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Will Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Replacement Be a One-Hit Wonder?
03 Oct 2023 09:17 GMT
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Roland Burris served as an Illinois senator from 2009 … himself.
According to his Senate biography, Kaufman spent … Senate seat.
Crist ran in the Republican primary in 2010, but Sen … Senate shortly after losing in a 2018 election to Sen. …
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Senate loses giant in Dianne Feinstein: ‘A trailblazer …
29 Sep 2023 22:55 GMT
… of her illustrious career, which senators praised and reminisced about during … Roland Burris (D-Ill.) as former Sen. Barrack Obama’s replacement in the Senate … , California’s other senator “Ali and Frazier.”
Longtime senators remembered how Feinstein …
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Former U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk speaks publicly for first time in more than five years
05 May 2023 03:52 GMT
… . Capitol himself.
Last year, Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., … saga involving that particular Senate was the subject of its … appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to finish Obama' … ;A United States Senator using his old senatorial magic to help …
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0-for-1,523: Senators attempt to explain why they never punish other senators for ethics violations
22 Feb 2023 16:52 GMT
… I cannot comment,” Coons said.
Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) proved … 2018, when the Senate Ethics Committee scolded Sen. Bob Menendez (D … Sens. Tom Coburn (R-OK), Roland Burris (D-IL), Pete Domenici ( … .
Risch, the senator from Idaho, said the Senate Ethics Committee’s …
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Former US Senator and State Comptroller Roland Burris has street named for him in his hometown
13 Sep 2021 18:22 GMT
… on Saturday, with honoree Roland Burris, Mayor Bryan Kuder and … has been designated as Roland Burris Way.
Mayor Kuder began … to the United States Senate in 2009. The declaration … presents a proclamation to Roland Burris for his lifetime accomplishments …
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Gary LaPaille, former state senator, Democratic Party of Illinois chair, Madigan staffer, dies at 68
08 Dec 2022 00:29 GMT
… elected to the Illinois State Senate, where he served one … not guilty.
The election of Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., … the office of then comptroller Roland Burris for a stint before returning … policy.
After leaving the state Senate, Mr. LaPaille launched a career …
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Here’s Every Black U.S. Senator In American History
07 Dec 2022 09:32 GMT
… Black woman Senator void was left after then-California Sen. Kamala Harris … the U.S. Senate.
Pictured: U.S. Senator-elect Carol Moseley Braun … U.S. Senate.
6. Roland Burris
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In 2009, Senate Democrats grudgingly accepted …
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Centralia City Council declares part of Maple Street “Roland Burris Way”
24 Aug 2021 16:42 GMT
… from Broadway to Rexford as “Roland Burris Way”. Everyone is being invited … . Burris, who is former US Senator and State Comptroller, is expected …
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White Defends Pritzker After Ad Shows Gov. in 2008 Calling Him ‘Least-Offensive' Black Senate Candidate
03 Nov 2022 21:24 GMT
… White and former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones in … to the U.S. Senate to replace Barack Obama, … the conversation, Pritzker described former Senate President Emil Jones as “ … awarding of the Senate seat to former Sen. Roland Burris, were published by …
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The Senate Cannot Be Reformed—It Can Only Be Abolished
12 Nov 2021 16:25 GMT
… the Senate. As originally laid out in the Constitution, senators were … a rule invented by senators to make their institution … the overwhelming majority of senators will continue to be … Carol Moseley Braun, Barack Obama, Roland Burris, Tim Scott, William “Mo” …