Richard J. Durbin

How to contact Richard J. Durbin

Official website · Contact form

Washington office: 711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 · 202-224-2152

State offices:

• 250 W. Cherry St., Suite 115-D, Carbondale, IL 62901 · 618-351-1122
• 230 S. Dearborn St., Suite 3892, Chicago, IL 60604 · 312-353-4952
• 1504 Third Ave., Suite 227, Rock Island, IL 61201 · 309-786-5173
• 525 S. 8th St., Springfield, IL 62703 · 217-492-4062

Official accounts: X · Facebook · YouTube

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Where Richard J. Durbin falls, left to right

Moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview) · Voteview. 30th from the left of 100

Voting record, 119th Congress

Rankings: 86th of 99 (1st = votes with their party most often) · 40th of 99 (1st = most votes missed)

Legislation, 119th Congress

Sponsored 139 bills and resolutions; 0 became law. Most often about crime and law enforcement, health and education. 4th of 100 (1st = most bills sponsored)

Most recent

• National Archives Protection Act September 30, 2026
• Immigration Warrants Reform Act of 2026 September 24, 2026
• CARE for Moms Act September 24, 2026

From Congress.gov. Counts bills where they're the primary sponsor.

Committees

• Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade · Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
• Senate Committee on Appropriations
  Department of Defense · Energy and Water Development · Financial Services and General Government · Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies · State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs · Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
• Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Ranking Member)
  Crime and Counterterrorism (Ranking Member)

Service

• In the Senate since 1997
• Served in the House from 1983
• Current term ends January 3, 2027
• Born 1944

From Congress's member data (congress-legislators, public domain).

Who gives money to Richard J. Durbin

The political action committees that gave to Richard J. Durbin's campaign, and the groups that forwarded bundled gifts, January 2023 through the latest 2026 reports.

Largest direct PAC givers

1. National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee (FEC) · $5,000
2. Kellanova Political Action Committee (FEC) · $5,000
3. Televisaunivision, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee (FEC) · $5,000
4. Employees of RTX Corporation Political Action Committee · $5,000
5. Way to Lead PAC (FEC) · $5,000
6. Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (VERIZON PAC) (FEC) · $5,000
7. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee (FEC) · $4,500
8. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Political Action Committee (FEC) · $4,500
9. The Options Clearing Corporation PAC (FEC) · $3,000
10. Universal Music Group Employee Action Fund (FEC) · $3,000

Largest bundlers

1. National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (NABPAC) · $2,000
2. JStreetPAC · $1,000

From reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Two kinds of money are counted, separately: direct contributions from a PAC's own account to a member's campaign, and bundled (earmarked) gifts: donations from individuals, each earmarked for a particular candidate, that a group collected and forwarded to the campaign. "Received" means the campaign got the money; it doesn't mean the group controls how the member votes. Super PAC spending isn't counted, since it isn't given to a campaign. What's a PAC? · How we count.

Quick answers

Who gives money to Richard J. Durbin?

Richard J. Durbin's campaign raised $1.2 million from January 2023 through the latest 2026 reports. $136,848 (11%) came directly from 63 PACs; the largest were National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee ($5,000), Kellanova Political Action Committee ($5,000) and Televisaunivision, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee ($5,000). Groups also forwarded $3,000 in bundled gifts from their donors, most from the National Association of Broadcasters ($2,000) and J Street ($1,000). From FEC filings.

How do I contact Richard J. Durbin?

Call the Washington office at 202-224-2152 or one of 4 state offices (Carbondale 618-351-1122, Chicago 312-353-4952 and Rock Island 309-786-5173), or write through the official website, https://www.durbin.senate.gov.

Is Richard J. Durbin liberal or conservative?

By voting record, Richard J. Durbin is moderately left: a DW-NOMINATE score of -0.34 on a scale from −1 (left) to +1 (right), from every roll-call vote in the 119th Congress (Voteview, UCLA); 30th from the left of 100 senators.

How often does Richard J. Durbin vote with their party, and miss votes?

Richard J. Durbin voted with their party on 93.4% of 817 party-line votes and missed 2.7% of 915 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress (Voteview).

What bills has Richard J. Durbin passed?

Richard J. Durbin sponsored 139 bills and resolutions in the 119th Congress; 0 became law (Congress.gov).

How much PAC money has Richard J. Durbin received?

$136,848 directly from 63 PACs since January 2023, plus $3,000 in bundled gifts that groups forwarded.

What is a PAC?

A political action committee: a group registered with the Federal Election Commission that raises money and spends it on elections, including by giving to candidates. Corporations, labor unions, trade associations and membership groups can sponsor one, which may raise money only from people tied to the sponsor (its employees, members or shareholders, for example). Independent (nonconnected) PACs can raise from the public, and many politicians have a leadership PAC to give to other candidates. In 2025–26 a PAC that gives to several candidates can give each one up to $5,000 per election.

What is a super PAC?

A committee that can raise unlimited sums from individuals, corporations, unions and other PACs, but only to spend independently: ads and other activity not coordinated with a campaign. It doesn't give to campaigns, so super PAC money isn't in the PAC totals here.

What is a bundled (earmarked) donation?

A donation from an individual that a group collects and passes on to the candidate it's earmarked for. Under federal rules it counts as that individual's own contribution (up to $3,500 per election in 2025–26), and the campaign reports it as earmarked through the group. It's separate from the PAC's own direct contributions.