DURBIN, RICHARD J.
D · senate · currently seated · bioguide D000563
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- FEC candidate id
S6IL00151- Internal id
54cdbe23-dde6-49be-96b1-9073582aba02- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Illinois. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 12,694,798 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $83,390 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $46,406 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.8% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.481 |
| Race | White alone | 61.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 13.6% |
| Race | Asian alone | 6.0% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 18.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 10.9% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 14.8% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 76.0% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 14.0% |
| Education | High school or higher | 63.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 37.9% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 15.3% |
| Household | Family households | 62.2% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.46 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 36.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $263,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,274 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 58.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.5% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 7.7% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 90.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.5% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 65.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 5.8% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 15.9% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $79,858 | $778,172 | $976,473 | $0 | $32,051 |
| 2024 | $1,106,384 | $915,337 | $1,674,787 | $0 | $402,296 |
| 2022 | $1,190,534 | $783,280 | $1,483,741 | $0 | $683,889 |
| 2020 | $7,326,799 | $8,263,751 | $1,076,487 | $0 | $3,696,014 |
| 2018 | $2,061,581 | $867,319 | $2,013,438 | $0 | $1,325,040 |
| 2016 | $1,151,486 | $1,073,760 | $819,176 | $0 | $806,747 |
| 2014 | $7,856,360 | $9,705,619 | $741,450 | $0 | $5,576,144 |
| 2012 | $1,658,624 | $1,319,525 | $2,590,707 | $0 | $1,216,343 |
| 2010 | $806,568 | $1,590,584 | $2,251,609 | $0 | $377,788 |
| 2008 | $8,116,764 | $8,016,455 | $3,035,621 | $0 | $5,495,413 |
| 2006 | $2,961,250 | $4,688,296 | $2,935,314 | $0 | $2,310,129 |
| 2004 | $239,536 | $407,621 | $1,662,359 | $0 | $78,335 |
| 2002 | $5,188,251 | $4,979,865 | $1,830,445 | $0 | $3,326,031 |
| 2000 | $1,975,784 | $461,828 | $1,622,060 | $0 | $1,529,752 |
| 1998 | $519,296 | $431,015 | $108,104 | $0 | $252,921 |
| 1996 | $4,767,940 | $4,966,804 | $19,822 | $70,402 | $3,337,700 |
Elections
- 1996 general senate · IL-S — running
- 1996 general senate · IL-S — running
- 1996 general senate · IL-S — won
- 1996 general senate · IL-S — won
- 1996 general senate · IL-S — running
- 1996 general senate · IL-S — running
- 1996 general senate · IL-S — running
- 1996 general senate · IL-S — running
- 1996 general senate · IL-S — running
- 1996 general senate · IL-S — won
- 1996 general senate · IL-S — running
- 1996 general senate · IL-S — running
- 1996 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2002 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2002 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2002 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2002 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2002 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2002 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2002 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2008 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2008 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2008 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2008 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2008 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2008 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2008 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2014 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2014 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2014 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2014 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2014 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2014 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2014 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2014 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2014 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2014 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2014 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2014 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2014 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2014 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2020 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2020 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2020 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2020 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2020 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2020 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2020 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2020 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2020 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2020 general senate · IL-S — won
- 2020 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2026 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2026 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2026 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2026 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2026 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2026 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2026 general senate · IL-S — running
- 2026 general senate · IL-S — running
Committees
- BOOKER DURBIN VICTORY FUND — joint_fundraising · type S
- D SQUARED D2 VICTORY FUND — joint_fundraising · type H
- DURBIN HOYER FUND — joint_fundraising · type N
- DURBIN SENATE VICTORY — independent · type N
