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Robin Kelly
Image of Robin Kelly
U.S. House Illinois District 2
Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

11

Predecessor
Prior offices
Illinois House of Representatives District 38

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Bradley University, 1977

Graduate

Bradley University, 1982

Ph.D

Northern Illinois University, 2004

Contact

Robin Kelly (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Illinois' 2nd Congressional District. She assumed office on April 11, 2013. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.

Kelly (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 2nd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Prior to her election to the U.S. House, Kelly served as the chief administrative officer of Cook County and was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives.[1] She graduated from Bradley University with a master's degree and received a doctorate in political science from Northern Illinois University.

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Kelly was assigned to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

She was elected by Party leadership to serve as chair of the Illinois Democratic Party on March 3, 2021.[2]

Biography

Kelly earned her B.A. and M.A. from Bradley University in 1977 and 1982, respectively.[3] She received a doctorate in political science from Northern Illinois University in 2004.[4]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Kelly's academic, professional, and political career:[5]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2021-2022

Kelly was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2019-2020

Kelly was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Kelly was assigned to the following committees:[6]

2015-2016

Kelly served on the following committees:[7]

2013-2014

Kelly served on the following committees:[8][9]

Key votes

See also: Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
Vote Bill and description Status
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (310-118)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (227-201)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (217-215)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (328-86)
Not Voting Yes check.svg Passed (225-204)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (219-200)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (229-197)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (314-117)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (216-210)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (221-212)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (311-114)


Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Issues

National security

American response in Syria

See also: United States involvement in Syria

On August 29, 2013, 53 House Democrats signed a letter written by California Rep. Barbara Lee that called for a congressional resolution on strikes and cautioned that the situation in Syria "should not draw us into an unwise war—especially without adhering to our constitutional requirements."[164][165] The letter also called on the Obama administration to work with the U.N. Security Council “to build international consensus” condemning the alleged use of chemical weapons. Kelly was one of the 53 Democrats in the House to sign the letter.[164][165]

Economy

Statement on government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

Kelly released a statement on the shutdown: “Today, due to the irresponsible tactics of House Republicans, the federal government has shut down for the first time in 17 years. Let’s be clear: This shutdown is not about the Affordable Care Act. It’s about a faction of the Republican Party putting their extremist ideology ahead of the best interests of the American people. The shutdown will be devastating to our country’s fragile economic recovery. Millions of Americans will be left in limbo – federal employees who will be furloughed, veterans who will see their disability payments disrupted and small business owners whose loan applications will be delayed. These are the very real consequences of partisan game playing. We cannot and should not govern by ultimatum. Congress owes it to the American people to immediately pass a bi-partisan spending plan to re-open the government.”[166]

Social issues

SNAP challenge

See also: United States Farm Bill 2013

In June 2013, more than two dozen House Democrats, including Kelly, took part in a SNAP challenge, feeding themselves for a week on the average benefit level of a SNAP recipient.[167] Participants agreed to eat all meals from a limited food budget comparable to that of a SNAP participant, approximately $1.50 per meal, or $4.50 a day.[168]

Elections

2024

See also: Illinois' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Illinois' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

Illinois' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 2

Incumbent Robin Kelly defeated Ashley Ramos and Mike Vick in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robin Kelly
Robin Kelly (D)
 
75.7
 
139,928
Image of Ashley Ramos
Ashley Ramos (R)
 
24.3
 
45,007
Image of Mike Vick
Mike Vick (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 184,935
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2

Incumbent Robin Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robin Kelly
Robin Kelly
 
100.0
 
56,732

Total votes: 56,732
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2

Ashley Ramos advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ashley Ramos
Ashley Ramos
 
100.0
 
20,527

Total votes: 20,527
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kelly in this election.

2022

See also: Illinois' 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 2

Incumbent Robin Kelly defeated Thomas Lynch in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robin Kelly
Robin Kelly (D)
 
65.0
 
127,650
Image of Thomas Lynch
Thomas Lynch (R)
 
35.0
 
68,761

Total votes: 196,411
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2

Incumbent Robin Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robin Kelly
Robin Kelly
 
100.0
 
56,606

Total votes: 56,606
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2

Thomas Lynch defeated Shane Cultra and Ashley Ramos in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Lynch
Thomas Lynch
 
37.2
 
10,289
Image of Shane Cultra
Shane Cultra
 
35.7
 
9,869
Image of Ashley Ramos
Ashley Ramos Candidate Connection
 
27.2
 
7,524

Total votes: 27,682
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2020

See also: Illinois' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

Illinois' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)

Illinois' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 2

Incumbent Robin Kelly defeated Theresa Raborn in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robin Kelly
Robin Kelly (D)
 
78.8
 
234,896
Image of Theresa Raborn
Theresa Raborn (R) Candidate Connection
 
21.2
 
63,142

Total votes: 298,038
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2

Incumbent Robin Kelly defeated Marcus Lewis in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on March 17, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robin Kelly
Robin Kelly
 
