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Richard DurbinDemocrat

Senator, IL

Senate Minority Whip

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Money, 2025-26 cycle

$84Kraised

$918Kspent

$841Kcash on hand

From FEC filings, through Sep 30, 2026.

Voting, 119th Congress

915roll-call votes

2.7%missed

92.9%voted with party

"With party" = how often they voted the same way as most of their party.

How Durbin voted

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Date	Vote	What it was about	Result
Sep 30, 2026	Not Voting	Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed 47-41 · roll call 256
Jun 18, 2026	Not Voting	George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed 48-39 · roll call 181
Jun 18, 2026	Not Voting	A bill a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes. On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 84-8 · roll call 180
May 18, 2026	Not Voting	Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs); and Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years; and Yeouk Kim, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador; and James Stuart, of Minnesota, to be United States Marshal for the District of Minnesota for the term of four years; and Brian Gootkin, of Montana, to be United States Marshal for the District of Montana for the term of four years; and Priscilla Lopez, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four years; and Steven Lewis, of Missouri, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri, for the term of four years; and Brian Barber, of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana for the term of four years; and James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina for the term of four years; and Phillip Williams, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama for the term of four years; and Melissa Holyoak, of Utah, to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah for the term of four years; and Arvind Raman, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology; and Seval Oz, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation; and Richard Kloster, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2028; and Michael Graham, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2030; and Matthew Anderson, of Colorado, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and Frank Garcia, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs); and Wesley Brooks, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; and Asel Roberts, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia; and Robert Sweeney, of Texas, to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador; and Jared Novelly, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Independent State of Samoa, the Cook Islands, and Niue; and William Long, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland; and Lee Lipton, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines; and Mark Ditlevson, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; and Brian Birdwell, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; and David St. Pierre, of Maine, to be United States Marshal for the District of Maine for the term of four years; and Daniel Satterlee, of South Dakota, to be United States Marshal for the District of South Dakota for the term of four years; and Robert Rotter, of Iowa, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years; and Kyle Haustveit, of North Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Energy; and David LaCerte, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2031; and Stevan Pearce, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2031; and Gregory Gilmore, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois for the term of four years; and Ryan Raybould, of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas for the term of four years; and Zachary Keller, of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana for the term of four years; and Thomas Govan, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama for the term of four years; and Robert Harvey, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2029; and Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce; and Daniel Edwards, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation; and Frank Weiland, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs); and Jennifer Wicks McNamara, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; and Eric Meyer, of California, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; and Gregory LoGerfo, of Massachusetts, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large; and Darin Smith, of Wyoming, to be United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term of four years; and Richard Price, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years; and Brian David Miller, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years; and Kevin Holmes, of Arkansas, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years; and William Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years; and Andrew Benson, of Maine, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine for the term of four years On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed 46-43 · roll call 125
Mar 22, 2026	Not Voting	Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 54-37 · roll call 62
Mar 21, 2026	Not Voting	A bill to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes. On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected 41-49 · roll call 61
Mar 21, 2026	Not Voting	To protect women and girls in athletics. On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected 49-41 · roll call 60
Dec 18, 2025	Not Voting	Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 51-42 · roll call 659
Dec 18, 2025	Not Voting	Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 60-35 · roll call 658
Dec 18, 2025	Not Voting	Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 58-36 · roll call 657
Dec 18, 2025	Not Voting	Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 53-43 · roll call 656
Dec 18, 2025	Not Voting	Scott Mayer, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2029; and Mary Anne Carter, of Tennessee, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years; and Christopher Yeaw, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Stability); and Tammy Bruce, of California, to be the Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador; the Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations; and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations; and Darryl Nirenberg, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Romania; and Bernardo Navarro, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Peru; and Yehuda Kaploun, of Florida, to be Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, with the rank of Ambassador; and Melissa Argyros, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia; and Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2029; and Michael Selig, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and Scott Leary, of Mississippi, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi for the term of four years; and James Kruger, of Mississippi, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi for the term of four years; and Ryan Anthony Kriegshauser, of Kansas, to be United States Attorney for the District of Kansas for the term of four years; and Erin Creegan, of New Hampshire, to be United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire for the term of four years; and Andrew Duva, of Florida, to be an Assistant Attorney General; and John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Agriculture; and Thomas Bell, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services; and Morvared Namdarkhan, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs); and Brent Christensen, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh; and Benjamin Leon, Jr., of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Andorra; and Leo Brent Bozell III, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa; and Julie Callahan, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador; and Arjun Mody, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Commissioner Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2031; and