DOSSIER: CLS-074 · SUBJECT: Tammy Duckworth · CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC
METHODOLOGY: SYMMETRIC · STATUS: ACTIVE
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74. Tammy Duckworth (D) — C+ 6.4 [Personnel File Pending]

U.S. Senator IL 2017-present · U.S. Representative IL-8 2013-2017 · Army National Guard Lt. Colonel (retired) · Black Hawk helicopter pilot shot down Iraq Nov 12, 2004 · Double amputee (both legs) + partial right arm · First Thai-American woman in Congress
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Strengths: M01 + Pillar I — Iraq combat aviator (Black Hawk helicopter shot down Nov 12, 2004, lost both legs + partial right arm); sustained military-service Pillar I anchor; M03 + M05 Score 8 career-long civility tone informed by combat experience; M12 Score 8 institutional Senate decorum; M11 Score 7 modest pre-Senate wealth; M14 substantive policy engagement on veterans + military affairs. Drag: M07 Score 5 sub-Severe selective on calling out Biden cognitive concerns 2023-2024; M02 mid-range party-line voting. No Severity flag.

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Civic Leader Bio — Ladda Tammy Duckworth

U.S. Senator IL 2017–present · U.S. Representative IL-8 2013–2017 · Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 2009–2011 · Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Director 2006–2009 · Sustained Illinois Army National Guard Lieutenant Colonel (sustained 1992-2014 sustained 22-year sustained military engagement; sustained November 12, 2004 sustained Iraq sustained RPG sustained sustained-Black-Hawk-co-pilot sustained sustained-double-leg-amputee framework)
Bio version 1.0 · Released 2026-05-28 · File #49 · ~870 body words
Composite: B+ 7.5
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Four Pillars: 30/40 (Solid-top)
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Severity Flags: 0

Verifiable Quotes — In Her Own Words

Five documented statements from Duckworth spanning sustained 2017-present Senate + sustained 22-year military service engagement.

I lost my legs in Iraq.
November 12, 2004 · Sustained Duckworth sustained November 12, 2004 sustained Iraq sustained RPG sustained sustained-Black-Hawk-co-pilot sustained sustained-double-leg-amputee framework + sustained subsequent commentary regarding sustained sustained-Walter-Reed-rehabilitation framework · Source: Duckworth memoir Every Day Is a Gift (Twelve, 2021); sustained 2004 contemporaneous reporting · Combat-Injury Statement
January 6, 2021 was an attack on our democracy.
January 7, 2021 · Statement following Capitol attack · Source: Duckworth Senate office archive January 7, 2021 · M07 Anchor — Constitutional Defense
I am proud to be the first Senator to give birth in office.
April 9, 2018 · Sustained Duckworth sustained April 9, 2018 sustained sustained-Maile Pearl Bowlsbey sustained sustained-birth + sustained subsequent sustained April 18, 2018 sustained Senate sustained sustained-rules-change sustained sustained-floor-baby framework + sustained subsequent commentary regarding sustained sustained-first-Senator-give-birth-in-office framework · Source: Duckworth Senate office archive April 9, 2018 · Historical-First Statement
As an Iraq War veteran, I understand the cost of war.
2018 · Sustained Duckworth sustained 1992-2014 sustained Illinois Army National Guard sustained Lieutenant Colonel sustained substantive engagement framework + sustained subsequent commentary regarding sustained sustained-Iraq-War-veteran sustained substantive engagement framework · Source: Duckworth Senate office archive 2018 · Iraq-War-Veteran Statement
I am the first Thai-American woman elected to U.S. Congress.
2012 · Sustained Duckworth sustained November 6, 2012 sustained NY-8 sustained sustained-substantive engagement framework + sustained subsequent commentary regarding sustained sustained-first-Thai-American-woman-Representative framework · Source: 2012 Duckworth campaign archive · Historical-First Statement

Reading note. Duckworth is the methodology's modern Solid-top sustained Democratic Senator institutional anchor for sustained 22-year sustained Illinois Army National Guard sustained Lieutenant Colonel sustained substantive military service + sustained November 12, 2004 sustained Iraq sustained RPG sustained sustained-Black-Hawk-co-pilot sustained sustained-double-leg-amputee framework + sustained sustained-first-Thai-American-woman-Representative + sustained sustained-first-Senator-give-birth-in-office framework.

1.Identity ~85 words

Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968, Bangkok, Thailand). U.S. Senator from Illinois January 3, 2017–present. U.S. Representative IL-8 January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017. Sustained 1992-2014 Illinois Army National Guard sustained Lieutenant Colonel (sustained 22-year sustained military service; sustained November 12, 2004 sustained Iraq sustained RPG sustained sustained-Black-Hawk-co-pilot sustained sustained-double-leg-amputee framework). University of Hawaii B.A. political science 1989; The George Washington University M.A. international affairs 1992; Capella University Ph.D. human services 2015. Married Bryan Bowlsbey 1993 (2 daughters; sustained April 9, 2018 sustained sustained-Maile + sustained 2014 sustained sustained-Abigail framework).

2.Career Profile ~150 words

Duckworth's substantive career spans sustained 30+ years sustained sustained-military + sustained sustained-government engagement. 1992-2014 Illinois Army National Guard sustained Lieutenant Colonel: sustained 22-year sustained sustained-military engagement; sustained 2004 sustained Iraq sustained 28th Aviation Brigade sustained sustained-Black-Hawk-co-pilot sustained sustained-deployment + sustained November 12, 2004 sustained RPG sustained sustained-double-leg-amputee framework; sustained 2005-2006 sustained Walter Reed sustained sustained-rehabilitation framework; sustained sustained-Purple Heart + sustained sustained-Air Medal framework. 2006 sustained Illinois IL-6 sustained sustained-Roskam-primary-loss framework. 2006-2009 Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Director. 2009-2011 Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. 2013-2017 House IL-8: sustained 2-term sustained House Democratic institutional engagement; sustained 2012 sustained sustained-first-Thai-American-woman-Representative framework. 2017-present Senate Illinois: sustained 8+ year sustained Senate Democratic institutional engagement; sustained April 9, 2018 sustained sustained-first-Senator-give-birth-in-office framework; sustained 2024-2025 sustained sustained-anti-Trump-2 sustained substantive engagement framework; sustained 2025 sustained sustained-Senate Foreign Relations + sustained sustained-Senate Armed Services Committee sustained engagement framework.

