Krishnamoorthi is the representative for Illinois’s 8th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2017. Krishnamoorthi is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL8]](/static/legislator-photos/412701-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Krishnamoorthi.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Krishnamoorthi is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Krishnamoorthi has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Jun 4, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Raja Krishnamoorthi sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform
- Economic and Consumer Policy subcommittee Chair
Environment subcommittees - House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Enacted Legislation
Krishnamoorthi was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 1844: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Grove Court in Elgin, Illinois, as the “Corporal Alex Martinez Memorial Post Office Building”.
- H.R. 4574 (115th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West Schick Road in Bloomingdale, Illinois, as the “Bloomingdale Veterans Memorial Post Office Building”.
Does 2 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Krishnamoorthi sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (27%) Armed Forces and National Security (16%) Education (16%) Health (14%) Crime and Law Enforcement (11%) Transportation and Public Works (5%) Taxation (5%) International Affairs (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Krishnamoorthi’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6588: Homeland Security Higher Education Advisory Council Act
- H.R. 6401: Ban Conflicted Trading Act
- H.R. 6247: Partnerships for American Jobs Act
- H.R. 5963: E-Cigarette Oversight and Accountability Act of 2020
- H.R. 5482: PREVENT Act of 2020
- H.R. 5286: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a ...
- H.R. 5241: Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to May 2020, Krishnamoorthi missed 5 of 2,026 roll call votes, which is 0.2%. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Raja Krishnamoorthi for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
