Question: Which of the two current Senators of Illinois held his governmental position from earliest?
Answer(s):
answer: Dick Durbin

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FILTER(xsd:datetime(?sk3) >= "2015-08-10"^^xsd:dateTime) })
?x ns:government.politician.government_positions_held ?c .
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