1938-1942

John Dingell, Jr. serves as a House Page at age 12. In January 1959, after he had been elected to Congress, the Detroit News reported: "Rep. Dingell (Jr) believes every Member of Congress should start his Capitol Hill career as a page boy. 'It's the best training in the world…A page knows what's going on in government at an age when most boys can talk only about sports and dates and cars.'" (Detroit News, 1.21.59)

Dingell is one of 24 Congressional pages to have ever been elected to Congress. 12 are currently in Congress. (CRS)