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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 — 851
Yes35%
No62%
Present0%
Not Voting3%
Party align93%
Cross-party6%
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U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.
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Richard J. Durbin
U.S. SenatorDemocratIllinois
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Richard J.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 129 sponsored · 356 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

NEWS: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have asked the U.S. Congress to support the Baltic Security Initiative program as the White House has proposed to cut it. I urge my colleagues to pass my amendment to reauthorize the program amid Putin’s drone incursion into Polish airspace.
I was in the Capitol on September 11th. I saw the black smoke billowing from the Pentagon. That night, Democratic and Republican Senators spontaneously got together on the Capitol steps and sang “God Bless America.” I’ll never forget that—and America can never forget that attack on our homeland.
I still remember where I was on September 11, 2001. That day changed America and the world forever. Today, we remember the innocent lives lost on that day and the brave first responders who risked their lives to help others.
President Trump has stalled, distracted, and fabricated falsehoods to prevent the release of the Epstein files. Today, I voted in favor of releasing the files. The American people deserve transparency, and abusers must be held accountable.
All our children deserve access to resources that support their emotional and academic needs. Today, I met with members of Illinois Association of School Boards to discuss how we can support our students as this Administration aims to cut critical federal resources for school districts.
Up to 17 million Americans will lose health care and hospitals will face devastating impacts thanks to President Trump’s budget bill. I met w/ @luriechildrens.bsky.social CEO, Dr. Shanley, to reiterate my support for hospitals as this Administration slashes critical funding for health care.
President Trump is pushing a constitutional crisis if he deploys the military to Chicago. We saw what happened in Los Angeles. He’s only escalating, and his scare tactics only threaten our safety if they continue. I’m urging the courts to intervene.
Big day in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Two more whistleblowers have come forward and are calling out Meta putting profits over people. Big Tech’s time to police itself is over.
The harms of nonconsensual, sexually-explicit deepfakes content online are real and happening at a rapid pace, and disproportionately impact women and girls. I introduced my DEFIANCE Act as an amendment to the NDAA to give power to victims and crack down on this AI-generated content.
I want to speak to hardworking immigrant families for a moment. I understand if you’re scared to send kids to school, go to the doctor, or report crimes to police. But we STAND with you. Please know that a majority of Americans don't support the anti-immigrant actions by the Trump Administration.
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Voting History
851 total votes
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DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-01-09S. 5 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYESCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required)

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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