84.8
 
94,767
Image of Marcus Lewis
Marcus Lewis
 
15.2
 
16,942

Total votes: 111,709
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2

Theresa Raborn advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on March 17, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Theresa Raborn
Theresa Raborn Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
12,181

Total votes: 12,181
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2018

See also: Illinois' 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 2

Incumbent Robin Kelly defeated David Merkle in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robin Kelly
Robin Kelly (D)
 
80.7
 
183,816
Image of David Merkle
David Merkle (R)
 
19.3
 
43,875

Total votes: 227,691
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2

Incumbent Robin Kelly defeated Marcus Lewis in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robin Kelly
Robin Kelly
 
82.1
 
80,659
Image of Marcus Lewis
Marcus Lewis
 
17.9
 
17,640

Total votes: 98,299
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2

David Merkle defeated Patrick Harmon and John Morrow in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 2 on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Merkle
David Merkle
 
36.6
 
4,963
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Patrick Harmon
 
35.5
 
4,810
Image of John Morrow
John Morrow
 
27.9
 
3,790

Total votes: 13,563
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2016

See also: Illinois' 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Robin Kelly (D) defeated John Morrow (R), the only Republican to file, in the general election on November 8, 2016. Kelly defeated Marcus Lewis, Dorian Myrickes and Charles Rayburn in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016.[169][170]

U.S. House, Illinois District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Kelly Incumbent 79.8% 235,051
     Republican John Morrow 20.2% 59,471
Total Votes 294,522
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections


U.S. House, Illinois District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Kelly Incumbent 73.9% 115,752
Marcus Lewis 16.1% 25,280
Charles Rayburn 6.1% 9,559
Dorian Myrickes 3.8% 6,002
Total Votes 156,593
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

2014

See also: Illinois' 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

Kelly ran for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014.[171] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Illinois District 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Kelly Incumbent 78.5% 160,337
     Republican Eric Wallace 21.4% 43,799
     Independent Marcus Lewis (Write-in) 0.1% 130
Total Votes 204,266
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results

2013

See also: Illinois' 2nd Congressional District special election, 2013

Kelly won in the 2013 special election for the U.S. House, representing Illinois' 2nd District. The election was held to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr.. Kelly won the Democratic primary on February 26, 2012 and won the general election.[172] The general election took place on April 9, 2013.[173]


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Robin Kelly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Robin Kelly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Robin Kelly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

The following issues were listed on Kelly's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

  • Low Income Housing: As Congresswoman, I will take a balanced approach towards managing entitlements, through an even mix of revenue increases and spending cuts. But I pledge that I will support no deficit reduction agreement that increases poverty or income inequality.
  • Gun Control: While we don’t know who will represent Illinois’ second district in Congress, we do know that addressing the issue of gun violence will be among the very first issues they face. I believe we need more leaders in Congress addressing the issue of gun violence in our cities and our communities. For this reason, I believe we must all speak with one voice on this urgent matter.
  • Small Businesses: Whether it’s a small family grocery store like the one my grandparents owned or a budding tech firm, I want our community to be a thriving hub for small businesses, one that supports existing businesses and encourages new businesses to set up shop in the 2nd District.
  • Protecting Seniors: As your Congresswoman, I will fight to prevent cuts to Social Security and Medicare that will leave our seniors financially vulnerable.
  • The Middle Class: As your Congresswoman, I will fight back against the Republicans’ assault on the middle class and work to protect the social safety net that was put in place to help hardworking families in tough times. We cannot allow Congress to make dangerous budget cuts at the expense of the families that can least afford it.

[177]

—Robin Kelly's campaign website, http://robinkellyforcongress.org/issues/

2013

Kelly's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[178]

  • Supporting Small Businesses
Excerpt: "Small businesses are the backbone of our nation’s economy and the engines of our recovery. As your next Congresswoman, I will work to make the business climate in the 2nd District one that nurtures and supports the entrepreneurial spirit."
  • Supporting the Middle Class
Excerpt: "I will fight back against the Republicans’ assault on the middle class and work to protect the social safety net that was put in place to help hardworking families in tough times."
  • Protecting Seniors
Excerpt: "I will work to protect Social Security and Medicare so that our seniors have the support they’ve earned and deserve."
  • Transportation
Excerpt: "I will work to create opportunities for residents and businesses in the 2nd District to participate in infrastructure projects in the district. It’s only right that our residents have a hand in projects that will help shape our future."
  • Women's Health
Excerpt: "I believe in a woman’s right to choose and in her right to make her own decisions about her body and her healthcare."
  • Constituent Services
Excerpt: "My door will always be open. And when I’m not in Washington, D.C. fighting for you, I’ll be traveling the District meeting with you, hearing your concerns and using them to inform the work I’ll do on your behalf."[177]

