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Richard J. Durbin
U.S. Senator (Class 2), IL
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), IL current
Illinois |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), IL
Illinois |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), IL
Illinois |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), IL
Illinois |
Democratic | Jan 7, 2003 | Jan 3, 2009 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), IL
Illinois |
Democratic | Jan 7, 1997 | Jan 3, 2003 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IL-20
Illinois |
Democratic | Jan 4, 1995 | Jan 3, 1997 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IL-20
Illinois |
Democratic | Jan 5, 1993 | Jan 3, 1995 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IL-20
Illinois |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1991 | Jan 3, 1993 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IL-20
Illinois |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1989 | Jan 3, 1991 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IL-20
Illinois |
Democratic | Jan 6, 1987 | Jan 3, 1989 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IL-20
Illinois |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1985 | Jan 3, 1987 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IL-20
Illinois |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1983 | Jan 3, 1985 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Crime and Counterterrorism — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Defense unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Energy and Water Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Financial Services and General Government unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.339, social dim. -0.313. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HR 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans…
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On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-590 | Oct 28, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-590 US-GOV-PD |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-581 | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-581 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-576 | Oct 20, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-576 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-573 | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-573 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-572 | Oct 15, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-572 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-571 | Oct 14, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-571 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-589 | Oct 27, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-589 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-588 | Oct 27, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-588 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-587 | Oct 23, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-587 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-586 | Oct 23, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-586 US-GOV-PD |
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S 3012
Shutdown Fairness Act
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On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-585 | Oct 23, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-585 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-584 | Oct 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-584 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-583 | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-583 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-582 | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-582 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-580 | Oct 21, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-580 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-579 | Oct 21, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-579 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-578 | Oct 21, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-578 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-577 | Oct 21, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-577 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 4016
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
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On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-575 | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-575 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-574 | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-574 US-GOV-PD |
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S 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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On Passage of the Bill | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-570 | Oct 9, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-570 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-569 | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-569 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-568 | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-568 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-567 | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-567 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-566 | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-566 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Dec 27, 2022–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 6:06 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $1,579,527 | $0 | $1,579,527 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $114,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Aug 2, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $89,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Sep 27, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $88,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Apr 26, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $70,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Mar 22, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $55,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Oct 18, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $41,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Jun 5, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $29,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Mar 29, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $19,000 | ILLINOIS NEVADA 2023 FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Sep 27, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $14,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Jun 4, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,500 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Jun 25, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,130 | ILLINOIS NEVADA 2023 FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Nov 8, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES PAC (NACS PAC) | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | unclassified | Dec 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| 2024 | $5,000 | WAY TO LEAD PAC | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | unclassified | Sep 6, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| 2024 | $5,000 | KELLANOVA PAC | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | unclassified | Dec 12, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| 2024 | $5,000 | TELEVISAUNIVISION, INC. EMPLOYEE PAC | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | unclassified | Oct 4, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (9 as lead sponsor)
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S 1146
US · Jun 18, 2026
Cameras in the Courtroom Act
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SRES 756
US · Jun 8, 2026
A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness…
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SRES 748
US · May 21, 2026
A resolution condemning the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, under which…
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S 4608
US · May 20, 2026
Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
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S 4566
US · May 19, 2026
Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act
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S 4541
US · May 14, 2026
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2026
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SRES 728
US · May 13, 2026
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife…
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S 4515
US · May 13, 2026
Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2026
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SJRES 147
US · May 13, 2026
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer…
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