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Jan Schakowsky

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U.S. Representative · Illinois-9 · 106th-119th, 27 years 8 months
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About

Schakowsky, Janice Danoff A Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 26, 1944; graduated from Sullivan High School, Chicago, Ill., 1962; B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ill., 1965; director, Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens, 1985-1990; member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1990-1998; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-present).

Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
27
Bills introduced
35
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
552
Committees
4

Performance & Participation

Votes CastBottom 25%
94% — Voted in 604 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceBottom 25%
0.2% — Voted against their own party majority 1 of 569 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
586 — Attracted 586 cosponsors across 35 bills.
Avg 300 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
25 — Attracted 25 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 60 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
552 — 552 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
48 — 48 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0

Committee Assignments

4 committees · 1 leadership role
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2026 Campaign Finance
$413K
Raised
71%
Individual
23%
PAC
1%
Small $
342
Donors
Individual 71%PAC 23%Other 6%
Top PAC Donors
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$5K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$5K
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$5K
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$5K
PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT$5K
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.