Most Active Speakers in Congress

Members of Congress with the most floor speeches across all Congresses on record.

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SELECT speaker_name, bioguide_id, official_name, party, state, total_speeches, active_days, first_appearance, last_appearance, chambers FROM speaker_activity ORDER BY total_speeches DESC LIMIT 100

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speaker_namebioguide_idofficial_namepartystatetotal_speechesactive_daysfirst_appearancelast_appearancechambers
Harry Reid R000146 Harry Reid Democrat NV 19332 2722 1994-01-26 2016-12-09 SENATE,HOUSE
Mitch McConnell         15941 3281 1994-01-25 2026-03-19 SENATE,HOUSE
Richard J. Durbin         13306 3514 1995-01-04 2026-04-30 HOUSE,SENATE
Charles E. Schumer         10761 2484 1994-01-26 2026-04-30 HOUSE,SENATE
Sheila Jackson Lee J000032 Sheila Jackson Lee Democrat TX 8123 2837 1995-01-04 2024-07-15 HOUSE,SENATE
John Thune         7131 2048 1997-02-04 2026-04-30 HOUSE,SENATE
Patrick J. Leahy L000174 Patrick J. Leahy Democrat VT 6941 2678 1994-01-26 2022-12-22 SENATE,HOUSE
Chuck Grassley         6403 2661 1994-01-26 2026-04-30 SENATE,HOUSE
William H. Frist F000439 William Frist Republican TN 5627 960 1995-01-11 2006-12-08 SENATE,HOUSE
John Cornyn         5243 2064 2003-02-05 2026-04-30 SENATE
Trent Lott L000447 Trent Lott Republican MS 5044 1284 1994-01-26 2007-12-18 SENATE,HOUSE
John McCain M000303 John McCain Republican AZ 4733 1832 1994-01-26 2017-11-30 SENATE,HOUSE
Orrin G. Hatch H000338 Orrin G. Hatch Republican UT 4426 1919 1994-01-26 2018-12-19 SENATE,HOUSE
Dianne Feinstein F000062 Dianne Feinstein Democrat CA 4150 1985 1994-01-25 2023-09-13 SENATE,HOUSE
Edward M. Kennedy K000105 Edward Kennedy Democrat MA 3973 1492 1994-01-25 2009-08-06 SENATE,HOUSE
Carl Levin L000261 Carl Levin Democrat MI 3965 1788 1994-01-25 2014-12-16 SENATE,HOUSE
Byron L. Dorgan D000432 Byron Dorgan Democrat ND 3880 1597 1994-01-27 2010-12-22 HOUSE,SENATE
Barbara Boxer B000711 Barbara Boxer Democrat CA 3877 1803 1994-01-25 2016-12-09 SENATE,HOUSE
Benjamin L. Cardin C000141 Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat MD 3753 1931 1994-02-01 2024-12-20 HOUSE,SENATE
Ron Wyden         3603 1762 1994-03-16 2026-04-30 HOUSE,SENATE
Steny H. Hoyer         3540 2099 1994-01-25 2026-04-29 HOUSE,SENATE
Dennis J. Kucinich K000336 Dennis J. Kucinich Democrat OH 3495 1250 1997-02-05 2013-01-02 HOUSE,SENATE
Jack Reed         3428 1780 1994-01-25 2026-04-22 HOUSE,SENATE
Sherrod Brown B000944 Sherrod Brown Democrat OH 3396 1581 1994-02-02 2024-12-19 HOUSE,SENATE
Frank Pallone, Jr.         3392 1783 1995-01-17 2026-05-04 HOUSE
Robert Menendez         3391 1650 1994-01-26 2026-04-23 HOUSE,SENATE
Tom Harkin H000206 Tom Harkin Democrat IA 3371 1481 1994-01-25 2014-12-16 SENATE,HOUSE
Patty Murray         3363 1787 1994-01-27 2026-04-27 HOUSE,SENATE
Carolyn B. Maloney M000087 Carolyn B. Maloney Democrat NY 3309 1817 1994-01-25 2022-12-22 HOUSE,SENATE
Susan M. Collins         3268 1592 1997-01-22 2026-04-29 SENATE,HOUSE
Thomas A. Daschle D000064 Thomas Daschle Democrat SD 3239 1112 1994-01-25 2004-12-20 SENATE,HOUSE
James M. Inhofe I000024 James M. Inhofe Republican OK 3205 1491 1994-02-08 2022-12-15 HOUSE,SENATE
Ted Poe P000592 Ted Poe Republican TX 3156 1418 2005-02-01 2018-12-20 HOUSE,SENATE
Christopher J. Dodd D000388 Christopher Dodd Democrat CT 3122 1315 1994-01-25 2010-12-21 SENATE,HOUSE
John Barrasso         3096 1228 2007-07-17 2026-04-30 SENATE
Pete V. Domenici D000407 Pete Domenici Republican NM 3067 1239 1994-01-26 2008-11-20 SENATE,HOUSE
Jeff Bingaman B000468 Jeff Bingaman Democrat NM 3043 1443 1994-01-26 2012-12-28 SENATE,HOUSE
Jon Kyl K000352 Jon Kyl Republican AZ 2993 1470 1994-02-01 2018-12-19 HOUSE,SENATE
Jeff Sessions S001141 Jeff Sessions Republican AL 2958 1299 1997-01-30 2017-02-06 SENATE
Joe Wilson         2958 1957 2001-12-19 2026-05-07 HOUSE,SENATE
Russell D. Feingold F000061 Russell Feingold Democrat WI 2863 1360 1994-01-25 2010-12-22 SENATE,HOUSE
John Warner W000154 John Warner Republican VA 2847 1031 1994-01-26 2008-12-11 SENATE,HOUSE
Earl Blumenauer B000574 Earl Blumenauer Democrat OR 2841 1794 1996-05-30 2024-12-10 HOUSE,SENATE
Max Baucus B000243 Max Baucus Democrat MT 2817 1276 1994-01-25 2014-02-06 SENATE,HOUSE
Eleanor Holmes Norton         2814 1845 1994-01-25 2026-05-04 HOUSE,SENATE
Arlen Specter S000709 Arlen Specter Democrat PA 2725 1177 1994-01-26 2010-12-22 SENATE,HOUSE
Rosa L. DeLauro         2641 1620 1994-02-01 2026-04-30 HOUSE,SENATE
Ed Perlmutter P000593 Ed Perlmutter Democrat CO 2611 614 2007-01-11 2022-12-08 HOUSE
Marcy Kaptur         2586 1811 1994-02-01 2026-04-30 HOUSE,SENATE
Bernard Sanders         2585 1410 1994-02-01 2026-04-22 HOUSE,SENATE
Robert C. Byrd B001210 Robert Byrd Democrat WV 2549 1164 1994-01-26 2010-06-23 SENATE,HOUSE
John F. Kerry K000148 John F. Kerry Democrat MA 2526 1262 1994-01-25 2013-01-30 SENATE,HOUSE
Danny K. Davis         2506 1310 1997-02-04 2026-04-29 HOUSE,SENATE
Barbara Lee L000551 Barbara Lee Democrat CA 2482 1574 1998-04-21 2024-12-24 HOUSE,SENATE
Sheldon Whitehouse         2423 1098 2007-01-10 2026-04-30 SENATE
Olympia J. Snowe S000663 Olympia J. Snowe Republican ME 2327 1189 1994-02-03 2012-12-28 HOUSE,SENATE
Sam Graves         2321 761 2001-02-06 2026-04-21 HOUSE,SENATE
Mike Lee         2294 675 2011-02-03 2026-04-22 SENATE
Lynn C. Woolsey W000738 Lynn C. Woolsey Democrat CA 2270 1331 1994-02-02 2012-12-12 HOUSE,SENATE,
Nancy Pelosi         2241 1567 1994-01-25 2026-04-16 HOUSE,SENATE,
James P. McGovern         2234 1478 1997-01-07 2026-04-30 HOUSE,SENATE
Larry E. Craig C000858 Larry Craig Republican ID 2231 1078 1994-01-26 2008-11-20 SENATE,HOUSE
Bennie G. Thompson         2219 875 1994-02-10 2026-04-30 HOUSE
Bill Nelson N000032 Bill Nelson Democrat FL 2204 1151 2001-01-30 2018-12-20 SENATE,HOUSE
Eddie Bernice Johnson J000126 Eddie Bernice Johnson Democrat TX 2203 1421 1994-02-02 2022-12-21 HOUSE
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R000435 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican FL 2189 1349 1994-02-28 2018-12-21 HOUSE,SENATE
