Richard J. Durbin

U.S. Senator · Illinois · Democrat · Ranking Member, Judiciary

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

1.03· expected 0.95

Meets expectations

Rank 37 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 18 minority-party ranking members

How far Durbin’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

111 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 110 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Durbin’s ratings compare with every senator

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Durbin.

97/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 25 missed of 915

Voted on 890 of 915 roll calls; missed 25. Lower than 58% of senators.

85%100%

94/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 36 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 816 votes that split the parties. Lower than 86% of senators.

75%100%

12/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 82% of senators.

0%30%

−0.34

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Durbin’s effectiveness score.

S. 1528 CHILD Act of 2025Bill title and summary unavailable; cannot determine bill's content or effects. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Introduced Apr 22, 2026Substantive169 words Introduced
S. 1837 DEFIANCE Act of 2025Expands civil remedies for nonconsensual intimate images and creates action for deepfakes. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Introduced Jan 13, 2026Substantive2k words Introduced

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.