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Robin L. Kelly

Robin L. Kelly

Democratic · IL U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

14 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2013

  • role U.S. representative for Illinois's 2nd congressional district since 2013
  • role Won a 2013 special election to succeed Jesse Jackson Jr. in the U.S. House
  • role Served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007
  • role Served as Cook County chief administrative officer before entering Congress
  • role Was the 2010 Democratic nominee for Illinois state treasurer
  • background Born April 30, 1956

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.

  • 100.0%
    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.

  • 22
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 447 cosponsored

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

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 22 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 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.

  • 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.

  • 4
    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 Robin L. Kelly. 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

100.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 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

2016 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House IL-02 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,110,806 raised
  • $838,788 spent
  • $394,085 cash on hand
$1.11M
$1.11M
$423.88K
Itemized (≥ $200)$370.70K
Unitemized (< $200)$53.18K
Other committees (PACs)$686.19K
Offsets to expenditures$340.10
Other receipts$397.97
$838.79K
Operating expenditures$648.76K
Contribution refunds$11.75K
Other disbursements$178.28K
Cash on hand$394.09K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2016 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2016)

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.

Robin L. Kelly campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2012$200,008$1,540$198,468
2014$1,345,414$1,421,097$122,067
2016$1,110,806$838,788$394,085
2018$1,008,275$914,593$487,767
2020$1,639,545$1,112,900$1,014,413
2022$1,746,109$1,313,358$1,447,165
2024$1,923,742$1,355,796$2,015,111
2026$3,507,919$3,477,782$30,137

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 $11,365
  • CHATHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION $11,100
  • SMITH DAWSON & ANDREWS $9,953
  • VALENTINE AUSTRIACO AND BUESCHEL $9,200
  • CHICAGO CRED $7,900
  • STATE OF ILLINOIS $7,368
  • SUPREME SOLUTIONS, INC. $6,800
  • GUARDANT HEALTH $6,750
  • NEWSWEB CORP $6,600
  • RPA $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 $2,939 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HRES 1559Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".cosponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • HR 10476To require coverage of annual glaucoma screenings for certain individuals, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 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 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9849Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9832Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9877To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 21, 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 9693Patients First Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HRES 1432Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.cosponsoredJul 14, 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
  • HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9440State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9364FAST Repairs for Wheelchairs ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9320All in For Attendance ActcosponsoredJun 14, 2026
  • HRES 1368Expressing support for the designation of June 2026 as "Black Music Month".cosponsoredJun 14, 2026
  • HR 9309PRIDE Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9289Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HRES 1342Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".sponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HCONRES 107Recognizing the importance of saving lives, reducing gun violence, and strengthening public safety as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary.cosponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 9061PREEMPT ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 9014Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HR 8966Subpoena Abuse Prevention ActcosponsoredMay 20, 2026
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills

Committee assignments (4)

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

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

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Kelly, 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 Kelly 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.

Congressional testimony

  • Member DayAppropriations CommitteeApr 1, 2025Member of Congress