RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Jackie Haas

Illinois State Representative, District 79 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Illinois State Representative, District 79

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 5; 53 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 14.2%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 85%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +10.9; Won 2024
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Health Care Availability and Accessibility · republican spokesperson
Mental Health and Addiction · republican spokesperson
Prescription Drug Affordability and Accessibility · republican spokesperson
Appropriations: Health and Human Services
Committee on Administrative Rules
Human Services
International Relations, Tourism and Trade

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 53 sponsored · 5 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 4982 PHARMACIES-9-8-8 INFORMATION
Became law Jul 2026

HB 3428 LONG-TERM CARE JOINT TRAINING
Became law Feb 2026

HB 79 PEN CD-IMRF-RETURN TO SERVICE
Became law Aug 2025

HB 2774 DHS-STATEWIDE DV HOTLINE
Became law Aug 2025

SB 1195 TRAUMA-INFORMED RESPONSE
Became law Aug 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Haas sits in the Illinois House of Representatives

Haas is closer to the center than 78% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Amy Elik, Patrick Sheehan, Brad Fritts

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

With Haas’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans85%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills33%

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

Date	Bill	Haas	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
May 31, 2026	SB 3222: VIDEO STREAMING AD VOLUME	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 77–31
May 29, 2026	SB 2762: INS-SEIZURE DETECTION DEVICE	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 82–25
May 27, 2026	SB 3020: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-HARASSMENT	Not voting	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	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 72–18

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

Career

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

202020212022202320242025202620272028Illinois House of Representatives, District 79

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 79	Won	—	R+7.3	—
2024	Illinois House of Representatives, District 79	Won	R+10.9	R+7.3	+3.6
2022	Illinois House of Representatives, District 79	Won	R+16.6	R+4.2	+12.4
2020	Illinois House of Representatives, District 79	Won	R+27.5	—	—