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Durbin, Richard J. (Richard Joseph), 1944-

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Personal name headingDurbin, Richard J. (Richard Joseph), 1944-
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Variant(s)Durbin, Dick, 1944-
Birth date1944-11-21
Place of birthEast Saint Louis (Ill.)
AffiliationGeorgetown University. School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University. Law Center
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Profession or occupationCollege teachers
Lawyers
Legislators
Found in"Beneath the Veil"'s Mauvis Leno and Eleanor Famel, 2001: credits (Dick Durbin)
Congressional staff directory, c2001: (Richard J. Durbin; full name, Richard Joseph Durbin; b. Nov. 21, 1944)
Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, June 13, 2013: (Durbin, Richard Joseph, Senate years of service: 1997- ; a Senator and a Representative from Illinois; born in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., November 21, 1944; graduated from Assumption High School, East St. Louis 1962; B.S., Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Washington, DC 1966; intern in the office of Illinois Senator Paul Douglas during his senior year in college; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center 1969; admitted to the Illinois bar 1969, and commenced practice in Springfield; legal counsel to Illinois Lieutenant Governor Paul Simon 1969-1972; legal counsel, Illinois State senate judiciary committee 1972-1982; Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Illinois 1978; associate professor, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield 1978-1983; delegate, Democratic National Conventions 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996; chairman of Illinois state delegation in 1996; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 2, 1997); elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1996; reelected in 2002, and again in 2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015; Democratic party whip (2005-))
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