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The term served by a member of the House of Representatives is two years. A person can serve in the House of Representatives as long as that person is re-elected. Some members of the House of Representatives have served most of their political career in the House of Representatives.
The length of a term of a member of the U. S. House of Representatives is two years. Representatives stay in office as long as they want, as long as they keep getting reelected, or as long as they live, whichever is shortest.
Congressmen in the US House of Representatives are elected for a two (2) year term. That means every two years the public has a chance to change them ALL out.
Representatives serve in the US House of Representatives for terms of two years; there is not limit to the number of terms a representative can serve.
He served his first term in congress beginning in 1998, and has been re-elected every time since then. In 2012, that means he as served in the House of Representatives for about 14 years.