana Republican Dec 1985 24 years Nov 3, 2010 – present
Gino White Idaho Democratic 1962–1963 24 years 1987 – Dec 1, 1994 Appointed by governor Cecil Andrus.[105] Defeated in 1994.[106][107]
Benjamin F. Williamson Arkansas Democratic 1856 24 years 1881 [108][109][110]
Jim Yost Idaho Republican 1948 24 years Dec 1, 1972 – Dec 1, 1976 [105][111]
Carter Braxton
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Virginia Independent Sep 10, 1736 24–25 years 1761[?] Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Founding Father.
Thomas Fitzgerald
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Virginia Independent Apr 10, 1796 24–25 years 1821
1825–1827
Later Michigan state representative (1839) and U.S. senator (1848–1849).
Robert P. Letcher
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Kentucky Democratic-Republican Feb 10, 1788 24–25 years 1813–1815,
1817–1821
Later U.S. representative (1823–1833, 1834–1835) and governor (1840–1844)
George Mason III Virginia Independent 1690 24–25 years 1715 – 1726 Son of George Mason II.
Thomson Mason Virginia Independent Aug 14, 1733 24–25 years 1758–1761,
1766–1772,
1777–1779,
1783–1784
Son of George Mason III.
James Moore Wayne
Georgia Independent 1790 24–25 years 1815–1816 Later mayor of Savannah (1817–1819), U.S. representative (1829–1835) and associate justice of the Supreme Court (1835–1867).
Art Hamilton
Arizona Democratic Jan 19, 1948 25 years, 0 days Jan 19, 1973 – Jan 11, 1999 Youngest-ever Arizona legislator.[112] Originally elected in 1972, Hamilton was nine days too young to take office at the start of the legislative session, and his seat was declared vacant. On his 25th birthday, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed him back to the seat.[113]
J. Louis Leblanc
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Massachusetts Democratic Jan 6, 1940 25 years, 0 days Jan 6, 1965 – Jan 6, 1971
Patrick H. O'Connor
Massachusetts Democratic Jan 1, 1882 25 years, 1 day Jan 2, 1907 – Jan 4, 1911
Tony Sertich
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Minnesota Democratic Jan 2, 1976 25 years, 1 day Jan 3, 2001 – Jan 13, 2011
Ralph Collins Mahar
Massachusetts Republican Jan 4, 1912 25 years, 2 days Jan 6, 1937 – Jan 3, 1945 Later state senator (1947–1962).
Sam Rayburn
Texas Democratic Jan 6, 1882 25 years, 2 days Jan 8, 1907 – Jan 14, 1913 Later speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, U.S. representative, and speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Thomas Oliver Martin Texas Democratic Jan 9, 1866 25 years, 4 days Jan 13, 1891 – Jan 10, 1893
Richard Knowles
Massachusetts Republican Jan 1, 1889 25 years, 6 days Jan 7, 1914 – Jan 5, 1916 Later state senator (1916–1918).
Harry Draper Hunt
Massachusetts Republican Dec 27, 1874 25 years, 7 days Jan 3, 1900 – Jan 7, 1903
Louis Jenkins Louisiana Democratic Jan 3, 1947 25 years, 7 days Jan 10, 1972 – Jan 10, 2000 Switched to the Republican Party in 1994. Republican nominee for U.S. senator in 1996.
Republican
Daniel P. Manning New Hampshire Democratic Dec 24, 1875 25 years, 9 days Jan 2, 1901[?]
Robert Barnwell South Carolina Independent Dec 21, 1761 25 years, 11 days Jan 1, 1787 – Nov 4, 1788,
Jan 15, 1790 – Dec 20, 1791,
Nov 24, 1794 – Dec 19, 1801
Speaker of the House (1794–1797), state senator (1804–1805) and president of the state senate (1805).
Federalist
Jena Powell
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Ohio Republican Dec 25, 1993 25 years, 13 days Jan 7, 2019 – present
William R. Poage
Texas Democratic Dec 28, 1899 25 years, 16 days Jan 13, 1925 – Jan 8, 1929 Later state senator (1931–1937) and U.S. representative (1937–1978).
Rick Nolan
Minnesota Democratic Dec 17, 1943 25 years, 21 days Jan 7, 1969 – Jan 1, 1973 Later U.S. representative (1975–1981, 2013–2019).
Alfred Kelley
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Ohio Democratic-Republican Nov 7, 1789 25 years, 24 days Dec 1, 1814 – Jan 28, 1817,
Dec 1, 1819 – 1820
1836–1839
State senator 1821–1823, 1844–1846, and 1856–1857.
