# Jan Schakowsky

Jan Schakowsky is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Illinois’s 9th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Illinois’s 9th district
- Serving since: 1999-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S001145
- FEC candidate IDs: H8IL09067

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001145 (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

Schakowsky sits at −1.63 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 99% of House Democrats.

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

729 classified statements: 587 posts on X, 107 press releases, 18 Congressional Record speeches, 17 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Schakowsky | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.7% | 6.6% | 76 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 36.4% | 27.5% | 33 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 79.6% | 73.2% | 40 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.8% | 9.8% | 105 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 24.0% | 22.7% | 81 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 3.3% | 1.9% | 29 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 41% (House Democrats 26%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (House Democrats 13%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (House Democrats 20%); Commerce 11% (House Democrats 5.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.63 (standard error 0.01), from 2,451 donors and 7,389 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 1.1% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 93.1% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.7% (96.4%). 11 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 nay · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 610. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10792: FTC Whistleblower Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10792
- H.R. 10701: FTC Autonomy Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10701
- H.R. 10600: Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10600
- H.R. 10459: Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10459
- H.R. 10003: Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10003
- H.R. 9931: American Manufacturing Renaissance Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9931
- H.R. 9932: Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9932
- H.R. 9231: No Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9231
- H.Res. 1316: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050. (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1316
- H.R. 8907: IMPACT to Save Moms Act (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8907

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $415.4K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 24% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 93% 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 · Press release · Schakowsky Statement on Reports of Arrest Following Suspicious Letter · https://schakowsky.house.gov/media/press-releases/schakowsky-statement-reports-arrest-following-suspicious-letter
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JanSchakowsky/status/2113766310412751307
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JanSchakowsky/status/2113384919476928549
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · Schakowsky Statement on Second Suspicious Letter in Less Than a Week · https://schakowsky.house.gov/media/press-releases/schakowsky-statement-second-suspicious-letter-less-week
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JanSchakowsky/status/2112645636067647717
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/JanSchakowsky/status/2111109250554499350
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JanSchakowsky/status/2111232835587563601
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · Schakowsky Statement on Suspicious Letter Sent to Skokie Office · https://schakowsky.house.gov/media/press-releases/schakowsky-statement-suspicious-letter-sent-skokie-office
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JanSchakowsky/status/2110798868560457879
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JanSchakowsky/status/2110119013439111673

## Links

- Official site: https://schakowsky.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/JanSchakowsky
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janschakowsky
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JanSchakowsky
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repschakowsky
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001145

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001145