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GOP Lawmakers Accuse Dems of Wanting to ‘Trample the Constitution’ With Proposal
The idea of doing away with the electoral college and the the winner of the popular vote takes the White House is an unpopular one by some Republicans. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Peter…
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About Dick Durbin
Richard Joseph Durbin is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin is in his fifth Senate term and has served since 2005 as the Senate Democratic Whip and since 2025 as the Senate minority whip. He is the longest-serving Democratic whip since the position was established in 1913.
Everything about Dick Durbin →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, professor
- Position held
- United States representative, intern, legal counselor, legal counselor
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 21, 1944
- Website
- https://www.durbin.senate.gov/, https://www.durbinforsenate.com/