Gates Lucas New Hampshire Republican Nov 10, 1993 25 years, 25 days Dec 5, 2018 – Jul 14, 2020
James F. Creed
Massachusetts Democratic Dec 4, 1869 25 years, 29 days Jan 2, 1895 – Jan 6, 1897
Richard M. Scammon New Hampshire Democratic Dec 6, 1859 25 years, 32 days Jan 7, 1885 – Jan 5, 1887 Later state senator (1891–[?]).
Jonathan Shell Kentucky Republican Dec 1, 1987 25 years, 38 days Jan 8, 2013 – Jan 1, 2019
Richard Lester Hull
Massachusetts Republican Nov 30, 1917 25 years, 37 days Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 2, 1963
Vincent Francis Cronin
Massachusetts Democratic Nov 25, 1925 25 years, 39 days Jan 3, 1951 – Jan 7, 1953
Cleo Fields Louisiana Democratic Nov 22, 1962 25 years, 40 days Jan 1, 1988 – Jan 1, 1993 Later Baby of the House during the 103rd Congress
Jerry Kleczka
Wisconsin Democratic Nov 26, 1943 25 years, 41 days Jan 6, 1969 – Jan 6, 1975 Later state senator (1975–1984) and U.S. representative (1984–2005).
Wlnsvey Campos Oregon Democratic Nov 30, 1995 25 years, 42 days Jan 11, 2021 – present [needs update]
Francis X. Quigley
Massachusetts Democratic Nov 20, 1882 25 years, 42 days Jan 1, 1908 – Jan 4, 1911 Later state senator (1911–1914).
John Gary Evans
South Carolina Democratic Oct 15, 1863 25 years, 43 days Nov 27, 1888 – Nov 22, 1892,
Jan 9, 1923 – Jan 13, 1925
Youngest South Carolina state representative, state senator and governor.[114]
Tommy Thompson
Wisconsin Republican Nov 19, 1941 25 years, 44 days Jan 2, 1967 – Jan 5, 1987 Later minority leader (1981–1987), governor (1987–2001) and U.S. secretary of health and human services (2001–2005).
George Washington Adams
Massachusetts Democratic-Republican Apr 12, 1801 25 years, 49 days May 31, 1826 – 1827 Son of president John Quincy Adams and grandson of president John Adams.
James W. Pridham New Hampshire Democratic Nov 13, 1875 25 years, 50 days Jan 2, 1901[?]
Carl Vinson
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Georgia Democratic Nov 18, 1883 25 years, 54 days Jan 11, 1909 – 1914 Later U.S. representative and dean of the U.S. House
John A. Rowan
Massachusetts Democratic Nov 9, 1872 25 years, 57 days Jan 5, 1898 – Jan 4, 1899
Robert C. Brown Massachusetts Republican Nov 5, 1867 25 years, 60 days Jan 4, 1893 – Jan 2, 1895
Frederick Clement Hailer Jr.
Massachusetts Democratic Nov 3, 1923 25 years, 63 days Jan 5, 1949 – Jan 7, 1953
Dan Zwonitzer Wyoming Republican Oct 30, 1979 25 years, 65 days Jan 3, 2005 – present Son of David Zwonitzer, who also served in the House 2007–2017.
Michael E. McLaughlin
Massachusetts Democratic Oct 27, 1945 25 years, 71 days Jan 6, 1971 – Jan 5, 1977
William M. McMorrow
Massachusetts Democratic Oct 22, 1885 25 years, 74 days Jan 4, 1911 – Jan 1, 1913,
Jan 7, 1914 – Jan 5, 1916,
Jan 2, 1929 – Jan 7, 1931
Thomas Guastello Michigan Democratic Oct 25, 1943 25 years, 75 days Jan 8, 1969 – Jan 8, 1975 Later state senator (1975–1983).
James Skoufis
New York Democratic Oct 18, 1987 25 years, 75 days Jan 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2018 Later state senator (2019–present).
Jon Rotenberg
Massachusetts Democratic Oct 21, 1947 25 years, 74 days Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 1, 1975
Ryan Guillen
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Texas Democratic Oct 27, 1977 25 years, 79 days Jan 14, 2003 – present Switched to the Republican Party in November 2021.[115]
Republican
Donovan W. Burington Iowa Democratic Oct 25, 1909 25 years, 81 days Jan 14, 1935 – Jan 10, 1937
Alan Wheat
Missouri Democratic Oct 16, 1951 25 years, 81 days Jan 5, 1977 – Jan 1983 U.S. representative (1983–1995) and nominee for U.S. senate (1994).
Lauren Matsumoto
Hawaii Republican Aug 16, 1987 25 years, 82 days Nov 6, 2012 – present
Stephen Adams
Tennessee Democratic Oct 17, 1807 25 years, 83 days Jan 8, 1833 – 1834 Later Mississippi state representative (1850), U.S. representative (1845–1847) and U.S. senator (1852–1857).
William P. McLean
Texas Democratic Aug 9, 1836 25 years, 87 days Nov 4, 1861 – Jan 7, 1862,
Feb 8, 1870 – Jan 14, 1873
Later U.S. representative (1873–1875).
