Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 17 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 602 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 40 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 6 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 (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 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 support from votes
- Foreign PolicyFull support from votes
- Voting & ElectionsFull support 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)
- HR 10415Food for Thought Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
- HR 10459To amend titles 41 and 10, United States Code, to include new requirements for Federal contracts, and for other purposes.sponsoredSep 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 10401To require the Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to carry out notification, review, reporting, and record preservation requirements relating to covered deaths involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.cosponsoredSep 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
- HR 10235Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement ActcosponsoredSep 1, 2026
- HR 10239Equal Pay for Equal Work ActcosponsoredSep 1, 2026
- HR 10186Hands Off Our Great Lakes ActcosponsoredAug 30, 2026
- HR 10063Green New Deal for Public Housing ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
- HR 10045Protect American Values ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
- HR 9995Restoring Justice for Workers ActcosponsoredJul 29, 2026
- HR 9990Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 29, 2026
- HR 10003Consumer Protection and Recovery ActsponsoredJul 29, 2026
- HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9898Transportation for Reentry ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9931American Manufacturing Renaissance ActsponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9932Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2026sponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9874Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections ActcosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9808No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9803Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9816MOMMIES ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9736Stop CHEATERS ActcosponsoredJul 15, 2026
Committee assignments (3)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member · oversees Technology, Telecom
- 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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