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U.S. Senator from Illinois · Class III

Tammy Duckworth

Democrat 2nd term Up 2028

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$6.1M raised · top PACs: Burns & Mcdonnell, Abbvie, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Breaks with Democrats most onNominations: broke on 6 of 197 party-line votes (3%; most Democrats: 5%)
98LoyaltyMed 96
93AttendMed 98
6BipartMed 9
13BreaksMed 31
In office
Senate 2017–now
House 2013–2017
13 years in CongressMore senior than 42% of the Senate
Committees
  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation 7th minority
  • Veterans' Affairs 7th minority
  • Foreign Relations 9th minority
Age
58

Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date75365457791513
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—6024776910

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 19% 8%
Armed Forces and National Security 29% 25%
Transportation and Public Works 10% 12%

StatementsBills

Words go to Armed Forces and National Security, Government Operations and Politics and Transportation and Public Works; bills go to Armed Forces and National Security and Transportation and Public Works.

  • She talks most about: Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Government Weaponization (Government Operations and Politics), Health Care Coverage (Health), Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security).
  • 65 bills sponsored, most on Armed Forces and National Security.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberAviation, Space, and Innovation SubcommitteeCommerce, Science, and Transportation
Ranking memberMultilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy SubcommitteeForeign Relations
MemberCommerce, Science, and Transportation Committee7th minority
MemberVeterans' Affairs Committee7th minority

+2 more on Background

Ranking member on the Aviation, Space, and Innovation Subcommittee, more senior than 42% of the Senate, in the minority.

  • 13 years in Congress: more senior than 42% of the Senate.
  • Minority: Democrats and the independents who caucus with them hold 47 of 100 seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

18% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Duckworth.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

18% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 19%); closest in her party: Van Hollen and Merkley.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 57 · expected 67.5
Action in committee 9 · expected 7
Beyond committee 9 · expected 6
Passed Senate 4 · expected 1
Became law 1 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 26 of 100 in the Senate

1.19expected 0.64 · average member 1.00

4 of 57 bills passed the Senate; 1 became law; effectiveness 1.19 against a peer median of 0.64.

  • On the move: S. 4950 (out of committee), S. 3373 (out of committee), S. 5171 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.35

With her party on all 14 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 10 of the 10 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 98% of party-line votes, breaks 13 times (peer median 22).

  • Position: −0.35, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Nominations 6 of 197, Energy & environment 2 of 25, International Affairs 1 of 31.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Duckworth$6.1M raised72%16%10%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

87% of what she raised came from individuals; 72% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$6.1M raised, 3% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

25 PACs of the 60 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Trade.

  1. Burns & Mcdonnell40% D
  2. Abbvie51% D
  3. Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings30% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

66 bills

Duckworth voted Yea on 3, Nay on 4, and sponsored or cosponsored 59 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.