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At a Glance
Seat
U.S. Senator from Illinois
Born
November 21, 1944
Age 81
Phone
(202) 224-2152
Office
711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Illinois

Richard J. Durbin

Richard Joseph Durbin is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from the state of 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. He is the longest-serving Democratic whip since the position was established in 1913. Durbin chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee from 2021 to 2025, and led the Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court nomination hearings.

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Voting Record — 783
Yes34%
No64%
Present0%
Not Voting3%
Party align93%
Cross-party6%
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Richard J. Durbin
U.S. SenatorDemocratIllinois
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Richard J.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 123 sponsored · 333 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Happy to hear that 700 federal immigration agents are leaving Minnesota. But the questions we need to ask are, where will they show up next? And will the remaining 2,000 agents in MN finally change their tactics?
Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and Silverio Villegas Gonzalez should still be with us today.
Sen. DURBIN: Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both American citizens, did not fit the category of “worst of the worst” that the President railed against during his campaign. Yet these two, and many others, were taken from their families far too soon at the hands of the United States government.
Today, @duckworth.senate.gov and I met with the Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities to discuss the Trump Administration’s attacks on higher education. As this Admin creates new barriers to accessing education, We made it clear that we stand with students and educators.
The rising cost of building starter and single-family homes has priced millions of Americans out of renting or owning a home. I introduced the ABODE Act to demolish barriers to housing affordability and incentivize builders to construct modern homes that meet our nation’s needs.
Donald Trump called Haiti a “sh**hole country”. Secretary Noem called immigrants “killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies”. It was wrong then, and it is wrong now. Haitian TPS holders are contributing members to society. Pleased to see the D.C. District Court reject these racist attacks.
BREAKING: A district court judge just blocked Secretary Noem’s attempt to strip legal status from Haitian families fleeing violence and natural disasters.
The events and lessons of the Holocaust can’t be forgotten. We must examine the past and honor the promise of NEVER AGAIN.
Jewish rabbi: I’m not a lawyer, I’m only a rabbi. Sen. DURBIN, lightheartedly: In the hierarchy of things, you don’t need to apologize for that. Jewish rabbi: But I think it’s important to remember why we’re here. Bipartisanship can finally get to the truth.
This is outrageous. But not unexpected. Trump has been building up to this. He wants to put his enforcers at the polling places to intimidate voters. He’s clearly worried about the outcome of that election and he’s prepared to violate basic constitutional guarantees in America to win.
President Trump said Monday Republicans should nationalize elections and take them over from the states as he repeated his disproven claims of voter fraud.
Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” may cause several downstate hospitals to close due to cuts in Medicaid funding. Thousands of Illinoisans will be forced to drive an extra hour to receive lifesaving care because of President Trump’s signature piece of legislation.
Voters deserve to go to the polls knowing their votes will be accurately counted. President Trump is trying to undermine the will of the American people and future elections.
I just met with President Trump’s pick to lead ATF. This job could play a key role in tackling our gun violence epidemic, but the Trump Administration is signaling over and over again it wants to weaken ATF. That can’t happen.
This is incredibly concerning. The President and a weaponized Justice Department keep pushing the Big Lie. He lost the 2020 election—clearly. Relitigating his loss threatens public trust in elections and endangers local election staff.
This is incredibly concerning. The President and a weaponized Justice Department keep pushing the Big Lie. He lost the 2020 election—clearly. Relitigating his loss threatens public trust in elections and endangers local election staff.
BREAKING: New reporting reveals that Donald Trump had an unusual, wildly inappropriate call with FBI agents after Georgia election center raid, demonstrating political interference.
Medical schools in the Caribbean are raking in millions in U.S. student aid while skirting the requirements U.S.-based medical schools are bound to. I introduced the Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act to ensure all schools that receive federal dollars are held to the same standards.
Illinois is going to lose billions of dollars because of President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ Medicaid cuts. Any affordability agenda must restore funding for Medicaid and ensure Americans can afford their health care.
Cryptocurrency is a notoriously risky asset that is vulnerable to financial crashes. But Senate Republicans voted down my amendment that would have prevented American taxpayers from being on the hook to pay for a crypto bailout.
Secretary Noem has received more money than anyone in the history of the Department of Homeland Security. She has used that money to hire thousands of new, undertrained ICE agents to attack our communities. Her offer to testify before the Judiciary Committee in five weeks is woefully inadequate.
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Voting History
783 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-07-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (49-47)
2025-07-23Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (49-47)
2025-07-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (48-47)
2025-07-23Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (49-47)
2025-07-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (49-47)
2025-07-23H.R. 3944 (119th)Begin considerationYESYESMotion to Proceed Agreed to (90-8)
2025-07-23Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-47)
2025-07-23Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-41)
2025-07-22Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (61-35)
2025-07-22Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-07-22H.R. 3944 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYESCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (91-7, 3/5 majority required)
2025-07-22H.R. 3944 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (50-48)
2025-07-22Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-47)
2025-07-22Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-07-22Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-47)
2025-07-21End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (44-43)
2025-07-17End debateNOT_VOTINGNOCloture Motion Agreed to (46-36)
2025-07-17End debateNOT_VOTINGNOCloture Motion Agreed to (50-34)
2025-07-17End debateNOT_VOTINGNOCloture Motion Agreed to (57-31)
2025-07-17End debateNOT_VOTINGNOCloture Motion Agreed to (49-40)
2025-07-17End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (49-43)
2025-07-17End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-07-17H.R. 4 (119th)Final passageNONOBill Passed (51-48)
2025-07-17H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Agreed to (52-47)
2025-07-17H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-17H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-17H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-07-17H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-51)
2025-07-17H.R. 4 (119th)Kill the motionNONOMotion to Table Agreed to (51-47)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESMotion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESMotion to Recommit Rejected (47-50)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (46-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESMotion to Recommit Rejected (47-52)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESMotion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-52)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESMotion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESMotion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESMotion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-07-15H.R. 4 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-07-15H.R. 4 (119th)Motion to Discharge H.R. 4NONOMotion to Discharge Agreed to (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-07-15Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-47)
2025-07-15End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (50-46)
2025-07-15Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-07-15End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-47)
2025-07-15Confirm nomineeYESNONomination Confirmed (69-30)
2025-07-14End debateYESNOCloture Motion Agreed to (60-28)
2025-07-14Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (46-42)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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