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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.
May 8, 2024 · Richard Shelby (born May 6, 1934, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.) is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1986 and represented Alabama from 1987 to 2023; in 1994 he joined the Republican Party. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–87).
Dec 26, 2022 · Mr. Shelby, who is retiring at 88, is one of the last of the big-time pork barrel legends who managed to sustain the flow of money to his state even as anti-spending fervor gripped his party...
Dec 24, 2022 · In 1992, running as a conservative Democrat not aligned with his party’s presidential nominee, Richard C. Shelby cruised to victory with 65 percent of Alabama’s vote.
Dec 19, 2022 · The veteran appropriator, days from retirement, is facing backlash from conservatives for cutting a deal with Democrats on a massive year-end spending bill. He argues his critics are wrong and his work will help the GOP avoid infighting next year.
Nov 28, 2022 · The 88-year-old Republican senator, who served six terms in the Senate and chaired four committees, says it is time to go home and mow the lawn. He reflects on his political career, his achievements, and his legacy in an interview with AL.com.
Nov 28, 2022 · U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, a Republican from Alabama, is retiring after 36 years in the Senate. Read what his colleagues, former officials, and others are saying about his legacy and leadership.
