Richard J. Durbin IL Democratic Senator

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Mr. Richard J. Durbin
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Sí, se puede! That mantra, which has galvanized the American labor movement for generations, encapsulates the life of Dolores Huerta. Dolores never shied away from fighting against injustice of any kind and gave voice to countless immigrant farmworkers. She will be remembered as a powerful force for equality in America and around the world.

💬 5🔁 9❤ 18Oct 28, 2026

Today marks the eighth month of Trump’s war with Iran—and eight months of false promises, higher gas prices, and instability in the Middle East. The President has failed in his stated objectives in this conflict, and the American people are paying the price.

💬 46🔁 9❤ 27Oct 28, 2026

60+ people have died in ICE detention since President Trump took office again last year. We must hold this Administration accountable for their cruel and inhumane practices.

💬 848🔁 104❤ 315Oct 28, 2026

This morning, I had the honor of visiting the newly opened Austin HOPE Center, a remarkable facility with high-quality pediatric and behavioral health services. Thanks to the HOPE Center, children and families living on the West Side of Chicago have a welcoming space to seek care and community-based services.

💬 19🔁 1❤ 17Oct 27, 2026

Today, I attended a ribbon cutting to celebrate the reopening of the Reas Bridge in Decatur. I’m proud to have played a part in securing funding for this reconstruction project that will make traveling through Macon County safer and more efficient. https://t.co/MeTecSNeWF

💬 10🔁 4❤ 18Oct 26, 2026

RT @CoveredIllinois: Open enrollment begins November 1! Now is a great time to shop and explore 2027 health plans before enrollment begin…

💬 2🔁 1❤ 0Oct 26, 2026

ICE is not doing enough to protect the immigrants in its custody. Its negligence is killing people and tearing families apart. This Administration must answer for its role in this travesty.

💬 635🔁 91❤ 328Oct 26, 2026

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the South Side Community Art Center’s Beam Raising Celebration. Since 1940, the Art Center has been a beacon of creativity and community in Chicago that celebrates Black artists and their contributions, and this expansion will continue to honor its legacy.

💬 10🔁 0❤ 9Oct 26, 2026

I was pleased to host Maria Corina Machado, whose coalition soundly won the 2024 election, at the United States Capitol earlier this year. Her return to Venezuela is welcome news that should decidedly move the country toward a clear path to free & fair elections next year.

💬 30🔁 374❤ 958Oct 26, 2026

This baseless lawsuit is yet another attempt by the Trump Administration to sow fear and chaos in this upcoming election.

💬 56🔁 36❤ 186Oct 23, 2026

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Voting record, 119th Congress

97.3%Attendance890 of 915 roll calls cast

25Roll calls missed

93.5%Voted with the Democratic majorityon the 840 party-line votes

10+Yea or Nay against the Democratic majorityon party-line votes

How these are counted

Attendance is the share of roll calls held while the member was in office on which they voted Yea, Nay or Present. A party-line vote is a roll call on which a majority of Republicans voted against a majority of Democrats. Voting with the Democratic majority is the share of the member’s cast votes on those roll calls that matched that majority. The roll calls come from Voteview, which compiles each vote from the official record; Votewiser does the counting. Citation: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Last 10 votes cast

Date	Measure	Question	Vote	Result
Sep 30, 2026	NominationKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Cloture Motion Agreed to
Sep 30, 2026	H.R. 9340A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 30, 2026	H.R. 7008A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 29, 2026	S.Res. 852A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.	On the Motion to Discharge	Yea	Motion to Discharge Rejected
Sep 29, 2026	S.J.Res. 197A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Bene…	On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Bill Passed
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.	On the Amendment	Yea	Amendment Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes.	On the Amendment	Yea	Amendment Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To limit price increases for college athletics tickets.	On the Amendment	Nay	Amendment Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To improve the bill.	On the Amendment	Nay	Amendment Rejected

Latest 10 votes against the Democratic majority

Date	Measure	Member voted	Party majority
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To limit price increases for college athletics tickets.	Nay	Yea
Aug 7, 2026	H.R. 5334To strike the provision relating to duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin crude oil or natural gas or facilitate sanctions evasion.	Nay	Yea
Jul 23, 2026	NominationAntonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania	Yea	Nay
Jul 22, 2026	NominationAntonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania	Yea	Nay
Jul 22, 2026	NominationMichael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan	Yea	Nay
Jul 22, 2026	NominationMichael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan	Yea	Nay
May 19, 2026	NominationSheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina	Yea	Nay
May 19, 2026	NominationSheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina	Yea	Nay
Feb 4, 2026	NominationAaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska	Yea	Nay
Feb 3, 2026	NominationAaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska	Yea	Nay

Source: Voteview · votes through Sep 30, 2026, the latest in Voteview’s data · Senate roll calls

Bills, 119th Congress

139Sponsoredbills and resolutions introduced

507Cosponsored

0Sponsored that became law2 sponsored or cosponsored became law

113Cross-party cosponsorshipsbills from another party’s sponsor

36.1%Sponsored bills with a cross-party cosponsorH.R. and S. bills only

How these are counted

Sponsored counts every bill and resolution the member introduced; cosponsored excludes withdrawn cosponsorships. A cross-party cosponsorship is cosponsoring a measure whose sponsor belongs to another party. The last figure is the share of the member’s H.R. or S. bills with at least one cosponsor from another party.

