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QUICK FACTS
NAME
Dick Durbin
OCCUPATION
Senator
BIRTH DATE
21 Nov 1944 (age 81)
EDUCATION
Georgetown University Law Center (1969), Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (1966).
PLACE OF BIRTH
East Saint Louis, Illinois
FULL NAME
Richard Joseph
ZODIAC SIGN
Scorpio

QUOTES

It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled veterans more than speeches, parades and monuments.
Dick Durbin: Biography
DICK DURBIN
Democrat - Illinois
Senator
Dick Durbin BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS:
Richard Joseph \"Dick\" Durbin (Born. Nov twenty one, 1944, in East St. Louis, IL) could be a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate for the state of Illinois. Durbin is the Senate Majority Whip. He was initial elective to the U.S. Senate in 1996.
Richard Joseph "Dick" Durbin (Born. Nov twenty one, 1944, in East St. Louis, IL) could be a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate for the state of Illinois. Durbin is the Senate Majority Whip. He was initial elective to the U.S. Senate in 1996.

Durbin antecedently was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from District twenty from 1983 to 1997. He tried a last the Illinois State Senate in 1976 and for elected official in 1978.

He ran for re-election to the U.S.Senate in 2014 against rival Jim Oberweis. He defeated rival Jim Oberweis (R) within the election on Nov four, 2014.

He was a member of the cluster of senators deemed the "Gang of Eight." This term is employed to reference eight of the foremost cogent Senators on immigration reform and includes four senators from every party.

Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Durbin is one in every of the foremost reliable Democratic votes, that means he may be thought of a secure vote for the Democratic Party in Congress.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Durbin's academic, professional and political career:
1997-Present: U.S. Senator from Illinois
2005-Present: Senate Democratic Whip
1983-1997: U.S. House of Representatives Illinois, 20th District
1972-1982: Legal counsel to Illinois State Senate Judiciary Committee
1969-1972: Legal counsel to Illinois Lieutenant Governor Paul Simon
1969: Graduated from Georgetown University Law Center with a J.D.
1966: Graduated from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University with a B.S.
EDUCATION : -
Georgetown University Law Center (1969), Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (1966).
PERSONAL : -
21 Nov 1944, East Saint Louis, Illinois, Married to Loretta Schaefer Durbin (m. 1967) and three children.
Dick Durbin SENATE CAREER:
U.S. Senate

2015-2016
Durbin serves on the following committees:
Appropriations Committee
Subcommittee on Defense, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on The Constitution, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Immigration and The National Interest
Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights and Agency Action
Rules and Administration Committee
Joint Committee on the Library

2013-2014
Durbin served on the following Senate committees:
Appropriations Committee
Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Members
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Subcommittee on Department of Defense
Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights Chairman
Rules and Administration Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
The Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues
The Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps
The Subcommittee on European Affairs
The Subcommittee on African Affairs

2011-2012
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Defense
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (Chairman)
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Foreign Relations Committee
Subcommittee on African Affairs
Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues
Subcommittee on European Affairs
Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law (Chairman)
Rules and Administration Committee
OFFICIAL CONTACT INFORMATION:
WEBSITES:
PERSONAL SITE : -
Not Available
GOVERNMENT SITE : -
www.durbin.senate.gov/
OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN SITE : -
http://www.dickdurbin.com/
OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE : -
https://www.facebook.com/dickdurbin
OFFICIAL TWITTER PAGE : -
https://twitter.com/DickDurbin