Sen. Durbin announces retirement after more than 4 decades in public service — WGN Evening News
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced in a video message Wednesday that he will not seek a sixth term in office.
Durbin (D-Illinois) was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996 and has been reelected four times, most recently in 2020. The East St. Louis native began his political career after getting elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982 representing the district that covers Springfield.
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