Mike Simmons-Gessesse
Illinois State Senator, District 7 since 2022. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 8
- 94 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- 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.
- Behavioral and Mental Health · vice chair
- Public Health · chair
- Appropriations-Health and Human Services
- Labor
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Simmons-Gessesse 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 7 | Won | — |
| 2022 | Illinois State Senate, District 7 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Simmons-Gessesse has held
- Illinois State Senate, District 7 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Simmons-Gessesse
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/0125b0ac-65ba-443e-b418-53cdf42b9f85
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET