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Who Really Represents Illinois?
Meet Your Member: Sen. Dick Durbin(IL) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
DURBIN, Richard Joseph, a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., November 21, 1944; graduated from Assumption High School, East St. Louis 1962; B.S., Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Washington, DC 1966; intern in the office of Illinois Senator Paul Douglas during his senior year in college; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center 1969; admitted to the Illinois bar 1969, and commenced practice in Springfield; legal counsel to Illinois Lieutenant Governor Paul Simon 1969-1972; legal counsel, Illinois State senate judiciary committee 1972-1982; Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Illinois 1978; associate professor, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield 1978-1983; delegate, Democratic National Conventions 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996; chairman of Illinois state delegation in 1996; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 2, 1997); elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1996 and reelected in 2002 for the term ending January 2, 2009. Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Sen. Dick Durbin | |
| District | N/A |
| Party | D |
| Term | 2nd |
| Next Election | 2008 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 60.33 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking | 14 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking | 15 out of 90 |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 46 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 19 out of 100 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 30 out of 100 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 346,300 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 124,360 |
| Total Privately Funded Travel† | $ 90,001 to $ 100,000 |
| Yrs of Service | 5.5 |
| Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)** | $ 90,001 to $ 100,000 |
| Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 1,539,141 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 24.30 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 536,391 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 1,473,550 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 522,542 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 18.90 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 2,079,333 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 18.80 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 466,865 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 202,788 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 733,843 |