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Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

Democratic · IL U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

28 years in the U.S. Congress · since 1999

  • background Born May 26, 1944
  • role Illinois House of Representatives (1991–1998)
  • role U.S. representative from Illinois's 9th district (since 1999)
  • achievement Announced not seeking reelection in 2026 (May 2025)

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 91.7%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 60 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 43
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 618 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 43 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 39 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 3
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Janice D. Schakowsky. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

91.7%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (60 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 60 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2010 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House IL-09 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,520,106 raised
  • $1,633,678 spent
  • $260,176 cash on hand
$1.52M
$1.51M
$1.13M
Itemized (≥ $200)$867.03K
Unitemized (< $200)$267.26K
Party committees$1.50K
Other committees (PACs)$370.85K
Offsets to expenditures$5.66K
Other receipts$7.81K
$1.63M
Operating expenditures$1.24M
Contribution refunds$3.41K
Other disbursements$388.16K
Cash on hand$260.18K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2010 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2010)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Janice D. Schakowsky campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
1998$1,448,368$1,440,606$7,761
2000$849,837$694,724$162,869
2002$861,464$864,510$159,824
2004$1,098,209$1,068,965$189,068
2006$1,138,231$1,134,769$192,531
2008$1,408,947$1,227,729$373,748
2010$1,520,106$1,633,678$260,176
2012$1,350,902$1,338,067$273,012
2014$1,334,600$1,327,081$280,531
2016$1,376,478$1,307,372$349,637
2018$1,559,269$1,479,815$429,091
2020$1,858,403$1,538,439$749,054
2022$1,563,009$1,411,358$900,705
2024$1,557,668$1,610,399$847,974
2026$412,978$1,016,006$244,946

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $22,470
  • STATE OF ILLINOIS $21,200
  • STATE OF IL $13,250
  • COONEY AND CONWAY $7,100
  • JENNER & BLOCK $6,800
  • WILDFIRE CONTACT $6,600
  • IL BIRTH TO FIVE PAC $6,600
  • CITY OF LAKE FOREST $6,600
  • ARIEL CAPITAL $6,600
  • COONEY & CONWAY $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2024 cycle $10 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HRES 1644Supporting the goals and ideals of October as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month".cosponsoredOct 28, 2026
  • HRES 1642Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must refuse to provide any additional funds or exceptional regulatory support to companies or financial institutions facing insolvency or financial collapse due to exposures to acute stress within the artificial intelligence market and must provide support to all harmed Americans instead.cosponsoredOct 28, 2026
  • HRES 1641Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Heritage Month".cosponsoredOct 25, 2026
  • HRES 1635Supporting the designation of October 23, 2026, as "National Marine Sanctuary Day".cosponsoredOct 21, 2026
  • HR 10875Improving Medicare Coverage ActcosponsoredOct 21, 2026
  • HR 10853Yemen TPS ActcosponsoredOct 18, 2026
  • HRES 1627Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to preserve and expand pathways to citizenship.cosponsoredOct 14, 2026
  • HR 10792FTC Whistleblower Act of 2026sponsoredOct 8, 2026
  • HR 10701FTC Autonomy ActsponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HR 10679America Votes Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HRES 1603Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.cosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HR 10642Stop the Settlements ActcosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HR 10651End Tax Breaks for Dark Money ActcosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HRES 1586Recognizing and honoring the 27th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C.cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • HR 10563Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10600Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026sponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 1054021st Century FTC ActcosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HCONRES 120Supporting the designation of the week of September 21 through September 25, 2026, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Week" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10585Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice ActcosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10415Food for Thought Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10459Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2026sponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HJRES 216Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.cosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HR 10401No ICE Deaths in the Dark Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HJRES 215Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media".cosponsoredSep 13, 2026
  • HR 10273Fairness for Farm Workers ActcosponsoredSep 2, 2026
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Committee assignments (3)

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Schakowsky most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Schakowsky, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Schakowsky connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Comments

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.