Richard J. Durbin, Democrat, is the top senator representing the state of Illinois. Durbin was first elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996, replacing former Illinois Senator Paul Simon, and has been reelected every six years since.
Senate seats
Since 2005, he also served as a Democratic whip, the party’s second leading position in the Senate after the Democratic leader, either in the majority or in the minority. Durbin is a member of the Senate Appropriations, Judiciary and Rules committees and is the senior Democratic member of the Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee and the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights Judicial Committee Subcommittee.
Education and political history
Durbin was first elected to the US House of Representatives from the former 20th US Congressional District, which included Springfield, in 1982 and served there until he was elected to the US Senate.
Durbin has a law degree from Georgetown University and practiced law in Springfield before being elected to the House in 1982.
Senator Durbin Office Contact Information
The Durbin Senate website indicates that he travels home to Illinois many times a year to keep in touch with his constituents. He and his wife, Loretta Shaefer Durbin, live in Springfield. Durbin appreciates the constituent contact. Here are all the ways you can do it, whether it’s in the traditional ways of office visits, letters or phone calls, or online via email on your website or posts and messages via Twitter or Facebook.
To contact Durbin by phone, email, fax, regular mail, or in person at their offices in Washington, DC, Chicago, Springfield, Carbondale, or Rock Island, visit their website for contact information. If you email the senator through this website, you will receive a response from him if you are an Illinois resident.
Senator Durbin’s Social Media Addresses
Follow him or send him a message on Twitter using this link. His Twitter name is @SenatorDurbin. You can also follow Durbin, comment on his page, and send him a message on Facebook.
