# Raja Krishnamoorthi

Raja Krishnamoorthi is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Illinois’s 8th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Illinois’s 8th district
- Serving since: 2017-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: K000391
- FEC candidate IDs: H6IL08147, S6IL00482

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000391 (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

45% of Krishnamoorthi’s statements criticize a policy, 1.6 times the House Democrat average of 28%.

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

2,155 classified statements: 1,571 posts on X, 446 press releases, 98 newsletters, 40 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 | Krishnamoorthi | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.3% | 6.6% | 63 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 45.1% | 27.5% | 3 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 82.8% | 73.2% | 14 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.8% | 9.8% | 70 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 18.9% | 22.7% | 138 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.9% | 1.9% | 76 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 30% (House Democrats 20%); Health 24% (House Democrats 26%); Armed Forces and National Security 24% (House Democrats 16%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 18% (House Democrats 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.04 (standard error 0.01), from 10,921 donors and 5,029 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.2% (96.4%). 18 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 yea · 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 44 bills: 44 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 762. 2.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 124 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10742: LESSONS from Ukraine Act (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10742
- H.R. 10627: Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10627
- H.R. 10366: NO FLOCK Act (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10366
- H.R. 9747: Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9747
- H.R. 9748: Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9748
- H.R. 9596: Federal Jobs for STARs Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9596
- H.Res. 1322: Condemning racist rhetoric targeting Indian and Chinese Americans, reaffirming that immigrants from all backgrounds are vital to the United States, and… (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1322
- H.R. 8932: Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8932
- H.R. 8577: Disaster Declaration Transparency Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8577
- H.R. 8429: Baby Food Safety Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8429

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $16.4M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 6.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 46% 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 criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/CongressmanRaja/status/2114703817342148656
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/CongressmanRaja/status/2114737619804262530
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/CongressmanRaja/status/2114839603098087581
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Krishnamoorthi Leads 256 Cosponsors in Bipartisan Resolution Designating July as Indian American Heritage Month · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://krishnamoorthi.house.gov/media/press-releases/krishnamoorthi-leads-256-cosponsors-bipartisan-resolution-designating-july
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CongressmanRaja/status/2114411712472306016
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CongressmanRaja/status/2114456679257399668
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/CongressmanRaja/status/2114012836938596656
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/CongressmanRaja/status/2114070717608161643
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CongressmanRaja/status/2114075712772546593
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CongressmanRaja/status/2113630278207815777

## Links

- Official site: https://krishnamoorthi.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/CongressmanRaja
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/congressmanraja
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/congressmanraja
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000391

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000391