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Robin L. Kelly

Democratic · Representative, IL ·2

Robin L. Kelly is the Democratic U.S. Representative (IL's 2nd congressional district). The platform has 8 voting records on file (2024-2026) and 58 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
56 MODERATE
Connection Density 20%
73 → 15
Donor Influence 15%
66 → 10
Silence Risk 25%
14 → 4
Contradiction Risk 25%
48 → 12
Intelligence Volume 15%
76 → 11
Constituency Deviation 0%
68 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+35 (shifted D+3 since last redistricting)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: average commute time: 30.2 minutes
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: public transit utilization: 5.8% (vs. 5% nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median rent: $1,124 (vs. $1,163 nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median home value: $166,900 (vs. $303,400 nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 15.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 36.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black population share: 46.6% (largest racial group)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 39.2 (vs. 38.5 nationally; largest cohort 10-19 at 13.9%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9% (vs. 33.7% nationally, 10.5% lack high school diploma)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 64.3% (vs. 65.5% nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: unemployment rate: 9.4% (vs. 3.5% nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 13.1% (vs. 12.4% nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $64,304 (vs. $37,585 national median)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: population: 742,590 (2024 LegisLetter ACS)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Amendment 1 — Right to Collective Bargaining (2022) (2022) — passed, margin 58.6% Yes — 41.4% No
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.1)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.17)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Ingalls Memorial Hospital / UChicago Medicine (Harvey) (3000 employees)
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Elbit Systems No Connection No documented connection found in the provided facts.
Palantir Technologies No Connection No documented connection found in the provided facts.
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Legislative Vote Kelly voted nay on H.R. 1 (OBBBA) on July 3, 2025, which the CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to deficits and cut approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid…
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Legislative Vote Kelly voted nay on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) mandating mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes including shoplifting.
Anduril Industries No Connection No documented connection found in the provided facts.
Dick Durbin Senate Succession Kelly is running for the U.S. Senate in 2026 to succeed retiring Senator Dick Durbin.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Legislative Vote Kelly voted nay on H.R. 4 (Rescissions Act of 2025) which clawed back funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
AIPAC / United Democracy Project donor Kelly accepted AIPAC PAC contributions in March and April 2025, according to FEC filings.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Committee Assignment Kelly serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and its Health Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over pharmaceutical regulation.
Glaukos Ipac donor $5,000 to Robin L. Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00825364/
Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) donor $5,500 to Robin L. Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00793711/
Organon & Co. Employee Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Robin L. Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00780171/
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc. PAC donor $5,000 to Robin L. Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00624148/
America'S Essential Hospitals Political Action Committee (E donor $5,000 to Robin L. Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00602805/
Local 881 United Food & Commercial Workers Political Action Fund donor $10,000 to Robin L. Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00590471/
Abbvie PAC donor $7,500 to Robin L. Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00536573/
Psychology PAC Of American Psychological Association Services Inc. donor $5,000 to Robin L. Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00522094/
Society For Cardiovascular Angiography And Interventions (Scai) PAC donor $5,000 to Robin L. Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00519371/
Cox Enterprises Inc. PAC donor $7,500 to Robin L. Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00477653/
Vmware, Inc. Political Action Committee (Vmware PAC) donor $5,000 to Robin L. Kelly's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00477299/
BillVoteDateAlignment
PROOF Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Nay 2026-09-03 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Local Access to Courts Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
statement_vs_disclosure 60/100
Platform: "Kelly serves on the Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over pharmaceutical regulation. She has positioned herself as a champion of lowering drug prices, authoring the Kelly…
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Kelly serves on the Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over pharmaceutical regulation. She has positioned herself as a champion of lowering drug prices, authoring the Kelly Report on Health Disparities and co-sponsoring legislation to reduce prescription drug costs.
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Vote: on "Kelly's top two contributing industries are Health Professionals ($192,461) and…"
