Former Sen. Roland Wallace Burris

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BURRIS, Roland, a Senator from Illinois; born in Centralia, Ill., August 3, 1937; B.A., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill., 1959; J.D., Howard University, 1963; national bank examiner for comptroller of the currency, U.S. Treasury Department 1963-1964; bank executive; director, Illinois State Department of General Services 1973-1976; Illinois State comptroller 1978-1990, the first African American elected to statewide office in Illinois; unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States senator in1984; Illinois State attorney general 1991-1995; trustee, Financial Accounting Foundation board 1991-1994; unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1994, 1998, and 2002; practiced law in Chicago, Ill.; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate on December 31, 2008, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Barack Obama, but credentials were not in order until January 12, 2009; took the oath of office on January 15, 2009, and served until November 29, 2010, a successor having been chosen in a special election; not a candidate for election to the unexpired portion of the term.

Biographical

Gender: Male
Date of Birth: Aug. 3, 1937 (age: 86)
Religion: Baptist

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Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. Senate (Jan. 15, 2009-Nov. 29, 2010) Retired

Member, U.S. Senator for Illinois

Lobbying and Foreign Representation

Listed as lobbyist by registrants:

Burris & Lebed Consulting LLC (2008)

Lobbied on behalf of:

MicroSun Technologies LLC

Privately Financed Travel

1 trip taken in 2010 costing $450

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Trip Destinations:

Kansas City, KS

Trip Sponsors:

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2010
Extension Letter: 2009
New Hire: 2009, 2009 (Amendment)
Termination: 2010
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Office Median Annual Salary: $52,953.34
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