Roland Burris

Biography

Political Experience

Senator, United States Senate, 2008-present
Appointed, Senator, United State Senate, December 30, 2008
Candidate, Governor of Illinois, 1998, 2002
Attorney General, State of Illinois, 1991-1995
Comptroller, State of Illinois, 1979-1991

Committees: Armed Services; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Subcommittee on Airland; Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery; Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security; Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia; Subcommittee on Personnel; Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support; Veterans' Affairs

Professional Experience

National Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer, Operation Push, 1977-1978
Administrative Officer, Central Management Services for the State of Illinois, Governor's Cabinet, 1973-1977
Vice President, Trust Tax Department/Commercial Lending Department, Continental Illinois National Bank, 1964-1973
National Bank Examiner, Comptroller of the Currency, United States Treasury Department, 1963-1964
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Burris and Lebed Consulting, Limited Liability Company

Education

JD, Howard University School of Law
BA, Political Science, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Attended, International Law, University of Hamburg

Source: Project Vote Smart

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