Stabenow would leave as 2nd longest-tenured U.S. Senator, behind Levin

U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Sen. Debbie Stabenow at a press conference in August highlighting reforms to lower prescription drug costs. Slotkin is considered the frontrunner to replace Stabenow, who is not seeking re-election.

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January 23, 2023

by MIRS News.com

Assuming everything goes as planned and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) retires after 24 years in the U.S. Senate at the end of 2024, she will go down in history as Michigan's second-longest tenured U.S. Senator, following former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin. At the moment, Stabenow is behind former U.S. Sen. Arthur VandenBerg who served 23 years in the U.S. Senate between 1928 and 1951. VandenBerg, like Stabenow, was elected four times, but he died before he could complete his fourth term. Levin served six terms and an unprecedented 36 years. Stabenow has said she plans to "run through the

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