Richard L. Saslaw
Politician
1940 –
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Who is Richard L. Saslaw?
Richard Lawrence "Dick" Saslaw is an American politician. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1976–80, after which he was elected to the Senate of Virginia. He currently represents the 35th district, made up of parts of Fairfax County and the city of Alexandria.
Saslaw has been the Democratic leader of the Senate since 1996, serving as Majority Leader 2008-2012, 2014-June 12th, 2014, and Minority Leader 1998-2008, 2012-2014. He ran for Congress in Virginia's 8th district in 1984. He was defeated by then-Congressman Stanford Parris.
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- Born
- Feb 5, 1940
Washington, D.C. - Also known as
- Richard Saslaw
- Dick Saslaw
- Education
- University of Maryland, College Park
- Lived in
- Fairfax County, Virginia
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on July 23, 2013
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