Dick Durbin
Bio | Dick Durbin is an American Politician and attorney who has been serving as the Democratic Whip in the senate. |
Status and Position | Current US Senator of Illinois |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Illinois |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election Illinois 1 | Illinois 1 | Yes | Running | 44.0% |
Campaign Financing | Dick Durbin has backed to put through an Amendment to overturn Citizens United. He has accepted individual, PAC, and a many individual law firm contributions. |
Voting Rights | Dick Durbin helped to introduce the Voter Empowerment act in the hopes of modernizing, informing and helping every eligible voter. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Pushed for the state public option act to provide "high quality, low-cost health care," to help the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With 30 million Americans living without health coverage, dick thoroughly believes in an affordable and mandatory health care system. He has pushed for the HEAL, and initiative taking funding from Medicaid to help reduce violence in rural areas by providing better housing, mental health facilities and grants for mental health research. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Is for universal health care and the ACA. |
| Private Healthcare | Nuance | Has stated that many who receive medicare are doing so through private companies. Wants it to be transitional from private to public. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Has condoned the discrimination of LGBTQ persons Has condoned the discrimination of LGBTQ persons, and has pushed for acts to prevent and empower these individuals. |
| Taxes | Against | pushed for acts such as Working Families Tax Relief Act, which would boost earned income tax credit and child care credit. He has also stated his displeasure with the Partisan Tax Plan, stating it would hurt the middle class. If elected he would push to help the middle class and give more relief to help people out of poverty. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Has pushed for Tax relief on middle class and below. If elected he would push to help the middle class and give more relief to help people out of poverty. |
| Abortion | For | Believes women have a right to their own body and choice. Has voted against restricting UN population control, no against SHIP and Unborn fetus. Voted yes for funding stem cell research. |
| Gun Control | For | Has pushed for bills and acts to limit and control gun ownership Has voted for banning of high capacity magazines, concealed carry on Amtrak trains if baggage is checked. Has voted no for UN taxation of US gun ownership in foreign country. Has also stated that gun violence be treated as a national health crisis. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has made no statements on the matter. Has voted for banning of high capacity magazines, concealed carry on Amtrak trains if baggage is checked. Has voted no for UN taxation of US gun ownership in foreign country. Has also stated that gun violence be treated as a national health crisis. |
| Government Interference | For | Has backed bills like DETER to stop foreign influence on elections. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Has received the Family Planning Hero award from the organization for his views on women's right of choice. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Has stated for tax relief on impoverished and middle class |
| Welfare | For | Has voted for acts to fund stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Against | Has voted for acts to ban death penalty. Has previously been for the death penalty, in recent years has changed his opinion stating that it is an emotional act and not a fair one. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Thinks this contributes to large amount and overcrowded prisons. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Is part of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Is for the use of military action on war on terror. Has voted for bills to combat domestic terrorism from radical groups in US like white supremacist groups. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Is for working with countries, NATO and UN as well as global marketing. Has voted for bills to ally with india as a nuclear power, voted for sanctions on china, and voted for foreign relief effort in Africa. |
| United Nations power | For | Believes in working with united nations to tackle world problems such as climate change, war, and humanitarian efforts. |
| Nationalism | Against | For working with other countries. |
| Free Markets | For | Encourages competition in the markets place for growth, innovation and fair pricing Has voted for bills to speed up production of generic insulin, and believes in protection of small and local businesses. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Has stated in that it is tragic. |
| Affirmative Action | For | Has stated that it will diversify and bring new perspective and help bring in first generation students. |
| Government Spending | For | Has backed government funding for healthcare, clean energy, and funding for local anti-terrorism organizations. |
| Charter Schools | For | Stated that public charter schools will help children thrive and learn. |
| Common Core | For | Has stated that for profit have mislead with what type of education people will get and leave people with a degree employers don't recognize. Has been targeting For-profit schools to be held accountable for the type of education they teach. |
| Clean Energy | For | Is for renewable and clean energy. Created and voted for acts like the American Recovery and Reinvestment act to help displaced works train to create and maintain wind turbines. Has backed for federal funding to help rural areas adopt clean energy. |
| Religious Freedom | For | Dick has backed bills to help promote religious freedoms. Has pushed and voted for bills to protect religious freedoms in lew of the refugee crisis. Also pushed for reform of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | Has backed and said that he does what is best for his constituents. Has stated that he faces criticism from both the public and religious leaders. |
| Slavery Reparations | For | Backed the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act. |
| Border Control | For | Has heavily criticised Trump administration's’ handling of immigration. Wants to work on more humane and inclusive way to deal with immigration. Wants to work on more humane and inclusive way to deal with immigration. Has visited border homes and commented on the kindness that Americans can show Immigrants when visiting southwest border. |
| Passenger Profiling | Against | Has commented on the discrimination of Muslim and Arab airline passengers. Has pressed airlines on the issue. |
| DACA | For | Has stated that the "Dreamers," are american in every way except immigration status. |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | Argued when Jeff Sessions withheld grant funding for these cities. Has also argued against immigrants be sent to these cities, stating that this is playing with people's lives. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Though for legalization to help reduce unwarranted criminalization. He believes that there needs to be more research. Has stated that the clinics are laughing matters and back claims that haven't been proven. |