LC control no. | n 2005053174 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Santorum, Rick, 1958- |
Variant(s) | Santorum, Richard John, 1958- |
Located | Carlisle, Pa. Washington, D.C. |
Birth date | 19580510 |
Place of birth | Winchester, Va. |
Field of activity | government politics law |
Affiliation | Pennsylvania State University University of Pittsburgh Dickinson School of Law United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
Profession or occupation | Legislators Lawyers |
Found in | Santorum, Rick. It takes a family, c2005: t.p. (Rick Santorum) abt. the author (U.S. senator since Jan. 1995; elected to 2nd term as Republican Conf. chairman) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress, Aug. 12, 2005 (Santorum, Richard John (Rick); b. May 10, 1958, Winchester, Va.; M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1981; J.D., Dickinson School of Law (Pa.) 1986; U.S. House, Jan. 3, 1991-Jan. 3, 1995; U.S. Senate, Jan. 3, 1995- ) Biographical directory of the U.S. Congress website, Aug. 8, 2013 (Santorum, Richard John (Rick), a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Winchester, Frederick County, Va., May 10, 1958; B.A., Pennsylvania State University 1980; M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh 1981; J.D., Dickinson School of Law (Pa.) 1986; administrative assistant to Pennsylvania State Senator J. Doyle Corman 1981-1986; director, Pennsylvania State senate local government committee 1981-1984; director, Pennsylvania State Senate Transportation Committee 1984-1986; admitted to the bar in 1986 and commenced practice in Pittsburgh; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Second and One Hundred Third Congresses (January 3, 1991-January 3, 1995); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1994, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1994; reelected in 2000, and served from January 3, 1995, to January 3, 2007; Republican Conference chairman (2001-2007); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2006; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 2012) |
Associated language | eng |