Richard J. Durbin
DemocratIn officeIllinois · House 1983–1997 · Senate 1997–present
- Senate Minority Whip (2005–2007)
- Senate Majority Whip (2007–2009)
- Senate Majority Whip (2009–2011)
- Senate Majority Whip (2011–2013)
- Senate Majority Whip (2013–2015)
- Senate Minority Whip (2015–2017)
- Senate Minority Whip (2017–2019)
- Senate Minority Whip (2019–2021)
- Senate Minority Whip (2021–2021)
- Senate Majority Whip (2021–2023)
- Senate Majority Whip (2023–2025)
- Senate Minority Whip (2025–present)
Voting record by issue
Where this member landed on each issue across their entire career, and how consistent that position stayed over time. Open an issue to see every vote behind the score.
Not a left/right axis — both parties split on this issue.
Money & lobbying ties
Political committees that gave to this member’s principal campaign committee.
65 committees, $169,025 total (cycle 2024). Source: FEC Schedule A, line 11C. A contribution is a documented financial relationship — it is not evidence that any vote was influenced by it. Conduit committees such as ActBlue and WinRed appear here as the FEC records them, but they forward earmarked donations from individuals rather than giving money of their own.
| Committee | Cycle | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| WAY TO LEAD PAC | 2024 | $10,000 |
| KELLANOVA PAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 2024 | $5,000 |
| NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION INC- RETAIL PAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VER | 2024 | $5,000 |
| THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 2024 | $5,000 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 2024 | $5,000 |
| TELEVISAUNIVISION INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 2024 | $5,000 |
| GRIDIRON-PAC | 2024 | $5,000 |
| HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 2024 | $5,000 |
| CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE | 2024 | $5,000 |
| SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 2024 | $4,500 |
| INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE | 2024 | $4,500 |
| CUMMINS INC. PAC (CIPAC) | 2024 | $4,000 |
| CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION PAC | 2024 | $4,000 |
| UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND | 2024 | $3,000 |
| JSTREETPAC | 2024 | $3,000 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC | 2024 | $2,500 |
| WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST, INC. PAC (WGAW PAC) | 2024 | $2,500 |
| FASPAC FAREWAY STORES INC PAC | 2024 | $2,500 |
| DOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC) | 2024 | $2,500 |
| INGRAM BARGE COMPANY PAC | 2024 | $2,500 |
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 2024 | $2,500 |
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY-ADM PAC | 2024 | $2,500 |
Industry rollups are not shown
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Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryRanking Member
- ↳ Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade
- ↳ Crime and CounterterrorismRanking Member
- ↳ Department of Defense
- ↳ Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- ↳ Energy and Water Development
- ↳ Financial Services and General Government
- ↳ Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
- ↳ State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- ↳ Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Full term history
| Years | Chamber | State | Party | Congress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–1985 | House | IL-20 | Democrat | 98–99 |
| 1985–1987 | House | IL-20 | Democrat | 99–100 |
| 1987–1989 | House | IL-20 | Democrat | 100–101 |
| 1989–1991 | House | IL-20 | Democrat | 101–102 |
| 1991–1993 | House | IL-20 | Democrat | 102–103 |
| 1993–1995 | House | IL-20 | Democrat | 103–104 |
| 1995–1997 | House | IL-20 | Democrat | 104–105 |
| 1997–2003 | Senate | IL | Democrat | 105–108 |
| 2003–2009 | Senate | IL | Democrat | 108–111 |
| 2009–2015 | Senate | IL | Democrat | 111–114 |
| 2015–2021 | Senate | IL | Democrat | 114–117 |
| 2021–present | Senate | IL | Democrat | 117–120 |