Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth is a Democratic U.S. senator for Illinois.
- Current office
- U.S. senator
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
- Seat or institution
- Illinois · Senate Class 3
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Party in the source: Democratic. A party label is directory information, not an endorsement.
Career context
Official Congressional Directory career notes (compiled October 2025): staff supervisor, Rotary International; director, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs; assistant secretary, Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2009-11; elected to the 113th Congress on November 6, 2012; reelected to the 114th Congress on November 4, 2014; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 8, 2016; reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 8, 2022.
Attributed Congressional Directory material compiled through October 1, 2025, published February 20, 2026. This is historical career context, not a newly verified biography of every detail.
Committees and subcommittees
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| Body | Type | Source-reported role |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Armed Services | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Airland | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Personnel | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation | subcommittee | Ranking |
| Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Foreign Relations | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy | subcommittee | Ranking |
| Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Veterans' Affairs | standing | member |
Senate assignments were collected October 19, 2026. Historical source-listed bodies are excluded from current assignments.
Selected public records
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Official website or biography ↗
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
Sources you can check
- Senate contact information XML · U.S. Senate
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Official supporting recordPublished February 20, 2026Source compiled through October 1, 2025Source line 5382
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