Dick Durbin

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Dick Durbin

Age: 69

Occupation: U.S. Senator

This Obama loyalist is on track to make history in November as the first Illinois Democrat to win four terms in the Senate. Despite an October kerfuffle with the White House over an off-the-cuff Facebook remark, he’s still a pivotal player on big issues such as spending and immigration reform.

Photo: Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune