Dick Durbin
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| United States Senator from Illinois |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1997 Serving with Mark Kirk |
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| Preceded by | Paul Simon |
| Senate Majority Whip | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2007 |
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| Leader | Harry Reid |
| Preceded by | Mitch McConnell |
| Senate Minority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Leader | Harry Reid |
| Preceded by | Harry Reid |
| Succeeded by | Trent Lott |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 20th district |
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| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Findley |
| Succeeded by | John Shimkus |
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| Born | Richard Joseph Durbin November 21, 1944 East St. Louis, Illinois, United States |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Loretta Schaefer |
| Children | Christine (Deceased) Jennifer Paul |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | www.durbin.senate.gov |
Richard Joseph "Dick" Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is the senior United States Senator from Illinois and 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]. He graduated from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and Georgetown University Law Center. Durbin is married to Loretta Schaefer. They had three children. In 2008, her daughter died from heart problems[2].
Working in state legal counsel throughout the 1970s, he made an unsuccessful run for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 1978. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982, representing the Springfield-based 20th congressional district. In 1996 he won election to the U.S. Senate by an unexpected 15-point margin. He has served as Senate Democratic Whip since 2005, and assumed his current title when the Democratic Party obtained a majority in 2007.
References [change]
- ↑ "Senator Dick Durbin - Biography - Project Vote Smart". Votesmart.org. 1944-11-21. http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26847. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ↑ "Daughter of Illinois Sen. Durbin dies at 40 -- chicagotribune.com". www.chicagotribune.com. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-obit-christinedur,0,991349.story. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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