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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—AlabamaRichard C. SHELBY
(1934- )
Senate Years of Service:
1987-Party: Democrat; RepublicanSHELBY, Richard C., a
Senator and a Representative from Alabama; born in Birmingham,
Ala., May 6, 1934; attended the public schools; graduated,
University of Alabama 1957; graduated, University of Alabama School
of Law 1963; admitted to the Alabama bar in 1961 and commenced
practice in Tuscaloosa; city prosecutor, Tuscaloosa 1963-1971;
United States Commissioner, Northern District of Alabama 1966-1970;
member, Alabama State senate 1970-1978; elected as a Democrat to
the Ninety-sixth Congress in 1978; reelected to the three
succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1979, to January
3, 1987; was not a candidate for reelection to the House of
Representatives in 1986, but was elected to the United States
Senate; reelected in 1992, 1998, 2004, and again in 2010 for the
term ending January 3, 2017; changed from the Democratic to the
Republican Party in 1994; chair, Select Committee on Intelligence
(One Hundred Fifth and One Hundred Sixth Congresses, One Hundred
Seventh Congress [January 20, 2001-June 6, 2001]); chair, Committee
on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (One Hundred Eighth and One
Hundred Ninth Congresses).
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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