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Roland Wallace Burris (born August 3, 1937) is an American retired Democratic politician and attorney who served as Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 to 1995. In January 2009, he was appointed a United States Senator, succeeding Barack Obama, who resigned to become president of the United States.
Learn about Roland Burris, the first African American elected to state office in Illinois and the U.S. Senator who filled Barack Obama's seat. Explore his achievements, challenges and controversies in this comprehensive biography.
May 1, 2024 · Roland Burris is an American Democratic politician who was the first African American elected to statewide office in Illinois. His appointment as U.S. senator (2009–10) to fill the seat vacated by Pres. Barack Obama made him the fourth African American to serve in the Senate since Reconstruction.
Roland W. Burris. 2020 Hall of Fame Inductee Roland W. Burris is a pioneer, accomplishing many firsts and other noteworthy achievements during his distinguished career. Born in 1937 in Centralia, Illinois, Burris earned a political science degree from Southern Illinois University, and later his law degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Oct 23, 2010 · Roland Burris, the only African-American senator of the 111th U.S. Congress, reflects on his appointment by Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his role in passing major legislation. He also discusses his challenges, controversies and debts as he prepares to leave office.
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Jan 18, 2009 · On January 15, 2009 Roland Wallace Burris was sworn in as the U.S. Senator from Illinois. Burris’s appointment made him the third African American U.S. Senator from the state and the sixth black U.S. Senator in the history of the United States.
Dec 31, 2008 · CHICAGO — In Illinois, where politics ranks among the dramatic arts (sometimes the theater of the absurd), Roland W. Burris has long been seen as steady, deliberate, even boring.
