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Richard Joseph Durbin OppScore Rating: -2.57

Richard Joseph Durbin is a Democrat Senate for Illinois and holds an OppScore of -2.57. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

Richard Durbin is the senior U.S. Senator from Illinois and the Senate Democratic Whip. A Springfield native first elected to the Senate in 1996 after House service, he ranks as the second-highest Democrat in the chamber. His record centers on judicial oversight, appropriations, and party leadership.

Richard Joseph Durbin rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: Senate
• State: Illinois
• OppScore: -2.57 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 38 of 44 scored questions

What is on this profile

• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Official website
• Ballotpedia profile

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