Richard Shelby

Updated: August 07, 2022 at 12:14 PM CST

General Information

Who is Richard Shelby?
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Status: U.S. Alabama Senator for Senior Seat
Party: Republican
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Birthday: May 6, 1934 89

Contact Information

Known contact information for Richard Shelby from Tuscaloosa, AL.

  • 304 Russell Senate Office Building
    Washington, DC 20510
  • Phone: 202-224-5744
  • Official Email: Unknown

Education Information

Known educational history for Richard Shelby from Tuscaloosa, AL.

  • LLB, University of Alabama, 1963
  • BA, University of Alabama, 1957

Political Information

Known political history for Richard Shelby from Tuscaloosa, AL.

  • Senator, United States Senate, Alabama, 1987-present
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Alabama, 1979-1987
  • Senator, Alabama State Senate, 1970-1978

Professions Information

Known professional history for Richard Shelby from Tuscaloosa, AL.

  • 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

Congressional Information

Known congressional history for Richard Shelby from Tuscaloosa, AL.

  • Co-Chair, Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus
  • Co-Chair, Congressional Privacy Caucus
  • Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Senate Caucus on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children
  • Former Chair, Appropriations Committee, United States Senate
  • Former Chair, Rules and Administration Committee, United States Senate
  • Former Chair, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, United States Senate
  • Former Chair, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, United States Senate
  • Former Chair, Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate
  • Former Chair, Subcommittee on Defense, United States Senate
  • Former Chair, Appropriations Committee, United States Senate
  • Former Member, Subcommittee Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, United States Senate
  • Former Member, Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight, United States Senate
  • Senate Co-Chair, National Security Caucus

Organizations Information

Known organizational history for Richard Shelby from Tuscaloosa, AL.

  • Member, Alabama Bar Association, 1961-present
  • Member, American Judicature Society
  • Member, Financial Coalition to Fight Child Pornography
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
  • Member, National Republican Senatorial Committee
  • Member, Alabama Law Institute
  • Member, Senate Centrist Coalition

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  • Switched from Democrat to Republican, 1994

Election History

Richard Shelby from Tuscaloosa, AL has participated in elections listed below in the state of Alabama.

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