Robert M. Groves

Robert M. Groves, a University of Michigan sociology professor and survey expert, was appointed Director of the Censun Bureau in 2009.
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Kickoff
The census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790, per constitutional mandate, and the tally is used to allocate congressional seats and tax dollars. Robert Groves, center, claps during a news conference to kickoff a national campaign for the 2010 Census in Phoenix.

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