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Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Senator· ILDSenate● In officeOn the ballot in 2026
Before officeLawyer · Professor
File · Money Read

What the money shows

Richard J. Durbin has an estimated net worth of $1.9M. The 2026 campaign raised $45,092. Richard J. Durbin sits on Senate Committee on the Judiciary and Crime and Counterterrorism.

Sources: House disclosures · Senate disclosures · FEC

Est. net worth
$1.9M
$1.9M – $1.9M
Raised (last cycle)
$45K
Years in role
29
Senator since 1997 · 43y in office
Net-worth filings
9
+$1.0M since 2008
File A — Net Worth

Net worth over time

Estimated from financial disclosures. The band shows the disclosed range; the line is the midpoint estimate.

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File C — Service

Term history

  1. SenatorILD
    2021 – 2027 · 6 yrs
  2. SenatorILD
    2015 – 2021 · 6 yrs
  3. SenatorILD
    2009 – 2015 · 6 yrs
  4. SenatorILD
    2003 – 2009 · 6 yrs
  5. SenatorILDHouse → Senate
    1997 – 2003 · 6 yrs
  6. RepresentativeIL-20D
    1995 – 1997 · 2 yrs
  7. RepresentativeIL-20D
    1993 – 1995 · 2 yrs
  8. RepresentativeIL-20D
    1991 – 1993 · 2 yrs
  9. Show 4 earlier terms1983–1991▸
    1. RepresentativeIL-20D
      1989 – 1991 · 2 yrs
    2. RepresentativeIL-20D
      1987 – 1989 · 2 yrs
    3. RepresentativeIL-20D
      1985 – 1987 · 2 yrs
    4. RepresentativeIL-20D
      1983 – 1985 · 2 yrs
File D — Benchmark

If they'd just invested 20%

A disciplined-saver benchmark: 20% of each year's government salary, invested at an assumed 10%/yr return — versus actual disclosed net worth.

hypothetical retirement actual net worth salary

Hypothetical, not actual savings — see methodology.