Illinois House · District 68
Dave Vella
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Dave Vella's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Illinois House District 68.
Also on the ballot: Kathy Easton (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Dave Vella.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Dave Vella.
Bills
The bills Dave Vella sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 66 |
| Passed both chambers | 4 |
| Became law | 4 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 44 of 118 in the House (tied with 15 others) · 41 of 78 Democrats (tied with 10 others)
A bill's sponsor is its chief sponsor in the chamber where it was filed; co-sponsors aren't counted. Resolutions aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
Budget projects
Illinois's budget acts don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Illinois legislators.
Contested votes where they split
13 against the Speaker; 13 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | HB 3772: SCH CD-SUSPENSION/EXPULSION Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 17, 2026 | HB 4379: ADULT CHANGING STATIONS Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 16, 2026 | HB 4639: JUV CT-COMMUNITY MEDIATION Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 15, 2026 | HB 5091: PERMANENT PUNISHMENT REVIEW Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 15, 2026 | HB 4708: CD CORR-OPIOID USE DISORDERS Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 15, 2026 | HB 4708: CD CORR-OPIOID USE DISORDERS Motion to Declare the Fiscal Note Act Inapplicable |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 9, 2026 | HB 5234: LANDLORD-TENANT FEES Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 8, 2026 | HB 3564: HUMAN RIGHTS ACT-REAL ESTATE Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 31, 2025 | SB 2339: PRIVACY IN THE WORKPLACE Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 28, 2025 | SB 1519: SCH CD-REFER LAW ENFORCEMENT Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 10, 2025 | HB 3332: CD CORR-SENTENCING REVIEW Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 10, 2025 | HB 3772: SCH CD-SUSPENSION/EXPULSION Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 8, 2025 | HB 2545: SUPP HOUSING PROJECT APPEALS Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Dave Vella voted on each of the 1,437 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.ilga.gov
- repdavevella@gmail.com
- Capitol office
- Room 200-8S, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-0455 - District office
- 4007 N. Mulford Road, Loves Park, IL 61111
815-329-6741
Committees
- International Relations, Tourism and Trade Chair
- Committee on Administrative Rules
- Gaming
- Judiciary: Civil
- Judiciary: Criminal
- Labor and Commerce
- Personnel and Pensions
- Public Utilities
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Illinois General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Illinois General Assembly's roll-call records, Jan. 8, 2025 to May 31, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections