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-hres540 2012-02-07 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3521) to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, and for other purposes.

Committee Nay

112-hr3521 2011-11-30 House

Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2012

Committee Nay

112-hres539 2012-02-06 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3581) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase transparency in Federal budgeting, and for other purposes.

House Floor Vote Nay

112-hr3581 2011-12-07 House

Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2011

Committee Yea

112-hr1734 2011-05-04 House

CPRA

Committee Yea

112-hres537 2012-02-03 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1734) to decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating, selling, disposing, and improving the efficiency of Federal buildings and other civilian real property, and for other purposes.

Committee Nay

112-hr1162 2011-03-17 House

To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.

Became Law Yea

112-hr3578 2011-12-07 House

Baseline Reform Act of 2011

Committee Yea

112-hres534 2012-02-01 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3578) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget baseline, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3582) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for macro-economic analysis of the impact of legislation.

Committee Nay

112-hr3582 2011-12-07 House

Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2011

Committee Yea

112-hr3835 2012-01-27 House

To extend the pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees.

Committee Nay

112-hr3567 2011-12-06 House

WIN for Children and Families Act

Committee Nay

112-hr1173 2011-03-17 House

Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011

Committee Yea

112-hres522 2012-01-24 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1173) to repeal the CLASS program.

Committee Nay

112-hr3801 2012-01-23 House

Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012

Became Law Yea

112-hr1022 2011-03-10 House

Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act

Committee Yea

112-hres516 2012-01-18 House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance.

Committee Yea

112-hr2070 2011-06-01 House

World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2011

Committee Yea

112-hr3117 2011-10-06 House

Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2012

Committee Yea

112-hr1141 2011-03-16 House

Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act

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.

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

Institutional Tilt

111-hres28
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

111-hconres321
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

111-hres154
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

111-hres1682
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

111-hres1422
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

Sponsor Contradiction

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

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

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

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

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

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

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

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

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