Richard J. Durbin

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Richard J. Durbin

U.S. Senator · Illinois · D

U.S. Senator — IL (D)

Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from 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 (the second-highest position in Democratic leadership in the Senate) and since 2025 as the Senate minority whip. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 1982–2026 cycles

$47,752,142 raised

Influence graph
Individual 61%
PAC 24%
Other

Where the $47,752,142 raised came from · FEC · 1982–2026 cycle

$47,752,142
Raised
FEC receipts · 1982–2026 cycle
$11,376,255
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 1982–2026 cycles
$444,500
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 43 sources
Across 2 FEC campaigns
$39,151,133
U.S. Senate · 1996–2026
$8,601,009
U.S. House · 1982–1996

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Not employed / self$128,083
  • Other / unclassified$56,886
  • Lawyers & law firms$36,201
  • Retired$14,820
  • Securities & investment$10,354
  • Tech$9,673
  • Education$8,520
  • TV, movies & music$7,008

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • FLINT COOPER$12,500
  • JANE STREET$6,600
  • ARNOLD VENTURES$6,600
  • JAY CASHMAN INC$6,600
  • NEWSWEB COMPANY$3,700
  • NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$3,550
  • METRO EAST PARK & RECREATION DISTRICT$3,300
  • HAMILTON LANE$3,300
  • AGILE RADAR$3,300
  • BOWERY ENGINE$3,300

Committee assignments · 12

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

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

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 131

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • S. 4979A bill to establish a process to assure the long-term fiscal stability of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
  • S. 4955A bill to amend the Act of May 17, 1954, to revise the boundary of Gateway Arch National Park.
  • S.Res. 799A resolution expressing condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the victims on the third anniversary of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.· Crime and Law Enforcement
  • S.Res. 756Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".· Crime and Law Enforcement
  • S.Res. 748A resolution condemning the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, under which $1,776,000,000 in taxpayer money may be used to financially benefit individuals who assaulted law enforcement officers on January 6, 2021, and President Trump, his family, and his political allies.· Government Operations and Politics

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 47 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations2
PACs / committees45

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