- DURBIN SENATE VICTORY — joint_fundraising · type N
- FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE — principal · type S
- ILLINOIS COLORADO VICTORY FUND — joint_fundraising · type S
- ILLINOIS SENATE 2002 — joint_fundraising · type N
- ILLINOIS SENATE 2008 — joint_fundraising · type N
- ILLINOIS SENATE VICTORY — joint_fundraising · type N
- ILLNOIS DEMOCRATIC VICTORY 2002 — joint_fundraising · type X
- RHODE ISLAND ILLINOIS VICTORY FUND — joint_fundraising · type S
- SENATE VICTORY 2008 — joint_fundraising · type Q
Recent votes
- 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 124
NAY on Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 123
YEA on SJRES 130 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05: Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices". - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 122
YEA on SJRES 141 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt". - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 121
YEA on SJRES 132 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Examinations for Risks to Active-Duty Servicemembers and Their Covered Dependents". - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 120
NAY on Nomination Confirmed (54-45) - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 119
YEA on SRES 526 — A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs. - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 118
YEA on SJRES 163 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress. - 2026-05-12 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 117
NAY on Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45) - 2026-05-12 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 116
NAY on Nomination Confirmed (51-45) - 2026-05-11 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 115
NAY on Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-44)
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- sponsor · 2024-05-23 — S 4411 — REDUCE Act
- sponsor · 2024-04-18 — S 4164 — Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture Study Act
- cosponsor · 2024-04-16 — S 4125 — Jackie Robinson Commemorative Site Act
- cosponsor · 2024-02-26 — SRES 565 — A resolution condemning democratic backsliding in Hungary.
- cosponsor · 2023-10-24 — S 3105 — Safe Schools Improvement Act
- cosponsor · 2023-07-27 — S 2589 — AG RESEARCH Act
- cosponsor · 2023-02-01 — SRES 21 — A resolution supporting the observation of National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month during the period beginning on January 1, 2023, and ending on February 1, 2023, to raise awareness of, and opposition to, human trafficking and modern slavery.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Δ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
Connected on the graph
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Outbound (54)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | principal_candidate_of | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | independent_committee_of | DURBIN SENATE VICTORY | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | joint_fundraising_committee_of | BOOKER DURBIN VICTORY FUND | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | joint_fundraising_committee_of | SENATE VICTORY 2008 | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | joint_fundraising_committee_of | D SQUARED D2 VICTORY FUND | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | joint_fundraising_committee_of | ILLNOIS DEMOCRATIC VICTORY 2002 | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | joint_fundraising_committee_of | DURBIN HOYER FUND | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | joint_fundraising_committee_of | ILLINOIS SENATE 2008 | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | joint_fundraising_committee_of | DURBIN SENATE VICTORY | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | joint_fundraising_committee_of | ILLINOIS COLORADO VICTORY FUND | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | joint_fundraising_committee_of | ILLINOIS SENATE VICTORY | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | joint_fundraising_committee_of | ILLINOIS SENATE 2002 | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | joint_fundraising_committee_of | RHODE ISLAND ILLINOIS VICTORY FUND | — | candidate_committees | |
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| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | Senate Department of Defense Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | Senate Appropriations Committee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | Senate Crime and Counterterrorism Subcommittee | — | RANKING | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | Senate Judiciary Committee | — | RANKING | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | Senate Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | Senate Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | Senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | Senate State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | Senate Energy and Water Development Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2024-05-23 | sponsor_of_bill | S 4411 — REDUCE Act | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-04-18 | sponsor_of_bill | S 4164 — Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture Study Act | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-04-16 | cosponsor_of_bill | S 4125 — Jackie Robinson Commemorative Site Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-02-26 | cosponsor_of_bill | SRES 565 — A resolution condemning democratic backsliding in Hungary. | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-10-24 | cosponsor_of_bill | S 3105 — Safe Schools Improvement Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-07-27 | cosponsor_of_bill | S 2589 — AG RESEARCH Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-02-01 | cosponsor_of_bill | SRES 21 — A resolution supporting the observation of National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevent | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Clips (22)
Quotes, press releases, and Congressional Record fragments where this entity is the subject. Source: govinfo.gov BILLSTATUS + per-source ingest pipelines.