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Senator

Richard Durbin

Illinois · Democrat

In the Senate since 1997 · 15 Congresses served

About

Richard Joseph Durbin is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin is in his fifth Senate term and has served since 2005 as the Senate Democratic Whip and since 2025 as the Senate minority whip.

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In the 119th Congress

Richard Durbin sits 41st from the left of 102 scored senators (2 of them since left office, marked "former" below). Ringed below; the rest of the chamber is faded.

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A–Z by last name · 101 members

Sen. Angela AlsobrooksD-MDSen. Alan ArmstrongR-OKSen. Tammy BaldwinD-WISen. Jim BanksR-INSen. John BarrassoR-WYSen. Michael BennetD-COSen. Marsha BlackburnR-TNSen. Richard BlumenthalD-CTSen. Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DESen. Cory BookerD-NJSen. John BoozmanR-ARSen. Katie BrittR-ALSen. Ted BuddR-NCSen. Maria CantwellD-WASen. Shelley CapitoR-WVSen. Bill CassidyR-LASen. Susan CollinsR-MESen. Christopher CoonsD-DESen. John CornynR-TXSen. Catherine Cortez MastoD-NVSen. Tom CottonR-ARSen. Kevin CramerR-NDSen. Mike CrapoR-IDSen. Ted CruzR-TXSen. John CurtisR-UTSen. Steve DainesR-MTSen. Tammy DuckworthD-ILSen. Joni ErnstR-IASen. John FettermanD-PASen. Deb FischerR-NESen. Ruben GallegoD-AZSen. Kirsten GillibrandD-NYSen. Darline GrahamR-SCSen. Lindsey GrahamR-SC (fmr)Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IASen. Bill HagertyR-TNSen. Maggie HassanD-NHSen. Josh HawleyR-MOSen. Martin HeinrichD-NMSen. John HickenlooperD-COSen. Mazie HironoD-HISen. John HoevenR-NDSen. Jon HustedR-OHSen. Cindy Hyde-SmithR-MSSen. Ron JohnsonR-WISen. Jim JusticeR-WVSen. Tim KaineD-VASen. Mark KellyD-AZSen. John KennedyR-LASen. Andy KimD-NJSen. Angus KingI-MESen. Amy KlobucharD-MNSen. James LankfordR-OKSen. Mike LeeR-UTSen. Ben LujánD-NMSen. Cynthia LummisR-WYSen. Ed MarkeyD-MASen. Roger MarshallR-KSSen. Mitch McConnellR-KYSen. Dave McCormickR-PASen. Jeff MerkleyD-ORSen. Ashley MoodyR-FLSen. Jerry MoranR-KSSen. Bernie MorenoR-OHSen. Markwayne MullinR-OK (fmr)Sen. Lisa MurkowskiR-AKSen. Christopher MurphyD-CTSen. Patty MurrayD-WASen. Jon OssoffD-GASen. Alex PadillaD-CASen. Rand PaulR-KYSen. Gary PetersD-MISen. Jack ReedD-RISen. Pete RickettsR-NESen. James RischR-IDSen. Jacky RosenD-NVSen. Mike RoundsR-SDSen. Bernie SandersI-VTSen. Brian SchatzD-HISen. Adam SchiffD-CASen. Eric SchmittR-MOSen. Chuck SchumerD-NYSen. Rick ScottR-FLSen. Tim ScottR-SCSen. Jeanne ShaheenD-NHSen. Tim SheehyR-MTSen. Elissa SlotkinD-MISen. Tina SmithD-MNSen. Dan SullivanR-AKSen. John ThuneR-SDSen. Thom TillisR-NCSen. Tommy TubervilleR-ALSen. Chris Van HollenD-MDSen. Mark WarnerD-VASen. Raphael WarnockD-GASen. Elizabeth WarrenD-MASen. Peter WelchD-VTSen. Sheldon WhitehouseD-RISen. Roger WickerR-MSSen. Ron WydenD-ORSen. Todd YoungR-IN

Ideological trajectory · dimension 1 by Congress

Richard Durbin's per-Congress position (nokken–poole), against the party mean.

-0.50-0.251997200320092015202120252019: -0.292019: -0.36

Illinois delegation · both senators on dimension 1

Richard Durbin and their seatmate, gap 0.15. All 50 delegations →

-1.0-0.50.00.51.0IllinoisDurbin -0.26Duckworth -0.410.15

Committee memberships

Richard Durbin’s 3 committee assignments in the 119th Congress ranked by seniority. Each row also shows how Richard Durbin’s own position compares to that committee’s overall blend.

JudiciaryRanking Member
21 members · seniority rank 1
Δ 0.41 from center
▸Serves on 1 subcommittee
  • Crime and CounterterrorismRanking Member
    10 members
Appropriations
28 members · seniority rank 2
Δ 0.29 from center
▸Serves on 6 subcommittees
  • Department of Defense
    17 members
  • Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
    17 members
  • Energy and Water Development
    17 members
  • Financial Services and General Government
    10 members
  • State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
    14 members
  • Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
    16 members
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
23 members · seniority rank 4
Δ 0.34 from center
▸Serves on 2 subcommittees
  • Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade
    13 members
  • Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
    13 members
Richard Durbin’s own positionCommittee’s blended position

Laws Richard Durbin sponsored or cosponsored

Every public law that Richard Durbin sponsored or cosponsored, newest first. Each law shows the part Richard Durbin played, the policy area, and its closest recorded final-passage vote. Only bills that became law appear: most bills a member sponsors never do.

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    Data notes

    Public laws from the 93rd Congress (1973) on, from Congress.gov and GovInfo bill data, listed under the bill that was enacted. Cosponsors who withdrew are not counted. “Major” follows David Mayhew’s list of important enactments, which stops at the 118th Congress; later laws are not yet assessed. Votes and policy areas are as on the Laws page.

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