Erica Harriss
Illinois State Senator, District 56 since 2022. Ran in 1 election in 2022, winning 1. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 13
- 65 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.4%
- Chamber median 2.8%
- With party
- 81%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +2.2
- Won 2022
- Elections
- 2
- 2022–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Local Government · republican spokesperson
- Appropriations-Health and Human Services
- Energy and Public Utilities
- Higher Education
- Licensed Activities
- Transportation
- Veterans Affairs
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 Harriss sits in the Illinois State Senate
Harriss is closer to the center than 68% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Sue Rezin, John Curran, Don DeWitte
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Harriss’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans81%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills50%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Illinois State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Harriss’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Harriss | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | HB 5090: PROCUREMENT-CONSTRUCTION | No | No | Yes | Passed 42–12 |
| May 31, 2026 | HB 4379: ADULT CHANGING STATIONS | No | No | Yes | Passed 46–12 |
| May 31, 2026 | HB 4571: COUNTIES CD-AFFORDABLE HOUSING | No | No | Yes | Passed 44–14 |
| May 29, 2026 | HB 4758: JOB APPLICATION-DRIVER LICENSE | No | No | Yes | Passed 41–15 |
| May 29, 2026 | HB 4339: SCH CD-HIGH SCH-REGISTER VOTER | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 41–12 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Harriss 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 State Senate, District 56 | Counting | D+5.8 | R+2.0 | −7.8 |
| 2022 | Illinois State Senate, District 56 | Won | R+2.2 | R+3.1 | −0.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $613.2K
- Spent
- $473K
- Cash
- $206.5K
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.
| Erica for Illinois State | Active |
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:15 AM ET
Seats Harriss has held
- Illinois State Senate, District 56 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Harriss has run against
- Marsia Geldert-Murphey (D) · 2026 election
- Kris Tharp (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Harriss
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/4dadb374-d534-4ba0-8323-6e41a19933f5
- Wikidata Q118470070
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET