Representative Pete Hoekstra came into office in the 103rd Congress in 1993. He's going out in the 111th Congress at the end of this year.
Hoekstra announced his retirement in December 2008 when he decided to run for Governor of Michigan.
He lost that bid to Rick Snyder and will soon be out of a political office after 17 years.
Today, the Grand Rapids Press ran an editorial praising Hoekstra's tenure, saying,