- SHELBY, RICHARD C
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- Experience: Senate: 1987-Present
- Home State: Alabama
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Personal
- Full Name: Richard C. Shelby
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Annette; 2 Children: Richard, Claude
- Birth Date: 05/06/1934
- Birth Place: Birmingham, AL
- Home City: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Religion: Presbyterian
Education
- LLB, University of Alabama, 1963
- BA, University of Alabama, 1957
Political Experience
- Senator, United States Senate, 1987-present
- Switched from Democratic to Republican Party, November 9, 1994
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1979-1987
- Senator, Alabama State Senate, 1970-1978
Current Legislative Committees
- Appropriations, Member
- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Chair
- Rules and Administration, Member
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Chair
- Subcommittee on Defense, Member
- Subcommittee on Energy And Water Development, Member
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Member
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Member
- Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member
- Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, Member
- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member
- Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance, Member
- Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Member
- Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Chair, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, United States Senate
- Co-Chair, Congressional Privacy Caucus
- Member, Financial Coalition to Fight Child Pornography
- Member, National Republican Senatorial Committee
- Senate Co-Chair, National Security Caucus
- Co-Founder, Senate Caucus on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children
- Co-Chair, Senate Caucus on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children
- Member, Senate Centrist Coalition
- Co-Chair, Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus
- Chair, Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate, 2001
Professional Experience
- Attorney, 1963-1978
- Legislative Counsel, 1977-1978
- Prosecutor, City of Tuscaloosa, 1963-1971
- Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1969-1971
- United States Commissioner, Northern District of Alabama, 1966-1970
- Law Clerk, Alabama Supreme Court, 1961-1962
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Alabama Bar Association, 1961-present
- Member, Alabama Law Institute
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, American Judicature Society
- Member, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
Additional Information
Awards:
Spirit of Enterprise, United States Chamber of Commerce; Taxpayer's Friend, National Taxpayer's Union; Friend of the Family, Christian Coalition; Guardian of Seniors' Rights, 60 Plus Association; Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Business
Total: 5
06/30/2015
By Howard Koplowitz | AL.com
06/18/2015
Richard Shelby's Official Personal Website
06/18/2015
Richard Shelby's Official Personal Website
06/10/2015
Richard Shelby's Official Personal Website
A GOP-controlled Senate panel on Wednesday blocked President Barack Obamas request for $50 million to pay for legal help for unaccompanied immigrant children coming to the United States after fleeing violence in Central America.
06/10/2015
The Associated Press
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