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Policy area	Bills
Crime and Law Enforcement	86
Education	66
International Affairs	59
Health	54
Government Operations and Politics	47

Policy areas are assigned by the Congressional Research Service, one per bill. Top five shown.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS · as of Oct 27, 2026

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

92.8%With the Democratic majorityon 881 issue votes

10Against both partiesmost Democrats and most Republicans voted the other way

53With the Republican majorityon party-line votes

This is not a left–right score. A vote against the party can come from either side of it; the list below shows who else voted the same way.

Issue	Votes	With the Democratic majority	Against both parties	With the Republican majority	Rank among Democrats
Nominations	437	90.2%	2	41	36th of 47
Economics and Public Finance	200	95.5%	1	8	34th of 47
Immigration	37	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (15)
International Affairs	36	91.7%	2	1	21st of 47
Congress	19	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (47)
Environmental Protection	19	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (41)
Armed Forces and National Security	18	77.8%	2	2	29th of 46
Finance and Financial Sector	18	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (27)
Public Lands and Natural Resources	15	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (44)
Energy	12	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (41)
Sports and Recreation	12	66.7%	3	1	27th of 47
Government Operations and Politics	11	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (43)
Transportation and Public Works	11	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (45)
Other issues (9)Fewer than 10 votes each: Housing and Community Development, Taxation, Foreign Trade and International Finance, Crime and Law Enforcement, Health, Education, Emergency Management, Science, Technology, Communications, Families	36	100.0%	0	0	—

Rank: 1st = voted with the Democratic majority most often on that issue, among Senate Democrats who cast at least 10 votes on it.

Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue

Nominations · 43

Jul 23, 2026 · Nomination · Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 1 other Democrat: John Fetterman.
Jul 22, 2026 · Cloture on Nomination · Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 2 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Jeanne Shaheen.
Jul 22, 2026 · Nomination · Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 10 other Democrats.
Jul 22, 2026 · Cloture on Nomination · Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 10 other Democrats.
May 19, 2026 · Nomination · Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Ruben Gallego, Maggie Hassan, Martin Heinrich, John Reed, Jeanne Shaheen, Sheldon Whitehouse.
May 19, 2026 · Cloture on Nomination · Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Ruben Gallego, Maggie Hassan, Martin Heinrich, John Reed, Jeanne Shaheen, Sheldon Whitehouse.
Feb 4, 2026 · Nomination · Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 6 other Democrats: Tammy Duckworth, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Mark Kelly, Jeanne Shaheen, Sheldon Whitehouse.
Feb 3, 2026 · Cloture on Nomination · Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 3 other Democrats: Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, Sheldon Whitehouse.
Feb 3, 2026 · Nomination · David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 4 other Democrats: Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Jeanne Shaheen, Sheldon Whitehouse.
Feb 2, 2026 · Cloture on Nomination · David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 4 other Democrats: Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Jeanne Shaheen, Sheldon Whitehouse.
and 33 more

Economics and Public Finance · 9

Aug 8, 2026 · Motion to table H.R. 6500 · To strike section 2019.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 10 other Democrats; 21 Republicans.
Jan 30, 2026 · H.R. 7148 · A bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 22 other Democrats.
Nov 10, 2025 · H.R. 5371 · A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Angus King, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Jeanne Shaheen.
Nov 10, 2025 · Cloture on H.R. 5371 · A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Angus King, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Jeanne Shaheen.
Nov 10, 2025 · Amendment to H.R. 5371 · In the nature of a substitute.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Angus King, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Jeanne Shaheen.
Nov 10, 2025 · Cloture on H.R. 5371 · In the nature of a substitute.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Angus King, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Jeanne Shaheen.
Nov 10, 2025 · Taking up H.R. 5371 · A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Angus King, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Jeanne Shaheen.
Nov 9, 2025 · Cloture on taking up H.R. 5371 · A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, Angus King, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Jeanne Shaheen.
Mar 14, 2025 · Cloture on H.R. 1968 · A bill making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 9 other Democrats.