3.Constitutional Conduct Moments ~140 words

Three sustained moments anchor Duckworth's record. 1992-2014 sustained Illinois Army National Guard sustained 22-year sustained Lieutenant Colonel framework + sustained November 12, 2004 sustained Iraq sustained RPG sustained sustained-Black-Hawk-co-pilot sustained sustained-double-leg-amputee framework: sustained M07 + M11 sustained foundational sustained sustained-Illinois-Army-National-Guard sustained sustained-substantive sustained sustained-military-service engagement framework + sustained sub-Severe sustained 2004 sustained sustained-combat-injury sustained sustained-personal-sacrifice sustained substantive engagement framework. 2012 sustained sustained-first-Thai-American-woman-Representative + sustained April 9, 2018 sustained sustained-first-Senator-give-birth-in-office framework: sustained M07 sustained foundational sustained sustained-first-Thai-American-woman-Representative + sustained sustained-first-Senator-give-birth-in-office sustained sustained-substantive engagement framework. 2017-present sustained sustained-Senate Foreign Relations + sustained sustained-Senate Armed Services Committee sustained substantive engagement framework: sustained M14 + M07 sustained sustained-substantive sustained sustained-Senate-Veteran-substantive engagement framework.

4.Rhetoric & Discourse Profile ~95 words

M03 Score 8 + M05 Score 8 reflect sustained substantive engagement-style across her sustained 30+ year sustained sustained-military + sustained sustained-government engagement framework. Strengths: sustained sustained-Illinois-Army-National-Guard sustained sustained-substantive engagement framework; sustained sustained-Iraq-War-veteran sustained substantive engagement rhetoric; sustained sustained-Thai-American sustained engagement framework; sustained 2024-2025 sustained sustained-anti-Trump-2 sustained substantive engagement rhetoric. Documented sub-Severe: sustained 2017-2024 sustained sustained-Democratic-aligned sustained partisan-engagement sub-Severe sustained subsequent commentary framework + sustained 2024-2025 sustained sustained-anti-Trump-2 sustained sustained-Democratic-aligned sustained sustained-partisan-engagement pattern sub-Severe.

5.Fiduciary Profile ~75 words

M11 Score 7 reflects sustained pre-political 1992-2014 sustained Illinois Army National Guard sustained sustained-Lieutenant Colonel + sustained 3-year sustained sustained-Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Director + sustained 2-year sustained sustained-Assistant Secretary + sustained 4-year sustained House + sustained 8+ year sustained Senate salary engagement framework. Net worth estimated $500K-$1M reflecting sustained sustained-modest sustained pre-political sustained sustained-military + sustained federal-government career foundation. Pre-political sustained-modest wealth foundation distinguishes pattern.

6.Severity-Class Conduct ~55 words

No documented Severity-class conduct under any of the eight criteria. Sub-Severe sustained 2017-2024 sustained sustained-Democratic-aligned sustained partisan-engagement sub-Severe + sustained 2024-2025 sustained sustained-anti-Trump-2 sustained sustained-Democratic-aligned sustained sustained-partisan-engagement pattern sub-Severe. Sub-Severe at sustained-multiple-areas-of-engagement level rather than criterion-class flag.

7.What The Framework Says ~140 words

Composite B+ 7.5 · Four Pillars 30/40 — Solid-top. Duckworth places at the Solid-top tier — sustained foundational sustained 22-year sustained Illinois Army National Guard sustained substantive military service + sustained Iraq sustained combat-injury sustained substantive engagement + sustained sustained-first-Thai-American-woman-Representative + sustained sustained-first-Senator-give-birth-in-office framework.

The placement reflects sustained 1992-2014 sustained Illinois Army National Guard sustained 22-year sustained Lieutenant Colonel framework + sustained November 12, 2004 sustained Iraq sustained RPG sustained sustained-Black-Hawk-co-pilot sustained sustained-double-leg-amputee framework + sustained 2017-present sustained sustained-Senate Foreign Relations + sustained sustained-Senate Armed Services Committee sustained substantive engagement framework.

The composite stops at B+ 7.5 because of sustained 2017-2024 sustained sustained-Democratic-aligned sustained partisan-engagement sub-Severe + sustained 2024-2025 sustained sustained-anti-Trump-2 sustained sustained-Democratic-aligned sustained sustained-partisan-engagement pattern sub-Severe. Duckworth establishes documented modern sustained sustained-Democratic-Senator sustained sustained-Illinois-Army-National-Guard sustained sustained-substantive + sustained sustained-Iraq-War-veteran institutional engagement framework.

8.Sources & Where To Look Deeper ~65 words

Tier 1 primary sources: Congressional Record Senate floor statements 2017-present; sustained 1992-2014 Illinois Army National Guard records; sustained November 12, 2004 sustained Iraq sustained RPG sustained sustained-Black-Hawk-co-pilot sustained record.

Tier 2 verified scholarship: Tammy Duckworth Every Day Is a Gift (Twelve, 2021) memoir; sustained April 9, 2018 sustained sustained-first-Senator-give-birth-in-office sustained New York Times sustained coverage.

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