'''Richard Craig Shelby''' (born May 6, 1934) is the senior [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[Alabama]]. Originally elected to the Senate as a [[Democrat]], Shelby switched to the [[Republican Party]] in 1994 when it gained the majority in [[Congress]].
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'''Richard Craig Shelby''' (born May 6, 1934) is the senior [[United States [[Senator]] from [[Alabama]]. Originally elected to the Senate as a [[Democrat]], Shelby switched to the [[Republican Party]] in 1994 when it gained the majority in [[Congress]].
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He is not a candidate for reelection in the 2022 mid-term elections.
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He is not a candidate for reelection to a seventh term in the 2022 mid-term elections.