Dick Durbin

Biography

Political Experience

Majority Whip, United States Senate, 2006-present
Assistant Floor Leader United States Senate, 2001-present
Senator, United States Senate, 1997-present
Assistant Minority Leader, United States Senate, 2004
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1983-1996
Democratic Nominee for Lieutenant Governor, State of Illinois, 1978
Democratic Nominee for Illinois State Senate, 1976

Committees: Appropriations; Joint Committee on the Library; Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs; Subcommittee on Defense; Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government; Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law; Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security; Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security; Subcommittee on The Constitution; Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Professional Experience

Attorney, 1973-1982
Legal counsel, Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee, 1972-1982
Legal counsel, Illinois Lieutenant Governor, 1969-1973

Education

JD, Georgetown University, 1969
BS, Foreign Services and Economics, Georgetown University, 1966

Source: Project Vote Smart

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