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Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

DDemocratIL-9 · Representative
50
/ 100
Average
Attendance94
Avg: 96
Independence2
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone0
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency39
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
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Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

DemocratIL-9 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.602)
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Janice D. Schakowsky is a Democrat Representative from IL, District 9. She has served 27 years in Congress across 14 terms. Based on her voting record, she is rated as liberal, voting with her party 98.3% of the time. This member has 1 misconduct entry in our database.

27
Years in Office
14
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

Take Action — Contact Janice

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

98.3%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
9 votes against party
6.1%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
23
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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1
Misconduct Entriesⓘ

How Janice Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+2.4% vs avg
98.3%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes+2.5% vs avg
6.1%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+10.0 vs avg
23
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$327,699
Cash on Handⓘ
$412,978
Total Receiptsⓘ
$933,253
Disbursementsⓘ
$324,675
Individual Donors
$87,651
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

1999–2027House · IL-9 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

IL-9 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

743,003
Population
$90,983
Median Income
40.0
Median Age
55.3%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 62.8%Black 8.9%Hispanic 13.8%Asian 14.1%