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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Illinois Senate primary (2026): Durbin retiring; crowded Democratic field vying to succeed him
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+15
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: unemployment rate: 4.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: rural hospitals at risk: Multiple rural Illinois hospitals threatened by Medicaid cuts
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Medicaid enrollment (projected OBBBA loss): ~500,000 Illinoisans projected to lose coverage ($48 billion cut)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: foreign-born population: ~14.9% (1.85 million)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 38.9
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 37.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 66.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 11.8% (Data USA 2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $81,702 (2024 ACS)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: population (2024): 12,518,071 (2024 ACS estimate)
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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 44-45 (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.15)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Walmart (Illinois operations) (55000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: State of Illinois government (60000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Illinois system (Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, Springfield) (25000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Advocate Aurora Health (Illinois operations) (25000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Illinois is a Midwestern state of approximately 12.5 million residents (2024), with a diverse economy anchored by Chicago's global financial-services, technology, and logistics sectors. The state has a median household income of approximately $81,702 (2024 ACS) — roughly at the national average — with a poverty rate of 11.8% (Data USA 2024), slightly below the 12.4% national average. Approximately 14.9% of Illinois residents are foreign-born, with large Mexican, Polish, Indian, Filipino, and Chinese immigrant communities. Illinois is a strongly Democratic state (Cook PVI D+15), having voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1992. The economy is dominated by healthcare, manufacturing, financial services (CME Group, Discover, and major trading firms in Chicago), agriculture (Illinois is the nation's leading soybean producer and second-leading corn producer), and higher education (University of Illinois system, Northwestern, University of Chicago). Major federal installations include Scott Air Force Base and the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Durbin is the senior senator, serving since 1997, and Senate Majority Whip. He announced in October 2024 that he would not seek re-election in 2026, ending what will be a 50-year congressional career. The 2026 Democratic primary to succeed him is crowded.
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Voted yea on S.J.Res. 114 (Iran War Powers Resolution (Baldwin War Powers Resolution, April 2026)) on 2026-04-15: Durbin voted yea on the Democratic war powers resolution to end Trump's unauthorized war in Iran, emphasizing his status as one of only 23 senators who also voted against the Iraq War. The resolution failed 47-52 largely along party lines. Durbin had delivered floor speeches denouncing the administration's 'shifting rationales' for war and calling for a 'fulsome debate on the floor.'
Date: 2026-04-15
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Voted nay on S. 1582 (GENIUS Act (Stablecoin Regulation, June 2025)) on 2025-06-17: Durbin voted nay on the GENIUS Act, calling it a 'shameful' bill that 'enables the President and his family to continue owning, issuing, and profiting off of stablecoins.' He tried to attach his Credit Card Competition Act as an amendment. The bill passed cloture 66-32 with 16 Democratic votes — Durbin was among the minority of Democrats who opposed. The AFL-CIO opposed the bill.
Date: 2025-06-17
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Voted nay on PN 11-3 (Confirmation of Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security) on 2025-01-25: Durbin voted nay on Noem, citing concerns about Trump's 'mass deportation' plans. Noem was confirmed 59-34 with 7 Democratic votes. Durbin — as Judiciary Committee Ranking Member — had directly questioned Noem in her confirmation hearing.
Date: 2025-01-25
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Voted nay on PN 12-1 (Confirmation of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense) on 2025-01-24: Durbin voted nay on Hegseth, calling him unqualified. Hegseth was confirmed 51-50 with VP Vance casting the tie-breaker. Only 3 Republicans (Collins, Murkowski, McConnell) joined Democrats in opposition. Durbin later cited the DOD IG's Signalgate report as vindication.
