Terri Bryant
Illinois State Senator, District 58 since 2020. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 7. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 5
- 75 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.9%
- Chamber median 2.8%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +18.0
- Won 2018
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Behavioral and Mental Health · republican spokesperson
- Energy and Public Utilities · republican spokesperson
- Agriculture
- Appropriations-Education
- Appropriations-Public Safety and Infrastructure
- Committee on Administrative Rules
- Criminal Law
- Higher Education
- Office of the Legislative Ethics Commission
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 Bryant sits in the Illinois State Senate
Bryant is closer to the center than 21% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Li Arellano, Chris Balkema, Craig Wilcox
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Bryant’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills29%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Illinois State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Bryant’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Bryant | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | HB 5090: PROCUREMENT-CONSTRUCTION | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 42–12 |
| May 31, 2026 | HB 4379: ADULT CHANGING STATIONS | No | No | Yes | Passed 46–12 |
| May 31, 2026 | HB 4571: COUNTIES CD-AFFORDABLE HOUSING | No | No | Yes | Passed 44–14 |
| May 29, 2026 | HB 4758: JOB APPLICATION-DRIVER LICENSE | No | No | Yes | Passed 41–15 |
| May 29, 2026 | HB 4339: SCH CD-HIGH SCH-REGISTER VOTER | No | No | Yes | Passed 41–12 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Bryant 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Illinois State Senate, District 58 | Won | — | R+50.2 | — |
| 2022 | Illinois State Senate, District 58 | Won | — | R+48.7 | — |
| 2020 | Illinois State Senate, District 58 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 115 | Won | R+18.0 | — | — |
| 2016 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 115 | Won | R+10.0 | — | — |
| 2014 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 115 | Won | R+21.9 | — | — |
| 2014 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 115 (primary) | Won | +30.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bryant has held
- Illinois State Senate, District 58 · since 2020
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 115 · 2014–2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bryant has run against
- Marsha Griffin (D) · 2018 election, won
- William Kilquist (D) · 2014 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Bryant
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/372be8dc-8177-47e7-b128-1e6a81621f3a
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET