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Tammy Duckworth

U.S. Senator (Class 3), IL

Democratic Illinois since Jan 3, 2023

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Senator (Class 3), IL current
Illinois
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2029 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Illinois
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), IL
Illinois
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-8
Illinois
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District IL-8
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-8
Illinois
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District IL-8
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.345, social dim. 0.057. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Nay Oct 28, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Bill Lewis, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama Nay Oct 27, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Rebecca L. Taibleson, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit Nay Oct 27, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Rebecca L. Taibleson to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit Nay Oct 23, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Stephen Chad Meredith, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky Nay Oct 23, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3012 — Shutdown Fairness Act Nay Oct 23, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana Nay Oct 22, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stephen Chad Meredith to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky Nay Oct 22, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Bill Lewis to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama Nay Oct 22, 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 Nay Oct 22, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida Not voting Oct 21, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: William W. Mercer to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana Not voting Oct 21, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida Not voting Oct 21, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama Not voting Oct 21, 2025 Nomination Confirmed 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 Not voting Oct 20, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 Not voting Oct 16, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Harold D. Mooty III to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama Not voting Oct 16, 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 Not voting Oct 16, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected 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 Not voting Oct 15, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected 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 Not voting Oct 14, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Nay Oct 9, 2025 Bill Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Merkley Amdt. No. 3927 Yea Oct 9, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Sanders Amdt. No. 3853 Nay Oct 9, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Duckworth Amdt. No. 3210 Yea Oct 9, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Van Hollen Amdt. No. 3872 Yea Oct 9, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,383 recorded contributions totalling $2,208,386. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 607 of 1383 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 184 $554,284 25%
Party 17 $466,750 21%
Corporate PAC 23 $125,843 6%
Super PAC 383 $107,341 5%
Unclassified 776 $954,167 43%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$110,000 DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS Party Sep 10, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$48,500 DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS Party Apr 24, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$38,000 DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS Party May 20, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$36,000 DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS Party Mar 1, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$28,000 DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS Party May 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$24,750 ILLINOIS VIRGINIA VICTORY FUND TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS Party Jun 28, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$21,500 DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS Party Mar 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$21,000 DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS Party Oct 16, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$18,000 DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS Party Mar 15, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$18,000 DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS Party Jun 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$18,000 DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS Party Feb 2, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$16,000 DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS Party Mar 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$15,522 NAMES IN THE NEWS TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS unclassified Oct 7, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$15,000 DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS Party Dec 11, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$15,000 DUCKWORTH VICTORY FUND TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS Party Sep 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • NEWS: I’m calling on the FAA to reject any pressure to rubberstamp Trump’s “Triumphal Arch.” The safety of the flying public should not be jeopardized for a vanity project designed to stroke the President’s ego.
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  • Shocking concessions with no conditions. For a self-glorified deal maker, this is one of the worst deals ever made.
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  • Heartbroken for the eight brave servicemembers who perished in today's crash at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Their service to our nation can never be repaid, but we owe it to them and their families to try.
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  • An “end” to this illegal and expensive war is all anyone has asked for for over 100 days, but we've seen the President's deals fall apart before. And ultimately, the main takeaway is that Trump has failed to deliver on every possible end state he's proposed. Let me explain.
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  • This is who Trump deems “the worst of the worst." The wife of a 20-year Army and Texas National Guard Veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Snatching up our troops’ loved ones is no way to repay our military families.
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  • Devastating news from Butler Memorial Airport. My heart goes out to the victims' families, loved ones and the Butler community. I'm monitoring this situation closely as we await the NTSB's report. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/u...
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  • 10 years ago, one of the deadliest shootings in our nation's history took place at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. 49 were killed. Dozens more were injured. A night of terror, pain and loss for the LGBTQ+ community. Today, we remember the victims and their loved ones.
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  • NEWS: In a complete reversal, Senate Republicans threw out my bill that would cover IVF for our servicemembers in the next defense bill. They supported it last year. And the year before. But this year, they chose to betray our heroes who dream of having a family. Outrageous.
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  • Yesterday, the Senate Armed Services Committee cleared the next defense authorization bill. I voted no. Trump continues to threaten strikes and operations that require ground troops. Two of our pilots were shot down. The Strait remains blocked. And families cannot afford gas or…
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  • Take Trump at his word. He loves that you're paying more for everything.
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  • Duckworth Presses Concerns Over Rubio Hearing, Hegseth Promotion Policies on MS Now
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  • Duckworth Discusses War Powers Resolution with Jake Tapper on CNN
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