Kelly campaigns as a champion of lowering prescription drug prices and authored the Kelly Report on Health Disparities, yet her top two donor industries are Health Professionals ($192,461) and Pharmaceuticals/Health Products ($189,112) — the combined $381,573 representing roughly 20% of her total fundraising. She…
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Kelly campaigns as a champion of lowering prescription drug prices and authored the Kelly Report on Health Disparities, yet her top two donor industries are Health Professionals ($192,461) and Pharmaceuticals/Health Products ($189,112) — the combined $381,573 representing roughly 20% of her total fundraising. She serves on the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee that regulates these very industries, creating a structural overlap between her regulatory authority and her campaign finance dependency.
same_source_inconsistency 30/100
Platform: "Kelly accepted AIPAC PAC contributions in March and April 2025, according to FEC filings. She previously traveled to Israel multiple times on AIPAC-affiliated congressional delegations and cultivated relationships…
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Kelly accepted AIPAC PAC contributions in March and April 2025, according to FEC filings. She previously traveled to Israel multiple times on AIPAC-affiliated congressional delegations and cultivated relationships within the Chicago Jewish community. In 2016, she met with leaders from Chicago's Jewish United Fund who wrote she 'backs a two-state solution and supports Israel's ongoing security needs.'
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Vote: on "In October 2025, Kelly pledged at a Senate candidates' forum that she would no longer accept AIPAC…"
[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Kelly accepted AIPAC contributions in March-April 2025, had previously traveled to Israel on AIPAC delegations, and cultivated Chicago Jewish community relationships over nearly a decade. Within months she pledged to reject AIPAC money, co-sponsored the…
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[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Kelly accepted AIPAC contributions in March-April 2025, had previously traveled to Israel on AIPAC delegations, and cultivated Chicago Jewish community relationships over nearly a decade. Within months she pledged to reject AIPAC money, co-sponsored the Block the Bombs Act, called for blocking arms sales, and became the only leading Illinois Senate candidate to accuse Israel of 'genocide' on a debate stage. This reversal — from AIPAC-funded congresswoman to 'genocide'-accusing Senate candidate — is one of the most dramatic Israel-policy evolutions in the Democratic caucus, coinciding precisely with her shift from a safe D+35 House seat to a competitive statewide Democratic primary.
Last silence detection: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:44:01 GMT (via scheduled run)
party committees
Congressional Black Caucus PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: party committees
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Chicago Board Options Exchange PAC (Cboe PAC), United States Cellular Corporation PAC, Pernod Ricard USA, LLC PAC, Vmware, Inc. Political Action Committee (Vmware PAC), Organon & Co. Employee Political Action Committee, Glaukos Ipac (amounts: $7,000 (2024)…
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Chicago Board Options Exchange PAC (Cboe PAC), United States Cellular Corporation PAC, Pernod Ricard USA, LLC PAC, Vmware, Inc. Political Action Committee (Vmware PAC), Organon & Co. Employee Political Action Committee, Glaukos Ipac (amounts: $7,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
other / unclassified
Society For Cardiovascular Angiography And Interventions (Scai) PAC, Psychology PAC Of American Psychological Association Services Inc. (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other / unclassified
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)
Glaukos Ipac Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2024)
Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) Oil, gas & mining $5,000 (2026)
Organon & Co. Employee Political Action Committee Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2024)
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc. PAC Health care & pharma $5,000 (2024)
America'S Essential Hospitals Political Action Committee (E Health care & pharma $5,000 (2024)
Local 881 United Food & Commercial Workers Political Action Fund Labor unions $10,000 (2024)
Abbvie PAC Health care & pharma $7,500 (2024)
Psychology PAC Of American Psychological Association Services Inc. Other / unclassified $5,000 (2024)
Society For Cardiovascular Angiography And Interventions (Scai) PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2024)
Cox Enterprises Inc. PAC Telecom & media $5,000 (2026)
Vmware, Inc. Political Action Committee (Vmware PAC) Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2024)
Growth Energy - America'S Ethanol Supporters Oil, gas & mining $10,000 (2024)
Poet PAC Oil, gas & mining $5,000 (2024)
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc. Political Action Committee Health care & pharma $5,000 (2024)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Federal Budget & Government Shutdown 78 40 60
Public Safety & Criminal Justice 82 45 55
Immigration 70 50 50
Small Business & Economic Development 68 55 45
Cost of Living & Inflation Relief 90 55 45
Israel & Foreign Policy 65 60 40
Healthcare Access & Affordability 92 65 35
Environmental Health & Industrial Pollution 76 65 35
Climate, Energy & Environmental Justice 75 70 30
Voting Rights & Democracy 74 75 25
Education & Public Broadcasting 72 80 20
Labor & Workers' Rights 80 85 15
No platform commitments archived
No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

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Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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