DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Curtis J. Tarver II

Illinois State Representative, District 25 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Illinois State Representative, District 25

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 11; 85 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 14.0%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +86.9; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Revenue and Finance · chair
Committee on Administrative Rules
Consumer Protection
Energy and Environment
Ethics and Elections
Executive
International Relations, Tourism and Trade
Judiciary: Civil

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 85 sponsored · 11 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

SB 2704 PROBATE-SMALL ESTATES
Became law Jul 2026

HB 4537 LOC GOV-CREDIT CARD AGREEMENTS
Became law Jul 2026

SB 3019 FINANCE-AGRICULTURAL BORROWER
Became law Jun 2026

HB 598 GOVERNMENT-TECH
Became law May 2026

SB 1911 PROP TX-AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Became law Jan 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Tarver sits in the Illinois House of Representatives

II is closer to the center than 54% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Nicolle Grasse, Maura Hirschauer, Kelly Cassidy

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

With Tarver’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills13%

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: Tarver’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Tarver	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
May 31, 2026	SB 3222: VIDEO STREAMING AD VOLUME	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 77–31
May 29, 2026	SB 2762: INS-SEIZURE DETECTION DEVICE	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 82–25
May 27, 2026	SB 3020: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-HARASSMENT	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 91–23
May 21, 2026	SB 2770: LOC FIRST RESPONDER INSURANCE	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 89–21
Apr 17, 2026	HB 4379: ADULT CHANGING STATIONS	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 72–18

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

Career

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Illinois House of Representatives, District 25

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	Seat	+/−
2026	Illinois House of Representatives, District 25	Won	D+86.9	D+78.7	+8.2
2024	Illinois House of Representatives, District 25	Won	—	D+78.7	—
2022	Illinois House of Representatives, District 25	Won	—	D+86.6	—
2020	Illinois House of Representatives, District 25	Won	—	—	—
2018	Illinois House of Representatives, District 25	Won	D+98.9	—	—