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U.S. Senate · Democrat · in Congress since 1983

Richard J. Durbin

Senator from Illinois

#302of 537 in Congress
#148of 262 Democrats
44%of members score lower
Fullall four measures on file
55.4of 100D

How the score adds up

each block is a measure, sized by its weight and filled by the score
Points earned55.4of 100

The record

each part 0 to 100, higher is more independent

Pro-Israel lobby money

22% of the index
$641K
  • $641K in direct and earmarked gifts from pro-Israel PACs
  • TrackAIPAC notes: Retiring 2026
Source: TrackAIPAC, career total

PAC money share

22% of the index
15%
  • $364K from PACs and other committees of $2.38M raised
  • $1.12M from individual donors
  • 2021 to 2026 six year Senate election period, filings through Sep 30, 2026
Source: FEC candidate page

Stock trading

16% of the index
None
  • No trades are listed for this member in Quiver Quantitative's table for the last year. That table can miss members, so a missing entry is not proof of no trades.
Source: Quiver Quantitative, last year

Crossing the aisle

40% of the index
39.0
  • Left scorecards 100, right scorecards -22, on a scale where each party's average member is 0 or 100
  • A typical member of either party lands near 50. Earning credit from the other side's groups raises it; falling short of your own side's groups lowers it.
Source: how the scorecards are rescaled

Votes that helped donors

not scored yet

This part will compare the member's votes with the industries that fund their campaigns. It needs donor industry data we cannot yet read reliably, so it is not part of any score today.

Where Durbin stands in Congress

every member, from 0 to 100
0255075100Democrats 57.7Republicans 57.3

The eight scorecards

the raw score each group gives, and where it sits between the parties
Left leaningside score 100
League of Conservation Voters97
2025avg D 96 · avg R 2
ProgressivePunch88
2025-26 (119th Congress, votes since January 2025)avg D 93 · avg R 1
AFL-CIO100
2025avg D 97 · avg R 2
Human Rights Campaign100
119th Congressavg D 98 · avg R 2
Right leaningside score -22
Heritage Action0
119th Congressavg D 1 · avg R 87
CPAC ratings3
2025avg D 6 · avg R 83
Club for Growth15
2025avg D 13 · avg R 89
America First Foundationcounts twice16 · F
117th to 119th Congressavg D 34 · avg R 68

The rest of the Illinois delegation

18 members
RMary E. MillerIL-1576.0ADDelia C. RamirezIL-0370.5BDLauren UnderwoodIL-1469.8BDJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaIL-0465.9CDRaja KrishnamoorthiIL-0864.1CDTammy DuckworthIL Senate61.3CDDanny K. DavisIL-0760.2CDEric SorensenIL-1758.3CDJanice D. SchakowskyIL-0958.0CDNikki BudzinskiIL-1357.3CDSean CastenIL-0655.0DDJonathan L. JacksonIL-0154.2DDBill FosterIL-1153.3DDMike QuigleyIL-0550.3DRDarin LaHoodIL-1648.8DDRobin L. KellyIL-0248.1DDBradley Scott SchneiderIL-1047.6FRMike BostIL-1246.5F

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