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Longest Serving US Representative John Dingell To Retire

ReutersFeb 24, 2014, 20:21 IST

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michigan Democrat John Dingell, the longest serving U.S. representative will retire from Congress after this year, Detroit media outlets reported on Monday.

"I'm not going to be carried out feet first," Dingell, 87, told the Detroit News. "I don't want people to say I stayed too long."

Dingell, who has held his seat since 1955 said he would not seek re-election in the fall, the newspaper reported.

(Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Susan Heavey)