Kimberly du Buclet
Illinois State Representative, District 5 since 2024. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 1 election in 2024, winning 1.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 8
- 67 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 4.8%
- Chamber median 3.8%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +72.8
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 2
- 2024–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Museum, Arts, Culture and Entertainment · chair
- Appropriations: Higher Education
- Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and IT
- Energy and Environment
- Public Utilities
- Restorative Justice and Public Safety
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 Buclet sits in the Illinois House of Representatives
Buclet is closer to the center than 49% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Anna Moeller, Ann Williams, Thaddeus Jones
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:49 PM ET
With Buclet’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: Buclet’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Buclet | 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 Buclet 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 Representative District 5 | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 5 | Won | D+72.8 | D+74.3 | −1.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Buclet has held
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 5 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Buclet has run against
- Al Rasho (R) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Buclet
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3b2af944-b2b7-4b13-87db-1c8cdd45de3c
- Wikidata Q6409988
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET