U.S. Senator · D Democrat
Richard J. Durbin
Illinois
Richard J. Durbin is a Democratic U.S. Senator from Illinois. He has served in the Senate since January 1997, and previously served in the House (1983–1997). He serves as Senate Minority Whip. He sits on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Appropriations, the Judiciary committees and is Ranking Member of the Judiciary. His seat is next on the ballot in November 2026.
Biography assembled from Congress.gov and congress-legislators records: office, service dates, leadership and committee assignments. Nothing else is inferred.
Committees
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Subcommittees: Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade · Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittees: Department of Defense · Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies · Energy and Water Development · Financial Services and General Government · State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs · Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Senate Committee on the JudiciaryRanking Member
Subcommittees: Crime and Counterterrorism
Leadership
- Senate Minority Whip since 2025-01-03
Legislation sponsored
taught corpusNone of the taught corpus bills are sponsored by Richard J. Durbin. See every bill they sponsored on Congress.gov.
In the news
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