Tammy Duckworth
American politician and military officer
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| 2024 | Tammy Duckworth spoke at the Democratic National Convention. |
| 2023 | Joined the Committee on Foreign Relations, becoming chair of the Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy |
| November 2023 | Organized a meeting with Israeli defense officials to discuss their strategy in the Israel–Hamas war, opposing a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. |
| July 24 2023 | Co-authored an opinion article titled 'We've Been on the Front Lines. We Know What Ukraine Needs' published in The New York Times, discussing Ukraine's military needs alongside Senator Mark Kelly. |
| February 2023 | Named chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
| 2022 | Sponsored the Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022, which would provide line of duty death designation to public safety officers who die from 'silent' injuries. |
| 2022 | Responded critically to the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, expressing outrage and describing the decision as a 'nightmare' that undermined women's healthcare autonomy. |
| November 8 2022 | Duckworth was reelected to the Senate, defeating Republican nominee Kathy Salvi and becoming the first woman reelected to the Senate from Illinois. |
| June 2022 | Sent by President Biden to Taiwan, where she held a press conference with Tsai Ing-wen to announce the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade. |
| June 6 2021 | Duckworth visited Taipei with Senators Dan Sullivan and Christopher Coons, meeting President Tsai Ing-wen and Minister Joseph Wu to announce President Biden's donation of 750,000 COVID-19 vaccines through the global COVAX program. |
| March 2021 | Duckworth announced her candidacy for reelection to the Senate in 2022. |
| January 8 2021 | Called for the resignation of Representative Mary Miller after she quoted Adolf Hitler during a speech. |
| January 6 2021 | Participated in the certification of the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count when Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. |
| January 3 2021 | Received an unexpected vote for Speaker of the House of Representatives from Jared Golden, despite not being a member of that legislative body. |
| 2020 | Duckworth served as the permanent co-chair of the Democratic National Convention and delivered a speech calling Trump the 'coward-in-chief' for not supporting the American military. |
| September 2020 | Publicly criticized Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, calling her membership in a group that considers in vitro fertilization immoral as 'disqualifying'. |
| August 2020 | As a member of the Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, published a comprehensive report detailing the committee's findings on climate-related issues. |
| April 15 2020 | Invited by the Trump administration to join a bipartisan task force on reopening the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Participated in the National Air and Space Museum's 'The Military Women Aviators Oral History Initiative' project alongside fourteen other veteran women aviators. |
| 2019 | Became a member of the Committee on Armed Services, including subcommittees on Airland, Readiness and Management Support, and Strategic Forces |
| May 2019 | Duckworth cosponsored the South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at disrupting China's territorial claims in disputed zones. |
| April 2019 | Signed a bipartisan letter advocating for maximum funding for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) research, arguing for potential American job growth and challenging Trump's 2020 budget proposal. |
| August 2018 | Duckworth signed a letter with 16 other senators demanding the Trump administration take action to reunite 539 migrant children with their families, highlighting the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border. |
| April 12 2018 | Introduced Senate Resolution 463 to change Senate rules to allow senators to bring children under one year old to the Senate floor during votes. |
| April 9 2018 | Duckworth gave birth to her second daughter, Maile, making her the first U.S. senator to give birth while in office. This occurred three days after Senator Daniel Akaka's death on April 6, 2018. |
| January 2018 | Responded to President Trump's accusations during the federal government shutdown regarding immigration and military priorities. |
| 2017 | Began her first term as a U.S. Senator, achieving an 'Exceeds Expectations' Legislative Effectiveness Score as a freshman senator in the 115th Congress. |
| 2017 | Completed her service on the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces and the Subcommittee on Readiness in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| 2017 | Begins serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois. |
| 2017 | Joined the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the U.S. Senate |
| 2017 | Joined the Committee on Environment and Public Works |
| 2016 | Duckworth participated in the Chris Murphy gun control filibuster, highlighting her strong stance on gun control legislation. |
| 2016 | During the United States House of Representatives sit-in, Duckworth creatively hid her mobile phone in her prosthetic leg to circumvent House floor recording restrictions while supporting gun control efforts. |
| 2016 | Tammy Duckworth spoke at the Democratic National Convention. |
| November 8 2016 | Duckworth defeated Mark Kirk in the Senate election, winning 55% to 40%, becoming one of the second and third female Asian American senators in U.S. history. |
| October 27 2016 | During a televised debate, Mark Kirk made a controversial comment about Duckworth's family origins, which led the Human Rights Campaign to rescind Kirk's endorsement and support Duckworth. |
| July 2016 | Concluded her service on the United States House Select Committee on Benghazi. |
| June 2016 | A lawsuit filed by two Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs employees was settled for $26,000 with no admission of wrongdoing. |
| March 15 2016 | Duckworth defeated Andrea Zopp and Napoleon Harris in the Democratic primary for the Illinois Senate race. |
| 2015 | Transitioned to the Subcommittee on Readiness and became Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets. Also joined the Subcommittees on Information Technology and Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements. |
| March 2015 | Completes her PhD in human services from Capella University School of Public Service Leadership, with a dissertation on physicians' experience using electronic medical records. |
| March 30 2015 | Tammy Duckworth announced her challenge to incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mark Kirk in the 2016 Illinois Senate election. |
| 2014 | Tammy Duckworth won the U.S. House of Representatives election, defeating Republican nominee Larry Kaifesh with 56% of the vote. She was elected as a U.S. Representative, representing her congressional district. |
| 2014 | Duckworth gave birth to her first daughter, Abigail. |
| October 2014 | Retired from the Illinois Army National Guard as a lieutenant colonel. |
| May 2014 | Appointed to the United States House Select Committee on Benghazi. |
| 2013 | Began serving on the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| June 26 2013 | During a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Duckworth gained national media attention by questioning Strong Castle CEO Braulio Castillo about a $500 million government contract awarded based on his disabled veteran status. |
| April 3 2013 | Duckworth returned 8.4% ($1,218) of her congressional salary to the U.S. Treasury in solidarity with furloughed government workers. |
| January 3 2013 | Tammy Duckworth was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning her congressional tenure. |
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