Richard Joseph Durbin Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Richard Joseph "Dick" Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is the senior United States Senator from Illinois, in office since 1997. He has been the Senate Majority Whip, the second highest position in the Democratic Party leadership in the Senate, since 2007.He was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, he graduated from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and Georgetown University Law Center. Working in state legal counsel throughout the 1970s, he made an unsuccessful run for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 1978. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982, representing the Springfield-based 20th congressional district. In 1996 he won election to the U.S. Senate by an unexpected 15-point margin. He has served as Senate Democratic Whip since 2005, and assumed his current title when the Democratic Party obtained a majority in 2007.
"If I read this to you and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans have done to prisoners in their control, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags, or some mad regime - Pol Pot or others - that had no concern for human beings. Sadly, this is not the case. This was the actions of Americans in the treatment of their prisoners." Speech in the United States Senate, June 14, 2005.
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Member, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Assistant U.S. Senate Majority Leader.
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U.S. Senate majority whip (2009-present).
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U.S. Senator (D-Illinois) (1997-present).
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U.S. Representative (D-Illinois) (1983-1997).
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Dog by Dog
2015
Documentary very special thanks
Self
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The Gettysburg Address
2017
Documentary post-production
Himself (as Sen. Dick Durbin)
WGN Morning News
2016-2017
TV Series
Himself
Fox News Sunday
2011-2017
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Senate Minority Leader / Himself - Guest
Inside Obama's White House
2016
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself / Himself - Senate Majority Whip (Democrat)
PBS NewsHour
2016
TV Series
Himself
Japanese Prime Minister Address to Joint Meeting of Congress
2015
TV Movie
Himself
NewsNation with Tamron Hall
2014
TV Series
Guest - Himself
Face the Nation
2006-2014
TV Series
Himself / Himself - US Senate Assistant Majority Leader
This Week
2013
TV Series
Himself
Senate Session
2013
TV Special
Himself (as Sen. Dick Durbin)
Hardball with Chris Matthews
2005-2012
TV Series
Himself
Erin Burnett OutFront
2012
TV Series
Himself
CBS This Morning
2012
TV Series
Himself - US Senate Assistant Majority Leader
Meet the Press
2005-2012
TV Series
Himself - Senator, Illinois / Himself
The Daily Show
2011
TV Series
Himself
Today
2011
TV Series
Himself
Charlie Rose
2011
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Tony & Janina's American Wedding
2010
Documentary
Himself (as Sen. Dick Durbin)
Paint Your Plate!
2010
Documentary
Himself (as Sen. Dick Durbin)
Pricele$$
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself (as Sen. Dick Durbin)
Real Time with Bill Maher
2008
TV Series
Himself
Just In with Laura Ingraham
2008
TV Series
Himself - Senate Majority Whip
Tavis Smiley
2007
TV Series
Himself
Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann
2005
TV Series
Himself
Larry King Live
2005
TV Series
Himself
Anderson Cooper 360°
2005
TV Series
Himself
Now
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
2005
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
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Crossfire
2013
TV Series
Himself
The World According to Dick Cheney
2013
Documentary
Himself - Congressman
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
2009
Documentary
Himself
Frontline
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself - Senator, Illinois
Hype: The Obama Effect
2008
Video documentary
Himself (as Sen. Dick Durbin)
The O'Reilly Factor
2008
TV Series
Himself - Illinois Senator
Hardball with Chris Matthews
2006
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Tony & Janina's American Wedding (2010) as Himself
Face the Nation (2006-2014) as Himself / Himself - US Senate Assistant Majority Leader
Pricele$$ (2010) as Himself
Meet the Press (2005-2012) as Himself - Senator, Illinois / Himself
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