Date: 2025-01-24
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Voted yea on H.R. 9745 (Government Funding & ACA Subsidy Extension — November 2025 Shutdown Deal) on 2025-11-10: Durbin was one of only 8 Senate Democrats to vote with Republicans to end the record 43-day government shutdown, breaking with most of his caucus. He said: 'This bill is not perfect, but it takes important steps to reduce Republicans' shutdown's hurt.' His yes vote drew sharp backlash from Illinois progressives and some Democratic colleagues who opposed reopening the government without guaranteed ACA tax credit extensions. Durbin defended his vote: 'I could not justify playing with other people's lives.' His Illinois colleague Tammy Duckworth voted nay, splitting the state's two Democratic senators. Durbin's vote was especially consequential given his role as Senate Whip. He was one of the 'group of eight' who defected.
Date: 2025-11-10
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Voted yea on S.J.Res. 111/113/115 (Sanders Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on Arms Sales to Israel (November 2024)) on 2024-11-20: Durbin was one of only 19 senators — and the Senate Majority Whip, the highest-ranking Democrat — to vote for all three Sanders resolutions blocking $20 billion in offensive arms sales to Israel. He stated: 'The extent of human suffering in Gaza is unimaginable.' His Illinois colleague Tammy Duckworth voted nay on all three resolutions — meaning Illinois's two Democratic senators split. This vote was the culmination of Durbin's four-decade evolution from AIPAC recruit to arms-sale opponent, and it represented the most significant break with the pro-Israel establishment of his career. Only 18 senators joined him.
Date: 2024-11-20
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Voted nay on S. 5 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-20: Durbin voted nay on mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes including shoplifting. As Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and lead author of the Dream Act, he filed two amendments to protect DREAMers/DACA recipients. Only 9 senators voted nay — all progressive Democrats. 33 Democrats joined all Republicans to pass the bill 64-35. Illinois has a 14.9% foreign-born population, and Chicago is a sanctuary city with large immigrant communities.
Date: 2025-01-20
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — Senate passage, July 1, 2025) on 2025-07-01: Durbin voted nay on legislation the CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to deficits and cut approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid. He gave multiple floor speeches calling it 'nothing beautiful' about 'slashing health care coverage for 17 million Americans.' Illinois was projected to face a $48 billion cut in federal Medicaid funding and approximately 500,000 Illinoisans would lose coverage. Only 3 Senate Republicans (Collins, Murkowski, McConnell) joined Democrats in opposition. The bill passed 51-50 with VP Vance breaking the tie. Durbin subsequently met with Illinois hospital CEOs, cancer center directors, and the Illinois Health & Hospital Association to highlight the bill's impact.
Date: 2025-07-01
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[statement] Durbin voted against the GENIUS Act (stablecoin crypto regulation) in June 2025, calling it a 'shameful' bill that 'enables the President and his family to continue owning, issuing, and profiting off of stablecoins.' The bill passed cloture 66-32 with 16 Democratic votes before eventually failing.
Date: 2025-06-17
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[platform] Durbin co-authored and championed the Durbin Amendment to Dodd-Frank (2010), capping debit card interchange fees for large banks — a position that cost him support from the banking industry. He has subsequently pushed the Credit Card Competition Act to bring routing competition to credit cards, targeting the Visa-Mastercard duopoly. Merchants and retailers support his efforts; banks and credit unions oppose them.
Date: 2010-2025
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[vote] In late 2019, Durbin was the only Illinois Democrat to vote AGAINST Bernie Sanders' amendment to the NDAA requiring disclosure of human rights violations in Gaza and Israel. Sanders stated at the time that he was 'extremely disappointed that the Democratic leadership of the United States Senate... Dick Durbin, has voted with Trump and Netanyahu to block the American people from knowing whether human rights are being violated with our tax dollars.'
Date: 2019-12
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[disclosure] Durbin was AIPAC's 'first successful recruit' in 1982. He was elected to the House with over half his campaign budget from pro-Israel donors, and AIPAC helped make his race 'the costliest ever in Illinois' at that time. He told the New York Times in 1983 that he supported $2.5 billion in aid to Israel because 'it's in our own self-interest' and that support for Israel is 'a fundamental part of my political philosophy.'
