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Tammy Duckworth

U.S. Senator from Illinois

Tammy Duckworth is a U.S. Senator from Illinois, in office since January 3, 2017. She previously represented Illinois's Eighth Congressional District in the U.S. House for two terms and was an Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Public record

Office and sources

Office
U.S. Senator from Illinois
Representing
Illinois
Public role
Legislative branch
Record includes
Roll-call votes, source-linked checks, statements, and coverage
In office since
January 3, 2017
Education
University of Hawaii (B.A., political science, 1989); George Washington University (M.A., international affairs, 1992); Capella University (Ph.D., human services, 2014)
  • U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth: Biography ↗
  • U.S. Senate: Senators from Illinois ↗
  • U.S. Senate: Committee assignments of the 119th Congress ↗
  • Congress.gov: member profile ↗
  • Congressional Directory, 119th Congress: Tammy Duckworth ↗
OverviewBiographyVotesIssuesClaim checks
Background

Biography

Duckworth attended college at the University of Hawaii and earned a Master of Arts in International Affairs from the George Washington University. Her Senate biography says she then moved to Illinois, began pursuing a Ph.D. in political science at Northern Illinois University and later worked for Rotary International.

According to her Senate biography, she served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and retired at the rank of lieutenant colonel in 2014. In 2004 she was deployed to Iraq as a Blackhawk helicopter pilot for the Illinois Army National Guard; on November 12, 2004, her helicopter was hit by an RPG and she lost her legs and partial use of her right arm. The biography describes her as a Purple Heart recipient.

After recovering she became director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, and in 2009 President Obama appointed her an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs. She served two terms in the U.S. House, was elected to the Senate in 2016, and took office on January 3, 2017.

Committees

  • Committee on Armed Services
  • Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Sources for this biography

  • U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth: Biography ↗
  • U.S. Senate: Senators from Illinois ↗
  • U.S. Senate: Committee assignments of the 119th Congress ↗
  • Congress.gov: member profile ↗
  • Congressional Directory, 119th Congress: Tammy Duckworth ↗

Drafted by The Baseline's automated desk from the sources listed and checked against them on Sep 19, 2026; no other source was used. Spot an error? Request a correction.

119th Congress

The voting record at a glance

Every Senate roll-call position in the current Congress that Voteview associates with this member. Data current through Oct 1, 2026.

Recorded votes
915
Participation
93.4%
Yea / nay
264 / 591
Latest vote
Sep 30, 2026
Recorded positions

Latest roll-call votes

Position, question, result, tally, and source are shown together so readers can inspect the record without leaving the page.

DatePositionRoll callIssueResult
Sep 30, 2026NayPN1129On the NominationKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of LaborOfficial roll call ↗NominationsNomination Confirmed47–41
Sep 30, 2026NayPN1129On the Cloture MotionKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of LaborOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessCloture Motion Agreed to53–47
Sep 30, 2026NayHR9340On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.Official roll call ↗Other floor businessCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected57–43
Sep 30, 2026NayHR7008On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.Official roll call ↗Other floor businessCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected53–47
Sep 29, 2026YeaSRES852On the Motion to DischargeA resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗International AffairsMotion to Discharge Rejected47–51
Sep 29, 2026YeaSJRES197On the Motion to ProceedA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗HealthMotion to Proceed Rejected48–51
Sep 28, 2026NayS4668On Passage of the BillA bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.Official roll call ↗EducationBill Passed77–22
Sep 28, 2026YeaS4668On the AmendmentTo establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.Official roll call ↗Other floor businessAmendment Rejected47–52
Sep 28, 2026YeaS4668On the AmendmentTo increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes.Official roll call ↗HealthAmendment Rejected49–50
Sep 28, 2026YeaS4668On the AmendmentTo limit price increases for college athletics tickets.Official roll call ↗Other floor businessAmendment Rejected42–54
Sep 28, 2026NayS4668On the AmendmentTo improve the bill.Official roll call ↗Other floor businessAmendment Rejected1–94
Sep 28, 2026YeaS4668On the AmendmentTo modify the provision relating to the relationship of this Act to existing law.Official roll call ↗Other floor businessAmendment Agreed to96–1
Browse all 915 recorded votes →
Patterns in the record

Vote leaning and issue mix

These are descriptive measures of roll-call behavior, not judgments about truthfulness, effectiveness, or constituent approval.

Vote leaningLeans liberal
-0.347
More liberalCenterMore conservative

Based on 848 roll-call observations in the 119th Congress. This is Voteview DW-NOMINATE, an estimate from roll-call behavior—not a Baseline rating. Read the method ↗ or see our evidence rules.

Issue record

Where roll calls fall

Other floor business254
Nominations125
Crime and law enforcement116
Economics and public finance110
Armed forces and national security85
Health57
Environmental protection48

Policy areas come from Voteview’s Congressional Research Service fields, with plain-language fallback categories when no CRS label is supplied.

Source: Voteview members’ votes ↗. Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal, Boche, Rudkin, and Sonnet (2026), Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database.

The Baseline desk

Published claim checks

Claim checks are reviewed editorial work. They are separate from the voting-data summaries above.

1 published check
1 Mostly True · what the verdicts mean
Voting

"9% of American citizens don't have the identification that the SAVE Act requires to vote. Almost 1 in 10."

Verdict: Mostly True
Survey research supports roughly this share: studies estimate that about 9% of voting-age citizens, on the order of 20 million people, lack a current government-issued photo ID. Estimates vary by survey and by how ID is defined.PolitiFact, University of Maryland · Mar 18, 2026
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