Dick (Dick) Durbin (D)

US Senator Dick Durbin

Dick (Dick) Durbin (D)
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Capitol: 202.224.2152
FAX: 202.228.0400
District: 309.786.5173
Senator
Room 711 HSOB- Hart Senate Office Building 120 Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20510-1304
1504 Third Avenue
Rock Island, IL 61201
Residence:Springfield, IL

Committee Assignments

ChairmanSenate Committee on the Judiciary
ChairmanCongressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
ChairmanSenate Bike Caucus
Co-ChairCongressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Caucus (COPD)
ChairmanSenate Baltic Freedom Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Soybean Caucus
Co-ChairGlobal AIDS Emergency Task Force
Co-ChairCongressional Bicameral High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus
Co-ChairSenate National Laboratory Caucus
ChairmanMidwest High Speed Rail Congressional Caucus
Co-ChairSenate NIH Caucus
ChairmanSenate Ukraine Caucus
FC MemberCommon Sense Coalition
Co-ChairCongressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on the Mississippi River
Co-ChairSenate National Security Working Group
FC MemberSenate Reserve Components Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Prevention Policy Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
MemberSenate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Department of Defense
MemberSenate Committee on Appropriations
FC MemberSenate Auto Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Competitiveness Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
FC MemberCongressional Biomedical Research Caucus
Co-ChairSenate Hunger Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Boating Caucus
FC MemberSenate Caucus on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases
FC MemberSenate Friends of Scotland Caucus
FC MemberNextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
FC MemberSenate Taiwan Caucus
FC MemberSenate Army Caucus
FC MemberSenate Caucus on WMD Terrorism (Weapons of Mass Destruction)
FC MemberSenate Community College Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Glaucoma Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Nanotechnology Caucus
FC MemberSenate Global Internet Freedom Caucus
FC MemberSenate Caucus to End Human Trafficking
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade
FC MemberSenate Competitiveness Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security
FC MemberElectrification Caucus
FC MemberSenate Abraham Accords Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Farmer Cooperative Caucus
FC MemberSenate Manufacturing Caucus
FC MemberSenate Cancer Coalition
FC MemberSenate Democratic Hispanic Task Force (HTF)
FC MemberSenate Rural Health Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy
FC MemberSenate Military Family Caucus
FC MemberSenate Afterschool Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Olympic and Paralympic Caucus
FC MemberSenate ALS Caucus
FC MemberEnvironmental Justice Caucus
FC MemberSenate Diabetes Caucus
FC MemberSenate Law Enforcement Caucus
FC MemberAir Force Caucus (Senate)
FC MemberCongressional HIV/AIDS Caucus
FC MemberNortheast-Midwest Senate Coalition
FC MemberCongressional Sportsmen's Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Coalition on Adoption
MemberSenate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Bosnia
FC MemberGreat Lakes Task Force (Senate)
FC MemberSenate Impact Aid Coalition
FC MemberSenate Cultural Caucus
FC MemberSenate National Guard Caucus
FC MemberSenate India Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Internet Caucus
FC MemberCongressional TRIO Caucus
FC MemberRenewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
FC MemberGreat Lakes Task Force (Joint)
FC MemberCongressional French Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Caucus
Co-ChairFriends of Australia Caucus
FC MemberCoalition for Autism Research and Education (CARE)
FC MemberBipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
FC MemberCongressional Wine Caucus
FC MemberInternational Conservation Caucus (ICC)
FC MemberCongressional Fire Services Caucus

Bio

Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Springfield, is the 47th U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois, the state's senior senator, and the convener of Illinois' bipartisan congressional delegation. Durbin also serves as the Senate Majority Whip, the second highest ranking position among the Senate Democrats. Senator Durbin has been elected to this leadership post by his Democratic colleagues every two years since 2005. Durbin serves as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and sits on the Appropriations and Agriculture Committees. Elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 1996, and re-elected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020, Durbin fills the seat left vacant by the retirement of his long-time friend and mentor, U.S. Senator Paul Simon. Senator Durbin makes approximately 50 round trips a year between Washington and Illinois. He is married to Loretta Schaefer Durbin. Their family consists of three children--Christine (deceased), Paul, and Jennifer--as well as six grandchildren. They reside in Springfield.

Election / Personal Info

First Elected: 1996    Next Election: 2026
Spouse: Loretta Schaefer   DOB: 11/21/1944