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Bookmark or Share- Roland Burris - TIMEAs a former State Comptroller, he’s the first African American to win an Illinois executive office; he has also lost five races for higher office. Fast Facts: • 71 years old, Burris is married ...
- Roland Burris - WikipediaRoland Wallace Burris (born August 3, 1937) [1] is an American retired Democratic politician and attorney who served as Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 to 1995. In January 2009, he was appointed a United States Senator, succeeding Barack Obama, who resigned to become president of the United States. [2]
- Roland Burris | Illinois Senator, Former Attorney General - BritannicaRoland Burris is an American Democratic politician who was the first African American elected to statewide office in Illinois. His appointment as U.S. senator (2009–10) to fill the seat vacated by Pres. Barack Obama made him the fourth African American to serve in the Senate since Reconstruction.
- The Honorable Roland Burris's Biography - The HistoryMakersOn November 6, 1990, Roland W. Burris was elected attorney general for the state of Illinois. At that time, the only African American ranking higher in state office was Douglas Wilder, the governor of Virginia. He served as Illinois attorney general from 1991 to 1995.
- Roland Burris (1937- ) - BlackpastOn January 15, 2009 Roland Wallace Burris was sworn in as the U.S. Senator from Illinois. Burris’s appointment made him the third African American U.S. Senator from the state and the sixth black U.S. Senator in the history of the United States.
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