Senator Richard Durbin

Democrat  •  Illinois  •  10th Term  •  Sworn In 1983
Current Term 2009 - 2014 View All
  • Votes with party 97%
  • Abstains: 1%

This is a list of the top 25 interest groups giving campaign contributions to this Member of Congress in 2008, the most recent year for which we have a full data set.

Interest GroupAmount Received
Attorneys & law firms$914,546
Employer listed but category unknown$508,968
Retired$251,112
Pro-Israel$245,712
Trial Lawyers & law firms$241,150
Lobbyists & Public Relations$192,305
Security brokers & investment companies$157,900
Democratic/Liberal$155,000
Homemakers, students & other non-income earners$124,850
Schools & colleges$105,725
Real Estate developers & subdividers$102,350
Real estate agents$98,750
Real estate$97,721
Commercial banks & bank holding companies$89,500
Private Equity & Investment Firms$88,902
Transfer from intermediary ( type 24I or 24T)$69,160
Business services$61,600
Physicians$58,850
Civil servant/public employee$55,771
Airlines$53,175
Commodity brokers/dealers$52,350
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$52,000
Motion Picture production & distribution$50,150
Hedge Funds$48,000
Investment banking$46,750
Official website: http://durbin.senate.gov
Address:
309 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2152
Fax: 202-228-0400

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