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Richard (Richard) Shelby (R)
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Capitol: 202.224.5744 FAX: 202.224.3416 District: 251.694.4164
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Senator
Room 304 RSOB- Russell Senate Office Building 2 Constitution Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20510-0103
Residence: Tuscaloosa, AL
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Elected: 1986 Next Election: 2022 | Spouse: Annette Nevin DOB: 5/6/1934 |
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Vice Chair | Senate Committee on Appropriations | Vice Chair | Senate Subcommittee on Department of Defense | Chairman | Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus | Chairman | Senate Caucus on Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children | Chairman | Senate Manufactured Housing Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Soybean Caucus | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies | Member | Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development | Member | Senate Committee on Rules and Administration | FC Member | Senate Cancer Coalition | Member | Joint Committee on the Library | FC Member | Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Member | Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works | Ex-Officio | Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government | FC Member | Senate Diabetes Caucus | FC Member | Senate Reserve Components Caucus | Ex-Officio | Senate Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies | Ex-Officio | Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs | Ex-Officio | Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies | Ex-Officio | Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies | FC Member | Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition | Ex-Officio | Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies | FC Member | Congressional French Caucus | FC Member | Senate Rural Health Caucus | FC Member | Tennessee Valley Authority Congressional Caucus | FC Member | Senate National Guard Caucus | FC Member | Air Force Caucus (Senate) | FC Member | Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus | Co-Chair | Congressional Manufactured Housing Caucus | FC Member | Congressional Fire Services Caucus |
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BioSenator Richard Shelby is the senior United States Senator from the State of Alabama. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 and is currently in his sixth term.
Senator Shelby is the former chairman and current vice chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. He formerly served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, of which he is the longest serving member in history. He remains a senior member on each of the committees. He also serves on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Senator Shelby believes that a smaller government is more effective and has long opposed government bailouts. He is a stalwart supporter of Second Amendment rights and has worked tirelessly to bring jobs and economic growth to Alabama. He has introduced a flat tax in every Congress since his election to the U.S. Senate, as well as a Balanced Budget amendment to the Constitution.
Prior to his election in the United States Senate, Senator Shelby served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and eight years in the Alabama legislature. He is a fifth generation Alabamian and a graduate of the University of Alabama's undergraduate and law programs.
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