Jonathan Healy
Massachusetts Republican Oct 10, 1945 25 years, 88 days Jan 6, 1971 – Jan 6, 1993 Later Massachusetts Commissioner of Food and Agriculture (1993–2003).
Josiah Magnuson South Carolina Republican Aug 17, 1991 25 years, 89 days Nov 14, 2016 – present
Timothy Joseph Cooney
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 30, 1909 25 years, 94 days Jan 2, 1935 – Jan 6, 1937
William T. Minor
Connecticut Independent Oct 3, 1815 25 years, 95 days Jan 6, 1841 – 1848 Later state senator (1854–1855) and governor (1855–1857).
Colton Moore Georgia Republican Oct 10, 1993 25 years, 96 days Jan 14, 2019 – Jan 14, 2021 [needs update]
Tom Schieffer
Texas Democratic Oct 4, 1947 25 years, 97 days Jan 9, 1973 – Jan 9, 1979
Dennis J. Kearney
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 25, 1949 25 years, 98 days Jan 1, 1975 – Jan 3, 1979 Later sheriff of Suffolk County (1979–1987) and candidate for mayor of Boston (1983).
Emery L. Frazier
Kentucky Democratic Sep 24, 1896 25 years, 99 days Jan 1, 1922 – Jan 1, 1924
Lawrence M. Henry Colorado Democratic Oct 1, 1915 25 years, 99 days Jan 8, 1941 – May 15, 1942,
Jan 8, 1947 – Jan 12, 1949
Later state senator (1949–1953).
James Walter Elder
Louisiana Democratic Oct 5, 1882 25 years, 100 days Jan 13, 1908 – Jan 8, 1912 Later U.S. representative (1913–1915).
Timothy Joseph Murphy
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 23, 1909 25 years, 101 days Jan 2, 1935 – Jan 4, 1939
Andrew Natsios
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Massachusetts Republican Sep 22, 1949 25 years, 101 days Jan 1, 1975 – Jan 6, 1987 Later chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party (1980–1987), state secretary of administration and finance (1999–2000) and administrator of USAID (2001–2006).
Byron G. Allen
Iowa Republican Sep 13, 1901 25 years, 110 days Jan 1, 1927 – 1932 At the time the youngest-ever Iowa state legislator.[116] Son of state senator Joseph H. Allen. Later Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party nominee for governor of Minnesota (1944) and commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (1955–1961).
Kika de la Garza
Texas Democratic Sep 22, 1927 25 years, 113 days Jan 13, 1953 – Jan 1965 U.S. representative (1965–1997)
Benjamin Downing
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Massachusetts Democratic Sep 11, 1981 25 years, 114 days Jan 3, 2007 – Jan 4, 2017
Ajay Pittman Oklahoma Democratic Sep 10, 1993 25 years, 115 days Jan 3, 2019 – present Daughter of Anastasia Pittman.
Peter J. Fitzgerald Massachusetts Democratic Sep 13, 1899 25 years, 116 days Jan 7, 1925 – Jan 4, 1933
Tom Craddick Texas Republican Sep 19, 1943 25 years, 117 days Jan 14, 1969 – present Longest-serving state legislator in Texas history.[117] Speaker of the House 2003–2009.
Samuel G. Fulton Minnesota Republican Sep 7, 1851 25 years, 117 days Jan 2, 1877 – Jan 6, 1879
Chuck Grassley
Iowa Republican Sep 17, 1933 25 years, 117 days Jan 12, 1959 – Jan 3, 1975 Later U.S. representative (1975–1981), U.S. senator (1981–present), president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate (2019–2021) and president pro tempore emeritus of the U.S. Senate (2021–present).
William Francis Murray
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 7, 1881 25 years, 117 days Jan 2, 1907 – Jan 6, 1909 Later U.S. representative (1911–1914).
Andrew P. Peterson Minnesota [?] Sep 7, 1851 25 years, 117 days Jan 2, 1877 – Jan 7, 1878
Timothy F. Callahan
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 5, 1881 25 years, 119 days Jan 2, 1907 – Jan 4, 1911
Daniel Valianti
Massachusetts Democratic Sep 1, 1965 25 years, 123 days Jan 2, 1991 – Jan 1, 1997
Albion Parris
Massachusetts Democratic-Republican Jan 19, 1788 25 years, 127 days May 26, 1813 – May 25, 1814 Later U.S. representative (1815–1818), governor of Maine (1822–1827) and U.S. senator (1827–1828).
John Joseph Craven
Massachusetts Democratic Aug 29, 1907 25 years, 128 days Jan 4, 1933 – Jan 2, 1935,
Jan 6, 1937 – Jan 1, 1941
Terrance Joseph Lomax Jr.
