# Robin Kelly

Robin Kelly is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Illinois’s 2nd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Illinois’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2013-04-09
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: K000385
- FEC candidate IDs: H2IL02172, S6IL00474

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000385 (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

80% of Kelly’s statements discuss policy, in the top quarter of House Democrats (average 73%).

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

1,985 classified statements: 1,757 posts on X, 130 press releases, 67 newsletters, 31 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kelly | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.9% | 6.6% | 45 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 36.1% | 27.5% | 35 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 80.1% | 73.2% | 34 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.0% | 9.8% | 162 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 21.8% | 22.7% | 110 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.9% | 87 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 40% (House Democrats 26%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (House Democrats 13%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (House Democrats 8.9%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.12 (standard error 0.01), from 1,824 donors and 7,248 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.5% (96.4%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 463. 4.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 85 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1342: Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month". (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1342
- H.R. 8576: Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8576
- H.R. 7906: FOOD for Health Act (in committee, 2026-04-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7906
- H.R. 7830: WELLS Act (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7830
- H.R. 7499: Firearm Safety Act of 2025 (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7499
- H.R. 7500: Responsible Firearms Marketing Act (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7500
- H.Res. 996: Impeaching Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/996
- H.R. 6947: SAFE Exit Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6947
- H.R. 6867: NIH Clinical Trial Integrity Act (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6867
- H.R. 6798: Calumet National Heritage Area Act (in committee, 2025-12-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6798

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.8M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 24% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 69% 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 · https://x.com/RepRobinKelly/status/2114788536524099915
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRobinKelly/status/2114825806430302354
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRobinKelly/status/2114835723207532590
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRobinKelly/status/2114835724646150171
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRobinKelly/status/2114451769136726054
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRobinKelly/status/2114097456673648857
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRobinKelly/status/2113648448247333257
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRobinKelly/status/2113648449274917129
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRobinKelly/status/2113747754748924324
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRobinKelly/status/2113269542369558824

## Links

- Official site: https://robinkelly.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepRobinKelly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reprobinkelly
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reprobinkelly
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000385

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000385