He was a Congressman from Michigan for 59 years. He died Thursday at age 92.
John Dingell Is Gone, but His Politics Are BackNorm Ornstein wrote:
Dingell has had a hand—a hugely constructive hand—in nearly every major advance in social policy over the past five-plus decades, including civil and voting rights, health, and the environment.
He succeeded his father John Sr. in Congress, and his wife Debbie (who's just 65) succeeded him. So Dingells have been in that seat for 85 years and counting.
After his retirement, he became a major presence on Twitter. If you're fed up with political posts on the Bored, read
https://twitter.com/JohnDingell instead. Then remember that he was 92 years old.