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Senator Richard 'Dick' J. Durbin

Full Name: Richard 'Dick' J. Durbin
Office: U.S. Senate (IL) - Sr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/05/1996
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Loretta; 3 Children: Christine (deceased), Paul, Jennifer
Birth Date: 11/21/1944
Birth Place: East Saint Louis, IL
Home City: Springfield, IL
Religion: Roman Catholic

Recent Public Statements

The DREAM Act

June 17, 2013 - Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, last Saturday was the first anniversary of a very historic day. On June 15, 2012, President Barack Obama announced he would ...

Durbin Raises Concerns Over Collection of Americans' Personal Information by Government Agencies

June 12, 2013 - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) raised concerns today at a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee with National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander over ...

St. Louis Beacon - Blunt Concerned about NSA's Data Collection, Especially 'Future Uses'

June 12, 2013 - By Robert Koenig In the 1970s when cases of secret government surveillance came to light, a Congress that had been lax in intelligence oversight leaped ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 American Federation of Government Employees Positions 100%
2012 American Conservative Union Lifetime Score 6%
2012 American Conservative Union Ratings of Congress 0%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $10,581,956.35
Total Spent $10,926,564.00
Cash On Hand $2,590,707.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Washington, D.C. Website
http://durbin.senate.gov/

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/SenatorDurbin

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/SenatorDurbin

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/SenatorDurbin

Capitol
525 South Eighth Street
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: 217-492-4062
Fax: 217-492-4382

Washington, D.C.
711 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2152
Fax: 202-228-0400

District
230 South Dearborn Street
Suite 3892
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312-353-4952
Fax: 312-353-0150

District
250 West Cherry Street
Suite 115-D
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: 618-351-1122
Fax: 618-351-1124

District
1504 Third Avenue
Suite 227
Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: 309-786-5173
Fax: 309-786-5404

Key Staff
Michael Kolenc
Scheduler
309 Hart Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2152

Key Staff
Pat Souders
Chief of Staff
309 Hart Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2152

Key Staff
Joe Shoemaker
Communications Director
309 Hart Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2152

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