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Senator Richard C. Shelby (AL)


Current Office: U.S. Senate
Seniority: Senior Seat
First Elected: 11/04/1986
Last Elected: 11/02/2004
Next Election: 2010
Party: Republican



Background Information
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Annette Nevin
2 Children: Richard Jr., Claude Nevin.
Birth Date: 05/06/1934
Birthplace: Birmingham, AL
Home City: Tuscaloosa, AL
Religion: Presbyterian

Education:
LLB, University of Alabama School of Law, 1963
BA, University of Alabama, 1957.

Professional Experience:
Lawyer, 1963-1978
Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1969-1971
Prosecutor, City of Tuscaloosa, 1963-1971
United States Commissioner, Northern District of Alabama, 1966-1970
Law Clerk, Alabama Supreme Court, 1961-1962.

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, Legislative Counsel, 1977-1978.


Organizations:
Alabama Bar Association
Alabama Law Institute
American Bar Association
American Judicature Society
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Co-Chair, Congressional Privacy Caucus
Financial Coalition to Fight Child Pornography
National Republican Senatorial Committee
Senate Co-Chair, National Security Caucus
Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Senate Caucus on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children
Senate Centrist Coalition
Co-Chair, Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus.

Committees:
Appropriations, Member
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Ranking Member
Special Committee on Aging, Member
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Defense, Member
Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Member
Subcommittee on Energy And Water Development, Member
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, 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 Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Member
Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance, Member
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member




Photo for Senator Richard C. Shelby (AL)



Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Email:
senator@shelby.senate.gov
Washington, D.C. Website:
http://shelby.senate.gov/
Washington, D.C. Webmail:
http://shelby.senate.gov/resou ...

Washington, D.C. Address
304 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5744
Fax: 202-224-3416
District Address
113 Saint Joseph Street
445 United States Federal Courthouse
Mobile, AL 36602
Phone: 251-694-4164
Fax: 251-694-4166
District Address
15 Lee Street
B-28 Federal Courthouse, Suite 208
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-223-7303
Fax: 334-223-7317
District Address
1800 5th Avenue North
321 Federal Building
Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: 205-731-1384
Fax: 205-731-1386
District Address
1118 Greensboro Avenue
Room 240
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone: 205-759-5047
Fax: 205-759-5067
District Address
1000 Glenn Hearn Boulevard #20127
Huntsville, AL 35824
Phone: 256-772-0460
Fax: 256-772-8387
Key Staff Address
Laura Henderson
Press Secretary
110 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5744
Key Staff Address
Mike Brumas
Chief of Staff
110 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5744
Key Staff Address
Anne Caldwell
Scheduler
304 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5744





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