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Robert Byrd

Robert Byrd

Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com

Democratic Party

Biography

Born 1917-11-20 · Died 2010-06-28

American politician (1917–2010)

Political party

  • Democratic Party
  • Democratic Party
  • Democratic Party

Occupations

  • politician
  • lawyer
  • historian
  • fiddler
  • politician
  • lawyer
  • historian
  • fiddler
  • politician
  • lawyer
  • historian
  • fiddler

Terms in office & positions

  • United States representative — 1953-01-03 – 1959-01-03
  • member of the State Senate of West Virginia — 1951-00-00 – 1952-00-00
  • Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates — 1947-00-00 – 1950-00-00
  • secretary — 1967-00-00 – 1971-00-00
  • whip — 1971-00-00 – 1977-00-00
  • United States senator — 1959-01-03 – 1961-01-03
  • United States senator — 1961-01-03 – 1963-01-03
  • United States senator — 1963-01-03 – 1965-01-03
  • United States senator — 1965-01-03 – 1967-01-03
  • United States senator — 1967-01-03 – 1969-01-03
  • United States senator — 1969-01-03 – 1971-01-03
  • United States senator — 1971-01-03 – 1973-01-03
  • United States senator — 1973-01-03 – 1975-01-03
  • United States senator — 1975-01-03 – 1977-01-03
  • United States senator — 1977-01-03 – 1979-01-03
  • United States senator — 1979-01-03 – 1981-01-03
  • United States senator — 1981-01-03 – 1983-01-03
  • United States senator — 1983-01-03 – 1985-01-03
  • United States senator — 1985-01-03 – 1987-01-03
  • United States senator — 1987-01-03 – 1989-01-03
  • United States senator — 1989-01-03 – 1991-01-03
  • United States senator — 1991-01-03 – 1993-01-03
  • United States senator — 1993-01-03 – 1995-01-03
  • United States senator — 1995-01-03 – 1997-01-03
  • United States senator — 1997-01-03 – 1999-01-03
  • United States senator — 1999-01-03 – 2001-01-03
  • United States senator — 2001-01-03 – 2003-01-03
  • United States senator — 2003-01-03 – 2005-01-03
  • United States senator — 2005-01-03 – 2007-01-03
  • United States senator — 2007-01-03 – 2009-01-03
  • United States senator — 2009-01-03 – 2010-06-28
  • United States representative — 1953-01-03 – 1955-01-03
  • United States representative — 1955-01-03 – 1957-01-03
  • United States representative — 1957-01-03 – 1959-01-03
  • Majority Leader of the United States Senate — 1987-01-03 – 1989-01-03
  • Majority Leader of the United States Senate — 1977-01-03 – 1981-01-03
  • Minority Leader of the United States Senate — 1981-01-03 – 1987-01-03
  • President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 2007-01-03 – 2010-06-28
  • President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 2001-06-06 – 2003-01-03
  • President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 2001-01-03 – 2001-01-20
  • President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 1989-01-03 – 1995-01-03
  • senator
  • United States representative — 1953-01-03 – 1959-01-03
  • member of the State Senate of West Virginia — 1951-00-00 – 1952-00-00
  • Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates — 1947-00-00 – 1950-00-00
  • secretary — 1967-00-00 – 1971-00-00
  • whip — 1971-00-00 – 1977-00-00
  • United States senator — 1959-01-03 – 1961-01-03
  • United States senator — 1961-01-03 – 1963-01-03
  • United States senator — 1963-01-03 – 1965-01-03
  • United States senator — 1965-01-03 – 1967-01-03
  • United States senator — 1967-01-03 – 1969-01-03
  • United States senator — 1969-01-03 – 1971-01-03
  • United States senator — 1971-01-03 – 1973-01-03
  • United States senator — 1973-01-03 – 1975-01-03
  • United States senator — 1975-01-03 – 1977-01-03
  • United States senator — 1977-01-03 – 1979-01-03
  • United States senator — 1979-01-03 – 1981-01-03
  • United States senator — 1981-01-03 – 1983-01-03
  • United States senator — 1983-01-03 – 1985-01-03
