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Richard Durbin

Senator from Illinois
Senate Minority Whip

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of Birth: November 21, 1944
  • Party: Democrat
  • Birth State: Illinois
  • School: Georgetown University (B.S., J.D.)
  • Term:1997 - present
  • Next election: 2026

Committee Membership:

  • Committee on the Judiciary (Ranking member)
  • Committee on Appropriations
  • Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

Career Track:

  • Private law practice (1969-1982)
  • Co-owned, Crow’ s Mill Pub (1976-1981)
  • Adjunct professor, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  • Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1983-1997)
  • U.S. Senator from Illinois (1997-Present)