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Richard J. Durbin
U.S. Senator (Class 2), IL
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Issue areas
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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)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmation: James D. Maxwell II, of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: James D. Maxwell II to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: William J. Crain, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: William J. Crain to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Robert P. Chamberlin, of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert P. Chamberlain to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi | Nay | Dec 8, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Susan Courtwright Rodriguez, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina | Yea | Dec 4, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SRES 520 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. | Nay | Dec 4, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 131 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Nay | Dec 4, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Susan Courtwright Rodriguez to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina | Yea | Dec 3, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 91 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Nay | Dec 3, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Matthew E. Orso, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina | Yea | Dec 3, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew E. Orso to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina | Yea | Dec 3, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Lindsey Ann Freeman, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina | Yea | Dec 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lindsey Ann Freeman to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina | Yea | Dec 2, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: David A. Bragdon, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina | Nay | Dec 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: David A. Bragdon to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina | Nay | Dec 1, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 130 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Nay | Nov 20, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 76 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Yea | Nov 19, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 89 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Nay | Nov 19, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Nay | Nov 19, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ho Nieh to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Nay | Nov 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Nov 10, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Nov 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Collins Amdt. No. 3937 | Yea | Nov 10, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,000 recorded contributions totalling $1,579,527. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 125 of 1000 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | 9 | $505,500 | 32% |
| Big donor | 114 | $337,879 | 21% |
| Corporate PAC | 2 | $24,130 | 2% |
| Unclassified | 875 | $712,018 | 45% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $114,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Aug 2, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $89,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Sep 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $88,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Apr 26, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $70,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Mar 22, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $55,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Oct 18, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $41,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Jun 5, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $29,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Mar 29, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $19,000 | ILLINOIS NEVADA 2023 FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Sep 27, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $14,000 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Jun 4, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,500 | DURBIN VICTORY FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Party | Jun 25, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,130 | ILLINOIS NEVADA 2023 FUND | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Nov 8, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. PAC | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | unclassified | Apr 12, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | unclassified | May 12, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | WAY TO LEAD PAC | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | unclassified | Sep 6, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | KELLANOVA PAC | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | unclassified | Dec 12, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Largest by amount; not the full set. 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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