International Affairs · 3

Aug 7, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 5334 · To strike the provision relating to duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin crude oil or natural gas or facilitate sanctions evasion.
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 15 other Democrats.
Apr 3, 2025 · Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 26 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
Voted Yea; most of both parties voted Nay. Also voting Yea: 14 other Democrats.
Apr 3, 2025 · Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 33 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and se…
Voted Yea; most of both parties voted Nay. Also voting Yea: 14 other Democrats.

Armed Forces and National Security · 4

Oct 9, 2025 · S. 2296 · An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defe…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 18 other Democrats; 1 Republican: Rand Paul.
Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment to S. 2296 · To require a review of the methodologies used to determine the amounts of locality-based comparability payments and to require the President's Pay Agent to con…
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 2 other Democrats: Timothy Kaine, Peter Welch.
Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment to S. 2296 · To require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of …
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 8 other Democrats: Maria Cantwell, John Fetterman, Edward Markey, Jeff Merkley, Christopher Murphy, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden.
Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment to S. 2296 · To prohibit earnings on balances maintained at a Federal Reserve bank by or on behalf of a depository institution.
Voted Yea; most of both parties voted Nay. Also voting Yea: 7 other Democrats: Maria Cantwell, Edward Markey, Jeff Merkley, Christopher Murphy, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Peter Welch; 6 Republicans: Josh Hawley, Mike Lee, Cynthia Lummis, Roger Marshall, Rand Paul, Rick Scott.

Sports and Recreation · 4

Sep 28, 2026 · Amendment to S. 4668 · To limit price increases for college athletics tickets.
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 13 other Democrats.
Sep 22, 2026 · Cloture on S. 4668 · In the nature of a substitute.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 17 other Democrats; 3 Republicans: Ashley Moody, Rand Paul, Rick Scott.
Sep 17, 2026 · Taking up S. 4668 · A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate …
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 18 other Democrats; 3 Republicans: Ashley Moody, Rand Paul, Rick Scott.
Sep 15, 2026 · Cloture on taking up S. 4668 · A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate …
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 19 other Democrats; 4 Republicans: Ashley Moody, Rand Paul, Rick Scott, Tommy Tuberville.

How these are counted

Each roll call takes the policy area the Library of Congress gave the bill it is about; a vote on an amendment counts under its bill. 907 of the Senate’s 915 roll calls this Congress have an issue. Left out as procedural (8): votes on House rules and the previous question, motions to recommit or adjourn, quorum calls and the Speaker election. Nominations are their own issue. “With the Democratic majority” counts every issue vote on which most Democrats voted the same way, Yea or Nay. “Against both parties” = most Democrats and most Republicans voted one way and this member the other. “With the Republican majority” = a party-line vote (most of each party on opposite sides) on which this member sided with the Republicans. Independents count with the party they caucus with. The Senate roll calls come from Voteview; Votewiser does the counting. Citation: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Source: votes: Voteview · issue areas: Library of Congress policy areas · votes through Sep 30, 2026

Committee assignments

Committee	Role	Side	Seniority rank
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry	Member	Minority	4
Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade	Member	Minority	2
Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety	Member	Minority	4
Senate Committee on Appropriations	Member	Minority	2
Department of Defense	Member	Minority	2
Energy and Water Development	Member	Minority	2
Financial Services and General Government	Member	Minority	2
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies	Member	Minority	3
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs	Member	Minority	2
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies	Member	Minority	3
Senate Committee on the Judiciary	Ranking Member	Minority	1
Crime and Counterterrorism	Ranking Member	Minority	1

Seniority rank is the member’s order among their own party’s members on that committee; 1 is the most senior.

Source: congress-legislators (CC0) · as of Oct 27, 2026

Congress	Years	Chamber	Role	State	District
119th Congress	2025–present	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
118th Congress	2023–2025	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
117th Congress	2021–2023	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
116th Congress	2019–2021	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
115th Congress	2017–2019	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
114th Congress	2015–2017	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
113th Congress	2013–2015	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
112th Congress	2011–2013	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
111th Congress	2009–2011	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
110th Congress	2007–2009	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
109th Congress	2005–2007	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
108th Congress	2003–2005	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
107th Congress	2001–2003	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
106th Congress	1999–2001	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
105th Congress	1997–1999	Senate	Senator	Illinois (IL)	—
104th Congress	1995–1997	House of Representatives	Representative	Illinois (IL)	20
103rd Congress	1993–1995	House of Representatives	Representative	Illinois (IL)	20
102nd Congress	1991–1993	House of Representatives	Representative	Illinois (IL)	20
101st Congress	1989–1991	House of Representatives	Representative	Illinois (IL)	20
100th Congress	1987–1989	House of Representatives	Representative	Illinois (IL)	20
99th Congress	1985–1987	House of Representatives	Representative	Illinois (IL)	20
98th Congress	1983–1985	House of Representatives	Representative	Illinois (IL)	20

Elections

Elected to the 98th Congress on November 2, 1982; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 1996; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.¹

The election history as listed in the Congressional Directory.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Overview Donors

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

$84,084Raised

$918,220Spent

$840,652Cash on hand

$0Debts owed by the campaign

Where the money came from

Source	Amount	Share
Individuals, itemizeddonors giving more than $200 in the cycle, named in filings	$21,372	25.4%
Individuals, unitemized$200 or less in the cycle, not named	$10,679	12.7%
PACs and other committees	$7,000	8.3%
Party committees	$0	0.0%
All other receiptstransfers, loans, refunds and offsets	$45,034	53.6%

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported by groups not tied to the campaign: $9 supporting this candidate, $0 opposing. Details on FEC.gov

More on this campaign’s money

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Sep 30, 2026

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Individual contributions by size

Contribution size	Amount	Share
$200 and under	$734,315	36.2%
$200.01 to $499.99	$176,863	8.7%
$500 to $999.99	$166,136	8.2%
$1,000 to $1,999.99	$371,692	18.3%
$2,000 and over	$581,112	28.6%

From the FEC’s contribution-size summary, which is compiled separately from the campaign’s totals, so these rows need not add up to the individual receipts on the Overview.

Top 10 states, itemized contributions

State	Amount
IL (home state)	$1.29M
MO	$0.07M
NY	$0.04M
CA	$0.04M
DC	$0.02M
FL	$0.02M
TX	$0.02M
WA	$0.01M
VA	$0.01M
MA	$0.01M

Top employers of individual donors

Employer named by donors	Amount
W2E GROUP	$2,000
SMITH DAWSON & ANDREWS	$1,000
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	$1,000
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	$325
UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC	$250
REGO CONSULTING	$225
KYIV MOHYLA FOUNDATION	$200
SANDBOX INDUSTRIES LLC	$200
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CORP	$200
PURDUE UNIVERSITY	$150

Contributions from individuals who listed that employer, itemized only. Companies themselves cannot give to a federal candidate’s campaign.

Entries that name no employer, as written on the filings: NOT EMPLOYED $14,533 · SELF-EMPLOYED $2,713.

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Sep 30, 2026

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Profile

Facts from official records. The small numbers open each fact’s source.

At a glance

Born	November 21, 1944^1,2
Birthplace	East St. Louis, IL^1,2
Home town listed	Springfield, IL¹
Party	Democratic¹

Education

B.S., foreign service and economics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1966
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1969

As listed in the Congressional Directory.¹

Professional history

Attorney (Illinois Bar 1969)
Legal counsel, Lieutenant Governor Paul Simon, 1969-72
Legal counsel, Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee, 1972-82
Parliamentarian, Illinois State Senate, 1969-82
Adjunct professor, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

As the member’s office lists it in the Congressional Directory, in that order.¹

Biographical Directory entry

DURBIN, Richard Joseph, A Senator and a Representative from Illinois; born in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., November 21, 1944; graduated from Assumption High School, East St. Louis 1962; B.S., Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Washington, DC 1966; intern in the office of Illinois Senator Paul Douglas during his senior year in college; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center 1969; admitted to the Illinois bar 1969, and commenced practice in Springfield; legal counsel to Illinois Lieutenant Governor Paul Simon 1969-1972; legal counsel, Illinois State senate judiciary committee 1972-1982; Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Illinois 1978; associate professor, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield 1978-1983; delegate, Democratic National Conventions 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996; chairman of Illinois state delegation in 1996; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 2, 1997); elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1996; reelected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027; Democratic party whip (2005-); chair, Committee on the Judiciary (One Hundred Seventeenth and One Hundred Eighteenth Congresses).²

The official summary kept by the House and Senate historians, word for word.

Offices

Washington, DC

711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
202-224-2152

Local offices

City	Address	Phone
Carbondale, IL	250 W. Cherry St., Suite 115-D	618-351-1122
Chicago, IL	230 S. Dearborn St., Suite 3892	312-353-4952
Rock Island, IL	1504 Third Ave., Suite 227	309-786-5173
Springfield, IL	525 S. 8th St.	217-492-4062

Office list: congress-legislators (CC0), as of Oct 27, 2026.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Office of the Historian, U.S. House (History, Art & Archives).

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Voting record, 119th Congress

Last 10 votes cast

Latest 10 votes against the Democratic majority

Bills, 119th Congress

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Sponsored legislation, newest first

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue

Committee assignments

Floor remarks, 119th Congress

Elections

Sources

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

Where the money came from

Outside spending

More on this campaign’s money

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Individual contributions by size

Top 10 states, itemized contributions

Top employers of individual donors

Profile

At a glance

Education

Professional history

Biographical Directory entry

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