DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Sonya Harper

Illinois State Representative, District 6 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Illinois State Representative, District 6

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 5; 85 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.6%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +64.7; 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.

Agriculture and Conservation · chair
Appropriations: Public Safety and Infrastructure
Energy and Environment
Immigration and Human Rights
Revenue and Finance

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 85 sponsored · 5 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 5021 GINSENG HARVESTING-FORFEITURE
Became law Aug 2026

HB 3409 COSMETIC PRODUCTS ACT
Became law Jul 2026

HB 1607 ELIMINATE FOOD DESERTS
Became law Mar 2026

HB 1331 NETWORK ADEQUACY-GENETIC MED
Became law Aug 2025

SB 2426 TREE TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE
Became law Aug 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Harper sits in the Illinois House of Representatives

Harper is closer to the center than 21% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Chris Welch, Robyn Gabel, Lindsey LaPointe

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

With Harper’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills8%

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

Date	Bill	Harper	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 Harper was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Illinois House of Representatives, District 6

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 6	Won	—	D+62.5	—
2024	Illinois House of Representatives, District 6	Won	D+64.7	D+62.5	+2.2
2022	Illinois House of Representatives, District 6	Won	D+73.2	D+75.9	−2.7
2020	Illinois House of Representatives, District 6	Won	—	—	—
2018	Illinois House of Representatives, District 6	Won	—	—	—
2016	Illinois House of Representatives, District 6	Won	—	—	—