THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Senator Durbin's fundraising profile is heavily weighted toward individual donors, who account for 74 percent of his $1.2 million in direct contributions, while PACs and committees represent 26 percent of his funding base. His industry-tied donor patterns show concentration among lawyers and lobbyists (18 percent of industry money), health services professionals (13 percent), and education sector donors (7 percent), with individual donors in these same fields representing a consistent source of support across his contribution profile. With 116 recorded votes and no stock trade disclosures on file, his legislative activity is documented in the standard congressional record.
Raised · all cycles$1.2M▼ 34% in ’24 vs ’22#45 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share18%Lawyers & Lobbyists
Donor-sector votes6on bills touching top donor sectors
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Left: who funds Durbin (ribbon width = dollars) · right: their votes on bills classified as favoring vs limiting those sectors
“Favors / limits” is an AI classification of each bill's likely effect on the sector — a factual reading of the bill, not a claim about motive. Correlation, not causation. The named bills are in DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES? below.
DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES?
How Durbin voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors
Each dollar figure is Durbin's total from that donor sector — shown on each related vote, not a per-vote amount. Correlation between funding and votes, not causation; many factors shape any single vote.
TOP SOURCES
1$35K
GRASSROOTS MEDIA, LLC
corporation
2$24K
ILLINOIS NEVADA 2023 FUND
PAC
3$22K
ILLINOIS GEORGIA VICTORY FUND
corporation
4$20K
ILLINOIS COLORADO 2022 VICTORY FUND
PAC
5$13K
FLINT COOPER
employees
LEGISLATION
5 sponsored
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Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2022
S2834-117 · Signed
Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023
S2051-118 · Signed
SIREN Reauthorization Act
S265-118 · Signed
Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022
S3103-117 · Signed
COMMITTEES
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Appropriations
Judiciary · Ranking Member
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Lauren Underwood
D-IL · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsHealth ServicesEducation
Christopher Murphy
D-CT · Senate
Lawyers & LobbyistsHealth ServicesEducation
Chris Van Hollen
D-MD · Senate
Lawyers & LobbyistsHealth ServicesEducation
D
Darline Graham
R-SC · Senate
Lawyers & LobbyistsHealth ServicesRetail & Consumer
Raja Krishnamoorthi
D-IL · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsHealth ServicesEducation
Cory A. Booker
D-NJ · Senate
Lawyers & LobbyistsHealth ServicesEducation