Date: 1982-1983
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[statement] Durbin was the first U.S. Senator to call for a ceasefire in Gaza on November 2, 2023, stating: 'We need to have a ceasefire... I think it's time for both sides to step back and to think about what they're doing.' He was one of only 19 senators who voted for Bernie Sanders' resolutions to block some arms sales to Israel in November 2024, voting for all three resolutions.
Date: 2023-11-02
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[disclosure] The Washington Examiner editorial board wrote that 'the circumstantial evidence strongly suggests that Durbin took advantage of information not available to the public to avoid a significant loss and to reap a windfall.' Multiple news outlets noted that Durbin traded the day after receiving private briefings, and his trades presaged the Goldman Sachs-Berkshire deal by days.
Date: 2009-06-14
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[statement] In September 2008, Durbin attended a closed-door briefing with Treasury Secretary Paulson and Fed Chairman Bernanke about the unfolding financial crisis. The next day, he sold mutual funds and purchased Berkshire Hathaway stock which subsequently rose sharply after Berkshire's Goldman Sachs deal was announced. When questioned, Durbin stated: 'There was nothing that was told to me that wasn't in the morning paper,' and a spokesman said he did not engage in 'insider trading.'
Date: 2008-09-19
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Durbin authored the Durbin Amendment to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, which capped debit card interchange fees for large banks. He has subsequently pushed the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), targeting credit card interchange fees dominated by Visa and Mastercard. The banking and payments industry has lobbied heavily against his proposals.
Date: 2010-2025
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Durbin is a former attorney and professor. He holds a B.S. from Georgetown University (1966) and a J.D. from Georgetown Law (1969). He served in the U.S. House (IL-20, 1983-1997) and has been in the Senate since 1997. He serves as Senate Majority Whip (2005-2025) and as Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He was one of only 23 senators to vote against the Iraq War in 2002.
Date: 1997-01-07
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On September 18, 2008, Durbin attended a closed-door briefing with Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Fed Chair Ben Bernanke on the unfolding financial crisis. The next day, September 19, he sold $42,696 in mutual fund shares and purchased $43,562 in Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock — days before Berkshire Hathaway secured a 10% guaranteed dividend deal to invest in Goldman Sachs. Altogether, Durbin sold $116,000 in investments in September 2008 and bought ~$98,000 in Berkshire Hathaway.
Date: 2008-09-19
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Ballotpedia estimated Durbin's net worth at $1,326,065. CelebrityNetWorth estimated approximately $3 million. OpenSecrets 2016 estimate was $1.94 million. QuiverQuant has not published a distinct publicly traded asset portfolio for Durbin — he has minimal individual stock holdings and supports a congressional stock trading ban.
Date: 2024-12-31
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Durbin told The Hill in March 2026 regarding AIPAC: 'I don't know what's happened to that organization.' His statement came as AIPAC-backed candidates and outside spending flooded Illinois congressional primaries.
Date: 2026-03-24
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AIPAC donors quietly lined up behind Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in the 2026 Democratic Senate primary to replace retiring Durbin — at least 27 AIPAC donors contributed to her campaign. AIPAC itself stayed formally neutral.
Date: 2026-03-12
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In the 1982 House race, AIPAC and pro-Israel donors provided approximately $600,000 of Durbin's $1.1 million campaign budget — more than half — to unseat Findley. Durbin later described himself as one of 'two members [of Congress] who really were elected because of AIPAC.'
Date: 1982
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AIPAC recruited Durbin to run against Republican incumbent Paul Findley in 1982 after Findley met with Yasser Arafat — making Durbin one of AIPAC's earliest successful electoral interventions. The campaign was the most expensive House race in Illinois history at the time. Durbin subsequently became the first senator to call for a Gaza ceasefire in November 2023.
Date: 1982
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Durbin is among the top recipients of Lawyers & Lobbyists campaign contributions in Senate history, receiving $8,487,271 from the sector from 1990-2024. As a long-tenured member of the Senate Judiciary Committee (and its Chairman/Ranking Member since 2019), his legal-industry donor base is one of the largest of any senator.
Date: 2024-12-31
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