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Richard Shelby
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United States Senator from Alabama
Film & TV
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 1987 to 2023. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, he chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee from 2018 to 2021. He previously chaired the Senate Intelligence Committee, the Senate Banking…
Known for
- Return to Space — Self (archive footage)2022
- First Ladies — Self (archive footage)2020
- Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis — Self2018
- The Words That Built America — Self - Reader: The Constitution2017
- Before the Flood — Self (archive footage)2016
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self (archive footage)2014
- Loose Change: Final Cut — Self2007
- Maxed Out — Self (archive footage)2006
- 60 Minutes — Self1968
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Jeremiah Denton
- Succeeded by
- Katie Britt
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Birmingham
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- United States senator
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Official website
- www.shelby.senate.gov
- Image
- Richard Shelby, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- Richard Shelby
- date of birth
- 1934-05-06
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- phone number
- +1-202-224-5744
- social media followers
- 98159
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Encyclopedic overview
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 7th district In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987 Preceded byWalter Flowers Succeeded byClaude Harris Jr. Member of the Alabama Senate In office November 4, 1970 – November 8, 1978 Preceded byJames Branyon Succeeded byRyan deGraffenried Constituency 11th district (1970–1974) 16th district (1974–1978)
Personal details BornRichard Craig Shelby (1934-05-06) May 6, 1934 92) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
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