| Professional background: |
U.S. Senator from Illinois, elected 2004; member, Illinois State Senate 1997-2004; Attorney, law firm of Miner Barnhill & Galland (Chicago, IL), 1993-2004 |
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| Family: |
Name of spouse: Michelle
Number of children: 2
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| Affiliations or Memberships: |
Center for Neighborhood and Technology; Chicago Annenberg Challenge; Cook County Bar; Cook County Bar Association Community Law Project; Board Member, Joyce Foundation; Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law; Leadership for Quality Education; Member, Trinity United Church of Christ; Board Member, Woods Fund of Chicago |
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| Education: |
B.A. Columbia University 1983; J.D. Harvard Law 1991 |
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