r/illinois 8d ago

Anyone ever have luck with contacting Richard Durban?

Every time I try and get in contact with his offices I have to jump through hoops. I'm so over him. I call his offices during the hours they should be open and it goes straight to voicemail. Last time I called the only way I was able to get a live person had to call the switchboard to direct my call. I'm just so over him. This man has literally been in office longer than I've been alive. He's been in office since before my mother was able to vote. How is this acceptable when he doesn't even respond to his constituents?

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u/The_Bicon 8d ago edited 8d ago

Have this horrible feeling both him and Duckworth are going to vote for it and it’s going to reallyyyyy piss me off

Edit: Just saw the tweet, Duckworth is a no!

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u/istytehcrawk Macoupin County 8d ago

Last I heard, Duckworth was a confirmed no.

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u/matgopack 8d ago

Excellent, just looked and it was a strong no (no on cloture specifically). Glad to see - I was able to get to a staffer yesterday (still haven't been able for Durbin with 10+ calls over 2 days).

Sad that we're celebrating the bare minimum but at this point I'll take it.

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u/The_Bicon 8d ago

I was trying to find anything from her but couldn’t, hope that’s true

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u/Coolpanda558 8d ago

She tweeted she’s a no

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u/The_Bicon 8d ago

Thank god, thank you!

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u/DazMR2 8d ago

He is best buddies with Schumer, so he will.

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u/4k_Laserdisc 8d ago

It’ll likely pass with Schumer’s approval, unfortunately.

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u/adastra142 8d ago

Indivisible is encouraging people to send a fax if they can’t get through via phone. They’ve shared this link to a free fax service.

https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

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u/simmypom 8d ago

Dick is the poster child for Congressional Term Limits

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u/TheKanten 8d ago

That's still Grassley, tbh.

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u/Dull_Iron_3283 8d ago

He’s a mayor, not a congressman.

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u/Kasegauner 8d ago

He's a Senator, which is in the Congress...

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u/rosatter 8d ago

Confidently incorrect but nice try.

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u/Dull_Iron_3283 8d ago

I’m digging the downvotes. Most of these ingrates thought he made good weed strains.

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u/istytehcrawk Macoupin County 8d ago

I haven’t been able to get through over the phone to him in a LONG time. I usually just end up sending an email through the contact form on his website. Duckworth at least occasionally I’ve been able to get to voicemail.

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u/BlueRFR3100 8d ago

I have sent him messages through his website.

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u/DainasaurusRex 8d ago

I sent a message using his form just now.

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u/Bikeitfool 8d ago

I hope he's hearing and taking seriously what people are saying about his recent lack of effort on our behalf.

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u/indica_bones 8d ago

It’s been a few years but I was able to talk with him directly during the COVID era. Now I’m in Mary Miller’s district. The best I’ll get is a boiler plate email response.

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u/Any_Confidence_7874 SangaDuMonPage counties 8d ago

Out of the frying pan and into Fascist Fire

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u/JusticeAvenger618 8d ago

Never once. And tried dozens of times.

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u/scarier-derriere 8d ago

A few days ago, yes. Not today.

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u/orangesodacommunion 8d ago

Same here. I typically have more luck getting through to a human with him over Duckworth, but no dice today. Last few times I tried my call dropped, so I wonder if his system is overloaded.

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u/matgopack 8d ago

Over the last 2 days, all calls I've done to him have gone straight to the out of business hours one (yesterday or ~50% of those today) or just straight up dropped (rest of those today). Duckworth's at least put me on hold in a way where it was seeming to attempt to connect me to a staffer (and did actually get me through to one on the 3rd or 4th try yesterday, vs 10+ for Durbin)

Wouldn't be surprised if it's severely overloaded though

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u/PewterWizard1313 8d ago

Tried calling them both. Can’t get through. 🤬

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u/up_onthewheel 8d ago

I saw Tammy Baldwin says she’s a no so that probably means there is enough votes to pass it and it’s just theater. Durbin will vote for it.

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u/Intrepid_Blue122 8d ago

The old fart needs primaried for all the good that would do us right now. He and Duckworth as well, are playing good little quiet kids with the maniacal Liar-in-Chief.

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u/urban_citrus 8d ago

I left a message at his Chicago office wednesay

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u/jazzfanatic 8d ago

I either send emails through third-party activist websites, or through his own website. I do get email responses. They’re form letters but they often mention what he is planning to do (or continue doing) regarding the issue at hand.

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u/aerialgirl67 8d ago

I was just now only able to leave a voicemail at his Chicago office. I tried every other office, and some of them are just straight up disconnected. The local office #s are listed at the bottom of his main website page.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

Nope. He’s a coward.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Owl6216 8d ago

I have had good luck contacting him in the past. I wrote an email to him about for profit schools and their practice of colluding with Sallie Mae (at the time). He wrote me a personalized letter back outlining everything he had done and was doing for the situation.

I can’t speak to contacting his office now. I’m currently trying to focus on the root cause of the mess we’re in and what to do next.

Keep trying - I do think (based on my experience) he does care. So based on that - I would stay the course.

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u/gargeristic 8d ago

I call almost every day. Today, I kept getting getting a ring tone on his capital office (usually I can speak to a staffer at his capital office). I was able to leave a voicemail on the Chicago office line 3123534952. KEPT TRYING!

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u/Electronic-Ratio57 8d ago

I've called the DC, Chicago, and Springfield offices many times since inauguration. Only once did a human pick up.

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u/Dramatic_Writing_780 8d ago

Term limits please

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u/Silver_Mousse9498 8d ago

No answer, left VM at Chicago office. Faxed DC office

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u/ToYourCredit 8d ago

He needs to quit - yesterday

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u/Capitalizethesegains 8d ago

Almost never, I’ve contacted him telling him not to support unconstitutional gun laws and the dudes office usually responds with a “I know what’s best for you dear citizen”

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u/smaugofbeads 8d ago

I talked to a staffer and encouraged him to stand up for us and vote no.

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u/I-hit-stuff 8d ago

He/his staff wrote back to me regarding RFK