Jeff Keicher
Illinois State Representative, District 70 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 4
- 29 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 7.2%
- Chamber median 3.8%
- With party
- 76%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +19.6
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 5
- 2018–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and IT · republican spokesperson
- Insurance · republican spokesperson
- Office of the Legislative Ethics Commission · chair
- Gaming
- International Relations, Tourism and Trade
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 Keicher sits in the Illinois House of Representatives
Keicher is closer to the center than 85% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Jennifer Sanalitro, Brad Stephens, Brandun Schweizer
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:49 PM ET
With Keicher’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans76%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills54%
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: Keicher’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Keicher | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | SB 3222: VIDEO STREAMING AD VOLUME | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 77–31 |
| May 29, 2026 | SB 2762: INS-SEIZURE DETECTION DEVICE | No | 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 | 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 Keicher 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 House of Representatives, District 70 | Counting | R+1.7 | R+6.7 | −5.0 |
| 2024 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 70 | Won | R+19.6 | R+6.7 | +12.9 |
| 2022 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 70 | Won | — | R+3.3 | — |
| 2020 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 70 | Won | R+15.3 | — | — |
| 2018 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 70 | Won | R+3.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $348.7K
- Spent
- $375.4K
- Cash
- $87.4K
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.
| Friends of Jeff Keicher State | Active |
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:15 AM ET
Seats Keicher has held
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 70 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Keicher has run against
- Veronica Garcia-Martinez (D) · 2026 election
- Randi Olson (D) · 2024 election, won
- Paul Stoddard (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Keicher
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1055f952-0000-4628-9584-c2a3fc9e991c
- Wikidata Q58495391
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET