In the 117th Congress, 42.7 percent of members of the House of Representatives had already served one to three terms in the House. In the same Congress, a greater share of members had served ten or more years than those who served seven to nine terms.
Distribution of members in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 2021, by term length
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Brookings Institution. (November 21, 2022). Distribution of members in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 2021, by term length [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1361949/house-representatives-term-length-us/
Brookings Institution. "Distribution of members in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 2021, by term length." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1361949/house-representatives-term-length-us/
Brookings Institution. (2022). Distribution of members in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 2021, by term length. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1361949/house-representatives-term-length-us/
Brookings Institution. "Distribution of Members in The United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 2021, by Term Length." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1361949/house-representatives-term-length-us/
Brookings Institution, Distribution of members in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 2021, by term length Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1361949/house-representatives-term-length-us/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Distribution of members in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 2021, by term length [Graph], Brookings Institution, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1361949/house-representatives-term-length-us/