Janice D. Schakowsky

DemocratDistrict D+19119th CongressOn the ballot 2026

Typical swing score46#175 of 433 representatives across tracked bills

Contact Janice D. Schakowsky’s office

Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators dataset

Call office 202-225-2111 Contact via website

Washington, D.C. office

2408 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1309

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

Signals to watch

What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.

Could pull them toward Republicans · 1 signal

Strong
Backs 6 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 6 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.R. 452, H.R. 909, H.R. 979, H.R. 1262, H.R. 1329 and 1 more.
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 452 Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 909 Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 979 AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
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- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 1262 Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 1329 Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
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Term and election

From the congress-legislators dataset

On the ballot 2026

Current term: January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
Next election: November 3, 2026
Years in office: 27.8 years

Committees

Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Minority · 3rd in seniority
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and TradeRanking Member
- Subcommittee on Environment

Voting ideology

first dimension, from Voteview

D median

R median

Schakowsky

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Their score of -0.602 is 0.21 to the left of the House Democratic median (-0.393).

Advocacy scorecards

Their rating vs. the House Democratic average

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House Democratic average: 1 (n=210)

Swing score by bill

swing-v3 · a bill marks a member as committed to it

Showing 151–200 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first

Swing score for Janice D. Schakowsky on each tracked bill
Bill	Their role		Swing score ·
H.J.Res. 89Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".Summary on Congress.gov	No position yet	NayProjected at the vote: 50 Middle (today: 53)