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Dick Durbin speaks in support of the DREAM Act. Recorded December 18, 2010. Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin is in his fifth Senate term and has served as the ...
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John Mondy Shimkus (/ ˈ ʃ ɪ m k ə s /, born February 21,...
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- Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin may refer to: Dick Durbin (Richard Joseph...
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Richard Durbin may refer to: Dick Durbin (Richard Joseph Durbin, born 1944), United States Senator from the state of Illinois Richard M. Durbin (born 1960), computational biologist and Fellow of the Royal Society
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Below is an abbreviated outline of Durbin's academic, professional, and political career: 1. 1997-Present: U.S. Senator from Illinois 1.1. 2005-Present: Senate Democratic Whip 2. 1983-1997: U.S. House of RepresentativesIllinois, 20th District 3. 1972-1982: Legal counsel to Illinois State Senate Judiciary Committee 4. 1969-1972: Legal counsel to Ill...
Selection as Senate majority whip
1. 1.1. See also: U.S. Senate leadership elections, 2023 Durbin was re-elected to be Senate majority whip in the 118th Congresswhen Senate Democrats held their leadership elections on December 8, 2022. He was re-elected without opposition.
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Ideology and leadership
1. 1.1. See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Durbin was a "moderate Democratic leader," as of July 22, 2014. This was the same rating Durbin received in June 2013.
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongresstracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.
Lifetime voting record
1. 1.1. See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives According to the website GovTrack,Dick Durbin missed 55 of 6,002 roll call votes from January 1997 to September 2015. This amounts to 0.9 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.
Elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 1996, and re-elected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020, Durbin fills the seat left vacant by the retirement of his long-time friend and mentor, U.S. Senator Paul Simon. Senator Durbin makes approximately 50 round trips a year between Washington and Illinois. He is married to Loretta Schaefer Durbin.
Dec 13, 2010 · 8. He and his wife, Loretta Schaefer Durbin, had three children. Their oldest daughter died in 2008 at age 40. 9. In 2009, Durbin encouraged Illinois Sen. Roland Burris to resign amid allegations ...
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Dick Durbin. Richard Joseph "Dick" Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is the senior United States Senator from Illinois. He is also the Senate Majority Whip, the second highest position in the Democratic Party leadership in the Senate. Durbin was born on November 21, 1944 in East St. Louis, Illinois. [1]
Jun 1, 2024 · Dick Durbin is an American politician who represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives (1983–97) and in the U.S. Senate (1997– ), where he served as the Democratic majority whip (2005–15) and minority whip (2015– ). Durbin attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he
