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Senator Dick Durbin (D)

Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/05/1996
Next Election: 2014
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Loretta; 3 Children: Christine (deceased), Paul, Jennifer
Birth date: 11/21/1944
Birthplace: East Saint Louis, IL
Home City: Springfield IL
Religion: Roman Catholic

Profession

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

Committees

Appropriations
Foreign Relations
Joint Committee on the Library
Judiciary
Rules and Administration
Subcommittee on African Affairs
Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
Subcommittee on Defense
Subcommittee on Energy And Water Development
Subcommittee on European Affairs
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection
Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, and Global Women's Issues
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, Civil Rights and Human Rights
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Recent Votes

HR 2072 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2343 Prohibits Increase in Interest Rates for Student Loans
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Yea

S 1925 Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1789 United States Postal Service Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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