The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. February 8, 2019 John Dingell, Longest-Serving Member of Congress, Dies at 92 ------------------------------------------------------------ Former Democratic Congressmember John Dingell of Michigan has died at the age of 92. A longtime champion of universal healthcare, Dingell served in the House for a record 59 years, from 1955 until 2015. .