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Senator Roland Burris

Democratic US Senator from Illinois

(Click above for this Senator's office website)

Senator Burris is a Class III Senator (Up for Re-Election in 2010)

Noteworthy Roland Burris News:

In July, 2009, Burris announced he would not run in 2010, despite having earlier indicated otherwise

In 2009, a transcript of a November 2008 wiretap was released; Burris told a Blagojevich rep he would "give him a check" for the Senate seat; Burris signed a 2009 affidavit denying any such contact

In 2008, Burris was appointed by Governor Rod Blagojevich to replace Barack Obama as Junior Senator from Illinois (Blagojevich later claimed that only Burris had the ego to fight to be seated)

In 1998, in one of four straight electoral defeats, Burris referred to opponents as "nonqualified white boys"

In 1993, Burris helped organize Chicago's first Gun Turn-in Day. The following year, he admitted that he kept a handgun in his home which he had "forgotten about"

In 1992, Illinois Attorney General Burris refused to heed the urgings of an Assistant Attorney General to re-examine the case of a Death Row inmate who was later exonerated

Senator Burris is retiring in 2010. Those running for Senator Burris's Senate Seat include:

State Treasurer, Ex-Banker Alexi Giannoulias (D)

Ex-City of Chicago Inspector General, Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide David Hoffman (D)

Chicago Urban League President Cheryle Jackson (D)

Businessman Stan Jagla (D)

Businessman, Write-In Candidate Robert Jones (D)

Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide Jacob Meister (D)

Ex-Harvey City Alderman, Community Resource Center Founder, '04 US Rep. Candidate John Arrington (R)

Attorney, Anti-Tax Activist Patrick Hughes (R)

Congressman, Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide, Afghan War Veteran Mark Kirk (R)

Businessman, Ex-Teacher, Pro-Life Activist Tom Kuna (R)

Retired Circuit Judge, Ex-Massac County State's Attorney, Vietnam War Veteran Dan Lowery (R)

Frequent Candidate Andy Martin (R)

McHenry County Board of Health Member, Professional Engineer Ed Varga (R)

Apostolic Minister, Businessman, GOP Activist Eric Wallace (R)

Businessman, Real Estate Broker, Ex-Mortgage Broker, Ex-Corporate Auditor, USCG Veteran Robert Zadek (R)

Freelance Journalist, Author LeAlan Jones (G)

Click here for a list of the State of Illinois' US Congressional delegation (Illinois' Senators and Representatives) in the 111th United States Congress, current through the year 2010, with links to Illinois US House District maps

Click here for a list of all members of the 111th United States Congress (United States Senators and Representatives by State), with links to US Senators' information pages and their Senate Committee assignments, as well as US Congressional districts, their elected Representatives, and those Representatives' House Committee assignments, all current through the year 2010

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