Massachusetts Democratic Aug 29, 1907 25 years, 128 days Jan 4, 1933 – Jan 6, 1943
Bushrod Washington
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Virginia Independent Jun 5, 1762 25 years, 132 days Oct 15, 1787 – Jun 23, 1788 Son of John Augustine Washington and nephew of president George Washington. Later associate justice of the Supreme Court (1798–1829).
John G. Hagberg
Massachusetts Republican Aug 24, 1873 25 years, 133 days Jan 4, 1899 – Jan 7, 1903
Christopher Hodgkins
Massachusetts Democratic Aug 24, 1957 25 years, 134 days Jan 5, 1983 – Jan 1, 2003
David B. Shaw
Massachusetts Democratic Aug 20, 1870 25 years, 134 days Jan 1, 1896 – Jan 5, 1898,
Jan 2, 1901 – Jan 1, 1902,
Jan 5, 1910 – Jan 4, 1911
Theodore C. Speliotis
Massachusetts Democratic Aug 20, 1953 25 years, 136 days Jan 3, 1979 – Jan 7, 1987,
Jan 1, 1997 – Jan 6, 2021
John F. Harrington New Hampshire Democratic Aug 18, 1875 25 years, 137 days Jan 2, 1901[?]
Henry Parker McLaren
Massachusetts Republican Aug 17, 1909 25 years, 138 days Jan 2, 1935 – Jan 6, 1937
Michael P. Geary
Massachusetts Democratic Aug 16, 1868 25 years, 140 days Jan 3, 1894 – Jan 1, 1896
Rod Johnson Nebraska Republican Aug 18, 1957 25 years, 140 days Jan 5, 1983 – 1992
George J. Rabouin
Massachusetts Republican Aug 19, 1889 25 years, 140 days Jan 6, 1915 – Jan 5, 1916
Mary Kapsner
Alaska Democratic Aug 31, 1973 25 years, 141 days Jan 19, 1999 – Jan 20, 2009 Later U.S. representative (2022–present).
Kenneth W. Angstman Minnesota Independent Aug 14, 1913 25 years, 142 days Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 4, 1943
Michael J. Reidy
Massachusetts Democratic Aug 8, 1870 25 years, 146 days Jan 1, 1896 – Jan 5, 1898,
Jan 6, 1909 – Jan 5, 1910,
Jan 4, 1911 – Jan 1, 1913,
Jan 1, 1919 – Jan 7, 1920
Alex Lee California Democratic Jul 11, 1995 25 years, 149 days Dec 7, 2020 – present
Michael W. Collins Massachusetts Democratic Aug 5, 1869 25 years, 150 days Jan 2, 1895 – Jan 1, 1896
Adam Brown Illinois Republican Aug 14, 1985 25 years, 151 days Jan 12, 2011 – Jan 11, 2017
Jason Smith
Missouri Republican Jun 16, 1980 25 years, 151 days Nov 14, 2005 – Jun 4, 2013 U.S. representative (2013–present).
Chris Murphy
Connecticut Democratic Aug 3, 1973 25 years, 153 days Jan 3, 1999 – Jan 3, 2003 U.S. senator (2013–present)
John Schwamm Alaska Democratic Aug 25, 1943 25 years, 155 days Jan 27, 1969 – Jan 11, 1971 [118]
Katrina Shankland Wisconsin Democratic Aug 4, 1987 25 years, 156 days Jan 7, 2013 – present
Brereton C. Jones
West Virginia Democratic Jun 27, 1939 25 years, 157 days Dec 1, 1964 – Dec 1, 1968 Son of state senator E. Bartow Jones II. Became the youngest-ever West Virginia delegate,[119] and the youngest-ever West Virginia minority leader.[120] Later lieutenant governor of Kentucky (1987–1991) and governor of Kentucky (1991–1995).
Mark E. Lawton
Massachusetts Democratic Jul 26, 1949 25 years, 159 days Jan 1, 1975 – Jan 2, 1985
Donald T. Bliss
Massachusetts Republican Jul 26, 1937 25 years, 160 days Jan 2, 1963 – Jan 5, 1977
Louis A. Wiltz
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Louisiana Democratic Jan 21, 1843 25 years, 160 days Jun 29, 1868 – Jan 4, 1869 Later mayor of New Orleans (1872–1874), lieutenant governor (1877–1880) and governor (1880–1881).
Denis J. Sullivan
Massachusetts Democratic Jul 24, 1889 25 years, 166 days Jan 6, 1915 – Jan 2, 1918,
Jan 2, 1929 – Jan 7, 1931
Percy Lucius Prentis Iowa Republican Jul 28, 1870 25 years, 169 days Jan 13, 1896 – Jan 12, 1902 [121][122][123]
Daniel D. Rourke
Massachusetts Democratic Jul 16, 1869 25 years, 170 days Jan 2, 1895 – Jan 5, 1898 Later state senator (1898–1899).