Ted Stevens S000888 Ted Stevens Republican AK 2184 823 1994-02-02 2008-11-20 SENATE,HOUSE
Scott McInnis M000477 Scott McInnis Republican CO 2178 540 1994-02-02 2004-11-20 HOUSE
Glenn Thompson         2154 1541 2009-02-03 2026-05-04 HOUSE
Kay Bailey Hutchison H001016 Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican TX 2152 1140 1994-01-27 2012-12-31 HOUSE,SENATE
Don Nickles N000102 Don Nickles Republican OK 2151 901 1994-01-27 2004-12-07 HOUSE,SENATE
Lisa Murkowski         2146 938 2003-01-09 2026-04-30 SENATE
Michael B. Enzi E000285 Michael B. Enzi Republican WY 2140 1124 1997-01-21 2020-12-10 SENATE
Chris Van Hollen         2127 1298 2003-02-13 2026-04-30 HOUSE,SENATE
Virginia Foxx         2111 1310 2005-01-25 2026-04-30 HOUSE
Christopher S. Bond B000611 Christopher Bond Republican MO 2096 1057 1994-02-01 2010-12-21 SENATE,HOUSE
George Miller M000725 George Miller Democrat CA 2090 1179 1994-01-26 2014-12-11 HOUSE,SENATE
Christopher H. Smith         2076 1301 1994-02-02 2026-04-20 HOUSE,SENATE
Mary L. Landrieu L000550 Mary L. Landrieu Democrat LA 2075 981 1997-01-22 2014-12-13 SENATE,HOUSE
Edolphus Towns T000326 Edolphus Towns Democrat NY 2063 855 1994-02-23 2012-12-30 HOUSE,SENATE
Michael C. Burgess B001248 Michael C. Burgess Republican TX 2028 1134 2003-02-12 2024-12-17 HOUSE,SENATE
Marsha Blackburn         1998 1155 2003-02-11 2026-04-29 HOUSE,SENATE
Charles B. Rangel R000053 Charles B. Rangel Democrat NY 1990 1089 1994-02-10 2016-11-30 HOUSE,SENATE
John Conyers, Jr. C000714 John Conyers, Jr. Democrat MI 1980 1224 1995-01-05 2017-12-05 HOUSE
Joseph I. Lieberman L000304 Joseph I. Lieberman Independent CT 1978 1072 1994-01-25 2012-12-31 SENATE,HOUSE
Debbie Stabenow S000770 Debbie Stabenow Democrat MI 1970 1214 1997-02-05 2024-12-19 HOUSE,SENATE
Frank R. Lautenberg L000123 Frank R. Lautenberg Democrat NJ 1967 1022 1994-01-25 2013-05-15 SENATE,HOUSE
Rob Portman P000449 Rob Portman Republican OH 1961 1049 1994-02-02 2022-12-21 HOUSE,SENATE
Lamar Alexander A000360 Lamar Alexander Republican TN 1957 1001 2003-02-12 2020-12-19 SENATE
Tom Coburn C000560 Tom Coburn Republican OK 1955 772 1995-01-30 2014-12-16 HOUSE,SENATE
Gene Green G000410 Gene Green Democrat TX 1952 1314 1994-01-26 2018-12-20 HOUSE,SENATE
Eliot L. Engel E000179 Eliot L. Engel Democrat NY 1925 1112 1994-02-01 2020-12-17 HOUSE,SENATE
Alcee L. Hastings H000324 Alcee L. Hastings Democrat FL 1924 1267 1994-10-04 2021-04-01 HOUSE,SENATE
Edward J. Markey         1919 1218 1994-01-25 2026-04-29 HOUSE,SENATE
Gerald E. Connolly C001078 Gerald E. Connolly Democrat VA 1904 725 2009-01-09 2025-05-19 HOUSE,SENATE
Kent Conrad C000705 Kent Conrad Democrat ND 1853 962 1994-01-26 2013-01-02 SENATE,HOUSE
Benjamin A. Gilman G000212 Benjamin Gilman Republican NY 1847 741 1994-01-25 2002-11-14 HOUSE,SENATE
John D. Rockefeller IV R000361 John D. Rockefeller, IV Democrat WV 1843 980 1994-01-31 2014-12-11 HOUSE,SENATE
James M. Jeffords J000072 James Jeffords Independent VT 1841 816 1994-01-31 2006-12-08 HOUSE,SENATE
Jeff Merkley         1840 772 2009-02-04 2026-04-30 SENATE