Dan Ugaste
Illinois State Representative, District 65 since 2018. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Votes missed
- 5.6%
- Chamber median 3.8%
- With party
- 92%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +11.2
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Financial Institutions and Licensing · republican spokesperson
- Judiciary: Civil · republican spokesperson
- Labor and Commerce · republican spokesperson
- Higher Education
- Public Utilities
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Voting record
Where Ugaste sits in the Illinois House of Representatives
Ugaste is closer to the center than 52% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Patrick Windhorst, Dan Swanson, Wayne Rosenthal
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:49 PM ET
With Ugaste’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans92%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Ugaste’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Ugaste | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | SB 3222: VIDEO STREAMING AD VOLUME | No | No | Yes | Passed 77–31 |
| May 29, 2026 | SB 2762: INS-SEIZURE DETECTION DEVICE | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 82–25 |
| May 27, 2026 | SB 3020: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-HARASSMENT | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 91–23 |
| May 21, 2026 | SB 2770: LOC FIRST RESPONDER INSURANCE | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 89–21 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | HB 4379: ADULT CHANGING STATIONS | No | No | Yes | Passed 72–18 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Ugaste 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois Representative District 65 | Counting | D+6.2 | R+0.8 | −7.0 |
| 2024 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 65 | Won | R+11.2 | — | — |
| 2022 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 65 | Won | R+8.4 | — | — |
| 2020 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 65 | Won | R+3.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 65 | Won | R+4.3 | — | — |
| 2014 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 65 (primary) | Lost | −12.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $260.9K
- Spent
- $205.7K
- Cash
- $99.9K
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.
| Citizens for Dan Ugaste State | Active |
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:15 AM ET
Seats Ugaste has held
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 65 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ugaste has run against
- Ricky Rivard (D) · 2026 general
- Linda R. Robertson (D) · 2024 election, won
- Martha Paschke (D) · 2020 election, won
- Richard Johnson (D) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Ugaste
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/ab6db17a-e7dc-43c8-9770-32c1da1d7f40
- Wikidata Q59781889
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET