Paul Sarbanes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Paul Sarbanes

American politician

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1933

Place of Birth: Salisbury, Maryland, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician, law clerk

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Paul Spyros Sarbanes (born February 3, 1933) is a former American politician and attorney.
A member of the Democratic Party from Maryland, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and as a United States Senator from 1977 to 2007.
Sarbanes was the longest-serving senator in Maryland history until he was surpassed by Barbara Mikulski by a single day when her term ended on January 3, 2017.Born in Salisbury, Maryland, Sarbanes is a graduate of Princeton University, Balliol College, Oxford, and Harvard Law School.
Elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1966, he went on to serve two terms in the Maryland House from 1967 to 1971.
In 1970, he won a seat in the United States House of Representatives, representing Maryland's 4th and later Maryland's 3rd congressional district from 1971 to 1977.
In 1976, he ran for the United States Senate, defeating Republican incumbent John Glenn Beall, Jr.
with 59% of the vote.
Sarbanes was re-elected four times, each time receiving no less than 59% of the vote.
He did not seek re-election in 2006, when he was succeeded by fellow Democrat Ben Cardin.
Sarbanes was known for his low-key style, often shunning the limelight over his 30-year Senate career.
In 2002, Sarbanes co-sponsored the Sarbanes–Oxley Act, which is cited as his most-noted sponsored piece of legislation.