LegiStorm

Summary

Biographical

Family:

Education

• University of Alabama School of Law - LLB (1963)

• University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) - BA (1957)

• Hueytown (Ala.) High School - Diploma (1953)

Office History

Election Results

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Alabama (Class 3)
  Richard Craig Shelby, 63.96%

  Republican
  Ron Crumpton, 35.87%

  Democrat

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Alabama (Class 3)
  Richard Craig Shelby, 65.18%

  Republican
  William G. Barnes, 34.71%

  Democrat

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Alabama (Class 3)
  Richard Craig Shelby, 67.55%

  Republican
  Wayne Sowell, 32.35%

  Democrat

• 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Alabama (Class 3)
  Richard Craig Shelby, 63.24%

  Republican
  Clayton Suddith, 36.69%

  Democrat

• 1993 (Nov. 3, 1992 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Alabama (Class 3)
  Richard Craig Shelby, 64.82%

  Democrat
  Richard Sellers, 33.09%

  Republican
  Jerome Shockley, 2.02%

  Libertarian

• 1987 (Nov. 4, 1986 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Alabama (Class 3)
  Richard Craig Shelby, 50.28%

  Democrat
  Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr., 49.72%

  Republican

• 1985 (Nov. 6, 1984 election)

  7th Congressional District of Alabama
  Richard Craig Shelby, 96.79%

  Democrat
  Charles Chuck Ewing, 3.21%

  Libertarian

• 1983 (Nov. 2, 1982 election)

  7th Congressional District of Alabama
  Richard Craig Shelby, 96.82%

  Democrat
  James Jones, 3.17%

  Libertarian

• 1981 (Nov. 4, 1980 election)

  7th Congressional District of Alabama
  Richard Craig Shelby, 72.57%

  Democrat
  James E Jim Bacon, 25.66%

  Republican
  Joe Walker, 1.26%

  Libertarian

• 1979 (Nov. 7, 1978 election)

  7th Congressional District of Alabama
  Richard Craig Shelby, 93.81%

  Democrat
  Fulton Gray, 3.96%

  Conservative
  Jim Scruggs, 2.22%

  Republican

Associated Organizations

• Shelby for U.S. Senate (Alabama)

• Alabama State Bar

• Defend America PAC

Awards

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Excellence in Public Service Award (Population Association of America) (2022)

• Port Person of the Year (American Association of Port Authorities) (March 2021)

• Legislator of the Year Award (Agricultural Retailers Association) (Feb. 2020)

• Distinguished Community Health Leadership Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (Sept. 2018)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Sept. 2016)

• Freedom Fighter Award (FreedomWorks Inc.) (July 2016)

• Champion of Science Award (University of Kansas; Science Coalition) (May 6, 2015)

• Champion of Science Award (The Science Coalition) (May 2015)

• Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (May 2015)

• Porker of the Month (Citizens Against Government Waste) (Jan. 2014)

• Distinguished Service Award (Voices for National Service) (2012)

• Golden Gavel Award (U.S. Senate) (Aug. 1988)

Official Signature

Privately Financed Travel

2 trips taken between 2004 - 2017 costing $3,177

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 8/19/2002: Portrait of Ethiopian monk from Ethiopia ($100.00)

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Congressional Staff

Caught Our Eye

• YouTube poaches Twitter lobbyist

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 9, 2020
  As YouTube reaches highs in web traffic amid the pandemic, the tech giant is also mixing up its government affairs team. read more

• House chief leaves for public-company auditing group

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 14, 2018
  After working her way up the Hill to become chief of staff, Rep. Martha Roby's (R-Ala.) top aide has headed to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the government-established nonprofit created to oversee audits of public companies. read more

• Sen. Shelby's aide featured in a Super Bowl ad

  Posted by Katie Barrows on Feb. 5, 2014
  Though some congressional aides got to go to the Super Bowl this week, one got the star treatment. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on June 1, 2012
  A former counsel under Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) on the Senate Banking Committee is making a smaller annual salary now that she is studying regulation of financial markets at an influential think tank. read more

• Posted by Jock Friedly on Oct. 4, 2011
  Jim Johnson, a former staffer for the Senate Banking Committee under Sen. Richard Shelby, is officially our latest revolving door lobbyist. Although he made the jump to the American Securitization Forum as Managing Director of Public Policy in March, he finally filed lobbying papers this month. read more

• Staffers move into member seats

  Posted by LegiStorm on Nov. 4, 2010
  A few former staffers were lifted to seats of power in the Republican midterm wave. At least seven former congressional aides - all Republicans - won House of Representative seats in Tuesday's midterm elections. read more

• Financial disclosures shed light on mortgage mess

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 25, 2008
  We at LegiStorm were fascinated to read a story in Politico this week which polled the offices of all senators to find out where they got their mortgages, especially by the answer of the former head of the Senate banking committee, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.). read more