Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- 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.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 618 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
Full voting record (60 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 60 of 676 recorded roll calls
Issue positions (3)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesPartial oppose from votes
- Foreign PolicyFull support from votes
- Labor & WagesOppose from votes
Campaign finance
2016 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House IL-09 · 2026 General Election
- $1,376,478 raised
- $1,307,372 spent
- $349,637 cash on hand
| $1.38M | |
| $1.36M | |
| $983.59K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $781.94K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $201.65K |
| Party committees | $500.00 |
| Other committees (PACs) | $379.10K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $2.35K |
| Other receipts | $10.94K |
| $1.31M | |
| Operating expenditures | $997.91K |
| Contribution refunds | $8.94K |
| Other disbursements | $300.53K |
| Cash on hand | $349.64K |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through December 31, 2016 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2016)
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.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash 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)
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? →
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- 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
Committee assignments (3)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member
- Energy and Commerce Committee · oversees Energy, Health, Technology, Telecom
- Environment Subcommittee · oversees Energy
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.
Committee activity
Committee votes cast
- YeaH.R. 10170, the Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act
- YeaH.R. 10163, the American Quantum Competitiveness Act
- NayH.R. 7502, Recycled Materials Attribution Act
- NayH.R. 9385, PROTECT USA Act of 2026
- YeaH.R. 6207, Chip EQUIP Act
- NayH.R. 10152, Open-Source AI Leadership Act
- YeaH.R. 10158, Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026
- YeaH.R. 7945, Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026
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.
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