11-20-2016, 11:28 AM
I know there are some Representatives and Senators who have been reelected multiple times and served for decades, but was curious whether that was a trend or more of an exception.
The average length of service for both Representatives and Senators has actually been decreasing.
--The average years of service for Members of the 112th Congress, as of January 5, 2011, when the Congress convened, was 9.8 years for the House and 11.4 years for the Senate.
--The average years of service for Members of the 113th Congress, as of January 3, 2013, when the Congress convened, was 9.1 years for the House and 10.2 years for the Senate.
--The average years of service for Members of the 114th Congress, as of January 6, 2015, when the Congress convened, was 8.8 years for the House and 9.7 years for the Senate.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41545.pdf (pg 2 Summary, paragraph 3)
The average length of service for both Representatives and Senators has actually been decreasing.
--The average years of service for Members of the 112th Congress, as of January 5, 2011, when the Congress convened, was 9.8 years for the House and 11.4 years for the Senate.
--The average years of service for Members of the 113th Congress, as of January 3, 2013, when the Congress convened, was 9.1 years for the House and 10.2 years for the Senate.
--The average years of service for Members of the 114th Congress, as of January 6, 2015, when the Congress convened, was 8.8 years for the House and 9.7 years for the Senate.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41545.pdf (pg 2 Summary, paragraph 3)