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Richard J. Durbin
IL · U.S. Senate
Ban partisan gerrymandering in voting maps
SupportsSupports ban partisan gerrymandering in voting maps.
Protect minority communities from unfair voting maps
SupportsSupports protecting minority communities from unfair voting maps.
This answer uses the specific statements and actions below. We consider what each bill or vote actually did; a bill number by itself is not treated as a position.
What they said
“eliminate African American representatives from congressional districts”
Read the full statement (opens in a new tab)“They’re gerrymandering Congressional maps, rolling back voting protections”
Read the full statement (opens in a new tab)We checked 12 of 12 bills Modern Action tracks on this subject.
Full record
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Durbin speaks against the trump administrations efforts to restrict americans voting rights and the recent supreme court decision to gut…
“eliminate African American representatives from congressional districts”
Durbin duckworth wyden 28 senate colleagues introduce legislation to recognize september as national voting rights month
“They’re gerrymandering Congressional maps, rolling back voting protections”
Sponsored the bill.
What the bill would do: stopping district maps and election systems that weaken minority voters' power.
Sponsored · S. 2523 · John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
A bill can cover many issues. This shows what the official did; it does not by itself prove their overall position.
