DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Maurice A. West II

Illinois State Representative, District 67 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 67Born 1985

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 15; 148 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.5%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +18.8; Won 2024
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 · chair
Restorative Justice and Public Safety · vice chair
Appropriations: Pensions and Personnel
Cities and Villages
Executive
Housing
Mental Health and Addiction
Office of the Legislative Ethics Commission

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 148 sponsored · 15 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

SB 3044 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDER-EFFECT
Became law Aug 2026

SB 3020 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-HARASSMENT
Became law Aug 2026

HB 4949 FAMILY JUSTICE CENTERS ACT
Became law Aug 2026

SB 2886 GENETIC INFO PRIVACY-BIOMARKER
Became law Jul 2026

SB 3006 FATALITY REVIEW ACT
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 West sits in the Illinois House of Representatives

II is closer to the center than 71% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Terra Costa Howard, Omar Williams, Matt Hanson

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

With West’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills6%

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

Date	Bill	West	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
May 31, 2026	SB 3222: VIDEO STREAMING AD VOLUME	Not voting	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 West 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 67

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 67	Won	—	D+12.5	—
2024	Illinois House of Representatives, District 67	Won	D+18.8	D+12.5	+6.3
2022	Illinois House of Representatives, District 67	Won	D+11.2	D+23.5	−12.3
2020	Illinois House of Representatives, District 67	Won	D+33.1	—	—
2018	Illinois House of Representatives, District 67	Won	—	—	—