Mike Quigley
- Previous profession
- Chief aide, Chicago alderman Bernie Hansen, 1983 to 1989; Attorney, private practice, 1990 to 2009; Adjunct professor, Roosevelt University, 2006 to 2007;
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- Chief aide, Chicago alderman Bernie Hansen, 1983 to 1989
- Attorney, private practice, 1990 to 2009
- Adjunct professor, Roosevelt University, 2006 to 2007
- Adjunct professor, Loyola University, 2002 to 2009
- First public office
- 1998Commissioner, Cook County, 1998 to 2009
- Years in public office
- 28of 43 years since 1983, the first year the biography gives for any work
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Quigley has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Quigley is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Quigley votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Quigley votes Yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Quigley votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Quigley votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Quigley votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Quigley votes differently from most House Democrats on 2 of 59 Yes and No votes: Yes on the Russia and Iran sanctions law and Yes on the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).
Quigley did not vote on the law that extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Most recent No votes
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 1 law and 1 executive order.
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From this member’s press releases
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2 excerpts
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActOctober 28, 2025
Quigley, Budzinski Slam Upcoming SNAP Changes Due to Big Ugly Bill
“Today, Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led every Democratic member of the Illinois congressional delegation in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins expressing concerns with the implementation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) changes enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. They urged the administration to provide states maximum flexibility to ensure that”
- Continuing the Reduction of the Federal BureaucracyMarch 28, 2025
“Given its importance, we write to express our concerns with the decisions you have made in response to the March 14, 2025 Executive Order titled “ Executive Order on Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy .”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 16 spending items this member requested, $19,097,800 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Police Memorial Foundation | Public Law 119-74 | Get Behind the VestDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e IL Chicago Depart TransportatioWest Green AlEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e IL Village of Bar Wastewater Tr Upgrade ProjeEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate IL Village of Arl for Lead Serv Replacement PEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Chicago Police Memorial Foundation | Public Law 119-74 | Get Behind the VestDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| IL | Public Law 119-75 | Weber Spur TrailDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | IL | $850,000 |
| City of Des Plaines | Public Law 119-75 | Algonquin Rd Grade SeparationDepartment of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | IL | $1,800,000 |
| Chicago Transit Authority | Public Law 119-75 | CTA Brown Line-Rockwell Brown LineDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | IL | $1,200,000 |
| Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) | Public Law 119-75 | Belmont Station Red Line ImprovementDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | IL | $500,000 |
| Chicago Fire Department | Public Law 119-75 | Chicago Fire Department EquipmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $2,959,800 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Public Schools, Board of Education City of Chicago | Public Law 119-75 | Sustainable Updates to CPS Outdoor SpacesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $850,000 |
| Palatine Township | Public Law 119-75 | Palatine Township Center--Haven ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $500,000 |
| Chicago Park District | Public Law 119-75 | Oak Street Underpass ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $2,000,000 |
| Chicago Park District | Public Law 119-75 | Horner Park Field House RenovationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $2,000,000 |
| City of Chicago Department of Housing | Public Law 119-75 | Belray Apartments (Mercy)Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $850,000 |
| Chicago Park District | Public Law 119-75 | Lincoln Park Rowing LagoonDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $250,000 |
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Campaign promises
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Online ads
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