Mary Edly-Allen
Illinois State Senator, District 31 since 2022. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 20
- 91 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.3%
- Chamber median 2.8%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +16.3
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Child Welfare · vice chair
- Higher Education · chair
- Appropriations-Public Safety and Infrastructure
- Consumer Protection
- Education
- Health and Human Services
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Edly-Allen sits in the Illinois State Senate
Edly-Allen is closer to the center than 36% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Dave Koehler, Steve Stadelman, Napoleon Harris
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Edly-Allen’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills5%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Illinois State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Edly-Allen’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Edly-Allen | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | HB 5090: PROCUREMENT-CONSTRUCTION | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 42–12 |
| May 31, 2026 | HB 4379: ADULT CHANGING STATIONS | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 46–12 |
| May 31, 2026 | HB 4571: COUNTIES CD-AFFORDABLE HOUSING | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 44–14 |
| May 29, 2026 | HB 4758: JOB APPLICATION-DRIVER LICENSE | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 41–15 |
| May 29, 2026 | HB 4339: SCH CD-HIGH SCH-REGISTER VOTER | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 41–12 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Edly-Allen 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Illinois State Senate, District 31 | Won | D+16.3 |
| 2022 | Illinois State Senate, District 31 | Won | D+13.6 |
| 2020 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 51 | Lost | R+1.7 |
| 2018 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 51 | Won | D+0.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Edly-Allen has held
- Illinois State Senate, District 31 · since 2022
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 51 · 2018–2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Edly-Allen has run against
- Ashley Jensen (R) · 2024 general, won
- Adam A. Solano (R) · 2022 general, won
- Chris Bos (R) · 2020 general, lost
- Helene Miller Walsh (R) · 2018 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Edly-Allen
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1a1cd310-b42c-4da3-b9ac-6278b1e95a02
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET