DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

Illinois State Representative, District 17 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 17

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 15; 35 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.4%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +52.3; 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.

Immigration and Human Rights · vice chair
Judiciary: Civil · chair
Appropriations: Higher Education
Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and IT
Financial Institutions and Licensing
Higher Education

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 35 sponsored · 15 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 5487 LAW FIRM OWNERSHIP
Became law Aug 2026

HB 5000 HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNING
Became law Aug 2026

HB 5511 DIGITAL AGE ASSURANCE
Became law Jul 2026

HB 4649 FINANCIALLY EXPLOITED ADULT
Became law Jul 2026

SB 2870 CIV PRO-COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION
Became law Jul 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Gong-Gershowitz sits in the Illinois House of Representatives

Gong-Gershowitz is closer to the center than 35% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Suzanne Ness, Nabeela Syed, Debbie Meyers-Martin

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

With Gong-Gershowitz’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills4%

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

Date	Bill	Gong-Gershowitz	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
May 31, 2026	SB 3222: VIDEO STREAMING AD VOLUME	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 77–31
May 29, 2026	SB 2762: INS-SEIZURE DETECTION DEVICE	Yes	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 Gong-Gershowitz 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 17

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 17	Won	D+52.3	D+37.8	+14.5
2024	Illinois House of Representatives, District 17	Won	D+37.3	D+37.8	−0.5
2022	Illinois House of Representatives, District 17	Won	D+42.8	D+42.0	+0.8
2020	Illinois House of Representatives, District 17	Won	D+37.8	—	—
2018	Illinois House of Representatives, District 17	Won	D+38.4	—	—