Representative · Illinois's 9th district

Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky is a Democratic representative for Illinois's 9th district, in Congress since 1999. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 46, and cast 456 of 457 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 6, 1999
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6756.8%46 of 675 · rank 47 of 439100%456 of 457 · rank 30 of 439410 became law9%54 of 604
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2223.4%41 of 1,222 · rank 159 of 44299%825 of 831 · rank 56 of 442510 became law10%80 of 819
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9971.3%13 of 997 · rank 187 of 443100%563 of 565 · rank 69 of 443590 became law3%30 of 991

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.60+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Yea
    May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
  2. H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale ActYea
    Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
  3. H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
    Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party
  4. H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
    Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–212· Against party
  5. H.R. 1338: SAT Streamlining ActYea
    Jul 25, 2023· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Failed 250–163· Against party
  6. H.R. 277: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023Nay
    Jun 14, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 151–285· Against party
  7. H.R. 4521: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021Yea
    Feb 4, 2022· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 265–166· Against party
  8. H.R. 4521: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021Yea
    Feb 3, 2022· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 264–163· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. 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 relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72· Against party
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. 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 Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

151 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced14797%
  2. Passed one chamber42.6%

Policy areas

  1. Health61
  2. Commerce29
  3. International Affairs13
  4. Energy6
  5. Environmental Protection6
  6. Labor and Employment5
  7. Transportation and Public Works5
  8. Agriculture and Food3

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10701 FTC Autonomy Act
    Introduced· Oct 1, 2026
  2. H.R. 10600 Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026
    Introduced· International Affairs· Sep 24, 2026
  3. H.R. 10459 Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2026
    Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Sep 16, 2026
  4. H.R. 10003 Consumer Protection and Recovery Act
    Introduced· Commerce· Jul 30, 2026
  5. H.R. 9932 Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2026
    Introduced· Housing and Community Development· Jul 23, 2026
  6. H.R. 9931 American Manufacturing Renaissance Act
    Introduced· Commerce· Jul 23, 2026
  7. H.R. 9231 No Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Act of 2026
    Introduced· Health· Jun 9, 2026
  8. H.Res. 1316 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050.
    Introduced· Transportation and Public Works· May 21, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Illinois's 9th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$407.6M
Per resident
$540
Rank in Illinois
7 of 17
Contract actions
31.7K
New awards: 28.5K

By fiscal year

  1. 200.9MFY2017
  2. 267MFY2018
  3. 243.2MFY2019
  4. 315.1MFY2020
  5. 393.6MFY2021
  6. 324.4MFY2022
  7. 327.8MFY2023
  8. 306.9MFY2024
  9. 379.5MFY2025
  10. 407.6MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs$221.8M54%
  2. Defense Logistics Agency$81.2M20%
    Department of Defense
  3. Department of the Air Force$20.7M5.1%
    Department of Defense
  4. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office$18M4.4%
    Department of Commerce
  5. Department of the Navy$14.3M3.5%
    Department of Defense
  6. Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response$14.1M3.5%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  7. Departmental Offices$7.1M1.7%
    Department of the Interior
  8. U.S. Customs and Border Protection$4.4M1.1%
    Department of Homeland Security

Top recipients

  1. MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP$217.3M53%
    674 awards
  2. DMS PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP INC$54.9M13%
    26,420 awards
  3. KAY AND ASSOCIATES, INC.$19.5M4.8%
    21 awards
  4. GIL SEWING CORP$18.5M4.6%
    66 awards
  5. CARDINAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.$18M4.4%
    4 awards
  6. FRESENIUS KABI, LLC$14.2M3.5%
    571 awards
  7. PARAGON MICRO INC$11.3M2.8%
    65 awards
  8. MPC PRODUCTS CORPORATION$9.1M2.2%
    17 awards
  9. SNC THERAPEUTICS, INC.$7M1.7%
    2 awards
  10. COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS$4.1M1.0%
    21 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$413K
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$244.9K
From committees
$89.1K
43 committees
From contractor PACs
$2,500
1 PACs · 3% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
american psychological association services inc. (apasi)psychology pac of american psychological association services inc.$2,500AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization$710.8K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$413K$89.1K$2,5001 PACs · 3% of committee money
2024$1.6M$510.9K$54K18 PACs · 11% of committee money
2022$1.6M$464.1K$47.1K21 PACs · 10% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Illinois's 9th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Illinois's 9th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Illinois's 9th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Illinois's 9th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Illinois's 9th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Illinois's 9th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · Illinois's 9th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · Illinois's 9th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · Illinois's 9th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  10. House · Illinois's 9th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  11. House · Illinois's 9th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
  12. House · Illinois's 9th districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
  13. House · Illinois's 9th districtJan 3, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003
  14. House · Illinois's 9th districtJan 6, 1999 – Jan 3, 2001

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
schakowsky.house.gov
Phone
202-225-2111
Office
2408 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.