# Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth is a Democratic U.S. senator from Illinois.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. Senate, Illinois
- Serving since: 2017-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2028-11-07
- Bioguide ID: D000622
- FEC candidate IDs: H6IL06141, S6IL00292

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000622 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

22% of Duckworth’s statements contain a personal attack, 2.0 times the Senate Democrat average of 11%.

## What Duckworth says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,943 classified statements: 1,144 posts on X, 751 press releases, 48 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Duckworth | Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 22.0% | 10.9% | 3 of 45 |
| Policy criticism | 33.8% | 36.6% | 34 of 45 |
| Policy discussion | 82.8% | 77.8% | 14 of 45 |
| Bipartisanship | 15.9% | 17.8% | 22 of 45 |
| Credit claiming | 26.0% | 26.2% | 23 of 45 |
| Extreme labels | 3.5% | 2.4% | 12 of 45 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 44% (Senate Democrats 21%); Health 29% (Senate Democrats 27%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (Senate Democrats 24%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (Senate Democrats 22%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (Senate Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.43 (standard error 0.01), from 28,141 donors and 3,685 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 93.4% (Senate Democrats 97.0%). Party unity 98.3% (95.3%). 28 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted nay · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 65 bills: 65 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 577. 12.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Democrats 13.5%; rank 24 of 45).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5545: Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5545
- S. 5556: Accessible Ukraine Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5556
- S.Res. 901: A resolution recognizing that the United States needs to support and strengthen mothers in the workforce by investing in the Mom Economy. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/901
- S. 5416: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 Lake Street in Oak Park, Illinois, as the "Detective Allan Reddins Post… (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5416
- S. 5300: Honoring the Sacrifice of Troops in War Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5300
- S. 5160: Countering Gray-zone Aggression by the People’s Republic of China Act (in committee, 2026-07-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5160
- S. 5171: Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5171
- S. 5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5108
- S. 5125: Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5125
- S. 5086: ASAP Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5086

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.1M (Senate Democrats median $2.6M). 63% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 37% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenDuckworth/status/2114728494550724915
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenDuckworth/status/2114787536128414084
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/SenDuckworth/status/2114842615233626534
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenDuckworth/status/2114007931293204528
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenDuckworth/status/2113674806524879030
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenDuckworth/status/2113299676355035530
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenDuckworth/status/2113339721304936911
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenDuckworth/status/2112925813133692960
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenDuckworth/status/2112566382210469923
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDuckworth/status/2112627278618468695

## Links

- Official site: https://www.duckworth.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenDuckworth
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenDuckworth
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SenDuckworth
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repduckworth
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000622

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000622