How did Janice D. Schakowsky win their last election?

Janice D. Schakowsky won the 2024 general election with 68.4% of the vote (231,722 votes), winning by a margin of 36.8 points against 1 opponent.

When is Janice D. Schakowsky up for re-election?

Janice D. Schakowsky is up for re-election in 2026. Election Day is November 3, 2026. They have served 14 terms in this office. All 435 House seats are up every two years.

How much campaign money has Janice D. Schakowsky raised?

According to FEC filings, Janice D. Schakowsky has raised $412,978 in campaign funds, spent $822,922, and has $438,030 cash on hand.

What is the difference between campaign funds and office spending?

Campaign funds are raised from donors for election purposes and regulated by the FEC. Office spending (MRA) is a separate taxpayer-funded budget allocated to each House member for staff salaries, rent, travel, and official duties. The two cannot be mixed — campaign money cannot pay for official expenses and vice versa.

Janice D. Schakowsky

Democrat U.S. House • Illinois 09 · Illinois 09

State: Illinois
Salary: $174,000/year

3606

Recorded Votes

179

Became Law

Bills Sponsored

All Representatives

Janice D. Schakowsky is a Democratic Representative representing Illinois's 9th District in the 111th Congress (2009–2011). Now in their 14th term, they have cast 3606 recorded votes, seen 179 measures become law, and sponsored 29 bills. They won their 2024 election with 68.4% of the vote, a 36.8-point margin. Up for re-election November 2026.

3606 Votes 179 Laws 29 Bills Sponsored 68.4% 2024 Win 14 Terms 2026 Re-election

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112-hr6233 2012-07-31 House

Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012

Committee Yea

112-hr6169 2012-07-24 House

Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012

Committee Yea

112-hconres127 2012-05-30 House

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived.

Committee Yea

112-hres750 2012-08-01 House

Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1905, with an amendment.

Committee Yea

112-hres747 2012-07-31 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6169) to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from August 3, 2012, through September 7, 2012; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Committee Nay

112-hr8 2012-07-24 House

"Fiscal cliff" bill

Became Law Yea

112-hr4365 2012-04-17 House

To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain Federal tax levies.

Became Law Yea

112-hr3803 2012-01-23 House

District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Became Law Nay

112-hr828 2011-02-28 House

Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2012

Committee Nay

112-hr4078 2012-02-17 House

Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012

Committee Yea

112-hr6168 2012-07-24 House

President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act

Committee Yea

112-hr6082 2012-07-09 House

Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan

Committee Yea

112-hr459 2011-01-26 House

Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2012

Committee Nay

112-hres738 2012-07-23 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4078) to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0 percent, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6082) to officially replace, within the 60-day Congressional review period under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Obama's Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) with a congressional plan that will conduct additional oil and natural gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development, job creation, and increased domestic energy production to ensure a more secure energy future in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced Nay

112-hr3477 2011-11-18 House

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 133 Hare Road in Crosby, Texas, as the Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building.

Became Law Yea

112-hr2362 2011-06-24 House

Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act of 2011

Committee Nay

112-hr5856 2012-05-25 House

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013

Committee Nay

112-hr5872 2012-05-31 House

Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012

Became Law Yea

112-hr6018 2012-06-26 House

Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013

Committee Yea

112-hr4402 2012-04-19 House

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

Committee Yea

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What The Facts Score

Measured from public voting records, Census district demographics, and CRS bill data. Not an editorial judgment — the same formula applies to every member regardless of party.

District Disconnect

Institutional Tilt

Sponsor Contradiction

Ghost Voting

Anomaly Complicity

Did You Know?

sponsor contradiction

Janice D. Schakowsky co-sponsors Energy legislation but voted No on 111-hr4715, which covers the same subject area.

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Institutional Tilt

111-hres28
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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111-hconres321
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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111-hres154
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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111-hres1682
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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111-hres1422
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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Sponsor Contradiction

111-hr4715 — Clean Estuaries Act of 2010 NO
Sponsors Energy bills but voted NO on this one

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111-hr2 — Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 NO
Sponsors Justice bills but voted NO on this one

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111-hr3534 — Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010 NO
Sponsors Energy bills but voted NO on this one

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111-hr2868 — Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 NO
Sponsors Defense bills but voted NO on this one

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111-hr5114 — Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010 NO
Sponsors Defense bills but voted NO on this one

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

Methodology: The WTF Score is computed from five equally-party-neutral pillars: District Disconnect (30%), Institutional Tilt (25%), Sponsor Contradiction (20%), Ghost Voting (15%), and Anomaly Complicity (10%). Each uses only public government data. Full methodology →

Sources: Congress.gov · Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · Legislative Dossier on The Honest Copy