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|office=Senate Minority Whip
|terms=January 3, 2015 – present
|preceded=[[John Cornyn]]
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|state=Illinois
|state=Illinois
|terms=January 7, 1997 - Present
|terms=January 7, 1997 - present
|preceded=[[Paul Simon (politician)|Paul Simon]]
|preceded=[[Paul Simon (politician)|Paul Simon]]
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'''Richard J. (Dick) Durbin''' is a [[liberal]], [[pro-abort]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Illinois]], despite claiming to be [[pro-life]] early his political career. Senator Durbin was born on November 21, 1944 in [[East St. Louis]], [[Illinois]]. In 2014, Senator Durbin is the Senate Majority Whip.
'''Richard J. (Dick) Durbin''' is a [[liberal]], [[pro-abort]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Illinois]], despite claiming to be [[pro-life]] early his political career. Senator Durbin was born on November 21, 1944 in [[East St. Louis]], [[Illinois]]. From 2007 to 2014, Senator Durbin was the Senate Majority Whip.
==Education and Career==
==Education and career==
Durbin graduated from [[Georgetown University]] with a B.S. in 1966 and a J.D. in 1969. Durbin was an attorney. He was elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 1996 and re-elected in 2002. In 2004, Durbin was elected as Minority Whip. In December 2006 Senator Durbin was elected by his fellow Democratic senators to the post of Assistant Majority Leader, also known as Majority Whip.
Durbin graduated from [[Georgetown University]] with a B.S. in 1966 and a J.D. in 1969. Durbin was an attorney. He was elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 1996 and re-elected in 2002. In 2004, Durbin was elected as Minority Whip. In December 2006 Senator Durbin was elected by his fellow Democratic senators to the post of Assistant Majority Leader, also known as Majority Whip.