John Dingell

John Dingell
John Dingell
43rd Dean of the United States House of Representatives
	In office; January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Jamie Whitten
Succeeded by	John Conyers
Member of the; U.S. House of Representatives; from Michigan
	In office; December 13, 1955 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	John Dingell Sr.
Succeeded by	Debbie Dingell
Constituency	15th district (1955–1965); 16th district (1965–2003); 15th district (2003–2013); 12th district (2013–2015)
Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
	In office; January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Joe Barton
Succeeded by	Henry Waxman
	In office; January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Harley Orrin Staggers
Succeeded by	Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
	In office; January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Carlos Moorhead
Succeeded by	Joe Barton
Personal details
Born	John David Dingell Jr.; July 8, 1926; Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Died	February 7, 2019 (aged 92); Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Helen Henebry; (m. 1952; div. 1972); Debbie Insley (m. 1981)
Children	4, including Christopher
Relatives	John D. Dingell Sr. (father)
Education	Georgetown University (BS, JD)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1944–1946
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II

John David "Johnny" Dingell, Jr. (July 8, 1926 – February 7, 2019) was an American politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives from December 13, 1955 to January 3, 2015. He is the longest-serving member of Congress. He was the longest ever to serve exclusively in the House.

Dingell was born on July 8, 1926 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.^[1] He served in the military during World War II. He is the last member of Congress to have been a veteran of World War II, the other is Ralph Hall. Hall also left Congress in 2015. He studied at Georgetown University. Dingell and his wife, Deborah, had a son named Christopher.

Dingell announced on February 24, 2014 that he would not seek re-election to a 30th term in Congress.^[2] His wife announced to run for his congressional seat and won the election in November 4, 2014. His spouse was the first to replace a spouse in Congress, while the spouse is alive.

He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014 by President Barack Obama.

Dingell died of prostate cancer in hospice care in Dearborn, Michigan on February 7, 2019, aged 92.^[3]

References[change | change source]

↑ Roll Call, Member profile, John Dingell Archived 2014-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, accessed december 27, 2012
↑ Finley, Nolan (February 24, 2014). "Michigan's Dingell won't seek re-election to Congress". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
↑ "Political giant John Dingell, a congressional legend, dies". Detroitnews.com. Retrieved February 8, 2019.

Other websites[change | change source]

John D. Dingell for U.S. Congress official campaign site
CD15 Archived 2008-11-27 at the Wayback Machine at Michigan Liberal
Dingell's account of his civil rights record Archived 2004-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
Dingell on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart

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[1] Roll Call, Member profile, John Dingell Archived 2014-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, accessed december 27, 2012

[2] Finley, Nolan (February 24, 2014). "Michigan's Dingell won't seek re-election to Congress". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.

[3] "Political giant John Dingell, a congressional legend, dies". Detroitnews.com. Retrieved February 8, 2019.

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