
Richard J. Durbin
Pronounced RIH-cherd DER-bun
DemocratSenateSenator · ILDemocratic Whip
Serving since 1997711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington, DC, 20515 · (202) 224-2152
Bills sponsored
134
Bills cosponsored
475
Committee Assignments
- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade Subcommittee
- Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety Subcommittee
- Appropriations Committee
- Department of Defense Subcommittee
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
- Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
- Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
- Judiciary CommitteeRanking
- Crime and Counterterrorism SubcommitteeRanking
Caucuses & Coalitions
- Senate Democratic CaucusParty conferenceDemocratic Whip
Office Staff
- Patrick John Souders — Chief of Staff
- Emily R. Hampsten — Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications
- Katrina Petrone V — Deputy Chief of Staff - Legislation
- James E. Floyd Jr — Legislative Director
- Madeline C. Carlos — Communications Director
- Hellen Nicole Alvarez Medina — Staff Assistant
- Jana H. Badawi — Senate Aide
- Daniel C. Bien — Senate Aide
- Lauren M. Bonner — Senate Aide
- Theresa A. Bordenave — Deputy Communications Director
- Rachael F. Chaiken — Illinois Scheduler
- Britney Vaiata Chang — Legislative Correspondent
- Owen A. Doherty — Legislative Correspondent
- Clarisol A. Duque — State Director
- Jena N. Elshami — Legislative Correspondent
- Caroline Byrd Fatemi — Legislative Assistant & Correspondence Manager
- Fiona E. Flory — Legislative Assistant
- Michelle H. Follett — Legislative Correspondent
- Timothy J. Fossmeyer — Staff Assistant
- Riley D. Foti — Legislative Assistant
- Emma Garcia V — Senate Aide
- Kaylee A. Gholson — Downstate Director & Senior Advisor
- Donald F. Harmon — Archival & Records Assistant
- Julianne M. Hayes — Senate Aide
- Elena J. Haynes — Legislative Assistant
- Farhad Hossain — Systems Administrator
- Christian Huerta — Chicagoland Outreach Director
- Clare R. Jennings — Illinois Press Secretary
- Max B. Kanner — Health Policy Advisor
- Kieran P. Lawless — Speechwriter/Digital Press Secretary
- Kevin J. Lefeber — Legislative Assistant
- Lauren A. Leonatti — Downstate Casework Manager
- Eric Thomas Lipka — Speechwriter
- Kaylee Mulgrew — Policy Advisor
- Tran D. Nguyen — Chicago Director
- John A. Normoyle — Deputy Communications Director
- McKenna Marie O'Donnell — Senate Aide
- Tommi A. Poe — Director of Scheduling
- Andrew S. Posegay — Policy Advisor
- Anna Grace S. Powell — Staff Assistant
- Mackenzie Lily Reter — Office Manager
- Hellena L. Shorty — Us Senate Aide
- Robert A. Spivey — Policy Advisor
- Amy C. Swanson — Senate Aide
- Monique A. Turner — Staff Assistant
- Yolanda A. Turner — Staff Assistant
- Yanina Villagomez — Senate Aide
- Abigail L. Watkins — Director of Constituent Casework
- Miriam F. Wheatley — Floor Counsel
- Jazmine B. Wildcat — Staff Assistant
- Sue Ellen A. Wilk — Legislative Correspondent
- Caroline L. Williams — Staff Assistant
- Olivia Za Yansaneh — Legislative Correspondent
Data as of Oct 2025 – Mar 2026 · Report of the Secretary of the Senate
Emails from published public contact lists
State Offices
- Carbondale618-351-1122250 W. Cherry St. · Suite 115-D · Carbondale, IL, 62901
- Chicago312-353-4952230 S. Dearborn St. · Suite 3892 · Chicago, IL, 60604
- Rock Island309-786-51731504 Third Ave. · Suite 227 · Rock Island, IL, 61201
- Springfield217-492-4062525 S. 8th St. · Springfield, IL, 62703
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