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Richard Shelby

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Won the General, 2016 Alabama U.S. Senate

Alabama U.S. Senate, Sr (1987 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Richard C. Shelby
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Date:
    05/06/1934
  • Astrological Sign:
    Taurus
  • Birth Place:
    Birmingham, AL
  • Home City:
    Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Religion:
    Presbyterian
  • Family:
    Wife: Annette; 2 Children: Richard, Claude; 2 Grandchildren
Personal Details

Education

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

Professional Experience

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

Political Experience

  • LLB, University of Alabama, 1963
  • BA, University of Alabama, 1957
  • 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
  • Senator, United States Senate, Alabama, 1987-present
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Alabama, 1979-1987
  • Senator, Alabama State Senate, 1970-1978

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Chair, Appropriations Committee, United States Senate

Former Chair, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, United States Senate

Co-Chair, Congressional Privacy Caucus

Senate Co-Chair, National Security Caucus

Former Chair, Rules and Administration Committee, United States Senate

Former Chair, Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate

Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Senate Caucus on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children

Former Member, Subcommittee Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, United States Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, United States Senate

Co-Chair, Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus

Current Legislative Committees

Chair, Appropriations

Member, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Member, Environment and Public Works

Member, Joint Committee on the Library

Member, Rules and Administration

Chair, Subcommittee on Defense

Member, Subcommittee on Energy nd Water Development

Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection

Member, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife

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 Legislative Branch

Member, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment

Member, Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight

Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • LLB, University of Alabama, 1963
  • BA, University of Alabama, 1957
  • 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
  • Senator, United States Senate, Alabama, 1987-present
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Alabama, 1979-1987
  • Senator, Alabama State Senate, 1970-1978
  • Member, Alabama Bar Association, 1961-present
  • Member, Alabama Law Institute
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, American Judicature Society
  • Member, Financial Coalition to Fight Child Pornography
  • Member, National Republican Senatorial Committee
  • Member, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
  • Member, Senate Centrist Coalition

Other Info

Astrological Sign:

Taurus

— Awards:

  • Spirit of Enterprise, United States Chamber of Commerce; Taxpayer's Friend, National Taxpayer's Union; Friend of the Family, Christian Coalition; Guardian of Seniors' Rights, 60 Plus Association; Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Business

  • 2

Policy Positions

2020

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

23 Quotes

Budget

In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

12 Quotes

Crime

Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
- No

9 Quotes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

12 Quotes

Energy

1. Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
- Yes

2. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position

Environment

Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

13 Quotes

Health Care

Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

24 Quotes

Immigration

Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

4 Quotes

Marriage

Do you support same-sex marriage?
- No

National Security

Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support?
- Yes

Social Security

Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- Yes

15 Quotes
Congress Bills
Speeches

Shelby Reacts to President Biden's Address to Joint Congress
Apr. 28, 2021Statement
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Shelby Questions Scope of Democrats' Massive "Infrastructure" Proposal
Apr. 20, 2021Statement
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Shelby, McConnell, Graham, Inhofe, Rubio Statement on Biden's Disappointing Defense Budget
Apr. 9, 2021Statement
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Funding
294,927 4,822,735 5,463,830 0

Financial Summary February 20, 2023 02:00 ET

Period Receipts Disbursements CashOnHand DebtsLoans
294,927 4,822,735 5,463,830 0
294,927 4,822,735 5,463,830 0
Source:Federal Election Commission
Total Raised
Total receipts$22,602.85
Total contributions$0.000%
Total individual contributions$0.00
Itemized individual contributions$0.00
Unitemized individual contributions$0.00
Party committee contributions$0.00
Other committee contributions$0.00
Candidate contributions$0.00
Transfers from other authorized committees$0.000%
Total loans received$0.000%
Loans made by candidate$0.00
Other loans$0.00
Offsets to operating expenditures$2,001.448.85%
Other receipts$20,601.4191.15%
Total Spent
Total disbursements$4,323,041.85
Operating expenditures$318,041.857.36%
Transfers to other authorized committees$0.000%
Total contribution refunds$0.000%
Individual refunds$0.00
Political party refunds$0.00
Other committee refunds$0.00
Total loan repayments$0.000%
Candidate loan repayments$0.00
Other loan repayments$0.00
Other disbursements$4,005,000.0092.64%
Cash Summary
Ending cash on hand$5,463,830.18
Debts/loans owed to committee$0.00
Debts/loans owed by committee$0.00

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