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At a Glance
Seat
Representative for Illinois District 17
Born
1976
Age 50
Phone
(202) 225-5905
Office
1314 Longworth House Office Building, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Illinois District 17

Eric Sorensen

Eric Sorensen is an American politician and meteorologist serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 17th congressional district since 2023. His district covers a large swath of western and central Illinois, centered around Moline, Rock Island, and the Illinois side of the Quad Cities. It also includes parts of Peoria and Rockford. A member of the Democratic Party, Sorensen is the first openly gay member of Congress from Illinois.

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Voting Record — 401
Yes48%
No51%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align95%
Cross-party5%
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Congressional District 17

U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.
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Eric Sorensen
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratIllinois District 17
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Eric's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 5 sponsored · 17 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

The Senator is right on here.
BENNET: Is Edward Snowden a traitor to the United States of America? GABBARD: *dodges* BENNET: This is where the rubber meets the road. This is when you need to answer the question. Is Snowden a traitor? GABBARD: ... BENNET: That is not a hard question to answer when the stakes are this high!
2/2 Before we conjecture theories, I hope we all take the time to remember the people on board the American Airlines flight, as well as the heroes aboard the Army helicopter and first responders on the ground and on the water. 🇺🇸 ✈️ 🙏
1/2 My heart breaks for the families who lost loved ones last night. As someone who follows the aviation industry, as well as my nearly-weekly flights through DCA, I understand the complexities of the airspace and the lack of room for error.
This morning, facebook started serving me all kinds of right wing stuff in my feed. When I went to manage content preferences, I see they automatically made me follow Trump yesterday. Am I the only one?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. taught us that when we come together with a common purpose of equality, we build a better nation. His work changed us for the better and should inspire everyone to work so his dream becomes reality.
On this snowy night in the nation’s capital, I am remembering Air Florida Flight 90. Between terminals 1 and 2 at Reagan Nat’l Airport lies the official remembrance memorial to those who died in the plane crash on January 13, 1982. 74 people aboard the plane died. 4 people on the bridge died. 🥀
In the 119th Congress, it’s my hope that more Americans get to know the lesser-known members who work hard to find compromise and solutions, rather than the loud mouths who bluster, claw, and scratch on social and cable “news.”
If Daylight Saving Time was canceled, the sun would rise at 4 in the morning in the Summer. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a morning person, but those late evenings with family and friends in the Summer are the best! I say: Leave things alone and focus on making life more affordable.
Saturday morning between 8am and noon, there’s a threat of a glaze of ice. (It will be worse the farther west you go, especially over the Mississippi River.) But with such cold air the past few days, it may take a while for it to melt once it’s frozen. Please be very careful!
Rita Crundwell was just granted clemency. This, after swindling Dixon, IL residents out of $54 Million over decades. She pleaded guilty, got the max sentence, but only served 8 yrs. Her case remains the biggest municipal fraud case in U.S. history. Getting off scot free today is such a load of BS.
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Voting History
401 total votes
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DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-04-10H.R. 1526 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-04-09H.R. 1526 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-04-09S.J. Res. 18 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-04-09S.J. Res. 28 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-04-09H. Res. 313 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-04-09H. Res. 313 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-04-08H. Res. 294 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-04-08H. Res. 294 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-04-07H.R. 1039 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-04-07H.R. 586 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-04-01H.R. 1491 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-04-01H. Res. 282 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOFailed
2025-04-01H. Res. 282 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-03-31H.R. 997 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-31H.R. 517 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-27H.R. 1048 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-27H.R. 1048 (119th)Approve amendmentNONOFailed
2025-03-27H.R. 1048 (119th)Approve amendmentNONOFailed
2025-03-27H.R. 1048 (119th)Approve amendmentNONOFailed
2025-03-27H.J. Res. 75 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-27H.J. Res. 24 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-25H. Res. 242 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-03-25H.R. 1534 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-24H.R. 1326 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-24H.R. 359 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-11H.J. Res. 25 (119th)Final passageYESNOPassed
2025-03-11H.R. 1968 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-11H.R. 1968 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-03-11H.R. 1156 (119th)Final passageYESNOPassed
2025-03-11H. Res. 211 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-03-11H. Res. 211 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-03-10H.R. 993 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-10H.R. 901 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-10H.R. 495 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-06H. Res. 189 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-03-06S.J. Res. 11 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-05H. Res. 189 (119th)Kill the motionYESYESFailed
2025-03-05H.J. Res. 42 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-05H.J. Res. 61 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-04H.R. 758 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-03H.R. 856 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-27H.J. Res. 20 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-02-26H.J. Res. 35 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-02-26H.R. 695 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-25H. Res. 161 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-02-25H. Res. 161 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-02-24H.R. 825 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-11H. Res. 122 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-02-05H. Res. 93 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-01-15H.R. 144 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed

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.