Michael G. Glover Kansas Democratic Jul 21, 1947 25 years, 171 days Jan 8, 1973 – 1980
Jo Byrns
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Tennessee Democratic Jul 20, 1869 25 years, 173 days Jan 9, 1895 – 1901 Later state senator (1901–1903), U.S. representative (1909–1936) and speaker of the House (1935–1936).
Kyle Tasker New Hampshire Republican Jun 6, 1985 25 years, 178 days Dec 1, 2010 – Mar 9, 2016
Jeff Coleman
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Pennsylvania Republican Jul 4, 1975 25 years, 182 days Jan 2, 2001 – Nov 30, 2004
Roger Raymond Fischer Pennsylvania Republican Jun 1, 1941 25 years, 183 days Dec 1, 1966 – Dec 1, 1988
Albert E. Lynch Massachusetts Democratic Jul 4, 1867 25 years, 184 days Jan 4, 1893 – Jan 3, 1894
Daniel F. Pokaski
Massachusetts Democratic Jun 26, 1949 25 years, 189 days Jan 1, 1975 – Jan 2, 1983
Carly Melin
Minnesota Democratic Aug 13, 1985 25 years, 193 days Feb 22, 2011 – Jan 2, 2017
Barbara Hernandez Illinois Democratic Aug 23, 1993 25 years, 196 days Mar 7, 2019 – present
James L. Vallely
Massachusetts Democratic Jun 19, 1913 25 years, 199 days Jan 4, 1939 – Jan 6, 1943
James H. Doyle
Massachusetts Democratic Jun 17, 1867 25 years, 201 days Jan 4, 1893 – Jan 2, 1895 Later state senator (1909–1912).
Mark Falzone
Massachusetts Democratic Jun 14, 1975 25 years, 203 days Jan 3, 2001 – Jan 5, 2011
Mark D. Siljander
Michigan Republican Jun 11, 1951 25 years, 204 days Jan 1, 1977 – Jan 1, 1981
James Madison
Virginia Independent Mar 16, 1751 25 years, 205 days Oct 7, 1776 – Dec 21, 1776 President of the United States (1809–1817)
Jim Sensenbrenner
Wisconsin Republican Jun 14, 1943 25 years, 206 days Jan 6, 1969 – Apr 2, 1975 Later state senator (1975–1979) and U.S. representative (1979–2021).
Marie E. Howe
Massachusetts Democratic Jun 13, 1939 25 years, 207 days Jan 6, 1965 – Jan 4, 1989
Emanuel G. Serra
1975 Emanuel Serra Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Massachusetts Democratic Jun 12, 1945 25 years, 208 days Jan 6, 1971 – Jan 6, 1999
Rush Holt
West Virginia Democratic Jun 19, 1905 25 years, 209 days Jan 14, 1931 – Jan 1935
Augustus Gardner Means
Massachusetts Republican Jun 8, 1925 25 years, 209 days Jan 3, 1951 – Jan 5, 1955 Later member of the Governor's Council (1955–1961).
John Joseph Kerrigan Jr.
Massachusetts Democratic Jun 8, 1911 25 years, 212 days Jan 6, 1937 – Jan 1, 1941
Adam Ravenstahl Pennsylvania Democratic Nov 9, 1984 25 years, 212 days Jun 9, 2010 – Dec 1, 2020
Adam Smith
Washington Democratic Jun 15, 1965 25 years, 213 days Jan 14, 1991 – Jan 3, 1997 Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996.
Stephen Webber Missouri Democratic Jun 8, 1983 25 years, 213 days Jan 7, 2009 – Jan 9, 2017 Chair of the Missouri Democratic Party (2016–2018).
Ron Hood Ohio Republican Jun 2, 1969 25 years, 215 days Jan 3, 1995 – Dec 31, 2000,
Jan 3, 2005 – Dec 31, 2006,
Jan 7, 2013 – Dec 31, 2020
Later candidate for the U.S. House (2021) and for governor (2022).
Peter Francis Tague
Massachusetts Democratic Jun 4, 1871 25 years, 216 days Jan 6, 1897 – Jan 5, 1898,
Jan 1, 1913 – Jan 7, 1914
Previously member of the Boston Common Council (1894–1896). Later state senator (1899–1900) and U.S. representative (1915–1919, 1919–1925).
William H. Hall
Connecticut Republican May 31, 1867 25 years, 218 days Jan 4, 1893 – Jan 4, 1899,
Jan 4, 1905 – Jan 9, 1907,
Jan 6, 1909 – Jan 8, 1913
Later state senator (1899–1901, 1917–1919, 1921–1922).
