Service history
10 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2017
- Representative IL-8 2017–present
Background
- role U.S. representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district since 2017
- achievement First Indian American or person of South Asian descent to serve as ranking member or chair of a full committee in Congress
- background Served as a special assistant attorney general before entering Congress
- background Attorney, born in New Delhi and raised in Peoria, Illinois
- background Born July 19, 1973
Campaign finance
2024 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House IL-08 · 2026 General Election
- $10,897,838 raised
- $4,973,013 spent
- $17,111,494 cash on hand
| $10.90M | |
| $9.66M | |
| $8.50M | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $7.69M |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $802.85K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $1.16M |
| Offsets to expenditures | $42.36K |
| Other receipts | $1.20M |
| $4.97M | |
| Operating expenditures | $4.54M |
| Contribution refunds | $73.74K |
| Transfers to other committees | $1.00K |
| Other disbursements | $361.75K |
| Cash on hand | $17.11M |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through December 31, 2024 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2024)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $3,572,635 | $2,646,752 | $925,883 |
| 2018 | $5,315,280 | $1,964,491 | $4,276,672 |
| 2020 | $6,411,078 | $2,259,903 | $8,427,847 |
| 2022 | $8,498,368 | $5,739,546 | $11,186,669 |
| 2024 | $10,897,838 | $4,973,013 | $17,111,494 |
| 2026 | $3,916,222 | $20,979,463 | $48,254 |
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 712 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 41 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- 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
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Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Raja Krishnamoorthi. 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 (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (6)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee Ranking Member · oversees Finance, Health
- National Intelligence Enterprise Subcommittee Ranking Member
- House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
- Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Central Intelligence Agency Subcommittee
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? →
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesOppose from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Krishnamoorthi, 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.
Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 10073Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 9, 2026
- HR 10068PROTECT ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
- HR 10045Protect American Values ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
- HRES 1470Expressing support for the designation of July 2026 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month".cosponsoredAug 2, 2026
- HR 10040No TSA Data for ICE ActcosponsoredAug 2, 2026
- HR 9983Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection ActcosponsoredJul 29, 2026
- HR 9958To amend the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HRES 1463Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month".cosponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HR 9943Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9853Right to Learn Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HR 9808No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9817Justice for Incarcerated Moms ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9814988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9745Orlin’s LawcosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9748Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees ActsponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9758Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9747Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce ActsponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
- HR 9638Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 8, 2026
- HR 9596Federal Jobs for STARs Act of 2026sponsoredJul 5, 2026
- HRES 1417Remembering the lives lost and honoring the survivors 4 years after the Independence Day Parade shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois.cosponsoredJul 1, 2026
- HRES 1405Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HR 9544Save MEDICARE Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HRES 1409Recognizing the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States of America and reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to the Nation's founding ideals of liberty, equality, and opportunity for all immigrant communities in the United States.cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HR 9458Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
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Committee activity
Committee votes cast
Proceedings attended
- States on the Frontlines of Counterintelligence
- the full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 8096, Duplication Scoring Act of 2026; 2) H.R. 8801, DC Rejecting Oppressive Automotive Driving Surcharges Act; 3) H.R. 8844, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act; 4) H.R. 3087, Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act; 5) Several postal naming measures.
- the full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 8463, Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act; 2) H.R. 8464, Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; 3) H.R. 8312, Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act; 4) H.R. 8467, Zeroing Out Monetary Benefits Improperly Expended Act; 5) H.R. 8428, Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act; 6) H.R. 8466, Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act; 7) H.R. 8340, Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act; 8) H.R. 1755, Timely and Accurate Benefits Act; 9) H.R. 8107, Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act; 10) Several postal naming measures.
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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