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Dick Durbin

Richard Joseph Durbin is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois. Currently in his fifth term as a senator, Durbin has held his seat since 1997. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Dick Durbin has 3,918 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1983 House Proceeding as a Democratic Representative for Illinois's 20th district. The year with the most videos was 2009 with 206 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2017 with an average of 11,652 views per program. Most appearances with Chuck Schumer (231), Patty Murray (150), Harry Reid (134). Most common tags: Federal Budget, Immigration, Washington Politics.

Appearances by Title:November 5, 1996 - Present U.S. Senator, D-IL View Map


Majority Whip (Jan 03, 2021 - Present) Minority Whip (Jan 03, 2015 - Jan 03, 2021) Majority Whip (Jan 03, 2007 - Jan 03, 2015) Videos: 3,483

Previously

U.S. Representative, D-IL 20th January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1997 Videos: 431

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Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

Committees

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Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 20
    • Total Time Speaking: 5 hours
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Bills

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