Katie Stuart
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Katie Stuart

Illinois State Representative, District 112 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Illinois State Representative, District 112

In office
9 yrs
Since 2016
Bills became law
17
79 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
1.3%
Chamber median 3.8%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+24.8
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.

  • Ethics and Elections · vice chair
  • Higher Education · chair
  • Appropriations: Higher Education
  • Education Policy
  • Police and Fire
  • Transportation: Regulation, Roads and Bridges

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 79 sponsored · 17 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 4304 HIGHER ED STUDENT BILL OF RTS
Became law Aug 2026
HB 5321 SCH CD-TEACHER SALARY-CONT ED
Became law Aug 2026
HB 4909 PEN CD-IMRF-EMPLOYEE
Became law Aug 2026
HB 4979 HIGHER ED-SURVEY/BD/REPORT
Became law Jul 2026
SB 3720 HIGHER ED-REVERSE TRANSFER
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 Stuart sits in the Illinois House of Representatives

Stuart is closer to the center than 94% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianStuartMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: , Marti Deuter, Mary Gill

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

With Stuart’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills11%

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

DateBillStuartDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
May 31, 2026SB 3222: VIDEO STREAMING AD VOLUMENot votingYesNoPassed 77–31
May 29, 2026SB 2762: INS-SEIZURE DETECTION DEVICEYesYesNoPassed 82–25
May 27, 2026SB 3020: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-HARASSMENTYesYesNoPassed 91–23
May 21, 2026SB 2770: LOC FIRST RESPONDER INSURANCEYesYesNoPassed 89–21
Apr 17, 2026HB 4379: ADULT CHANGING STATIONSYesYesNoPassed 72–18

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Stuart 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.

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$949.8K
Spent
$874.1K
Cash
$524.5K

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.

Friends for Katie Stuart
State
Active

Source: Illinois State Board of Elections filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:15 AM ET

Seats Stuart has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Stuart has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Stuart

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET