Senate / Democratic
Richard J. Durbin
Illinois · United States Senate
ChamberU.S. SenatePartyDemocraticBioguide IDD000563
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Official Biography
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Democrat, of Springfield, IL; born in East St. Louis, IL, November 21, 1944; education: B.S., foreign service and economics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1966; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1969; professional history: attorney (Illinois Bar 1969); legal counsel, Lieutenant Governor Paul Simon, 1969-72; legal counsel, Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee, 1972-82; parliamentarian, Illinois State Senate, 1969-82; adjunct professor, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine; election history: elected to the 98th Congress on November 2, 1982; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 1996; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.
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Committees
- Subcommittee on Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade · Member
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety · Member
- Subcommittee on Department of Defense · Member
- Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies · Member
- Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development · Member
- Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government · Member
- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs · Member
- Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies · Member
- Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism · Ranking Member