15 Facts About Paul Sarbanes

Paul Spyros Sarbanes was an American politician and attorney.

Paul Sarbanes did not seek re-election in 2006, when he was succeeded by fellow Democrat Ben Cardin.

Paul Sarbanes was known for his low-key style, often shunning the limelight over his thirty-year Senate career.

Paul Sarbanes was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship that brought him to Balliol College of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England.

Paul Sarbanes graduated with a First Class degree in 1957.

Paul Sarbanes then returned to the United States and attended Harvard Law School.

In 1966, Paul Sarbanes ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in Baltimore City and won.

Paul Sarbanes was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1970 from the fourth district of Maryland and was reelected in 1972 and 1974 from the third district.

Paul Sarbanes was elected to the United States Senate in 1976 and re-elected in 1982,1988,1994, and 2000.

On March 11,2005, Paul Sarbanes, the longest-serving senator in Maryland history, announced at a news conference his decision not to seek re-election in 2006.

Colleagues of Paul Sarbanes said that the reason for his retirement from the Senate was due to his annoyance with not having any leadership roles on committees.

Paul Sarbanes received the Foreign Language Advocacy Award in 2007 from the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in recognition of his lifelong commitment to the values, languages, and cultures of the ancient world in service to the modern world.

In June 1960, Paul Sarbanes married Christine Dunbar of Brighton, England; they had three children and seven grandchildren.

Paul Sarbanes held the highest lay office in the Greek Orthodox Church, "Order of St Andrew, Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate" and was a member of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in Baltimore.

Paul Sarbanes died at his home in Baltimore on December 6,2020, at the age of 87.