Willie Hensley Alaska Democratic Jun 17, 1941 25 years, 220 days Jan 23, 1967 – Jan 20, 1975,
Jan 20, 1987 – Jan 9, 1989
[124]
Gouverneur Morris New York Independent Jan 30, 1752 25 years, 222 days Sep 9, 1777 – Jun 30, 1778 Founding Father of the United States and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution
David Ober
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Indiana Republican Mar 30, 1987 25 years, 222 days Nov 7, 2012 – Apr 2, 2018
Robert M. T. Hunter Virginia Whig Apr 21, 1809 25 years, 224 days Dec 1, 1834 – Mar 4, 1837 Later U.S. representative (1837–1843, 1845–1847), speaker of the House (1839–1841), U.S. senator (1847–1861), Confederate States Secretary of State (1861–1862), Confederate States senator (1862–1865) and president pro tempore of the Confederate States Senate (1862–1865).
Kevin Windham Jr.
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Missouri Democratic May 29, 1993 25 years, 225 days Jan 9, 2019 – present
Howard F. Furness
Massachusetts Republican May 24, 1889 25 years, 227 days Jan 6, 1915 – Jan 5, 1916,
Jan 3, 1917 – Jan 7, 1920
Ralph V. Woolsey Minnesota Independent May 26, 1909 25 years, 227 days Jan 8, 1935 – Jan 2, 1939 At the time the youngest-ever Minnesota state senator.[125]
Maurice J. Tobin
Massachusetts Democratic May 22, 1901 25 years, 228 days Jan 5, 1927 – Jan 2, 1929 Later mayor of Boston (1938–1945), governor (1945–1947) and U.S. secretary of labor (1948–1953).
Samuel J. Madden
Massachusetts Democratic May 17, 1882 25 years, 229 days Jan 1, 1908 – Jan 6, 1909
William P. Higgins
Massachusetts Democratic May 16, 1881 25 years, 231 days Jan 2, 1907 – Jan 6, 1909
Kate Knuth
Kate Knuth, November 2, 2021 (cropped).jpg
Minnesota Democratic May 15, 1981 25 years, 233 days Jan 3, 2007 – Jan 7, 2013 Daughter of state representative Daniel Knuth. Candidate for mayor of Minneapolis in 2021.
William E. Mahoney
Massachusetts Democratic May 15, 1872 25 years, 235 days Jan 5, 1898 – Jan 4, 1899,
Jan 3, 1900 – Jan 2, 1901
Noah Sanford Mississippi Republican May 14, 1990 25 years, 236 days Jan 5, 2016 – present
Harold Ford Sr.
Tennessee Democratic May 20, 1945 25 years, 237 days Jan 12, 1971 – Jan, 1975 U.S. representative (1975–1997)
Al W. Wieser Jr. Minnesota Democratic May 15, 1949 25 years, 237 days Jan 7, 1975 – Jan 3, 1983 Switched to the Republican Party in August 1977.
Republican
Scott Walker
Wisconsin Republican Nov 2, 1967 25 years, 240 days Jun 30, 1993 – Apr 30, 2002 Governor of Wisconsin (2011–2019)
LeRoy Collins
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Florida Democratic Mar 10, 1909 25 years, 241 days Nov 6, 1934 – Nov 5, 1940 Later state senator (1940–1943, 1946–1954) and governor (1955–1961).
Patrick Guerriero
Massachusetts Republican Mar 3, 1968 25 years, 244 days Nov 2, 1993 – Jan 3, 1998

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Claude Benton Hudspeth
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Texas Democratic May 12, 1877 25 years, 246 days Jan 13, 1903 – Jan 8, 1907 Later state senator (1907–1919) and U.S. representative (1919–1931).
Thomas Drummond Iowa Republican May 9, 1832 25 years, 247 days Jan 11, 1858 – Jan 8, 1860 Later state senator (1860–1861).
T. John Lesinski
Michigan Democratic Apr 28, 1925 25 years, 248 days Jan 1, 1951 – Jan 1, 1961 Later lieutenant governor (1961–1965).
Matt Lesser Connecticut Democratic Apr 29, 1983 25 years, 253 days Jan 7, 2009 – Jan 9, 2019 Later state senator (2019–present).
Joseph E. Donovan
Massachusetts Democratic Apr 21, 1882 25 years, 255 days Jan 1, 1908 – Jan 5, 1910
Joe Moakley
Massachusetts Democratic Apr 27, 1927 25 years, 255 days Jan 7, 1953 – Jan 1, 1963 Later state senator (1965–1971) and U.S. representative (1973–2001).
Brian Cresta
Massachusetts Republican Apr 22, 1969 25 years, 257 days Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 2, 2001 Chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party (1998–2001).
