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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.
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About Dick Durbin. Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Springfield, is the 47th U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois, the state’s senior senator, and the convener of Illinois’ bipartisan congressional delegation. Durbin also serves as the Senate Majority Whip, the second highest ranking position among the Senate Democrats.
2 days ago · Dick Durbin (born November 21, 1944, East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.) 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– ).
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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.
The Official U.S. Senate website of Dick Durbin. In a Speech on the Senate Floor, Durbin Calls Out Airlines for their Deceptive Tactics on Frequent Flyer Rewards Programs
Meet Dick Durbin. Dick Durbin serves as the Democratic Whip—the second-ranking Democratic member in the U.S. Senate — and on the Senate Judiciary, Appropriations, Agriculture, and Rules Committees. Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, today Dick and his wife Loretta call Springfield home.
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.
