Dick Durbin

Richard Joseph Durbin is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997, and is currently in his fifth term. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin has served as the Senate Democratic whip since 2005 and as the Senate majority whip since 2021. He chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, and led the Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court nomination hearings. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Dick Durbin has 4,039 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1983 House Proceeding as a Democratic Representative for Illinois's 20th district. The year with the most videos was 2009 with 206 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2017 with an average of 11,713 views per program. Most appearances with Chuck Schumer (235), Patty Murray (152), Harry Reid (134). Most common tags: Federal Budget, Immigration, Washington Politics.

Appearances by Title:November 5, 1996 - Present U.S. Senator, D-IL View Map


Majority Whip (Jan 03, 2021 - Present) Minority Whip (Jan 03, 2015 - Jan 03, 2021) Majority Whip (Jan 03, 2007 - Jan 03, 2015) Videos: 3,604

Previously

U.S. Representative, D-IL 20th January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1997 Videos: 431

Recent Appearances

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate confirmed Dennis Hankins’s nomination for U.S. ambassador to Haiti. Mr. Hankins was nominated by President Biden i…

  • Senate Session, Part 2

    Senate Session, Part 2

    The Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court judicial nominations: Sunil Harjani, Northern Illinois; and Melissa DuBose, Rhod…

  • Senate Session, Part 1

    Senate Session, Part 1

    The Senate confirmed the nomination of Jasmine Yoon to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Virginia, a…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate approved a House-passed six-bill government spending package to avert a partial shutdown at midnight and fund a po…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate worked on a House-passed government funding measure. This bill would extend funding for part of the government bey…

  • Senate Session, Part 2

    Senate Session, Part 2

    The Senate confirmed two nominations: Moshe Marvit, member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; and Cathy…

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Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

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Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 101
    • Total Time Speaking: 24 hours
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