David Boren
Oklahoma Democratic Apr 21, 1941 25 years, 261 days Jan 7, 1967 – Nov 1974 Governor of Oklahoma (1975–1979) and U.S. senator (1979–1994)
Leonard Hughes IV Missouri Democratic Apr 15, 1979 25 years, 265 days Jan 5, 2005 – 2013
James R. Nolen
Massachusetts Democratic Apr 17, 1933 25 years, 265 days Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 3, 1979
Daniel Joseph Kane
Massachusetts Democratic Apr 14, 1872 25 years, 266 days Jan 5, 1898 – Jan 3, 1900
Thomas F. Coogan
Massachusetts Democratic Apr 9, 1882 25 years, 267 days Jan 1, 1908 – Jan 4, 1911
Joseph P. Bauserman Kansas Democratic Apr 14, 1840 25 years, 270 days Jan 9, 1866 – Jan 8, 1867 Later state senator (1875–1877).
Bernard McMackin
Massachusetts Democratic Apr 2, 1869 25 years, 275 days Jan 2, 1895 – Jan 1, 1896
Alma Hernandez
Arizona Democratic Apr 11, 1993 25 years, 278 days Jan 14, 2019 – present Youngest-ever female legislator in Arizona.[112]
Jeb Bardon Indiana Democratic Jan 23, 1973 25 years, 285 days Nov 4, 1998 – Nov 6, 2012
John J. Murphy
Massachusetts Democratic Mar 26, 1889 25 years, 286 days Jan 6, 1915 – Jan 7, 1920
Charles J. Warner
Nebraska Republican Mar 29, 1875 25 years, 286 days Jan 9, 1901 – Jan 9, 1907 First speaker of the unicameral legislature (1937–1939) and Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska (1949–1955)
John F. Cordisco Pennsylvania Democratic Feb 17, 1955 25 years, 288 days Dec 1, 1980 – 1986
John Bunyan Adams Kansas Republican Mar 25, 1873 25 years, 290 days Jan 9, 1899 – Jan 9, 1905
Arthur Ravenel Jr.
South Carolina Democratic Mar 29, 1927 25 years, 290 days Jan 13, 1953 – Jan 13, 1959 Later state senator (1981–1987, 1997–2005) and U.S. representative (1987–1995).
Katie Sieben
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Minnesota Democratic Mar 23, 1977 25 years, 290 days Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 2, 2007 Daughter of Mike Sieben. Later state senator (2007–2017).
Abraham Lincoln
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Illinois Whig Feb 12, 1809 25 years, 292 days Dec 1, 1834 – Dec 4, 1842 President of the United States (1861–1865)
Mark Fitzsimmons
Massachusetts Democratic Mar 15, 1951 25 years, 296 days Jan 5, 1977 – Jan 3, 1979
James W. Hennigan Jr.
Massachusetts Democratic Mar 17, 1927 25 years, 296 days Jan 7, 1953 – Jan 4, 1955 Later state senator (1955–1965).
David Spence Tobin
Massachusetts Democratic Mar 16, 1939 25 years, 296 days Jan 6, 1965 – Jan 1, 1969
Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren
Arizona Democratic Apr 18, 1995 25 years, 297 days Feb 9, 2021 – present[needs update]
Vincent Pedone
Massachusetts Democratic Mar 15, 1967 25 years, 297 days Jan 6, 1993 – Jan 2, 2013
William L. Armstrong
Colorado Republican Mar 16, 1937 25 years, 299 days Jan 9, 1963 – 1964 Later state senator (1965–1972), U.S. representative (1973–1979) and U.S. senator (1979–1991).
Ira Hobart Evans
Texas Republican Apr 11, 1844 25 years, 303 days Feb 8, 1870 – 1871 Youngest-ever speaker of the Texas House.[126]
John Selden Roane
Arkansas Democratic Jan 8, 1817 25 years, 303 days Nov 7, 1842 – Nov 2, 1846 Speaker of the Arkansas House (1844–1846) and governor (1849–1852). Became the youngest-ever Arkansas governor.[127]
Rasheen Aldridge Jr.
Missouri Democratic Mar 10, 1994 25 years, 304 days Jan 8, 2020 – present
Barry Finegold
Massachusetts Democratic Mar 3, 1971 25 years, 304 days Jan 1, 1997 – Jan 5, 2011 Later state senator (2011–2015, 2019–present).
James Menees Lindsay Texas [?] Dec 31, 1835 25 years, 308 days Nov 4, 1861 – Jan 14, 1862
William M. Erwin Alaska Democratic Mar 23, 1933 25 years, 309 days Jan 26, 1959 – Jan 28, 1963 [128]
Horatio Washington Bruce
Kentucky Know Nothing Feb 22, 1830 25 years, 312 days Dec 31, 1855[?] Later member of the Confederate States Congress (1862–1865).
Jane Swift
Massachusetts Republican Feb 24, 1965 25 years, 313 days Jan 3, 1991 – Jan 3, 1997 Elected lieutenant governor in 1998.