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Robin Kelly
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Kamala D. Harris  source  (D, Working Families Party) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryLost General
Lori Lightfoot  source  (Nonpartisan) Mayor of Chicago (2023) GeneralLost General
Joe Biden  source  (D, Working Families Party) President of the United States (2020) PrimaryWon General
Hillary Clinton  source  (D) President of the United States (2016) PrimaryLost General

Noteworthy events

FEC banned from fundraising (2021)

On July 15, 2021, the Federal Election Commission ruled that Kelly could no longer be involved in raising or spending money for state and local office candidates in her new role as Illinois Democratic chair. The FEC also prohibited her from using her name and title on state fundraising solicitations. Kelly said the ruling “affirms my vision for a new Democratic Party of Illinois that encourages more voices to be involved in all aspects of the party.”[179]

Campaign finance summary


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Robin Kelly campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Illinois District 2Won general$1,781,484 $1,234,909
2022U.S. House Illinois District 2Won general$1,746,109 $1,313,358
2020U.S. House Illinois District 2Won general$1,639,545 $1,112,900
2018U.S. House Illinois District 2Won general$1,008,275 $914,593
2016U.S. House, Illinois District 2Won $1,091,527 N/A**
2014U.S. House (Illinois, District 2)Won $1,345,389 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Kelly received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Lawyers/Law Firms industry.

From 2011-2014, 18.26 percent of Kelly's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[180]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Robin Kelly Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $1,391,263
Total Spent $1,142,100
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Lawyers/Law Firms$67,360
Public Sector Unions$57,000
Building Trade Unions$45,000
Retired$44,854
Securities & Investment$39,900
% total in top industry4.84%
% total in top two industries8.94%
% total in top five industries18.26%

Polls

2013

Illinois' 3rd Congressional District, Democratic primary
Poll Debbie Halvorson Toi HutchinsonRobin KellyNapoleon HarrisMel ReynoldsAnthony BealeOtherUndecidedMargin of ErrorSample Size
Normington-Petts (January 8-10)
16%12%8%7%7%5%5%40%+/-4.9400
GBA Strategies (January 3-7)
25%16%15%9%8%10%2%15%+/-4.4500
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Kelly was a rank-and-file Democrat as of July 29, 2014.[181]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[182]

Kelly most often votes with:

Kelly least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Kelly missed 48 of 1,626 roll call votes from April 2013 to September 2015. This amounted to 3 percent, which was higher than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.[183]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Kelly ranked 109th in the liberal rankings in 2013.[184]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Kelly voted with the Democratic Party 95.1 percent of the time, which ranked 31st among the 204 House Democratic members as of July 2014.[185]

2013

Kelly voted with the Democratic Party 96.5 percent of the time, which ranked 18th among the 201 House Democratic members as of June 2013.[186]

Personal

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Kelly and her husband, Nathaniel, have two children.[187]

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Congresswoman Robin Kelly, "Biography," accessed January 29, 2019
  2. Chicago Sun Times, "Robin Kelly takes reins from Mike Madigan, winning Democratic Party chair race: ‘Tonight we made history together.’," March 3, 2021
  3. Project Vote Smart, "Biography" accessed June 16, 2013
  4. Congresswoman Robin Kelly, "Biography," accessed January 29, 2019
  5. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "KELLY, Robin L., (1956 - )," accessed February 10, 2015
  6. U.S. House Clerk, "Official Alphabetical List of the House of Representatives of the United States One Hundred Fifteenth Congress," accessed February 2, 2017
  7. U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, "Committee Information," accessed February 18, 2015
  8. CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress," accessed March 29, 2014
  9. U.S. House of Representatives, "Committee Assignments," accessed March 29, 2014
  10. Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
  11. Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
  12. Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
  13. Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
  14. Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
  15. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
  16. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
  17. Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
  18. Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
  19. Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
  20. Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
  21. Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
  22. Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
  23. Congress.gov, "H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," accessed April 15, 2022
  24. Congress.gov, "H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
  25. Congress.gov, "H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
  26. Congress.gov, "H.R.3617 - Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act," accessed January 20, 2023
  27. Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
  28. Congress.gov, "H.R.1808 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
  29. Congress.gov, "S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022," accessed April 15, 2022
  30. Congress.gov, "H.R.7776 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
  31. Congress.gov, "H.R.6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
  32. Congress.gov, "S.3373 - Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
  33. Congress.gov, "H.R.4346 - Chips and Science Act," accessed January 20, 2023
  34. Congress.gov, "H.R.3755 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
  35. Congress.gov, "H.R.1996 - SAFE Banking Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
  36. Congress.gov, "H.R.2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
  37. Congress.gov, "H.R.5 - Equality Act," accessed April 15, 2022
  38. Congress.gov, "H.R.8404 - Respect for Marriage Act," accessed January 20, 2023
  39. Congress.gov, "H.R.6833 - Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
  40. Congress.gov, "H.R.7688 - Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act," accessed January 20, 2023
  41. Congress.gov, "H.R.8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021," accessed January 20, 2023
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Preceded by
Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D)
U.S. House Illinois District 2
2013-Present
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2002-2006
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