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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 — 789
Yes34%
No63%
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 · 127 sponsored · 341 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Donald Trump’s phony trade war with Canada took a bipartisan hit in the Senate with the passage of the Kaine resolution. Trump makes excuses for Putin and declares Canada our real enemy. It's MAGA madness.
Republicans are trying to rewrite January 6, 2021. It was a DIRECT attack on our country and our democracy. I’m announcing a spotlight hearing honoring law enforcement who protected us and condemning Trump’s pardon of insurrectionists.
Buckle your seat belts America. Trump launched a global trade war by declaring his national sales tax. This tariff boondoggle will cost the average American family thousands of dollars a year. That’s a lot of eggs.
Rob Karr, President and CEO of IRMA, explains how swipe fees are hurting small businesses and consumers in his recent op-ed. I’m glad to have his support, and I’ll continue to advocate for my Credit Card Competition Act to lower costs for small businesses and families.
Millions of households receive LIHEAP funding to pay for utility bills. I support this program because it keeps Illinoisans safe and warm. Now, the Trump Admin fired its ENTIRE staff—crippling its ability to help Americans. It's cruel and irresponsible.
Today, I attended the National Restaurant Association’s annual conference to speak on my bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act and meet with members of National Restaurant Association. Swipe fees are hurting our small businesses and consumers. We must pass legislation to protect them.
With President Trump’s tariffs, American families will see higher prices on groceries, cars, gas, and American jobs will suffer. Instead of lowering the cost of living, President Trump is raising it.
Our workforce needs my Keep STEM Talent Act with Senator Mike Rounds. It would: ADDRESS green card backlogs. PROTECT U.S. workers. PERMIT dual intent. IMPOSE rigorous vetting. Plus, it’s supported by unions and STEM leaders.
President Trump is risking a recession with this national sales tax he calls tariffs—while needlessly alienating our closest allies. When American families see the price of goods rising, it’s going to create a negative economic force across this country.
I just introduced a bill to streamline the path to stay in the United States for international graduates of our nation’s STEM programs. We need their talents. It’s commonsense, and it’s bipartisan.
The good news: The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that FDA acted properly in rejecting fruit-, candy-, and dessert-flavored e-cigarettes popular with kids. The bad news: Trump and RFK Jr. reportedly fired most, if not all, of the FDA’s tobacco division yesterday.
I just pressed Republican and Democratic witnesses on nationwide injunctions. My conclusion: Nationwide injunctions DO have a role in our judicial system. ALL are entitled to protection in certain situations.
Tackling nationwide injunctions must be based on the merits—not just Donald Trump’s wishes. Any good-faith bill on nationwide injunctions must have an effective date of January 2029.
Proud to call Senator Booker a friend and colleague. He didn’t leave the Senate floor for over 24 hours to protest President Trump’s actions that are hurting American families.
Our country witnessed history today. @booker.senate.gov has broken the record for the longest time holding the Senate floor. He did it to give a voice to the working families who are being harmed by Donald Trump’s policies. Thank you, Senator Booker, for fighting for Americans.
Google has massive control over which websites we click on, ads we view, and businesses we interact with. Things have to change. We’re building a strong coalition to break Big Tech’s grip on Washington.
The Trump Administration sent a legal Maryland resident to their Salvadoran “MAGAprison.” An immigration judge already ruled that sending him to El Salvador would violate U.S. law because of harm he’d face there. Donald Trump put a legal resident DIRECTLY in harm’s way.
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Voting History
789 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
2025-03-25Confirm nomineeYESNONomination Confirmed (74-25)
2025-03-25End debateYESNOCloture Motion Agreed to (73-25)
2025-03-24Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (60-31)
2025-03-24Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (62-30)
2025-03-14End debateNOT_VOTINGNOCloture Motion Agreed to (63-32)
2025-03-14End debateNOT_VOTINGNOCloture Motion Agreed to (64-33)
2025-03-14H.R. 1968 (119th)Final passageNONOBill Passed (54-46)
2025-03-14H.R. 1968 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Rejected (27-73)
2025-03-14H.R. 1968 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-52, 3/5 majority required)
2025-03-14H.R. 1968 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-03-14H.R. 1968 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-03-14H.R. 1968 (119th)End debateYESNOCloture Motion Agreed to (62-38, 3/5 majority required)
2025-03-14S. 331 (119th)Final passageYESYESBill Passed (84-16)
2025-03-14Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (59-40)
2025-03-14End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (56-39)
2025-03-13Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (54-45)
2025-03-13S. 331 (119th)End debateYESYESCloture Motion Agreed to (84-15, 3/5 majority required)
2025-03-13End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (54-45)
2025-03-13Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (56-43)
2025-03-13End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (57-41)
2025-03-12Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-46)
2025-03-12End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-45)
2025-03-12Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-46)
2025-03-12End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-03-11Confirm nomineeYESYESNomination Confirmed (78-19)
2025-03-11End debateYESYESCloture Motion Agreed to (76-20)
2025-03-11Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-03-11End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2025-03-10Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (67-32)
2025-03-06S. 331 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYESCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (82-12, 3/5 majority required)
2025-03-06End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (66-30)
2025-03-06Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-43)
2025-03-06End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-43)
2025-03-05S.J. Res. 28 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (51-47)
2025-03-05Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-03-05End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2025-03-04S.J. Res. 28 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (50-47)
2025-03-04S.J. Res. 3 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (70-27)
2025-03-04S.J. Res. 3 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (70-28)
2025-03-03S. 9 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-03-03Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-45)
2025-02-27End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2025-02-27H.J. Res. 35 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (52-47)
2025-02-26S.J. Res. 12 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2025-02-26S.J. Res. 10 (119th)Approve resolutionYESYESJoint Resolution Defeated (47-52)
2025-02-26Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (56-43)
2025-02-25Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (51-47)
2025-02-25S.J. Res. 11 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (54-44)
2025-02-25S.J. Res. 11 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (54-42)
2025-02-25Confirm nomineeYESNONomination Confirmed (66-28)

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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