Lilian Jiménez
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Lilian Jiménez

Illinois State Representative, District 4 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Illinois State Representative, District 4

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
9
42 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
6.5%
Chamber median 3.8%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+76.5
Won 2022
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Housing · chair
  • Appropriations: General Services
  • Appropriations: Health and Human Services
  • Child Care Accessibility and Early Childhood
  • Energy and Environment
  • Immigration and Human Rights
  • Insurance
  • Judiciary: Civil
  • Labor and Commerce
  • Restorative Justice and Public Safety

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 42 sponsored · 9 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
SB 3772 EPA-ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Became law Aug 2026
SB 3942 JUV CT-YOUTH RELEASE
Became law Aug 2026
SB 3291 WILL DEPOSITORY-CIRCUIT CLERK
Became law Jul 2026
SB 248 CRIM PRO-POST-CONVICT PETITION
Became law Jul 2026
HB 4890 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN
Became law Jun 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Jiménez sits in the Illinois House of Representatives

Jiménez is closer to the center than 34% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianJiménezMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Suzanne Ness, Jen Gong-Gershowitz, Nabeela Syed

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:49 PM ET

With Jiménez’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills2%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Illinois House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Jiménez’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

DateBillJiménezDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
May 31, 2026SB 3222: VIDEO STREAMING AD VOLUMEYesYesNoPassed 77–31
May 29, 2026SB 2762: INS-SEIZURE DETECTION DEVICEYesYesNoPassed 82–25
May 27, 2026SB 3020: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-HARASSMENTYesYesNoPassed 91–23
May 21, 2026SB 2770: LOC FIRST RESPONDER INSURANCEYesYesNoPassed 89–21
Apr 17, 2026HB 4379: ADULT CHANGING STATIONSYesYesNoPassed 72–18

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Jiménez was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Illinois Representative District 4Won—D+64.3—
2024Illinois House of Representatives, District 4Won———
2022Illinois House of Representatives, District 4WonD+76.5——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$292.6K
Spent
$281.1K
Cash
$59K

Source: Illinois State Board of Elections filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:15 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

All in With Lilian
State
Active—

Source: Illinois State Board of Elections filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:15 AM ET

Seats Jiménez has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Jiménez has run against

  • J. D. Sloat (R) · 2022 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Jiménez

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET