Lakesia Collins
Illinois State Senator, District 5 since 2024. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 11
- 101 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.8%
- Chamber median 2.8%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Next election
- 2030
- Nov 5, 2030
- Elections
- 4
- 2020–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Child Welfare · chair
- Human Rights · vice chair
- Appropriations-Education
- Appropriations-Health and Human Services
- Behavioral and Mental Health
- Consumer Protection
- Criminal Law
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 Collins sits in the Illinois State Senate
Collins is closer to the center than 74% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Linda Holmes, Emil Jones, Julie Morrison
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Collins’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills9%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Illinois State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Collins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Collins | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | HB 5090: PROCUREMENT-CONSTRUCTION | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 42–12 |
| May 31, 2026 | HB 4379: ADULT CHANGING STATIONS | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 46–12 |
| May 31, 2026 | HB 4571: COUNTIES CD-AFFORDABLE HOUSING | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 44–14 |
| May 29, 2026 | HB 4758: JOB APPLICATION-DRIVER LICENSE | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 41–15 |
| May 29, 2026 | HB 4339: SCH CD-HIGH SCH-REGISTER VOTER | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 41–12 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Collins 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 State Senate, District 5 | Won | — | D+67.8 | — |
| 2024 | Illinois State Senate, District 5 | Won | — | D+67.8 | — |
| 2022 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 9 | Won | — | D+74.9 | — |
| 2020 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 9 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $351.3K
- Spent
- $272K
- Cash
- $231.6K
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 Lakesia State | Active |
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:15 AM ET
Seats Collins has held
- Illinois State Senate, District 5 · since 2024
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 9 · 2020–2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Collins
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/37f0e4e6-fd0c-4bae-8def-f0ab80f722ff
- Wikidata Q88824102
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET