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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaRichard John (Rick) SANTORUM
(1958- )
Senate Years of Service:
1995-2007Party: RepublicanSANTORUM, Richard John
(Rick), a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania;
born in Winchester, Frederick County, Va., May 10, 1958; B.A.,
Pennsylvania State University 1980; M.B.A., University of
Pittsburgh 1981; J.D., Dickinson School of Law (Pa.) 1986;
administrative assistant to Pennsylvania State Senator J. Doyle
Corman 1981-1986; director, Pennsylvania State senate local
government committee 1981-1984; director, Pennsylvania State Senate
Transportation Committee 1984-1986; admitted to the bar in 1986 and
commenced practice in Pittsburgh; elected as a Republican to the
One Hundred Second and One Hundred Third Congresses (January 3,
1991-January 3, 1995); was not a candidate for reelection to the
House of Representatives in 1994, but was elected to the United
States Senate in 1994; reelected in 2000, and served from January
3, 1995, to January 3, 2007; Republican Conference chairman
(2001-2007); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2006.
Bibliography
Santorum, Rick. Rick Santorum: A Senator Speaks Out on Life,
Freedom, and Responsibility. Washington, DC: Monument Press,
2005; Santorum, Rick. It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the
Common Good. Wilmington, Del.: ISI Books, 2005.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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