  • United States senator — 1985-01-03 – 1987-01-03
  • United States senator — 1987-01-03 – 1989-01-03
  • United States senator — 1989-01-03 – 1991-01-03
  • United States senator — 1991-01-03 – 1993-01-03
  • United States senator — 1993-01-03 – 1995-01-03
  • United States senator — 1995-01-03 – 1997-01-03
  • United States senator — 1997-01-03 – 1999-01-03
  • United States senator — 1999-01-03 – 2001-01-03
  • United States senator — 2001-01-03 – 2003-01-03
  • United States senator — 2003-01-03 – 2005-01-03
  • United States senator — 2005-01-03 – 2007-01-03
  • United States senator — 2007-01-03 – 2009-01-03
  • United States senator — 2009-01-03 – 2010-06-28
  • United States representative — 1953-01-03 – 1955-01-03
  • United States representative — 1955-01-03 – 1957-01-03
  • United States representative — 1957-01-03 – 1959-01-03
  • Majority Leader of the United States Senate — 1987-01-03 – 1989-01-03
  • Majority Leader of the United States Senate — 1977-01-03 – 1981-01-03
  • Minority Leader of the United States Senate — 1981-01-03 – 1987-01-03
  • President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 2007-01-03 – 2010-06-28
  • President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 2001-06-06 – 2003-01-03
  • President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 2001-01-03 – 2001-01-20
  • President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 1989-01-03 – 1995-01-03
  • senator
  • United States representative — 1953-01-03 – 1959-01-03
  • member of the State Senate of West Virginia — 1951-00-00 – 1952-00-00
  • Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates — 1947-00-00 – 1950-00-00
  • secretary — 1967-00-00 – 1971-00-00
  • whip — 1971-00-00 – 1977-00-00
  • United States senator — 1959-01-03 – 1961-01-03
  • United States senator — 1961-01-03 – 1963-01-03
  • United States senator — 1963-01-03 – 1965-01-03
  • United States senator — 1965-01-03 – 1967-01-03
  • United States senator — 1967-01-03 – 1969-01-03
  • United States senator — 1969-01-03 – 1971-01-03
  • United States senator — 1971-01-03 – 1973-01-03
  • United States senator — 1973-01-03 – 1975-01-03
  • United States senator — 1975-01-03 – 1977-01-03
  • United States senator — 1977-01-03 – 1979-01-03
  • United States senator — 1979-01-03 – 1981-01-03
  • United States senator — 1981-01-03 – 1983-01-03
  • United States senator — 1983-01-03 – 1985-01-03
  • United States senator — 1985-01-03 – 1987-01-03
  • United States senator — 1987-01-03 – 1989-01-03
  • United States senator — 1989-01-03 – 1991-01-03
  • United States senator — 1991-01-03 – 1993-01-03
  • United States senator — 1993-01-03 – 1995-01-03
  • United States senator — 1995-01-03 – 1997-01-03
  • United States senator — 1997-01-03 – 1999-01-03
  • United States senator — 1999-01-03 – 2001-01-03
  • United States senator — 2001-01-03 – 2003-01-03
  • United States senator — 2003-01-03 – 2005-01-03
  • United States senator — 2005-01-03 – 2007-01-03
  • United States senator — 2007-01-03 – 2009-01-03
  • United States senator — 2009-01-03 – 2010-06-28
  • United States representative — 1953-01-03 – 1955-01-03
  • United States representative — 1955-01-03 – 1957-01-03
  • United States representative — 1957-01-03 – 1959-01-03
  • Majority Leader of the United States Senate — 1987-01-03 – 1989-01-03
  • Majority Leader of the United States Senate — 1977-01-03 – 1981-01-03
  • Minority Leader of the United States Senate — 1981-01-03 – 1987-01-03
  • President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 2007-01-03 – 2010-06-28
  • President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 2001-06-06 – 2003-01-03
  • President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 2001-01-03 – 2001-01-20
  • President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 1989-01-03 – 1995-01-03
  • senator

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