Alfred Santosuosso
Massachusetts Democratic Feb 22, 1889 25 years, 318 days Jan 6, 1915 – Jan 5, 1916 Later candidate for mayor of Boston (1937).
Greg Davis
Mississippi Republican Feb 22, 1966 25 years, 319 days Jan 7, 1992 – 1997 Later mayor of Southaven (1997–2013).
Robert Francis Mooney
Massachusetts Democratic Feb 16, 1931 25 years, 321 days Jan 2, 1957 – Jan 2, 1963
John J. Douglass
Massachusetts Democratic Feb 9, 1873 25 years, 329 days Jan 4, 1899 – Jan 2, 1901,
Jan 3, 1906 – Jan 2, 1907,
Jan 1, 1913 – Jan 7, 1914
Later U.S. representative (1925–1935).
Sean Cahillane
Massachusetts Democratic Feb 9, 1951 25 years, 331 days Jan 5, 1977 – Jan 3, 1979
Edward Mott Minnesota Democratic Feb 5, 1850 25 years, 333 days Jan 4, 1876 – Jan 7, 1878
J. Dick Snakenberg Iowa Democratic Feb 14, 1915 25 years, 334 days Jan 13, 1941 – Jan 10, 1943
John Businger
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Massachusetts Democratic Feb 5, 1945 25 years, 335 days Jan 6, 1971 – Jan 6, 1999
Wendell R. Anderson
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Minnesota Democratic Feb 1, 1933 25 years, 339 days Jan 6, 1959 – Jan 8, 1963 Later state senator (1963–1971), governor (1971–1976) and U.S. senator (1976–1978).
Daniel Zolnikov
Montana Republican Jan 29, 1987 25 years, 344 days Jan 7, 2013 – Sep 30, 2020
Michael J. McNamee
Massachusetts Democratic Jan 26, 1889 25 years, 345 days Jan 6, 1915 – Jan 1, 1919
Joseph F. Hickey
Massachusetts Democratic Jan 20, 1875 25 years, 347 days Jan 2, 1901 – Jan 7, 1903
Edward Lawrence Logan
Massachusetts Democratic Jan 20, 1875 25 years, 347 days Jan 2, 1901 – Jan 7, 1903 Later state senator (1906–1907).
Louis E. Flye
Massachusetts Republican Jan 18, 1881 25 years, 349 days Jan 2, 1907 – Jan 6, 1909
William I. McLoughlin
Massachusetts Democratic Jan 16, 1872 25 years, 354 days Jan 5, 1898 – Jan 2, 1901
John F. McGrath
Massachusetts Democratic Jan 10, 1881 25 years, 357 days Jan 2, 1907 – Jan 6, 1909
Louis H. Warner
Massachusetts Republican Jan 8, 1875 25 years, 359 days Jan 2, 1901 – Jan 6, 1904
Solomon F. Prouty
SolomonFProuty.jpg
Iowa Republican Jan 17, 1854 25 years, 360 days Jan 12, 1880 – Jan 8, 1882 Later U.S. representative (1911–1915).
William H. Wells
Delaware Federalist Jan 7, 1769 25 years, 364 days Jan 6, 1795 – Jan 7, 1800
Jan 1, 1811 – Jan 5, 1814
Jan 5, 1819 – Jan 4, 1820
U.S. senator (1799–1804, 1813–1817)
Chris Chyung Indiana Democratic 1993 25 years Nov 7, 2018 – Nov 4, 2020
Andrew Falk
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Minnesota Democratic Apr 1983 25 years Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 5, 2015
Michael Ferguson Connecticut Republican 1991 25 years Jan 2, 2017 – Jan 7, 2019
Uriah Forrest
Uriah Forrest.jpg
Maryland Independent 1756 25 years Nov 5, 1781 – Nov 3, 1783,
Nov 6, 1786 – Jan 15, 1787,
Nov 5, 1787 – Nov 7, 1791
Later U.S. representative (1793–1794) and state senator (1796–1800).
Robert Henry Goldsborough Maryland Federalist Jan 4, 1779 25 years 1804 U.S. senator (1813–1819, 1835–1836)
Thomas Hall Ohio Republican 1995 25 years Jan 4, 2021 – present
Jake Johnson
North Carolina Republican 1994 25 years Aug 6, 2019 – present
Fue Lee Minnesota Democratic 1991 25 years Jan 3, 2017 – present
Bill Logan Oklahoma Democratic 1915 25 years Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 7, 1941 Later state senator (1941–1957) and state senate president pro tempore (1949).
Philip Ludwell III
Philip Ludwell III.jpg
Virginia Independent Dec 28, 1716 25 years 1742 – 1752 Son of Philip Ludwell Jr.
Bob Schaffer
Bob Schaffer Head Shot.jpg
Colorado Republican Jul 24, 1962 25 years 1987 – 1996 Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996.

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