Burris resigned from Congress in November 2010.
Sen. Roland W. Burris (D-Ill.)
- District: Junior Senator from Illinois
- Residence: Chicago
- Born: August 3, 1937; Centralia, Ill.
- Religion: Baptist
- Family: Wife, Berlean M. Burris; two children
- Education: Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, B.A. 1959 (government); Howard U., LL.B. 1963
- Military Service: None
- Political Highlights: Sought Democratic nomination for Ill. House, 1968; Department of General Services director, 1973-77; sought Democratic nomination for Ill. comptroller, 1976; Ill. comptroller, 1979-91; sought Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, 1984; Ill. attorney general, 1991-95; sought Democratic nomination for governor, 1994; independent candidate for mayor of Chicago, 1995; sought Democratic nomination for governor, 1998, 2002; U.S. Senate, 2009-present
- Elected: Appointed: 2009 (1st term); Appointed by Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich, D, to replace Barack Obama, D, who was elected president
- Committee Assignments: Armed Services (Airland; Personnel; Readiness & Management Support); Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (Disaster Recovery; Federal Financial Management; Oversight of Government Management); Veterans' Affairs
State Information: Illinois
Election History
| Year | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|
| 2004 | general | Barack Obama (D) | 3,597,456 | 70% |
| Alan Keyes (R) | 1,390,690 | 27% |
| Albert Franzen (I) | 81,164 | 1.6% |
| Jerry Kohn (LIBERT) | 69,253 | 1.4% |
| 1998 | general | Peter G. Fitzgerald (R) | 1,709,041 | 50.3% |
| Carol Moseley-Braun (D) | 1,610,496 | 47.4% |
| Don A. Torgersen (REF) | 74,704 | 2.2% |
| Raymond W. Stalker (Write-In) | 280 | |
Vote For President
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Independent |
|---|
| 2008 | Barack Obama: 61.92% | John McCain: 36.78% | |
| 2004 | John Kerry: 55% | George W. Bush: 44% | |
| 2000 | Al Gore: 55% | George W. Bush: 43% | |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton: 54% | Robert Dole: 37% | |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton: 49% | George H. W. Bush: 34% | |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis: 49% | George H. W. Bush: 51% | |
| 1984 | Walter F. Mondale: 43% | : | |
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