Promise Tracker › Janice D. Schakowsky
U.S. Representative, Illinois 9th district · Democrat
Janice D. Schakowsky
15 statements indexed, set against 676 recorded votes.
676 recorded votes
- Voted for25037.0%
- Voted against37755.8%
- Did not vote466.8%
Turned up for 92.8% of the votes they could have cast, below the middle of the House, which is 97.5%.
Schakowsky voted 93 times out of every 100 they could. That is less than the middle of the House, which is 98.
They vote the same way as LaMonica McIver more than anyone else. The two agreed 99 times out of 100.
Across the aisle they line up most with James C. Moylan. They agreed 65 times out of 100.
- First took office
- January 6, 1999
- Terms served
- 14 terms in the House
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- Born
- May 26, 1944
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What Was Said, and What Was Done
15 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Janice D. Schakowsky’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-06-02RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF ANN FISHER RANEY“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Ann Fisher Raney on her retirement from Turning Point Behavioral Health. Ann spent three decades serving Turning Point and led it as Chief Executive Officer for twenty-five years--a quarter of a century.”
- 2026-05-21HONORING RABBI ANDREA C. LONDON“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Rabbi Andrea C. London, of Beth Emet The Free Synagogue in Evanston, Illinois. Rabbi London's retirement after many years of devoted and passionate spiritual leadership for our congregation and the broader Evanston community marks a meaningful moment of transition and celebration.”
- 2026-05-19HONORING THE MEMORY AND SERVICE OF ERWIN J. KORCZYNSKI“Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the memory of Erwin J. Korczynski of Chicago, Illinois. Erwin was a United States Marine Corps veteran, commercial airline captain, and Civil Reserve Air Fleet pilot who passed away on January 5, 2011, after a battle with prostate cancer.”
- 2026-04-23RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF ALEX PONDER“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Alex Ponder for her many contributions and 7 years of service to 9th Congressional District residents as Senior Advisor for District Operations and Outreach on my district staff.”
What Their Votes Add Up To
Measures that reached a final vote, grouped by subject. A yes here means pass the thing, which is why the count leaves out motions to recommit, to table and to proceed: on those a no can be support. Which subject a measure belongs to is this site's reading, and every measure in every subject is listed. A subject below links to its own measures.
- Voted for
- Voted against
Voting With Their Party
On the 471 votes this Congress where a majority of Democrats took one side and a majority of Republicans took the other, Janice D. Schakowsky voted on 457 and was with the Democrat majority on 456 of them.
457 party line votes cast
- With their party45699.8%
- Against their party10.2%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- 13-May-2026H R 1346Voted Yea · On Passage
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- LaMonica McIverDemocrat · NJ · agreed on 99.4% of 626 shared votes
- Luz M. RivasDemocrat · CA · agreed on 99.4% of 620 shared votes
- Danny K. DavisDemocrat · IL · agreed on 99.3% of 610 shared votes
- Dwight EvansDemocrat · PA · agreed on 99.3% of 589 shared votes
- Bonnie Watson ColemanDemocrat · NJ · agreed on 99.2% of 622 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- James C. MoylanRepublican · GU · agreed on 64.9% of 74 shared votes
- Kimberlyn King-HindsRepublican · MP · agreed on 60.6% of 66 shared votes
- Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · PA · agreed on 42.4% of 621 shared votes
- Michael LawlerRepublican · NY · agreed on 33.9% of 617 shared votes
- Don BaconRepublican · NE · agreed on 32.6% of 625 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Janice D. Schakowsky as speaking in 18 items of business across 16 sitting days of this Congress.
Many of those appearances are procedural: yielding time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays. The count comes from the Record's own speaker tagging, which is not complete, so a member may have spoken more often than it shows.
- June 2, 2026RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF ANN FISHER RANEY; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 93
- May 21, 2026HONORING RABBI ANDREA C. LONDON; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 87
- May 19, 2026HONORING THE MEMORY AND SERVICE OF ERWIN J. KORCZYNSKI; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 85
- April 23, 2026RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF ALEX PONDER; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 72
- April 23, 2026COMMEMORATING THE 111TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 72
- April 13, 2026RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF LILIANA CALLAHAN; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 64
- March 2, 2026CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUB'S RESTAURANT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 39
- February 11, 2026RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF KATHRYN ANGELL; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 29
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every Recorded Vote
All 676 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Clerk of the House lists Janice D. Schakowsky. The most recent 4 below, each linking to the official record of that vote.
- 16-Sep-2026S 2403Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9497Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9340Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H J RES 213Voted against (Nay) · On Passage
Elsewhere in the Record
- Everyone who represents Illinois Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
- Find your representatives Every member of the 119th Congress, by state.
The other Illinois representatives in this Congress: Raja Krishnamoorthi and Bradley Scott Schneider.
How these records are gathered, and what they leave out, is set out on the Promise Tracker.