Jeffrey Goettman, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Africa, Western Hemisphere, Europe, the Middle East, Environment, Labor, and Industrial Competitiveness), with the Rank of Ambassador; and Travis Hill, of Maryland, to be Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of five years; and Joseph Gormley, of Maryland, to be President, Government National Mortgage Association; and Francis Cassidy, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and Paul Hollis, of Louisiana, to be Director of the Mint for a term of five years; and Michelle A. Schultz, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring November 30, 2030; and Trent Morse, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring May 30, 2030; and Laura DiBella, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2028; and Timothy Petty, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; and Stephen Carmel, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration; and Ethan Klein, of New Jersey, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and Maurice Todd, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; and Michael Payne, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Department of Defense; and Timothy Dill, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; and James Caggy, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; and John Noh, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; and William Lane III, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force; and Michael Borders, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force; and Charles Young III, of West Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army; and David Beck, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration; and Brendan Rogers, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy; and Joseph Jewell, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; and Marc Berkowitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; and Robert Kadlec, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; and Thomas Ferguson III, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina for the term of four years; and John Cuong Truong, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years; and Elana S. Suttenberg, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years; and Stephen F. Rickard, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years; and Edward Forst, of Florida, to be Administrator of General Services; and Charles Arrington, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term expiring July 1, 2030; and Peter Metzger, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the Treasury; and Stella Herrell, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture; and Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety; and Platte Moring, of South Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Defense; and Anthony D'Esposito, of New York, to be Inspector General, Department of Labor; and Douglas Troutman, of Maryland, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency; and Arthur Graham, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the remainder of the term expiring May 18, 2026; and Randall Jones, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2028; and Jeff Hagood, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term of expiring May 18, 2029; and Mitch Graves, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2029; and Jeffrey Hall, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and William Kirk, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration; and John Bartrum, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and Andrew Veprek, of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration); and Joyce Meyer, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs; and Harry Kumar, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce; and Adam Mildred, of Indiana, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana for the term of four years; and Thomas Albus, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri for the term of four years; and Thomas Wheeler II, of Indiana, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana for the term of four years; and Bryan Stirling, of South Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina for the term of four years; and Jerome Francis Gorgon, Jr., of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan for the term of four years; and Dominick Gerace II, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio for the term of four years; and Braden Boucek, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee for the term of four years; and James Mazol, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense; and Derrick Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; and Kirsten Davies, of Tennessee, to be Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense; and James Murphy, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2027; and Rosario Palmieri, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor; and Crystal Carey, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for term of four years; and Jonathan Greenstein, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury; and Derek Theurer, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury; and Jeremiah Workman, of Ohio, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training; and David Courcelle, of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of four years; and Chris Pilkerton, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security; and Jonathan Burke, of Georgia, to be Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, Department of the Treasury; and Ronald Kurtz, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and Benjamin Hobbs, of Ohio, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and David Denton, Jr., of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy; and Amy Henninger, of Virginia, to be Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense; and Benjamin Kohlmann, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy; and Michael Powers, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense; and Pedro Allende, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security; and James Percival, of Florida, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security; and Daniel Aronowitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed 53-43 · roll call 655
Sep 19, 2025	Not Voting	Michael G. Waltz, of Florida, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the Rank of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed 47-43 · roll call 530
Jul 17, 2025	Not Voting	John Hurley, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 46-36 · roll call 417
Jul 17, 2025	Not Voting	Arielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 50-34 · roll call 416
Jul 17, 2025	Not Voting	Bradley Hansell, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 57-31 · roll call 415
Jul 17, 2025	Not Voting	Aaron Lukas, of Arkansas, to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 49-40 · roll call 414
Jun 12, 2025	Not Voting	A bill to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes. On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 67-27 · roll call 312
May 14, 2025	Not Voting	Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 53-43 · roll call 253
Apr 9, 2025	Not Voting	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters". On the Motion to Proceed	Motion to Proceed Agreed to 52-42 · roll call 206
Apr 2, 2025	Not Voting	Harmeet Dhillon, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 52-45 · roll call 159
Mar 14, 2025	Not Voting	Christopher Landau, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 63-32 · roll call 135
Mar 14, 2025	Not Voting	John Phelan, of Florida, to be Secretary of the Navy On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 64-33 · roll call 134
Feb 6, 2025	Not Voting	Kelly Loeffler, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration On the Motion to Proceed	Motion to Proceed Agreed to 53-45 · roll call 48
Jan 25, 2025	Not Voting	Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to 67-23 · roll call 18

Votes from the official U.S. Senate roll-call records, updated daily.