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Current Offices:
U.S. Senate, President-elect
Seniority: Junior
Seat
Party: Democratic
Running Mate:
Joe Biden
Background Information
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 08/04/1961
Birthplace: Honolulu, HI
Family: Wife: Michelle
Children: Malia, Sasha.
Home City: Chicago, IL
Religion: United Church of Christ
Education
JD, Harvard Law School, 1991
BA, Columbia University, 1983
Attended, Occidental College.
Professional Experience
Community Organizer, Chicago, 1985
Attorney, Sidley & Austin
Author
Lecturer
Professor, Constitutional Law.
Political Experience
Senator, United States Senate, 2005-present
Keynote Speaker, 2004 Democratic National Convention
Senator, Illinois State Senate, 1996-2004.
Organizations
Center for Neighborhood and Technology
Chicago Annenberg Challenge
Cook County Bar
Cook County Bar Association Community Law Project
President, Harvard Law Review
Board Member, Joyce Foundation
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
Leadership for Quality Education
Board Member, Woods Fund of Chicago.
Committees
Foreign
Relations, Member
Health,
Education, Labor & Pensions, Member
Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, Member
Permanent
Subcommittee on Investigations, Member
Subcommittee on African Affairs, Member
Subcommittee on Children and Families, Member
Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Member
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, Member
Subcommittee on European Affairs, Chair
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information,
Federal Services, and International Security , Member
Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance,
Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection, Member
Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and
Integration, Member
Veterans'
Affairs, Member
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